The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 46
Utterson was amazed; the dark influence of Hyde had been withdrawn, the doctor had returned to his old tasks and amities; a week ago, the prospect had smiled with every promise of a cheerful and an honoured age; and now in a moment, friendship, and peace of mind, and the whole tenor of his life were wrecked.
Utterson estaba asombrado; la oscura influencia de Hyde había sido retirada, el doctor había vuelto a sus antiguas tareas y amistades; hacía una semana, la perspectiva había sonreído con toda promesa de una edad alegre y honrada; y ahora en un momento, la amistad, y la paz mental, y todo el tenor de su vida estaban destrozados.
So great and unprepared a change pointed to madness; but in view of Lanyon's manner and words, there must lie for it some deeper ground.
Un cambio tan grande e imprevisto apuntaba a la locura; pero en vista de los modales y palabras de Lanyon, debía haber para ello algún motivo más profundo.
A week afterwards Dr. Lanyon took to his bed, and in something less than a fortnight he was dead.
Una semana después el Dr. Lanyon se metió en cama, y en algo menos de una quincena estaba muerto.
The night after the funeral, at which he had been sadly affected, Utterson locked the door of his business room, and sitting there by the light of a melancholy candle, drew out and set before him an envelope addressed by the hand and sealed with the seal of his dead friend.
La noche después del funeral, en el cual había estado tristemente afectado, Utterson cerró con llave la puerta de su despacho, y sentándose allí a la luz de una melancólica vela, sacó y puso ante él un sobre dirigido de puño y letra y sellado con el sello de su amigo muerto.
"PRIVATE: for the hands of G. J. Utterson ALONE, and in case of his predecease _to be destroyed unread_," so it was emphatically superscribed; and the lawyer dreaded to behold the contents.
"PRIVADO: para las manos de G. J. Utterson SOLAMENTE, y en caso de su premuerte para ser destruido sin leer", así estaba enfáticamente sobrescrito; y el abogado temía contemplar el contenido.
"I have buried one friend to-day," he thought: "what if this should cost me another?"
"He enterrado a un amigo hoy", pensó: "¿qué tal si esto me costara otro?"
And then he condemned the fear as a disloyalty, and broke the seal.
Y entonces condenó el miedo como una deslealtad, y rompió el sello.
Within there was another enclosure, likewise sealed, and marked upon the cover as "not to be opened till the death or disappearance of Dr. Henry Jekyll."
Dentro había otro sobre cerrado, igualmente sellado, y marcado en la cubierta como "no abrir hasta la muerte o desaparición del Dr. Henry Jekyll".
Utterson could not trust his eyes.
Utterson no podía creer a sus ojos.
Vocabulary
- estaba
- He/she/it was; third person singular imperfect of estar
- asombrado
- Astonished, amazed, surprised (past participle or adjective)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- oscura
- Dark, obscure (feminine adjective)
- influencia
- Influence, effect, power over someone or something
- de
- Of, from (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- había
- There was/were; he/she/it had (imperfect of haber)
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser, to be)
- retirada
- Withdrawn, removed, retired (feminine past participle)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- doctor
- Doctor, physician, medical professional
- vuelto
- Returned, turned back (past participle of volver)
- a
- To, at (preposition indicating direction or location)
- sus
- His, her, its, their (possessive adjective, plural)
- antiguas
- Old, ancient, former (feminine plural adjective)
- tareas
- Tasks, chores, homework, duties
- y
- And (conjunction connecting words or phrases)
- amistades
- Friendships, friends (plural noun)
- hacía
- Ago; he/she/it made/did (imperfect of hacer)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
- semana
- Week, period of seven days
- perspectiva
- Perspective, view, outlook, prospect
- sonreído
- Smiled (past participle of sonreír)
- con
- With (preposition indicating accompaniment or means)
- toda
- All, every, whole (feminine singular adjective)
- promesa
- Promise, pledge, commitment
- edad
- Age, period of time, era
- alegre
- Happy, cheerful, joyful (adjective)
- honrada
- Honest, honorable, respectable (feminine adjective)
- ahora
- Now, at this moment, currently
- en
- In, on, at (preposition of location)
- un
- A, an, one (masculine singular indefinite article)
- momento
- Moment, instant, short period of time
- amistad
- Friendship, friendly relationship
- paz
- Peace, tranquility, calm
- mental
- Mental, relating to the mind
- todo
- All, everything, whole (masculine singular adjective/pronoun)
- tenor
- Tenor, content, nature, character
- su
- His, her, its, their (possessive adjective, singular)
- vida
- Life, existence, lifetime
- estaban
- They were; third person plural imperfect of estar
- destrozados
- Destroyed, shattered, devastated (masculine plural past participle)
- Un
- A, an, one (masculine singular indefinite article)
- cambio
- Change, alteration, exchange
- tan
- So, such, as (adverb of degree)
- grande
- Big, large, great (adjective)
- e
- And (used before words starting with i/hi)
- imprevisto
- Unforeseen, unexpected, unpredicted (adjective)
- apuntaba
- Pointed to, indicated, suggested (imperfect of apuntar)
- locura
- Madness, insanity, craziness
- pero
- But, however (conjunction showing contrast)
- vista
- View, sight, vision; seen (past participle)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- modales
- Manners, behavior, conduct (plural noun)
- palabras
- Words, speech (plural noun)
- debía
- Must, should, ought to (imperfect of deber)
- haber
- To have (auxiliary verb); there to be
- para
- For, in order to (preposition of purpose)
- ello
- It, that (neuter pronoun)
- algún
- Some, any (masculine singular adjective, apocope)
- motivo
- Reason, motive, cause
- más
- More, plus, most (comparative adverb)
- profundo
- Deep, profound, intense (masculine adjective)
- Una
- A, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
- después
- After, afterwards, later (adverb of time)
- Dr
- Doctor (abbreviation for doctor)
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- metió
- Put, got into, inserted (preterite of meter)
- cama
- Bed, place to sleep
- algo
- Something, somewhat, a little (pronoun/adverb)
- menos
- Less, fewer, minus (comparative adverb)
- quincena
- Fortnight, two weeks, fifteen days
- muerto
- Dead, deceased (past participle or adjective)
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- noche
- Night, evening, nighttime
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- funeral
- Funeral, burial ceremony
- cual
- Which, who (relative pronoun)
- estado
- State, condition; been (past participle of estar)
- tristemente
- Sadly, sorrowfully, mournfully (adverb)
- afectado
- Affected, impacted, moved emotionally (past participle)
- cerró
- Closed, shut (preterite of cerrar)
- llave
- Key, lock (noun)
- puerta
- Door, doorway, entrance
- despacho
- Office, study room, dispatch
- sentándose
- Sitting down (gerund with reflexive pronoun)
- allí
- There, in that place (adverb)
- luz
- Light, illumination, electricity
- melancólica
- Melancholy, sad, gloomy (feminine adjective)
- vela
- Candle, sail; he/she watches (noun/verb)
- sacó
- Took out, pulled out (preterite of sacar)
- puso
- Put, placed, set (preterite of poner)
- ante
- Before, in front of (preposition)
- él
- He, him (masculine singular subject/object pronoun)
- sobre
- On, over, about, envelope (preposition/noun)
- dirigido
- Directed, addressed, aimed (past participle of dirigir)
- puño
- Fist, handful, cuff
- letra
- Letter (alphabet), handwriting, lyrics
- sellado
- Sealed, stamped (past participle of sellar)
- sello
- Seal, stamp, postage stamp
- amigo
- Friend (masculine noun)
- PRIVADO
- Private, confidential (adjective, capitalized)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- manos
- Hands (plural noun)
- SOLAMENTE
- Only, solely, exclusively (adverb, capitalized)
- caso
- Case, situation, instance
- ser
- To be (infinitive of permanent state verb)
- destruido
- Destroyed, demolished (past participle of destruir)
- sin
- Without (preposition indicating absence)
- leer
- To read (infinitive verb)
- así
- Thus, so, like this (adverb)
- enfáticamente
- Emphatically, with emphasis, forcefully (adverb)
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney, advocate
- temía
- Feared, was afraid (imperfect of temer)
- contemplar
- To contemplate, to look at, to consider
- contenido
- Content, contents; contained (noun/past participle)
- He
- I have (first person present perfect auxiliary)
- enterrado
- Buried, interred (past participle of enterrar)
- hoy
- Today, this day (adverb of time)
- pensó
- Thought, believed (preterite of pensar)
- qué
- What, which (interrogative pronoun)
- tal
- Such, so, how about (adjective/adverb)
- si
- If, whether (conjunction)
- esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- me
- Me, to me (first person object pronoun)
- costara
- Cost, would cost (imperfect subjunctive of costar)
- otro
- Other, another (masculine adjective/pronoun)
- Y
- And (conjunction, capitalized)
- entonces
- Then, at that time, so (adverb)
- condenó
- Condemned, sentenced, denounced (preterite of condenar)
- miedo
- Fear, fright, dread
- como
- As, like, how (preposition/adverb)
- deslealtad
- Disloyalty, unfaithfulness, betrayal
- rompió
- Broke, tore, shattered (preterite of romper)
- Dentro
- Inside, within, in (adverb/preposition)
- cerrado
- Closed, shut (past participle or adjective)
- igualmente
- Equally, likewise, also (adverb)
- marcado
- Marked, labeled, stamped (past participle of marcar)
- cubierta
- Cover, covering, deck (noun/past participle)
- no
- No, not (negation adverb)
- abrir
- To open (infinitive verb)
- hasta
- Until, up to, even (preposition)
- muerte
- Death, demise
- o
- Or (disjunctive conjunction)
- desaparición
- Disappearance, vanishing
- podía
- Could, was able to (imperfect of poder)
- creer
- To believe, to think (infinitive verb)
- ojos
- Eyes (plural noun)
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