The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 8
I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does not, in real life, walk into a cellar door at four in the morning and come out with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred pounds.
Tomei a liberdade de apontar ao meu cavalheiro que todo o negócio parecia apócrifo, e que um homem não entra, na vida real, por uma porta de adega às quatro da manhã e sai com o cheque de outro homem no valor de quase cem libras.
But he was quite easy and sneering.
Mas ele estava bem tranquilo e desdenhoso.
'Set your mind at rest,' says he, 'I will stay with you till the banks open and cash the cheque myself.'
'Fique descansado,' disse ele, 'ficarei convosco até os bancos abrirem e descontarei o cheque eu mesmo.'
So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went in a body to the bank.
Então partimos todos, o médico, o pai da criança, o nosso amigo e eu, e passámos o resto da noite nos meus aposentos; e no dia seguinte, depois de tomarmos o pequeno-almoço, fomos juntos ao banco.
I gave in the cheque myself, and said I had every reason to believe it was a forgery.
Apresentei o cheque eu mesmo, e disse que tinha todas as razões para acreditar que era uma falsificação.
Not a bit of it.
Nada disso.
The cheque was genuine."
O cheque era genuíno."
"Tut-tut!" said Mr. Utterson.
"Ora, ora!" disse o Sr. Utterson.
"I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield.
"Vejo que sente o mesmo que eu," disse o Sr. Enfield.
"Yes, it's a bad story.
"Sim, é uma história sórdida.
For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the very pink of the proprieties, celebrated too, and (what makes it worse) one of your fellows who do what they call good.
Pois o meu homem era um sujeito com quem ninguém queria ter nada a ver, um homem verdadeiramente detestável; e a pessoa que passou o cheque é o próprio modelo das conveniências, além de célebre, e (o que torna tudo pior) um desses indivíduos que fazem o que chamam de bem.
Blackmail, I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the capers of his youth.
Chantagem, suponho eu; um homem honesto pagando caro por algumas das tropelias da sua juventude.
Black Mail House is what I call the place with the door, in consequence.
Casa do Correio Negro é o que eu chamo ao lugar com a porta, por consequência.
Vocabulary
- Tomei
- First person past tense of 'tomar' (to take)
- a
- Feminine definite article 'the'; also preposition 'to'
- liberdade
- Freedom, liberty
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- apontar
- To point out, indicate, or note something
- ao
- Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the'
- meu
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- cavalheiro
- Gentleman, a polite or refined man
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- todo
- Adjective meaning 'all', 'whole', or 'every'
- o
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- negócio
- Business, deal, or affair
- parecia
- Third person imperfect of 'parecer', meaning 'seemed'
- apócrifo
- Apocryphal, of doubtful authenticity or spurious origin
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- um
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- homem
- Man, adult male person
- não
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- entra
- Third person singular of 'entrar', meaning 'enters'
- na
- Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'
- vida
- Life, the state of being alive
- real
- Adjective meaning 'real', 'actual', or 'genuine'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'through', 'by', or 'for'
- uma
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- porta
- Door, an entrance to a building or room
- adega
- Wine cellar or storage room for wine
- às
- Contraction of 'a' and 'as', meaning 'at the'
- quatro
- Number four
- da
- Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'
- manhã
- Morning, the early part of the day
- sai
- Third person singular of 'sair', meaning 'exits'
- com
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- cheque
- A written bank check or draft for payment
- outro
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'
- no
- Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'
- valor
- Value, worth, or monetary amount
- quase
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'
- cem
- The number one hundred
- libras
- Pounds, British currency unit
- Mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but'
- ele
- Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he'
- estava
- Third person imperfect of 'estar', meaning 'was'
- bem
- Adverb meaning 'well' or 'quite'
- tranquilo
- Adjective meaning 'calm', 'quiet', or 'tranquil'
- desdenhoso
- Disdainful, showing contempt or scorn toward others
- Fique
- Imperative of 'ficar', meaning 'stay' or 'remain'
- descansado
- Rested, relaxed; at ease, free from worry
- disse
- Third person past tense of 'dizer', meaning 'said'
- ficarei
- First person future of 'ficar', meaning 'I will stay'
- convosco
- Archaic pronoun meaning 'with you' (plural)
- até
- Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- os
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- bancos
- Banks, financial institutions; also benches or seats
- abrirem
- Infinitive plural of 'abrir', meaning 'to open'
- descontarei
- First person future of 'descontar', meaning 'I will cash'
- eu
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- mesmo
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'same', 'even', or 'myself'
- Então
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'then' or 'so'
- partimos
- First person plural past of 'partir', meaning 'we left'
- todos
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- médico
- Doctor, a licensed medical professional
- pai
- Father, male parent
- criança
- Child, a young person
- nosso
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our'
- amigo
- Friend, a close companion
- passámos
- First person plural past of 'passar', meaning 'we spent'
- resto
- Remainder, the rest of something
- noite
- Night, the dark period after sunset
- nos
- Contraction meaning 'in the' (plural) or pronoun 'us'
- meus
- Plural possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- aposentos
- Rooms, chambers, or private living quarters
- dia
- Day, a 24-hour period
- seguinte
- Adjective meaning 'following' or 'next'
- depois
- Adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards'
- tomarmos
- Infinitive plural of 'tomar', meaning 'for us to have'
- pequeno-almoço
- Breakfast, the first meal of the day
- fomos
- First person plural past of 'ir', meaning 'we went'
- juntos
- Adjective meaning 'together', 'as a group'
- banco
- Bank, a financial institution for money management
- Apresentei
- First person past of 'apresentar', meaning 'I presented'
- tinha
- Third person imperfect of 'ter', meaning 'had'
- razões
- Reasons, plural of 'razão'; grounds or justifications
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'
- acreditar
- To believe or trust in something or someone
- era
- Third person imperfect of 'ser', meaning 'was'
- falsificação
- Forgery, falsification, or fraudulent imitation
- Nada
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not at all'
- disso
- Contraction of 'de' and 'isso', meaning 'of that'
- genuíno
- Genuine, authentic, real and not counterfeit
- Ora
- Interjection meaning 'well', 'now', or 'come on'
- Sr
- Abbreviation of 'Senhor', meaning 'Mr.'
- Vejo
- First person present of 'ver', meaning 'I see'
- sente
- Third person of 'sentir', meaning 'feels' or 'senses'
- Sim
- Adverb meaning 'yes'
- é
- Third person singular of 'ser', meaning 'is'
- história
- Story, history, or narrative account
- sórdida
- Sordid, morally reprehensible or disgustingly dirty
- Pois
- Conjunction meaning 'well', 'since', or 'because'
- sujeito
- Subject; colloquially, a fellow or individual person
- quem
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'
- ninguém
- Pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'
- queria
- Third person imperfect of 'querer', meaning 'wanted'
- ter
- Infinitive meaning 'to have'
- nada
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing'; used in negation
- ver
- Infinitive meaning 'to see'
- verdadeiramente
- Adverb meaning 'truly' or 'genuinely'
- detestável
- Detestable, extremely unpleasant or hateful
- pessoa
- Person, an individual human being
- passou
- Third person past of 'passar', meaning 'passed'
- próprio
- Adjective meaning 'own', 'proper', or 'very'
- modelo
- Model, an exemplary pattern or standard
- conveniências
- Conveniences, proprieties, or social conventions
- além
- Adverb meaning 'beyond', 'furthermore', or 'moreover'
- célebre
- Famous, celebrated, or widely known
- torna
- Third person of 'tornar', meaning 'makes' or 'turns'
- tudo
- Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'
- pior
- Comparative adjective meaning 'worse'
- desses
- Contraction of 'de' and 'esses', meaning 'of those'
- indivíduos
- Individuals, persons, or particular human beings
- fazem
- Third person plural of 'fazer', meaning 'they do/make'
- chamam
- Third person plural of 'chamar', meaning 'they call'
- Chantagem
- Blackmail, extortion through threats or exposure
- suponho
- First person of 'supor', meaning 'I suppose'
- honesto
- Honest, truthful, and morally upright
- pagando
- Gerund of 'pagar', meaning 'paying'
- caro
- Adjective meaning 'expensive' or adverb 'dearly'
- algumas
- Feminine plural of 'algum', meaning 'some' or 'a few'
- tropelias
- Misdeeds, youthful indiscretions or reckless acts
- sua
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'
- juventude
- Youth, the period of being young
- Casa
- House, home, or building
- do
- Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'
- Correio
- Post office or mail service
- Negro
- Adjective meaning 'black' or dark in color
- chamo
- First person of 'chamar', meaning 'I call'
- lugar
- Place, location, or spot
- consequência
- Consequence, result or outcome of an action
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