The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 78
He turned a dreadful smile to me, and as if with the decision of despair, plucked away the sheet.
Me dirigió una sonrisa terrible y, como con la decisión de la desesperación, arrancó la sábana.
At sight of the contents, he uttered one loud sob of such immense relief that I sat petrified.
Al ver el contenido, lanzó un sollozo fuerte de tan inmenso alivio que me quedé petrificado.
And the next moment, in a voice that was already fairly well under control, "Have you a graduated glass?" he asked.
Y al momento siguiente, con una voz que ya estaba bastante bien controlada, preguntó: "¿Tiene usted un vaso graduado?"
I rose from my place with something of an effort and gave him what he asked.
Me levanté de mi sitio con algo de esfuerzo y le di lo que pedía.
He thanked me with a smiling nod, measured out a few minims of the red tincture and added one of the powders.
Me agradeció con un gesto sonriente, midió unos pocos minims de la tintura roja y añadió uno de los polvos.
The mixture, which was at first of a reddish hue, began, in proportion as the crystals melted, to brighten in colour, to effervesce audibly, and to throw off small fumes of vapour.
La mezcla, que al principio era de un tono rojizo, comenzó, a medida que los cristales se derretían, a avivar su color, a hervir audiblemente y a despedir pequeños vapores.
Suddenly and at the same moment, the ebullition ceased and the compound changed to a dark purple, which faded again more slowly to a watery green.
De repente y al mismo momento, la ebullición cesó y el compuesto cambió a un púrpura oscuro, que se desvaneció de nuevo más lentamente a un verde acuoso.
My visitor, who had watched these metamorphoses with a keen eye, smiled, set down the glass upon the table, and then turned and looked upon me with an air of scrutiny.
Mi visitante, que había observado estas metamorfosis con ojo agudo, sonrió, dejó el vaso sobre la mesa y luego se volvió y me miró con aire de escrutinio.
"And now," said he, "to settle what remains.
"Y ahora", dijo él, "para resolver lo que queda.
Will you be wise? will you be guided? will you suffer me to take this glass in my hand and to go forth from your house without further parley? or has the greed of curiosity too much command of you?
¿Será usted prudente? ¿se dejará guiar? ¿me permitirá tomar este vaso en mi mano e irme de su casa sin más conversación? ¿o tiene la avaricia de la curiosidad demasiado dominio sobre usted?
Think before you answer, for it shall be done as you decide.
Piense antes de responder, porque se hará como usted decida.
Vocabulary
- Me
- Me, myself (first person singular object pronoun)
- dirigió
- He/she directed, aimed, or addressed
- una
- A, an (feminine indefinite article)
- sonrisa
- Smile
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful, awful
- y
- And (conjunction)
- como
- Like, as, how
- con
- With (preposition)
- la
- The (feminine definite article)
- decisión
- Decision, determination, resolution
- de
- Of, from (preposition)
- desesperación
- Desperation, despair, hopelessness
- arrancó
- He/she tore off, pulled out, ripped away
- sábana
- Sheet (bedding)
- Al
- To the, upon (contraction of a + el)
- ver
- To see, view
- el
- The (masculine definite article)
- contenido
- Content, contents, contained
- lanzó
- He/she threw, launched, let out
- un
- A, an (masculine indefinite article)
- sollozo
- Sob, sobbing sound
- fuerte
- Strong, loud, intense
- tan
- So, such, as (adverb of degree)
- inmenso
- Immense, enormous, vast
- alivio
- Relief, alleviation
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun/conjunction)
- me
- Me, myself (object pronoun)
- quedé
- I remained, stayed, was left
- petrificado
- Petrified, paralyzed with shock
- Y
- And (conjunction, capitalized)
- al
- To the, upon (contraction of a + el)
- momento
- Moment, instant
- siguiente
- Following, next
- voz
- Voice
- ya
- Already, now, yet
- estaba
- He/she/it was, I was (imperfect tense of estar)
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather, fairly
- bien
- Well, good, fine
- controlada
- Controlled (feminine)
- preguntó
- He/she asked, questioned
- Tiene
- You have, he/she has (formal)
- usted
- You (formal)
- vaso
- Glass, drinking vessel
- graduado
- Graduated, calibrated, graded
- levanté
- I raised, lifted, got up
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- sitio
- Place, site, location, spot
- algo
- Something, somewhat, a bit
- esfuerzo
- Effort, exertion
- le
- Him, her, you (indirect object pronoun, formal)
- di
- I gave (preterite of dar)
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- pedía
- He/she was asking for, requested
- agradeció
- He/she thanked, was grateful
- gesto
- Gesture, expression
- sonriente
- Smiling, cheerful
- midió
- He/she measured
- unos
- Some, a few (masculine plural)
- pocos
- Few, little
- tintura
- Tincture, dye, tint
- roja
- Red (feminine)
- añadió
- He/she added
- uno
- One (number/pronoun)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- polvos
- Powders, dusts
- La
- The (feminine definite article, capitalized)
- mezcla
- Mixture, blend, mix
- principio
- Beginning, start, principle
- era
- He/she/it was, I was (imperfect of ser)
- tono
- Tone, shade, hue
- rojizo
- Reddish
- comenzó
- He/she/it began, started
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- medida
- Measure, extent; as (in "a medida que")
- cristales
- Crystals, glass panes
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- derretían
- They were melting, dissolving
- avivar
- To brighten, enliven, intensify
- su
- His, her, its, your, their (possessive)
- color
- Color
- hervir
- To boil
- audiblemente
- Audibly, noticeably to the ear
- despedir
- To emit, give off, discharge
- pequeños
- Small, little (masculine plural)
- vapores
- Vapors, steams, fumes
- De
- Of, from (preposition, capitalized)
- repente
- Suddenly (used in "de repente")
- mismo
- Same, very, self
- ebullición
- Boiling, ebullition
- cesó
- He/she/it ceased, stopped
- compuesto
- Compound, mixture, composed
- cambió
- He/she/it changed
- púrpura
- Purple
- oscuro
- Dark, obscure
- desvaneció
- He/she/it faded, vanished, disappeared
- nuevo
- New, again (in "de nuevo")
- más
- More, most, plus
- lentamente
- Slowly
- verde
- Green
- acuoso
- Watery, aqueous
- Mi
- My (possessive adjective, capitalized)
- visitante
- Visitor
- había
- There was/were, he/she/it had
- observado
- Observed, watched
- estas
- These (feminine plural)
- metamorfosis
- Metamorphosis, transformation
- ojo
- Eye
- agudo
- Sharp, acute, keen
- sonrió
- He/she smiled
- dejó
- He/she left, let, allowed
- sobre
- On, over, about
- mesa
- Table
- luego
- Then, later, afterwards
- volvió
- He/she returned, turned
- miró
- He/she looked at, watched
- aire
- Air, appearance, manner
- escrutinio
- Scrutiny, examination
- ahora
- Now
- dijo
- He/she said, told
- él
- He, him
- para
- For, to, in order to
- resolver
- To resolve, solve, settle
- queda
- He/she/it remains, stays, is left
- Será
- He/she/it will be, you will be
- prudente
- Prudent, wise, cautious
- dejará
- He/she/you will leave, let, allow
- guiar
- To guide, lead
- permitirá
- He/she/you will allow, permit
- tomar
- To take, drink
- este
- This (masculine)
- en
- In, on, at
- mano
- Hand
- e
- And (before words starting with i/hi)
- irme
- To go away, leave (infinitive with reflexive pronoun)
- casa
- House, home
- sin
- Without
- conversación
- Conversation
- o
- Or
- tiene
- He/she/you have/has
- avaricia
- Greed, avarice
- curiosidad
- Curiosity
- demasiado
- Too much, excessively
- dominio
- Dominion, mastery, control
- Piense
- Think (formal command)
- antes
- Before, previously
- responder
- To answer, respond, reply
- porque
- Because
- hará
- He/she/you will do, make
- decida
- He/she/you decide (subjunctive)
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