The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 15
Father and Son
Padre e hijo
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.
Dejaremos a Danglars luchando con el demonio del odio, y tratando de insinuar en el oído del armador algunas sospechas malévolas contra su camarada, y seguiremos a Dantès, quien, después de haber atravesado la Canebière, tomó la calle de Noailles, y entrando en una pequeña casa, a la izquierda de las Allées de Meilhan, subió rápidamente cuatro tramos de una oscura escalera, sujetando la barandilla con una mano, mientras con la otra reprimía los latidos de su corazón, y se detuvo ante una puerta entreabierta, desde la cual podía ver toda una pequeña habitación.
This room was occupied by Dantès' father.
Esta habitación estaba ocupada por el padre de Dantès.
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.
La noticia de la llegada del _Pharaon_ no había llegado aún al anciano, quien, subido en una silla, se entretenía guiando con mano temblorosa los capuchinos y los tallos de clemátide que trepaban por el enrejado de su ventana.
Suddenly, he felt an arm thrown around his body, and a well-known voice behind him exclaimed, "Father—dear father!"
De repente, sintió un brazo rodeando su cuerpo, y una voz familiar exclamó detrás de él: «¡Padre, querido padre!»
The old man uttered a cry, and turned round; then, seeing his son, he fell into his arms, pale and trembling.
El anciano lanzó un grito y se volvió; luego, al ver a su hijo, cayó en sus brazos, pálido y temblando.
"What ails you, my dearest father? Are you ill?" inquired the young man, much alarmed.
«¿Qué os ocurre, queridísimo padre? ¿Estáis enfermo?», preguntó el joven, muy alarmado.
"No, no, my dear Edmond—my boy—my son!—no; but I did not expect you; and joy, the surprise of seeing you so suddenly—Ah, I feel as if I were going to die."
«No, no, mi querido Edmond, mi muchacho, mi hijo, no; pero no te esperaba; y la alegría, la sorpresa de verte tan de repente... ¡Ah, siento como si fuera a morir!»
"Come, come, cheer up, my dear father! 'Tis I—really I!
«Vamos, vamos, animaos, querido padre. ¡Soy yo, realmente yo!
Vocabulary
- Padre
- Father; male parent or priest
- e
- And; conjunction used before 'i' or 'hi'
- hijo
- Son; male offspring of a parent
- Dejaremos
- We will leave; future tense of dejar
- luchando
- Fighting; struggling against something or someone
- demonio
- Demon; evil spirit or devil
- odio
- Hatred; intense feeling of dislike or hostility
- tratando
- Trying; attempting to do something
- insinuar
- To insinuate; subtly suggest something negative
- oído
- Ear; organ of hearing; also past participle of oír
- armador
- Shipowner; person who owns or fits out ships
- algunas
- Some; a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective
- sospechas
- Suspicions; feelings that something is wrong
- malévolas
- Malevolent; having or showing ill will toward others
- contra
- Against; in opposition to something or someone
- camarada
- Comrade; close companion or fellow colleague
- seguiremos
- We will follow; future tense of seguir
- quien
- Who; relative pronoun referring to a person
- después
- After; afterward; later in time or order
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in compound tenses
- atravesado
- Crossed; passed through a place or area
- tomó
- He took; past tense of tomar
- calle
- Street; road in a town or city
- entrando
- Entering; going into a place or space
- pequeña
- Small; little; of limited size
- casa
- House; a building used as a home
- izquierda
- Left; the left side or direction
- subió
- He climbed; went up stairs or a slope
- rápidamente
- Quickly; in a fast or swift manner
- cuatro
- Four; the number 4
- tramos
- Flights; sections of a staircase between landings
- oscura
- Dark; lacking light; gloomy
- escalera
- Staircase; stairs; ladder
- sujetando
- Holding; gripping something firmly with the hand
- barandilla
- Handrail; railing along a staircase for support
- mano
- Hand; the end part of the arm
- mientras
- While; during the time that something happens
- otra
- Other; another; a different one
- reprimía
- Was suppressing; holding back a feeling or action
- latidos
- Heartbeats; rhythmic pulsations of the heart
- corazón
- Heart; the organ that pumps blood; also emotion
- detuvo
- Stopped; came to a halt; past tense of detenerse
- ante
- Before; in front of; facing something or someone
- puerta
- Door; an entrance or exit of a room
- entreabierta
- Half-open; slightly ajar, not fully closed
- desde
- From; since; indicating a starting point
- cual
- Which; relative pronoun referring to a thing
- podía
- Could; was able to; imperfect of poder
- ver
- To see; to perceive with the eyes
- toda
- All; entire; whole; feminine singular adjective
- habitación
- Room; a space within a house or building
- Esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of estar indicating a state
- ocupada
- Occupied; in use; taken by someone
- padre
- Father; male parent
- noticia
- News; piece of information about recent events
- llegada
- Arrival; the act of arriving at a place
- había
- Had; past perfect auxiliary; imperfect of haber
- llegado
- Arrived; reached a destination; past participle of llegar
- aún
- Yet; still; even; used for emphasis or negation
- anciano
- Old man; elderly person
- subido
- Climbed; gone up; past participle of subir
- silla
- Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting
- entretenía
- Was entertaining himself; amusing oneself with activity
- guiando
- Guiding; directing the growth of plants
- temblorosa
- Trembling; shaky; quivering with age or emotion
- capuchinos
- Nasturtiums; flowering plants; also Capuchin monks
- tallos
- Stems; the main stalks of plants
- clemátide
- Clematis; a flowering climbing vine plant
- trepaban
- Were climbing; plants growing upward on a surface
- enrejado
- Trellis; lattice or grid frame for climbing plants
- ventana
- Window; an opening in a wall for light
- repente
- Sudden; used in 'de repente' meaning suddenly
- sintió
- Felt; perceived a sensation; past tense of sentir
- brazo
- Arm; the upper limb of the human body
- rodeando
- Surrounding; encircling; wrapping around something
- cuerpo
- Body; the physical structure of a person
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by a person speaking
- familiar
- Familiar; well-known; recognized from past experience
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; cried out with surprise or emotion
- detrás
- Behind; at the back of something or someone
- querido
- Dear; beloved; term of affection for someone
- lanzó
- Let out; threw; past tense of lanzar
- grito
- Shout; cry; a loud exclamation of emotion
- volvió
- Turned; returned; past tense of volver
- luego
- Then; afterward; later in sequence
- cayó
- Fell; dropped; past tense of caer
- brazos
- Arms; upper limbs of the human body, plural
- pálido
- Pale; having little color in the face
- temblando
- Trembling; shaking from fear, cold, or emotion
- Qué
- What; interrogative pronoun asking for information
- os
- You; second-person plural object pronoun (Spain)
- ocurre
- Is happening; occurs; present tense of ocurrir
- queridísimo
- Dearest; superlative of querido, most beloved
- Estáis
- You are; second-person plural present of estar (Spain)
- enfermo
- Sick; ill; not in good health
- preguntó
- Asked; inquired; past tense of preguntar
- joven
- Young; a young person
- muy
- Very; highly; intensifier for adjectives and adverbs
- alarmado
- Alarmed; frightened; worried about a situation
- muchacho
- Boy; young man; term of affection for a youth
- pero
- But; however; conjunction showing contrast
- esperaba
- Was waiting; was expecting; imperfect of esperar
- alegría
- Joy; happiness; a feeling of great pleasure
- sorpresa
- Surprise; an unexpected event or feeling
- verte
- To see you; infinitive ver plus te combined
- tan
- So; such; as; intensifier before adjectives
- siento
- I feel; I am sorry; present of sentir
- como
- Like; as; how; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- si
- If; whether; conjunction for conditions
- fuera
- Were; imperfect subjunctive of ser or ir
- morir
- To die; to cease living
- Vamos
- Come on; let's go; encouragement to act
- animaos
- Cheer up; take courage; imperative of animarse (Spain)
- Soy
- I am; first-person singular present of ser
- realmente
- Really; truly; in fact; adverb of affirmation
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