The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 7
So I did not abandon the search until I had become fully satisfied that the thief is a more astute man than myself.
Así que no abandoné la búsqueda hasta haberme convencido plenamente de que el ladrón es un hombre más astuto que yo.
I fancy that I have investigated every nook and corner of the premises in which it is possible that the paper can be concealed."
Creo que he investigado cada rincón y recoveco del local en el que es posible que el papel pueda estar oculto."
"But is it not possible," I suggested, "that although the letter may be in possession of the minister, as it unquestionably is, he may have concealed it elsewhere than upon his own premises?"
"¿Pero no es posible", sugerí, "que aunque la carta pueda estar en posesión del ministro, como indudablemente lo está, él la haya ocultado en otro lugar que no sea su propia residencia?"
"This is barely possible," said Dupin.
"Esto es apenas posible", dijo Dupin.
"The present peculiar condition of affairs at court, and especially of those intrigues in which D—— is known to be involved, would render the instant availability of the document—its susceptibility of being produced at a moment's notice—a point of nearly equal importance with its possession."
"La peculiar situación actual de los asuntos en la corte, y especialmente de aquellas intrigas en las que se sabe que D—— está involucrado, haría que la disponibilidad inmediata del documento—su posibilidad de ser presentado con un momento de aviso—fuera un punto de importancia casi igual a su posesión."
"Its susceptibility of being produced?" said I.
"¿Su posibilidad de ser presentado?" dije yo.
"That is to say, of being destroyed," said Dupin.
"Es decir, de ser destruido", dijo Dupin.
"True," I observed; "the paper is clearly then upon the premises.
"Cierto", observé; "el papel está claramente entonces en el local.
As for its being upon the person of the minister, we may consider that as out of the question."
En cuanto a que esté en la persona del ministro, podemos considerarlo descartado."
"Entirely," said the Prefect.
"Completamente", dijo el Prefecto.
"He has been twice waylaid, as if by footpads, and his person rigorously searched under my own inspection."
"Ha sido emboscado dos veces, como si fuera por salteadores de caminos, y su persona ha sido rigurosamente registrada bajo mi propia supervisión."
"You might have spared yourself this trouble," said Dupin.
"Podría haberse ahorrado esta molestia", dijo Dupin.
"D——, I presume, is not altogether a fool, and, if not, must have anticipated these waylayings, as a matter of course."
"D——, supongo, no es del todo un tonto, y, si no lo es, debe haber anticipado estas emboscadas, como es natural."
"Not altogether a fool," said G.
"No del todo un tonto", dijo G.
Vocabulary
- Así
- In this way; used to indicate manner or result
- que
- That; a common conjunction or relative pronoun
- no
- No; negation word used to deny or refuse
- abandoné
- I abandoned; past tense of abandonar
- búsqueda
- Search; the act of looking for something
- hasta
- Until; up to a point in time or space
- haberme
- Having myself; reflexive form of haber auxiliary
- convencido
- Convinced; past participle meaning fully persuaded
- plenamente
- Fully; completely or entirely without reservation
- ladrón
- Thief; a person who steals from others
- hombre
- Man; an adult male human being
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- astuto
- Cunning; cleverly skillful or shrewd in a crafty way
- Creo
- I believe; first-person present tense of creer
- investigado
- Investigated; past participle of investigar, to research
- cada
- Each; referring to every individual item separately
- rincón
- Corner; a secluded or hidden nook or angle
- recoveco
- Nook; a hidden recess or winding hidden space
- local
- Premises; a place or building used for activity
- posible
- Possible; capable of happening or being done
- papel
- Paper; material for writing or a document
- pueda
- Can, may; subjunctive form of poder
- estar
- To be; verb indicating state or temporary condition
- oculto
- Hidden; concealed from view or knowledge
- Pero
- But; conjunction introducing a contrasting idea
- sugerí
- I suggested; first-person past tense of sugerir
- aunque
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- carta
- Letter; a written message sent to someone
- posesión
- Possession; the state of having or owning something
- ministro
- Minister; a high-ranking government official
- como
- As, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- indudablemente
- Undoubtedly; without any doubt or question
- haya
- Has; present subjunctive form of haber
- ocultado
- Hidden; past participle of ocultar, to conceal
- otro
- Another, other; referring to a different one
- lugar
- Place; a specific location or spot
- sea
- Be; present subjunctive form of ser
- propia
- Own; belonging specifically to oneself
- residencia
- Residence; a place where someone lives or stays
- Esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun for nearby thing
- apenas
- Hardly, scarcely; just barely or almost not
- dijo
- Said; third-person past tense of decir
- peculiar
- Peculiar; strange or distinctive in an unusual way
- situación
- Situation; the set of circumstances at a given moment
- actual
- Current; existing or happening at the present time
- asuntos
- Affairs, matters; issues or topics being dealt with
- corte
- Court; the royal or governmental assembly of power
- especialmente
- Especially; particularly or above all others
- aquellas
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- intrigas
- Intrigues; secret plots or schemes for selfish purposes
- sabe
- Knows; third-person present of saber, to know
- involucrado
- Involved; engaged or implicated in something
- haría
- Would make; conditional form of hacer
- disponibilidad
- Availability; the quality of being ready or accessible
- inmediata
- Immediate; occurring without delay or interval
- documento
- Document; an official or important written paper
- posibilidad
- Possibility; a chance that something might happen
- ser
- To be; infinitive indicating identity or permanent state
- presentado
- Presented; past participle of presentar, to show
- momento
- Moment; a very brief period of time
- aviso
- Notice, warning; an alert or advance notification
- fuera
- Were, outside; subjunctive of ser/estar or preposition
- punto
- Point; a specific detail, dot, or matter of interest
- importancia
- Importance; the quality of being significant or valuable
- casi
- Almost; very nearly but not completely
- igual
- Equal; the same in value, amount, or degree
- dije
- I said; first-person preterite of decir
- Es decir
- That is to say; phrase clarifying or rephrasing an idea
- destruido
- Destroyed; past participle of destruir, to ruin
- Cierto
- Certain, true; expressing agreement or confirmation
- observé
- I observed; first-person preterite of observar
- claramente
- Clearly; in a clear, evident, or obvious manner
- entonces
- Then; at that time or as a consequence
- En cuanto
- As soon as; conjunction expressing immediate sequence
- esté
- Be; present subjunctive of estar indicating state
- persona
- Person; an individual human being
- podemos
- We can; first-person plural present of poder
- considerarlo
- To consider it; infinitive with direct object pronoun
- descartado
- Discarded, ruled out; eliminated from consideration
- Completamente
- Completely; totally or in every possible way
- Prefecto
- Prefect; a high-ranking administrative or police official
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser, used in perfect tenses
- emboscado
- Ambushed; attacked from a concealed position
- veces
- Times; instances or occurrences of something happening
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- por
- By, for; preposition indicating cause, means, or agent
- salteadores
- Highwaymen; robbers who attack travelers on roads
- caminos
- Roads, paths; routes used for travel or passage
- rigurosamente
- Rigorously; in a thorough, strict, and careful manner
- registrada
- Searched, registered; past participle of registrar
- bajo
- Under; preposition indicating position beneath or authority
- supervisión
- Supervision; the act of overseeing or managing others
- Podría
- Could; conditional form of poder, expressing possibility
- haberse
- To have (reflexive); perfect infinitive with se
- ahorrado
- Saved; past participle of ahorrar, to save or spare
- molestia
- Trouble, bother; an inconvenience or nuisance
- supongo
- I suppose; first-person present of suponer
- todo
- All, every; encompassing the whole amount or number
- tonto
- Fool; a silly or stupid person lacking good judgment
- debe
- Must, should; third-person present of deber
- haber
- To have; auxiliary infinitive used in perfect tenses
- anticipado
- Anticipated; expected or foreseen something in advance
- emboscadas
- Ambushes; surprise attacks from hidden positions
- natural
- Natural; existing in or caused by nature; expected
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