The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 8
"And that was Policar Morrel, my uncle, who was afterwards a captain.
«E quello era Policar Morrel, mio zio, che fu in seguito capitano.
Dantès, you must tell my uncle that the emperor remembered him, and you will see it will bring tears into the old soldier's eyes.
Dantès, dovete dire a mio zio che l'imperatore si ricordava di lui, e vedrete che ciò farà venire le lacrime agli occhi al vecchio soldato.
Come, come," continued he, patting Edmond's shoulder kindly, "you did very right, Dantès, to follow Captain Leclere's instructions, and touch at Elba,
Coraggio, coraggio,» continuò egli, battendo amichevolmente la spalla di Edmond, «avete fatto benissimo, Dantès, a seguire le istruzioni del capitano Leclere e a toccare l'Elba,
although if it were known that you had conveyed a packet to the marshal, and had conversed with the emperor, it might bring you into trouble."
benché, se si venisse a sapere che avete recato un plico al maresciallo e che avete conversato con l'imperatore, ciò potrebbe mettervi nei guai.»
"How could that bring me into trouble, sir?" asked Dantès; "for I did not even know of what I was the bearer; and the emperor merely made such inquiries as he would of the first comer.
«Come potrebbe mettermi nei guai, signore?» chiese Dantès; «poiché non sapevo neppure di che cosa fossi portatore; e l'imperatore si limitò a fare le domande che avrebbe rivolto al primo venuto.
But, pardon me, here are the health officers and the customs inspectors coming alongside."
Ma, scusatemi, ecco gli ufficiali sanitari e gli ispettori doganali che si avvicinano.»
And the young man went to the gangway.
E il giovane si diresse verso la passerella.
As he departed, Danglars approached, and said,—
Mentre egli si allontanava, Danglars si avvicinò e disse:
"Well, it appears that he has given you satisfactory reasons for his landing at Porto-Ferrajo?"
«Ebbene, sembra che egli vi abbia dato ragioni soddisfacenti per il suo approdo a Porto-Ferrajo?»
"Yes, most satisfactory, my dear Danglars."
«Sì, molto soddisfacenti, mio caro Danglars.»
"Well, so much the better," said the supercargo; "for it is not pleasant to think that a comrade has not done his duty."
«Ebbene, tanto meglio,» disse il sopraccarico; «poiché non è piacevole pensare che un compagno non abbia fatto il proprio dovere.»
"Dantès has done his," replied the owner, "and that is not saying much.
«Dantès ha fatto il suo,» rispose l'armatore, «e non è dire molto.
It was Captain Leclere who gave orders for this delay."
Fu il capitano Leclere a dare gli ordini per questo ritardo.»
"Talking of Captain Leclere, has not Dantès given you a letter from him?"
«A proposito del capitano Leclere, Dantès non vi ha consegnato una lettera da parte sua?»
"To me?—no—was there one?
«A me? No. Ce n'era una?
Vocabulary
- E
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- quello
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'that'
- era
- Third person singular imperfect of 'essere', meaning 'was'
- mio
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- zio
- Noun meaning 'uncle', a family relation
- che
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'who'
- fu
- Third person singular passato remoto of 'essere', meaning 'was'
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- seguito
- Noun or adverb meaning 'afterwards' or 'following'
- capitano
- Noun meaning 'captain', a military or naval rank
- dovete
- Second person plural of 'dovere', meaning 'you must'
- dire
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- l'
- Elided definite article 'il' or 'la', meaning 'the'
- imperatore
- Noun meaning 'emperor', a supreme ruler
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'
- ricordava
- Imperfect tense of 'ricordare', meaning 'remembered'
- di
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- lui
- Personal pronoun meaning 'him' or 'he'
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- vedrete
- Second person plural future of 'vedere', meaning 'you will see'
- ciò
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that thing'
- farà
- Third person singular future of 'fare', meaning 'will make'
- venire
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to come'
- le
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' (feminine plural) or 'her'
- lacrime
- Noun meaning 'tears', drops from weeping eyes
- agli
- Contraction of 'a' and 'gli', meaning 'to the' (masculine plural)
- occhi
- Noun meaning 'eyes', the organs of sight
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'il', meaning 'to the' (masculine singular)
- vecchio
- Adjective or noun meaning 'old' or 'old man'
- soldato
- Noun meaning 'soldier', a member of the military
- Coraggio
- Noun meaning 'courage' or interjection meaning 'cheer up'
- continuò
- Third person singular passato remoto of 'continuare', meaning 'continued'
- egli
- Personal pronoun meaning 'he', formal literary usage
- battendo
- Gerund of 'battere', meaning 'striking' or 'patting'
- amichevolmente
- Adverb meaning 'in a friendly manner' or 'amicably'
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- spalla
- Noun meaning 'shoulder', the body part
- avete
- Second person plural of 'avere', meaning 'you have'
- fatto
- Past participle of 'fare', meaning 'done' or 'made'
- benissimo
- Adverb meaning 'very well' or 'excellently'
- seguire
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to follow'
- istruzioni
- Noun meaning 'instructions' or 'directions'
- del
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'
- toccare
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to touch' or 'to stop at'
- benché
- Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'
- se
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or reflexive pronoun 'oneself'
- venisse
- Third person singular imperfect subjunctive of 'venire', meaning 'came'
- sapere
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to know' a fact
- recato
- Past participle of 'recarsi', meaning 'gone' or 'brought'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine)
- plico
- Noun meaning 'package' or 'sealed envelope of documents'
- maresciallo
- Noun meaning 'marshal', a high military rank
- conversato
- Past participle of 'conversare', meaning 'conversed' or 'spoken'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- potrebbe
- Third person singular conditional of 'potere', meaning 'could'
- mettervi
- Infinitive 'mettere' plus 'vi', meaning 'to put you' into trouble
- nei
- Contraction of 'in' and 'i', meaning 'in the' (masculine plural)
- guai
- Noun meaning 'troubles' or 'problems', plural of 'guaio'
- Come
- Adverb meaning 'how' or 'as'
- mettermi
- Infinitive 'mettere' plus 'mi', meaning 'to put me'
- signore
- Noun meaning 'sir' or 'gentleman', a polite form of address
- chiese
- Third person singular passato remoto of 'chiedere', meaning 'asked'
- poiché
- Conjunction meaning 'since' or 'because'
- non
- Adverb of negation meaning 'not'
- sapevo
- First person singular imperfect of 'sapere', meaning 'I knew'
- neppure
- Adverb meaning 'not even' or 'neither'
- cosa
- Noun meaning 'thing' or used in questions as 'what'
- fossi
- First person singular imperfect subjunctive of 'essere', meaning 'I was'
- portatore
- Noun meaning 'bearer' or 'carrier' of something
- limitò
- Third person singular passato remoto of 'limitare', meaning 'limited'
- fare
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
- domande
- Noun meaning 'questions', plural of 'domanda'
- avrebbe
- Third person singular conditional of 'avere', meaning 'would have'
- rivolto
- Past participle of 'rivolgere', meaning 'addressed' or 'turned to'
- primo
- Adjective meaning 'first' in order or rank
- venuto
- Past participle of 'venire', meaning 'come' or 'arrived'
- Ma
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast
- scusatemi
- Imperative of 'scusare' plus 'mi', meaning 'excuse me'
- ecco
- Adverb meaning 'here are' or 'look there'
- gli
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' (masculine plural) or 'to him'
- ufficiali
- Noun meaning 'officers', plural of 'ufficiale'
- sanitari
- Adjective meaning 'health' or 'sanitary', relating to public health
- ispettori
- Noun meaning 'inspectors', officials who examine and verify
- doganali
- Adjective meaning 'customs', relating to the customs authority
- avvicinano
- Third person plural of 'avvicinarsi', meaning 'they approach'
- il
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- giovane
- Adjective or noun meaning 'young' or 'young person'
- diresse
- Third person singular passato remoto of 'dirigersi', meaning 'headed towards'
- verso
- Preposition meaning 'towards' a direction or place
- passerella
- Noun meaning 'gangway' or 'footbridge' on a ship
- Mentre
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as', indicating simultaneous action
- allontanava
- Imperfect of 'allontanarsi', meaning 'was moving away'
- avvicinò
- Third person singular passato remoto of 'avvicinarsi', meaning 'approached'
- disse
- Third person singular passato remoto of 'dire', meaning 'said'
- Ebbene
- Interjection meaning 'well then' or 'so', transitioning topics
- sembra
- Third person singular of 'sembrare', meaning 'it seems'
- vi
- Pronoun meaning 'you' (plural) or 'there'
- abbia
- Third person singular present subjunctive of 'avere', meaning 'has'
- dato
- Past participle of 'dare', meaning 'given'
- ragioni
- Noun meaning 'reasons', plural of 'ragione'
- soddisfacenti
- Adjective meaning 'satisfactory' or 'satisfying'
- per
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'through'
- suo
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- approdo
- Noun meaning 'landing' or 'docking' at a port
- Porto
- Noun meaning 'port' or 'harbor', a place for ships
- Sì
- Adverb meaning 'yes', an affirmative response
- molto
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'very' or 'much'
- caro
- Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'expensive'
- tanto
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'so much' or 'so many'
- meglio
- Adverb meaning 'better', comparative form of 'bene'
- sopraccarico
- Noun meaning 'supercargo', an officer managing ship's cargo
- è
- Third person singular of 'essere', meaning 'is'
- piacevole
- Adjective meaning 'pleasant' or 'agreeable'
- pensare
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to think' or 'to consider'
- compagno
- Noun meaning 'companion' or 'fellow', someone alongside you
- proprio
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'own' or 'exactly'
- dovere
- Noun or verb meaning 'duty' or 'to have to'
- ha
- Third person singular of 'avere', meaning 'has'
- rispose
- Third person singular passato remoto of 'rispondere', meaning 'replied'
- armatore
- Noun meaning 'shipowner', one who owns or operates ships
- Fu
- Third person singular passato remoto of 'essere', meaning 'it was'
- dare
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to give'
- ordini
- Noun meaning 'orders' or 'commands', plural of 'ordine'
- questo
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'this'
- ritardo
- Noun meaning 'delay' or 'lateness'
- A
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- proposito
- Noun meaning 'subject' or 'purpose'; 'a proposito' means 'by the way'
- consegnato
- Past participle of 'consegnare', meaning 'delivered' or 'handed over'
- una
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine)
- lettera
- Noun meaning 'letter', a written message sent to someone
- da
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'by'
- parte
- Noun meaning 'part', 'side', or 'behalf' of someone
- sua
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its' (feminine)
- me
- Personal pronoun meaning 'me', object form of 'io'
- No
- Adverb meaning 'no', a negative response
- Ce
- Pronoun 'ci' elided before 'n'', meaning 'there' or 'of it'
- n'
- Elided form of 'ne', partitive or locative pronoun meaning 'of it'
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