The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 9
Though even that, you know, is far from explaining all," he added, and with the words fell into a vein of musing.
«Embora mesmo isso, como sabe, esteja longe de explicar tudo», acrescentou ele, e com as palavras mergulhou numa veia de meditação.
From this he was recalled by Mr. Utterson asking rather suddenly: "And you don't know if the drawer of the cheque lives there?"
Disto foi retirado pelo Sr. Utterson, que perguntou de forma bastante repentina: «E não sabe se o emitente do cheque vive lá?»
"A likely place, isn't it?" returned Mr. Enfield. "But I happen to have noticed his address; he lives in some square or other."
«Um lugar provável, não é?» respondeu o Sr. Enfield. «Mas por acaso reparei no endereço dele; ele vive numa praça qualquer.»
"And you never asked about the—place with the door?" said Mr. Utterson.
«E nunca perguntou sobre o — lugar com a porta?» disse o Sr. Utterson.
"No, sir; I had a delicacy," was the reply.
«Não, senhor; tive escrúpulo», foi a resposta.
"I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment.
«Sinto-me muito relutante em fazer perguntas; isso participa demasiado do estilo do dia do juízo final.
You start a question, and it's like starting a stone.
Lança-se uma pergunta, e é como lançar uma pedra.
You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name.
Senta-se sossegadamente no topo de uma colina; e a pedra vai rolando, arrastando outras; e de repente algum inofensivo velho (o último em quem se teria pensado) leva uma pancada na cabeça no seu próprio jardim e a família tem de mudar de nome.
No sir, I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask."
Não, senhor, tenho uma regra: quanto mais suspeito parece, menos pergunto.»
"A very good rule, too," said the lawyer.
«Uma regra muito boa, também», disse o advogado.
"But I have studied the place for myself," continued Mr. Enfield.
«Mas estudei o lugar por mim mesmo», continuou o Sr. Enfield.
"It seems scarcely a house.
«Mal parece uma casa.
There is no other door, and nobody goes in or out of that one but, once in a great while, the gentleman of my adventure.
Não há outra porta, e ninguém entra ou sai por essa, exceto, de vez em quando, o cavalheiro da minha aventura.
Vocabulary
- Embora
- Although; even though; despite.
- mesmo
- Even; same; itself; very.
- isso
- That; this thing; it.
- como
- How; as; like; in what way.
- sabe
- Knows; third person singular of saber.
- esteja
- Is; subjunctive form of estar.
- longe
- Far; distant; far away from.
- de
- Of; from; belonging to; made of.
- explicar
- To explain; to clarify; to describe.
- tudo
- Everything; all; all things.
- acrescentou
- Added; third person singular past of acrescentar.
- ele
- He; him; masculine third person pronoun.
- com
- With; in company of; accompanied by.
- as
- The; plural feminine article or pronoun.
- palavras
- Words; plural of palavra.
- mergulhou
- Plunged; immersed; past tense of mergulhar.
- numa
- In a; contraction of em uma.
- veia
- Vein; blood vessel; mood or manner.
- meditação
- Meditation; contemplation; deep thought.
- Disto
- Of this; from this; about this.
- foi
- Was; past tense of ser.
- retirado
- Withdrawn; removed; retired; past participle.
- pelo
- By the; contraction of por and o.
- que
- That; which; who; what.
- perguntou
- Asked; questioned; past tense of perguntar.
- forma
- Form; shape; manner; way.
- bastante
- Quite; rather; enough; fairly.
- repentina
- Sudden; abrupt; unexpected; feminine adjective.
- não
- No; not; negation.
- se
- If; oneself; reflexive pronoun.
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and o.
- cheque
- Check; bank check; financial instrument.
- vive
- Lives; third person singular of viver.
- lá
- There; in that place; over there.
- Um
- A; one; masculine indefinite article.
- lugar
- Place; location; spot; position.
- provável
- Probable; likely; probable; probable.
- respondeu
- Answered; replied; past tense of responder.
- Mas
- But; yet; however; contrast.
- por
- By; for; through; in exchange for.
- acaso
- Chance; by chance; accidentally; perhaps.
- reparei
- Noticed; observed; past tense of reparar.
- no
- In the; contraction of em and o.
- endereço
- Address; location; direction; residence.
- dele
- His; his own; of his.
- praça
- Square; plaza; public open space.
- qualquer
- Any; whatever; any kind of.
- nunca
- Never; at no time; not ever.
- sobre
- About; on; upon; above; regarding.
- porta
- Door; gate; entrance; doorway.
- disse
- Said; told; past tense of dizer.
- Não
- No; not; negation.
- senhor
- Sir; mister; gentleman; mister.
- tive
- Had; first person past of ter.
- escrúpulo
- Scruple; doubt; hesitation; moral concern.
- resposta
- Answer; reply; response; answer.
- Sinto-me
- I feel; I am feeling.
- muito
- Much; very; a lot; greatly.
- relutante
- Reluctant; unwilling; resistant; unwilling.
- em
- In; on; at; within; during.
- fazer
- To make; to do; to perform.
- perguntas
- Questions; queries; plural of pergunta.
- participa
- Participates; takes part; shares; third person.
- demasiado
- Too much; excessive; overly; excessively.
- estilo
- Style; manner; fashion; literary style.
- dia
- Day; daytime; twenty-four hour period.
- juízo
- Judgment; trial; discernment; wisdom.
- final
- Final; last; end; ultimate; conclusive.
- Lança-se
- Is thrown; is launched; passive voice.
- uma
- A; one; feminine indefinite article.
- pergunta
- Question; query; inquiry; question.
- lançar
- To throw; to launch; to cast.
- pedra
- Stone; rock; pebble; stone.
- Senta-se
- Sits; sits down; reflexive third person.
- sossegadamente
- Calmly; peacefully; quietly; serenely; tranquilly.
- topo
- Top; summit; apex; highest point.
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