The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 15
Father and Son
Père et Fils
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.
Nous laisserons Danglars aux prises avec le démon de la haine, cherchant à insinuer dans l'oreille de l'armateur de mauvais soupçons contre son camarade, et nous suivrons Dantès, qui, après avoir traversé la Canebière, prit la rue de Noailles, et entrant dans une petite maison, à gauche des Allées de Meilhan, monta rapidement quatre étages d'un sombre escalier, tenant la rampe d'une main, tandis que de l'autre il comprimait les battements de son cœur, et s'arrêta devant une porte entrebâillée, d'où il pouvait voir toute l'étendue d'une petite chambre.
This room was occupied by Dantès' father.
Cette chambre était occupée par le père 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 nouvelle de l'arrivée du _Pharaon_ n'était point encore parvenue au vieillard, qui, monté sur une chaise, s'amusait à diriger d'une main tremblante les capucines et les touffes de clématites qui grimpaient en s'entrelançant autour du treillage de sa fenêtre.
Suddenly, he felt an arm thrown around his body, and a well-known voice behind him exclaimed, "Father—dear father!"
Tout à coup, il sentit un bras qui s'enlaçait autour de son corps, et une voix bien connue s'écria derrière lui : « Père, mon cher père ! »
The old man uttered a cry, and turned round; then, seeing his son, he fell into his arms, pale and trembling.
Le vieillard poussa un cri, et se retourna ; puis, voyant son fils, il tomba dans ses bras, pâle et tremblant.
"What ails you, my dearest father? Are you ill?" inquired the young man, much alarmed.
« Qu'avez-vous, mon cher père ? Êtes-vous malade ? » s'enquit le jeune homme, fort alarmé.
"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."
« Non, non, mon cher Edmond — mon garçon — mon fils ! — non ; mais je ne t'attendais pas ; et la joie, la surprise de te voir si soudainement — Ah, je crois que je vais mourir. »
"Come, come, cheer up, my dear father! 'Tis I—really I!
« Allons, allons, courage, mon cher père ! C'est moi — vraiment moi !
Vocabulary
- Père
- pɛʁ — Father; male parent
- et
- e — And; used to connect words or clauses
- Fils
- fis — Son; male offspring
- Nous
- nu — We; first-person plural subject pronoun
- laisserons
- lɛsʁɔ̃ — We will leave; future tense of laisser
- aux
- o — To the; contraction of à and les
- prises
- pʁiz — Grips or struggles; engaged in conflict
- avec
- avɛk — With; indicating accompaniment or association
- le
- lə — The; masculine singular definite article
- démon
- demɔ̃ — Demon; evil spirit or destructive force
- de
- də — Of, from; versatile French preposition
- la
- la — The; feminine singular definite article
- haine
- ɛn — Hatred; intense feeling of hostility
- cherchant
- ʃɛʁʃɑ̃ — Seeking, looking for; present participle of chercher
- à
- a — To, at; basic French preposition
- insinuer
- ɛ̃sinɥe — To insinuate; subtly suggest something negative
- dans
- dɑ̃ — In, into; indicating location or direction
- l'
- l — The; elided definite article before vowel
- oreille
- ɔʁɛj — Ear; organ of hearing
- armateur
- aʁmatœʁ — Shipowner; person who owns or manages ships
- mauvais
- movɛ — Bad, evil; negative or unfavorable
- soupçons
- supsɔ̃ — Suspicions; feelings of distrust or doubt
- contre
- kɔ̃tʁ — Against; in opposition to someone
- son
- sɔ̃ — His, her, its; third-person singular possessive adjective
- camarade
- kamaʁad — Comrade, companion; close associate or colleague
- suivrons
- sɥivʁɔ̃ — We will follow; future tense of suivre
- qui
- ki — Who, that; relative or interrogative pronoun
- après
- apʁɛ — After; following in time or order
- avoir
- avwaʁ — To have; fundamental French auxiliary verb
- traversé
- tʁavɛʁse — Crossed, traversed; past participle of traverser
- prit
- pʁi — Took; third-person singular simple past of prendre
- rue
- ʁy — Street; road in a town or city
- entrant
- ɑ̃tʁɑ̃ — Entering; present participle of entrer
- une
- yn — A, an; feminine indefinite article
- petite
- pətit — Small, little; feminine adjective of size
- maison
- mɛzɔ̃ — House; residential building
- gauche
- ɡoʃ — Left; direction opposite to right
- des
- de — Of the, some; plural partitive or possessive article
- Allées
- ale — Alleys or tree-lined walkways; paths
- monta
- mɔ̃ta — Climbed, went up; simple past of monter
- rapidement
- ʁapidmɑ̃ — Quickly, rapidly; in a fast manner
- quatre
- katʁ — Four; the number 4
- étages
- etaʒ — Floors, stories; levels in a building
- d'
- d — Of; elided preposition before vowel sound
- un
- œ̃ — A, an; masculine indefinite article
- sombre
- sɔ̃bʁ — Dark, gloomy; lacking light or cheerfulness
- escalier
- ɛskalje — Staircase; set of steps inside a building
- tenant
- tənɑ̃ — Holding; present participle of tenir
- rampe
- ʁɑ̃p — Handrail, banister; support along a staircase
- main
- mɛ̃ — Hand; part of the body at arm's end
- tandis
- tɑ̃di — While, whereas; used to contrast two actions
- que
- kə — That, which; subordinating conjunction or pronoun
- autre
- otʁ — Other, another; different one
- il
- il — He, it; masculine third-person singular pronoun
- comprimait
- kɔ̃pʁimɛ — Was compressing, pressing; imperfect of comprimer
- les
- le — The; plural definite article
- battements
- batmɑ̃ — Beats, palpitations; rhythmic movements of the heart
- cœur
- kœʁ — Heart; organ or seat of emotions
- s'
- s — Himself, herself; elided reflexive pronoun
- arrêta
- aʁɛta — Stopped; simple past of arrêter
- devant
- dəvɑ̃ — In front of, before; indicating position ahead
- porte
- pɔʁt — Door; movable barrier at an entrance
- entrebâillée
- ɑ̃tʁəbɑje — Half-open, ajar; slightly open door or window
- où
- u — Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- pouvait
- puvɛ — Could, was able; imperfect of pouvoir
- voir
- vwaʁ — To see; to perceive with the eyes
- toute
- tut — All, whole, entire; feminine singular of tout
- étendue
- etɑ̃dy — Extent, expanse; spread or area of something
- chambre
- ʃɑ̃bʁ — Room, bedroom; private enclosed living space
- Cette
- sɛt — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- était
- etɛ — Was; third-person singular imperfect of être
- occupée
- ɔkype — Occupied, in use; feminine past participle of occuper
- par
- paʁ — By, through; indicating agent or means
- père
- pɛʁ — Father; male parent
- La
- la — The; feminine singular definite article
- nouvelle
- nuvɛl — News, novelty; recent information or short story
- arrivée
- aʁive — Arrival; act of reaching a destination
- du
- dy — Of the; masculine singular contraction of de le
- n'
- n — Not; elided negative particle before vowel
- point
- pwɛ̃ — Not at all; used with ne for negation
- encore
- ɑ̃kɔʁ — Yet, still, again; temporal adverb
- parvenue
- paʁvəny — Reached, arrived; feminine past participle of parvenir
- au
- o — To the, at the; masculine contraction of à le
- vieillard
- vjɛjaʁ — Old man; elderly male person
- monté
- mɔ̃te — Climbed up, mounted; past participle of monter
- sur
- syʁ — On, upon; indicating position above a surface
- chaise
- ʃɛz — Chair; piece of furniture for sitting
- amusait
- amyzɛ — Was amusing himself; imperfect of amuser
- diriger
- diʁiʒe — To direct, guide; to steer or orient something
- tremblante
- tʁɑ̃blɑ̃t — Trembling, shaking; feminine present participle adjective
- touffes
- tuf — Tufts, clumps; small dense clusters of plants
- grimpaient
- ɡʁɛ̃pɛ — Were climbing; imperfect of grimper
- en
- ɑ̃ — In, by, while; preposition or gerund marker
- autour
- otuʁ — Around; surrounding or encircling something
- sa
- sa — His, her, its; feminine third-person possessive adjective
- fenêtre
- fənɛtʁ — Window; opening in a wall for light
- Tout
- tu — All, everything, completely; broad quantifier
- coup
- ku — Blow, hit; also used in tout à coup meaning suddenly
- sentit
- sɑ̃ti — Felt, sensed; simple past of sentir
- bras
- bʁa — Arm; upper limb of the human body
- enlaçait
- ɑ̃lasɛ — Was embracing, encircling; imperfect of enlacer
- corps
- kɔʁ — Body; the physical form of a person
- voix
- vwa — Voice; sound produced when speaking or singing
- bien
- bjɛ̃ — Well, good; adverb of manner or affirmation
- connue
- kɔny — Known, familiar; feminine past participle of connaître
- écria
- eKʁia — Exclaimed, cried out; simple past of s'écrier
- derrière
- dɛʁjɛʁ — Behind, at the back of; positional preposition
- lui
- lɥi — Him, to him; third-person singular indirect pronoun
- mon
- mɔ̃ — My; first-person singular masculine possessive adjective
- cher
- ʃɛʁ — Dear, beloved; term of affection or high cost
- Le
- lə — The; masculine singular definite article
- poussa
- pusa — Let out, pushed; simple past of pousser
- cri
- kʁi — Cry, shout; loud vocal exclamation
- se
- sə — Himself, herself; reflexive pronoun
- retourna
- ʁətuʁna — Turned around; simple past of se retourner
- puis
- pɥi — Then, next; indicating sequence of events
- voyant
- vwajɑ̃ — Seeing; present participle of voir
- fils
- fis — Son; male offspring
- tomba
- tɔ̃ba — Fell; simple past of tomber
- ses
- se — His, her, its; plural possessive adjective
- pâle
- pɑl — Pale; lacking color, light in complexion
- tremblant
- tʁɑ̃blɑ̃ — Trembling, shaking; present participle of trembler
- Qu'
- k — What, that; elided form of que
- avez-vous
- avevु — Do you have, what is wrong; interrogative form
- Êtes-vous
- ɛtvu — Are you; inverted interrogative form of être
- malade
- malad — Sick, ill; suffering from illness
- enquit
- ɑ̃ki — Asked, inquired; simple past of s'enquérir
- jeune
- ʒœn — Young; of a relatively low age
- homme
- ɔm — Man; adult male human being
- fort
- fɔʁ — Very, strongly; adverb intensifying an adjective
- alarmé
- alaʁme — Alarmed, worried; past participle of alarmer
- Non
- nɔ̃ — No; negative response or refusal
- garçon
- ɡaʁsɔ̃ — Boy, lad; young male person
- mais
- mɛ — But; conjunction expressing contrast
- je
- ʒə — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- ne
- nə — Not; negative particle used with pas or point
- t'
- t — You; elided second-person singular object pronoun
- attendais
- atɑ̃dɛ — Was expecting; first-person imperfect of attendre
- pas
- pa — Not; negative particle paired with ne
- joie
- ʒwa — Joy, happiness; feeling of great pleasure
- surprise
- syʁpʁiz — Surprise; unexpected event or emotion
- te
- tə — You; second-person singular direct object pronoun
- si
- si — So, such; intensifying adverb or conditional conjunction
- soudainement
- sudɛnmɑ̃ — Suddenly; in an abrupt or unexpected manner
- Ah
- a — Ah; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion
- crois
- kʁwa — Believe, think; first-person of croire
- vais
- vɛ — Am going; first-person singular of aller
- mourir
- muʁiʁ — To die; to cease to live
- Allons
- alɔ̃ — Come on, let's go; encouragement or urging
- courage
- kuʁaʒ — Courage; bravery in facing danger or difficulty
- C'
- s — It; elided form of ce before est
- est
- ɛ — Is; third-person singular present of être
- moi
- mwa — Me, I; first-person singular stressed pronoun
- vraiment
- vʁɛmɑ̃ — Really, truly; adverb expressing sincerity or emphasis
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