The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 87
The night however, was far gone into the morning—the morning, black as it was, was nearly ripe for the conception of the day—the inmates of my house were locked in the most rigorous hours of slumber; and I determined, flushed as I was with hope and triumph, to venture in my new shape as far as to my bedroom.
La noche, sin embargo, había avanzado mucho hacia la mañana—la mañana, negra como era, estaba casi madura para la concepción del día—los habitantes de mi casa estaban sumidos en las horas más rigurosas del sueño; y decidí, acalorado como estaba de esperanza y triunfo, aventurarme con mi nueva forma hasta mi dormitorio.
I crossed the yard, wherein the constellations looked down upon me, I could have thought, with wonder, the first creature of that sort that their unsleeping vigilance had yet disclosed to them; I stole through the corridors, a stranger in my own house; and coming to my room, I saw for the first time the appearance of Edward Hyde.
Crucé el patio, donde las constelaciones me miraban desde arriba, podría haber pensado, con asombro, la primera criatura de esa clase que su vigilancia insomne había revelado aún; me deslicé por los corredores, un extraño en mi propia casa; y al llegar a mi habitación, vi por primera vez la apariencia de Edward Hyde.
I must here speak by theory alone, saying not that which I know, but that which I suppose to be most probable.
Debo hablar aquí sólo por teoría, diciendo no lo que sé, sino lo que supongo que es más probable.
The evil side of my nature, to which I had now transferred the stamping efficacy, was less robust and less developed than the good which I had just deposed.
El lado malvado de mi naturaleza, al cual había transferido ahora la eficacia impresora, era menos robusto y menos desarrollado que el bueno que acababa de deponer.
Again, in the course of my life, which had been, after all, nine tenths a life of effort, virtue and control, it had been much less exercised and much less exhausted.
Además, en el transcurso de mi vida, que había sido, después de todo, nueve décimas partes una vida de esfuerzo, virtud y control, había sido mucho menos ejercitado y mucho menos agotado.
And hence, as I think, it came about that Edward Hyde was so much smaller, slighter and younger than Henry Jekyll.
Y de ahí, según creo, resultó que Edward Hyde era mucho más pequeño, más delgado y más joven que Henry Jekyll.
Even as good shone upon the countenance of the one, evil was written broadly and plainly on the face of the other.
Así como el bien brillaba en el semblante del uno, el mal estaba escrito amplia y claramente en el rostro del otro.
Vocabulary
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- noche
- Night, nighttime
- sin
- Without, lacking
- embargo
- However, nevertheless (in phrase 'sin embargo')
- había
- Had, there was/were (imperfect of haber)
- avanzado
- Advanced, moved forward, progressed
- mucho
- Much, a lot, very
- hacia
- Toward, towards, in the direction of
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- mañana
- Morning, tomorrow
- negra
- Black (feminine form)
- como
- Like, as, how
- era
- Was, used to be (imperfect of ser)
- estaba
- Was, was located (imperfect of estar)
- casi
- Almost, nearly
- madura
- Mature, ripe
- para
- For, to, in order to
- concepción
- Conception, idea, understanding
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- día
- Day, daytime
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- habitantes
- Inhabitants, residents, dwellers
- de
- Of, from, about
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- casa
- House, home
- estaban
- Were, were located (imperfect plural of estar)
- sumidos
- Submerged, plunged, immersed
- en
- In, on, at
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- horas
- Hours, times
- más
- More, most, plus
- rigurosas
- Rigorous, strict, harsh
- sueño
- Sleep, dream
- y
- And
- decidí
- I decided (preterite of decidir)
- acalorado
- Heated, excited, passionate
- esperanza
- Hope, expectation
- triunfo
- Triumph, victory, success
- aventurarme
- To venture myself, dare, risk myself
- con
- With
- nueva
- New (feminine form)
- forma
- Form, shape, way
- hasta
- Until, up to, even
- dormitorio
- Bedroom, dormitory
- Crucé
- I crossed (preterite of cruzar)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- patio
- Patio, courtyard, yard
- donde
- Where, in which
- constelaciones
- Constellations
- me
- Me, myself (object pronoun)
- miraban
- They were looking, watched (imperfect of mirar)
- desde
- From, since
- arriba
- Above, up, upstairs
- podría
- Could, might (conditional of poder)
- haber
- To have (auxiliary verb), there to be
- pensado
- Thought, considered (past participle of pensar)
- asombro
- Astonishment, amazement, wonder
- primera
- First (feminine form)
- criatura
- Creature, being, child
- esa
- That (feminine demonstrative)
- clase
- Class, kind, type
- que
- That, which, who
- su
- His, her, its, their, your (possessive)
- vigilancia
- Vigilance, surveillance, watch
- insomne
- Sleepless, insomniac, wakeful
- revelado
- Revealed, disclosed (past participle of revelar)
- aún
- Still, yet, even
- deslicé
- I slipped, I slid (preterite of deslizar)
- por
- By, through, for, per
- corredores
- Corridors, hallways, runners
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- extraño
- Strange, odd, foreign
- propia
- Own (feminine), proper, appropriate
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- llegar
- To arrive, to reach, to come
- a
- To, at
- habitación
- Room, bedroom, chamber
- vi
- I saw (preterite of ver)
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn
- apariencia
- Appearance, look, aspect
- Debo
- I must, I should (present of deber)
- hablar
- To speak, to talk
- aquí
- Here, in this place
- sólo
- Only, alone, just
- teoría
- Theory
- diciendo
- Saying, telling (gerund of decir)
- no
- No, not
- lo
- It, him (masculine object pronoun)
- sé
- I know (present of saber)
- sino
- But (rather), except
- supongo
- I suppose, I assume (present of suponer)
- es
- Is, it is (present of ser)
- probable
- Probable, likely
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- lado
- Side, edge
- malvado
- Evil, wicked, malevolent
- naturaleza
- Nature, natural world
- cual
- Which, what, as
- transferido
- Transferred, conveyed (past participle of transferir)
- ahora
- Now, at present
- eficacia
- Efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency
- impresora
- Printer, printing press
- menos
- Less, fewer, minus
- robusto
- Robust, sturdy, strong
- desarrollado
- Developed, grown (past participle of desarrollar)
- bueno
- Good, kind, well
- acababa
- Had just, was finishing (imperfect of acabar)
- deponer
- To depose, to lay down, to testify
- Además
- Besides, furthermore, moreover, also
- transcurso
- Course, passage (of time), lapse
- vida
- Life, lifetime
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- después
- After, afterwards, later
- todo
- All, everything, whole
- nueve
- Nine
- décimas
- Tenths, decimal parts
- partes
- Parts, portions, sections
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- esfuerzo
- Effort, exertion, endeavor
- virtud
- Virtue, goodness, quality
- control
- Control
- ejercitado
- Exercised, practiced (past participle of ejercitar)
- agotado
- Exhausted, depleted, worn out
- Y
- And
- ahí
- There, in that place
- según
- According to, depending on
- creo
- I believe, I think (present of creer)
- resultó
- It resulted, it turned out (preterite of resultar)
- pequeño
- Small, little, young
- delgado
- Thin, slender, slim
- joven
- Young, youthful, youth
- Así
- Thus, so, like this
- bien
- Well, good, fine
- brillaba
- Was shining, gleamed (imperfect of brillar)
- semblante
- Face, countenance, expression
- uno
- One, someone
- mal
- Bad, evil, badly, illness
- escrito
- Written (past participle of escribir)
- amplia
- Wide, broad, ample (feminine)
- claramente
- Clearly, obviously
- rostro
- Face, countenance
- otro
- Other, another
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