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Serve me, my dear Lanyon and save

Sírveme, mi querido Lanyon y salva

"Your friend,

"Tu amigo,

"H.J.

"H.J.

"P.S.—I had already sealed this up when a fresh terror struck upon my soul.

"P.D.—Ya había sellado esto cuando un nuevo terror golpeó mi alma.

It is possible that the post-office may fail me, and this letter not come into your hands until to-morrow morning.

Es posible que la oficina de correos me falle, y esta carta no llegue a tus manos hasta mañana por la mañana.

In that case, dear Lanyon, do my errand when it shall be most convenient for you in the course of the day; and once more expect my messenger at midnight.

En ese caso, querido Lanyon, haz mi encargo cuando te sea más conveniente en el transcurso del día; y una vez más espera a mi mensajero a medianoche.

It may then already be too late; and if that night passes without event, you will know that you have seen the last of Henry Jekyll."

Puede que entonces ya sea demasiado tarde; y si esa noche pasa sin novedad, sabrás que has visto por última vez a Henry Jekyll."

Upon the reading of this letter, I made sure my colleague was insane; but till that was proved beyond the possibility of doubt, I felt bound to do as he requested.

Al leer esta carta, estuve seguro de que mi colega estaba loco; pero hasta que eso se probara más allá de toda duda, me sentí obligado a hacer lo que pedía.

The less I understood of this farrago, the less I was in a position to judge of its importance; and an appeal so worded could not be set aside without a grave responsibility.

Cuanto menos entendía de este fárrago, menos podía juzgar su importancia; y una súplica así redactada no podía dejarse de lado sin una grave responsabilidad.

I rose accordingly from table, got into a hansom, and drove straight to Jekyll's house.

Me levanté en consecuencia de la mesa, subí a un cabriolé y me dirigí directamente a la casa de Jekyll.

The butler was awaiting my arrival; he had received by the same post as mine a registered letter of instruction, and had sent at once for a locksmith and a carpenter.

El mayordomo estaba esperando mi llegada; había recibido por el mismo correo que yo una carta certificada de instrucciones, y había enviado de inmediato por un cerrajero y un carpintero.

The tradesmen came while we were yet speaking; and we moved in a body to old Dr. Denman's surgical theatre, from which (as you are doubtless aware) Jekyll's private cabinet is most conveniently entered.

Los artesanos llegaron mientras aún estábamos hablando; y nos dirigimos en grupo al teatro quirúrgico del viejo Dr. Denman, desde el cual (como sin duda sabes) se entra más convenientemente al gabinete privado de Jekyll.

Vocabulary

Sírveme
Serve me, help me
mi
my
querido
dear, beloved
y
and
salva
save, rescue
Tu
your (informal)
amigo
friend
P.D
P.S. (postscript)
Ya
already, now
había
had, there was/were
sellado
sealed
esto
this
cuando
when
un
a, an, one (masculine)
nuevo
new
terror
terror, fear
golpeó
struck, hit
alma
soul
Es
is, it is
posible
possible
que
that, which, who
la
the (feminine)
oficina
office
de
of, from
correos
post office, mail
me
me, to me
falle
fail, let down (subjunctive)
esta
this (feminine)
carta
letter
no
no, not
llegue
arrive, reach (subjunctive)
a
to, at
tus
your (plural, informal)
manos
hands
hasta
until, up to, even
mañana
tomorrow, morning
por
by, for, through
En
in, on, at
ese
that (masculine)
caso
case, situation
haz
do, make (imperative)
encargo
errand, task, assignment
te
you, to you (informal)
sea
be (subjunctive), is
más
more, most
conveniente
convenient, suitable
en
in, on, at
el
the (masculine)
transcurso
course, passage (of time)
del
of the, from the
día
day
una
a, an, one (feminine)
vez
time, once
espera
wait, expect
mensajero
messenger
medianoche
midnight
Puede
can, may, be able to
entonces
then, so
ya
already, now, yet
demasiado
too much, too
tarde
late, afternoon
si
if
esa
that (feminine)
noche
night
pasa
pass, happen
sin
without
novedad
novelty, news, incident
sabrás
you will know
has
you have (auxiliary verb)
visto
seen
última
last, final (feminine)
Al
to the, upon, when
leer
read
estuve
I was
seguro
sure, certain, safe
colega
colleague
estaba
was, were
loco
crazy, mad
pero
but
eso
that
se
oneself, himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
probara
prove, test (imperfect subjunctive)
allá
there, over there
toda
all, every (feminine)
duda
doubt
sentí
I felt
obligado
obliged, required
hacer
do, make
lo
it, him, the
pedía
asked for, requested
Cuanto
as much as, how much
menos
less, fewer
entendía
understood
este
this (masculine)
podía
could, was able to
juzgar
judge
su
his, her, its, your, their
importancia
importance
súplica
plea, request
así
so, thus, like this
redactada
written, drafted
dejarse
let oneself, allow oneself, leave oneself
lado
side
grave
serious, grave
responsabilidad
responsibility
Me
me, myself
levanté
I got up, I stood up
consecuencia
consequence, result
mesa
table
subí
I went up, I climbed
dirigí
I directed, I headed
directamente
directly
casa
house, home
El
the (masculine)
mayordomo
butler
esperando
waiting, expecting
llegada
arrival
recibido
received
mismo
same, very
correo
mail, post
yo
I
certificada
certified, registered
instrucciones
instructions
enviado
sent
inmediato
immediate
cerrajero
locksmith
carpintero
carpenter
Los
the (masculine plural)
artesanos
artisans, craftsmen
llegaron
arrived
mientras
while
aún
still, yet
estábamos
we were
hablando
speaking, talking
nos
us, ourselves
dirigimos
we headed, we directed ourselves
grupo
group
al
to the
teatro
theater
quirúrgico
surgical
viejo
old
Dr
Dr. (doctor)
desde
from, since
cual
which
como
as, like, how
sabes
you know
entra
enter, come in
convenientemente
conveniently, suitably
gabinete
cabinet, office, study
privado
private
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