The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 59
Do you think I do not know where his head comes to in the cabinet door, where I saw him every morning of my life?
¿Cree usted que no sé hasta dónde le llega la cabeza en la puerta del gabinete, donde lo vi cada mañana de mi vida?
No, sir, that thing in the mask was never Dr. Jekyll—God knows what it was, but it was never Dr. Jekyll; and it is the belief of my heart that there was murder done.
No, señor, esa cosa con la máscara nunca fue el Dr. Jekyll—Dios sabe lo que era, pero nunca fue el Dr. Jekyll; y es la creencia de mi corazón que hubo un asesinato.
"Poole," replied the lawyer, "if you say that, it will become my duty to make certain.
"Poole", respondió el abogado, "si usted dice eso, será mi deber asegurarme.
Much as I desire to spare your master's feelings, much as I am puzzled by this note which seems to prove him to be still alive, I shall consider it my duty to break in that door."
Por mucho que desee respetar los sentimientos de su amo, por mucho que me desconcierta esta nota que parece probar que todavía está vivo, consideraré mi deber derribar esa puerta."
"Ah, Mr. Utterson, that's talking!" cried the butler.
"¡Ah, Sr. Utterson, eso es hablar!" exclamó el mayordomo.
"And now comes the second question," resumed Utterson: "Who is going to do it?"
"Y ahora viene la segunda pregunta", continuó Utterson: "¿Quién va a hacerlo?"
"Why, you and me, sir," was the undaunted reply.
"Pues, usted y yo, señor", fue la respuesta intrépida.
"That's very well said," returned the lawyer; "and whatever comes of it, I shall make it my business to see you are no loser."
"Eso está muy bien dicho", respondió el abogado; "y pase lo que pase, me encargaré de que usted no salga perdiendo."
"There is an axe in the theatre," continued Poole; "and you might take the kitchen poker for yourself."
"Hay un hacha en el teatro", continuó Poole; "y usted podría tomar el atizador de la cocina para usted."
The lawyer took that rude but weighty instrument into his hand, and balanced it.
El abogado tomó ese tosco pero pesado instrumento en su mano y lo balanceó.
"Do you know, Poole," he said, looking up, "that you and I are about to place ourselves in a position of some peril?"
"¿Sabe usted, Poole", dijo, levantando la vista, "que usted y yo estamos a punto de ponernos en una posición de cierto peligro?"
"You may say so, sir, indeed," returned the butler.
"Puede decirlo, señor, en efecto", respondió el mayordomo.
"It is well, then that we should be frank," said the other.
"Entonces es bueno que seamos francos", dijo el otro.
Vocabulary
- Cree
- Third person singular present of creer: believes, thinks
- usted
- Formal second person singular pronoun: you
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun: that, which, who
- no
- Negation adverb: no, not
- sé
- First person singular present of saber: I know
- hasta
- Preposition: until, up to, as far as
- dónde
- Interrogative adverb: where
- le
- Indirect object pronoun: to him, to her, to you
- llega
- Third person singular present of llegar: arrives, reaches
- la
- Feminine singular definite article: the
- cabeza
- Noun: head
- en
- Preposition: in, on, at
- puerta
- Noun: door
- del
- Contraction of de + el: of the, from the
- gabinete
- Noun: cabinet, study, office
- donde
- Relative adverb: where
- lo
- Direct object pronoun: him, it
- vi
- First person singular preterite of ver: I saw
- cada
- Adjective: each, every
- mañana
- Noun: morning
- de
- Preposition: of, from, about
- mi
- Possessive adjective: my
- vida
- Noun: life
- No
- Negation: no, not
- señor
- Noun: sir, mister, gentleman
- esa
- Feminine demonstrative adjective: that
- cosa
- Noun: thing, object, matter
- con
- Preposition: with
- máscara
- Noun: mask
- nunca
- Adverb: never
- fue
- Third person singular preterite of ser: was, went
- el
- Masculine singular definite article: the
- Dr.
- Abbreviation: Doctor
- Dios
- Noun: God
- sabe
- Third person singular present of saber: knows
- era
- Third person singular imperfect of ser: was, used to be
- pero
- Conjunction: but
- y
- Conjunction: and
- es
- Third person singular present of ser: is
- creencia
- Noun: belief, conviction
- corazón
- Noun: heart
- hubo
- Third person singular preterite of haber: there was, there were
- un
- Masculine singular indefinite article: a, an
- asesinato
- Noun: murder, assassination
- respondió
- Third person singular preterite of responder: responded, answered
- abogado
- Noun: lawyer, attorney
- si
- Conjunction: if
- dice
- Third person singular present of decir: says, tells
- eso
- Demonstrative pronoun: that
- será
- Third person singular future of ser: will be
- deber
- Noun or verb: duty, obligation; to owe, must
- asegurarme
- Infinitive asegurar + reflexive pronoun: to make sure myself
- Por
- Preposition: for, by, through, because of
- mucho
- Adverb or adjective: much, a lot, very
- desee
- First or third person singular present subjunctive of desear: wish, desire
- respetar
- Verb infinitive: to respect
- los
- Masculine plural definite article: the
- sentimientos
- Noun: feelings, sentiments
- su
- Possessive adjective: his, her, your, their
- amo
- Noun or verb: master, owner; I love
- por
- Preposition: for, by, through, because of
- me
- Reflexive or object pronoun: me, myself
- desconcierta
- Third person singular present of desconcertar: disconcerts, confuses
- esta
- Feminine demonstrative adjective: this
- nota
- Noun: note, grade, mark
- parece
- Third person singular present of parecer: seems, appears
- probar
- Verb infinitive: to prove, to try, to taste
- todavía
- Adverb: still, yet
- está
- Third person singular present of estar: is, is located
- vivo
- Adjective or verb: alive, living; I live
- consideraré
- First person singular future of considerar: I will consider
- derribar
- Verb infinitive: to knock down, to demolish
- Ah
- Interjection: ah, oh
- Sr.
- Abbreviation: Señor, Mister, Mr.
- hablar
- Verb infinitive: to speak, to talk
- exclamó
- Third person singular preterite of exclamar: exclaimed
- mayordomo
- Noun: butler, steward
- Y
- Conjunction: and
- ahora
- Adverb: now
- viene
- Third person singular present of venir: comes
- segunda
- Adjective or noun: second
- pregunta
- Noun or verb: question; asks
- continuó
- Third person singular preterite of continuar: continued
- Quién
- Interrogative pronoun: who
- va
- Third person singular present of ir: goes
- a
- Preposition: to, at
- hacerlo
- Infinitive hacer + pronoun: to do it
- Pues
- Conjunction or adverb: well, then, since
- yo
- Subject pronoun: I
- respuesta
- Noun: answer, response, reply
- intrépida
- Adjective: intrepid, fearless, brave
- Eso
- Demonstrative pronoun: that
- muy
- Adverb: very, really
- bien
- Adverb: well, good, fine
- dicho
- Past participle of decir: said, told
- pase
- First or third person singular present subjunctive of pasar: pass, come in
- encargaré
- First person singular future of encargar: I will order, I will put in charge
- salga
- First or third person singular present subjunctive of salir: leaves, goes out
- perdiendo
- Present participle of perder: losing
- Hay
- Impersonal form of haber: there is, there are
- hacha
- Noun: axe, hatchet
- teatro
- Noun: theater, theatre
- podría
- First or third person singular conditional of poder: could, might
- tomar
- Verb infinitive: to take, to drink
- atizador
- Noun: poker (fireplace tool)
- cocina
- Noun or verb: kitchen; cooks
- para
- Preposition: for, in order to, to
- El
- Masculine singular definite article: the
- tomó
- Third person singular preterite of tomar: took, drank
- ese
- Masculine demonstrative adjective: that
- tosco
- Adjective: rough, crude, coarse
- pesado
- Adjective: heavy, weighty, dull
- instrumento
- Noun: instrument, tool
- mano
- Noun: hand
- balanceó
- Third person singular preterite of balancear: balanced, swayed
- Sabe
- Third person singular present of saber: knows
- dijo
- Third person singular preterite of decir: said, told
- levantando
- Present participle of levantar: lifting, raising
- vista
- Noun or past participle: view, sight; seen
- estamos
- First person plural present of estar: we are
- punto
- Noun: point, dot, moment
- ponernos
- Infinitive poner + reflexive pronoun: to put ourselves, to get
- una
- Feminine singular indefinite article: a, an, one
- posición
- Noun: position, place, stance
- cierto
- Adjective: certain, sure, true
- peligro
- Noun: danger, peril
- Puede
- Third person singular present of poder: can, is able to
- decirlo
- Infinitive decir + pronoun: to say it, to tell it
- efecto
- Noun: effect, result, indeed
- Entonces
- Adverb: then, so, therefore
- bueno
- Adjective: good, well, okay
- seamos
- First person plural present subjunctive of ser: let's be
- francos
- Adjective: frank, candid, honest, open
- otro
- Adjective or pronoun: other, another
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