The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 24
It turns me cold to think of this creature stealing like a thief to Harry's bedside; poor Harry, what a wakening!
Me hiela pensar en esta criatura deslizándose como un ladrón hasta la cabecera de Harry; ¡pobre Harry, qué despertar!
And the danger of it; for if this Hyde suspects the existence of the will, he may grow impatient to inherit.
Y el peligro que conlleva; pues si este Hyde sospecha la existencia del testamento, puede impacientarse por heredar.
For once more he saw before his mind's eye, as clear as transparency, the strange clauses of the will.
Pues una vez más vio ante su ojo mental, tan claras como la transparencia, las extrañas cláusulas del testamento.
DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE
EL DR. JEKYLL ESTABA COMPLETAMENTE TRANQUILO
A fortnight later, by excellent good fortune, the doctor gave one of his pleasant dinners to some five or six old cronies, all intelligent, reputable men and all judges of good wine; and Mr. Utterson so contrived that he remained behind after the others had departed.
Quince días después, por excelente buena fortuna, el doctor ofreció una de sus agradables cenas a unos cinco o seis viejos amigos, todos hombres inteligentes y respetables y todos conocedores de buen vino; y el Sr. Utterson se las arregló para quedarse después de que los demás se hubieran marchado.
This was no new arrangement, but a thing that had befallen many scores of times.
Esto no era un arreglo nuevo, sino algo que había ocurrido muchas decenas de veces.
Where Utterson was liked, he was liked well.
Donde Utterson agradaba, agradaba mucho.
Hosts loved to detain the dry lawyer, when the light-hearted and loose-tongued had already their foot on the threshold; they liked to sit a while in his unobtrusive company, practising for solitude, sobering their minds in the man's rich silence after the expense and strain of gaiety.
Los anfitriones amaban retener al árido abogado, cuando los alegres y lenguaraces ya tenían el pie en el umbral; les gustaba sentarse un rato en su discreta compañía, practicando para la soledad, serenando sus mentes en el rico silencio del hombre después del gasto y la tensión de la alegría.
To this rule, Dr.
A esta regla, el Dr.
Vocabulary
- Me
- Me, to me (first person object pronoun)
- hiela
- freezes, chills (third person singular present of helar)
- pensar
- to think, to consider
- en
- in, on, at (preposition indicating location or time)
- esta
- this (feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- criatura
- creature, being, child
- deslizándose
- sliding, slipping, gliding (present participle reflexive of deslizar)
- como
- like, as, how (comparative conjunction or adverb)
- un
- a, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- ladrón
- thief, robber, burglar
- hasta
- until, up to, even (preposition indicating limit)
- la
- the (feminine singular definite article)
- cabecera
- headboard, bedside, head of the bed
- de
- of, from, about (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- pobre
- poor, unfortunate (adjective indicating poverty or pity)
- qué
- what, how (interrogative or exclamatory pronoun or adjective)
- despertar
- awakening, waking up (noun or infinitive verb)
- Y
- and (conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses)
- el
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- peligro
- danger, peril, risk
- que
- that, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- conlleva
- entails, involves, carries with it (third person present)
- pues
- well, then, since (conjunction or filler word)
- si
- if, whether (conditional conjunction)
- este
- this (masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- sospecha
- suspects, suspicion (verb third person or noun)
- existencia
- existence, being, presence
- del
- of the (contraction of de + el)
- testamento
- will, testament (legal document for inheritance)
- puede
- can, may, is able to (third person present)
- impacientarse
- to become impatient, to lose patience (reflexive verb)
- por
- for, by, through (preposition with various meanings)
- heredar
- to inherit, to receive inheritance
- Pues
- well, then, since (conjunction or filler word)
- una
- a, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
- vez
- time, occasion, turn (noun indicating occurrence)
- más
- more, most, plus (adverb or adjective comparative)
- vio
- saw, viewed (third person preterite of ver)
- ante
- before, in front of, faced with
- su
- his, her, your, its, their (possessive adjective)
- ojo
- eye, sight
- mental
- mental, of the mind
- tan
- so, as, such (adverb of degree)
- claras
- clear, bright, obvious (feminine plural adjective)
- transparencia
- transparency, clearness, translucency
- las
- the (feminine plural definite article)
- extrañas
- strange, odd, weird (feminine plural adjective)
- cláusulas
- clauses, provisions (in legal documents)
- EL
- the (masculine singular definite article, capitalized)
- ESTABA
- was, was being (third person imperfect of estar)
- COMPLETAMENTE
- completely, totally, entirely
- TRANQUILO
- calm, tranquil, peaceful, quiet
- Quince
- fifteen (cardinal number)
- días
- days (plural of día)
- después
- after, afterwards, later
- excelente
- excellent, outstanding, superb
- buena
- good, nice, fine (feminine singular adjective)
- fortuna
- fortune, luck, wealth
- doctor
- doctor (medical professional or academic title)
- ofreció
- offered, gave (third person preterite of ofrecer)
- sus
- his, her, your, their (plural possessive adjective)
- agradables
- pleasant, agreeable, nice (plural adjective)
- cenas
- dinners, suppers (plural of cena)
- a
- to, at, for (preposition with various uses)
- unos
- some, a few, about (masculine plural indefinite)
- cinco
- five (cardinal number)
- o
- or (conjunction indicating alternative or choice)
- seis
- six (cardinal number)
- viejos
- old, elderly (masculine plural adjective or noun)
- amigos
- friends (masculine plural noun)
- todos
- all, every, everyone (masculine plural adjective or pronoun)
- hombres
- men, humans (plural of hombre)
- inteligentes
- intelligent, smart, clever (plural adjective)
- y
- and (conjunction connecting words or clauses)
- respetables
- respectable, reputable, honorable (plural adjective)
- conocedores
- connoisseurs, experts, knowledgeable people (plural noun)
- buen
- good (masculine singular adjective, shortened form before noun)
- vino
- wine (noun or third person preterite of venir)
- se
- himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- arregló
- arranged, fixed, managed (third person preterite of arreglar)
- para
- for, to, in order to (preposition)
- quedarse
- to stay, to remain (reflexive infinitive verb)
- los
- the (masculine plural definite article)
- demás
- others, the rest, remaining people or things
- hubieran
- had, would have (third person plural past subjunctive)
- marchado
- left, gone, marched (past participle of marchar)
- Esto
- this (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- no
- no, not (negative adverb)
- era
- was, used to be (third person imperfect)
- arreglo
- arrangement, agreement, repair (noun)
- nuevo
- new, novel, recent (masculine singular adjective)
- sino
- but rather, but instead (conjunction after negative)
- algo
- something, somewhat (indefinite pronoun or adverb)
- había
- there was, there were, had (third person imperfect)
- ocurrido
- happened, occurred (past participle of ocurrir)
- muchas
- many, a lot of (feminine plural adjective)
- decenas
- tens, dozens (plural of decena)
- veces
- times, occasions (plural of vez)
- Donde
- where (relative adverb indicating place)
- agradaba
- pleased, was pleasing to (third person imperfect)
- mucho
- much, a lot, very (adverb or adjective)
- Los
- the (masculine plural definite article)
- anfitriones
- hosts (people who receive guests, plural)
- amaban
- loved, used to love (third person plural imperfect)
- retener
- to retain, to keep, to hold back
- al
- to the (contraction of a + el)
- árido
- arid, dry, dull, barren (adjective)
- abogado
- lawyer, attorney, advocate
- cuando
- when (conjunction or adverb indicating time)
- alegres
- happy, cheerful, merry (plural adjective)
- ya
- already, now, yet (adverb of time)
- tenían
- had, used to have (third person plural imperfect)
- pie
- foot (body part or unit of measurement)
- umbral
- threshold, doorway, entrance
- les
- them, to them (indirect object pronoun)
- gustaba
- liked, was pleasing to (third person imperfect)
- sentarse
- to sit down (reflexive infinitive verb)
- rato
- while, moment, short time
- discreta
- discreet, cautious, reserved (feminine singular adjective)
- compañía
- company, companionship, presence
- practicando
- practicing, exercising (present participle of practicar)
- soledad
- solitude, loneliness, isolation
- serenando
- calming, soothing, composing (present participle of serenar)
- mentes
- minds (plural of mente)
- rico
- rich, wealthy, delicious (masculine singular adjective)
- silencio
- silence, quiet, stillness
- hombre
- man, human being
- gasto
- expense, expenditure, spending (noun or verb)
- tensión
- tension, stress, strain
- alegría
- joy, happiness, cheerfulness
- A
- to, at (preposition, capitalized here)
- regla
- rule, regulation, period (menstruation)
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