The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 50
"That is just what I was about to venture to propose," returned the doctor with a smile.
"Eso es justo lo que yo estaba a punto de atreverme a proponer" respondió el doctor con una sonrisa.
But the words were hardly uttered, before the smile was struck out of his face and succeeded by an expression of such abject terror and despair, as froze the very blood of the two gentlemen below.
Pero apenas fueron pronunciadas las palabras, cuando la sonrisa fue borrada de su rostro y sucedida por una expresión de tal abyecto terror y desesperación, que heló la sangre misma de los dos caballeros abajo.
They saw it but for a glimpse for the window was instantly thrust down; but that glimpse had been sufficient, and they turned and left the court without a word.
Lo vieron solo por un instante pues la ventana fue instantáneamente cerrada de golpe; pero ese instante había sido suficiente, y se volvieron y dejaron el patio sin una palabra.
In silence, too, they traversed the by-street; and it was not until they had come into a neighbouring thoroughfare, where even upon a Sunday there were still some stirrings of life, that Mr. Utterson at last turned and looked at his companion.
En silencio, también, atravesaron la calle lateral; y no fue hasta que llegaron a una calle vecina, donde incluso en domingo todavía había algunos movimientos de vida, que el señor Utterson por fin se volvió y miró a su compañero.
They were both pale; and there was an answering horror in their eyes.
Ambos estaban pálidos; y había un horror correspondiente en sus ojos.
"God forgive us, God forgive us," said Mr. Utterson.
"Dios nos perdone, Dios nos perdone" dijo el señor Utterson.
But Mr. Enfield only nodded his head very seriously, and walked on once more in silence.
Pero el señor Enfield solo asintió con la cabeza muy seriamente, y continuó caminando una vez más en silencio.
THE LAST NIGHT
LA ÚLTIMA NOCHE
Mr. Utterson was sitting by his fireside one evening after dinner, when he was surprised to receive a visit from Poole.
El señor Utterson estaba sentado junto a su chimenea una tarde después de cenar, cuando se sorprendió al recibir una visita de Poole.
"Bless me, Poole, what brings you here?" he cried; and then taking a second look at him, "What ails you?" he added; "is the doctor ill?"
"Válgame Dios, Poole, ¿qué te trae por aquí?" exclamó; y luego mirándolo por segunda vez, "¿Qué te aflige?" añadió; "¿está enfermo el doctor?"
"Mr. Utterson," said the man, "there is something wrong."
"Señor Utterson" dijo el hombre, "algo anda mal".
"Take a seat, and here is a glass of wine for you," said the lawyer.
"Tome asiento, y aquí hay una copa de vino para usted" dijo el abogado.
Vocabulary
- Eso
- That (pronoun referring to something previously mentioned)
- es
- Is, third person singular of verb to be
- justo
- Just, exactly, precisely; fair or right
- lo
- It, him; masculine direct object pronoun
- que
- That, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- yo
- I, first person singular subject pronoun
- estaba
- Was, imperfect tense of estar (to be)
- a
- To, at; common preposition indicating direction or location
- punto
- Point, dot; moment or place
- de
- Of, from; common preposition showing possession or origin
- atreverme
- To dare myself, reflexive infinitive of atreverse
- proponer
- To propose, to suggest or put forward
- respondió
- Responded, answered; preterite third person of responder
- el
- The, masculine singular definite article
- doctor
- Doctor, physician or person with doctorate degree
- con
- With, preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- sonrisa
- Smile, facial expression showing happiness or amusement
- Pero
- But, however; adversative conjunction showing contrast
- apenas
- Barely, scarcely, hardly; just now or recently
- fueron
- Were, went; preterite third person plural of ser/ir
- pronunciadas
- Pronounced, spoken; past participle of pronunciar
- las
- The, feminine plural definite article
- palabras
- Words, spoken or written units of language
- cuando
- When, at the time that; temporal conjunction
- la
- The, her, it; feminine singular article or pronoun
- fue
- Was, went; preterite third person of ser/ir
- borrada
- Erased, deleted; past participle of borrar
- su
- His, her, its, their; possessive adjective
- rostro
- Face, countenance or facial features
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- sucedida
- Succeeded, followed; past participle of suceder
- por
- By, for, through; preposition indicating cause or agent
- expresión
- Expression, facial look or phrase conveying meaning
- tal
- Such, so; demonstrative adjective indicating specific quality
- terror
- Terror, extreme fear or dread
- desesperación
- Despair, desperation, hopelessness or anguish
- heló
- Froze, chilled; preterite third person of helar
- sangre
- Blood, red fluid circulating in the body
- misma
- Same, very; feminine form of mismo
- los
- The, them; masculine plural article or pronoun
- dos
- Two, the number 2
- caballeros
- Gentlemen, knights; polite term for men
- abajo
- Down, below, downstairs; adverb indicating lower position
- Lo
- It, him; masculine direct object pronoun
- vieron
- Saw, preterite third person plural of ver
- solo
- Only, just, alone; adverb or adjective
- un
- A, an, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- instante
- Instant, moment, brief period of time
- pues
- Because, since, for; conjunction indicating reason
- ventana
- Window, opening in wall for light and air
- instantáneamente
- Instantly, immediately, in an instant
- cerrada
- Closed, shut; past participle of cerrar
- golpe
- Blow, hit, strike or sudden impact
- ese
- That, demonstrative pronoun or adjective (masculine)
- había
- Had, there was/were; imperfect of haber
- sido
- Been, past participle of ser (to be)
- suficiente
- Sufficient, enough, adequate for the purpose
- se
- Himself, herself, themselves; reflexive or impersonal pronoun
- volvieron
- Returned, turned; preterite third person plural of volver
- dejaron
- Left, abandoned; preterite third person plural of dejar
- patio
- Courtyard, patio, open area within building
- sin
- Without, preposition indicating absence or lack
- palabra
- Word, spoken or written unit of language
- En
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location
- silencio
- Silence, absence of sound or speech
- también
- Also, too, as well; adverb indicating addition
- atravesaron
- Crossed, went through; preterite of atravesar
- calle
- Street, road in a town or city
- lateral
- Lateral, side, relating to the side
- no
- No, not; negative adverb
- hasta
- Until, up to; preposition indicating limit
- llegaron
- Arrived, reached; preterite third person plural of llegar
- vecina
- Neighboring, adjacent; nearby or next door
- donde
- Where, in which; relative adverb of place
- incluso
- Even, including; adverb emphasizing extent
- en
- In, on, at; preposition of place or time
- domingo
- Sunday, first day of the week
- todavía
- Still, yet, even now; adverb of time
- algunos
- Some, a few; indefinite plural adjective
- movimientos
- Movements, motions or actions of moving
- vida
- Life, existence or living state
- señor
- Mister, sir, gentleman; respectful title for men
- fin
- End, conclusion or final part
- volvió
- Returned, turned; preterite third person of volver
- miró
- Looked, watched; preterite third person of mirar
- compañero
- Companion, partner, colleague or fellow person
- Ambos
- Both, the two of them together
- estaban
- Were, imperfect third person plural of estar
- pálidos
- Pale, lacking color or vitality
- horror
- Horror, intense fear, shock or disgust
- correspondiente
- Corresponding, matching, relating to something else
- sus
- His, her, its, their; plural possessive adjective
- ojos
- Eyes, organs of sight
- Dios
- God, supreme being or deity
- nos
- Us, to us; first person plural pronoun
- perdone
- Forgive, pardon; subjunctive or command of perdonar
- dijo
- Said, told; preterite third person of decir
- asintió
- Nodded, agreed; preterite third person of asentir
- cabeza
- Head, uppermost part of the body
- muy
- Very, quite; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- seriamente
- Seriously, in a serious or grave manner
- continuó
- Continued, proceeded; preterite third person of continuar
- caminando
- Walking, gerund or present participle of caminar
- vez
- Time, occasion; instance or turn
- más
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- LA
- The, feminine singular definite article (capitalized)
- ÚLTIMA
- Last, final, ultimate or most recent
- NOCHE
- Night, period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- El
- The, masculine singular definite article
- sentado
- Seated, sitting; past participle of sentar
- junto
- Next to, together, near or beside
- chimenea
- Fireplace, chimney for smoke and heating
- tarde
- Afternoon, evening; late or lateness
- después
- After, afterwards, later in time
- cenar
- To dine, to have dinner or supper
- sorprendió
- Surprised, shocked; preterite third person of sorprender
- al
- To the, contraction of a + el
- recibir
- To receive, to get or accept something
- visita
- Visit, act of visiting or a visitor
- qué
- What, which; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- te
- You, to you; informal second person pronoun
- trae
- Brings, third person singular present of traer
- aquí
- Here, in this place or location
- exclamó
- Exclaimed, shouted out; preterite third person of exclamar
- luego
- Then, later, afterwards; subsequently or next
- mirándolo
- Looking at him/it, gerund of mirar with pronoun
- segunda
- Second, ordinal number two (feminine)
- Qué
- What, which; interrogative or exclamatory (capitalized)
- aflige
- Afflicts, troubles; third person singular of afligir
- añadió
- Added, said additionally; preterite of añadir
- está
- Is, third person singular present of estar
- enfermo
- Sick, ill, unwell or diseased
- Señor
- Sir, mister, lord; respectful title (capitalized)
- hombre
- Man, adult male human being
- algo
- Something, anything; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- anda
- Goes, walks; third person singular of andar
- mal
- Bad, badly, wrong; adverb or adjective
- Tome
- Take, command form of tomar (formal you)
- asiento
- Seat, place to sit down
- hay
- There is, there are; impersonal form of haber
- copa
- Glass, cup; drink or goblet
- vino
- Wine, alcoholic beverage from grapes
- para
- For, to, in order to; preposition of purpose
- usted
- You, formal second person singular pronoun
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney, legal professional
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