The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 22
"Here, thank you," said the lawyer, and he drew near and leaned on the tall fender.
"Aquí, gracias", dijo el abogado, y se acercó y se apoyó en el alto guardafuegos.
This hall, in which he was now left alone, was a pet fancy of his friend the doctor's; and Utterson himself was wont to speak of it as the pleasantest room in London.
Este vestíbulo, en el cual ahora se encontraba solo, era un capricho predilecto de su amigo el doctor; y el propio Utterson solía hablar de él como la habitación más agradable de Londres.
But tonight there was a shudder in his blood; the face of Hyde sat heavy on his memory; he felt (what was rare with him) a nausea and distaste of life; and in the gloom of his spirits, he seemed to read a menace in the flickering of the firelight on the polished cabinets and the uneasy starting of the shadow on the roof.
Pero esta noche había un estremecimiento en su sangre; el rostro de Hyde pesaba sobre su memoria; sentía (lo que era raro en él) una náusea y disgusto por la vida; y en la oscuridad de su espíritu, parecía leer una amenaza en el parpadeo de la luz del fuego sobre los gabinetes pulidos y el inquieto movimiento de la sombra en el techo.
He was ashamed of his relief, when Poole presently returned to announce that Dr. Jekyll was gone out.
Se avergonzó de su alivio cuando Poole regresó poco después para anunciar que el Dr. Jekyll había salido.
"I saw Mr. Hyde go in by the old dissecting room, Poole," he said.
"Vi al Sr. Hyde entrar por la antigua sala de disección, Poole", dijo.
"Is that right, when Dr. Jekyll is from home?"
"¿Está bien eso, cuando el Dr. Jekyll no está en casa?"
"Quite right, Mr. Utterson, sir," replied the servant.
"Perfectamente bien, Sr. Utterson, señor", respondió el sirviente.
"Mr. Hyde has a key."
"El Sr. Hyde tiene llave."
"Your master seems to repose a great deal of trust in that young man, Poole," resumed the other musingly.
"Su amo parece depositar mucha confianza en ese joven, Poole", continuó el otro pensativamente.
"Yes, sir, he does indeed," said Poole.
"Sí, señor, así es", dijo Poole.
"We have all orders to obey him."
"Todos tenemos órdenes de obedecerle."
"I do not think I ever met Mr. Hyde?" asked Utterson.
"No creo haber conocido nunca al Sr. Hyde", preguntó Utterson.
"O, dear no, sir. He never _dines_ here," replied the butler.
"Oh, no, señor. Él nunca cena aquí", respondió el mayordomo.
"Indeed we see very little of him on this side of the house; he mostly comes and goes by the laboratory.
"De hecho lo vemos muy poco en este lado de la casa; mayormente viene y va por el laboratorio.
Vocabulary
- Aquí
- Here, in this place
- gracias
- Thank you, thanks
- dijo
- He/she said, past tense of decir
- el
- The, masculine singular definite article
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- se
- Reflexive pronoun, himself/herself/themselves
- acercó
- He/she approached, came closer
- apoyó
- He/she leaned, supported, rested against
- en
- In, on, at
- alto
- High, tall, loud
- Este
- This, masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- vestíbulo
- Vestibule, entrance hall, lobby
- cual
- Which, relative pronoun
- ahora
- Now, at this moment
- encontraba
- He/she was finding, imperfect tense of encontrar
- solo
- Alone, only, sole
- era
- He/she/it was, imperfect tense of ser
- un
- A, an, masculine singular indefinite article
- capricho
- Whim, caprice, fancy
- predilecto
- Favorite, preferred, beloved
- de
- Of, from, about
- su
- His, her, their, your possessive adjective
- amigo
- Friend, male friend
- doctor
- Doctor, physician
- propio
- Own, proper, itself
- solía
- He/she used to, was accustomed to
- hablar
- To speak, to talk
- él
- He, him, subject or object pronoun
- como
- Like, as, how
- la
- The, feminine singular definite article
- habitación
- Room, bedroom
- más
- More, most, plus
- agradable
- Pleasant, agreeable, nice
- Pero
- But, however
- esta
- This, feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- noche
- Night, evening
- había
- There was, there were, imperfect of haber
- estremecimiento
- Shudder, shiver, tremor
- sangre
- Blood
- rostro
- Face, countenance
- pesaba
- He/she/it weighed, was weighing on
- sobre
- On, over, about, above
- memoria
- Memory, remembrance
- sentía
- He/she felt, was feeling
- lo
- It, him, masculine direct object pronoun
- que
- That, which, what
- raro
- Strange, rare, odd
- una
- A, an, feminine singular indefinite article
- náusea
- Nausea, sickness
- disgusto
- Disgust, displeasure, annoyance
- por
- For, by, through, because of
- vida
- Life
- oscuridad
- Darkness, obscurity
- espíritu
- Spirit, soul, mind
- parecía
- He/she/it seemed, appeared
- leer
- To read
- amenaza
- Threat, menace
- parpadeo
- Flicker, blink, blinking
- luz
- Light
- del
- Of the, from the, contraction de+el
- fuego
- Fire
- los
- The, masculine plural definite article
- gabinetes
- Cabinets, offices
- pulidos
- Polished, refined
- inquieto
- Restless, uneasy, anxious
- movimiento
- Movement, motion
- sombra
- Shadow, shade
- techo
- Ceiling, roof
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun, himself/herself/itself
- avergonzó
- He/she was ashamed, felt ashamed
- alivio
- Relief
- cuando
- When
- regresó
- He/she returned, came back
- poco
- Little, few, a bit
- después
- After, afterwards, later
- para
- For, to, in order to
- anunciar
- To announce, to inform
- salido
- Gone out, left, past participle of salir
- Vi
- I saw, past tense of ver
- al
- To the, contraction a+el
- entrar
- To enter, to go in
- antigua
- Old, ancient, former
- sala
- Room, hall, living room
- Está
- He/she/it is, you are, estar conjugation
- bien
- Well, good, fine
- eso
- That, that thing, neuter demonstrative pronoun
- no
- No, not
- está
- He/she/it is, you are, estar conjugation
- casa
- House, home
- Perfectamente
- Perfectly, perfectly well
- señor
- Sir, mister, gentleman
- respondió
- He/she answered, responded
- sirviente
- Servant
- El
- The, masculine singular definite article
- tiene
- He/she/it has, you have
- llave
- Key
- Su
- His, her, their, your possessive adjective
- amo
- Master, owner
- parece
- He/she/it seems, appears
- depositar
- To deposit, to place, to entrust
- mucha
- Much, a lot of, feminine form
- confianza
- Trust, confidence
- ese
- That, masculine demonstrative adjective
- joven
- Young, young person, youth
- continuó
- He/she continued
- otro
- Other, another
- pensativamente
- Thoughtfully, pensively
- Sí
- Yes
- así
- Like this, thus, so
- es
- He/she/it is, present tense of ser
- Todos
- All, everyone, everybody
- tenemos
- We have
- órdenes
- Orders, commands
- obedecerle
- To obey him/her, obedecer plus pronoun
- No
- No, not
- creo
- I believe, I think
- haber
- To have, auxiliary verb, infinitive
- conocido
- Known, met, past participle of conocer
- nunca
- Never
- preguntó
- He/she asked, questioned
- Él
- He, subject pronoun
- cena
- He/she dines, dinner, supper
- aquí
- Here, in this place
- mayordomo
- Butler, steward
- De
- Of, from
- hecho
- Fact, done, made
- vemos
- We see
- muy
- Very, quite
- este
- This, masculine demonstrative adjective
- lado
- Side
- mayormente
- Mostly, mainly, especially
- viene
- He/she comes, you come
- va
- He/she goes, you go
- laboratorio
- Laboratory
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