The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 64
There lay the cabinet before their eyes in the quiet lamplight, a good fire glowing and chattering on the hearth, the kettle singing its thin strain, a drawer or two open, papers neatly set forth on the business table, and nearer the fire, the things laid out for tea; the quietest room, you would have said, and, but for the glazed presses full of chemicals, the most commonplace that night in London.
Allí estaba el gabinete ante sus ojos en la tranquila luz de la lámpara, un buen fuego resplandeciendo y crepitando en el hogar, la tetera cantando su débil melodía, un cajón o dos abiertos, papeles cuidadosamente dispuestos sobre la mesa de trabajo, y más cerca del fuego, las cosas preparadas para el té; la habitación más tranquila, habrían dicho, y, de no ser por las vitrinas llenas de productos químicos, la más común aquella noche en Londres.
Right in the middle there lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching.
Justo en el centro yacía el cuerpo de un hombre dolorosamente contorsionado y aún con espasmos.
They drew near on tiptoe, turned it on its back and beheld the face of Edward Hyde.
Se acercaron de puntillas, lo voltearon boca arriba y contemplaron el rostro de Edward Hyde.
He was dressed in clothes far too large for him, clothes of the doctor's bigness; the cords of his face still moved with a semblance of life, but life was quite gone; and by the crushed phial in the hand and the strong smell of kernels that hung upon the air, Utterson knew that he was looking on the body of a self-destroyer.
Estaba vestido con ropas demasiado grandes para él, ropas de la talla del doctor; los músculos de su rostro aún se movían con un vestigio de vida, pero la vida se había ido del todo; y por la ampolla aplastada en la mano y el fuerte olor a almendras amargas que flotaba en el aire, Utterson supo que estaba mirando el cuerpo de un suicida.
"We have come too late," he said sternly, "whether to save or punish.
"Hemos llegado demasiado tarde", dijo severamente, "ya sea para salvar o castigar.
Hyde is gone to his account; and it only remains for us to find the body of your master."
Hyde ha ido a rendir cuentas; y solo nos queda encontrar el cuerpo de su amo."
The far greater proportion of the building was occupied by the theatre, which filled almost the whole ground storey and was lighted from above, and by the cabinet, which formed an upper storey at one end and looked upon the court.
La proporción mucho mayor del edificio estaba ocupada por el teatro, que llenaba casi toda la planta baja y estaba iluminado desde arriba, y por el gabinete, que formaba un piso superior en un extremo y daba al patio.
Vocabulary
- Allí
- There, in that place
- estaba
- Was, he/she/it was (imperfect tense of estar)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- gabinete
- Cabinet, office, study room
- ante
- Before, in front of
- sus
- His, her, their, your (plural possessive)
- ojos
- Eyes
- en
- In, on, at
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- tranquila
- Calm, peaceful, quiet (feminine)
- luz
- Light
- de
- Of, from
- lámpara
- Lamp
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- buen
- Good (apocopated form of bueno before masculine noun)
- fuego
- Fire
- resplandeciendo
- Shining, gleaming, glowing (present participle)
- y
- And
- crepitando
- Crackling, sizzling (present participle)
- hogar
- Hearth, fireplace, home
- tetera
- Teapot, kettle
- cantando
- Singing (present participle)
- su
- His, her, its, your (singular possessive)
- débil
- Weak, faint, feeble
- melodía
- Melody, tune
- cajón
- Drawer, box, crate
- o
- Or
- dos
- Two
- abiertos
- Open, opened (masculine plural)
- papeles
- Papers, documents
- cuidadosamente
- Carefully
- dispuestos
- Arranged, laid out, disposed
- sobre
- On, over, about
- mesa
- Table
- trabajo
- Work, job
- más
- More, most, plus
- cerca
- Near, close
- del
- Of the, from the (de + el)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- cosas
- Things
- preparadas
- Prepared, ready (feminine plural)
- para
- For, to, in order to
- té
- Tea
- habitación
- Room, bedroom
- habrían
- They/you would have (conditional perfect of haber)
- dicho
- Said, told (past participle of decir)
- no
- No, not
- ser
- To be (infinitive)
- por
- By, for, through, because of
- vitrinas
- Display cases, glass cabinets, shop windows
- llenas
- Full, filled (feminine plural)
- productos
- Products
- químicos
- Chemicals, chemical (masculine plural)
- común
- Common, ordinary
- aquella
- That (feminine singular demonstrative)
- noche
- Night
- Londres
- London
- Justo
- Just, exactly, fair
- centro
- Center, middle
- yacía
- Lay, was lying (imperfect of yacer)
- cuerpo
- Body
- hombre
- Man
- dolorosamente
- Painfully
- contorsionado
- Contorted, twisted
- aún
- Still, yet, even
- con
- With
- espasmos
- Spasms
- Se
- Himself, herself, themselves, yourself (reflexive pronoun)
- acercaron
- Approached, drew near (preterite of acercarse)
- puntillas
- Tiptoes (on tiptoe)
- lo
- Him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
- voltearon
- Turned over, flipped (preterite of voltear)
- boca
- Mouth, face (in phrases like boca arriba)
- arriba
- Up, above, upstairs
- contemplaron
- Contemplated, gazed at (preterite of contemplar)
- rostro
- Face
- Estaba
- Was, he/she/it was (imperfect of estar)
- vestido
- Dressed, clothed
- ropas
- Clothes, clothing
- demasiado
- Too much, excessively
- grandes
- Big, large (plural)
- él
- He, him
- talla
- Size, height, stature
- doctor
- Doctor
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- músculos
- Muscles
- se
- Himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- movían
- Moved, were moving (imperfect of moverse)
- vestigio
- Vestige, trace, remnant
- vida
- Life
- pero
- But
- había
- There was, there were, had (imperfect of haber)
- ido
- Gone (past participle of ir)
- todo
- All, everything, whole
- ampolla
- Blister, vial, ampoule
- aplastada
- Crushed, flattened (feminine)
- mano
- Hand
- fuerte
- Strong, loud
- olor
- Smell, odor
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- almendras
- Almonds
- amargas
- Bitter (feminine plural)
- que
- That, which, who
- flotaba
- Floated, was floating (imperfect of flotar)
- aire
- Air
- supo
- Knew, found out (preterite of saber)
- mirando
- Looking, watching (present participle of mirar)
- suicida
- Suicide, suicidal person
- Hemos
- We have (present perfect of haber)
- llegado
- Arrived (past participle of llegar)
- tarde
- Late, afternoon
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite of decir)
- severamente
- Severely, sternly
- ya
- Already, now, anymore
- sea
- Be (subjunctive of ser), whether
- salvar
- To save, rescue
- castigar
- To punish
- ha
- Has, have (present perfect of haber)
- rendir
- To surrender, yield, render
- cuentas
- Accounts, bills (rendir cuentas: be accountable)
- solo
- Only, alone
- nos
- Us, ourselves (object/reflexive pronoun)
- queda
- Remains, is left (present of quedar)
- encontrar
- To find, encounter
- amo
- Master, owner
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- proporción
- Proportion
- mucho
- Much, a lot, very
- mayor
- Greater, larger, older
- edificio
- Building
- ocupada
- Occupied, busy (feminine)
- teatro
- Theater, theatre
- llenaba
- Filled, was filling (imperfect of llenar)
- casi
- Almost, nearly
- toda
- All, whole, entire (feminine singular)
- planta
- Floor, plant
- baja
- Low, ground (floor), short
- iluminado
- Illuminated, lit up
- desde
- From, since
- formaba
- Formed, was forming (imperfect of formar)
- piso
- Floor, apartment
- superior
- Upper, superior, higher
- extremo
- End, extreme
- daba
- Gave, faced (imperfect of dar)
- al
- To the (a + el)
- patio
- Courtyard, patio, yard
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