The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 15
Father and Son
Padre e Figlio
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.
Lasceremo Danglars alle prese con il demone dell'odio, intento a insinuare nell'orecchio dell'armatore qualche malvagio sospetto contro il suo compagno, e seguiremo Dantès, il quale, dopo aver attraversato La Canebière, imboccò la Rue de Noailles, e, entrando in una piccola casa a sinistra delle Allées de Meilhan, salì rapidamente quattro rampe di una buia scala, tenendo con una mano il corrimano, mentre con l'altra frenava i battiti del suo cuore, e si fermò davanti a una porta socchiusa, dalla quale poteva vedere l'intero interno di una piccola stanza.
This room was occupied by Dantès' father.
Questa stanza era occupata dal padre di 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 notizia dell'arrivo del _Pharaon_ non aveva ancora raggiunto il vecchio, il quale, salito su una sedia, si divertiva a guidare con mano tremante i nasturzi e i rami di clematide che si arrampicavano sul traliccio della sua finestra.
Suddenly, he felt an arm thrown around his body, and a well-known voice behind him exclaimed, "Father—dear father!"
All'improvviso, sentì un braccio stringersi attorno al suo corpo, e una voce ben nota dietro di lui esclamò: «Padre — caro padre!»
The old man uttered a cry, and turned round; then, seeing his son, he fell into his arms, pale and trembling.
Il vecchio lanciò un grido e si voltò; poi, vedendo suo figlio, gli cadde tra le braccia, pallido e tremante.
"What ails you, my dearest father? Are you ill?" inquired the young man, much alarmed.
«Che cosa avete, padre mio carissimo? State male?» chiese il giovane, molto allarmato.
"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, mio caro Edmond — figlio mio — figlio mio! — no; ma non ti aspettavo; e la gioia, la sorpresa di vederti così all'improvviso — Ah, sento come se stessi per morire.»
"Come, come, cheer up, my dear father! 'Tis I—really I!
«Coraggio, coraggio, fatevi animo, padre mio! Sono io — proprio io!
Vocabulary
- Padre
- Father; male parent or paternal figure
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- Figlio
- Son; male offspring of a parent
- Lasceremo
- We will leave; first person plural future of lasciare
- alle
- To the; contraction of a and le
- prese
- Grips; alle prese con means struggling with something
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- demone
- Demon; evil spirit or destructive inner force
- dell'
- Of the; elided contraction of di and lo/la
- odio
- Hatred; intense feeling of hostility or aversion
- intento
- Intent; focused and determined on doing something
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction, purpose, or location
- insinuare
- To insinuate; to subtly introduce a doubt or suspicion
- nell'
- In the; elided contraction of in and lo/la
- orecchio
- Ear; organ of hearing on the side of the head
- armatore
- Shipowner; person who owns or operates ships
- qualche
- Some; indefinite adjective indicating an unspecified quantity
- malvagio
- Wicked; evil or morally corrupt in nature
- sospetto
- Suspicion; a feeling that something is wrong or untrue
- contro
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or contrast
- suo
- His/her/its; third person singular possessive adjective
- compagno
- Companion; close associate, partner, or fellow member
- seguiremo
- We will follow; first person plural future of seguire
- quale
- Who/which; relative or interrogative pronoun or adjective
- dopo
- After; preposition or adverb indicating subsequent time
- aver
- To have; infinitive used in compound verb constructions
- attraversato
- Crossed; past participle of attraversare, to cross through
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- imboccò
- Entered; turned into a street or passage
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- entrando
- Entering; present gerund of entrare, to go inside
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or direction
- una
- A/an; feminine singular indefinite article
- piccola
- Small; adjective describing something of little size
- casa
- House; building used as a place of residence
- sinistra
- Left; direction opposite to right; also means sinister
- delle
- Of the; contraction of di and le
- salì
- Climbed; third person singular past of salire
- rapidamente
- Quickly; adverb indicating fast or swift manner
- quattro
- Four; the cardinal number between three and five
- rampe
- Flights; sections of stairs between two landings
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or specification
- buia
- Dark; adjective describing absence of light
- scala
- Staircase; set of steps inside or outside a building
- tenendo
- Holding; present gerund of tenere, to hold or keep
- mano
- Hand; body part at the end of the arm
- corrimano
- Handrail; rail gripped for support on a staircase
- mentre
- While; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- l'
- The; elided definite article before a vowel sound
- altra
- Other; adjective or pronoun indicating a different one
- frenava
- Was slowing; imperfect of frenare, to slow or restrain
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- battiti
- Beats; rhythmic pulses, especially of the heart
- del
- Of the; contraction of di and il
- cuore
- Heart; vital organ; also used for emotions and feelings
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- fermò
- Stopped; third person singular past of fermarsi
- davanti
- In front of; preposition indicating position ahead
- porta
- Door; movable barrier closing an entrance or opening
- socchiusa
- Ajar; slightly open, not fully closed or open
- dalla
- From the; contraction of da and la
- poteva
- Could; third person singular imperfect of potere
- vedere
- To see; infinitive meaning to perceive visually
- intero
- Entire; whole, complete, without missing any part
- interno
- Interior; inside part of a room or building
- stanza
- Room; enclosed space within a house or building
- Questa
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- occupata
- Occupied; inhabited or taken up by someone
- dal
- By the/from the; contraction of da and il
- padre
- Father; male parent or paternal figure
- notizia
- News; piece of information about recent events
- arrivo
- Arrival; act of reaching a destination or place
- non
- Not; negation adverb used to negate verbs
- aveva
- Had; third person singular imperfect of avere
- ancora
- Yet/still; adverb indicating continuation or a point in time
- raggiunto
- Reached; past participle of raggiungere, to reach or catch up
- vecchio
- Old man; elderly person, or adjective meaning old
- salito
- Climbed up; past participle of salire, to go up
- su
- On/up; preposition indicating position above or on top
- sedia
- Chair; piece of furniture used for sitting
- divertiva
- Was amusing himself; imperfect of divertirsi
- guidare
- To guide; to direct or lead something along a path
- tremante
- Trembling; shaking or quivering, often with weakness
- rami
- Branches; offshoots of a plant, tree, or vine
- che
- That/which/who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- arrampicavano
- Were climbing; imperfect of arrampicarsi, to climb up
- sul
- On the; contraction of su and il
- della
- Of the; contraction of di and la
- sua
- His/her/its; feminine singular possessive adjective
- finestra
- Window; opening in a wall fitted with glass panes
- All'
- At the; elided contraction of a and lo/la
- improvviso
- Sudden; all'improvviso means suddenly, without warning
- sentì
- Felt/heard; third person singular past of sentire
- un
- A/an; masculine singular indefinite article
- braccio
- Arm; upper limb of the human body
- stringersi
- To tighten around; reflexive of stringere, to grip
- attorno
- Around; preposition indicating surrounding or encircling
- al
- To the; contraction of a and il
- corpo
- Body; physical form of a person or animal
- voce
- Voice; sound produced in speaking or singing
- ben
- Well; adverb meaning thoroughly or very well
- nota
- Known; recognizable or familiar to someone
- dietro
- Behind; preposition indicating position at the back
- lui
- Him/he; third person masculine singular pronoun
- esclamò
- Exclaimed; third person singular past of esclamare
- caro
- Dear; term of affection or endearment for someone
- Il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- lanciò
- Let out/threw; third person singular past of lanciare
- grido
- Cry/shout; loud exclamation expressing strong emotion
- voltò
- Turned; third person singular past of voltarsi
- poi
- Then; adverb indicating what happens next in sequence
- vedendo
- Seeing; present gerund of vedere, to see
- figlio
- Son; male child in relation to his parent
- gli
- To him; indirect object pronoun, masculine singular
- cadde
- Fell; third person singular past of cadere, to fall
- tra
- Between/among; preposition indicating position or relation
- le
- The; feminine plural definite article
- braccia
- Arms; plural of braccio, upper limbs of the body
- pallido
- Pale; having little color in the face or skin
- Che
- What/that; interrogative or relative pronoun
- cosa
- Thing/what; noun or used in questions meaning what
- avete
- You have; second person plural present of avere
- mio
- My; first person singular masculine possessive adjective
- carissimo
- Dearest; superlative of caro, very dear or beloved
- State
- Are you; second person plural of stare, feeling unwell
- male
- Badly/ill; stare male means to feel unwell or sick
- chiese
- Asked; third person singular past of chiedere
- giovane
- Young man; adjective or noun for a young person
- molto
- Very/much; adverb or adjective indicating high degree
- allarmato
- Alarmed; worried or frightened by a perceived threat
- No
- No; negative response or denial
- ma
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
- ti
- You; second person singular direct or indirect pronoun
- aspettavo
- I was waiting for; first person singular imperfect of aspettare
- gioia
- Joy; feeling of great happiness or delight
- sorpresa
- Surprise; unexpected event or feeling of astonishment
- vederti
- To see you; infinitive of vedere with clitic pronoun ti
- così
- So/thus; adverb indicating manner or degree
- all'
- At the; elided contraction of a and lo/la
- Ah
- Ah; exclamation expressing emotion such as surprise or relief
- sento
- I feel; first person singular present of sentire
- come
- As if/how; conjunction or adverb of comparison or manner
- se
- If/as if; conjunction introducing conditional clauses
- stessi
- I were; first person singular imperfect subjunctive of stare
- per
- For/to; preposition indicating purpose, cause, or duration
- morire
- To die; infinitive referring to the end of life
- Coraggio
- Courage; bravery, or used as encouragement meaning cheer up
- fatevi
- Take heart; imperative of farsi with reflexive pronoun
- animo
- Spirit/courage; farsi animo means to take heart or courage
- Sono
- I am; first person singular present of essere
- io
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- proprio
- Really/truly; adverb emphasizing identity or certainty
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