The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 4
When they had brought her to the Hall the maiden was placed in an upper chamber, while Hugo and his friends sat down to a long carouse, as was their nightly custom.
Quand ils l'eurent amenée au manoir, la jeune fille fut placée dans une chambre du haut, tandis que Hugo et ses amis s'attablèrent pour une longue beuverie, selon leur coutume nocturne.
Now, the poor lass upstairs was like to have her wits turned at the singing and shouting and terrible oaths which came up to her from below, for they say that the words used by Hugo Baskerville, when he was in wine, were such as might blast the man who said them.
Or, la pauvre fille en haut était sur le point de perdre la raison au son des chants et des cris et des terribles jurons qui montaient jusqu'à elle d'en bas, car on dit que les mots employés par Hugo Baskerville, quand il était en état d'ivresse, étaient tels qu'ils auraient pu foudroyer celui qui les prononçait.
At last in the stress of her fear she did that which might have daunted the bravest or most active man, for by the aid of the growth of ivy which covered (and still covers) the south wall she came down from under the eaves, and so homeward across the moor, there being three leagues betwixt the Hall and her father's farm.
Enfin, sous l'emprise de sa peur, elle fit ce qui aurait pu décourager l'homme le plus brave ou le plus agile, car à l'aide du lierre qui couvrait (et couvre encore) le mur sud, elle descendit de dessous les avant-toits, et prit ainsi le chemin du retour à travers la lande, il y ayant trois lieues entre le manoir et la ferme de son père.
"It chanced that some little time later Hugo left his guests to carry food and drink—with other worse things, perchance—to his captive, and so found the cage empty and the bird escaped.
« Il advint que quelque temps plus tard Hugo quitta ses invités pour porter nourriture et boisson — avec d'autres choses pires, peut-être — à sa captive, et trouva ainsi la cage vide et l'oiseau envolé.
Then, as it would seem, he became as one that hath a devil, for, rushing down the stairs into the dining-hall, he sprang upon the great table, flagons and trenchers flying before him, and he cried aloud before all the company that he would that very night render his body and soul to the Powers of Evil if he might but overtake the wench.
Alors, à ce qu'il semblerait, il devint comme un homme possédé du diable, car, dévalant les escaliers vers la grande salle, il bondit sur la grande table, faisant voler flacons et écuelles devant lui, et il s'écria devant toute l'assemblée que cette nuit même il livrerait son corps et son âme aux Puissances du Mal s'il pouvait seulement rattraper la fille.
Vocabulary
- Quand
- When; used to introduce a time clause.
- ils
- They; third person plural masculine pronoun.
- l'
- The; definite article elided before vowel.
- eurent
- Had; past historic of 'avoir', third plural.
- amenée
- Brought; past participle of 'amener', feminine form.
- au
- To the; contraction of 'à le'.
- manoir
- Manor; large country house or estate.
- la
- The; feminine definite article.
- jeune
- Young; adjective describing youth or age.
- fille
- Girl or daughter; young female person.
- fut
- Was; past historic of 'être', third singular.
- placée
- Placed; past participle of 'placer', feminine form.
- dans
- In; preposition indicating location inside something.
- une
- A/an; feminine indefinite article.
- chambre
- Room or bedroom; enclosed private living space.
- du
- Of the; contraction of 'de le'.
- haut
- Top or upper part; high position.
- tandis
- While; used in 'tandis que' meaning meanwhile.
- que
- That/which; subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun.
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction.
- ses
- His/her/its; possessive adjective, plural form.
- amis
- Friends; plural of 'ami', male companions.
- s'
- Themselves; reflexive pronoun elided before vowel.
- pour
- For; preposition indicating purpose or duration.
- longue
- Long; feminine adjective describing extended duration.
- selon
- According to; preposition indicating reference or custom.
- leur
- Their; possessive adjective for third plural.
- coutume
- Custom or habit; established practice done regularly.
- nocturne
- Nocturnal; relating to or occurring at night.
- Or
- Now/but; conjunction introducing narrative development.
- pauvre
- Poor; adjective expressing misfortune or poverty.
- en
- In/of it; preposition or pronoun replacing noun.
- était
- Was; imperfect tense of 'être', third singular.
- sur
- On; preposition indicating position above or upon.
- le
- The; masculine definite article.
- point
- Point; used in 'sur le point de' meaning about to.
- de
- Of/from; very common French preposition.
- perdre
- To lose; infinitive verb meaning to lose something.
- raison
- Reason or sanity; mental faculty or good sense.
- son
- His/her/its; possessive adjective, singular form.
- des
- Some/of the; plural partitive or definite article.
- chants
- Songs or chants; plural of 'chant', vocal music.
- cris
- Cries or shouts; plural of 'cri', loud sounds.
- terribles
- Terrible; frightening or extremely bad, plural adjective.
- qui
- Who/which; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- montaient
- Rose/went up; imperfect of 'monter', third plural.
- jusqu'
- Until/up to; preposition elided before vowel.
- à
- To/at; very common French preposition.
- elle
- She/her; third person singular feminine pronoun.
- d'
- Of/from; elided form of 'de' before vowel.
- bas
- Below or low; adverb or adjective of position.
- car
- Because/for; coordinating causal conjunction.
- on
- One/they/people; indefinite subject pronoun.
- dit
- Says/said; present or past of 'dire'.
- les
- The; plural definite article.
- mots
- Words; plural of 'mot', units of language.
- employés
- Used; past participle of 'employer', plural masculine.
- par
- By/through; preposition indicating agent or means.
- quand
- When; conjunction introducing a time clause.
- il
- He/it; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- état
- State or condition; noun describing a situation.
- étaient
- Were; imperfect of 'être', third person plural.
- tels
- Such; adjective meaning of that kind or degree.
- qu'
- That; subordinating conjunction elided before vowel.
- auraient
- Would have; conditional of 'avoir', third plural.
- pu
- Been able; past participle of 'pouvoir'.
- celui
- The one; demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular.
- prononçait
- Pronounced/uttered; imperfect of 'prononcer', third singular.
- Enfin
- Finally/at last; adverb marking conclusion or relief.
- sous
- Under/beneath; preposition of position below something.
- sa
- Her/his/its; possessive adjective, feminine singular.
- peur
- Fear; strong feeling of being afraid or frightened.
- fit
- Did/made; past historic of 'faire', third singular.
- ce
- This/that; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
- aurait
- Would have; conditional of 'avoir', third singular.
- décourager
- To discourage; to cause someone to lose courage.
- homme
- Man; adult male human being.
- plus
- More; adverb of comparison or degree.
- brave
- Brave or bold; showing courage in difficult situations.
- ou
- Or; coordinating disjunctive conjunction.
- agile
- Agile; able to move quickly and easily.
- aide
- Help or aid; assistance given to someone.
- couvrait
- Covered; imperfect of 'couvrir', third singular.
- couvre
- Covers; present tense of 'couvrir', third singular.
- encore
- Still/yet/again; adverb of continuation or repetition.
- mur
- Wall; vertical structure enclosing a building.
- sud
- South; one of the four cardinal directions.
- descendit
- Descended/came down; past historic, third singular.
- dessous
- Below/underneath; adverb indicating position beneath.
- prit
- Took; past historic of 'prendre', third singular.
- ainsi
- Thus/so; adverb meaning in this way.
- chemin
- Path or way; route taken to a destination.
- retour
- Return; the act of going back somewhere.
- travers
- Across; used in 'à travers' meaning through.
- y
- There/it; pronoun replacing a location or thing.
- ayant
- Having; present participle of 'avoir'.
- trois
- Three; the number 3.
- entre
- Between; preposition indicating position among two things.
- ferme
- Farm; agricultural property with buildings and land.
- père
- Father; male parent of a child.
- Il
- He/it; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- quelque
- Some; indefinite adjective meaning a certain amount.
- temps
- Time or weather; period or duration of events.
- tard
- Late; adverb indicating a later time than expected.
- quitta
- Left; past historic of 'quitter', third singular.
- invités
- Guests; people who have been invited somewhere.
- porter
- To bring/carry; infinitive meaning to take something.
- nourriture
- Food; nourishment or sustenance for eating.
- boisson
- Drink or beverage; liquid consumed for refreshment.
- avec
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or addition.
- autres
- Other; adjective or pronoun meaning different ones.
- choses
- Things; plural of 'chose', objects or matters.
- pires
- Worse; comparative adjective, plural of 'pire'.
- peut-être
- Perhaps/maybe; adverb expressing uncertainty or possibility.
- captive
- Captive; person held prisoner against their will.
- trouva
- Found; past historic of 'trouver', third singular.
- cage
- Cage; enclosure used to confine animals or prisoners.
- vide
- Empty; containing nothing, devoid of occupants.
- oiseau
- Bird; feathered winged animal capable of flight.
- envolé
- Flown away; past participle of 's'envoler'.
- Alors
- Then/so; adverb marking consequence or that moment.
- semblerait
- Would seem; conditional of 'sembler', third singular.
- devint
- Became; past historic of 'devenir', third singular.
- comme
- Like/as; conjunction or preposition of comparison.
- un
- A/an/one; masculine indefinite article or number.
- diable
- Devil; the supreme evil being or demon.
- escaliers
- Stairs; plural of 'escalier', steps between floors.
- vers
- Toward; preposition indicating direction or movement.
- grande
- Great or large; feminine adjective of size.
- salle
- Hall or room; large interior space in building.
- table
- Table; flat-surfaced furniture used for eating.
- faisant
- Making/doing; present participle of 'faire'.
- voler
- To fly or steal; here meaning to scatter or fly.
- devant
- Before/in front of; preposition of position ahead.
- lui
- Him/he; stressed third person singular pronoun.
- écria
- Cried out; past historic of 's'écrier', third singular.
- toute
- All/entire; feminine form of 'tout', meaning whole.
- assemblée
- Assembly; group of people gathered together.
- cette
- This; feminine demonstrative adjective.
- nuit
- Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise.
- même
- Same/even; adjective or adverb of emphasis.
- corps
- Body; physical form of a living being.
- âme
- Soul; spiritual or immaterial part of a person.
- aux
- To the; contraction of 'à les', plural.
- Puissances
- Powers; supernatural forces or authorities.
- Mal
- Evil; moral wrongness or dark supernatural force.
- pouvait
- Could; imperfect of 'pouvoir', third singular.
- seulement
- Only/just; adverb limiting or restricting a statement.
- rattraper
- To catch up with; to recapture or reach again.
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