The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 93
But this danger was easily eliminated from the future, by opening an account at another bank in the name of Edward Hyde himself; and when, by sloping my own hand backward, I had supplied my double with a signature, I thought I sat beyond the reach of fate.
Pero este peligro fue fácilmente eliminado del futuro, abriendo una cuenta en otro banco a nombre del propio Edward Hyde; y cuando, inclinando mi propia letra hacia atrás, hube provisto a mi doble con una firma, pensé que estaba más allá del alcance del destino.
Some two months before the murder of Sir Danvers, I had been out for one of my adventures, had returned at a late hour, and woke the next day in bed with somewhat odd sensations.
Unos dos meses antes del asesinato de Sir Danvers, había salido en una de mis aventuras, había regresado a una hora tardía, y desperté al día siguiente en la cama con sensaciones algo extrañas.
It was in vain I looked about me; in vain I saw the decent furniture and tall proportions of my room in the square; in vain that I recognised the pattern of the bed curtains and the design of the mahogany frame; something still kept insisting that I was not where I was, that I had not wakened where I seemed to be, but in the little room in Soho where I was accustomed to sleep in the body of Edward Hyde.
Fue en vano que miré a mi alrededor; en vano vi los muebles decentes y las altas proporciones de mi habitación en la plaza; en vano reconocí el patrón de las cortinas de la cama y el diseño del marco de caoba; algo seguía insistiendo en que yo no estaba donde estaba, que no había despertado donde parecía estar, sino en la pequeña habitación en Soho donde acostumbraba a dormir en el cuerpo de Edward Hyde.
I smiled to myself, and in my psychological way, began lazily to inquire into the elements of this illusion, occasionally, even as I did so, dropping back into a comfortable morning doze.
Sonreí para mí mismo, y a mi manera psicológica, comencé perezosamente a indagar en los elementos de esta ilusión, ocasionalmente, incluso mientras lo hacía, cayendo de nuevo en una cómoda somnolencia matutina.
I was still so engaged when, in one of my more wakeful moments, my eyes fell upon my hand.
Todavía estaba así ocupado cuando, en uno de mis momentos más despiertos, mis ojos cayeron sobre mi mano.
Now the hand of Henry Jekyll (as you have often remarked) was professional in shape and size; it was large, firm, white and comely.
Ahora bien, la mano de Henry Jekyll (como usted ha observado a menudo) era profesional en forma y tamaño; era grande, firme, blanca y hermosa.
Vocabulary
- Pero
- But, however; introduces a contrast or exception
- este
- This; masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- peligro
- Danger, peril, risk, hazard
- fue
- Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
- fácilmente
- Easily, with ease, without difficulty
- eliminado
- Eliminated, removed, deleted, gotten rid of
- del
- Of the, from the; contraction of de+el
- futuro
- Future, time yet to come
- abriendo
- Opening, beginning; present participle of abrir
- una
- A, an, one; feminine indefinite article
- cuenta
- Account, bill, count, calculation
- en
- In, on, at; preposition of location
- otro
- Other, another; different from the first
- banco
- Bank, bench; financial institution or seat
- a
- To, at, for; common preposition
- nombre
- Name, noun, title, reputation
- propio
- Own, proper, appropriate, characteristic
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- cuando
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- inclinando
- Tilting, leaning, bending, slanting
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- propia
- Own, proper; feminine form of propio
- letra
- Letter, handwriting, lyrics, typeface
- hacia
- Toward, towards, in the direction of
- atrás
- Back, backward, behind, ago
- provisto
- Provided, supplied, equipped, furnished
- doble
- Double, twice, dual, twofold
- con
- With, together with, by means of
- firma
- Signature, firm, company, signing
- pensé
- Thought; first person preterite of pensar
- que
- That, which, who, than; common conjunction
- estaba
- Was, were; imperfect tense of estar
- más
- More, most, plus, rather
- allá
- There, over there, beyond, yonder
- alcance
- Reach, range, scope, extent
- destino
- Destiny, fate, destination, purpose
- Unos
- Some, about, approximately, a few
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- meses
- Months; plural of mes
- antes
- Before, previously, earlier, ago
- asesinato
- Murder, assassination, killing, homicide
- de
- Of, from, about, by; common preposition
- había
- Had, there was/were; imperfect of haber
- salido
- Gone out, left, departed, exited
- mis
- My; first person plural possessive adjective
- aventuras
- Adventures, exploits, risky undertakings
- regresado
- Returned, come back, gone back
- hora
- Hour, time, o'clock
- tardía
- Late, tardy, delayed, overdue
- desperté
- Woke up; first person preterite of despertar
- al
- To the, at the; contraction of a+el
- día
- Day, daytime, daylight
- siguiente
- Following, next, subsequent, ensuing
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- cama
- Bed, place for sleeping
- sensaciones
- Sensations, feelings, impressions, experiences
- algo
- Something, somewhat, a little, rather
- extrañas
- Strange, odd, unusual, weird, foreign
- Fue
- Was, were, went; preterite of ser or ir
- vano
- Vain, futile, useless, conceited
- miré
- Looked, watched; first person preterite of mirar
- alrededor
- Around, about, surrounding, approximately
- vi
- Saw; first person preterite of ver
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- muebles
- Furniture, furnishings, household items
- decentes
- Decent, respectable, proper, adequate
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- altas
- High, tall, elevated, loud
- proporciones
- Proportions, dimensions, ratios, sizes
- habitación
- Room, bedroom, chamber, lodging
- plaza
- Square, plaza, market place, position
- reconocí
- Recognized, acknowledged; first person preterite of reconocer
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- patrón
- Pattern, boss, employer, standard
- cortinas
- Curtains, drapes, window coverings
- diseño
- Design, pattern, plan, layout
- marco
- Frame, framework, setting, mark
- seguía
- Continued, followed, kept on; imperfect of seguir
- insistiendo
- Insisting, persisting, emphasizing, urging
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- no
- No, not, non-; negation adverb
- donde
- Where, in which, wherever
- despertado
- Awakened, woken up, aroused
- parecía
- Seemed, appeared, looked like; imperfect of parecer
- estar
- To be, to exist; temporary state or location
- sino
- But rather, except, only, fate
- pequeña
- Small, little, tiny, petite
- acostumbraba
- Used to, was accustomed to; imperfect of acostumbrar
- dormir
- To sleep, to rest, to slumber
- cuerpo
- Body, physique, corps, corpse
- Sonreí
- Smiled; first person preterite of sonreír
- para
- For, to, in order to, toward
- mí
- Me, myself; first person object pronoun
- mismo
- Same, self, very, own, itself
- manera
- Manner, way, mode, style, fashion
- psicológica
- Psychological, mental, relating to psychology
- comencé
- Began, started; first person preterite of comenzar
- perezosamente
- Lazily, sluggishly, idly, lethargically
- indagar
- To investigate, to inquire, to probe
- elementos
- Elements, components, parts, factors
- esta
- This; feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- ilusión
- Illusion, delusion, hope, dream
- ocasionalmente
- Occasionally, sometimes, from time to time
- incluso
- Even, including, inclusive, moreover
- mientras
- While, meanwhile, whereas, as long as
- lo
- It, him, the; masculine direct object pronoun
- hacía
- Did, made, was doing; imperfect of hacer
- cayendo
- Falling, dropping, collapsing; present participle of caer
- nuevo
- New, fresh, novel, another
- cómoda
- Comfortable, dresser, chest of drawers
- somnolencia
- Sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence, sluggishness
- matutina
- Morning, matutinal, pertaining to morning hours
- Todavía
- Still, yet, even, nevertheless
- así
- Thus, so, like this, in this way
- ocupado
- Busy, occupied, engaged, taken
- uno
- One; number or indefinite article
- momentos
- Moments, instants, times, occasions
- despiertos
- Awake, alert, conscious, vigilant
- ojos
- Eyes, sight, vision, attention
- cayeron
- Fell, dropped; third person plural preterite of caer
- sobre
- On, upon, over, about, above
- mano
- Hand, paw, coat of paint
- Ahora
- Now, at present, currently
- bien
- Well, good, fine, right, properly
- como
- As, like, how, since, such as
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun
- ha
- Has, have; third person present of haber
- observado
- Observed, watched, noticed, remarked
- menudo
- Often, frequently; small, tiny, insignificant
- era
- Was, were; imperfect tense of ser
- profesional
- Professional, expert, skilled, qualified
- forma
- Form, shape, way, manner, type
- tamaño
- Size, dimension, magnitude, extent
- grande
- Big, large, great, grand
- firme
- Firm, steady, strong, solid, stable
- blanca
- White; feminine form of blanco
- hermosa
- Beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, handsome
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