The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 6
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"As to taking command of the vessel," replied Morrel, "that was his duty as captain's mate; as to losing a day and a half off the Island of Elba, he was wrong, unless the vessel needed repairs."
„Was das Übernehmen des Kommandos über das Schiff betrifft," erwiderte Morrel, „das war seine Pflicht als erster Offizier; was den Verlust eines anderthalben Tages vor der Insel Elba betrifft, so hatte er Unrecht, es sei denn, das Schiff bedurfte Reparaturen."
"The vessel was in as good condition as I am, and as, I hope you are, M. Morrel, and this day and a half was lost from pure whim, for the pleasure of going ashore, and nothing else."
„Das Schiff war in ebenso gutem Zustand wie ich es bin, und wie ich hoffe, Sie es sind, M. Morrel, und dieser anderthalbe Tag wurde aus reiner Laune verschwendet, aus dem Vergnügen, an Land zu gehen, und aus nichts anderem."
"Dantès," said the shipowner, turning towards the young man, "come this way!"
„Dantès," sagte der Reeder, sich dem jungen Mann zuwendend, „kommen Sie hierher!"
"In a moment, sir," answered Dantès, "and I'm with you." Then calling to the crew, he said, "Let go!"
„Einen Augenblick, mein Herr," antwortete Dantès, „und ich bin bei Ihnen." Dann rief er der Mannschaft zu: „Loslassen!"
The anchor was instantly dropped, and the chain ran rattling through the port-hole.
Der Anker wurde sofort fallen gelassen, und die Kette rasselte durch das Ankerloch.
Dantès continued at his post in spite of the presence of the pilot, until this manœuvre was completed, and then he added, "Half-mast the colors, and square the yards!"
Dantès blieb trotz der Anwesenheit des Lotsen auf seinem Posten, bis dieses Manöver abgeschlossen war, und fügte dann hinzu: „Flagge auf Halbmast, und Rahen in die Waage!"
"You see," said Danglars, "he fancies himself captain already, upon my word."
„Sie sehen," sagte Danglars, „er bildet sich bereits ein, Kapitän zu sein, auf mein Wort."
"And so, in fact, he is," said the owner.
„Und das ist er in der Tat," sagte der Reeder.
"Except your signature and your partner's, M. Morrel."
„Außer Ihrer Unterschrift und der Ihres Teilhabers, M. Morrel."
"And why should he not have this?" asked the owner; "he is young, it is true, but he seems to me a thorough seaman, and of full experience."
„Und warum sollte er das nicht haben?" fragte der Reeder; „er ist jung, das stimmt, aber er scheint mir ein tüchtiger Seemann zu sein und von vollständiger Erfahrung."
A cloud passed over Danglars' brow.
Eine Wolke zog über Danglars' Stirn.
"Your pardon, M. Morrel," said Dantès, approaching, "the vessel now rides at anchor, and I am at your service. You hailed me, I think?
„Verzeihen Sie, M. Morrel," sagte Dantès, herantretend, „das Schiff liegt nun vor Anker, und ich stehe zu Ihrer Verfügung. Sie haben mich gerufen, glaube ich?
Vocabulary
- Was
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun
- das
- The; definite article (neuter singular)
- Übernehmen
- To take over; to assume responsibility or command
- des
- Of the; genitive form of definite article
- Kommandos
- Commands; plural of Kommando
- über
- Over; above; concerning; preposition or conjunction
- Schiff
- Ship; vessel for maritime travel or transport
- betrifft
- Concerns; affects; third person singular of betreffen
- erwiderte
- Replied; answered; past tense of erwidern
- war
- Was; past tense singular of sein
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun or adjective
- Pflicht
- Duty; obligation; responsibility
- als
- As; when; than; conjunction or preposition
- erster
- First; earliest; superlative ordinal adjective
- Offizier
- Officer; military or official rank position
- Verlust
- Loss; deprivation; disadvantage
- eines
- Of a; one's; genitive form of ein
- Tages
- Day's; genitive singular of Tag
- vor
- Before; in front of; ago; preposition
- der
- The; definite article (feminine or dative)
- Insel
- Island; land surrounded by water
- so
- So; thus; in that case; conjunction
- hatte
- Had; past tense singular of haben
- er
- He; masculine singular pronoun
- Unrecht
- Wrong; injustice; unjustly
- es
- It; neuter singular pronoun
- sei
- Be; subjunctive mood of sein
- denn
- Because; for; unless; conjunction
- Reparaturen
- Repairs; fixes; maintenance work plural
- ebenso
- Equally; just as; likewise; equally good
- gutem
- Good; well; positive state or condition
- Zustand
- Condition; state; status of something
- wie
- How; as; like; comparison word
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun
- bin
- Am; first person singular of sein
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- hoffe
- Hope; wish; first person singular of hoffen
- Sie
- You; formal pronoun (polite address)
- sind
- Are; present tense plural of sein
- dieser
- This; that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- wurde
- Was; became; past tense of werden
- aus
- From; out of; made of; preposition
- reiner
- Pure; mere; unmixed; clean or absolute
- Laune
- Mood; whim; disposition or temperament
- verschwendet
- Wasted; squandered; past participle of verschwenden
- dem
- The; to the; dative form of article
- Vergnügen
- Pleasure; enjoyment; satisfaction or fun
- an
- At; on; to; on land; preposition
- Land
- Land; shore; country; terrain
- zu
- To; too; closed; preposition or adverb
- gehen
- To go; to walk; to function
- nichts
- Nothing; not anything; negation pronoun
- anderem
- Other; else; different things or matters
- sagte
- Said; told; past tense of sagen
- sich
- Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun
- jungen
- Young; youthful; early stage in life
- Mann
- Man; male; husband; adult male person
- kommen
- To come; to arrive; to approach
- hierher
- Here; to this place; hither
- Einen
- One; a; accusative article
- Augenblick
- Moment; instant; brief period of time
- mein
- My; mine; possessive pronoun or adjective
- Herr
- Sir; mister; gentleman; master
- antwortete
- Answered; replied; past tense of antworten
- bei
- At; near; by; with; during; preposition
- Ihnen
- You; to you; dative formal pronoun
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