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.
Nunca vi un círculo de rostros tan odiosos; y allí estaba el hombre en el medio, con una especie de frialdad burlona y siniestra—asustado también, eso pude ver—pero disimulándolo, señor, realmente como Satanás.
'If you choose to make capital out of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless.
'Si ustedes eligen sacar provecho de este accidente,' dijo él, 'naturalmente estoy indefenso.
No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,' says he.
Ningún caballero desea sino evitar una escena,' dice él.
'Name your figure.'
'Digan su cifra.'
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.
Bueno, lo presionamos hasta cien libras para la familia del niño; claramente le habría gustado resistirse; pero había algo en todos nosotros que significaba problemas, y al final cedió.
The next thing was to get the money; and where do you think he carried us but to that place with the door?—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.
Lo siguiente era conseguir el dinero; ¿y adónde creen que nos llevó sino a ese lugar con la puerta?—sacó una llave rápidamente, entró, y enseguida volvió con unos diez libras en oro y un cheque por el saldo en Coutts, extendido al portador y firmado con un nombre que no puedo mencionar, aunque es uno de los puntos de mi historia, pero era un nombre al menos muy conocido y frecuentemente impreso.
The figure was stiff; but the signature was good for more than that if it was only genuine.
La cifra era elevada; pero la firma valía más que eso si tan solo era genuina.
Vocabulary
- Nunca
- Never, not ever
- vi
- I saw (preterite of ver)
- un
- A, an (masculine indefinite article)
- círculo
- Circle, ring
- de
- Of, from (preposition)
- rostros
- Faces, countenances
- tan
- So, as, such (adverb of degree)
- odiosos
- Hateful, odious, detestable
- y
- And (conjunction)
- allí
- There, over there
- estaba
- Was, were (imperfect of estar)
- el
- The (masculine definite article)
- hombre
- Man, human being
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- medio
- Middle, half, midst
- con
- With (preposition)
- una
- A, an (feminine indefinite article)
- especie
- Species, kind, type
- frialdad
- Coldness, frigidity, indifference
- burlona
- Mocking, jeering, taunting (feminine)
- siniestra
- Sinister, ominous, left (feminine)
- asustado
- Frightened, scared
- también
- Also, too, as well
- eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- pude
- I could, I was able (preterite of poder)
- ver
- To see, to watch
- pero
- But, however (conjunction)
- disimulándolo
- Hiding it, concealing it (gerund with pronoun)
- señor
- Sir, mister, gentleman
- realmente
- Really, actually, truly
- como
- Like, as, how
- Si
- If (conditional conjunction)
- ustedes
- You (plural formal subject pronoun)
- eligen
- Choose, elect (present tense third person plural)
- sacar
- To take out, to remove, to extract
- provecho
- Benefit, advantage, profit
- este
- This (masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- accidente
- Accident, mishap
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite of decir)
- él
- He, him (subject pronoun with accent)
- naturalmente
- Naturally, of course
- estoy
- I am (present tense of estar)
- indefenso
- Defenseless, helpless
- Ningún
- No, not any (masculine negative adjective)
- caballero
- Gentleman, knight
- desea
- Desires, wishes, wants (present tense)
- sino
- But rather, except (conjunction)
- evitar
- To avoid, to prevent
- escena
- Scene, scenario
- dice
- Says, tells (present tense third person)
- Digan
- Say, tell (formal command plural)
- su
- His, her, your, their (possessive adjective)
- cifra
- Figure, number, cipher
- Bueno
- Well, good, okay
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- presionamos
- We pressured, we pressed
- hasta
- Until, up to, even
- cien
- One hundred
- libras
- Pounds (currency or weight)
- para
- For, to, in order to
- la
- The (feminine definite article)
- familia
- Family
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction: de + el)
- niño
- Child, boy
- claramente
- Clearly, obviously
- le
- To him, to her, to you (indirect object pronoun)
- habría
- Would have, there would be (conditional)
- gustado
- Liked, pleased (past participle of gustar)
- resistirse
- To resist, to refuse
- había
- There was, there were, had (imperfect)
- algo
- Something, somewhat
- todos
- All, everyone (masculine plural)
- nosotros
- We, us (subject pronoun)
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- significaba
- Meant, signified (imperfect tense)
- problemas
- Problems, troubles
- al
- To the, at the (contraction: a + el)
- final
- End, final
- cedió
- Yielded, gave in (preterite of ceder)
- Lo
- The, it (neuter article or pronoun)
- siguiente
- Following, next
- era
- Was, were (imperfect of ser)
- conseguir
- To get, to obtain, to achieve
- dinero
- Money
- adónde
- Where to, to where (interrogative with accent)
- creen
- Believe, think (present tense second/third person plural)
- nos
- Us, ourselves (object pronoun)
- llevó
- Took, carried, led (preterite of llevar)
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- ese
- That (masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- lugar
- Place, location
- puerta
- Door, gate
- sacó
- Took out, removed (preterite of sacar)
- llave
- Key
- rápidamente
- Rapidly, quickly
- entró
- Entered, went in (preterite of entrar)
- enseguida
- Right away, immediately
- volvió
- Returned, came back (preterite of volver)
- unos
- Some, a few (masculine plural)
- diez
- Ten
- oro
- Gold
- cheque
- Check, cheque (bank payment)
- por
- For, by, through (preposition)
- saldo
- Balance, remainder
- extendido
- Extended, issued, spread out
- portador
- Bearer, carrier, holder
- firmado
- Signed (past participle of firmar)
- nombre
- Name
- no
- No, not (negation)
- puedo
- I can, I am able (present tense)
- mencionar
- To mention, to name
- aunque
- Although, even though
- es
- Is (third person singular of ser)
- uno
- One (number or indefinite pronoun)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- puntos
- Points, dots
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- historia
- Story, history
- menos
- Less, fewer, minus
- muy
- Very, quite
- conocido
- Known, famous, well-known
- frecuentemente
- Frequently, often
- impreso
- Printed, in print
- La
- The (feminine definite article)
- elevada
- Elevated, high, lofty (feminine)
- firma
- Signature, company, firm
- valía
- Was worth, valued (imperfect of valer)
- más
- More, plus
- si
- If (without accent, conditional conjunction)
- solo
- Only, alone, single (without accent)
- genuina
- Genuine, authentic (feminine)
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