The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 57
He now begs them to search with most sedulous care, and should any of the same quality be left, forward it to him at once.
Ahora les ruega que busquen con el más sedulo cuidado, y si quedara algo de la misma calidad, que se lo envíen de inmediato.
Expense is no consideration.
El gasto no es consideración alguna.
The importance of this to Dr. J. can hardly be exaggerated.
La importancia de esto para el Dr. J. difícilmente puede exagerarse.
So far the letter had run composedly enough, but here with a sudden splutter of the pen, the writer's emotion had broken loose.
Hasta ahí la carta había transcurrido con suficiente compostura, pero aquí con un repentino chisporroteo de la pluma, la emoción del escritor se había desatado.
"For God's sake," he added, "find me some of the old."
"Por el amor de Dios", añadió, "encuéntrenme algo del antiguo".
"This is a strange note," said Mr. Utterson; and then sharply, "How do you come to have it open?"
"Esta es una nota extraña", dijo el Sr. Utterson; y luego bruscamente, "¿Cómo es que la tiene abierta?"
"The man at Maw's was main angry, sir, and he threw it back to me like so much dirt," returned Poole.
"El hombre en Maw's estaba muy enfadado, señor, y me la devolvió como si fuera basura", respondió Poole.
"This is unquestionably the doctor's hand, do you know?" resumed the lawyer.
"Esta es incuestionablemente la letra del doctor, ¿sabe?" reanudó el abogado.
"I thought it looked like it," said the servant rather sulkily; and then, with another voice, "But what matters hand of write?" he said.
"Pensé que se parecía", dijo el sirviente algo malhumorado; y luego, con otra voz, "¿Pero qué importa la letra?" dijo.
"I've seen him!"
"¡Lo he visto!"
"Seen him?" repeated Mr. Utterson.
"¿Lo ha visto?" repitió el Sr. Utterson.
"Well?"
"¿Y bien?"
"That's it!" said Poole.
"¡Eso es!" dijo Poole.
"It was this way.
"Fue de esta manera.
I came suddenly into the theatre from the garden.
Entré repentinamente al teatro desde el jardín.
It seems he had slipped out to look for this drug or whatever it is; for the cabinet door was open, and there he was at the far end of the room digging among the crates.
Parece que había salido sigilosamente a buscar esta droga o lo que sea; pues la puerta del gabinete estaba abierta, y allí estaba él al otro extremo de la habitación escarbando entre las cajas.
He looked up when I came in, gave a kind of cry, and whipped upstairs into the cabinet.
Levantó la vista cuando entré, dio una especie de grito, y subió rápidamente las escaleras hacia el gabinete.
Vocabulary
- Ahora
- Now, at the present time
- les
- To them, for them (indirect object pronoun)
- ruega
- He/she begs, pleads, requests earnestly
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- busquen
- They search, look for (subjunctive form)
- con
- With, along with
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- más
- More, most, plus
- cuidado
- Care, caution, attention
- y
- And, plus
- si
- If, whether
- quedara
- There remained, stayed (imperfect subjunctive)
- algo
- Something, anything, a bit
- de
- Of, from, about
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- misma
- Same, very, self (feminine)
- calidad
- Quality, grade, type
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- envíen
- They send, mail (subjunctive form)
- inmediato
- Immediate, right away, without delay
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- gasto
- Expense, cost, expenditure
- no
- No, not
- es
- Is, it is (third person singular)
- consideración
- Consideration, regard, thought
- alguna
- Some, any (feminine singular)
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- importancia
- Importance, significance, relevance
- esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- para
- For, to, in order to
- Dr
- Doctor (abbreviation)
- difícilmente
- Hardly, with difficulty, scarcely
- puede
- Can, is able to, may
- exagerarse
- To be exaggerated, overstated
- Hasta
- Until, up to, even
- ahí
- There, in that place
- carta
- Letter, card, menu
- había
- There was, there were, had (imperfect tense)
- transcurrido
- Passed, elapsed, gone by (time)
- suficiente
- Enough, sufficient, adequate
- compostura
- Composure, calmness, repair
- pero
- But, however, yet
- aquí
- Here, in this place
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- repentino
- Sudden, abrupt, unexpected
- pluma
- Pen, feather, quill
- emoción
- Emotion, feeling, excitement
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction: de+el)
- escritor
- Writer, author
- desatado
- Unleashed, untied, released
- Por
- For, by, through, because of
- amor
- Love, affection
- Dios
- God
- añadió
- He/she added, said additionally
- encuéntrenme
- Find me (formal command with pronoun)
- antiguo
- Old, ancient, former
- Esta
- This (feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine)
- nota
- Note, mark, grade
- extraña
- Strange, odd, foreign (feminine)
- dijo
- He/she said, told
- Sr
- Mister, sir (abbreviation of señor)
- luego
- Then, later, afterwards
- bruscamente
- Abruptly, brusquely, suddenly
- Cómo
- How, what, why
- tiene
- Has, have, possesses
- abierta
- Open, opened (feminine)
- hombre
- Man, human, guy
- en
- In, on, at
- estaba
- Was, were (imperfect tense of estar)
- muy
- Very, quite, really
- enfadado
- Angry, annoyed, upset
- señor
- Sir, mister, lord
- me
- Me, to me (object pronoun)
- devolvió
- He/she returned, gave back
- como
- As, like, how
- fuera
- Were, outside, away (subjunctive or noun)
- basura
- Trash, garbage, rubbish
- respondió
- He/she answered, responded, replied
- letra
- Letter (of alphabet), handwriting, lyrics
- doctor
- Doctor, physician
- sabe
- Knows, is aware of
- reanudó
- He/she resumed, continued, renewed
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney, advocate
- Pensé
- I thought, I believed
- parecía
- It seemed, appeared, looked like
- sirviente
- Servant, domestic worker
- malhumorado
- Bad-tempered, grumpy, moody
- otra
- Other, another (feminine)
- voz
- Voice, sound, word
- Pero
- But, however, yet
- qué
- What, which, how
- importa
- Matters, is important, imports
- Lo
- It, him (masculine object pronoun)
- he
- I have (auxiliary verb for present perfect)
- visto
- Seen, viewed (past participle)
- ha
- Has, have (auxiliary verb, third person)
- repitió
- He/she repeated, said again
- Y
- And, plus
- bien
- Well, good, fine
- Eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- Fue
- Was, it was (preterite of ser/ir)
- esta
- This (feminine demonstrative)
- manera
- Manner, way, method
- Entré
- I entered, I went in
- repentinamente
- Suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
- al
- To the, at the (contraction: a+el)
- teatro
- Theater, theatre, playhouse
- desde
- From, since, starting from
- jardín
- Garden, yard
- Parece
- It seems, appears, looks like
- salido
- Gone out, left, exited (past participle)
- sigilosamente
- Stealthily, secretly, quietly
- a
- To, at, for
- buscar
- To search, look for, seek
- droga
- Drug, medicine, narcotic
- o
- Or, either
- sea
- Is, be (subjunctive of ser), that is
- pues
- Well, then, since, because
- puerta
- Door, gate, entrance
- gabinete
- Cabinet, study, office room
- allí
- There, over there, in that place
- él
- He, him (subject pronoun)
- otro
- Other, another (masculine)
- extremo
- End, extreme, far side
- habitación
- Room, bedroom, chamber
- escarbando
- Digging, scratching, rummaging (gerund)
- entre
- Between, among, amid
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- cajas
- Boxes, crates, cases
- Levantó
- He/she lifted, raised, picked up
- vista
- View, sight, vision, eyes
- cuando
- When, whenever
- entré
- I entered, went in
- dio
- He/she gave, struck, hit
- especie
- Kind, species, type, sort
- grito
- Shout, scream, cry
- subió
- He/she went up, climbed, ascended
- rápidamente
- Rapidly, quickly, fast
- escaleras
- Stairs, staircase, steps
- hacia
- Toward, towards, in direction of
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