The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 7
I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering coolness—frightened too, I could see that—but carrying it off, sir, really like Satan.
Nunca vi um círculo de rostos tão odiosos; e ali estava o homem no meio, com uma espécie de fria e negra arrogância — assustado também, eu podia ver isso — mas levando a situação adiante, senhor, realmente como Satanás.
'If you choose to make capital out of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless.
'Se o senhor escolhe tirar proveito deste acidente,' disse ele, 'estou naturalmente desamparado.
No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,' says he.
Nenhum cavalheiro deixa de desejar evitar uma cena,' diz ele.
'Name your figure.'
'Diga o seu valor.'
Well, we screwed him up to a hundred pounds for the child's family; he would have clearly liked to stick out; but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck.
Bem, nós o pressionamos até chegar a cem libras para a família da criança; ele claramente teria preferido resistir; mas havia algo em nós todos que indicava problemas, e por fim ele cedeu.
The next thing was to get the money; and where do you think he carried us but to that place with the door?
A próxima coisa foi obter o dinheiro; e onde você acha que ele nos levou senão àquele lugar com a porta?
—whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on Coutts's, drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I can't mention, though it's one of the points of my story, but it was a name at least very well known and often printed.
— sacou uma chave, entrou, e logo voltou com cerca de dez libras em ouro e um cheque pelo saldo no Coutts's, emitido ao portador e assinado com um nome que não posso mencionar, embora seja um dos pontos da minha história, mas era um nome pelo menos muito conhecido e frequentemente impresso.
The figure was stiff; but the signature was good for more than that if it was only genuine.
O valor era alto; mas a assinatura valia mais do que isso, se fosse genuína.
Vocabulary
- Nunca
- Never; at no time or occasion
- vi
- I saw; past tense of ver
- um
- A, an; indefinite article, masculine singular
- círculo
- Circle; a round group or shape
- de
- Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or possession
- rostos
- Faces; plural of rosto, human face
- tão
- So, such; intensifier modifying adjectives or adverbs
- odiosos
- Hateful, odious; deeply unpleasant or offensive
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- ali
- There, over there; indicating a specific nearby place
- estava
- Was, were; imperfect tense of estar
- o
- The; definite article, masculine singular
- homem
- Man; adult male person
- no
- In the; contraction of em and o
- meio
- Middle, midst; central point or area
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- uma
- A, an; indefinite article, feminine singular
- espécie
- Kind, sort, species; a type or variety
- fria
- Cold; lacking warmth, emotionally distant
- negra
- Black, dark; adjective describing dark color
- arrogância
- Arrogance; excessive pride or self-importance
- assustado
- Frightened, scared; feeling or showing fear
- também
- Also, too; indicating addition or inclusion
- eu
- I; first-person singular pronoun
- podia
- Could; imperfect tense of poder, to be able
- ver
- To see; to perceive with the eyes
- isso
- That, this; neutral demonstrative pronoun
- mas
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- levando
- Carrying, taking; gerund of levar
- a
- The; definite article feminine singular, or preposition
- situação
- Situation; a set of circumstances or conditions
- adiante
- Forward, ahead; continuing or proceeding further
- senhor
- Sir, mister, gentleman; formal address for a man
- realmente
- Really, truly; used for emphasis or confirmation
- como
- Like, as, how; comparison or manner conjunction
- Se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- escolhe
- Chooses; third-person singular present of escolher
- tirar
- To take, remove; to extract or pull out
- proveito
- Advantage, benefit; gain derived from something
- deste
- Of this; contraction of de and este
- acidente
- Accident; an unexpected, unintended harmful event
- disse
- Said; past tense of dizer, to say
- ele
- He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- estou
- I am; first-person singular present of estar
- naturalmente
- Naturally, of course; in a natural or expected manner
- desamparado
- Helpless, defenseless; without support or protection
- Nenhum
- No, none; negative quantifier meaning not any
- cavalheiro
- Gentleman; a polite, honorable, well-mannered man
- deixa
- Lets, allows; third-person present of deixar
- desejar
- To wish, desire; to want something strongly
- evitar
- To avoid; to keep away from something unpleasant
- cena
- Scene; a public display or dramatic incident
- diz
- Says; third-person singular present of dizer
- Diga
- Tell, say; imperative of dizer, formal command
- seu
- Your, his, her, its; possessive pronoun or adjective
- valor
- Value, worth; monetary or moral worth of something
- Bem
- Well, fine; expressing agreement or transition
- nós
- We; first-person plural pronoun
- pressionamos
- We pressed, pressured; past tense of pressionar
- até
- Until, up to; preposition indicating a limit or endpoint
- chegar
- To arrive, reach; to get to a place or amount
- cem
- One hundred; the number 100
- libras
- Pounds; British currency units or units of weight
- para
- For, to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- família
- Family; a group of related people
- da
- Of the; contraction of de and a
- criança
- Child; a young person, typically under adolescence
- claramente
- Clearly, obviously; in a clear or evident manner
- teria
- Would have; conditional tense of ter
- preferido
- Preferred; past participle of preferir, to prefer
- resistir
- To resist; to oppose or withstand something
- havia
- There was, had; imperfect of haver
- algo
- Something; an unspecified thing or matter
- em
- In, at, on; preposition indicating location or time
- todos
- All, everyone; referring to every member of a group
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- indicava
- Indicated; imperfect tense of indicar, to indicate
- problemas
- Problems, trouble; difficulties or issues
- por
- For, by, through; preposition with multiple uses
- fim
- End, finally; conclusion or termination
- cedeu
- Gave in, yielded; past tense of ceder
- próxima
- Next, nearest; the following one in sequence
- coisa
- Thing; an object, matter, or affair
- foi
- Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
- obter
- To obtain, get; to acquire or secure something
- dinheiro
- Money; currency used for transactions
- onde
- Where; interrogative or relative adverb of place
- você
- You; second-person singular pronoun, formal
- acha
- Thinks, finds; third-person present of achar
- nos
- Us; first-person plural object pronoun
- levou
- Took, led; past tense of levar
- senão
- But, except, otherwise; conjunction showing exception
- àquele
- To that; contraction of a and aquele
- lugar
- Place, location; a specific spot or area
- porta
- Door; an entrance or exit to a building or room
- sacou
- Pulled out, drew; past tense of sacar
- chave
- Key; a device used to open a lock
- entrou
- Entered; past tense of entrar, to enter
- logo
- Soon, then, immediately; indicating quick succession
- voltou
- Returned, came back; past tense of voltar
- cerca
- About, approximately; indicating an approximate amount
- dez
- Ten; the number 10
- ouro
- Gold; precious yellow metal used as currency
- cheque
- Check, cheque; a written bank payment order
- pelo
- For the, by the; contraction of por and o
- saldo
- Balance; remaining amount in a bank account
- emitido
- Issued, emitted; past participle of emitir
- ao
- To the; contraction of a and o
- portador
- Bearer; person who carries or presents a document
- assinado
- Signed; bearing a signature, past participle of assinar
- nome
- Name; a word used to identify a person or thing
- não
- No, not; basic negation word
- posso
- I can; first-person singular present of poder
- mencionar
- To mention; to refer to briefly in speech or writing
- embora
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- seja
- Be; subjunctive present of ser
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de and os, masculine plural
- pontos
- Points; key aspects or specific details of something
- minha
- My; first-person feminine singular possessive adjective
- história
- Story, history; a narrative or account of events
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser, indicating past state
- menos
- Less, fewer; indicating smaller quantity or degree
- muito
- Very, much, a lot; high degree intensifier
- conhecido
- Known, well-known; recognized by many people
- frequentemente
- Frequently, often; happening many times regularly
- impresso
- Printed; reproduced in print, past participle of imprimir
- alto
- High, tall, loud; elevated in position or volume
- assinatura
- Signature; a person's name written as identification
- valia
- Was worth; imperfect tense of valer
- mais
- More, most; indicating greater quantity or degree
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and o
- se
- If, itself; conditional or reflexive pronoun
- fosse
- Were; past subjunctive of ser or ir
- genuína
- Genuine, authentic; real and not fake or counterfeit
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