The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 7
I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering coolness—frightened too, I could see that—but carrying it off, sir, really like Satan.
Ich habe noch nie einen Kreis so hasserfüllter Gesichter gesehen; und da stand der Mann in der Mitte, mit einer Art schwarzer, höhnischer Kälte – auch verängstigt, das konnte ich sehen – aber er spielte die Sache durch, wirklich wie Satan, mein Herr.
Well, we screwed him up to a hundred pounds for the child's family; he would have clearly liked to stick out; but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck.
Nun, wir schraubten ihn auf hundert Pfund für die Familie des Kindes hoch; er hätte offensichtlich gern Widerstand geleistet; aber es war etwas an uns allen, das Unheil bedeutete, und schließlich gab er nach.
The next thing was to get the money; and where do you think he carried us but to that place with the door?
Das Nächste war, das Geld zu bekommen; und wohin glauben Sie, führte er uns, wenn nicht zu jenem Ort mit der Tür?
—whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on Coutts's, drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I can't mention, though it's one of the points of my story, but it was a name at least very well known and often printed.
– Er zog einen Schlüssel heraus, ging hinein und kam kurz darauf mit etwa zehn Pfund in Gold und einem Scheck für den Restbetrag bei Coutts's zurück, zahlbar an den Überbringer und unterzeichnet mit einem Namen, den ich nicht nennen kann, obwohl er einer der Kernpunkte meiner Geschichte ist, aber es war zumindest ein sehr bekannter und oft gedruckter Name.
The figure was stiff; but the signature was good for more than that if it was only genuine.
Die Summe war beträchtlich; aber die Unterschrift war mehr wert als das, wenn sie nur echt war.
Vocabulary
- noch
- Still, yet, or even; used for emphasis or continuation
- nie
- Never; at no time
- Kreis
- Circle, district, or group of people
- hasserfüllter
- Full of hatred; intensely hostile or hateful
- Gesichter
- Plural of Gesicht; faces or expressions
- gesehen
- Past participle of sehen; seen or observed
- da
- There, then, or since; indicates place or cause
- stand
- Past tense of stehen; stood or was standing
- Mitte
- Middle, center, or midst of something
- Art
- Kind, type, sort, or manner of something
- schwarzer
- Adjective meaning black; dark in color
- höhnischer
- Scornful, sneering, or mockingly contemptuous
- Kälte
- Coldness; low temperature or emotional detachment
- verängstigt
- Frightened, scared, or intimidated by something
- konnte
- Past tense of können; could or was able to
- sehen
- To see or to look at something
- spielte
- Past tense of spielen; played or acted out
- Sache
- Thing, matter, affair, or issue
- durch
- Through, by means of, or all the way
- wirklich
- Really, truly, or genuinely; emphasizes authenticity
- Satan
- Satan; the devil or an embodiment of evil
- Herr
- Mister, lord, or gentleman; formal address for men
- Nun
- Now, well, or then; indicates transition in speech
- schraubten
- Past tense of schrauben; screwed up or raised incrementally
- hundert
- One hundred; the number 100
- Pfund
- Pound; British currency unit or unit of weight
- Familie
- Family; a group of related individuals
- Kindes
- Genitive form of Kind; of the child
- hoch
- High, tall, or elevated; used for degree or height
- hätte
- Subjunctive past of haben; would have or had
- offensichtlich
- Obviously, evidently, or clearly apparent to all
- gern
- Gladly, willingly, or with pleasure; likes to do
- Widerstand
- Resistance, opposition, or defiance against something
- geleistet
- Past participle of leisten; performed, rendered, or provided
- etwas
- Something, somewhat, or a little bit
- allen
- Dative plural of all; everyone or all of them
- Unheil
- Misfortune, calamity, or disaster; something causing harm
- bedeutete
- Past tense of bedeuten; meant or signified something
- schließlich
- Finally, eventually, or after all; concluding remark
- gab
- Past tense of geben; gave or there was
- nach
- After, to, or according to; common preposition
- Nächste
- The next one; nearest or following thing or person
- Geld
- Money; currency used for transactions
- bekommen
- To get, receive, or obtain something
- wohin
- Where to; asking about direction or destination
- glauben
- To believe, think, or suppose something is true
- Sie
- Formal second person pronoun meaning 'you' (polite)
- führte
- Past tense of führen; led, guided, or directed
- wenn
- If or when; conditional or temporal conjunction
- jenem
- Dative form of jener; to that or that particular one
- Ort
- Place, location, or spot; a specific locality
- Tür
- Door; an entrance or barrier between spaces
- zog
- Past tense of ziehen; pulled, drew out, or moved
- Schlüssel
- Key; a device used to lock or unlock
- heraus
- Out, outward; used in separable verbs for extraction
- ging
- Past tense of gehen; went or walked somewhere
- hinein
- Into, inside; direction toward the interior of something
- kam
- Past tense of kommen; came or arrived somewhere
- kurz
- Short, brief, or soon; refers to time or length
- darauf
- Thereafter, on it, or after that; refers back
- etwa
- About, approximately, or for example; roughly estimating
- zehn
- Ten; the number 10
- Gold
- Gold; precious yellow metal or gold coins
- Scheck
- Cheque or check; written bank payment order
- Restbetrag
- Remaining amount; the balance or outstanding sum owed
- bei
- At, with, or near; preposition indicating location or affiliation
- zurück
- Back, return; indicates going or coming back
- zahlbar
- Payable; able to be paid to someone
- Überbringer
- Bearer; person delivering or presenting something to another
- unterzeichnet
- Signed; having a signature affixed to a document
- Namen
- Dative or accusative plural of Name; names or in name
- nennen
- To name, call, or mention someone or something
- kann
- Present tense of können; can or is able to
- obwohl
- Although, even though; introduces a concessive clause
- Kernpunkte
- Key points, core aspects, or essential elements of something
- Geschichte
- Story, history, or tale; narrative of events
- zumindest
- At least; indicating a minimum condition or amount
- sehr
- Very, much, or greatly; intensifier for adjectives
- bekannter
- Well-known, famous, or familiar to many people
- oft
- Often, frequently; happening many times
- gedruckter
- Printed; having appeared in print or published
- Name
- Name; a word by which someone is known
- Summe
- Sum, total, or amount of money
- beträchtlich
- Considerable, substantial, or significantly large in amount
- Unterschrift
- Signature; a person's signed name on a document
- mehr
- More; greater quantity, degree, or number
- wert
- Worth, valued at; having a particular monetary or moral value
- als
- Than, as, or when; used in comparisons or time
- nur
- Only, just, merely; limits or restricts a statement
- echt
- Genuine, real, authentic; not fake or imitation
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