The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 3
I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt."
Ich gestehe, mein lieber Freund, dass ich Ihnen sehr zu Dank verpflichtet bin."
He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods.
Er hatte sich noch nie so geäußert, und ich muss zugeben, dass mir seine Worte echte Freude bereiteten, denn ich war oft von seiner Gleichgültigkeit gegenüber meiner Bewunderung und gegenüber den Versuchen, die ich unternommen hatte, seinen Methoden Bekanntheit zu verschaffen, gekränkt worden.
I was proud, too, to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval.
Ich war auch stolz darauf, zu denken, dass ich sein System so weit beherrscht hatte, um es auf eine Weise anzuwenden, die seine Billigung verdiente.
He now took the stick from my hands and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes.
Er nahm nun den Stock aus meinen Händen und untersuchte ihn einige Minuten lang mit bloßen Augen.
Then with an expression of interest he laid down his cigarette, and carrying the cane to the window, he looked over it again with a convex lens.
Dann legte er mit einem interessierten Ausdruck seine Zigarette nieder, und den Stock zum Fenster tragend, betrachtete er ihn erneut mit einer Konvexlinse.
"There are certainly one or two indications upon the stick.
„Es gibt sicherlich ein oder zwei Hinweise auf dem Stock.
"I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous.
„Ich fürchte, mein lieber Watson, dass die meisten Ihrer Schlussfolgerungen irrtümlich waren.
When I said that you stimulated me I meant, to be frank, that in noting your fallacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth.
Als ich sagte, dass Sie mich anregten, meinte ich, um ehrlich zu sein, dass ich durch das Bemerken Ihrer Irrtümer gelegentlich zur Wahrheit geleitet wurde.
Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance.
Nicht dass Sie in diesem Fall völlig falsch liegen.
The man is certainly a country practitioner.
Der Mann ist sicherlich ein Landarzt.
"Then I was right.
„Dann hatte ich also recht.
Vocabulary
- gestehe
- Confess, admit; first person singular present tense.
- lieber
- Dear; comparative form of lieb (dear, beloved).
- Dank
- Thanks, gratitude; appreciation for kindness received.
- verpflichtet
- Obligated, indebted; bound by obligation or duty.
- nie
- Never; not at any time, never before.
- geäußert
- Expressed, uttered; past participle of äußern.
- zugeben
- Admit, concede; to acknowledge as true.
- echte
- Genuine, real, authentic; sincere and unfeigned.
- Freude
- Joy, delight, pleasure; a feeling of happiness.
- bereiteten
- Prepared, caused; past tense of bereiten.
- oft
- Often, frequently; many times.
- Gleichgültigkeit
- Indifference, apathy; lack of interest or concern.
- gegenüber
- Opposite, toward; facing across from, with regard to.
- Bewunderung
- Admiration, appreciation; high regard and respect.
- Versuchen
- Attempts, efforts; plural of Versuch.
- unternommen
- Undertaken, attempted; past participle of unternehmen.
- Methoden
- Methods, techniques; plural of Methode.
- Bekanntheit
- Fame, renown, familiarity; state of being known.
- verschaffen
- Procure, obtain, provide; to make available.
- gekränkt
- Offended, hurt, wounded; past participle of kränken.
- stolz
- Proud, haughty; having or showing excessive pride.
- darauf
- On it, thereof; upon that, on that.
- denken
- Think, consider; to form ideas in mind.
- System
- System, method; organized set of principles.
- weit
- Far, wide, extensive; over a large distance.
- beherrscht
- Weise
- Way, manner; a method or mode.
- anzuwenden
- To apply, use; employ in practice.
- Billigung
- Approval, consent; agreement or favorable opinion.
- verdiente
- Deserved, earned; past tense of verdienen.
- nun
- Now, then; at the present time.
- Stock
- Stick, walking stick, staff; wooden pole.
- Händen
- Hands; plural of Hand, body part.
- untersuchte
- Examined, investigated; past tense of untersuchen.
- einige
- Some, several, a few; not many.
- Minuten
- Minutes; plural of Minute, time unit.
- lang
- Long; extended in time or space.
- bloßen
- Bare, naked, mere; without covering.
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of Auge, organ of sight.
- Dann
- Then, after that; at that time.
- legte
- Laid, placed, put; past tense of legen.
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