The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 1
Nil sapientiæ odiosius acumine nimio.—_Seneca_.
Nil sapientiæ odiosius acumine nimio.—_Seneca_.
At Paris, just after dark one gusty evening in the autumn of 18-, I was enjoying the twofold luxury of meditation and a meerschaum, in company with my friend C. Auguste Dupin, in his little back library, or book-closet, _au troisième_, No. 33, _Rue Dunôt, Faubourg St. Germain_.
In Paris, kurz nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit an einem stürmischen Abend im Herbst des Jahres 18-, genoss ich den zwiefachen Luxus der Meditation und einer Meerschaumpfeife in Gesellschaft meines Freundes C. Auguste Dupin, in seiner kleinen hinteren Bibliothek, oder Bücherkammer, _au troisième_, Nr. 33, _Rue Dunôt, Faubourg St. Germain_.
For one hour at least we had maintained a profound silence; while each, to any casual observer, might have seemed intently and exclusively occupied with the curling eddies of smoke that oppressed the atmosphere of the chamber.
Seit mindestens einer Stunde hatten wir tiefes Schweigen bewahrt; während jeder von uns einem zufälligen Beobachter den Anschein erweckt haben mochte, als wäre er aufmerksam und ausschließlich mit den sich ringelnden Rauchwirbeln beschäftigt, die die Atmosphäre des Zimmers beschwerten.
For myself, however, I was mentally discussing certain topics which had formed matter for conversation between us at an earlier period of the evening; I mean the affair of the Rue Morgue, and the mystery attending the murder of Marie Rogêt.
Für mich jedoch erörterte ich in Gedanken gewisse Themen, die zu einem früheren Zeitpunkt des Abends Gesprächsstoff zwischen uns gebildet hatten; ich meine die Affäre der Rue Morgue und das Geheimnis um den Mord an Marie Rogêt.
I looked upon it, therefore, as something of a coincidence, when the door of our apartment was thrown open and admitted our old acquaintance, Monsieur G——, the Prefect of the Parisian police.
Ich betrachtete es daher als eine Art Zufall, als die Tür unserer Wohnung aufgestoßen wurde und unseren alten Bekannten, Monsieur G——, den Präfekten der Pariser Polizei, einließ.
We gave him a hearty welcome; for there was nearly half as much of the entertaining as of the contemptible about the man, and we had not seen him for several years.
Wir begrüßten ihn herzlich; denn an dem Mann war beinahe halb so viel Unterhaltsames wie Verächtliches, und wir hatten ihn seit mehreren Jahren nicht gesehen.
We had been sitting in the dark, and Dupin now arose for the purpose of lighting a lamp, but sat down again, without doing so, upon G.
Wir hatten im Dunkeln gesessen, und Dupin erhob sich nun, um eine Lampe anzuzünden, setzte sich jedoch wieder hin, ohne dies getan zu haben, auf G.'s Worte hin.
Vocabulary
- kurz
- Short in duration or distance; brief.
- nach
- After, following; towards a direction.
- Einbruch
- Break-in, burglary; onset or arrival of darkness.
- der
- Definite article; the (masculine singular).
- Dunkelheit
- Darkness; the state of being dark.
- an
- On, at, to; preposition indicating position or time.
- einem
- One, a; indefinite article (dative singular).
- stürmischen
- Stormy, turbulent; characterized by strong wind.
- Abend
- Evening; the time of day after sunset.
- im
- In the; contraction of in + dem.
- Herbst
- Autumn, fall; season between summer and winter.
- des
- Of the; genitive article (masculine/neuter singular).
- Jahres
- Year; period of twelve months.
- genoss
- Enjoyed; past tense of genießen.
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- den
- The; definite article (accusative masculine singular).
- Luxus
- Luxury; expensive and comfortable living conditions.
- Meditation
- Meditation; deep thought or reflection.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- einer
- A, one; indefinite article (dative feminine singular).
- in
- In, inside; preposition indicating location or time.
- Gesellschaft
- Company, society; group of people together.
- meines
- My, mine; possessive pronoun (genitive masculine).
- Freundes
- Friend; person with whom one is close.
- seiner
- His; possessive pronoun (genitive/dative).
- kleinen
- Small, little; of limited size or extent.
- hinteren
- Back, rear; located at the back.
- Bibliothek
- Library; collection of books or place storing them.
- oder
- Or; conjunction presenting alternative options.
- Seit
- Since, for; preposition indicating time duration.
- mindestens
- At least; minimum amount or number.
- Stunde
- Hour; unit of time equal to sixty minutes.
- hatten
- Had; past tense of haben.
- wir
- We; first person plural pronoun.
- tiefes
- Deep, profound; extending far down or inward.
- Schweigen
- Silence; state of being silent or quiet.
- bewahrt
- Preserved, maintained; kept in certain condition.
- während
- During, while; throughout a period of time.
- jeder
- Each, every; referring to all individually.
- von
- From, of; preposition indicating origin or possession.
- uns
- Us; first person plural objective pronoun.
- zufälligen
- Random, accidental; occurring by chance.
- Beobachter
- Observer; person who watches or observes.
- Anschein
- Appearance, semblance; impression or outward look.
- erweckt
- Aroused, awakened; caused to wake up.
- haben
- Have; to possess or own something.
- mochte
- Might, could; past tense of mögen.
- als
- As, when; conjunction expressing time or comparison.
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive past of sein.
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- aufmerksam
- Attentive, alert; paying close attention.
- ausschließlich
- Exclusively, solely; only, not including others.
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun.
- beschäftigt
- Occupied, busy; engaged in activity.
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