The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 12
The clock struck twelve, the owl screeched from the ruined battlement, the door was opened by the sexton, who, by the light of a glimmering taper, conducted the despairing lover to a dreary aisle, and stamped upon the ground with his foot, saying, 'Here the young lady lies interred.'"
O relógio bateu doze horas, a coruja guinchou da ameia em ruínas, a porta foi aberta pelo sacristão, que, à luz de uma vela cintilante, conduziu o amante desesperado a uma nave sombria, e bateu no chão com o pé, dizendo: 'Aqui jaz sepultada a jovem senhora.'"
We have here such an amount of the usual romantic machinery of the "grave-yard" school of poets—that school of which Professor W. L. Phelps calls Young, in his Night Thoughts, the most "conspicuous exemplar"—that one is at first inclined to think Smollett poking fun at it.
Encontramos aqui tal quantidade dos habituais artifícios românticos da escola dos poetas do "cemitério"—aquela escola da qual o Professor W. L. Phelps chama Young, em seus Pensamentos Noturnos, de o mais "conspícuo exemplar"—que se fica inicialmente inclinado a pensar que Smollett estava a zombar disso.
The context, however, seems to prove that he was perfectly serious.
O contexto, porém, parece provar que ele estava perfeitamente sério.
It is interesting, then, as well as surprising, to find traces of the romantic spirit in his fiction over ten years before Walpole's Castle of Otranto.
É interessante, portanto, além de surpreendente, encontrar traços do espírito romântico em sua ficção mais de dez anos antes do Castelo de Otranto de Walpole.
It is also interesting to find so much melodramatic feeling in him, because it makes stronger the connection between him and his nineteenth-century disciple, Dickens.
É também interessante encontrar tanto sentimento melodramático nele, porque isso fortalece a ligação entre ele e seu discípulo do século XIX, Dickens.
From all that I have said, it must not be thought that the usual Smollett is always, or almost always, absent from Count Fathom.
De tudo o que disse, não se deve pensar que o Smollett habitual está sempre, ou quase sempre, ausente do Conde Fathom.
I have spoken of the dedication and of the opening chapters as what we might expect from his pen.
Falei da dedicatória e dos capítulos iniciais como algo que poderíamos esperar de sua pena.
There are, besides, true Smollett strokes in the scenes in the prison from which Melvil rescues Fathom, and there is a good deal of the satirical Smollett fun in the description of Fathom's ups and downs, first as the petted beau, and then as the fashionable doctor.
Há, além disso, verdadeiros traços de Smollett nas cenas na prisão da qual Melvil resgata Fathom, e há uma boa dose da diversão satírica de Smollett na descrição das altas e baixas de Fathom, primeiro como o mimado galã, e depois como o médico da moda.
Vocabulary
- relógio
- Clock or watch, a timekeeping device
- bateu
- Struck or hit; past tense of 'bater'
- doze
- The number twelve
- horas
- Hours; units of time, also used for o'clock
- coruja
- Owl, a nocturnal bird of prey
- guinchou
- Screeched or shrieked; past tense of 'guinchar'
- ameia
- Battlement or merlon, part of a castle parapet
- ruínas
- Ruins; remains of a destroyed or decayed structure
- porta
- Door or gate, an entryway to a building
- aberta
- Open or opened; feminine past participle of 'abrir'
- sacristão
- Sacristan; church official who maintains the building
- luz
- Light; illumination from a source
- vela
- Candle; a wax stick burned to produce light
- cintilante
- Glittering or flickering; shining with a trembling light
- conduziu
- Led or guided; past tense of 'conduzir'
- amante
- Lover; a person in a romantic relationship
- desesperado
- Desperate or hopeless; in a state of despair
- nave
- Nave; the central hall of a church
- sombria
- Gloomy or dark; dim and foreboding in atmosphere
- chão
- Floor or ground; the surface one walks on
- pé
- Foot; the lower extremity of the leg
- dizendo
- Saying; present participle of 'dizer'
- Aqui
- Here; in this place or location
- jaz
- Lies; third person singular present of 'jazer' (to lie buried)
- sepultada
- Buried; interred in a grave or tomb
- jovem
- Young; a person of a young age
- senhora
- Lady or madam; a respectful term for a woman
- Encontramos
- We find or we found; first person plural of 'encontrar'
- tal
- Such; of that kind or degree
- quantidade
- Quantity or amount; a measurable number of things
- habituais
- Usual or habitual; commonly occurring or expected
- artifícios
- Devices or tricks; clever or artificial contrivances
- românticos
- Romantic; relating to the Romantic literary movement
- escola
- School; an institution for learning or a movement's style
- poetas
- Poets; writers who compose poetry
- cemitério
- Cemetery; a burial ground for the dead
- aquela
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to a distant feminine noun
- qual
- Which or whom; used in relative clauses
- Professor
- Professor; a senior academic teacher at a university
- chama
- Calls or names; third person singular of 'chamar'
- Pensamentos
- Thoughts; mental reflections or ideas
- Noturnos
- Nocturnal; relating to or occurring at night
- mais
- More; to a greater degree or in addition
- conspícuo
- Conspicuous; clearly visible or standing out prominently
- exemplar
- Example or specimen; a representative instance of something
- fica
- Stays or is; third person singular of 'ficar'
- inicialmente
- Initially; at the beginning or first stage
- inclinado
- Inclined or disposed; having a tendency toward something
- pensar
- To think; to use one's mind to form ideas
- zombar
- To mock or ridicule; to make fun of something
- disso
- Of that; contraction of 'de' and 'isso'
- contexto
- Context; the circumstances surrounding an event or text
- porém
- However or but; a conjunction indicating contrast
- parece
- Seems or appears; third person singular of 'parecer'
- provar
- To prove or to taste; to demonstrate something is true
- perfeitamente
- Perfectly; in a complete or flawless manner
- sério
- Serious; earnest, sincere, not joking or trivial
- interessante
- Interesting; holding one's attention or curiosity
- portanto
- Therefore; as a consequence or logical conclusion
- além
- Beyond or furthermore; in addition to something
- surpreendente
- Surprising; causing wonder or astonishment unexpectedly
- encontrar
- To find or meet; to come across something or someone
- traços
- Traces or traits; distinguishing features or faint signs
- espírito
- Spirit; the nonmaterial essence or characteristic quality
- romântico
- Romantic; relating to romance or the Romantic movement
- ficção
- Fiction; literature describing imaginary events and people
- dez
- Ten; the number 10
- anos
- Years; units of time equal to twelve months
- antes
- Before; earlier in time or order
- Castelo
- Castle; a large medieval fortified building
- também
- Also or too; in addition to what was mentioned
- tanto
- So much or as much; indicating a large degree
- sentimento
- Feeling or sentiment; an emotional state or response
- melodramático
- Melodramatic; exaggeratedly emotional or theatrical in style
- nele
- In him or in it; contraction of 'em' and 'ele'
- porque
- Because; gives the reason for something stated
- isso
- That; neutral demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby
- fortalece
- Strengthens; third person singular of 'fortalecer'
- ligação
- Connection or link; a bond between people or things
- entre
- Between or among; in the middle of two or more
- discípulo
- Disciple or follower; one who follows a teacher's ideas
- século
- Century; a period of one hundred years
- tudo
- Everything or all; the totality of something
- disse
- Said; past tense of 'dizer'
- deve
- Should or must; third person singular of 'dever'
- habitual
- Habitual or usual; done regularly as a habit
- sempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- quase
- Almost or nearly; very close to but not quite
- ausente
- Absent; not present or missing from a place
- Conde
- Count; a nobleman of European aristocratic rank
- Falei
- I spoke; first person past tense of 'falar'
- dedicatória
- Dedication; an inscription dedicating a book to someone
- capítulos
- Chapters; main divisions of a book or document
- iniciais
- Initial; relating to the beginning or first parts
- algo
- Something; an unspecified thing or matter
- poderíamos
- We could; conditional first person plural of 'poder'
- esperar
- To expect or wait; to anticipate something
- pena
- Pity or shame; also a quill pen or feather
- Há
- There is or there are; third person of 'haver'
- verdadeiros
- True or genuine; authentic, real, not false
- cenas
- Scenes; episodes or segments of a narrative or play
- prisão
- Prison; a place where people are confined as punishment
- resgata
- Rescues; third person singular of 'resgatar'
- boa
- Good; feminine adjective indicating quality or excellence
- dose
- Dose or portion; a measured amount of something
- diversão
- Fun or amusement; entertainment and enjoyment
- satírica
- Satirical; using humor to criticize or mock
- descrição
- Description; a written or spoken account of something
- altas
- High or tall; feminine plural of 'alto'
- baixas
- Low or short; feminine plural of 'baixo'
- primeiro
- First; ordinal number indicating the initial position
- mimado
- Spoiled or pampered; overindulged to the point of bad habits
- galã
- Heartthrob or leading man; a handsome romantic hero
- depois
- After or afterwards; later in time or sequence
- médico
- Doctor or physician; a licensed medical professional
- moda
- Fashion or trend; popular style at a given time
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