The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 4
With hardly a word spoken, but with a kindly eye, he waved me to an armchair, threw across his case of cigars, and indicated a spirit case and a gasogene in the corner.
Senza quasi pronunciare una parola, ma con uno sguardo benevolo, mi fece cenno di accomodarmi in una poltrona, spinse verso di me il suo portasigari e indicò una fiaschetta di liquore e un gasogene nell'angolo.
Then he stood before the fire and looked me over in his singular introspective fashion.
Poi si fermò davanti al fuoco e mi esaminò con il suo singolare modo introspettivo.
"Wedlock suits you," he remarked.
«Il matrimonio le si addice,» osservò.
"I think, Watson, that you have put on seven and a half pounds since I saw you."
«Credo, Watson, che abbia messo su sette libbre e mezza dall'ultima volta che l'ho vista.»
"Seven!" I answered.
«Sette!» risposi.
"Indeed, I should have thought a little more.
«Davvero, avrei pensato qualcosa di più.
Just a trifle more, I fancy, Watson.
Solo un poco di più, mi pare, Watson.
And in practice again, I observe.
E di nuovo in attività, osservo.
You did not tell me that you intended to go into harness."
Non mi aveva detto che intendeva rimettersi al lavoro.»
"Then, how do you know?"
«Allora, come fa a saperlo?»
"I see it, I deduce it.
«Lo vedo, lo deduco.
How do I know that you have been getting yourself very wet lately, and that you have a most clumsy and careless servant girl?"
Come faccio a sapere che ultimamente si è bagnato molto e che ha una domestica estremamente goffa e negligente?»
"My dear Holmes," said I, "this is too much.
«Mio caro Holmes,» dissi, «questo è troppo.
You would certainly have been burned, had you lived a few centuries ago.
Di sicuro sarebbe stato bruciato sul rogo, se fosse vissuto qualche secolo fa.
It is true that I had a country walk on Thursday and came home in a dreadful mess, but as I have changed my clothes I can't imagine how you deduce it.
È vero che giovedì ho fatto una passeggiata in campagna e sono tornato a casa in uno stato pietoso, ma dato che ho cambiato i vestiti non riesco a immaginare come faccia a dedurlo.
As to Mary Jane, she is incorrigible, and my wife has given her notice, but there, again, I fail to see how you work it out."
Quanto a Mary Jane, è incorreggibile, e mia moglie l'ha licenziata, ma anche in questo caso non riesco a capire come faccia a scoprirlo.»
He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together.
Sogghignò tra sé e strofinò insieme le sue lunghe mani nervose.
Vocabulary
- Senza
- Without; lacking or deprived of something.
- quasi
- Almost; nearly or approximately.
- pronunciare
- To pronounce; to speak or utter words.
- una
- A or one; feminine indefinite article.
- parola
- Word; a unit of spoken or written language.
- ma
- But; used to introduce contrast or opposition.
- con
- With; expressing accompaniment or association.
- uno
- One; the number or indefinite article.
- sguardo
- Gaze or look; a fixed direction of eyes.
- mi
- Me; indirect or direct object pronoun.
- fece
- Made or did; past tense of fare.
- cenno
- Sign or gesture; a nod or indication.
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship.
- accomodarmi
- To accommodate myself; to settle or sit comfortably.
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or position.
- poltrona
- Armchair; a comfortable upholstered seat with arms.
- spinse
- Pushed; past tense of spingere.
- verso
- Toward; preposition indicating direction.
- me
- Me; object pronoun after prepositions.
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- suo
- His or her; possessive adjective.
- indicò
- Indicated or pointed; past tense of indicare.
- liquore
- Liquor; an alcoholic drink or beverage.
- un
- A or one; masculine indefinite article.
- nell
- In the; contraction of in and il.
- angolo
- Corner; an angle or corner of room.
- Poi
- Then; afterward or at a later time.
- si
- Himself or herself; reflexive pronoun.
- fermò
- Stopped; past tense of fermarsi.
- davanti
- In front; before or facing something.
- al
- To the; contraction of a and il.
- fuoco
- Fire; flames and heat from burning.
- esaminò
- Examined; past tense of esaminare.
- singolare
- Singular or remarkable; unique or unusual.
- modo
- Way or manner; method of doing something.
- Il
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- matrimonio
- Marriage; the union of married couple.
- le
- Her or you; feminine pronoun object.
- addice
- Suits or becomes; is appropriate for.
- osservò
- Observed or remarked; past tense of osservare.
- Credo
- I believe or think; first person singular.
- che
- That or which; relative pronoun.
- abbia
- Have; subjunctive of avere or present.
- messo
- Put or placed; past participle of mettere.
- su
- On or up; preposition or adverb.
- sette
- Seven; the number between six and eight.
- libbre
- Pounds; units of weight or mass.
- mezza
- Half; one of two equal parts.
- dall
- From the; contraction of da and il.
- ultima
- Last or most recent; final or latest.
- volta
- Time or turn; an instance or occasion.
- ho
- Have; first person singular of avere.
- vista
- Seen; past participle of vedere.
- Davvero
- Really or truly; genuinely or in fact.
- avrei
- Would have; conditional of avere.
- pensato
- Thought; past participle of pensare.
- qualcosa
- Something; an unspecified thing or matter.
- più
- More; greater in quantity or degree.
- Solo
- Only or alone; just or single.
- poco
- Little or few; small in quantity.
- pare
- Seems or appears; it looks like.
- nuovo
- New; recently made or acquired.
- attività
- Activity; action, work, or employment.
- osservo
- I observe; first person singular of osservare.
- Non
- Not; negation or denial of statement.
- aveva
- Had; past tense of avere.
- detto
- Said or told; past participle of dire.
- intendeva
- Intended or meant; past tense of intendere.
- rimettersi
- To return or resume; to get back.
- lavoro
- Work or labor; employment or job.
- Allora
- Then or well; at that time.
- come
- How or as; in what manner or way.
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