The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 3
I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt."
Lo confieso, querido amigo, que estoy muy en deuda con usted."
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.
Nunca había dicho tanto antes, y debo admitir que sus palabras me dieron un gran placer, pues con frecuencia me había irritado su indiferencia hacia mi admiración y hacia los intentos que había hecho para dar publicidad a sus métodos.
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.
También me sentí orgulloso de pensar que había dominado su sistema lo suficiente como para aplicarlo de una manera que se ganó su aprobación.
He now took the stick from my hands and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes.
Entonces tomó el bastón de mis manos y lo examinó durante unos minutos a simple vista.
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.
Luego, con una expresión de interés, dejó su cigarrillo y, llevando el bastón hacia la ventana, lo examinó de nuevo con una lente convexa.
"Interesting, though elementary," said he as he returned to his favourite corner of the settee.
«Interesante, aunque elemental», dijo mientras regresaba a su rincón favorito del sofá.
"There are certainly one or two indications upon the stick. It gives us the basis for several deductions."
«Ciertamente hay una o dos indicaciones en el bastón. Nos da la base para varias deducciones.»
"Has anything escaped me?" I asked with some self-importance.
«¿Se me ha escapado algo?», pregunté con cierta suficiencia.
"I trust that there is nothing of consequence which I have overlooked?"
«¿Confío en que no hay nada importante que haya pasado por alto?»
"I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous.
«Me temo, querido Watson, que la mayoría de sus conclusiones eran erróneas.
When I said that you stimulated me I meant, to be frank, that in noting your fallacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth.
Cuando dije que usted me estimulaba quise decir, para ser franco, que al notar sus falacias me veía ocasionalmente guiado hacia la verdad.
Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance.
No es que esté del todo equivocado en este caso.
The man is certainly a country practitioner. And he walks a good deal."
El hombre es sin duda un médico rural. Y camina bastante.»
"Then I was right.
«Entonces tenía razón.
Vocabulary
- confieso
- I confess; first-person singular present of confesar.
- querido
- Dear or beloved; affectionate term of address.
- amigo
- Friend; a person one has a bond with.
- deuda
- Debt; an obligation owed to another person.
- Nunca
- Never; adverb expressing complete negation of frequency.
- dicho
- Said; past participle of decir meaning to say.
- tanto
- So much; indicates a large quantity or degree.
- antes
- Before; adverb referring to a prior time.
- debo
- I must or I owe; first-person present of deber.
- admitir
- To admit; to acknowledge or accept something as true.
- palabras
- Words; units of spoken or written language.
- dieron
- They gave; third-person plural preterite of dar.
- gran
- Great or large; adjective indicating size or importance.
- placer
- Pleasure; a feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction.
- pues
- Well or since; causal or filler conjunction.
- frecuencia
- Frequency; how often something occurs.
- irritado
- Irritated; feeling annoyed or provoked.
- indiferencia
- Indifference; lack of interest or concern toward something.
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction or attitude.
- admiración
- Admiration; deep respect or warm approval toward someone.
- intentos
- Attempts; efforts made to accomplish something.
- hecho
- Done or made; past participle of hacer.
- publicidad
- Publicity; public attention given to something or someone.
- métodos
- Methods; systematic ways of doing or approaching things.
- sentí
- I felt; first-person singular preterite of sentir.
- orgulloso
- Proud; feeling deep satisfaction in an achievement.
- pensar
- To think; to have thoughts or opinions about something.
- dominado
- Mastered or dominated; having thorough control of something.
- sistema
- System; an organized set of principles or methods.
- suficiente
- Enough or sufficient; meeting the required amount or degree.
- aplicarlo
- To apply it; infinitive plus pronoun meaning to use.
- manera
- Way or manner; a method or style of doing.
- ganó
- Won or earned; third-person singular preterite of ganar.
- aprobación
- Approval; official or favorable acceptance of something.
- Entonces
- Then; adverb indicating time sequence or consequence.
- tomó
- Took; third-person singular preterite of tomar.
- bastón
- Cane or walking stick used for support.
- manos
- Hands; the body parts at the end of arms.
- examinó
- Examined; inspected carefully with attention to detail.
- durante
- During; preposition indicating time span of an action.
- minutos
- Minutes; units of time equal to sixty seconds.
- simple
- Simple; plain or uncomplicated in nature.
- vista
- Sight or view; the ability to see things.
- Luego
- Then or later; adverb indicating subsequent time.
- expresión
- Expression; a look conveying feeling or thought.
- interés
- Interest; curiosity or attention given to something.
- dejó
- Left or put down; third-person singular preterite of dejar.
- cigarrillo
- Cigarette; a small rolled tobacco product for smoking.
- llevando
- Carrying or bringing; present participle of llevar.
- ventana
- Window; an opening in a wall admitting light.
- nuevo
- New; recently made or not previously known.
- lente
- Lens; a piece of glass used to magnify.
- Interesante
- Interesting; arousing curiosity or holding one's attention.
- aunque
- Although or even though; concessive conjunction.
- elemental
- Elementary; basic or relating to fundamental principles.
- dijo
- Said; third-person singular preterite of decir.
- mientras
- While or whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
- regresaba
- Was returning; imperfect tense of regresar.
- rincón
- Corner or nook; a small secluded or sheltered spot.
- favorito
- Favorite; most preferred or liked above others.
- sofá
- Sofa; an upholstered seat for multiple people.
- Ciertamente
- Certainly; without doubt, used to affirm something.
- indicaciones
- Indications or clues; signs pointing toward a conclusion.
- base
- Basis or base; the foundation for reasoning or action.
- varias
- Several or various; more than two but not many.
- deducciones
- Deductions; conclusions reached through logical reasoning.
- escapado
- Escaped or missed; past participle of escapar.
- algo
- Something; an indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified thing.
- pregunté
- I asked; first-person singular preterite of preguntar.
- cierta
- Certain or some; indicating a degree of confidence.
- suficiencia
- Self-sufficiency or smugness; satisfaction with one's own knowledge.
- Confío
- I trust or hope; first-person present of confiar.
- nada
- Nothing; an absence of anything important.
- importante
- Important; of great significance or value.
- pasado
- Passed or overlooked; past participle of pasar.
- alto
- High or tall; can also mean overlooked in phrases.
- temo
- I fear; first-person singular present of temer.
- mayoría
- Majority; the greater number or part of something.
- conclusiones
- Conclusions; final decisions reached after reasoning.
- erróneas
- Erroneous or mistaken; containing errors or incorrect information.
- dije
- I said; first-person singular preterite of decir.
- estimulaba
- Was stimulating; imperfect tense of estimular.
- quise
- I wanted or tried; first-person singular preterite of querer.
- franco
- Frank or honest; speaking openly and directly.
- notar
- To notice; to observe or become aware of something.
- falacias
- Fallacies; false or mistaken beliefs or reasoning.
- veía
- Was seeing; first-person imperfect of ver.
- ocasionalmente
- Occasionally; happening from time to time, not regularly.
- guiado
- Guided or led; past participle of guiar.
- verdad
- Truth; that which is true or in accordance with facts.
- todo
- All or everything; indicating the entirety of something.
- equivocado
- Wrong or mistaken; being in error about something.
- caso
- Case; a specific situation or instance being examined.
- hombre
- Man; an adult male human being.
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating the absence of something.
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty about something's truth or outcome.
- médico
- Doctor or physician; a licensed medical professional.
- rural
- Rural; relating to the countryside or country areas.
- camina
- Walks; third-person singular present of caminar.
- bastante
- Quite or enough; adverb indicating a considerable degree.
- razón
- Reason or right; having correctness in a belief.
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