The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 105
Thenceforward, he sat all day over the fire in the private room, gnawing his nails; there he dined, sitting alone with his fears, the waiter visibly quailing before his eye; and thence, when the night was fully come, he set forth in the corner of a closed cab, and was driven to and fro about the streets of the city.
De ahí en adelante, se sentó todo el día junto al fuego en la habitación privada, mordiéndose las uñas; allí cenó, sentado a solas con sus temores, el camarero visiblemente acobardándose ante su mirada; y desde allí, cuando la noche hubo caído por completo, partió en el rincón de un coche cerrado, y fue conducido de un lado a otro por las calles de la ciudad.
He, I say—I cannot say, I.
Él, digo—no puedo decir, yo.
That child of Hell had nothing human; nothing lived in him but fear and hatred.
Aquel hijo del Infierno no tenía nada de humano; nada vivía en él sino miedo y odio.
And when at last, thinking the driver had begun to grow suspicious, he discharged the cab and ventured on foot, attired in his misfitting clothes, an object marked out for observation, into the midst of the nocturnal passengers, these two base passions raged within him like a tempest.
Y cuando por fin, pensando que el conductor había comenzado a sospechar, despidió el coche y se aventuró a pie, ataviado con sus ropas mal ajustadas, un objeto señalado para la observación, en medio de los transeúntes nocturnos, estas dos viles pasiones se desataron dentro de él como una tempestad.
He walked fast, hunted by his fears, chattering to himself, skulking through the less frequented thoroughfares, counting the minutes that still divided him from midnight.
Caminaba rápido, acosado por sus miedos, parloteando consigo mismo, merodeando por las vías menos frecuentadas, contando los minutos que aún lo separaban de la medianoche.
Once a woman spoke to him, offering, I think, a box of lights.
Una vez una mujer le habló, ofreciéndole, creo, una caja de fósforos.
He smote her in the face, and she fled.
Él la golpeó en la cara, y ella huyó.
When I came to myself at Lanyon's, the horror of my old friend perhaps affected me somewhat: I do not know; it was at least but a drop in the sea to the abhorrence with which I looked back upon these hours.
Cuando volví en mí en casa de Lanyon, el horror de mi viejo amigo quizás me afectó un poco: no lo sé; era al menos solo una gota en el mar comparado con la abominación con que miraba hacia atrás a estas horas.
A change had come over me.
Un cambio se había operado en mí.
It was no longer the fear of the gallows, it was the horror of being Hyde that racked me.
Ya no era el miedo a la horca, era el horror de ser Hyde lo que me atormentaba.
Vocabulary
- De
- Of, from; indicates possession or origin
- ahí
- There, over there; indicates a nearby location
- en
- In, on, at; indicates location or time
- adelante
- Forward, ahead, onwards; indicates direction or progression
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, themselves, oneself
- sentó
- Sat down; past tense of sentar, to sit
- todo
- All, every, whole; indicates entirety or completeness
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- día
- Day; period of twenty-four hours or daylight
- junto
- Next to, together, beside; indicates proximity or union
- al
- To the; contraction of a + el
- fuego
- Fire; combustion producing heat and light
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- habitación
- Room, bedroom; enclosed space within a building
- privada
- Private; not public, personal, restricted to individuals
- mordiéndose
- Biting oneself; reflexive gerund of morder, to bite
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- uñas
- Nails, fingernails; hard coverings on finger tips
- allí
- There; indicates a location farther from the speaker
- cenó
- Dined, had dinner; past tense of cenar
- sentado
- Seated, sitting; past participle of sentar
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or location
- solas
- Alone; by oneself, without company or others
- con
- With; indicates accompaniment or association
- sus
- His, her, their, your; possessive adjective, plural
- temores
- Fears; feelings of anxiety or apprehension
- camarero
- Waiter, server; person who serves food in restaurant
- visiblemente
- Visibly, noticeably; in a clearly observable manner
- ante
- Before, in front of; preposition indicating presence
- su
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective, singular
- mirada
- Gaze, look, glance; act of looking at something
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses
- desde
- From, since; indicates starting point in time or space
- cuando
- When; indicates time or conditional circumstance
- noche
- Night, evening; period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- hubo
- There was, there were; past tense of haber
- caído
- Fallen; past participle of caer, to fall
- por
- For, by, through; preposition with multiple meanings
- completo
- Complete, entire, whole; fully finished or thorough
- partió
- Departed, left, split; past tense of partir
- rincón
- Corner; interior angle where two walls meet
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- coche
- Car, coach, carriage; vehicle for transportation
- cerrado
- Closed, shut; past participle of cerrar
- fue
- Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
- conducido
- Driven, conducted, led; past participle of conducir
- lado
- Side; lateral part or surface of something
- otro
- Other, another; indicates a different one or alternative
- calles
- Streets; public roads in a city or town
- ciudad
- City; large urban area or municipality
- Él
- He; masculine singular subject pronoun, third person
- digo
- I say, I tell; first person present of decir
- no
- No, not; negation word indicating denial or refusal
- puedo
- I can, I am able; first person present of poder
- decir
- To say, to tell; verb meaning to speak or express
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- Aquel
- That; demonstrative adjective indicating distant object or person
- hijo
- Son, child; male offspring or descendant
- del
- Of the; contraction of de + el
- Infierno
- Hell, inferno; place of punishment or torment
- tenía
- Had, possessed; imperfect past tense of tener
- nada
- Nothing, anything; indicates absence or negation
- humano
- Human; relating to people or humanity
- vivía
- Lived, was living; imperfect past tense of vivir
- él
- He, him; masculine singular pronoun, third person
- sino
- But, rather, except; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- miedo
- Fear; emotion of anxiety or dread
- odio
- Hatred, hate; intense dislike or animosity
- Y
- And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses
- fin
- End, finish; conclusion or termination of something
- pensando
- Thinking; gerund of pensar, to think
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- conductor
- Driver, conductor; person who operates a vehicle
- había
- Had, there was; imperfect past tense of haber
- comenzado
- Begun, started; past participle of comenzar
- sospechar
- To suspect; to believe something without definite proof
- despidió
- Dismissed, fired, said goodbye; past tense of despedir
- pie
- Foot; body part used for walking and standing
- ropas
- Clothes, clothing; garments worn on the body
- mal
- Badly, poorly, wrong; adverb indicating negative quality
- ajustadas
- Adjusted, fitted, tight; past participle of ajustar
- objeto
- Object, thing, purpose; item or goal
- señalado
- Marked, indicated, designated; past participle of señalar
- para
- For, to, in order to; preposition indicating purpose
- observación
- Observation; act of watching or noting something
- medio
- Half, middle, medium, means; center or method
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- nocturnos
- Nocturnal, nighttime; occurring or active at night
- estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- pasiones
- Passions; strong emotions or intense feelings
- dentro
- Inside, within; indicates interior location or position
- como
- Like, as, how; indicates comparison or manner
- una
- A, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- tempestad
- Storm, tempest; severe weather with strong winds
- Caminaba
- Was walking; imperfect past tense of caminar
- rápido
- Fast, quick, rapid; moving at high speed
- miedos
- Fears; plural of miedo, feelings of anxiety
- consigo
- With himself, with herself; reflexive prepositional pronoun
- mismo
- Same, self; emphasizes identity or sameness
- vías
- Roads, routes, ways; paths for travel or passage
- menos
- Less, fewer, minus; indicates reduction or comparison
- contando
- Counting, telling; gerund of contar, to count
- minutos
- Minutes; units of time, sixty seconds each
- aún
- Still, yet, even; indicates continuation or emphasis
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- separaban
- Separated; imperfect past tense of separar, to separate
- medianoche
- Midnight; twelve o'clock at night, middle of night
- Una
- A, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- vez
- Time, occasion; instance or occurrence of something
- mujer
- Woman; adult female human being
- le
- Him, her, you; indirect object pronoun
- habló
- Spoke, talked; past tense of hablar, to speak
- ofreciéndole
- Offering him/her; gerund of ofrecer with pronoun
- creo
- I believe, I think; first person present of creer
- caja
- Box, case; container for storing or transporting items
- fósforos
- Matches; small sticks for lighting fire
- golpeó
- Hit, struck; past tense of golpear, to hit
- cara
- Face; front part of the head
- ella
- She, her; feminine singular subject pronoun
- huyó
- Fled, ran away; past tense of huir
- Cuando
- When; conjunction indicating time or circumstance
- volví
- Returned, came back; past tense of volver
- mí
- Me, myself; prepositional pronoun, first person singular
- casa
- House, home; building for living in
- horror
- Horror; intense fear, dread, or revulsion
- mi
- My; possessive adjective, first person singular
- viejo
- Old; advanced in age or long-existing
- amigo
- Friend; person with whom one has affectionate relationship
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe; indicates possibility or uncertainty
- me
- Me; direct or indirect object pronoun, first person
- afectó
- Affected; past tense of afectar, to affect
- poco
- Little, few, not much; indicates small quantity
- sé
- I know; first person present of saber
- era
- Was, used to be; imperfect past of ser
- solo
- Only, alone, just; indicates exclusivity or solitude
- gota
- Drop; small quantity of liquid in spherical form
- mar
- Sea, ocean; large body of salt water
- comparado
- Compared; past participle of comparar, to compare
- miraba
- Looked, was looking; imperfect past of mirar
- hacia
- Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction or approximation
- atrás
- Back, backward, behind; indicates reverse direction or past
- horas
- Hours; units of time, sixty minutes each
- Un
- A, an, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- cambio
- Change, exchange; alteration or transformation
- operado
- Operated, occurred; past participle of operar
- Ya
- Already, now, anymore; indicates completion or emphasis
- ser
- To be; verb indicating existence or identity
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