The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 15
Father and Son
Vater und Sohn
We will leave Danglars struggling with the demon of hatred, and endeavoring to insinuate in the ear of the shipowner some evil suspicions against his comrade, and follow Dantès, who, after having traversed La Canebière, took the Rue de Noailles, and entering a small house, on the left of the Allées de Meilhan, rapidly ascended four flights of a dark staircase, holding the baluster with one hand, while with the other he repressed the beatings of his heart, and paused before a half-open door, from which he could see the whole of a small room.
Wir wollen Danglars mit dem Dämon des Hasses ringen lassen und dabei bemüht sein, dem Reeder einige üble Verdächtigungen gegen seinen Kameraden ins Ohr zu flüstern, und folgen Dantès, der, nachdem er die La Canebière durchquert hatte, die Rue de Noailles einschlug und in ein kleines Haus auf der linken Seite der Allées de Meilhan eintrat, rasch vier Stockwerke einer dunklen Treppe hinaufstieg, mit einer Hand das Geländer festhaltend, während er mit der anderen die Schläge seines Herzens zu dämpfen versuchte, und vor einer halbgeöffneten Tür innehielt, durch die er das gesamte Innere eines kleinen Zimmers überblicken konnte.
This room was occupied by Dantès' father.
Dieses Zimmer war von Dantès' Vater bewohnt.
The news of the arrival of the _Pharaon_ had not yet reached the old man, who, mounted on a chair, was amusing himself by training with trembling hand the nasturtiums and sprays of clematis that clambered over the trellis at his window.
Die Nachricht von der Ankunft der Pharaon hatte den alten Mann noch nicht erreicht, der, auf einem Stuhl stehend, sich damit belustigte, mit zitternder Hand die Kapuzinerkresse und die Clematistriebe zu lenken, die das Spalier an seinem Fenster emporkletterten.
The old man uttered a cry, and turned round; then, seeing his son, he fell into his arms, pale and trembling.
Der alte Mann stieß einen Schrei aus und drehte sich um; dann, als er seinen Sohn erblickte, sank er blass und zitternd in seine Arme.
"Come, come, cheer up, my dear father! 'Tis I—really I!
„Komm, komm, fass Mut, mein lieber Vater! Ich bin es – wirklich ich!
Vocabulary
- Vater
- Male parent; father.
- und
- Conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses.
- Sohn
- Male child; son.
- Wir
- First person plural pronoun; we.
- wollen
- To want; to wish; modal verb expressing intention.
- mit
- Preposition indicating accompaniment or means; with.
- dem
- Definite article dative masculine singular; the.
- Dämon
- Evil spirit or supernatural being; demon.
- des
- Definite article genitive masculine singular; of the.
- Hasses
- Genitive form of Hass; of hatred or hate.
- ringen
- To wrestle; to struggle; to grapple with.
- lassen
- To let; to allow; to leave; auxiliary verb.
- dabei
- In doing so; at the same time; meanwhile.
- bemüht
- Striving; endeavoring; trying hard; adjective.
- sein
- To be; verb expressing existence or state.
- einige
- Some; a few; several items or people.
- üble
- Evil; bad; vile; unpleasant or disagreeable.
- Verdächtigungen
- Plural of Verdächtigung; suspicions or accusations.
- gegen
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or direction.
- seinen
- Possessive pronoun accusative masculine; his own.
- Kameraden
- Comrades; companions; fellow soldiers or friends.
- ins
- Contraction of in das; into the.
- Ohr
- Ear; organ of hearing and balance.
- zu
- To; at; preposition and infinitive marker.
- flüstern
- To whisper; to speak softly and quietly.
- folgen
- To follow; to go after someone or something.
- der
- Definite article nominative masculine singular; the.
- nachdem
- After; afterwards; conjunction introducing temporal clause.
- er
- Third person masculine singular pronoun; he.
- die
- Definite article nominative feminine singular; the.
- durchquert
- Crossed; traversed; went across; past participle.
- hatte
- Had; auxiliary verb past tense third person.
- einschlug
- Took; struck; entered; past tense of einschlagen.
- ein
- Indefinite article masculine singular; a or an.
- kleines
- Small; little; diminutive adjective neuter singular.
- Haus
- House; building used as dwelling or residence.
- auf
- On; upon; preposition indicating position or placement.
- linken
- Left; left-hand side; sinister or wrong.
- Seite
- Side; page; surface; lateral area or position.
- eintrat
- Entered; came in; past tense of eintreten.
- rasch
- Quickly; rapidly; with speed and urgency.
- vier
- Four; cardinal number between three and five.
- Stockwerke
- Plural of Stockwerk; floors or stories of building.
- einer
- A; indefinite article feminine genitive or dative.
- dunklen
- Dark; gloomy; obscure; adjective without much light.
- Treppe
- Staircase; stairs; steps leading up or down.
- hinaufstieg
- Climbed up; ascended; past tense of hinaufsteigen.
- Hand
- Hand; upper limb used for grasping.
- das
- Definite article nominative neuter singular; the.
- Geländer
- Railing; handrail; protective barrier along staircase.
- festhaltend
- Holding; grasping; gripping; present participle of festhalten.
- während
- During; while; whilst; conjunction indicating simultaneity.
- anderen
- Other; different; alternative; plural or dative form.
- Schläge
- Plural of Schlag; beats; strikes; blows.
- Herzens
- Genitive of Herz; of heart; heart's.
- dämpfen
- To dampen; to muffle; to suppress or reduce.
- versuchte
- Tried; attempted; past tense of versuchen.
- vor
- Before; in front of; preposition of position.
- halbgeöffneten
- Half-opened; partially open; adjective describing door state.
- Tür
- Door; entrance; opening allowing passage into room.
- innehielt
- Stopped; paused; halted; past tense of innehalten.
- durch
- Through; via; preposition indicating passage or means.
- gesamte
- Entire; whole; complete; adjective describing all.
- Innere
- Interior; inside; inner part of something.
- eines
- Of a; genitive masculine singular of ein.
- Zimmers
- Genitive of Zimmer; of room; room's.
- überblicken
- To overlook; to survey; to view comprehensively.
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