The King in Yellow — Page 1
HAWBERK, ARMOURER.
HAWBERK, RÜSTUNGSSCHMIED.
I glanced in at the doorway and saw Hawberk busy in his little shop at the end of the hall.
Ich warf einen Blick durch den Eingang und sah Hawberk, wie er in seinem kleinen Laden am Ende des Flurs beschäftigt war.
He looked up, and catching sight of me cried in his deep, hearty voice, "Come in, Mr. Castaigne!"
Er blickte auf, und als er mich erblickte, rief er mit seiner tiefen, herzlichen Stimme: „Kommen Sie herein, Mr. Castaigne!"
Constance, his daughter, rose to meet me as I crossed the threshold, and held out her pretty hand, but I saw the blush of disappointment on her cheeks, and knew that it was another Castaigne she had expected, my cousin Louis.
Constance, seine Tochter, stand auf, um mich zu begrüßen, als ich die Schwelle überschritt, und streckte mir ihre hübsche Hand entgegen, doch ich sah das Erröten der Enttäuschung auf ihren Wangen und wusste, dass sie einen anderen Castaigne erwartet hatte, meinen Cousin Louis.
I smiled at her confusion and complimented her on the banner she was embroidering from a coloured plate.
Ich lächelte über ihre Verwirrung und machte ihr ein Kompliment wegen des Banners, das sie nach einer farbigen Vorlage stickte.
Old Hawberk sat riveting the worn greaves of some ancient suit of armour, and the ting! ting! ting! of his little hammer sounded pleasantly in the quaint shop.
Der alte Hawberk saß da und verniete die abgenutzten Beinschienen einer alten Rüstung, und das Ting! Ting! Ting! seines kleinen Hammers klang angenehm in dem altertümlichen Laden.
Presently he dropped his hammer, and fussed about for a moment with a tiny wrench.
Bald darauf legte er seinen Hammer nieder und hantierte einen Moment lang mit einem kleinen Schraubenschlüssel herum.
The soft clash of the mail sent a thrill of pleasure through me.
Das sanfte Klirren des Kettenhemds ließ einen Schauer des Vergnügens durch mich hindurchgehen.
I loved to hear the music of steel brushing against steel, the mellow shock of the mallet on thigh pieces, and the jingle of chain armour.
Ich liebte es, das Lied des Stahls zu hören, der gegen Stahl strich, den weichen Aufprall des Schlägels auf den Oberschenkelstücken und das Klimpern der Kettenrüstung.
That was the only reason I went to see Hawberk.
Das war der einzige Grund, weshalb ich Hawberk aufsuchte.
He had never interested me personally, nor did Constance, except for the fact of her being in love with Louis.
Er hatte mich persönlich nie interessiert, und Constance auch nicht, außer wegen der Tatsache, dass sie in Louis verliebt war.
This did occupy my attention, and sometimes even kept me awake at night.
Dies nahm meine Aufmerksamkeit durchaus in Anspruch und hielt mich manchmal sogar nachts wach.
Vocabulary
- RÜSTUNGSSCHMIED
- ROOS-tungs-shmeet — Armorer; craftsman who makes and repairs armor
- Ich
- ikh — First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- warf
- varf — Past tense of werfen; threw or cast
- einen
- EYE-nen — Indefinite article accusative masculine form meaning 'a'
- Blick
- blik — A glance or look at something
- durch
- doorkh — Preposition meaning through or across
- den
- den — Definite article accusative masculine meaning 'the'
- Eingang
- EYN-gang — Entrance or doorway into a building
- und
- oont — Conjunction meaning and
- sah
- zah — Past tense of sehen; saw
- wie
- vee — Conjunction or adverb meaning how or as
- er
- air — Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- in
- in — Preposition meaning in or inside
- seinem
- ZYE-nem — Possessive pronoun dative masculine meaning 'his'
- kleinen
- KLYE-nen — Adjective meaning small or little in inflected form
- Laden
- LAH-den — A shop or store where goods are sold
- am
- am — Contraction of an dem meaning at the
- Ende
- EN-deh — Noun meaning end or conclusion of something
- des
- des — Definite article genitive meaning of the
- Flurs
- floors — Genitive of Flur; hallway or corridor
- beschäftigt
- beh-SHEF-tigt — Adjective or verb form meaning busy or occupied
- war
- var — Past tense of sein; was
- Er
- air — Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- blickte
- BLIK-teh — Past tense of blicken; looked up or glanced
- auf
- owf — Preposition meaning on, up, or upon
- als
- als — Conjunction meaning when or as in past context
- mich
- mikh — First-person accusative pronoun meaning 'me'
- erblickte
- air-BLIK-teh — Past tense of erblicken; caught sight of someone
- rief
- reef — Past tense of rufen; called out or exclaimed
- mit
- mit — Preposition meaning with
- seiner
- ZYE-ner — Possessive pronoun genitive or dative meaning 'his'
- tiefen
- TEE-fen — Adjective meaning deep in inflected form
- herzlichen
- HERTS-likh-en — Adjective meaning warm or heartfelt in inflected form
- Stimme
- SHTIM-eh — Noun meaning voice of a person
- Kommen
- KOM-en — Infinitive or imperative of kommen; come
- Sie
- zee — Formal second-person pronoun meaning 'you'
- herein
- heh-REYN — Adverb meaning come in or enter here
- seine
- ZYE-neh — Possessive pronoun meaning his in nominative form
- Tochter
- TOKH-ter — Noun meaning daughter of someone
- stand
- shtant — Past tense of stehen; stood in a place
- um
- oom — Preposition or conjunction meaning in order to
- zu
- tsoo — Preposition or particle meaning to or too
- begrüßen
- beh-GROO-sen — Verb meaning to greet or welcome someone
- ich
- ikh — First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- die
- dee — Definite article feminine or plural meaning 'the'
- Schwelle
- SHVEL-eh — Noun meaning threshold or doorstep of entrance
- überschritt
- OO-ber-shrit — Past tense of überschreiten; crossed over a threshold
- streckte
- SHTREK-teh — Past tense of strecken; stretched or extended outward
- mir
- meer — First-person dative pronoun meaning 'to me'
- ihre
- EER-eh — Possessive pronoun meaning her in nominative form
- hübsche
- HOOB-sheh — Adjective meaning pretty or attractive in inflected form
- Hand
- hant — Noun meaning hand of a person
- entgegen
- ent-GAY-gen — Preposition or adverb meaning toward or extended to
- doch
- dokh — Conjunction or particle meaning but or yet
- das
- das — Definite article neuter or demonstrative meaning 'the'
- Erröten
- air-ROE-ten — Noun meaning blushing or reddening of cheeks
- der
- dair — Definite article masculine or genitive feminine meaning 'the'
- Enttäuschung
- ent-TOY-shoong — Noun meaning disappointment or letdown felt by someone
- ihren
- EER-en — Possessive pronoun accusative meaning her in inflected form
- Wangen
- VANG-en — Plural noun meaning cheeks of a face
- wusste
- VOOS-teh — Past tense of wissen; knew something to be true
- dass
- das — Subordinating conjunction meaning that
- sie
- zee — Third-person feminine pronoun meaning she or they
- anderen
- AN-deh-ren — Adjective or pronoun meaning another or different person
- erwartet
- air-VAR-tet — Past participle of erwarten; expected or anticipated someone
- hatte
- HAT-eh — Past tense of haben; had something
- meinen
- MYE-nen — Possessive pronoun accusative masculine meaning 'my'
- Cousin
- koo-ZAN — Noun meaning male cousin or relative
- lächelte
- LEKH-el-teh — Past tense of lächeln; smiled at someone
- über
- OO-ber — Preposition meaning over, about, or above
- Verwirrung
- fair-VIR-oong — Noun meaning confusion or bewilderment
- machte
- MAKH-teh — Past tense of machen; made or did something
- ihr
- eer — Dative pronoun or possessive meaning her or to her
- ein
- eyn — Indefinite article meaning a or an
- Kompliment
- kom-plee-MENT — Noun meaning compliment paid to someone
- wegen
- VAY-gen — Preposition meaning because of or due to
- Banners
- BAN-ers — Genitive of Banner; banner or decorative flag
- nach
- nakh — Preposition meaning after, to, or according to
- einer
- EYE-ner — Indefinite article dative feminine meaning a or an
- farbigen
- FAR-big-en — Adjective meaning colored or multicolored in inflected form
- Vorlage
- FOR-lah-geh — Noun meaning template, pattern, or model used
- stickte
- SHTIK-teh — Past tense of sticken; embroidered with needle and thread
- Der
- dair — Definite article masculine nominative meaning 'the'
- alte
- AL-teh — Adjective meaning old in inflected nominative form
- saß
- zas — Past tense of sitzen; sat in a place
- da
- dah — Adverb meaning there or then
- verniete
- fair-NEE-teh — Past tense of vernieten; riveted metal pieces together
- abgenutzten
- ab-geh-NOOT-sten — Adjective meaning worn-out or used in inflected form
- Beinschienen
- BEYN-shee-nen — Plural noun meaning leg guards or greaves of armor
- alten
- AL-ten — Adjective meaning old in inflected dative or accusative form
- Rüstung
- ROOS-toong — Noun meaning armor or protective suit worn
- seines
- ZYE-nes — Possessive pronoun genitive masculine meaning 'his'
- Hammers
- HAM-ers — Genitive of Hammer; tool used for striking
- klang
- klang — Past tense of klingen; rang out or sounded
- angenehm
- AN-geh-naym — Adjective meaning pleasant or agreeable to senses
- dem
- dem — Definite article dative masculine or neuter meaning 'the'
- altertümlichen
- AL-ter-toom-likh-en — Adjective meaning antique or old-fashioned in inflected form
- Bald
- balt — Adverb meaning soon or shortly afterward
- darauf
- dah-ROWF — Adverb meaning thereupon, after that, or on it
- legte
- LAYG-teh — Past tense of legen; laid or put something down
- seinen
- ZYE-nen — Possessive pronoun accusative masculine meaning 'his'
- Hammer
- HAM-er — Noun meaning hammer tool used for striking
- nieder
- NEE-der — Adverb meaning down; used in separable verb compounds
- hantierte
- han-TEER-teh — Past tense of hantieren; handled or fiddled with something
- Moment
- moh-MENT — Noun meaning moment or brief period of time
- lang
- lang — Adjective or adverb meaning long or for a duration
- einem
- EYE-nem — Indefinite article dative masculine or neuter meaning 'a'
- Schraubenschlüssel
- SHROW-ben-shloos-el — Noun meaning wrench or spanner tool
- herum
- heh-ROOM — Adverb meaning around or about something
- Das
- das — Definite article neuter nominative meaning 'the'
- sanfte
- ZANF-teh — Adjective meaning gentle or soft in inflected form
- Klirren
- KLIR-en — Noun meaning clinking or clattering of metal
- Kettenhemds
- KET-en-hemts — Genitive of Kettenhemd; chain mail shirt worn as armor
- ließ
- lees — Past tense of lassen; let or caused something to happen
- Schauer
- SHOW-er — Noun meaning shiver or thrill of sensation
- Vergnügens
- fair-GNOO-gens — Genitive of Vergnügen; pleasure or delight felt
- hindurchgehen
- hin-DOORKH-gay-en — Verb meaning to pass through or run through something
- liebte
- LEEP-teh — Past tense of lieben; loved something dearly
- es
- es — Neuter pronoun meaning it
- Lied
- leet — Noun meaning song or melody
- Stahls
- shtahls — Genitive of Stahl; steel metal material
- hören
- HOE-ren — Verb meaning to hear or listen to something
- gegen
- GAY-gen — Preposition meaning against or toward something
- Stahl
- shtahl — Noun meaning steel metal used in construction
- strich
- shtrikh — Past tense of streichen; stroked or brushed something
- weichen
- VYE-khen — Adjective meaning soft or yielding in inflected form
- Aufprall
- OWF-pral — Noun meaning impact or blow striking a surface
- Schlägels
- SHLAY-gels — Genitive of Schlägel; mallet or hammer used for striking
- Klimpern
- KLIM-pern — Noun meaning tinkling or jingling of metal links
- Kettenrüstung
- KET-en-roos-toong — Noun meaning chain mail armor worn for protection
- einzige
- EYN-tsig-eh — Adjective meaning only or sole in inflected form
- Grund
- groont — Noun meaning reason, ground, or cause
- weshalb
- VES-halb — Conjunction or adverb meaning why or for which reason
- aufsuchte
- OWF-zookh-teh — Past tense of aufsuchen; visited or sought out someone
- persönlich
- pair-ZOEN-likh — Adjective or adverb meaning personal or personally
- nie
- nee — Adverb meaning never
- interessiert
- in-teh-res-SEERT — Past participle of interessieren; interested in something
- auch
- owkh — Adverb or particle meaning also or too
- nicht
- nikht — Negation particle meaning not
- außer
- OW-ser — Preposition meaning except for or apart from
- Tatsache
- TAT-za-kheh — Noun meaning fact or established truth
- verliebt
- fair-LEEPT — Adjective meaning in love with someone
- Dies
- dees — Demonstrative pronoun meaning this thing
- nahm
- nahm — Past tense of nehmen; took something
- meine
- MYE-neh — Possessive pronoun meaning my in nominative form
- Aufmerksamkeit
- OWF-merk-zahm-kyte — Noun meaning attention or attentiveness toward something
- durchaus
- doorkh-OWS — Adverb meaning thoroughly, absolutely, or quite
- Anspruch
- AN-shprookh — Noun meaning claim or demand on something
- hielt
- heelt — Past tense of halten; held or kept something
- manchmal
- MANCH-mahl — Adverb meaning sometimes or occasionally
- sogar
- zo-GAR — Adverb meaning even or as much as
- nachts
- nakhts — Adverb meaning at night or during the night
- wach
- vakh — Adjective meaning awake or alert
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