The King in Yellow — Page 1
HAWBERK, ARMOURER.
HAWBERK, ARMEIRO.
I glanced in at the doorway and saw Hawberk busy in his little shop at the end of the hall.
Lancei um olhar pela entrada e vi Hawberk ocupado em sua pequena loja no fundo do corredor.
He looked up, and catching sight of me cried in his deep, hearty voice, "Come in, Mr. Castaigne!"
Ele ergueu os olhos e, ao me avistar, exclamou com sua voz grave e calorosa: "Entre, Sr. 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, sua filha, levantou-se para me receber quando atravessei a soleira, e estendeu sua bela mão, mas vi o rubor de decepção em suas bochechas, e soube que era outro Castaigne que ela esperava, meu primo Louis.
I smiled at her confusion and complimented her on the banner she was embroidering from a coloured plate.
Sorri diante de sua confusão e a elogiei pela bandeira que ela bordava a partir de uma gravura colorida.
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.
O velho Hawberk estava sentado rebitando as desgastadas grevas de uma antiga armadura, e o tinc! tinc! tinc! de seu pequeno martelo soava agradavelmente na curiosa loja.
Presently he dropped his hammer, and fussed about for a moment with a tiny wrench.
Logo em seguida, ele largou o martelo e se agitou por um momento com uma pequena chave inglesa.
The soft clash of the mail sent a thrill of pleasure through me.
O suave tilintar da cota de malha me percorreu com um frêmito de prazer.
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.
Eu adorava ouvir a música do aço roçando contra o aço, o suave impacto do maço nas peças de coxa e o tinido da armadura de malha.
That was the only reason I went to see Hawberk.
Essa era a única razão pela qual eu ia visitar Hawberk.
He had never interested me personally, nor did Constance, except for the fact of her being in love with Louis.
Ele jamais me interessara pessoalmente, tampouco Constance, exceto pelo fato de ela estar apaixonada por Louis.
This did occupy my attention, and sometimes even kept me awake at night.
Isso de fato ocupava minha atenção e às vezes até me mantinha acordado à noite.
Vocabulary
- ARMEIRO
- ar-MEY-ro — A person who makes or repairs armor or weapons
- Lancei
- lan-SEY — I threw or cast; past tense of lançar
- um
- oom — Indefinite article meaning a or one
- olhar
- o-LYAR — To look; also a glance or gaze
- pela
- PEH-la — Contraction of por and a meaning through the
- entrada
- en-TRA-da — Entrance or doorway into a place
- e
- ee — Conjunction meaning and
- vi
- vee — I saw; first-person past tense of ver
- ocupado
- o-ku-PA-do — Busy or occupied with a task
- em
- em — Preposition meaning in or at
- sua
- SOO-a — Possessive pronoun meaning his her or your
- pequena
- pe-KE-na — Adjective meaning small or little feminine form
- loja
- LO-zha — A shop or store selling goods
- no
- no — Contraction of em and o meaning in the
- fundo
- FOON-do — Back or bottom of a space or place
- do
- do — Contraction of de and o meaning of the
- corredor
- ko-he-DOR — A hallway or corridor connecting rooms
- Ele
- E-le — Third-person masculine pronoun meaning he
- ergueu
- er-GWEW — He raised or lifted; past tense of erguer
- os
- os — Masculine plural definite article meaning the
- olhos
- O-lyos — Eyes; plural noun referring to the eyes
- ao
- ow — Contraction of a and o meaning to the
- me
- me — First-person object pronoun meaning me
- avistar
- a-vis-TAR — To catch sight of or spot someone
- exclamou
- es-kla-MOW — He exclaimed; past tense of exclamar
- com
- kom — Preposition meaning with
- voz
- vos — Voice; the sound produced when speaking
- grave
- GRA-ve — Deep or serious; referring to tone or voice
- calorosa
- ka-lo-RO-za — Warm or cordial; friendly in manner feminine
- Entre
- EN-tre — Come in; imperative of entrar meaning to enter
- Sr
- se-NYOR — Abbreviation for Senhor meaning Mister or Sir
- filha
- FI-lya — Daughter; female child of a parent
- levantou
- le-van-TOW — She stood up; past tense of levantar
- se
- se — Reflexive pronoun meaning herself himself or oneself
- para
- PA-ra — Preposition meaning for or in order to
- receber
- he-se-BER — To receive or welcome someone
- quando
- KWAN-do — Conjunction or adverb meaning when
- atravessei
- a-tra-ve-SEY — I crossed; past tense of atravessar
- a
- a — Feminine definite article meaning the
- soleira
- so-LEY-ra — Threshold or doorstep at entrance of a room
- estendeu
- es-ten-DEW — She extended or held out; past of estender
- bela
- BE-la — Beautiful or lovely; feminine adjective
- mão
- mow — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- mas
- mas — Conjunction meaning but indicating contrast
- o
- o — Masculine definite article meaning the
- rubor
- hu-BOR — A blush or redness on the cheeks
- de
- de — Preposition meaning of or from
- decepção
- de-sep-SOW — Disappointment; feeling of unmet expectations
- suas
- SOO-as — Possessive pronoun meaning her his or your plural
- bochechas
- bo-SHE-shas — Cheeks; the fleshy sides of the face
- soube
- SO-be — I knew or found out; past tense of saber
- que
- ke — Conjunction or pronoun meaning that or which
- era
- E-ra — It was; imperfect past tense of ser
- outro
- O-tro — Another or other; different from expected one
- ela
- E-la — Third-person feminine pronoun meaning she
- esperava
- es-pe-RA-va — She was expecting; imperfect tense of esperar
- meu
- mew — Possessive pronoun meaning my masculine form
- primo
- PREE-mo — Male cousin; son of one's aunt or uncle
- Sorri
- so-HEE — I smiled; past tense of sorrir
- diante
- dyan-te — In front of or before; facing something
- confusão
- kon-fu-ZOW — Confusion or embarrassment in a situation
- elogiei
- e-lo-zhee-EY — I praised or complimented; past of elogiar
- bandeira
- ban-DEY-ra — A flag or banner representing a group
- bordava
- bor-DA-va — She was embroidering; imperfect tense of bordar
- partir
- par-TEER — To leave or depart; also to start from
- uma
- OO-ma — Feminine indefinite article meaning a or one
- gravura
- gra-VOO-ra — An engraving or colored print illustration
- colorida
- ko-lo-REE-da — Colored or colorful; having vivid colors feminine
- O
- o — Masculine definite article meaning the
- velho
- VE-lyo — Old man or old; referring to an elderly person
- estava
- es-TA-va — He was; imperfect past tense of estar
- sentado
- sen-TA-do — Seated or sitting; past participle of sentar
- rebitando
- he-bi-TAN-do — Riveting; fastening with rivets present participle
- as
- as — Feminine plural definite article meaning the
- desgastadas
- des-gas-TA-das — Worn out or eroded; deteriorated through use
- grevas
- GRE-vas — Greaves; armor plates protecting the shins
- antiga
- an-TEE-ga — Ancient or old; feminine adjective of antigo
- armadura
- ar-ma-DOO-ra — Armor; protective metal suit worn in battle
- seu
- sew — Possessive pronoun meaning his her or your
- pequeno
- pe-KE-no — Small or little; masculine adjective
- martelo
- mar-TE-lo — A hammer used for striking or crafting
- soava
- so-A-va — It sounded; imperfect tense of soar
- agradavelmente
- a-gra-DA-vel-men-te — Pleasantly or agreeably; in a pleasing manner
- na
- na — Contraction of em and a meaning in the
- curiosa
- ku-ri-O-za — Curious or strange; interesting feminine adjective
- Logo
- LO-go — Soon or right away; shortly after
- seguida
- se-GEE-da — Following or after; used in em seguida meaning then
- ele
- E-le — Third-person masculine pronoun meaning he
- largou
- lar-GOW — He put down or let go; past of largar
- agitou
- a-zhee-TOW — He shook or waved; past tense of agitar
- por
- por — Preposition meaning by for or through
- momento
- mo-MEN-to — A moment or brief period of time
- chave
- SHA-ve — A key or wrench used as a tool
- inglesa
- in-GLE-za — English feminine; here referring to a wrench
- suave
- SWA-ve — Soft or gentle; smooth and pleasant adjective
- tilintar
- ti-lin-TAR — To tinkle or jingle; light metallic ringing sound
- da
- da — Contraction of de and a meaning of the
- cota
- KO-ta — Coat of mail; a type of chain armor
- malha
- MA-lya — Mesh or chain mail; interlocked metal rings
- percorreu
- per-ko-HEW — It ran through or traversed; past of percorrer
- frêmito
- FRE-mi-to — A thrill or tremor of emotion or sensation
- prazer
- pra-ZER — Pleasure or delight; enjoyment of something
- Eu
- ew — First-person singular pronoun meaning I
- adorava
- a-do-RA-va — I loved or adored; imperfect tense of adorar
- ouvir
- o-VEER — To hear or listen to sounds or music
- música
- MOO-zi-ka — Music; organized sound for aesthetic pleasure
- aço
- A-so — Steel; strong metal alloy used in armor
- roçando
- ho-SAN-do — Grazing or brushing against; scraping lightly
- contra
- KON-tra — Preposition meaning against or versus
- impacto
- im-PAK-to — Impact; the forceful contact between objects
- maço
- MA-so — A mallet or heavy hammer for striking
- nas
- nas — Contraction of em and as meaning in the plural
- peças
- PE-sas — Pieces or parts of a whole object
- coxa
- KO-sha — Thigh; the upper part of the leg
- tinido
- ti-NEE-do — A ringing or clinking metallic sound
- Essa
- E-sa — Demonstrative pronoun meaning that feminine form
- única
- OO-ni-ka — Unique or only; sole feminine adjective
- razão
- ha-ZOW — Reason or rationale for doing something
- qual
- kwaw — Relative pronoun meaning which or that
- eu
- ew — First-person singular pronoun meaning I
- ia
- EE-a — I was going; imperfect tense of ir
- visitar
- vi-zi-TAR — To visit someone or a place
- jamais
- zha-MAYS — Never or not ever; emphatic negation
- interessara
- in-te-re-SA-ra — Had interested; past perfect of interessar
- pessoalmente
- pe-swal-MEN-te — Personally; in a personal or individual manner
- tampouco
- tam-PO-ko — Neither or not either; negative conjunction
- exceto
- e-SE-to — Except or unless; excluding something
- pelo
- PE-lo — Contraction of por and o meaning by the
- fato
- FA-to — Fact; something known to be true
- estar
- es-TAR — To be; indicates temporary state or condition
- apaixonada
- a-pay-sho-NA-da — In love; deeply enamored feminine past participle
- Isso
- EE-so — Demonstrative pronoun meaning that or this thing
- ocupava
- o-ku-PA-va — It occupied; imperfect tense of ocupar
- minha
- MI-nya — Possessive pronoun meaning my feminine form
- atenção
- a-ten-SOW — Attention; the act of focusing one's mind
- às
- as — Contraction of a and as meaning at the plural
- vezes
- VE-zes — Times; às vezes means sometimes
- até
- a-TE — Until or even; up to a point or degree
- mantinha
- man-TI-nya — It kept me; imperfect tense of manter
- acordado
- a-kor-DA-do — Awake; not sleeping past participle of acordar
- à
- a — Contraction of a and a meaning at the feminine
- noite
- NOY-te — Night; the dark hours after sunset
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