The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 2
The vague disquietude which prevailed among the spectators had so much affected one of the crowd that he did not await the arrival of the vessel in harbor, but jumping into a small skiff, desired to be pulled alongside the _Pharaon_, which he reached as she rounded into La Réserve basin.
Il vago disagio che prevaleva tra gli spettatori aveva tanto colpito uno della folla che egli non attese l'arrivo della nave in porto, ma saltando in una piccola barca, chiese di essere condotto accanto al _Pharaon_, che raggiunse mentre essa entrava nel bacino di La Réserve.
When the young man on board saw this person approach, he left his station by the pilot, and, hat in hand, leaned over the ship's bulwarks.
Quando il giovane a bordo vide avvicinarsi questa persona, lasciò il suo posto accanto al pilota e, con il cappello in mano, si sporse sui parapetti della nave.
He was a fine, tall, slim young fellow of eighteen or twenty, with black eyes, and hair as dark as a raven's wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness and resolution peculiar to men accustomed from their cradle to contend with danger.
Era un bel giovane, alto e snello, di diciotto o vent'anni, con gli occhi neri e i capelli scuri come l'ala di un corvo; e tutto il suo aspetto rivelava quella calma e quella risolutezza peculiari agli uomini abituati fin dalla culla a lottare con il pericolo.
"Ah, is it you, Dantès?" cried the man in the skiff. "What's the matter? and why have you such an air of sadness aboard?"
«Ah, sei tu, Dantès?» gridò l'uomo nella barca. «Cosa c'è? e perché hai quest'aria di tristezza a bordo?»
"A great misfortune, M. Morrel," replied the young man, "a great misfortune, for me especially! Off Civita Vecchia we lost our brave Captain Leclere."
«Una grande disgrazia, signor Morrel,» rispose il giovane, «una grande disgrazia, soprattutto per me! Al largo di Civita Vecchia abbiamo perso il nostro valoroso capitano Leclere.»
"And the cargo?" inquired the owner, eagerly.
«E il carico?» chiese ansiosamente l'armatore.
"Is all safe, M. Morrel; and I think you will be satisfied on that head. But poor Captain Leclere——"
«È tutto al sicuro, signor Morrel; e credo che ne sarete soddisfatto. Ma il povero capitano Leclere——»
"What happened to him?" asked the owner, with an air of considerable resignation. "What happened to the worthy captain?"
«Cosa gli è successo?» chiese l'armatore, con un'aria di notevole rassegnazione. «Cosa è successo al degno capitano?»
"He died."
«È morto.»
"Fell into the sea?"
«È caduto in mare?»
"No, sir, he died of brain-fever in dreadful agony.
«No, signore, è morto di febbre cerebrale in una terribile agonia.
Vocabulary
- vago
- Vague, indefinite, or wandering feeling or quality.
- disagio
- Discomfort, unease, or sense of awkwardness.
- prevaleva
- Was prevailing or predominating among a group.
- spettatori
- Spectators, onlookers watching an event or scene.
- colpito
- Struck, hit, or deeply impressed someone emotionally.
- folla
- Crowd, throng of people gathered in a place.
- egli
- Formal third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
- attese
- Waited, remained in expectation of something or someone.
- arrivo
- Arrival, the act of reaching a destination.
- nave
- Ship, a large vessel for traveling on water.
- porto
- Harbor or port where ships dock and anchor.
- saltando
- Jumping, leaping from one place to another.
- barca
- Small boat used for water travel or fishing.
- chiese
- Asked, requested something from someone formally or informally.
- condotto
- Led, conducted, or brought to a particular place.
- accanto
- Beside, next to, or alongside something or someone.
- raggiunse
- Reached, caught up with, or arrived at a destination.
- mentre
- While, as, conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
- bacino
- Basin, dock area where ships are moored or repaired.
- giovane
- Young person, youth; adjective meaning 'young'.
- bordo
- On board a ship or aircraft.
- vide
- Saw, past tense of 'vedere', to see.
- avvicinarsi
- To approach, come closer to someone or something.
- lasciò
- Left, abandoned, or let go of something or someone.
- posto
- Place, position, or spot assigned to someone.
- pilota
- Pilot, person guiding a ship or aircraft.
- cappello
- Hat, a head covering worn as clothing or gesture.
- mano
- Hand, the part of the body at the wrist's end.
- sporse
- Leaned out, stretched forward over an edge.
- parapetti
- Parapets, railings or low walls along a ship's deck.
- bel
- Handsome, beautiful; elided form of 'bello'.
- alto
- Tall, of great height in stature.
- snello
- Slender, slim, with a lean and graceful build.
- diciotto
- Eighteen, the cardinal number between seventeen and nineteen.
- vent'
- Twenty, elided form of 'venti' before a vowel.
- anni
- Years, plural of 'anno'; used to express age.
- occhi
- Eyes, plural of 'occhio', the organs of sight.
- neri
- Black, dark; plural adjective describing color.
- capelli
- Hair, specifically the hair on a person's head.
- scuri
- Dark, darkly colored; plural adjective.
- ala
- Wing of a bird or aircraft.
- corvo
- Raven or crow, a large black bird.
- aspetto
- Appearance, look, outward aspect of a person.
- rivelava
- Revealed, disclosed, or showed something about someone.
- calma
- Calm, tranquility, composed state of mind or manner.
- risolutezza
- Resoluteness, determination, firmness of character or purpose.
- peculiari
- Peculiar, particular, characteristic of specific people or things.
- uomini
- Men, plural of 'uomo', adult male persons.
- abituati
- Accustomed, used to, habituated to something over time.
- culla
- Cradle, infant's rocking bed; used idiomatically for birth.
- lottare
- To fight, struggle, or wrestle against opposition.
- pericolo
- Danger, peril, a threatening or hazardous situation.
- gridò
- Shouted, cried out loudly to someone.
- uomo
- Man, adult male person.
- aria
- Air; also 'look' or 'expression' on one's face.
- tristezza
- Sadness, sorrow, a state of melancholy or grief.
- disgrazia
- Misfortune, calamity, a terrible unfortunate event.
- signor
- Mister, sir; title of address for an adult man.
- rispose
- Replied, answered; past tense of 'rispondere'.
- soprattutto
- Above all, especially, most importantly.
- largo
- Open sea, offshore; also wide or broad.
- perso
- Lost; past participle of 'perdere'.
- valoroso
- Valiant, brave, courageous; describing a heroic person.
- capitano
- Captain, commander of a ship or military unit.
- carico
- Cargo, load; goods carried by a ship or vehicle.
- ansiosamente
- Anxiously, with worry or eager concern.
- armatore
- Shipowner, person who owns or operates ships commercially.
- sicuro
- Safe, certain, secure; sure about something.
- credo
- I believe, I think; first person singular of 'credere'.
- ne
- Of it, of them; partitive or replacing a prepositional phrase.
- soddisfatto
- Satisfied, content, pleased with an outcome or result.
- povero
- Poor, unfortunate; used to express sympathy for someone.
- successo
- Happened, occurred; past participle of 'succedere'.
- notevole
- Notable, remarkable, worthy of attention or notice.
- rassegnazione
- Resignation, acceptance of an unpleasant or inevitable situation.
- degno
- Worthy, deserving; fitting for a person of merit.
- morto
- Dead, deceased; past participle of 'morire'.
- caduto
- Fallen; past participle of 'cadere', to fall.
- mare
- Sea, ocean, large body of salt water.
- signore
- Sir, mister, gentleman; polite form of address.
- febbre
- Fever, elevated body temperature due to illness.
- cerebrale
- Cerebral, relating to the brain or its functions.
- terribile
- Terrible, dreadful, causing great fear or distress.
- agonia
- Agony, extreme suffering or death throes.
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