The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 8
, "but then he's a poet, which I take to be only one remove from a fool."
, "pero es que es poeta, lo cual considero que está a solo un paso de ser un tonto."
"True," said Dupin, after a long and thoughtful whiff from his meerschaum, "although I have been guilty of certain doggrel myself."
"Cierto", dijo Dupin, tras una larga y pensativa calada de su pipa de espuma de mar, "aunque yo mismo he sido culpable de ciertos ripios."
"Suppose you detail," said I, "the particulars of your search."
"Suponga que detalla", dije yo, "los pormenores de su búsqueda."
"Why the fact is, we took our time, and we searched _everywhere_.
"La verdad es que nos tomamos nuestro tiempo, y registramos _en todas partes_.
I have had long experience in these affairs.
Tengo larga experiencia en estos asuntos.
I took the entire building, room by room; devoting the nights of a whole week to each.
Recorrí todo el edificio, habitación por habitación; dedicando las noches de toda una semana a cada una.
We examined, first, the furniture of each apartment.
Examinamos, primero, el mobiliario de cada aposento.
We opened every possible drawer; and I presume you know that, to a properly trained police agent, such a thing as a secret drawer is impossible.
Abrimos todos los cajones posibles; y supongo que sabe usted que, para un agente de policía debidamente entrenado, algo así como un cajón secreto es imposible.
Any man is a dolt who permits a 'secret' drawer to escape him in a search of this kind.
Todo hombre es un necio que permite que un cajón 'secreto' se le escape en una búsqueda de este tipo.
The thing is so plain.
La cosa es tan evidente.
There is a certain amount of bulk—of space—to be accounted for in every cabinet.
Hay una cierta cantidad de volumen —de espacio— que debe explicarse en cada gabinete.
Then we have accurate rules.
Luego tenemos reglas precisas.
The fiftieth part of a line could not escape us.
La quincuagésima parte de una línea no podría escapársenos.
After the cabinets we took the chairs.
Después de los gabinetes pasamos a las sillas.
The cushions we probed with the fine long needles you have seen me employ.
Los cojines los sondeamos con las largas y finas agujas que me ha visto usar.
From the tables we removed the tops."
De las mesas retiramos los tableros."
"Why so?"
"¿Por qué?"
"Sometimes the top of a table, or other similarly arranged piece of furniture, is removed by the person wishing to conceal an article; then the leg is excavated, the article deposited within the cavity, and the top replaced.
"A veces la persona que desea ocultar un objeto retira el tablero de una mesa u otra pieza de mobiliario dispuesta de manera similar; luego se excava la pata, se deposita el objeto dentro de la cavidad y se vuelve a colocar el tablero.
Vocabulary
- pero
- but; however; yet
- es
- is; are (present tense of ser)
- que
- that; which; what; who
- poeta
- a person who writes poetry or verse
- lo
- it; the (neuter article or pronoun)
- cual
- which; what; that which; whoever
- considero
- I consider; I regard; I think
- está
- is; are (present tense of estar)
- solo
- alone; only; sole; single
- un
- a; an; one (masculine singular article)
- paso
- step; pace; passage; move
- de
- of; from; about; by; for
- ser
- to be; to exist; to occur
- tonto
- foolish; silly; stupid; a fool
- Cierto
- certain; sure; true; correct; indeed
- dijo
- he/she said; you said (preterite)
- tras
- after; behind; following; subsequent to
- una
- a; an; one (feminine singular article)
- larga
- long; lengthy; extensive; prolonged
- pensativa
- thoughtful; pensive; meditative; reflective
- su
- his; her; its; your (possessive adjective)
- pipa
- pipe; tobacco pipe; seed; barrel
- espuma
- foam; froth; lather; bubbles
- mar
- sea; ocean; large body of saltwater
- aunque
- although; even though; though; albeit
- yo
- I; me; myself (first person singular pronoun)
- mismo
- same; self; very; identical; own
- he
- I have (present perfect auxiliary verb)
- sido
- been (past participle of ser)
- culpable
- guilty; blameworthy; responsible; culpable
- ciertos
- certain; some; sure; true; correct
- Suponga
- suppose; assume; imagine; suppose that
- detalla
- details; specifies; itemizes; describes in detail
- dije
- I said; I told (preterite of decir)
- los
- the; them (masculine plural article/pronoun)
- pormenores
- details; particulars; minutiae; specifics
- búsqueda
- search; hunt; quest; looking for something
- La
- the (feminine singular article)
- verdad
- truth; fact; reality; veracity
- nos
- us; ourselves; to us (first person plural)
- tomamos
- we took; we drank (preterite of tomar)
- nuestro
- our; ours; our own (possessive adjective)
- tiempo
- time; weather; season; tense; age
- registramos
- we searched; we registered; we examined
- en
- in; on; at; within; inside
- todas
- all; every; each (feminine plural)
- partes
- parts; pieces; places; areas; regions
- Tengo
- I have; I possess; I hold
- experiencia
- experience; practice; expertise; skill
- estos
- these; these ones (masculine plural demonstrative)
- asuntos
- matters; affairs; issues; subjects; cases
- Recorrí
- I traveled; I searched; I covered
- todo
- all; everything; whole; entire; every
- edificio
- building; structure; edifice; construction
- habitación
- room; dwelling; bedroom; living space
- por
- by; for; through; along; during
- dedicando
- dedicating; devoting; spending; giving attention
- las
- the (feminine plural article)
- noches
- nights; evenings (plural of noche)
- semana
- week; seven-day period; weekly
- cada
- each; every; per; one by one
- Examinamos
- we examined; we inspected; we checked
- primero
- first; before anything else; firstly
- mobiliario
- furniture; household furnishings; moveable property
- aposento
- room; chamber; bedroom; sleeping quarters
- Abrimos
- we opened; we unlocked; we disclosed
- cajones
- drawers; boxes; crates; compartments
- posibles
- possible; feasible; capable; likely; potential
- supongo
- I suppose; I assume; I presume
- sabe
- knows; understands (third person singular present)
- usted
- you; formal you (polite singular pronoun)
- agente
- agent; representative; officer; official
- policía
- police; police officer; law enforcement
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