The Angel in the House — Page 3
The Churl 101
El Villano 101
The Abdication 102
La Abdicación 102
BOOK II.
LIBRO II.
THE PROLOGUE 105
EL PRÓLOGO 105
I. ACCEPTED 109
I. ACEPTADO 109
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. The Song of Songs 109
1. El Cantar de los Cantares 109
2. The Kites 110
2. Las Cometas 110
3. Orpheus 111
3. Orfeo 111
4. Nearest the Dearest 111
4. El Más Cercano al Más Querido 111
5. Perspective 112
5. Perspectiva 112
Accepted 112
Aceptado 112
II. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE 116
II. EL CURSO DEL AMOR VERDADERO 116
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. The Changed Allegiance 116
1. La Lealtad Cambiada 116
2. Beauty 120
2. La Belleza 120
3. Lais and Lucretia 120
3. Laís y Lucrecia 120
The Course of True Love 121
El Curso del Amor Verdadero 121
III. THE COUNTRY BALL 126
III. EL BAILE DEL CAMPO 126
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. Love Ceremonious 126
1. Amor Ceremonioso 126
2. The Rainbow 127
2. El Arcoíris 127
3. A Paradox 127
3. Una Paradoja 127
The County Ball 128
El Baile del Condado 128
IV. LOVE IN IDLENESS 132
IV. AMOR EN LA OCIOSIDAD 132
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. Honour and Desert 132
1. Honor y Mérito 132
2. Love and Honour 133
2. Amor y Honor 133
3. Valour Misdirected 134
3. Valor Mal Dirigido 134
Love in Idleness 134
Amor en la Ociosidad 134
V. THE QUEEN'S ROOM 139
V. LA HABITACIÓN DE LA REINA 139
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. Rejected 139
1. Rechazado 139
2. Rachel 140
2. Raquel 140
3. The Heart's Prophecies 141
3. Las Profecías del Corazón 141
The Queen's Room 141
La Habitación de la Reina 141
VI. THE LOVE-LETTERS 145
VI. LAS CARTAS DE AMOR 145
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. Love's Perversity 145
1. La Perversidad del Amor 145
2. The Power of Love 147
2. El Poder del Amor 147
The Love-Letters 148
Las Cartas de Amor 148
VII. THE REVULSION 152
VII. LA REPULSIÓN 152
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. Joy and Use 152
1. Alegría y Utilidad 152
2. 'She was Mine' 153
2. 'Ella era Mía' 153
The Revulsion 153
La Repulsión 153
VIII. THE KOH-I-NOOR 158
VIII. EL KOH-I-NOOR 158
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. In Love 158
1. Enamorado 158
2. Love Thinking 160
2. El Pensamiento del Amor 160
3. The Kiss 161
3. El Beso 161
The Koh-i-noor 161
El Koh-i-noor 161
IX. THE FRIENDS 165
IX. LOS AMIGOS 165
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. The Nursling of Civility 165
1. El Pupilo de la Civilidad 165
2. The Foreign Land 166
2. La Tierra Extranjera 166
3. Disappointment 166
3. La Decepción 166
The Friends 167
Los Amigos 167
X. THE EPITAPH 170
X. EL EPITAFIO 170
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. Frost in Harvest 170
1. Helada en la Cosecha 170
2. Felicity 171
2. Felicidad 171
3. Marriage Indissoluble 172
3. Matrimonio Indisoluble 172
The Epitaph 172
El Epitafio 172
XI. THE WEDDING 176
XI. LA BODA 176
Preludes:
Preludios:
1. Platonic Love 176
1. Amor Platónico 176
2. A Demonstration 177
2. Una Demostración 177
3. The Symbol 178
3. El Símbolo 178
4.
4.
Vocabulary
- Villano
- A villain or wicked, base person
- Abdicación
- The act of formally giving up power or responsibility
- LIBRO
- A book or written literary work
- PRÓLOGO
- An introductory section preceding the main text
- ACEPTADO
- Accepted or approved by others
- Preludios
- Introductory pieces or events preceding something larger
- Cantar
- To sing, or a song or chant
- Cantares
- Songs or ballads, plural of cantar
- Cometas
- Comets in space, or kites flown in the air
- Orfeo
- Orpheus, the mythological Greek musician and poet
- Más
- More or most, used for comparisons
- Cercano
- Close, near, or nearby in distance or relationship
- Querido
- Dear, beloved, or cherished person
- Perspectiva
- A perspective, viewpoint, or visual outlook
- Aceptado
- Accepted, welcomed, or approved
- CURSO
- A course, path, or progression of events
- AMOR
- Love, deep affection for another person
- VERDADERO
- True, genuine, or real
- Lealtad
- Loyalty or faithfulness to a person or cause
- Cambiada
- Changed, altered, or transformed
- Belleza
- Beauty, an attractive or pleasing quality
- Curso
- Course, flow, or progression of something
- Amor
- Love or deep romantic affection
- Verdadero
- True, real, or genuine
- BAILE
- A dance or dancing event
- CAMPO
- Field, countryside, or rural area
- Ceremonioso
- Ceremonious, overly formal or ritualistic in manner
- Arcoíris
- A rainbow, arc of colors in the sky
- Paradoja
- A paradox, a seemingly contradictory but true statement
- Baile
- A dance or social dancing event
- Condado
- A county or earldom, administrative territory
- OCIOSIDAD
- Idleness, laziness, or state of being unoccupied
- Honor
- Honor, respect, or high moral integrity
- Mérito
- Merit, worthiness, or deserving quality
- Valor
- Courage, bravery, or valor in difficult situations
- Mal
- Bad, evil, or poorly done
- Dirigido
- Directed, guided, or aimed toward something
- Ociosidad
- Idleness or the state of being unproductively idle
- HABITACIÓN
- A room or living space inside a building
- REINA
- A queen, female monarch or ruler
- Rechazado
- Rejected or turned away by someone
- Profecías
- Prophecies, predictions of future events
- Corazón
- The heart, or the seat of emotions
- Habitación
- A room or chamber in a building
- Reina
- Queen, a female sovereign or monarch
- CARTAS
- Letters or written correspondence
- Perversidad
- Perversity or wickedness, a morally corrupt quality
- Poder
- Power, ability, or authority over others
- Cartas
- Letters, written messages sent to someone
- REPULSIÓN
- Repulsion, a strong feeling of disgust or aversion
- Alegría
- Joy, happiness, or a feeling of delight
- Utilidad
- Utility or usefulness of something or someone
- era
- Was, past imperfect tense of 'ser' (to be)
- Mía
- Mine, feminine possessive pronoun indicating ownership
- Repulsión
- A strong feeling of disgust, aversion, or repulsion
- Enamorado
- In love, or a person who is deeply smitten
- Pensamiento
- A thought, idea, or the act of thinking
- Beso
- A kiss, a touch of lips to something
- AMIGOS
- Friends, people with whom one has friendship
- Pupilo
- A pupil, student, or ward under someone's care
- Civilidad
- Civility, polite and courteous social behavior
- Tierra
- Earth, land, ground, or soil
- Extranjera
- Foreign, relating to another country or foreigner
- Decepción
- Disappointment or letdown of expectations
- Amigos
- Friends, companions with a friendly relationship
- EPITAFIO
- An epitaph, inscription on a tomb or gravestone
- Helada
- Frost or freeze, icy cold atmospheric condition
- Cosecha
- A harvest or crop yield from farming
- Felicidad
- Happiness or a state of well-being and joy
- Matrimonio
- Marriage, the union of two people as partners
- Indisoluble
- Indissoluble, unable to be dissolved or broken apart
- Epitafio
- An epitaph written in memory of a deceased person
- BODA
- A wedding ceremony or marriage celebration
- Platónico
- Platonic, relating to non-romantic spiritual love
- Demostración
- A demonstration or proof showing how something works
- Símbolo
- A symbol representing an idea, object, or concept
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