The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 9
I had hardly expected so dolichocephalic a skull or such well-marked supra-orbital development.
Apenas había esperado un cráneo tan dolicocéfalo o un desarrollo supraorbitario tan bien marcado.
Would you have any objection to my running my finger along your parietal fissure?
¿Tendría usted alguna objeción a que pasara mi dedo a lo largo de su fisura parietal?
A cast of your skull, sir, until the original is available, would be an ornament to any anthropological museum.
Un molde de su cráneo, señor, hasta que el original esté disponible, sería un ornamento para cualquier museo antropológico.
It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.
No es mi intención ser exagerado, pero confieso que codicio su cráneo.
Sherlock Holmes waved our strange visitor into a chair.
Sherlock Holmes indicó con un gesto a nuestro extraño visitante que tomara asiento.
"You are an enthusiast in your line of thought, I perceive, sir, as I am in mine," said he.
«Usted es un entusiasta en su línea de pensamiento, lo percibo, señor, como yo lo soy en la mía», dijo él.
"I observe from your forefinger that you make your own cigarettes.
«Observo por su dedo índice que usted lía sus propios cigarrillos.
Have no hesitation in lighting one."
No dude en encender uno.»
The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity.
El hombre sacó papel y tabaco y enrolló el uno en el otro con sorprendente destreza.
He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennæ of an insect.
Tenía dedos largos y temblorosos, tan ágiles e inquietos como las antenas de un insecto.
Holmes was silent, but his little darting glances showed me the interest which he took in our curious companion.
Holmes guardó silencio, pero sus rápidas y fugaces miradas me mostraron el interés que le despertaba nuestro curioso acompañante.
"I presume, sir," said he at last, "that it was not merely for the purpose of examining my skull that you have done me the honour to call here last night and again today?"
«Supongo, señor», dijo él por fin, «que no fue únicamente con el propósito de examinar mi cráneo por lo que me hizo el honor de visitarme anoche y de nuevo hoy».
"No, sir, no; though I am happy to have had the opportunity of doing that as well.
«No, señor, no; aunque me alegra haber tenido la oportunidad de hacerlo también.
I came to you, Mr. Holmes, because I recognized that I am myself an unpractical man and because I am suddenly confronted with a most serious and extraordinary problem.
Acudí a usted, señor Holmes, porque reconocí que soy yo mismo un hombre poco práctico y porque me encuentro de repente ante un problema de lo más grave y extraordinario.
Vocabulary
- Apenas
- Scarcely; hardly; only just.
- había
- Had; past tense of haber.
- esperado
- Expected; past participle of esperar.
- un
- A; an; indefinite article.
- cráneo
- Skull; cranium.
- tan
- So; such; to such a degree.
- desarrollo
- Development; growth; unfolding.
- bien
- Well; properly; correctly.
- marcado
- Marked; pronounced; clearly defined.
- Tendría
- Would have; conditional of tener.
- usted
- You; formal second person singular.
- alguna
- Any; some; a certain.
- objeción
- Objection; opposition; protest.
- que
- That; which; what.
- pasara
- Pass; move along; subjunctive of pasar.
- mi
- My; possessive adjective.
- dedo
- Finger; digit.
- lo
- It; the; masculine direct object pronoun.
- largo
- Long; length; extensive.
- de
- Of; from; belonging to.
- su
- His; her; your; their.
- fisura
- Fissure; crack; narrow opening.
- Un
- A; an; one.
- molde
- Mold; mould; cast; form.
- señor
- Sir; mister; gentleman; man.
- hasta
- Until; till; up to.
- el
- The; masculine singular article.
- original
- Original; unique; first; source.
- esté
- Be; subjunctive present of estar.
- disponible
- Available; accessible; obtainable.
- sería
- Would be; conditional of ser.
- ornamento
- Ornament; decoration; embellishment.
- para
- For; in order to; toward.
- cualquier
- Any; whatever; whichever.
- museo
- Museum; building housing collections.
- No
- Not; no; negation.
- es
- Is; present tense of ser.
- intención
- Intention; purpose; aim.
- ser
- To be; to exist.
- exagerado
- Exaggerated; overstated; excessive.
- pero
- But; however; yet.
- confieso
- Confess; admit; acknowledge.
- codicio
- Covet; desire; long for.
- indicó
- Indicated; pointed out; showed.
- con
- With; accompanied by.
- gesto
- Gesture; expression; movement.
- nuestro
- Our; ours; belonging to us.
- extraño
- Strange; odd; unusual; foreigner.
- visitante
- Visitor; guest; one visiting.
- tomara
- Take; sit; subjunctive of tomar.
- asiento
- Seat; chair; sitting position.
- Usted
- You; formal second person singular.
- entusiasta
- Enthusiast; devotee; keen person.
- en
- In; on; into.
- línea
- Line; row; direction.
- pensamiento
- Thought; thinking; idea.
- percibo
- Perceive; notice; observe.
- como
- Like; as; how.
- yo
- I; first person singular.
- soy
- Am; present tense of ser.
- la
- The; feminine singular article.
- mía
- Mine; belonging to me.
- dijo
- Said; told; spoke.
- él
- He; him; masculine third person.
- Observo
- Observe; notice; watch; remark.
- por
- By; for; through.
- índice
- Index; forefinger; indicator.
- lía
- Roll; wrap; bundle.
- propios
- Own; proper; characteristic.
- cigarrillos
- Cigarettes; small cigars.
- dude
- Doubt; hesitate; waver.
- encender
- Light; turn on; ignite.
- uno
- One; a single unit.
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