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I will say but one thing, Utterson, and that (if you can bring your mind to credit it) will be more than enough.

Diré solo una cosa, Utterson, y eso (si puede usted traer su mente a creerlo) será más que suficiente.

The creature who crept into my house that night was, on Jekyll's own confession, known by the name of Hyde and hunted for in every corner of the land as the murderer of Carew.

La criatura que se deslizó en mi casa aquella noche era, por confesión del propio Jekyll, conocida por el nombre de Hyde y buscada en cada rincón del país como el asesino de Carew.

HASTIE LANYON.

HASTIE LANYON.

HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE

DECLARACIÓN COMPLETA DEL CASO DE HENRY JEKYLL

I was born in the year 18— to a large fortune, endowed besides with excellent parts, inclined by nature to industry, fond of the respect of the wise and good among my fellowmen, and thus, as might have been supposed, with every guarantee of an honourable and distinguished future.

Nací en el año 18— con una gran fortuna, dotado además con excelentes cualidades, inclinado por naturaleza a la laboriosidad, amante del respeto de los sabios y buenos entre mis semejantes, y así, como podría haberse supuesto, con toda garantía de un futuro honorable y distinguido.

And indeed the worst of my faults was a certain impatient gaiety of disposition, such as has made the happiness of many, but such as I found it hard to reconcile with my imperious desire to carry my head high, and wear a more than commonly grave countenance before the public.

Y en efecto, lo peor de mis defectos era cierta alegría impaciente de carácter, tal como ha hecho la felicidad de muchos, pero tal como me resultaba difícil reconciliar con mi imperioso deseo de llevar la cabeza alta y mostrar un semblante más que comúnmente grave ante el público.

Hence it came about that I concealed my pleasures; and that when I reached years of reflection, and began to look round me and take stock of my progress and position in the world, I stood already committed to a profound duplicity of life.

De ahí que ocurriera que oculté mis placeres; y que cuando llegué a años de reflexión, y empecé a mirar a mi alrededor y hacer balance de mi progreso y posición en el mundo, ya estaba comprometido con una profunda duplicidad de vida.

Many a man would have even blazoned such irregularities as I was guilty of; but from the high views that I had set before me, I regarded and hid them with an almost morbid sense of shame.

Muchos hombres habrían incluso pregonado tales irregularidades de las que yo era culpable; pero desde las altas miras que había puesto ante mí, las consideré y oculté con un sentido de vergüenza casi morboso.

Vocabulary

Diré
I will say, future tense of decir
solo
only, alone, just, solely
una
a, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
cosa
thing, matter, object
y
and, conjunction connecting words or phrases
eso
that, neuter demonstrative pronoun
si
if, conditional conjunction
puede
can, is able to, third person present poder
usted
you, formal singular second person pronoun
traer
to bring, to carry, infinitive verb
su
his, her, your, their possessive adjective
mente
mind, intellect, mental faculty
a
to, at, preposition indicating direction or location
creerlo
to believe it, infinitive creer plus pronoun lo
será
will be, future tense of ser
más
more, most, comparative and superlative adverb
que
that, than, which, relative pronoun or conjunction
suficiente
enough, sufficient, adequate
La
the, feminine singular definite article
criatura
creature, being, living thing
se
reflexive pronoun, himself, herself, itself, themselves
deslizó
slipped, slid, preterite of deslizar
en
in, on, at, preposition of location
mi
my, first person singular possessive adjective
casa
house, home, dwelling
aquella
that, feminine singular demonstrative adjective, distant
noche
night, nighttime, evening
era
was, imperfect tense of ser
por
by, for, through, because of, preposition
confesión
confession, admission, acknowledgment
del
of the, contraction of de plus el
propio
own, self, proper, characteristic
conocida
known, familiar, past participle feminine of conocer
el
the, masculine singular definite article
nombre
name, noun, appellation
de
of, from, about, preposition
buscada
sought, searched for, past participle feminine of buscar
cada
each, every, adjective indicating individuality
rincón
corner, nook, secluded spot
país
country, nation, land
como
as, like, how, conjunction or adverb
asesino
murderer, assassin, killer
DECLARACIÓN
declaration, statement, testimony
COMPLETA
complete, full, entire, comprehensive
DEL
of the, contraction of de plus el
CASO
case, matter, situation, instance
DE
of, from, about, preposition
Nací
I was born, preterite first person of nacer
año
year, period of twelve months
con
with, in company of, preposition
gran
great, large, big, apocopated form of grande
fortuna
fortune, wealth, luck
dotado
endowed, gifted, equipped with, past participle of dotar
además
besides, moreover, in addition, furthermore
excelentes
excellent, outstanding, superior, plural adjective
cualidades
qualities, attributes, characteristics, plural noun
inclinado
inclined, prone, disposed, past participle of inclinar
naturaleza
nature, character, natural world
la
the, feminine singular definite article
laboriosidad
industriousness, diligence, hard work
amante
lover, fond of, devotee
respeto
respect, regard, esteem
los
the, masculine plural definite article
sabios
wise men, sages, scholars, plural noun
buenos
good, kind, virtuous, plural masculine adjective
entre
between, among, preposition
mis
my, first person plural possessive adjective
semejantes
fellow humans, peers, similar ones
así
thus, so, like this, in this way
podría
could, would be able, conditional of poder
haberse
to have been, infinitive haber plus reflexive pronoun
supuesto
supposed, assumed, past participle of suponer
toda
all, every, whole, feminine singular adjective
garantía
guarantee, warranty, assurance
un
a, an, one, masculine singular indefinite article
futuro
future, coming time, what lies ahead
honorable
honorable, respectable, worthy of honor
distinguido
distinguished, prominent, notable, past participle of distinguir
Y
and, conjunction connecting words or phrases
efecto
effect, result, consequence
lo
it, him, the, neuter or masculine article
peor
worse, worst, comparative or superlative of malo
defectos
defects, flaws, shortcomings, plural noun
cierta
certain, sure, some, feminine singular adjective
alegría
joy, happiness, cheerfulness
impaciente
impatient, restless, eager
carácter
character, personality, nature, temperament
tal
such, so, like that, demonstrative adjective
ha
has, auxiliary verb for perfect tenses
hecho
done, made, fact, past participle of hacer
felicidad
happiness, joy, bliss
muchos
many, much, numerous, plural masculine adjective
pero
but, however, conjunction showing contrast
me
me, myself, first person object pronoun
resultaba
resulted, turned out, imperfect of resultar
difícil
difficult, hard, challenging
reconciliar
to reconcile, to harmonize, infinitive verb
imperioso
imperious, imperative, commanding, urgent
deseo
desire, wish, longing
llevar
to carry, to wear, to take, infinitive
cabeza
head, top, leader
alta
high, tall, elevated, feminine singular adjective
mostrar
to show, to display, infinitive verb
semblante
countenance, face, expression, appearance
comúnmente
commonly, usually, generally, ordinarily
grave
serious, grave, severe
ante
before, in front of, preposition
público
public, audience, people
De
of, from, about, preposition
ahí
there, from there, hence, adverb
ocurriera
occurred, happened, imperfect subjunctive of ocurrir
oculté
I hid, I concealed, preterite of ocultar
placeres
pleasures, delights, enjoyments, plural noun
cuando
when, whenever, conjunction indicating time
llegué
I arrived, I reached, preterite of llegar
años
years, plural of año
reflexión
reflection, thought, contemplation
empecé
I began, I started, preterite of empezar
mirar
to look, to watch, infinitive verb
alrededor
around, surrounding, about, adverb
hacer
to do, to make, infinitive verb
balance
balance, assessment, equilibrium
progreso
progress, advancement, development
posición
position, status, place, location
mundo
world, earth, globe
ya
already, now, still, adverb of time
estaba
was, imperfect tense of estar
comprometido
committed, engaged, compromised, past participle of comprometer
profunda
deep, profound, intense, feminine singular adjective
duplicidad
duplicity, deceitfulness, double-dealing
vida
life, existence, living
Muchos
many, numerous, plural adjective
hombres
men, males, humans, plural noun
habrían
would have, conditional perfect of haber
incluso
even, including, also, adverb
pregonado
proclaimed, announced publicly, past participle of pregonar
tales
such, those kinds of, plural demonstrative adjective
irregularidades
irregularities, improprieties, violations, plural noun
las
the, them, feminine plural definite article or pronoun
yo
I, first person singular subject pronoun
culpable
guilty, culpable, blameworthy
desde
from, since, starting from, preposition
altas
high, tall, elevated, feminine plural adjective
miras
aims, sights, views, plural noun
había
had, there was, imperfect of haber
puesto
put, placed, position, past participle of poner
mí
me, myself, prepositional pronoun with accent
consideré
I considered, I regarded, preterite of considerar
sentido
sense, feeling, meaning, past participle of sentir
vergüenza
shame, embarrassment, disgrace
casi
almost, nearly, practically, adverb
morboso
morbid, unhealthy, diseased
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