The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 11
At present it is not too much to say that it is of such weight it may have an influence upon European history."
En este momento no es exagerado decir que es de tal peso que puede tener una influencia en la historia europea."
"I promise," said Holmes.
"Lo prometo", dijo Holmes.
"And I."
"Y yo."
"You will excuse this mask," continued our strange visitor.
"Disculpará usted esta máscara", continuó nuestro extraño visitante.
"The august person who employs me wishes his agent to be unknown to you, and I may confess at once that the title by which I have just called myself is not exactly my own."
"La augusta persona que me emplea desea que su agente sea desconocido para usted, y debo confesar de inmediato que el título con el que acabo de presentarme no es exactamente el mío."
"I was aware of it," said Holmes dryly.
"Ya lo sabía", dijo Holmes secamente.
"The circumstances are of great delicacy, and every precaution has to be taken to quench what might grow to be an immense scandal and seriously compromise one of the reigning families of Europe.
"Las circunstancias son de gran delicadeza, y hay que tomar todas las precauciones para sofocar lo que podría convertirse en un escándalo inmenso y comprometer gravemente a una de las familias reinantes de Europa.
To speak plainly, the matter implicates the great House of Ormstein, hereditary kings of Bohemia."
Para hablar claramente, el asunto implica a la gran Casa de Ormstein, reyes hereditarios de Bohemia."
"I was also aware of that," murmured Holmes, settling himself down in his armchair and closing his eyes.
"También lo sabía", murmuró Holmes, acomodándose en su sillón y cerrando los ojos.
Our visitor glanced with some apparent surprise at the languid, lounging figure of the man who had been no doubt depicted to him as the most incisive reasoner and most energetic agent in Europe.
Nuestro visitante miró con evidente sorpresa la figura lánguida y recostada del hombre que sin duda le habían descrito como el razonador más perspicaz y el agente más enérgico de Europa.
Holmes slowly reopened his eyes and looked impatiently at his gigantic client.
Holmes abrió lentamente los ojos y miró con impaciencia a su corpulento cliente.
"If your Majesty would condescend to state your case," he remarked, "I should be better able to advise you."
"Si su Majestad se dignara exponer su caso", observó, "estaría en mejor posición para aconsejarle."
The man sprang from his chair and paced up and down the room in uncontrollable agitation.
El hombre se levantó de un salto de su silla y comenzó a caminar de un lado a otro de la habitación con una agitación incontenible.
Vocabulary
- En
- In; at; on (preposition indicating location or time)
- este
- This; this one (demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- momento
- Moment; instant; point in time
- no
- No; not (negation)
- es
- Is (third person singular present of ser)
- exagerado
- Exaggerated; excessive; overstated
- decir
- To say; to tell; to speak
- que
- That; which; who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- de
- Of; from; about (preposition)
- tal
- Such; such a; like that
- peso
- Weight; heaviness; burden or importance
- puede
- Can; is able to (third person singular present of poder)
- tener
- To have; to possess; to hold
- una
- A; an; one (feminine indefinite article)
- influencia
- Influence; effect; power to affect others
- historia
- History; story; account of past events
- europea
- European (feminine adjective)
- Lo
- It; the (neuter definite article or pronoun)
- prometo
- I promise (first person singular present of prometer)
- dijo
- Said; told (third person singular preterite of decir)
- yo
- I (first person singular pronoun)
- Disculpará
- Will excuse; will pardon (future tense of disculpar)
- usted
- You (formal singular pronoun)
- esta
- This; this one (feminine demonstrative adjective)
- máscara
- Mask; disguise; covering for the face
- continuó
- Continued; went on (third person singular preterite of continuar)
- nuestro
- Our; ours (first person plural possessive adjective)
- extraño
- Strange; odd; foreign or unusual
- visitante
- Visitor; guest; one who visits
- La
- The; her; it (feminine definite article or pronoun)
- augusta
- August; majestic; dignified and impressive
- persona
- Person; individual; human being
- me
- Me; myself (first person singular object pronoun)
- emplea
- Employs; uses; hires (third person singular present of emplear)
- desea
- Wants; wishes; desires (third person singular present of desear)
- su
- His; her; its; your (possessive adjective)
- agente
- Agent; representative; person acting for another
- sea
- Be (third person singular present subjunctive of ser)
- desconocido
- Unknown; unfamiliar; not known or recognized
- para
- For; in order to; by (preposition)
- debo
- I must; I should; I owe (first person singular of deber)
- confesar
- To confess; to admit; to acknowledge
- inmediato
- Immediate; direct; without delay or intervention
- el
- The; he; it (masculine definite article or pronoun)
- título
- Title; heading; name of nobility or rank
- con
- With; in company with; having or possessing
- acabo
- I finish; I just (first person singular present of acabar)
- presentarme
- To introduce myself; to present myself formally
- exactamente
- Exactly; precisely; in an exact manner
- mío
- Mine; my own (possessive pronoun)
- Ya
- Already; by now; at this point
- lo
- It; him; the (masculine definite article or pronoun)
- sabía
- Knew; was aware (third person singular imperfect of saber)
- secamente
- Dryly; coldly; in a curt manner
- Las
- The; them (feminine plural definite article)
- circunstancias
- Circumstances; situations; conditions or events
- son
- Are (third person plural present of ser)
- gran
- Great; large; big (shortened form of grande)
- delicadeza
- Delicacy; sensitivity; tact and refinement
- hay
- There is; there are (present of haber)
- tomar
- To take; to drink; to seize
- todas
- All; every (feminine plural of todo)
- precauciones
- Precautions; preventive measures; safeguards
- sofocar
- To suffocate; to suppress; to extinguish fire
- podría
- Could; might; would be able to (conditional of poder)
- convertirse
- To become; to transform into; to change
- un
- A; an; one (masculine indefinite article)
- escándalo
- Scandal; outrage; shocking public incident
- inmenso
- Immense; huge; vast or extremely large
- comprometer
- To compromise; to endanger; to pledge
- gravemente
- Seriously; severely; in a grave manner
- familias
- Families; kinship groups; related households
- reinantes
- Reigning; ruling; currently in power
- Europa
- Europe (proper name; continent)
- Para
- For; in order to; by (preposition)
- hablar
- To speak; to talk; to communicate verbally
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