The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 17
If he could but once set eyes on him, he thought the mystery would lighten and perhaps roll altogether away, as was the habit of mysterious things when well examined.
Si tan solo pudiera ponerle los ojos encima una vez, pensó que el misterio se aclararía y quizás desaparecería por completo, como era la costumbre de las cosas misteriosas cuando se examinaban bien.
He might see a reason for his friend's strange preference or bondage (call it which you please) and even for the startling clause of the will.
Podría ver una razón para la extraña preferencia o servidumbre de su amigo (llámelo como guste) e incluso para la sorprendente cláusula del testamento.
At least it would be a face worth seeing: the face of a man who was without bowels of mercy: a face which had but to show itself to raise up, in the mind of the unimpressionable Enfield, a spirit of enduring hatred.
Al menos sería un rostro digno de ver: el rostro de un hombre que carecía de entrañas de misericordia: un rostro que solo tenía que mostrarse para suscitar, en la mente del impasible Enfield, un espíritu de odio perdurable.
From that time forward, Mr. Utterson began to haunt the door in the by-street of shops.
Desde ese momento en adelante, el señor Utterson comenzó a rondar la puerta en la callejuela de tiendas.
In the morning before office hours, at noon when business was plenty and time scarce, at night under the face of the fogged city moon, by all lights and at all hours of solitude or concourse, the lawyer was to be found on his chosen post.
Por la mañana antes de las horas de oficina, al mediodía cuando los negocios abundaban y el tiempo escaseaba, por la noche bajo el semblante de la luna neblinosa de la ciudad, con toda luz y a todas horas de soledad o concurrencia, el abogado se encontraba en su puesto elegido.
"If he be Mr. Hyde," he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek."
"Si él es el señor Hyde", había pensado, "yo seré el señor Seek".
And at last his patience was rewarded.
Y por fin su paciencia fue recompensada.
It was a fine dry night; frost in the air; the streets as clean as a ballroom floor; the lamps, unshaken by any wind, drawing a regular pattern of light and shadow.
Era una hermosa noche seca; escarcha en el aire; las calles tan limpias como el suelo de un salón de baile; las lámparas, sin ser agitadas por viento alguno, dibujando un patrón regular de luz y sombra.
By ten o'clock, when the shops were closed, the by-street was very solitary and, in spite of the low growl of London from all round, very silent.
A las diez en punto, cuando las tiendas estaban cerradas, la callejuela estaba muy solitaria y, a pesar del sordo rugido de Londres desde todas partes, muy silenciosa.
Vocabulary
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction
- tan
- So, such, as; indicates degree or extent
- solo
- Only, just, alone; exclusively or solitary
- pudiera
- Could, might; imperfect subjunctive of poder
- ponerle
- To put/place on it; infinitive with indirect object
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- ojos
- Eyes; plural of ojo
- encima
- Above, on top, over
- una
- A, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- vez
- Time, occasion; instance or turn
- pensó
- Thought; third person preterite of pensar
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- misterio
- Mystery; something unknown or secret
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- aclararía
- Would clarify; conditional tense of aclarar
- y
- And; coordinating conjunction
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility
- desaparecería
- Would disappear; conditional tense of desaparecer
- por
- For, by, through; preposition with multiple meanings
- completo
- Complete, whole, entire
- como
- Like, as, how; comparison or manner
- era
- Was, used to be; imperfect of ser
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- costumbre
- Custom, habit, usual practice
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- cosas
- Things; plural of cosa
- misteriosas
- Mysterious; feminine plural adjective
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction
- examinaban
- They examined; imperfect tense of examinar
- bien
- Well, good, properly
- Podría
- Could, would be able; conditional of poder
- ver
- To see; infinitive verb
- razón
- Reason, right; cause or justification
- para
- For, to, in order to; preposition
- extraña
- Strange, odd; feminine adjective
- preferencia
- Preference; favoring one thing over another
- o
- Or; coordinating conjunction
- servidumbre
- Servitude, servants; state of service or staff
- su
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective
- amigo
- Friend; masculine noun
- llámelo
- Call it; imperative with object pronoun
- guste
- Please, like; subjunctive of gustar
- e
- And; variant of y before i/hi sound
- incluso
- Even, including; adverb
- sorprendente
- Surprising, amazing; adjective
- cláusula
- Clause; provision in document
- del
- Of the; contraction of de + el
- testamento
- Will, testament; legal document
- Al
- To the; contraction of a + el
- menos
- Less, least, at least
- sería
- Would be; conditional of ser
- un
- A, an, one; masculine indefinite article
- rostro
- Face; countenance or visage
- digno
- Worthy, dignified; adjective
- hombre
- Man; adult male person
- carecía
- Lacked; imperfect of carecer
- entrañas
- Entrails, heart; internal organs or compassion
- misericordia
- Mercy, compassion; pity or clemency
- tenía
- Had; imperfect of tener
- mostrarse
- To show oneself; reflexive infinitive
- suscitar
- To provoke, arouse; to cause or elicit
- en
- In, on, at; preposition of location
- mente
- Mind; intellect or thought
- impasible
- Impassive, unmoved; showing no emotion
- espíritu
- Spirit, soul; essence or ghost
- odio
- Hatred, hate; intense dislike
- perdurable
- Lasting, enduring; permanent
- Desde
- Since, from; preposition indicating time or place
- ese
- That; masculine demonstrative adjective
- momento
- Moment; instant or point in time
- adelante
- Forward, ahead; onward
- señor
- Mister, sir, gentleman; title of respect
- comenzó
- Began; preterite of comenzar
- a
- To, at; preposition
- rondar
- To patrol, lurk; to go around repeatedly
- puerta
- Door; entrance
- callejuela
- Alley, narrow street; small lane
- tiendas
- Shops, stores; plural of tienda
- Por
- By, for, through; preposition
- mañana
- Morning, tomorrow; early part of day
- antes
- Before, earlier; previously
- horas
- Hours; plural of hora
- oficina
- Office; workplace
- al
- To the, at the; contraction of a + el
- mediodía
- Noon, midday; twelve o'clock
- negocios
- Business, affairs; commercial activities
- abundaban
- Abounded, were abundant; imperfect of abundar
- tiempo
- Time, weather; duration or climate
- escaseaba
- Was scarce; imperfect of escasear
- noche
- Night; evening or nighttime
- bajo
- Under, low; preposition or adjective
- semblante
- Face, countenance; facial expression
- luna
- Moon; Earth's natural satellite
- neblinosa
- Foggy, misty; covered with mist
- ciudad
- City; urban area
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- toda
- All, every; feminine form of todo
- luz
- Light; illumination
- todas
- All; feminine plural of todo
- soledad
- Solitude, loneliness; state of being alone
- concurrencia
- Crowd, gathering; attendance or concurrence
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney; legal professional
- encontraba
- Found, was finding; imperfect of encontrar
- puesto
- Post, position, stall; place or job
- elegido
- Chosen, elected; past participle of elegir
- él
- He, him; masculine subject pronoun
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- había
- Had, there was; imperfect of haber
- yo
- I; first person subject pronoun
- seré
- I will be; future tense of ser
- Y
- And; coordinating conjunction
- fin
- End, finish; conclusion
- paciencia
- Patience; ability to wait calmly
- fue
- Was, went; preterite of ser or ir
- recompensada
- Rewarded; feminine past participle of recompensar
- Era
- Was, era; imperfect of ser or noun
- hermosa
- Beautiful; feminine adjective
- seca
- Dry; feminine adjective
- escarcha
- Frost; frozen dew
- aire
- Air; atmosphere
- calles
- Streets; plural of calle
- limpias
- Clean; feminine plural adjective
- suelo
- Floor, ground, soil
- salón
- Living room, hall, salon
- baile
- Dance, ball; dancing event
- lámparas
- Lamps; plural of lámpara
- sin
- Without; preposition
- ser
- To be; infinitive verb for essence
- agitadas
- Agitated, shaken; feminine plural adjective
- viento
- Wind; moving air
- alguno
- Some, any; indefinite adjective
- dibujando
- Drawing; gerund of dibujar
- patrón
- Pattern, standard; boss or model
- regular
- Regular, normal; consistent or ordinary
- sombra
- Shadow, shade; dark area
- A
- To, at; preposition
- diez
- Ten; number 10
- punto
- Point, dot; exact moment or location
- estaban
- Were; imperfect plural of estar
- cerradas
- Closed; feminine plural adjective
- estaba
- Was; imperfect singular of estar
- muy
- Very, quite; adverb of degree
- solitaria
- Solitary, lonely; feminine adjective
- pesar
- Sorrow, weight; to weigh or regret
- sordo
- Deaf, dull; unable to hear well
- rugido
- Roar, roaring; loud deep sound
- desde
- From, since; preposition
- partes
- Parts, places; plural of parte
- silenciosa
- Silent, quiet; feminine adjective
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