The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 3
Beyond these signs of his activity, however, which I merely shared with all the readers of the daily press, I knew little of my former friend and companion.
Al di là di questi segni della sua attività, tuttavia, che condividevo semplicemente con tutti i lettori della stampa quotidiana, sapevo poco del mio vecchio amico e compagno.
One night—it was on the twentieth of March, 1888—I was returning from a journey to a patient (for I had now returned to civil practice), when my way led me through Baker Street.
Una notte — era il venti marzo 1888 — stavo tornando da una visita a un paziente (poiché ero ormai ritornato alla pratica civile), quando il mio cammino mi condusse attraverso Baker Street.
As I passed the well-remembered door, which must always be associated in my mind with my wooing, and with the dark incidents of the Study in Scarlet, I was seized with a keen desire to see Holmes again, and to know how he was employing his extraordinary powers.
Mentre passavo davanti alla porta che ricordavo così bene, che nella mia mente sarà sempre associata al mio corteggiamento e ai cupi avvenimenti di Uno studio in rosso, fui colto da un vivo desiderio di rivedere Holmes e di sapere come stesse impiegando le sue straordinarie facoltà.
His rooms were brilliantly lit, and, even as I looked up, I saw his tall, spare figure pass twice in a dark silhouette against the blind.
Le sue stanze erano brillantemente illuminate e, proprio mentre alzavo lo sguardo, vidi la sua figura alta e asciutta passare due volte come una scura sagoma contro la tenda.
He was pacing the room swiftly, eagerly, with his head sunk upon his chest and his hands clasped behind him.
Camminava avanti e indietro per la stanza con passo rapido e vivace, con la testa china sul petto e le mani intrecciate dietro la schiena.
To me, who knew his every mood and habit, his attitude and manner told their own story.
Per me, che conoscevo ogni suo umore e abitudine, il suo atteggiamento e il suo modo di fare parlavano da soli.
He was at work again.
Era di nuovo al lavoro.
He had risen out of his drug-created dreams and was hot upon the scent of some new problem.
Si era sollevato dai sogni indotti dalla droga ed era sulle tracce ardenti di qualche nuovo problema.
I rang the bell and was shown up to the chamber which had formerly been in part my own.
Suonai il campanello e fui accompagnato su nella stanza che un tempo era stata in parte mia.
His manner was not effusive.
Il suo modo di fare non era espansivo.
It seldom was; but he was glad, I think, to see me.
Lo era di rado; ma era contento, credo, di vedermi.
Vocabulary
- Al
- To the; at the (contraction of 'a il')
- di
- Of; from (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- là
- There; over there (adverb of place)
- questi
- These; this one (demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural)
- segni
- Signs; marks (plural noun)
- della
- Of the; from the (contraction of 'di la')
- sua
- His; her; its (possessive adjective, feminine singular)
- attività
- Activity; work; occupation (noun)
- tuttavia
- However; nevertheless; yet (conjunction)
- che
- That; which; who (relative pronoun)
- condividevo
- I shared (imperfect tense of 'condividere')
- semplicemente
- Simply; merely (adverb)
- con
- With (preposition)
- tutti
- All; everyone (pronoun or adjective, masculine plural)
- lettori
- Readers (plural noun)
- stampa
- Press; print (noun)
- quotidiana
- Daily (adjective, feminine singular)
- sapevo
- I knew (imperfect tense of 'sapere')
- poco
- Little; few (adjective or adverb)
- del
- Of the; from the (contraction of 'di il')
- mio
- My (possessive adjective, masculine singular)
- vecchio
- Old; elderly (adjective)
- amico
- Friend (noun, masculine singular)
- compagno
- Companion; fellow; mate (noun)
- Una
- A; one (indefinite article, feminine singular)
- notte
- Night (noun, feminine)
- era
- Was (imperfect tense of 'essere')
- il
- The (definite article, masculine singular)
- venti
- Twenty (number)
- marzo
- March (month)
- stavo
- I was (imperfect tense of 'stare')
- tornando
- Returning; coming back (gerund of 'tornare')
- da
- From; at the place of (preposition)
- una
- A; one (indefinite article, feminine)
- visita
- Visit; medical visit (noun)
- un
- A; one (indefinite article, masculine)
- paziente
- Patient (noun)
- poiché
- Since; because; as (conjunction)
- ero
- I was (imperfect tense of 'essere')
- ormai
- By now; already; by this time (adverb)
- ritornato
- Returned; come back (past participle of 'ritornare')
- alla
- To the; at the (contraction of 'a la')
- pratica
- Practice; profession; professional work (noun)
- civile
- Civil; civilian (adjective)
- quando
- When (conjunction or adverb)
- cammino
- Walk; path; road (noun or verb)
- mi
- Me (direct or indirect object pronoun)
- condusse
- Led; brought (past tense of 'condurre')
- attraverso
- Through; across (preposition or adverb)
- Mentre
- While; whilst (conjunction)
- passavo
- I passed; I was passing (imperfect of 'passare')
- davanti
- In front of; before (preposition or adverb)
- porta
- Door; gate (noun)
- ricordavo
- I remembered; I recalled (imperfect of 'ricordare')
- così
- So; thus; in this way (adverb)
- bene
- Well; good (adverb or adjective)
- nella
- In the; within the (contraction of 'in la')
- mia
- My (possessive adjective, feminine singular)
- mente
- Mind; intellect (noun)
- sarà
- Will be (future tense of 'essere')
- sempre
- Always; ever (adverb)
- associata
- Associated; linked (past participle, feminine)
- ai
- To the; at the (contraction of 'a i')
- avvenimenti
- Events; occurrences; happenings (noun, plural)
- Uno
- A; one (indefinite article or numeral)
- studio
- Study; office; studio (noun)
- in
- In; into (preposition)
- rosso
- Red; red color (adjective or noun)
- fui
- I was (past tense of 'essere')
- colto
- Struck; caught; seized (past participle of 'cogliere')
- vivo
- Lively; vivid; keen (adjective)
- desiderio
- Desire; wish; longing (noun)
- rivedere
- To see again; to meet again (infinitive verb)
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