The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 68
He cannot have been disposed of in so short a space; he must be still alive, he must have fled!
No puede haber sido eliminado en tan corto espacio; debe estar aún vivo, ¡debe haber huido!
And then, why fled? and how? and in that case, can we venture to declare this suicide?
Y entonces, ¿por qué huyó? ¿y cómo? y en ese caso, ¿podemos atrevernos a declarar esto un suicidio?
O, we must be careful.
Oh, debemos ser cuidadosos.
I foresee that we may yet involve your master in some dire catastrophe.
Preveo que aún podemos involucrar a su amo en alguna terrible catástrofe.
"Why don't you read it, sir?" asked Poole.
"¿Por qué no lo lee, señor?" preguntó Poole.
"Because I fear," replied the lawyer solemnly.
"Porque temo," respondió el abogado solemnemente.
"God grant I have no cause for it!"
"¡Dios quiera que no tenga motivo para ello!"
And with that he brought the paper to his eyes and read as follows:
Y con eso acercó el papel a sus ojos y leyó lo siguiente:
"My dear Utterson,—When this shall fall into your hands, I shall have disappeared, under what circumstances I have not the penetration to foresee, but my instinct and all the circumstances of my nameless situation tell me that the end is sure and must be early.
"Mi querido Utterson,—Cuando esto caiga en sus manos, habré desaparecido, bajo qué circunstancias no tengo la penetración para prever, pero mi instinto y todas las circunstancias de mi innombrable situación me dicen que el final es seguro y debe ser pronto.
Go then, and first read the narrative which Lanyon warned me he was to place in your hands; and if you care to hear more, turn to the confession of
Vaya entonces, y primero lea la narración que Lanyon me advirtió que iba a poner en sus manos; y si desea oír más, recurra a la confesión de
"Your unworthy and unhappy friend,
"Su indigno e infeliz amigo,
"HENRY JEKYLL."
"HENRY JEKYLL."
"There was a third enclosure?" asked Utterson.
"¿Había un tercer sobre?" preguntó Utterson.
"Here, sir," said Poole, and gave into his hands a considerable packet sealed in several places.
"Aquí, señor," dijo Poole, y puso en sus manos un paquete considerable sellado en varios lugares.
The lawyer put it in his pocket.
El abogado lo guardó en su bolsillo.
"I would say nothing of this paper.
"No diría nada de este papel.
If your master has fled or is dead, we may at least save his credit.
Si su amo ha huido o está muerto, al menos podemos salvar su reputación.
Vocabulary
- No
- No; negation word
- puede
- Can, is able to; third person singular present
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb for compound tenses
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser (to be)
- eliminado
- Eliminated, removed, deleted
- en
- In, on, at; preposition of place or time
- tan
- So, such, as; adverb of degree
- corto
- Short, brief; opposite of long
- espacio
- Space, room, period of time
- debe
- Must, should, ought to; third person singular
- estar
- To be; temporary states or locations
- aún
- Still, yet, even; adverb of time
- vivo
- Alive, living, vivid
- huido
- Fled, escaped; past participle of huir
- Y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- entonces
- Then, so, at that time
- por
- For, by, through; preposition indicating cause or means
- qué
- What, why; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- huyó
- Fled, ran away; third person singular preterite
- y
- And; conjunction
- cómo
- How; interrogative adverb
- ese
- That; masculine demonstrative adjective
- caso
- Case, instance, situation
- podemos
- We can, we are able to
- atrevernos
- To dare ourselves; reflexive infinitive form
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- declarar
- To declare, to state, to testify
- esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article
- suicidio
- Suicide; act of taking one's own life
- debemos
- We must, we should, we ought to
- ser
- To be; permanent characteristics or identity
- cuidadosos
- Careful, cautious; masculine plural adjective
- Preveo
- I foresee, I predict; first person singular present
- que
- That, which, what; conjunction or relative pronoun
- involucrar
- To involve, to implicate, to engage
- su
- His, her, your, their; possessive adjective
- amo
- Master, owner, employer
- alguna
- Some, any; feminine indefinite adjective
- terrible
- Terrible, awful, dreadful
- catástrofe
- Catastrophe, disaster
- Por
- For, by, through; preposition
- no
- No, not; negation
- lo
- It, him; masculine direct object pronoun
- lee
- Read; third person singular present or imperative
- señor
- Sir, mister, gentleman, lord
- preguntó
- Asked, questioned; third person singular preterite
- Porque
- Because; conjunction indicating reason
- temo
- I fear, I am afraid; first person singular
- respondió
- Responded, answered, replied; third person singular preterite
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney
- solemnemente
- Solemnly, seriously, gravely
- Dios
- God; deity
- quiera
- May want, wishes; third person singular present subjunctive
- tenga
- Have, has; third person singular present subjunctive
- motivo
- Reason, motive, cause
- para
- For, to, in order to; preposition of purpose
- ello
- It; neuter pronoun referring to things
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- acercó
- Brought near, approached; third person singular preterite
- papel
- Paper, document, role
- sus
- His, her, your, their; plural possessive adjective
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight
- leyó
- Read; third person singular preterite
- siguiente
- Following, next
- Mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- querido
- Dear, beloved; past participle of querer
- Cuando
- When; conjunction or interrogative adverb
- caiga
- Fall, falls; third person singular present subjunctive
- manos
- Hands; plural of mano
- habré
- I will have; first person singular future perfect
- desaparecido
- Disappeared, vanished; past participle
- bajo
- Under, below, low; preposition or adjective
- circunstancias
- Circumstances, conditions, situations
- tengo
- I have; first person singular present
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- penetración
- Penetration, insight, acumen
- prever
- To foresee, to anticipate, to predict
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast
- mi
- My; possessive adjective
- instinto
- Instinct; innate behavior or intuition
- todas
- All, every; feminine plural adjective
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- de
- Of, from, about; preposition
- innombrable
- Unnameable, unspeakable
- situación
- Situation, condition, position
- me
- Me, to me; first person object pronoun
- dicen
- Say, tell; third person plural present
- final
- End, final, conclusion
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- seguro
- Sure, safe, certain, secure
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, early
- Vaya
- Go; third person singular present subjunctive or imperative
- primero
- First, firstly; ordinal number or adverb
- lea
- Read; third person singular present subjunctive or imperative
- narración
- Narration, narrative, account
- advirtió
- Warned, noticed, advised; third person singular preterite
- iba
- Was going; third person singular imperfect
- poner
- To put, to place, to set
- si
- If; conditional conjunction
- desea
- Desire, wish, want; third person singular present
- oír
- To hear, to listen
- más
- More, most; comparative adverb
- recurra
- Resort, turn to; third person singular present subjunctive
- confesión
- Confession, admission
- Su
- Your, his, her, their; possessive adjective
- indigno
- Unworthy, undeserving
- e
- And; conjunction before words starting with i
- infeliz
- Unhappy, unfortunate, miserable
- amigo
- Friend; male companion
- Había
- There was, there were; third person imperfect
- tercer
- Third; ordinal number, apocopated form
- sobre
- On, about, over, concerning; preposition
- Aquí
- Here; adverb of place
- dijo
- Said, told; third person singular preterite
- puso
- Put, placed; third person singular preterite
- paquete
- Package, packet, parcel
- considerable
- Considerable, substantial, significant
- sellado
- Sealed; past participle
- varios
- Several, various; masculine plural adjective
- lugares
- Places, locations, spots
- El
- The, he; masculine article or pronoun
- guardó
- Kept, saved, put away; third person preterite
- bolsillo
- Pocket; compartment in clothing
- diría
- Would say, would tell; third person conditional
- nada
- Nothing, anything; indefinite pronoun
- este
- This; masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction
- ha
- Has; third person singular present of haber
- o
- Or; disjunctive conjunction
- está
- Is; third person singular present of estar
- muerto
- Dead, deceased; past participle of morir
- al
- To the; contraction of a plus el
- menos
- Less, fewer, at least
- salvar
- To save, to rescue
- reputación
- Reputation, good name
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