The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 67
"And surely none stranger than itself," echoed the lawyer in the same tones.
"Y ciertamente ninguna más extraña que ella misma," repitió el abogado en el mismo tono.
"For what did Jekyll"—he caught himself up at the word with a start, and then conquering the weakness—"what could Jekyll want with it?" he said.
"¿Para qué necesitaba Jekyll...?" —se detuvo en seco al pronunciar la palabra, y luego, dominando su debilidad— "¿qué podría querer Jekyll con ella?" dijo.
"You may say that!" said Poole.
"¡Puede decirlo!" dijo Poole.
Next they turned to the business table.
A continuación se dirigieron a la mesa de trabajo.
On the desk, among the neat array of papers, a large envelope was uppermost, and bore, in the doctor's hand, the name of Mr. Utterson.
Sobre el escritorio, entre la ordenada hilera de papeles, un gran sobre estaba en lo alto, y llevaba, con la letra del doctor, el nombre del Sr. Utterson.
The lawyer unsealed it, and several enclosures fell to the floor.
El abogado lo abrió, y varios documentos cayeron al suelo.
The first was a will, drawn in the same eccentric terms as the one which he had returned six months before, to serve as a testament in case of death and as a deed of gift in case of disappearance; but in place of the name of Edward Hyde, the lawyer, with indescribable amazement read the name of Gabriel John Utterson.
El primero era un testamento, redactado en los mismos términos excéntricos que aquel que había devuelto seis meses antes, para servir como testamento en caso de muerte y como escritura de donación en caso de desaparición; pero en lugar del nombre de Edward Hyde, el abogado, con indescriptible asombro, leyó el nombre de Gabriel John Utterson.
He looked at Poole, and then back at the paper, and last of all at the dead malefactor stretched upon the carpet.
Miró a Poole, y luego de nuevo al papel, y por último al malhechor muerto tendido sobre la alfombra.
"My head goes round," he said.
"Me da vueltas la cabeza," dijo.
"He has been all these days in possession; he had no cause to like me; he must have raged to see himself displaced; and he has not destroyed this document."
"Ha estado todos estos días en posesión; no tenía motivo alguno para apreciarme; debió enfurecerse al verse desplazado; y no ha destruido este documento."
He caught up the next paper; it was a brief note in the doctor's hand and dated at the top.
Tomó el siguiente papel; era una breve nota con la letra del doctor y fechada en la parte superior.
"O Poole!" the lawyer cried, "he was alive and here this day.
"¡Oh, Poole!" exclamó el abogado, "estaba vivo y aquí este día.
Vocabulary
- Y
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- ciertamente
- Certainly, surely; expressing affirmation or agreement
- ninguna
- None, not any; feminine form of negative determiner
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity or degree
- extraña
- Strange, odd; feminine adjective describing something unusual
- que
- That, which, than; relative pronoun or conjunction
- ella
- She, her; feminine third person singular pronoun
- misma
- Same, self; feminine emphatic or reflexive adjective
- repitió
- Repeated; third person singular preterite of repetir
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney; legal professional who represents clients
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location or time
- mismo
- Same, self; masculine emphatic or reflexive adjective
- tono
- Tone; quality or pitch of sound or voice
- Para
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose
- qué
- What, why; interrogative pronoun with written accent
- necesitaba
- Needed, required; third person singular imperfect of necesitar
- se
- Himself, herself, oneself; reflexive pronoun
- detuvo
- Stopped, halted; third person singular preterite of detener
- seco
- Dry; also abruptly or suddenly when modifying verbs
- al
- To the; contraction of a plus el
- pronunciar
- To pronounce, to utter; verb meaning speak words
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- palabra
- Word; unit of language with meaning
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- luego
- Then, later, afterwards; temporal adverb
- dominando
- Dominating, controlling; present participle of dominar
- su
- His, her, its, their; possessive adjective
- debilidad
- Weakness; lack of strength or resolve
- podría
- Could, might; third person conditional of poder
- querer
- To want, to love; infinitive verb
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or instrument
- dijo
- Said; third person singular preterite of decir
- Puede
- Can, may; third person singular present of poder
- decirlo
- Say it, tell it; infinitive decir plus pronoun
- A
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or location
- continuación
- Continuation; following part or next in sequence
- dirigieron
- Directed, headed; third person plural preterite of dirigir
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or location
- mesa
- Table; piece of furniture with flat top
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- trabajo
- Work; employment or labor activity
- Sobre
- On, about, over; preposition indicating position
- escritorio
- Desk; piece of furniture for writing or working
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating position or inclusion
- ordenada
- Orderly, neat; feminine past participle of ordenar
- hilera
- Row, line; series of things arranged sequentially
- papeles
- Papers; plural of papel, documents or sheets
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- gran
- Great, big; apocopated form of grande
- sobre
- Envelope; also means on or about
- estaba
- Was, were; third person singular imperfect of estar
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- alto
- High, tall; top part or elevated position
- llevaba
- Carried, wore, bore; third person imperfect of llevar
- letra
- Letter; written character or handwriting style
- del
- Of the; contraction of de plus el
- doctor
- Doctor; medical or academic professional title
- nombre
- Name; word by which someone is known
- Sr
- Mr.; abbreviation for Señor, title for men
- El
- The, he; masculine definite article or pronoun
- abrió
- Opened; third person singular preterite of abrir
- varios
- Several, various; plural masculine adjective
- documentos
- Documents; official papers or written records
- cayeron
- Fell; third person plural preterite of caer
- suelo
- Floor, ground; surface one walks on
- primero
- First; ordinal number indicating initial position
- era
- Was, were; third person singular imperfect of ser
- testamento
- Will, testament; legal document distributing estate after death
- redactado
- Written, drafted; past participle of redactar
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- mismos
- Same; masculine plural emphatic adjective
- términos
- Terms; conditions or words used in context
- excéntricos
- Eccentric; odd or unconventional in behavior
- aquel
- That; masculine demonstrative adjective for distant things
- había
- Had; third person singular imperfect of haber
- devuelto
- Returned; past participle of devolver
- seis
- Six; cardinal number representing 6
- meses
- Months; plural of mes, twelve divisions of year
- antes
- Before; temporal adverb indicating earlier time
- para
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose
- servir
- To serve; infinitive verb meaning provide service
- como
- As, like, how; adverb or conjunction
- caso
- Case; situation, event, or legal matter
- muerte
- Death; end of life
- escritura
- Deed, writing; legal document or act of writing
- donación
- Donation, gift; act of giving to another
- desaparición
- Disappearance; act of vanishing or going missing
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- lugar
- Place; location or position in space
- indescriptible
- Indescribable; cannot be described in words
- asombro
- Astonishment, amazement; feeling of great surprise
- leyó
- Read; third person singular preterite of leer
- Miró
- Looked at; third person singular preterite of mirar
- nuevo
- New; recently made or not used before
- papel
- Paper; sheet material for writing or document
- por
- By, for, through; preposition with multiple meanings
- último
- Last, final; ultimate in sequence or time
- malhechor
- Evildoer, criminal; person who commits wrongdoing
- muerto
- Dead; deceased or no longer living
- tendido
- Stretched out, lying; past participle of tender
- alfombra
- Carpet, rug; floor covering made of fabric
- Me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- da
- Gives; third person singular present of dar
- vueltas
- Turns, spins; plural of vuelta, rotations
- cabeza
- Head; upper part of body containing brain
- Ha
- Has; third person singular present of haber
- estado
- Been; past participle of estar, also means state
- todos
- All, everyone; masculine plural adjective or pronoun
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective
- días
- Days; plural of día, 24-hour periods
- posesión
- Possession; state of owning or having something
- no
- No, not; negation adverb
- tenía
- Had; third person singular imperfect of tener
- motivo
- Motive, reason; cause for an action
- alguno
- Some, any; indefinite adjective or pronoun
- apreciarme
- Appreciate me; infinitive apreciar plus reflexive pronoun
- debió
- Must have, should have; preterite of deber
- enfurecerse
- To become furious; reflexive verb meaning get angry
- verse
- To see oneself; reflexive infinitive of ver
- desplazado
- Displaced, replaced; past participle of desplazar
- ha
- Has; third person singular present of haber
- destruido
- Destroyed; past participle of destruir
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- documento
- Document; official paper or written record
- Tomó
- Took; third person singular preterite of tomar
- siguiente
- Following, next; adjective indicating subsequent item
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- breve
- Brief, short; small in duration or length
- nota
- Note; short written message or musical tone
- fechada
- Dated; feminine past participle of fechar
- parte
- Part; portion or section of something
- superior
- Superior, upper; higher in position or quality
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; third person singular preterite of exclamar
- vivo
- Alive, living; adjective or first person of vivir
- aquí
- Here; adverb indicating this place or location
- día
- Day; 24-hour period or daytime hours
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