The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 9
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"I believe that, besides the packet, Captain Leclere confided a letter to his care."
"Je crois que, outre le paquet, le capitaine Leclere lui a confié une lettre."
"Of what packet are you speaking, Danglars?"
"De quel paquet parlez-vous, Danglars ?"
"Why, that which Dantès left at Porto-Ferrajo."
"Eh bien, celui que Dantès a laissé à Porto-Ferrajo."
"How do you know he had a packet to leave at Porto-Ferrajo?"
"Comment savez-vous qu'il avait un paquet à laisser à Porto-Ferrajo ?"
Danglars turned very red.
Danglars devint très rouge.
"I was passing close to the door of the captain's cabin, which was half open, and I saw him give the packet and letter to Dantès."
"Je passais près de la porte de la cabine du capitaine, qui était entrouverte, et je lui ai vu remettre le paquet et la lettre à Dantès."
"He did not speak to me of it," replied the shipowner; "but if there be any letter he will give it to me."
"Il ne m'en a pas parlé," répondit l'armateur ; "mais s'il y a une lettre, il me la remettra."
Danglars reflected for a moment. "Then, M. Morrel, I beg of you," said he, "not to say a word to Dantès on the subject. I may have been mistaken."
Danglars réfléchit un moment. "Alors, M. Morrel, je vous en prie," dit-il, "de ne pas dire un mot à Dantès à ce sujet. Je me suis peut-être trompé."
At this moment the young man returned; Danglars withdrew.
À ce moment le jeune homme revint ; Danglars se retira.
"Well, my dear Dantès, are you now free?" inquired the owner.
"Eh bien, mon cher Dantès, êtes-vous libre maintenant ?" demanda l'armateur.
"Yes, sir."
"Oui, monsieur."
"You have not been long detained."
"Vous n'avez pas été retenu longtemps."
"No. I gave the custom-house officers a copy of our bill of lading; and as to the other papers, they sent a man off with the pilot, to whom I gave them."
"Non. J'ai remis aux officiers de la douane une copie de notre connaissement ; et quant aux autres papiers, ils ont envoyé un homme avec le pilote, à qui je les ai donnés."
"Then you have nothing more to do here?"
"Alors vous n'avez plus rien à faire ici ?"
"No—everything is all right now."
"Non — tout est en ordre maintenant."
"Then you can come and dine with me?"
"Alors vous pouvez venir dîner avec moi ?"
"I really must ask you to excuse me, M. Morrel. My first visit is due to my father, though I am not the less grateful for the honor you have done me.
"Je dois vraiment vous demander de m'excuser, M. Morrel. Ma première visite est due à mon père, bien que je n'en sois pas moins reconnaissant de l'honneur que vous m'avez fait.
Vocabulary
- Je
- zhuh — I; first person singular subject pronoun
- crois
- krwah — believe; first person singular of croire
- que
- kuh — that; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- outre
- oo-truh — beyond; in addition to something else
- le
- luh — the; masculine singular definite article
- paquet
- pa-keh — package; a wrapped bundle or parcel
- capitaine
- ka-pee-ten — captain; leader or commander of a ship
- lui
- lwee — him/her; third person singular indirect pronoun
- confié
- kon-fyay — entrusted; handed over for safekeeping
- une
- ün — a/an; feminine singular indefinite article
- lettre
- leh-truh — letter; a written message sent to someone
- De
- duh — of/about; preposition indicating subject or origin
- quel
- kel — which/what; masculine interrogative adjective
- parlez
- par-lay — speak; second person plural of parler
- vous
- voo — you; second person plural or formal pronoun
- Eh
- ay — hey/well; interjection expressing mild surprise
- bien
- byaN — well; adverb indicating quality or emphasis
- celui
- suh-lwee — the one; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
- laissé
- leh-say — left; past participle of laisser, to leave
- à
- ah — at/to; preposition indicating location or direction
- Comment
- koh-mahn — how; interrogative adverb asking manner or way
- savez
- sa-vay — know; second person plural of savoir
- avait
- a-veh — had; third person singular imperfect of avoir
- un
- aN — a/an; masculine singular indefinite article
- laisser
- leh-say — to leave; infinitive meaning to let or leave
- devint
- duh-vaN — became; third person singular simple past of devenir
- très
- treh — very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb
- rouge
- roozh — red; color adjective, here meaning blushing
- passais
- pa-seh — was passing; first person imperfect of passer
- près
- preh — near; preposition indicating close proximity
- porte
- port — door; an entrance or opening in a wall
- cabine
- ka-been — cabin; a small room aboard a ship
- du
- dü — of the; masculine singular contraction of de+le
- était
- eh-teh — was; third person singular imperfect of être
- entrouverte
- ahn-troov-ert — half-open; slightly ajar, not fully closed
- et
- ay — and; coordinating conjunction linking two elements
- je
- zhuh — I; first person singular subject pronoun
- ai
- ay — have; first person singular present of avoir
- vu
- vü — seen; past participle of voir, to see
- remettre
- ruh-meh-truh — to hand over; to give something to someone
- Il
- eel — he/it; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
- ne
- nuh — not; negative particle used with pas or other words
- m'
- muh — me; elided first person singular object pronoun
- en
- ahn — of it/about it; pronoun replacing a partitive phrase
- pas
- pah — not; second part of the negation ne...pas
- parlé
- par-lay — spoken; past participle of parler, to speak
- répondit
- ray-pon-dee — replied; third person singular simple past of répondre
- l'
- luh/lah — the; elided definite article before a vowel
- armateur
- ar-ma-tur — shipowner; person who owns or manages ships
- mais
- meh — but; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast
- s'
- suh — himself/herself; elided reflexive pronoun
- y
- ee — there/it; pronoun replacing a place or complement
- me
- muh — me; first person singular direct or indirect pronoun
- remettra
- ruh-meh-trah — will hand over; third person singular future of remettre
- réfléchit
- ray-flay-shee — reflected/thought; third person singular of réfléchir
- moment
- moh-mahn — moment; a brief period or instant of time
- Alors
- a-lor — then/so; adverb indicating time or consequence
- M.
- muh-syuh — Mr.; abbreviated title of respect for a man
- prie
- pree — beg/request; first person singular of prier
- dit
- dee — said; third person singular simple past of dire
- dire
- deer — to say; infinitive verb meaning to speak words
- mot
- moh — word; a single unit of language or speech
- ce
- suh — this/that; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun
- sujet
- sü-zheh — subject/topic; the matter being discussed
- suis
- swee — am; first person singular present of être
- peut
- puh — can/may; third person singular of pouvoir
- être
- eh-truh — to be; fundamental linking infinitive verb
- trompé
- tron-pay — mistaken; past participle of tromper, to deceive
- À
- ah — to/at; preposition of place, direction, or time
- jeune
- zhun — young; adjective describing a person of youth
- homme
- om — man; an adult male human being
- revint
- ruh-vaN — came back; third person singular simple past of revenir
- se
- suh — himself/herself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- retira
- ruh-tee-rah — withdrew; third person singular simple past of retirer
- mon
- moN — my; first person singular masculine possessive adjective
- cher
- shehr — dear; term of affection or address for someone
- êtes
- et — are; second person plural present of être
- libre
- lee-bruh — free; not detained, at liberty to go
- maintenant
- maN-tuh-nahn — now; at the present moment in time
- demanda
- duh-mahn-dah — asked; third person singular simple past of demander
- Oui
- wee — yes; affirmative response to a question
- monsieur
- muh-syuh — sir/mister; polite form of address for a man
- Vous
- voo — you; formal or plural second person pronoun
- avez
- a-vay — have; second person plural present of avoir
- été
- ay-tay — been; past participle of être, to be
- retenu
- ruh-tuh-nü — detained/held back; past participle of retenir
- longtemps
- lon-tahn — long/a long time; extended duration of time
- Non
- noN — no; negative response to a question
- J'
- zhuh — I; elided first person singular subject pronoun
- remis
- ruh-mee — handed over; past participle of remettre
- aux
- oh — to the; plural contraction of à+les
- officiers
- oh-fee-syay — officers; officials in charge of customs or ship
- douane
- dwan — customs; government border inspection office
- copie
- ko-pee — copy; a duplicate of an official document
- notre
- noh-truh — our; first person plural possessive adjective
- quant
- kahn — as for; expression introducing a new topic
- autres
- oh-truh — other; adjective referring to remaining things
- papiers
- pa-pyay — papers; official documents or written records
- ils
- eel — they; third person masculine plural subject pronoun
- ont
- oN — have; third person plural present of avoir
- envoyé
- ahn-vwah-yay — sent; past participle of envoyer, to send
- avec
- a-vek — with; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- pilote
- pee-lot — pilot; person guiding a ship into harbor
- les
- lay — the; plural definite article for all genders
- donnés
- doh-nay — given; past participle of donner, to give
- plus
- plü — more/no more; adverb of quantity or negation
- rien
- ryaN — nothing; negative pronoun meaning not anything
- faire
- fehr — to do/make; common infinitive with many uses
- ici
- ee-see — here; adverb indicating the present location
- tout
- too — all/everything; pronoun or adjective of totality
- est
- eh — is; third person singular present of être
- ordre
- or-druh — order; proper arrangement or organized state
- pouvez
- poo-vay — can; second person plural present of pouvoir
- venir
- vuh-neer — to come; infinitive verb of motion toward speaker
- dîner
- dee-nay — to dine; to eat the main evening meal
- moi
- mwah — me; stressed first person singular pronoun
- dois
- dwah — must/owe; first person singular of devoir
- vraiment
- vreh-mahn — truly/really; adverb emphasizing sincerity or truth
- demander
- duh-mahn-day — to ask; to request or inquire about something
- excuser
- ex-kü-zay — to excuse; to pardon or forgive someone
- Ma
- mah — my; first person singular feminine possessive adjective
- première
- pruh-myehr — first; feminine ordinal adjective indicating priority
- visite
- vee-zeet — visit; an act of going to see someone
- due
- dü — due/owed; feminine past participle of devoir
- père
- pehr — father; male parent of a person
- sois
- swah — be; second person singular subjunctive of être
- moins
- mwaN — less; adverb of degree indicating reduction
- reconnaissant
- ruh-ko-neh-sahn — grateful; feeling or showing thankfulness to someone
- honneur
- o-nur — honor; high respect or distinction given someone
- fait
- feh — done/made; past participle of faire, to do
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