The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 11
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Beyond doubt. We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope.
Sin ninguna duda. Levantamos todas las alfombras y examinamos las tablas del suelo con el microscopio.
"And the paper on the walls?"
"¿Y el papel de las paredes?"
"Yes."
"Sí."
"You looked into the cellars?"
"¿Inspeccionaron los sótanos?"
"We did."
"Así es."
"Then," I said, "you have been making a miscalculation, and the letter is not upon the premises, as you suppose."
"Entonces," dije, "han cometido un error de cálculo, y la carta no se encuentra en la residencia, como ustedes suponen."
"I fear you are right there," said the Prefect. "And now, Dupin, what would you advise me to do?"
"Me temo que tiene usted razón," dijo el Prefecto. "Y ahora, Dupin, ¿qué me aconsejaría hacer?"
"To make a thorough re-search of the premises."
"Llevar a cabo un nuevo y minucioso registro de la residencia."
"That is absolutely needless," replied G——. "I am not more sure that I breathe than I am that the letter is not at the Hotel."
"Eso es absolutamente innecesario," respondió G——. "Estoy tan seguro de que respiro como de que la carta no está en el Hotel."
"I have no better advice to give you," said Dupin. "You have, of course, an accurate description of the letter?"
"No tengo mejor consejo que darle," dijo Dupin. "Usted tiene, por supuesto, una descripción precisa de la carta, ¿verdad?"
"Oh yes!"—And here the Prefect, producing a memorandum-book, proceeded to read aloud a minute account of the internal, and especially of the external appearance of the missing document.
"¡Oh, sí!"—Y en ese momento el Prefecto, sacando un libro de memorandos, procedió a leer en voz alta una descripción minuciosa del interior y, especialmente, del aspecto exterior del documento desaparecido.
Soon after finishing the perusal of this description, he took his departure, more entirely depressed in spirits than I had ever known the good gentleman before.
Poco después de terminar la lectura de dicha descripción, se marchó, con el ánimo más decaído que nunca le había visto al buen caballero.
In about a month afterwards he paid us another visit, and found us occupied very nearly as before.
Aproximadamente un mes después nos hizo otra visita y nos encontró ocupados casi de la misma manera que antes.
He took a pipe and a chair and entered into some ordinary conversation.
Tomó una pipa y una silla y entabló una conversación ordinaria.
At length I said,—
Al cabo de un rato dije:—
"Well, but G——, what of the purloined letter? I presume you have at last made up your mind that there is no such thing as overreaching the Minister?
"Bien, pero G——, ¿qué hay de la carta robada? Supongo que por fin se ha convencido de que no hay manera de superar al Ministro en astucia.
Vocabulary
- Sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
- ninguna
- None, not any; feminine form of ningún.
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty about something.
- Levantamos
- We lifted or raised something up.
- todas
- All; feminine plural form of todo.
- alfombras
- Rugs or carpets used as floor coverings.
- examinamos
- We examined or inspected something carefully.
- tablas
- Planks or boards, especially of wood flooring.
- suelo
- Floor or ground surface of a room.
- microscopio
- Microscope; instrument for magnifying tiny objects.
- papel
- Paper; also means role or wallpaper in context.
- paredes
- Walls; vertical interior surfaces of a room.
- Inspeccionaron
- They inspected or examined something thoroughly.
- sótanos
- Basements or cellars beneath a building.
- Así
- So, thus; indicating agreement or confirmation.
- Entonces
- Then, so; used to introduce a conclusion.
- dije
- I said; first person past tense of decir.
- han
- They have; auxiliary verb for perfect tense.
- cometido
- Committed; past participle of cometer.
- error
- Error or mistake made in reasoning or action.
- cálculo
- Calculation; estimate or mathematical computation.
- carta
- Letter; a written message or document.
- encuentra
- Is found; third person singular of encontrar.
- residencia
- Residence; place where someone officially lives.
- suponen
- They suppose or assume something to be true.
- temo
- I fear; first person singular of temer.
- tiene
- Has or holds; third person singular of tener.
- razón
- Reason; also means being right about something.
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir.
- Prefecto
- Prefect; a high-ranking police or administrative official.
- aconsejaría
- Would advise; conditional tense of aconsejar.
- Llevar
- To carry out or to take something somewhere.
- cabo
- End; llevar a cabo means to carry out.
- nuevo
- New; another or fresh instance of something.
- minucioso
- Thorough, meticulous; paying great attention to detail.
- registro
- Search or inspection; thorough examination of a place.
- absolutamente
- Absolutely; completely or without any doubt.
- innecesario
- Unnecessary; not needed or required.
- respondió
- He/she responded or answered.
- seguro
- Sure, certain; confident about something.
- respiro
- Breath or respite; brief relief from pressure.
- consejo
- Advice or counsel given to someone.
- darle
- To give to him/her; combined verb and pronoun.
- descripción
- Description; detailed account of something's appearance.
- precisa
- Precise, exact; accurate in every detail.
- momento
- Moment; a brief point in time.
- sacando
- Taking out or pulling out something.
- libro
- Book; a written or printed work.
- memorandos
- Memoranda; notes or written records for reference.
- procedió
- He/she proceeded to do something next.
- leer
- To read; to look at and understand written text.
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking.
- alta
- High or loud; en voz alta means aloud.
- minuciosa
- Meticulous, detailed; feminine form of minucioso.
- interior
- Interior; the inside part of something.
- especialmente
- Especially; particularly or above all else.
- aspecto
- Aspect or appearance; look of something.
- exterior
- Exterior; the outside surface or appearance.
- documento
- Document; an official or important written paper.
- desaparecido
- Disappeared; no longer present or visible.
- Poco
- A little; small amount or short time.
- terminar
- To finish or end something completely.
- lectura
- Reading; the act of reading a text.
- dicha
- Said; feminine past participle used as demonstrative.
- marchó
- He/she left or departed from a place.
- ánimo
- Spirit, mood; emotional state or disposition.
- decaído
- Downcast, dejected; in low spirits.
- nunca
- Never; at no time.
- caballero
- Gentleman; a courteous and honorable man.
- Aproximadamente
- Approximately; roughly or about a certain amount.
- mes
- Month; one of twelve divisions of the year.
- visita
- Visit; an instance of going to see someone.
- encontró
- He/she found or encountered someone or something.
- ocupados
- Busy or occupied; engaged in an activity.
- misma
- Same; identical, feminine form of mismo.
- manera
- Manner or way; how something is done.
- Tomó
- He/she took something or sat down.
- pipa
- Pipe; a smoking pipe.
- silla
- Chair; a seat with a back and legs.
- entabló
- He/she started or initiated a conversation.
- conversación
- Conversation; an informal spoken exchange.
- ordinaria
- Ordinary; normal, unremarkable or common.
- rato
- A while; a short period of time.
- robada
- Stolen; taken illegally, feminine past participle.
- Supongo
- I suppose; I assume something to be true.
- fin
- End or finally; al fin means at last.
- convencido
- Convinced; persuaded that something is true.
- superar
- To surpass or overcome someone or something.
- Ministro
- Minister; a high-ranking government official.
- astucia
- Cunning or cleverness; shrewd skill in deception.
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