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.
O vago desassossego que prevalecia entre os espectadores havia afetado de tal forma um dos presentes que ele não esperou pela chegada do navio ao porto, mas saltando para um pequeno esquife, quis ser levado ao lado do _Pharaon_, que ele alcançou quando esta entrava na bacia de 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 o jovem a bordo viu essa pessoa se aproximar, ele deixou seu posto junto ao piloto e, com o chapéu na mão, inclinou-se sobre as amuradas do navio.
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 um belo jovem alto e esguio, de dezoito ou vinte anos, com olhos negros e cabelos tão escuros quanto a asa de um corvo; e toda a sua aparência demonstrava aquela calma e resolução peculiares aos homens acostumados desde o berço a enfrentar o perigo.
"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, é você, Dantès?" gritou o homem no esquife. "O que houve? e por que você tem esse ar de tristeza 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."
"Uma grande desgraça, Sr. Morrel," respondeu o jovem, "uma grande desgraça, especialmente para mim! À altura de Civita Vecchia perdemos o nosso bravo Capitão Leclere."
"And the cargo?" inquired the owner, eagerly.
"E a carga?" perguntou o armador, ansiosamente.
"Is all safe, M. Morrel; and I think you will be satisfied on that head. But poor Captain Leclere——"
"Está tudo a salvo, Sr. Morrel; e creio que ficará satisfeito a esse respeito. Mas o pobre Capitão Leclere——"
"What happened to him?" asked the owner, with an air of considerable resignation. "What happened to the worthy captain?"
"O que lhe aconteceu?" perguntou o armador, com um ar de considerável resignação. "O que aconteceu com o digno capitão?"
"He died."
"Ele morreu."
"Fell into the sea?"
"Caiu ao mar?"
"No, sir, he died of brain-fever in dreadful agony.
"Não, senhor, ele morreu de febre cerebral em terrível agonia.
Vocabulary
- vago
- Vague, unclear, or indefinite in meaning or form.
- desassossego
- Restlessness, uneasiness, or lack of peace of mind.
- que
- Relative pronoun; what, which, or that in questions.
- prevalecia
- Prevailed; was predominant or most common at time.
- entre
- Preposition meaning between, among, or in the midst.
- os
- Definite article; the (masculine plural form).
- espectadores
- Spectators, observers, or people watching an event.
- havia
- Had; past tense of haver, meaning to exist.
- afetado
- Affected; moved emotionally or influenced by something.
- de
- Preposition; of, from, or indicating possession or origin.
- tal
- Such, so, or of such a kind or degree.
- forma
- Form, shape, or manner of arrangement or appearance.
- um
- Indefinite article; a or an (masculine singular).
- dos
- Contraction of de + os; of the (masculine plural).
- presentes
- Present; people who are present at location.
- ele
- He; masculine third-person singular pronoun.
- não
- No or not; negation particle in Portuguese.
- esperou
- Waited or expected; past tense of esperar.
- pela
- Contraction of per + a; by the or for.
- chegada
- Arrival; the act of arriving at destination.
- do
- Contraction of de + o; of the (masculine).
- navio
- Ship; large vessel for water transportation.
- ao
- Contraction of a + o; to the (masculine).
- porto
- Port; harbor or place where ships dock.
- mas
- But; conjunction used to contrast ideas.
- saltando
- Jumping or leaping; present participle of saltar.
- para
- For, to, or in order to; preposition.
- pequeno
- Small, little, or diminutive in size.
- esquife
- Skiff; small rowboat or light vessel.
- quis
- Wanted or wished; past tense of querer.
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb in Portuguese language.
- levado
- Taken or carried; past participle of levar.
- lado
- Side; one of surfaces or directions.
- alcançou
- Reached or attained; past tense of alcançar.
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction or interrogative adverb.
- esta
- This; demonstrative pronoun (feminine singular form).
- entrava
- Entered or was entering; imperfect past tense.
- na
- Contraction of em + a; in the (feminine).
- bacia
- Basin; circular depression or natural harbor area.
- Quando
- When; temporal conjunction or interrogative adverb.
- jovem
- Young; youthful or in early life stage.
- bordo
- Board; side of ship or vessel.
- viu
- Saw or perceived; past tense of ver.
- essa
- That; demonstrative pronoun (feminine singular form).
- pessoa
- Person; individual human being or character.
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun or impersonal marker.
- aproximar
- To approach; draw near to something.
- deixou
- Left or abandoned; past tense of deixar.
- seu
- His, her, or your; possessive pronoun.
- posto
- Post, position, or place of duty.
- junto
- Near, beside, or next to something.
- piloto
- Pilot; person who steers ship or aircraft.
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
- chapéu
- Hat; head covering worn for protection.
- mão
- Hand; body part at end of arm.
- inclinou-se
- Leaned; bent forward or inclined body.
- sobre
- On, over, or about; preposition.
- as
- The; definite article (feminine plural form).
- amuradas
- Bulwarks; protective walls on side of ship.
- Era
- Was; past tense of ser or estar.
- belo
- Beautiful, handsome, or aesthetically pleasing.
- alto
- Tall, high, or of considerable height.
- esguio
- Slender, lean, or thin in appearance.
- dezoito
- Eighteen; number between seventeen and nineteen.
- ou
- Or; disjunctive conjunction offering alternatives.
- vinte
- Twenty; number between nineteen and twenty-one.
- anos
- Years; plural of year, unit of time.
- olhos
- Eyes; organs of sight or vision.
- negros
- Black or dark; color or dark-skinned.
- cabelos
- Hair; strands growing from head.
- tão
- So; used to indicate degree or extent.
- escuros
- Dark; lacking light or of dark color.
- quanto
- As, how much, or how many.
- asa
- Wing; limb for flight or appendage.
- corvo
- Raven; large black bird of crow family.
- toda
- All, entire, or whole (feminine singular).
- sua
- His, her, or your; possessive pronoun.
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