The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 90
I had but to drink the cup, to doff at once the body of the noted professor, and to assume, like a thick cloak, that of Edward Hyde.
No tenía más que beber la copa, para despojarme a la vez del cuerpo del célebre profesor, y asumir, como una capa gruesa, el de Edward Hyde.
I smiled at the notion; it seemed to me at the time to be humourous; and I made my preparations with the most studious care.
Sonreí ante la idea; me pareció en aquel momento divertida; e hice mis preparativos con el mayor cuidado.
I took and furnished that house in Soho, to which Hyde was tracked by the police; and engaged as a housekeeper a creature whom I knew well to be silent and unscrupulous.
Tomé y amueblar aquella casa en Soho, a la cual Hyde fue seguido por la policía; y contraté como ama de llaves a una criatura que yo sabía bien que era silenciosa y sin escrúpulos.
On the other side, I announced to my servants that a Mr. Hyde (whom I described) was to have full liberty and power about my house in the square; and to parry mishaps, I even called and made myself a familiar object, in my second character.
Por otro lado, anuncié a mis criados que un tal Sr. Hyde (a quien describí) debía tener plena libertad y poder en mi casa de la plaza; y para evitar contratiempos, incluso hice visitas y me convertí en objeto familiar, en mi segundo personaje.
I next drew up that will to which you so much objected; so that if anything befell me in the person of Dr. Jekyll, I could enter on that of Edward Hyde without pecuniary loss.
Luego redacté aquel testamento al que usted tanto se opuso; de modo que si algo me sucediera en la persona del Dr. Jekyll, pudiera entrar en la de Edward Hyde sin pérdida pecuniaria.
And thus fortified, as I supposed, on every side, I began to profit by the strange immunities of my position.
Y así fortificado, según supuse, por todos lados, comencé a aprovechar las extrañas inmunidades de mi posición.
Men have before hired bravos to transact their crimes, while their own person and reputation sat under shelter.
Los hombres han contratado antes a sicarios para cometer sus crímenes, mientras su propia persona y reputación permanecían a resguardo.
I was the first that ever did so for his pleasures.
Yo fui el primero que lo hizo para sus placeres.
Vocabulary
- No
- No, not
- tenía
- I/he/she had, used to have
- más
- More, most
- que
- That, than, which
- beber
- To drink
- la
- The (feminine singular)
- copa
- Cup, glass, goblet
- para
- For, in order to
- despojarme
- To strip myself, to rid myself
- a
- To, at
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn
- del
- Of the, from the (de + el)
- cuerpo
- Body
- célebre
- Famous, celebrated
- profesor
- Professor, teacher
- y
- And
- asumir
- To assume, to take on
- como
- Like, as, how
- una
- A, an, one (feminine)
- capa
- Cape, cloak, layer
- gruesa
- Thick, heavy (feminine)
- el
- The (masculine singular)
- de
- Of, from
- Sonreí
- I smiled
- ante
- Before, in front of, faced with
- idea
- Idea
- me
- Me, myself, to me
- pareció
- It seemed, appeared
- en
- In, on, at
- aquel
- That (masculine, distant)
- momento
- Moment, time
- divertida
- Funny, amusing, entertaining (feminine)
- e
- And (before words starting with i/hi)
- hice
- I did, I made
- mis
- My (plural)
- preparativos
- Preparations, arrangements
- con
- With
- mayor
- Greater, bigger, older
- cuidado
- Care, caution, careful
- Tomé
- I took, I drank
- amueblar
- To furnish
- aquella
- That (feminine, distant)
- casa
- House, home
- cual
- Which, who
- fue
- Was, went, it was
- seguido
- Followed, consecutive
- por
- By, for, through
- policía
- Police, police officer
- contraté
- I hired, I contracted
- ama
- Lady, mistress, owner (feminine)
- llaves
- Keys
- criatura
- Creature, child, being
- yo
- I
- sabía
- I/he/she knew, used to know
- bien
- Well, good, very
- era
- Was, it was, used to be
- silenciosa
- Silent, quiet (feminine)
- sin
- Without
- escrúpulos
- Scruples, qualms
- Por
- By, for, through, because of
- otro
- Other, another
- lado
- Side
- anuncié
- I announced, I advertised
- criados
- Servants, maids
- un
- A, an, one (masculine)
- tal
- Such, such a, a certain
- Sr
- Mr., sir (abbreviation of Señor)
- quien
- Who, whom
- describí
- I described
- debía
- Should, ought to, must, owed
- tener
- To have, to hold
- plena
- Full, complete (feminine)
- libertad
- Freedom, liberty
- poder
- Power, to be able to
- mi
- My
- plaza
- Square, place, position
- evitar
- To avoid, to prevent
- contratiempos
- Setbacks, mishaps, delays
- incluso
- Even, including
- visitas
- Visits, visitors
- convertí
- I converted, I turned into
- objeto
- Object, thing, purpose
- familiar
- Familiar, family-related
- segundo
- Second
- personaje
- Character, personage, figure
- Luego
- Then, later, afterwards
- redacté
- I drafted, I wrote
- testamento
- Will, testament
- al
- To the, at the (a + el)
- usted
- You (formal)
- tanto
- So much, as much, meanwhile
- se
- Himself, herself, themselves, oneself
- opuso
- Opposed, objected
- modo
- Way, manner, mode
- si
- If, whether
- algo
- Something, anything, somewhat
- sucediera
- Happened, occurred (subjunctive/imperfect subjunctive)
- persona
- Person
- Dr
- Dr., doctor (abbreviation)
- pudiera
- Could, might (imperfect subjunctive of poder)
- entrar
- To enter, to come in
- pérdida
- Loss
- pecuniaria
- Pecuniary, monetary, financial
- Y
- And
- así
- Thus, so, like this
- fortificado
- Fortified, strengthened
- según
- According to, depending on
- supuse
- I supposed, I assumed
- todos
- All, everyone (masculine plural)
- lados
- Sides
- comencé
- I began, I started
- aprovechar
- To take advantage of, to make use of
- las
- The (feminine plural)
- extrañas
- Strange, odd (feminine plural)
- inmunidades
- Immunities, exemptions
- posición
- Position, stance
- Los
- The (masculine plural)
- hombres
- Men, people
- han
- Have (auxiliary verb, plural)
- contratado
- Hired, contracted
- antes
- Before, earlier, previously
- sicarios
- Hitmen, assassins
- cometer
- To commit, to perpetrate
- sus
- Their, his, her, your (plural)
- crímenes
- Crimes
- mientras
- While, meanwhile
- su
- His, her, their, your (singular)
- propia
- Own, proper (feminine)
- reputación
- Reputation
- permanecían
- They remained, they stayed
- resguardo
- Shelter, protection, safeguard
- Yo
- I (emphatic)
- fui
- I was, I went
- primero
- First
- lo
- It, him, the (masculine object pronoun)
- hizo
- He/she/it did, made
- placeres
- Pleasures
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