The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 92
Henry Jekyll stood at times aghast before the acts of Edward Hyde; but the situation was apart from ordinary laws, and insidiously relaxed the grasp of conscience.
Henry Jekyll se quedaba a veces horrorizado ante los actos de Edward Hyde; pero la situación estaba fuera de las leyes ordinarias, e insidiosamente relajaba el control de la conciencia.
It was Hyde, after all, and Hyde alone, that was guilty.
Era Hyde, después de todo, y Hyde solo, quien era culpable.
Jekyll was no worse; he woke again to his good qualities seemingly unimpaired; he would even make haste, where it was possible, to undo the evil done by Hyde.
Jekyll no era peor; despertaba de nuevo con sus buenas cualidades aparentemente intactas; incluso se apresuraba, cuando era posible, a deshacer el mal hecho por Hyde.
And thus his conscience slumbered.
Y así su conciencia dormitaba.
Into the details of the infamy at which I thus connived (for even now I can scarce grant that I committed it) I have no design of entering; I mean but to point out the warnings and the successive steps with which my chastisement approached.
En los detalles de la infamia en la que así participé (pues incluso ahora apenas puedo admitir que la cometí) no tengo intención de entrar; solo pretendo señalar las advertencias y los pasos sucesivos con los que se acercó mi castigo.
I met with one accident which, as it brought on no consequence, I shall no more than mention.
Tuve un accidente que, como no trajo ninguna consecuencia, no haré más que mencionar.
An act of cruelty to a child aroused against me the anger of a passer-by, whom I recognised the other day in the person of your kinsman; the doctor and the child's family joined him; there were moments when I feared for my life; and at last, in order to pacify their too just resentment, Edward Hyde had to bring them to the door, and pay them in a cheque drawn in the name of Henry Jekyll.
Un acto de crueldad hacia un niño despertó contra mí la ira de un transeúnte, a quien reconocí el otro día en la persona de su pariente; el doctor y la familia del niño se unieron a él; hubo momentos en que temí por mi vida; y por fin, para apaciguar su demasiado justo resentimiento, Edward Hyde tuvo que llevarlos a la puerta y pagarles con un cheque girado a nombre de Henry Jekyll.
Vocabulary
- se
- reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, themselves, oneself
- quedaba
- imperfect tense: stayed, remained, was left
- a
- preposition: to, at, in
- veces
- times, occasions (plural of vez)
- horrorizado
- horrified, shocked, appalled
- ante
- preposition: before, in front of, faced with
- los
- definite article: the (masculine plural)
- actos
- acts, actions, deeds
- de
- preposition: of, from, about
- pero
- conjunction: but, however, yet
- la
- definite article: the (feminine singular)
- situación
- situation, circumstance, condition
- estaba
- imperfect tense: was, used to be
- fuera
- outside, out; past subjunctive of ser/estar
- las
- definite article: the (feminine plural)
- leyes
- laws, rules, regulations
- ordinarias
- ordinary, common, regular (feminine plural)
- e
- conjunction: and (used before words starting with i/hi)
- insidiosamente
- insidiously, subtly, deceitfully
- relajaba
- imperfect tense: relaxed, loosened, slackened
- el
- definite article: the (masculine singular)
- control
- control, command, regulation
- conciencia
- conscience, consciousness, awareness
- Era
- imperfect tense: was, used to be
- después
- after, afterward, later, then
- todo
- all, everything, whole, entire
- y
- conjunction: and
- solo
- only, alone, single, just
- quien
- relative pronoun: who, whom, he who
- era
- imperfect tense: was, used to be
- culpable
- guilty, culpable, blameworthy, at fault
- no
- adverb: no, not
- peor
- worse, worst (comparative of malo)
- despertaba
- imperfect tense: woke up, awakened, aroused
- nuevo
- new, fresh, recent
- con
- preposition: with, along with
- sus
- possessive adjective: his, her, their, your (formal)
- buenas
- good, kind, nice (feminine plural)
- cualidades
- qualities, characteristics, attributes
- aparentemente
- apparently, seemingly, evidently
- intactas
- intact, untouched, undamaged (feminine plural)
- incluso
- even, including, actually
- apresuraba
- imperfect tense: hurried, hastened, rushed
- cuando
- conjunction/adverb: when, whenever
- posible
- possible, feasible, potential
- deshacer
- to undo, reverse, destroy, dismantle
- mal
- bad, wrong, evil; badly, poorly
- hecho
- done, made; fact, deed, act
- por
- preposition: by, for, through, because of
- Y
- conjunction: and (capitalized)
- así
- thus, so, like this, in this way
- su
- possessive adjective: his, her, its, their, your
- dormitaba
- imperfect tense: dozed, slept lightly, drowsed
- En
- preposition: in, on, at (capitalized)
- detalles
- details, particulars, specifics
- infamia
- infamy, disgrace, dishonor, vileness
- en
- preposition: in, on, at
- que
- relative pronoun/conjunction: that, which, who, what
- participé
- preterite first person: I participated, took part
- pues
- conjunction: since, because, for, well, then
- ahora
- now, at present, nowadays
- apenas
- barely, hardly, scarcely, just
- puedo
- present first person: I can, am able
- admitir
- to admit, acknowledge, accept, allow
- cometí
- preterite first person: I committed, made (mistake/crime)
- tengo
- present first person: I have, possess
- intención
- intention, purpose, plan, aim
- entrar
- to enter, go in, come in
- pretendo
- present first person: I intend, claim, pretend
- señalar
- to point out, indicate, signal, mark
- advertencias
- warnings, cautions, notices
- pasos
- steps, paces, footsteps
- sucesivos
- successive, consecutive, following (masculine plural)
- acercó
- preterite third person: approached, brought near, moved closer
- mi
- possessive adjective: my
- castigo
- punishment, penalty, chastisement
- Tuve
- preterite first person: I had, got, experienced
- un
- indefinite article: a, an (masculine singular)
- accidente
- accident, mishap, incident
- como
- conjunction/adverb: like, as, how
- trajo
- preterite third person: brought, carried, caused
- ninguna
- no, none, not any (feminine singular)
- consecuencia
- consequence, result, outcome
- haré
- future first person: I will do, make
- más
- more, most, plus, anymore
- mencionar
- to mention, refer to, cite
- Un
- indefinite article: a, an (masculine, capitalized)
- acto
- act, action, deed, event
- crueldad
- cruelty, harshness, brutality
- hacia
- preposition: toward, towards, to
- niño
- boy, child, kid
- despertó
- preterite third person: woke up, awakened, aroused
- contra
- preposition: against, versus, counter to
- mí
- object pronoun: me (after preposition)
- ira
- anger, rage, wrath, ire
- transeúnte
- passerby, pedestrian, transient person
- reconocí
- preterite first person: I recognized, acknowledged
- otro
- other, another, different
- día
- day, daytime
- persona
- person, individual, human being
- pariente
- relative, relation, family member
- doctor
- doctor, physician
- familia
- family, household, relatives
- del
- contraction: of the, from the (de + el)
- unieron
- preterite third person plural: united, joined, combined
- él
- personal pronoun: he, him (with accent)
- hubo
- preterite third person: there was, there were
- momentos
- moments, instants, times
- temí
- preterite first person: I feared, was afraid
- vida
- life, living, existence
- fin
- end, conclusion, purpose, goal
- para
- preposition: for, to, in order to
- apaciguar
- to appease, calm, pacify, soothe
- demasiado
- too much, too many, excessive, excessively
- justo
- fair, just, right, exact, tight
- resentimiento
- resentment, bitterness, grudge
- tuvo
- preterite third person: had, got, experienced
- llevarlos
- infinitive + pronoun: to take them, carry them
- puerta
- door, gate, entrance
- pagarles
- infinitive + pronoun: to pay them
- cheque
- check, cheque (banking document)
- girado
- past participle: drawn, issued, turned
- nombre
- name, noun, reputation
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