The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 8
I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does not, in real life, walk into a cellar door at four in the morning and come out with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred pounds.
Me tomé la libertad de señalarle a mi caballero que todo el asunto parecía apócrifo, y que un hombre no, en la vida real, entra por la puerta de un sótano a las cuatro de la mañana y sale con el cheque de otro hombre por cerca de cien libras.
But he was quite easy and sneering.
Pero él estaba bastante tranquilo y burlón.
'Set your mind at rest,' says he, 'I will stay with you till the banks open and cash the cheque myself.'
'Tranquilice su mente,' dice él, 'me quedaré con usted hasta que abran los bancos y cobraré el cheque yo mismo.'
So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went in a body to the bank.
Así que todos partimos, el doctor, y el padre del niño, y nuestro amigo y yo, y pasamos el resto de la noche en mis aposentos; y al día siguiente, cuando habíamos desayunado, fuimos en grupo al banco.
I gave in the cheque myself, and said I had every reason to believe it was a forgery.
Yo entregué el cheque personalmente, y dije que tenía todas las razones para creer que era una falsificación.
Not a bit of it.
Nada de eso.
The cheque was genuine.
El cheque era genuino.
"Tut-tut!" said Mr. Utterson.
"¡Vaya, vaya!" dijo el señor Utterson.
"I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield.
"Veo que usted siente como yo," dijo el señor Enfield.
"Yes, it's a bad story.
"Sí, es una mala historia.
For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the very pink of the proprieties, celebrated too, and (what makes it worse) one of your fellows who do what they call good.
Porque mi hombre era un tipo con el que nadie podía tener que ver, un hombre realmente condenable; y la persona que giró el cheque es la flor y nata de las propiedades, célebre también, y (lo que lo hace peor) uno de esos individuos que hacen lo que llaman el bien.
Blackmail, I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the capers of his youth.
Chantaje, supongo; un hombre honesto pagando por las narices por algunas de las travesuras de su juventud.
Black Mail House is what I call the place with the door, in consequence.
Casa del Chantaje es como llamo al lugar con la puerta, en consecuencia.
Vocabulary
- Me
- Me, to me, myself (object pronoun)
- tomé
- I took, I drank (preterite of tomar)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- libertad
- Liberty, freedom
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition)
- señalarle
- To point out to him/her, to indicate
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- caballero
- Gentleman, knight
- que
- That, which, who (conjunction/relative pronoun)
- todo
- All, everything, whole
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- asunto
- Matter, affair, issue, subject
- parecía
- It seemed, appeared (imperfect of parecer)
- y
- And (conjunction)
- un
- A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- hombre
- Man, human being
- no
- No, not (negation)
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- vida
- Life
- real
- Real, actual, royal
- entra
- Enters, goes in (third person singular present)
- por
- By, for, through, because of (preposition)
- puerta
- Door, gate
- sótano
- Basement, cellar
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- cuatro
- Four (number)
- mañana
- Morning, tomorrow
- sale
- Leaves, goes out, exits (third person singular)
- con
- With (preposition)
- cheque
- Check, cheque (bank payment)
- otro
- Other, another
- cerca
- Near, close, fence
- cien
- One hundred, a hundred
- libras
- Pounds (currency or weight unit)
- Pero
- But, however (conjunction)
- él
- He, him (subject pronoun)
- estaba
- Was, were (imperfect of estar)
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather, fairly
- tranquilo
- Calm, quiet, relaxed
- burlón
- Mocking, teasing, scornful
- Tranquilice
- Calm down, reassure (formal command)
- su
- His, her, your, their (possessive adjective)
- mente
- Mind, mentally
- dice
- Says, tells (third person singular present)
- me
- Me, to me, myself (object pronoun)
- quedaré
- I will stay, I will remain (future)
- usted
- You (formal singular pronoun)
- hasta
- Until, up to, even
- abran
- They open (subjunctive of abrir)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- bancos
- Banks, benches
- cobraré
- I will cash, I will collect (future)
- yo
- I (subject pronoun)
- mismo
- Same, myself, himself, very
- Así
- Thus, so, like this, in this way
- todos
- All, everyone, every (plural)
- partimos
- We left, we departed (preterite)
- doctor
- Doctor (medical professional or degree holder)
- padre
- Father, priest
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction: de+el)
- niño
- Boy, child (male)
- nuestro
- Our, ours (masculine possessive)
- amigo
- Friend (male)
- pasamos
- We passed, we spent (time), we went through
- resto
- Rest, remainder
- noche
- Night, evening
- mis
- My (plural possessive)
- al
- To the, at the (contraction: a+el)
- día
- Day
- siguiente
- Following, next
- cuando
- When, whenever (conjunction)
- habíamos
- We had (pluperfect of haber)
- desayunado
- Breakfasted, had breakfast (past participle)
- fuimos
- We went, we were (preterite of ir/ser)
- grupo
- Group
- banco
- Bank, bench
- Yo
- I (subject pronoun, capitalized)
- entregué
- I handed over, I delivered (preterite)
- personalmente
- Personally, in person
- dije
- I said, I told (preterite of decir)
- tenía
- I had, he/she had (imperfect of tener)
- todas
- All, every (feminine plural)
- razones
- Reasons, arguments
- para
- For, to, in order to (preposition)
- creer
- To believe, to think
- era
- Was, were (imperfect of ser)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- falsificación
- Forgery, falsification, counterfeit
- Nada
- Nothing, not at all
- eso
- That (neuter pronoun)
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article, capitalized)
- genuino
- Genuine, authentic, real
- Vaya
- Well, wow (interjection); go (subjunctive of ir)
- vaya
- Well, wow (interjection); go (subjunctive of ir)
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite of decir)
- señor
- Mister, sir, gentleman, lord
- Veo
- I see (present of ver)
- siente
- Feels, regrets, sits (third person singular present)
- como
- As, like, how
- Sí
- Yes (affirmative)
- es
- Is (third person singular of ser/estar)
- mala
- Bad, wicked, evil (feminine)
- historia
- Story, history, tale
- Porque
- Because, for (conjunction)
- tipo
- Type, guy, fellow, kind
- nadie
- Nobody, no one
- podía
- Could, was able to (imperfect of poder)
- tener
- To have, to possess, to hold
- ver
- To see, to watch
- realmente
- Really, actually, truly
- persona
- Person, individual
- giró
- Turned, rotated, spun (preterite of girar)
- flor
- Flower, blossom
- nata
- Cream (dairy product), elite
- propiedades
- Properties, possessions, estates
- célebre
- Famous, celebrated, renowned
- también
- Also, too, as well
- lo
- It, him (object pronoun)
- hace
- Does, makes, ago (third person singular)
- peor
- Worse, worst
- uno
- One, someone, a (masculine)
- esos
- Those (masculine plural demonstrative)
- individuos
- Individuals, persons
- hacen
- Do, make (third person plural present)
- llaman
- Call, name (third person plural present)
- bien
- Well, good, right, very
- Chantaje
- Blackmail, extortion
- supongo
- I suppose, I assume (present of suponer)
- honesto
- Honest, honorable, decent
- pagando
- Paying (gerund of pagar)
- narices
- Noses, heck (colloquial expression)
- algunas
- Some, a few (feminine plural)
- travesuras
- Mischiefs, pranks, naughty acts
- juventud
- Youth, young age
- Casa
- House, home (capitalized)
- llamo
- I call, I name (present of llamar)
- lugar
- Place, location, spot
- consecuencia
- Consequence, result, outcome
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