The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 37
"I am quite sure of him," replied Jekyll; "I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with any one.
"Estoy completamente seguro de él," respondió Jekyll; "tengo motivos de certeza que no puedo compartir con nadie.
But there is one thing on which you may advise me.
Pero hay una cosa sobre la cual puede aconsejarme.
I have—I have received a letter; and I am at a loss whether I should show it to the police.
He—he recibido una carta; y no sé si debería mostrársela a la policía.
I should like to leave it in your hands, Utterson; you would judge wisely, I am sure; I have so great a trust in you."
Me gustaría dejársela en sus manos, Utterson; usted juzgaría sabiamente, estoy seguro; tengo tanta confianza en usted."
"You fear, I suppose, that it might lead to his detection?" asked the lawyer.
"Teme usted, supongo, que pueda conducir a su detección?" preguntó el abogado.
"No," said the other.
"No," dijo el otro.
"I cannot say that I care what becomes of Hyde; I am quite done with him.
"No puedo decir que me importe lo que sea de Hyde; he terminado completamente con él.
I was thinking of my own character, which this hateful business has rather exposed."
Estaba pensando en mi propio carácter, que este odioso asunto ha dejado bastante expuesto."
Utterson ruminated awhile; he was surprised at his friend's selfishness, and yet relieved by it.
Utterson reflexionó un momento; estaba sorprendido por el egoísmo de su amigo, y sin embargo aliviado por ello.
"Well," said he, at last, "let me see the letter."
"Bien," dijo él, finalmente, "déjeme ver la carta."
The letter was written in an odd, upright hand and signed "Edward Hyde": and it signified, briefly enough, that the writer's benefactor, Dr. Jekyll, whom he had long so unworthily repaid for a thousand generosities, need labour under no alarm for his safety, as he had means of escape on which he placed a sure dependence.
La carta estaba escrita con una caligrafía extraña y vertical y firmada "Edward Hyde": y significaba, brevemente, que el benefactor del escritor, el Dr. Jekyll, a quien durante tanto tiempo había recompensado tan indignamente por mil generosidades, no necesitaba preocuparse por su seguridad, ya que tenía medios de escape en los que depositaba una segura confianza.
The lawyer liked this letter well enough; it put a better colour on the intimacy than he had looked for; and he blamed himself for some of his past suspicions.
Al abogado le gustó bastante esta carta; daba un mejor aspecto a la intimidad del que había esperado; y se culpó a sí mismo por algunas de sus sospechas pasadas.
"Have you the envelope?" he asked.
"¿Tiene usted el sobre?" preguntó.
Vocabulary
- Estoy
- I am (first person singular of estar)
- completamente
- completely, entirely, totally
- seguro
- sure, safe, certain, secure
- de
- of, from, about
- él
- he, him (subject or object pronoun)
- respondió
- he/she responded, answered (preterite of responder)
- tengo
- I have (first person singular of tener)
- motivos
- motives, reasons, causes
- certeza
- certainty, assurance, conviction
- que
- that, which, who, than
- no
- no, not
- puedo
- I can, I am able to
- compartir
- to share, to divide, to split
- con
- with, together with
- nadie
- nobody, no one, anyone
- Pero
- but, however, yet
- hay
- there is, there are
- una
- a, an, one (feminine)
- cosa
- thing, matter, object
- sobre
- about, on, over, concerning
- la
- the (feminine definite article)
- cual
- which, who, whom
- puede
- can, is able to, may
- aconsejarme
- to advise me, to counsel me
- He
- I have (auxiliary verb)
- he
- I have (auxiliary verb)
- recibido
- received (past participle of recibir)
- carta
- letter, card, menu
- y
- and
- sé
- I know (first person singular of saber)
- si
- if, whether
- debería
- I should, I ought to
- mostrársela
- to show it to him/her
- a
- to, at, for
- policía
- police, police officer
- Me
- me, myself, to me
- gustaría
- I would like, I would be pleased
- dejársela
- to leave it to him/her
- en
- in, on, at
- sus
- his, her, their, your (formal)
- manos
- hands
- usted
- you (formal)
- juzgaría
- would judge, would deem
- sabiamente
- wisely, sagely
- estoy
- I am (first person singular of estar)
- tanta
- so much, so many (feminine)
- confianza
- confidence, trust, reliance
- Teme
- fears, is afraid (third person of temer)
- supongo
- I suppose, I assume, I guess
- pueda
- can, may, might (subjunctive of poder)
- conducir
- to drive, to lead, to conduct
- su
- his, her, your (formal), their
- detección
- detection, discovery
- preguntó
- asked, questioned (preterite of preguntar)
- el
- the (masculine definite article)
- abogado
- lawyer, attorney, advocate
- No
- no, not
- dijo
- said, told (preterite of decir)
- otro
- other, another, different
- decir
- to say, to tell, to speak
- me
- me, myself, to me
- importe
- matters, imports (subjunctive of importar)
- lo
- it, him, the (neuter article)
- sea
- is, be (subjunctive of ser)
- terminado
- finished, ended, completed
- Estaba
- was, used to be (imperfect of estar)
- pensando
- thinking, considering (gerund of pensar)
- mi
- my
- propio
- own, proper, characteristic
- carácter
- character, nature, personality
- este
- this (masculine)
- odioso
- hateful, odious, detestable
- asunto
- matter, affair, issue, subject
- ha
- has (auxiliary verb)
- dejado
- left, abandoned, quit (past participle)
- bastante
- quite, rather, enough, fairly
- expuesto
- exposed, exhibited, displayed
- reflexionó
- reflected, pondered, thought (preterite)
- un
- a, an, one (masculine)
- momento
- moment, instant, time
- estaba
- was, used to be (imperfect)
- sorprendido
- surprised, amazed, astonished
- por
- by, for, through, because of
- egoísmo
- selfishness, egoism
- amigo
- friend (masculine)
- sin
- without
- embargo
- however, nevertheless (usually in sin embargo)
- aliviado
- relieved, alleviated, lightened
- ello
- it, that (neuter pronoun)
- Bien
- well, good, fine, okay
- finalmente
- finally, eventually, at last
- déjeme
- let me, allow me
- ver
- to see, to watch, to view
- La
- the (feminine definite article)
- escrita
- written (feminine past participle)
- caligrafía
- handwriting, calligraphy, penmanship
- extraña
- strange, odd, weird (feminine)
- vertical
- vertical, upright
- firmada
- signed (feminine past participle)
- significaba
- meant, signified (imperfect of significar)
- brevemente
- briefly, shortly, concisely
- benefactor
- benefactor, patron
- del
- of the, from the (de + el)
- escritor
- writer, author
- Dr
- Doctor (abbreviation)
- quien
- who, whom, which
- durante
- during, for, throughout
- tanto
- so much, as much, so many
- tiempo
- time, weather, period
- había
- had, there was/were (imperfect of haber)
- recompensado
- rewarded, compensated
- tan
- so, as, such
- mil
- thousand, a thousand
- generosidades
- generosities, acts of generosity
- necesitaba
- needed, required (imperfect of necesitar)
- preocuparse
- to worry, to be concerned
- seguridad
- security, safety, certainty
- ya
- already, now, yet, anymore
- tenía
- had, used to have (imperfect)
- medios
- means, methods, resources
- escape
- escape, way out
- los
- the (masculine plural article)
- depositaba
- deposited, placed (imperfect of depositar)
- segura
- safe, secure, sure (feminine)
- Al
- to the, at the (a + el)
- le
- to him, to her, to you
- gustó
- liked, was pleasing (preterite of gustar)
- esta
- this (feminine)
- daba
- gave, was giving (imperfect of dar)
- mejor
- better, best
- aspecto
- aspect, appearance, look
- intimidad
- intimacy, privacy, closeness
- esperado
- expected, hoped, awaited
- se
- himself, herself, themselves, oneself
- culpó
- blamed (preterite of culpar)
- sí
- yes, himself, herself, themselves
- mismo
- same, self, very, own
- algunas
- some, a few (feminine plural)
- sospechas
- suspicions, doubts
- pasadas
- past, passed, former (feminine plural)
- Tiene
- has, have (third person of tener)
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