The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 70
Lanyon, my life, my honour, my reason, are all at your mercy; if you fail me to-night, I am lost.
Lanyon, mi vida, mi honor, mi razón, están todos a tu merced; si me fallas esta noche, estoy perdido.
You might suppose, after this preface, that I am going to ask you for something dishonourable to grant.
Podrías suponer, después de este prefacio, que voy a pedirte algo deshonroso de conceder.
Judge for yourself.
Juzga por ti mismo.
"I want you to postpone all other engagements for to-night—ay, even if you were summoned to the bedside of an emperor; to take a cab, unless your carriage should be actually at the door; and with this letter in your hand for consultation, to drive straight to my house.
"Quiero que pospongas todos los demás compromisos para esta noche—sí, incluso si fueras convocado a la cabecera de un emperador; que tomes un coche de alquiler, a menos que tu carruaje esté realmente en la puerta; y con esta carta en tu mano para consulta, que conduzcas directamente a mi casa.
Poole, my butler, has his orders; you will find him waiting your arrival with a locksmith.
Poole, mi mayordomo, tiene sus órdenes; lo encontrarás esperando tu llegada con un cerrajero.
The door of my cabinet is then to be forced; and you are to go in alone; to open the glazed press (letter E) on the left hand, breaking the lock if it be shut; and to draw out, _with all its contents as they stand_, the fourth drawer from the top or (which is the same thing) the third from the bottom.
La puerta de mi gabinete debe entonces ser forzada; y debes entrar solo; abrir el armario acristalado (letra E) a mano izquierda, rompiendo la cerradura si está cerrada; y sacar, _con todo su contenido tal como está_, el cuarto cajón desde arriba o (lo que es lo mismo) el tercero desde abajo.
In my extreme distress of mind, I have a morbid fear of misdirecting you; but even if I am in error, you may know the right drawer by its contents: some powders, a phial and a paper book.
En mi extrema angustia mental, tengo un miedo morboso de darte instrucciones equivocadas; pero incluso si estoy en un error, puedes conocer el cajón correcto por su contenido: unos polvos, una ampolla y un cuaderno de papel.
This drawer I beg of you to carry back with you to Cavendish Square exactly as it stands.
Este cajón te ruego que lo lleves de vuelta contigo a Cavendish Square exactamente como está.
"That is the first part of the service: now for the second.
"Esa es la primera parte del servicio: ahora la segunda.
Vocabulary
- mi
- My, possessive adjective first person singular
- vida
- Life, existence
- honor
- Honor, dignity, integrity
- razón
- Reason, logic, rationale
- están
- They are, third person plural of estar
- todos
- All, everyone, every one
- a
- To, at, preposition indicating direction or location
- tu
- Your, possessive adjective second person singular informal
- merced
- Mercy, favor, will
- si
- If, conditional conjunction
- me
- Me, first person singular object pronoun
- fallas
- You fail, second person singular of fallar
- esta
- This, feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- noche
- Night, evening
- estoy
- I am, first person singular of estar
- perdido
- Lost, ruined, past participle of perder
- Podrías
- You could, conditional second person singular of poder
- suponer
- To suppose, assume, presume
- después
- After, afterwards, later
- de
- Of, from, about, preposition
- este
- This, masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- prefacio
- Preface, introduction, foreword
- que
- That, which, relative pronoun or conjunction
- voy
- I go, first person singular of ir
- pedirte
- To ask you, infinitive pedir with pronoun
- algo
- Something, anything, some
- deshonroso
- Dishonorable, shameful, disgraceful
- conceder
- To grant, concede, give
- Juzga
- Judge, imperative second person singular of juzgar
- por
- By, for, through, because of, preposition
- ti
- You, second person singular prepositional pronoun
- mismo
- Same, self, own, very
- Quiero
- I want, first person singular of querer
- pospongas
- You postpone, subjunctive second person singular posponer
- los
- The, masculine plural definite article
- demás
- Other, rest, remaining
- compromisos
- Commitments, engagements, obligations
- para
- For, in order to, preposition of purpose
- sí
- Yes, affirmative response
- incluso
- Even, including, inclusive
- fueras
- You were, imperfect subjunctive second person ser
- convocado
- Summoned, called, past participle of convocar
- la
- The, feminine singular definite article
- cabecera
- Bedside, headboard, head of bed
- un
- A, an, masculine singular indefinite article
- emperador
- Emperor, sovereign ruler
- tomes
- You take, subjunctive second person singular tomar
- coche
- Car, coach, vehicle
- alquiler
- Rental, hire, rent
- menos
- Less, fewer, minus, except
- carruaje
- Carriage, coach, horse-drawn vehicle
- esté
- Be, subjunctive third person singular estar
- realmente
- Really, actually, truly
- en
- In, on, at, preposition of location
- puerta
- Door, gate, entrance
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- con
- With, preposition indicating accompaniment
- carta
- Letter, card, written message
- mano
- Hand, body part
- consulta
- Consultation, inquiry, appointment
- conduzcas
- You drive, subjunctive second person singular conducir
- directamente
- Directly, straight, immediately
- casa
- House, home, dwelling
- mayordomo
- Butler, steward, head servant
- tiene
- Has, third person singular of tener
- sus
- His, her, their, plural possessive adjective
- órdenes
- Orders, commands, instructions
- lo
- It, him, masculine singular object pronoun
- encontrarás
- You will find, future second person encontrar
- esperando
- Waiting, present participle of esperar
- llegada
- Arrival, coming, entrance
- cerrajero
- Locksmith, lock maker
- La
- The, feminine singular definite article
- gabinete
- Cabinet, study, small room or furniture
- debe
- Must, should, third person singular deber
- entonces
- Then, so, therefore, at that time
- ser
- To be, infinitive of permanent state
- forzada
- Forced, broken open, feminine past participle forzar
- debes
- You must, second person singular of deber
- entrar
- To enter, go in, come in
- solo
- Alone, only, just, sole
- abrir
- To open, unlock, unfasten
- el
- The, masculine singular definite article
- armario
- Closet, cupboard, wardrobe
- acristalado
- Glazed, glassed, with glass panels
- letra
- Letter of alphabet, handwriting, lyrics
- izquierda
- Left, left side, left-hand
- rompiendo
- Breaking, present participle of romper
- cerradura
- Lock, locking mechanism
- está
- Is, third person singular of estar
- cerrada
- Closed, locked, shut, feminine past participle
- sacar
- To take out, remove, extract
- todo
- All, everything, whole, entire
- su
- His, her, its, their, possessive adjective
- contenido
- Content, contents, what is inside
- tal
- Such, so, as, like that
- como
- As, like, how, such as
- cuarto
- Fourth, room, quarter
- cajón
- Drawer, box, large crate
- desde
- From, since, starting from
- arriba
- Up, above, upstairs, on top
- o
- Or, conjunction indicating alternative
- es
- Is, third person singular of ser
- tercero
- Third, ordinal number three
- abajo
- Down, below, downstairs, underneath
- En
- In, on, at, preposition of location
- extrema
- Extreme, utmost, very great
- angustia
- Anguish, distress, anxiety, torment
- mental
- Mental, of the mind, psychological
- tengo
- I have, first person singular of tener
- miedo
- Fear, fright, dread
- morboso
- Morbid, unhealthy, diseased
- darte
- To give you, infinitive dar with pronoun
- instrucciones
- Instructions, directions, orders
- equivocadas
- Wrong, mistaken, incorrect, feminine plural
- pero
- But, however, yet, conjunction
- error
- Error, mistake, fault
- puedes
- You can, second person singular of poder
- conocer
- To know, meet, be acquainted with
- correcto
- Correct, right, proper
- unos
- Some, a few, masculine plural indefinite article
- polvos
- Powders, dust, plural of polvo
- una
- A, an, one, feminine singular indefinite article
- ampolla
- Vial, ampoule, blister
- cuaderno
- Notebook, exercise book
- papel
- Paper, document, role
- Este
- This, masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
- te
- You, yourself, second person object pronoun
- ruego
- I beg, first person singular of rogar
- lleves
- You carry, subjunctive second person singular llevar
- vuelta
- Return, turn, back, lap
- contigo
- With you, second person prepositional pronoun phrase
- exactamente
- Exactly, precisely, just so
- Esa
- That, feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- primera
- First, feminine ordinal number one
- parte
- Part, portion, side, section
- del
- Of the, contraction of de plus el
- servicio
- Service, duty, favor
- ahora
- Now, at present, right now
- segunda
- Second, feminine ordinal number two
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