The King in Yellow — Page 5
"Is it nonsense," I asked, managing to suppress what I felt, "is it nonsense when he says that the tassets and cuissards of the enamelled suit of armour commonly known as the 'Prince's Emblazoned' can be found among a mass of rusty theatrical properties, broken stoves and ragpicker's refuse in a garret in Pell Street?"
«¿Es un absurdo?», pregunté, logrando suprimir lo que sentía, «¿es un absurdo cuando él dice que los faldones y quijotes del traje de armadura esmaltada comúnmente conocido como el "Blasón del Príncipe" pueden encontrarse entre una masa de utilería teatral oxidada, estufas rotas y desperdicios de trapero en una buhardilla de Pell Street?»
Hawberk's hammer fell to the ground, but he picked it up and asked, with a great deal of calm, how I knew that the tassets and left cuissard were missing from the "Prince's Emblazoned."
El martillo de Hawberk cayó al suelo, pero lo recogió y preguntó, con mucha calma, cómo sabía yo que los faldones y el quijote izquierdo faltaban en el «Blasón del Príncipe».
"I did not know until Mr. Wilde mentioned it to me the other day. He said they were in the garret of 998 Pell Street."
«No lo sabía hasta que el señor Wilde me lo mencionó el otro día. Dijo que estaban en la buhardilla del número 998 de Pell Street».
"Nonsense," he cried, but I noticed his hand trembling under his leathern apron.
«Absurdo», exclamó, pero noté que su mano temblaba bajo su delantal de cuero.
"Is this nonsense too?" I asked pleasantly, "is it nonsense when Mr. Wilde continually speaks of you as the Marquis of Avonshire and of Miss Constance—"
«¿También esto es un absurdo?», pregunté amablemente, «¿es un absurdo cuando el señor Wilde habla continuamente de usted como el Marqués de Avonshire y de la señorita Constance...?»
I did not finish, for Constance had started to her feet with terror written on every feature.
No terminé, pues Constance se había puesto de pie con el terror escrito en cada rasgo de su rostro.
Hawberk looked at me and slowly smoothed his leathern apron.
Hawberk me miró y alisó lentamente su delantal de cuero.
"That is impossible," he observed, "Mr. Wilde may know a great many things—"
«Eso es imposible», observó, «el señor Wilde puede saber muchas cosas...»
"About armour, for instance, and the 'Prince's Emblazoned,'" I interposed, smiling.
«Sobre armaduras, por ejemplo, y el "Blasón del Príncipe"», interrumpí, sonriendo.
"Yes," he continued, slowly, "about armour also—may be—but he is wrong in regard to the Marquis of Avonshire, who, as you know, killed his wife's traducer years ago, and went to Australia where he did not long survive his wife."
«Sí», continuó lentamente, «sobre armaduras también, puede ser, pero está equivocado en lo que respecta al Marqués de Avonshire, quien, como usted sabe, mató al difamador de su esposa hace años, y se fue a Australia donde no sobrevivió mucho tiempo a su esposa».
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Vocabulary
- Es
- Third person singular present tense of 'ser' (to be).
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- absurdo
- Adjective meaning absurd, ridiculous, or illogical.
- pregunté
- First person singular preterite of 'preguntar' (to ask).
- logrando
- Present participle of 'lograr' (to achieve or manage).
- suprimir
- Infinitive verb meaning to suppress, eliminate, or remove.
- lo
- Masculine singular definite article or direct object pronoun.
- que
- Relative pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'what'.
- sentía
- First person singular imperfect of 'sentir' (to feel).
- es
- Third person singular present tense of 'ser' (to be).
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
- él
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
- dice
- Third person singular present of 'decir' (to say).
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el' meaning 'of the'.
- traje
- Noun meaning suit, outfit, or costume.
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'by'.
- armadura
- Noun meaning armor or suit of armor.
- comúnmente
- Adverb meaning commonly or ordinarily.
- conocido
- Adjective meaning known or acquainted.
- como
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'as' or 'like'.
- el
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
- Príncipe
- Noun meaning prince; proper noun in context.
- pueden
- Third person plural present of 'poder' (can, able).
- encontrarse
- Infinitive reflexive verb meaning to be found or located.
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.
- una
- Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- masa
- Noun meaning mass, dough, or large quantity.
- teatral
- Adjective meaning theatrical or relating to theater.
- estufas
- Plural noun meaning stoves or heating devices.
- rotas
- Adjective meaning broken or shattered.
- desperdicios
- Plural noun meaning waste, scraps, or debris.
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'.
- buhardilla
- Noun meaning attic or garret of a building.
- El
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
- martillo
- Noun meaning hammer or gavel.
- cayó
- Third person singular preterite of 'caer' (to fall).
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el' meaning 'to the'.
- suelo
- Noun meaning ground, floor, or soil.
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but'.
- recogió
- Third person singular preterite of 'recoger' (to pick up).
- preguntó
- Third person singular preterite of 'preguntar' (to ask).
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'.
- mucha
- Adjective meaning 'much' or 'a lot'.
- calma
- Noun meaning calm, peace, or tranquility.
- cómo
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'how'.
- sabía
- First person singular imperfect of 'saber' (to know).
- yo
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
- izquierdo
- Adjective meaning 'left' or 'left-hand side'.
- faltaban
- Third person plural imperfect of 'faltar' (to lack).
- No
- Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'.
- hasta
- Preposition meaning 'until,' 'till,' or 'up to'.
- señor
- Noun meaning 'sir,' 'mister,' or 'gentleman'.
- me
- First person singular indirect or direct object pronoun.
- mencionó
- Third person singular preterite of 'mencionar' (to mention).
- otro
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'another' or 'other'.
- día
- Noun meaning 'day'.
- Dijo
- Third person singular preterite of 'decir' (to say).
- estaban
- Third person plural imperfect of 'estar' (to be).
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
- número
- Noun meaning 'number'.
- Absurdo
- Adjective meaning absurd, ridiculous, or illogical.
- exclamó
- Third person singular preterite of 'exclamar' (to exclaim).
- noté
- First person singular preterite of 'notar' (to notice).
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'.
- mano
- Noun meaning 'hand'.
- temblaba
- Third person singular imperfect of 'temblar' (to tremble).
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