The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 49
To tell you the truth, I am uneasy about poor Jekyll; and even outside, I feel as if the presence of a friend might do him good.
A decir verdad, estoy inquieto por el pobre Jekyll; e incluso afuera, siento como si la presencia de un amigo pudiera hacerle bien.
The court was very cool and a little damp, and full of premature twilight, although the sky, high up overhead, was still bright with sunset.
El patio estaba muy fresco y un poco húmedo, y lleno de crepúsculo prematuro, aunque el cielo, en lo alto, todavía estaba brillante con el atardecer.
The middle one of the three windows was half-way open; and sitting close beside it, taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr. Jekyll.
La del medio de las tres ventanas estaba medio abierta; y sentado cerca de ella, tomando el aire con una infinita tristeza de semblante, como algún prisionero desconsolado, Utterson vio al Dr. Jekyll.
"What! Jekyll!" he cried.
"¡Cómo! ¡Jekyll!" exclamó.
"I trust you are better."
"Confío en que esté mejor."
"I am very low, Utterson," replied the doctor drearily, "very low.
"Estoy muy decaído, Utterson," respondió el doctor lúgubremente, "muy decaído.
It will not last long, thank God."
No durará mucho, gracias a Dios."
"You stay too much indoors," said the lawyer.
"Permanece demasiado en casa," dijo el abogado.
"You should be out, whipping up the circulation like Mr. Enfield and me.
"Debería salir, activando la circulación como el Sr. Enfield y yo.
(This is my cousin—Mr. Enfield—Dr. Jekyll.)
(Este es mi primo—el Sr. Enfield—Dr. Jekyll.)
Come now; get your hat and take a quick turn with us."
Vamos; tome su sombrero y dé un paseo rápido con nosotros."
"You are very good," sighed the other.
"Es usted muy amable," suspiró el otro.
"I should like to very much; but no, no, no, it is quite impossible; I dare not.
"Me gustaría mucho; pero no, no, no, es completamente imposible; no me atrevo.
But indeed, Utterson, I am very glad to see you; this is really a great pleasure; I would ask you and Mr. Enfield up, but the place is really not fit."
Pero en verdad, Utterson, estoy muy contento de verlo; esto es realmente un gran placer; les pediría a usted y al Sr. Enfield que subieran, pero el lugar realmente no está presentable."
"Why, then," said the lawyer, good-naturedly, "the best thing we can do is to stay down here and speak with you from where we are.
"Pues entonces," dijo el abogado, afablemente, "lo mejor que podemos hacer es quedarnos aquí abajo y hablar con usted desde donde estamos.
Vocabulary
- A
- To, at (preposition indicating direction or location)
- decir
- To say, to tell
- verdad
- Truth
- estoy
- I am (first person singular present of estar)
- inquieto
- Worried, uneasy, restless
- por
- For, by, because of (preposition)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- pobre
- Poor
- e
- And (used before words starting with i or hi)
- incluso
- Even, including
- afuera
- Outside
- siento
- I feel, I sense (first person singular of sentir)
- como
- Like, as, how
- si
- If
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- presencia
- Presence
- de
- Of, from (preposition)
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- amigo
- Friend (male)
- pudiera
- Could, might (imperfect subjunctive of poder)
- hacerle
- To do to him/her, to make him/her
- bien
- Well, good
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- patio
- Courtyard, patio, yard
- estaba
- Was (third person singular imperfect of estar)
- muy
- Very
- fresco
- Cool, fresh
- y
- And
- poco
- Little, few, not very
- húmedo
- Humid, damp, moist
- lleno
- Full
- crepúsculo
- Twilight, dusk
- prematuro
- Premature, early
- aunque
- Although, even though
- cielo
- Sky, heaven
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- lo
- It, the (neuter article or direct object pronoun)
- alto
- High, tall
- todavía
- Still, yet
- brillante
- Bright, brilliant, shiny
- con
- With
- atardecer
- Sunset, dusk, evening
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- medio
- Half, middle, medium
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- tres
- Three
- ventanas
- Windows
- abierta
- Open (feminine singular)
- sentado
- Seated, sitting
- cerca
- Near, close
- ella
- She, her, it (feminine pronoun)
- tomando
- Taking, drinking (gerund of tomar)
- aire
- Air
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
- infinita
- Infinite
- tristeza
- Sadness
- semblante
- Face, countenance, expression
- algún
- Some, any (masculine singular)
- prisionero
- Prisoner
- desconsolado
- Disconsolate, grief-stricken, devastated
- vio
- Saw (third person singular preterite of ver)
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- Cómo
- How
- exclamó
- Exclaimed (third person singular preterite of exclamar)
- Confío
- I trust, I hope (first person singular of confiar)
- que
- That, which, who (conjunction or relative pronoun)
- esté
- Be, is (third person singular present subjunctive of estar)
- mejor
- Better, best
- Estoy
- I am (first person singular present of estar)
- decaído
- Dejected, downcast, weak
- respondió
- Responded, answered (third person singular preterite of responder)
- doctor
- Doctor
- lúgubremente
- Lugubriously, gloomily, dismally
- No
- No, not
- durará
- Will last (third person singular future of durar)
- mucho
- Much, a lot, very
- gracias
- Thank you, thanks
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- Dios
- God
- Permanece
- Remains, stays (third person singular present of permanecer)
- demasiado
- Too much, excessively
- casa
- House, home
- dijo
- Said (third person singular preterite of decir)
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney
- Debería
- Should, ought to (conditional of deber)
- salir
- To go out, to leave
- activando
- Activating, stimulating (gerund of activar)
- circulación
- Circulation
- yo
- I, me (first person singular pronoun)
- Este
- This (masculine singular demonstrative)
- es
- Is (third person singular present of ser)
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- primo
- Cousin (male)
- Vamos
- Let's go, we go, come on
- tome
- Take (formal command or present subjunctive of tomar)
- su
- Your, his, her, their (possessive adjective)
- sombrero
- Hat
- dé
- Give (formal command or present subjunctive of dar)
- paseo
- Walk, stroll, outing
- rápido
- Fast, quick, rapid
- nosotros
- We, us (first person plural pronoun)
- Es
- Is (third person singular present of ser)
- usted
- You (formal singular pronoun)
- amable
- Kind, nice, friendly
- suspiró
- Sighed (third person singular preterite of suspirar)
- otro
- Other, another
- Me
- Me, myself (reflexive or object pronoun)
- gustaría
- Would like (conditional of gustar)
- pero
- But
- no
- No, not
- completamente
- Completely, entirely
- imposible
- Impossible
- me
- Me, myself (reflexive or object pronoun)
- atrevo
- Dare (first person singular present of atreverse)
- Pero
- But
- contento
- Happy, content, glad
- verlo
- To see you/him/it (infinitive ver + lo)
- esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- realmente
- Really, truly, actually
- gran
- Great, big, grand (apocope of grande)
- placer
- Pleasure
- les
- Them, you all (indirect object pronoun)
- pediría
- Would ask (conditional of pedir)
- subieran
- Go up, climb (imperfect subjunctive of subir)
- lugar
- Place, location, spot
- está
- Is (third person singular present of estar)
- presentable
- Presentable
- Pues
- Well, then, so
- entonces
- Then, so, therefore
- afablemente
- Affably, kindly, pleasantly
- podemos
- We can (first person plural present of poder)
- hacer
- To do, to make
- quedarnos
- To stay, to remain (reflexive infinitive quedarse)
- aquí
- Here
- abajo
- Down, below, downstairs
- hablar
- To speak, to talk
- desde
- From, since
- donde
- Where
- estamos
- We are (first person plural present of estar)
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