The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 16
He would be aware of the great field of lamps of a nocturnal city; then of the figure of a man walking swiftly; then of a child running from the doctor's; and then these met, and that human Juggernaut trod the child down and passed on regardless of her screams.
Sería consciente del gran campo de lámparas de una ciudad nocturna; luego de la figura de un hombre caminando rápidamente; luego de un niño corriendo desde la casa del doctor; y entonces estos se encontraban, y ese Juggernaut humano pisoteaba al niño y pasaba de largo sin importarle sus gritos.
Or else he would see a room in a rich house, where his friend lay asleep, dreaming and smiling at his dreams; and then the door of that room would be opened, the curtains of the bed plucked apart, the sleeper recalled, and lo! there would stand by his side a figure to whom power was given, and even at that dead hour, he must rise and do its bidding.
O bien vería una habitación en una casa rica, donde su amigo yacía dormido, soñando y sonriendo con sus sueños; y entonces la puerta de esa habitación se abriría, las cortinas de la cama serían apartadas, el durmiente despertado, y ¡he aquí! allí estaría junto a él una figura a quien se le había dado poder, y aun en esa hora muerta, él debía levantarse y cumplir su mandato.
The figure in these two phases haunted the lawyer all night; and if at any time he dozed over, it was but to see it glide more stealthily through sleeping houses, or move the more swiftly and still the more swiftly, even to dizziness, through wider labyrinths of lamplighted city, and at every street corner crush a child and leave her screaming.
La figura en estas dos fases perseguía al abogado toda la noche; y si en algún momento se adormecía, era solo para verla deslizarse más sigilosamente por casas dormidas, o moverse más rápidamente y aún más rápidamente, hasta el mareo, por laberintos más amplios de la ciudad iluminada por lámparas, y en cada esquina aplastar a un niño y dejarlo gritando.
And still the figure had no face by which he might know it; even in his dreams, it had no face, or one that baffled him and melted before his eyes; and thus it was that there sprang up and grew apace in the lawyer's mind a singularly strong, almost an inordinate, curiosity to behold the features of the real Mr. Hyde.
Y aún así la figura no tenía rostro por el cual pudiera conocerla; incluso en sus sueños, no tenía rostro, o uno que lo desconcertaba y se derretía ante sus ojos; y así fue que surgió y creció rápidamente en la mente del abogado una curiosidad singularmente fuerte, casi desmesurada, por contemplar los rasgos del verdadero Sr. Hyde.
Vocabulary
- Sería
- Would be; conditional form of ser
- consciente
- Conscious, aware of something
- del
- Of the; contraction of de + el
- gran
- Great, large; apocopated form of grande
- campo
- Field, countryside, or area of study
- de
- Of, from, about; common preposition
- lámparas
- Lamps, light fixtures
- una
- A, an, one; feminine indefinite article
- ciudad
- City, urban area
- nocturna
- Nocturnal, nighttime, happening at night
- luego
- Then, later, afterwards
- la
- The; feminine definite article
- figura
- Figure, shape, form
- un
- A, an, one; masculine indefinite article
- hombre
- Man, male person
- caminando
- Walking, going on foot; present participle
- rápidamente
- Rapidly, quickly, fast
- niño
- Boy, child, young male
- corriendo
- Running; present participle of correr
- desde
- From, since, starting at
- casa
- House, home
- doctor
- Doctor, physician
- y
- And; coordinating conjunction
- entonces
- Then, at that time, so
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun
- encontraban
- They were finding, meeting; imperfect tense
- ese
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- humano
- Human, person, relating to humanity
- pisoteaba
- Was trampling, stepping on; imperfect tense
- al
- To the; contraction of a + el
- pasaba
- Was passing, going by; imperfect tense
- largo
- Long, lengthy; also means along
- sin
- Without, lacking
- importarle
- To matter to him/her, to care about
- sus
- His, her, their, your; possessive adjective
- gritos
- Screams, shouts, cries
- O
- Or; coordinating conjunction
- bien
- Well, good, fine
- vería
- Would see; conditional form of ver
- habitación
- Room, bedroom, chamber
- en
- In, on, at; common preposition
- rica
- Rich, wealthy, delicious
- donde
- Where, in which place
- su
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective
- amigo
- Friend, male companion
- yacía
- Was lying down, reclining; imperfect tense
- dormido
- Asleep, sleeping; past participle of dormir
- soñando
- Dreaming; present participle of soñar
- sonriendo
- Smiling; present participle of sonreír
- con
- With, in the company of
- sueños
- Dreams, aspirations
- puerta
- Door, doorway, gate
- esa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- abriría
- Would open; conditional form of abrir
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- cortinas
- Curtains, drapes
- cama
- Bed, place for sleeping
- serían
- Would be; conditional plural of ser
- apartadas
- Moved aside, separated, pushed apart
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- durmiente
- Sleeper, sleeping person, one who sleeps
- despertado
- Awakened, woken up; past participle
- aquí
- Here, in this place
- allí
- There, in that place
- estaría
- Would be; conditional form of estar
- junto
- Together, next to, beside
- a
- To, at; common preposition
- él
- He, him; masculine pronoun with accent
- quien
- Who, whom; relative pronoun
- le
- To him, to her; indirect object pronoun
- había
- There was, he/she had; imperfect of haber
- dado
- Given; past participle of dar
- poder
- Power, ability, or to be able to
- aun
- Even, still; without accent means even
- hora
- Hour, time
- muerta
- Dead, deceased; feminine adjective
- debía
- Should, must, ought to; imperfect of deber
- levantarse
- To get up, stand up, rise
- cumplir
- To fulfill, accomplish, comply with
- mandato
- Command, order, mandate
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- dos
- Two; number
- fases
- Phases, stages, periods
- perseguía
- Was pursuing, chasing; imperfect tense
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney, advocate
- toda
- All, whole, entire; feminine singular
- noche
- Night, nighttime
- si
- If, whether; conditional conjunction
- algún
- Some, any; apocopated form of alguno
- momento
- Moment, instant, time
- adormecía
- Was falling asleep, dozing; imperfect tense
- era
- Was, used to be; imperfect of ser
- solo
- Only, alone, single
- para
- For, to, in order to
- verla
- To see her/it; infinitive with pronoun
- deslizarse
- To slide, slip, glide
- más
- More, most, plus
- sigilosamente
- Stealthily, quietly, sneakily
- por
- By, for, through, per
- casas
- Houses, homes
- dormidas
- Asleep, sleeping; feminine plural adjective
- o
- Or; coordinating conjunction
- moverse
- To move, move oneself
- aún
- Still, yet, even; with accent
- hasta
- Until, up to, even
- mareo
- Dizziness, nausea, motion sickness
- laberintos
- Labyrinths, mazes
- amplios
- Wide, ample, spacious; masculine plural
- iluminada
- Illuminated, lit up; feminine past participle
- cada
- Each, every
- esquina
- Corner, street corner
- aplastar
- To crush, squash, flatten
- dejarlo
- To leave him/it; infinitive with pronoun
- gritando
- Screaming, shouting; present participle
- Y
- And; coordinating conjunction, capitalized
- así
- Thus, so, like this
- no
- No, not; negation
- tenía
- Had, possessed; imperfect of tener
- rostro
- Face, countenance
- cual
- Which, like, as; relative pronoun
- pudiera
- Could, might; imperfect subjunctive of poder
- conocerla
- To know her/it; infinitive with pronoun
- incluso
- Even, including
- uno
- One; masculine number or pronoun
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun
- lo
- Him, it; masculine direct object pronoun
- desconcertaba
- Was disconcerting, puzzling; imperfect tense
- derretía
- Was melting, dissolving; imperfect tense
- ante
- Before, in front of, facing
- ojos
- Eyes
- fue
- Was, went; preterite of ser or ir
- surgió
- Arose, emerged, appeared; preterite tense
- creció
- Grew, increased; preterite of crecer
- mente
- Mind, or suffix forming adverbs
- curiosidad
- Curiosity, inquisitiveness
- singularmente
- Singularly, uniquely, peculiarly
- fuerte
- Strong, loud, intense
- casi
- Almost, nearly
- desmesurada
- Excessive, disproportionate, enormous
- contemplar
- To contemplate, gaze at, observe
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- rasgos
- Features, traits, characteristics
- verdadero
- True, real, genuine
- Sr.
- Mr., abbreviation for señor
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