The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 12
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"Confound him, say I—yes; I made the re-examination, however, as Dupin suggested—but it was all labor lost, as I knew it would be."
"¡Maldígale, digo yo! —sí; hice el nuevo examen, sin embargo, como Dupin sugirió —pero fue trabajo perdido, como yo sabía que sería."
"How much was the reward offered, did you say?" asked Dupin.
"¿Cuánto era la recompensa ofrecida, dijo usted?" preguntó Dupin.
"Why, a very great deal—a very liberal reward—I don't like to say how much, precisely; but one thing I will say, that I wouldn't mind giving my individual check for fifty thousand francs to any one who could obtain me that letter.
"Pues, muchísimo —una recompensa muy generosa —no me gusta decir cuánto, precisamente; pero una cosa diré, que no me importaría dar mi cheque personal por cincuenta mil francos a cualquiera que pudiera conseguirme esa carta.
The fact is, it is becoming of more and more importance every day; and the reward has been lately doubled.
El caso es que cada día adquiere mayor importancia; y la recompensa ha sido recientemente duplicada.
If it were trebled, however, I could do no more than I have done."
Si se triplicara, sin embargo, no podría hacer más de lo que he hecho."
"Why, yes," said Dupin, drawlingly, between the whiffs of his meerschaum, "I really—think, G——, you have not exerted yourself—to the utmost in this matter.
"Pues, sí," dijo Dupin, lentamente, entre las bocanadas de su pipa de espuma de mar, "realmente —creo, G——, que usted no se ha esforzado —al máximo en este asunto.
You might—do a little more, I think, eh?"
Podría —hacer un poco más, creo, ¿eh?"
"How?—in what way?"
"¿Cómo? —¿de qué manera?"
"Why—puff, puff—you might—puff, puff—employ counsel in the matter, eh?—puff, puff, puff.
"Pues —puf, puf —podría —puf, puf —contratar asesoramiento en el asunto, ¿eh? —puf, puf, puf.
Do you remember the story they tell of Abernethy?"
¿Recuerda usted la historia que cuentan de Abernethy?"
"No; hang Abernethy!"
"¡No; que se cuelgue Abernethy!"
"To be sure! hang him and welcome.
"¡Por supuesto! que se cuelgue y bienvenido sea.
But, once upon a time, a certain rich miser conceived the design of spunging upon this Abernethy for a medical opinion.
Pero, érase una vez, cierto avaro rico concibió el plan de sacarle una consulta médica a este Abernethy sin pagar.
Getting up, for this purpose, an ordinary conversation in a private company, he insinuated his case to the physician, as that of an imaginary individual.
Provocando, con este propósito, una conversación ordinaria en una reunión privada, le insinuó su caso al médico, como si fuera el de un individuo imaginario.
Vocabulary
- Maldígale
- Curse him/her (imperative form of maldecir)
- digo
- I say; first person present of decir
- yo
- First person singular subject pronoun: I
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response word
- hice
- I did/made; preterite of hacer
- nuevo
- New; describing something recently made or acquired
- examen
- Exam or examination; a test or inspection
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- embargo
- Sin embargo: nevertheless, however; common contrast phrase
- como
- As, like; conjunction or preposition of comparison
- sugirió
- He/she suggested; preterite of sugerir
- pero
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- fue
- Was/went; preterite of ser or ir
- trabajo
- Work, job, or labor; noun or verb form
- perdido
- Lost; past participle of perder
- sabía
- He/she/I knew; imperfect of saber
- sería
- Would be; conditional tense of ser
- Cuánto
- How much; interrogative pronoun for quantity
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser
- recompensa
- Reward; compensation offered for a service
- ofrecida
- Offered; feminine past participle of ofrecer
- dijo
- He/she said; preterite of decir
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun
- preguntó
- He/she asked; preterite of preguntar
- Pues
- Well, then; filler or discourse connector word
- muchísimo
- Very much, a great deal; superlative of mucho
- generosa
- Generous; describing someone giving or abundant
- gusta
- Pleases, likes; third person of gustar
- decir
- To say or tell; common infinitive verb
- cuánto
- How much; interrogative for quantity or amount
- precisamente
- Precisely, exactly; adverb emphasizing accuracy
- cosa
- Thing; a general noun for any object or matter
- diré
- I will say; future tense of decir
- importaría
- Would matter/mind; conditional of importar
- dar
- To give; basic infinitive verb of giving
- cheque
- Check; a written bank payment document
- personal
- Personal; relating to or belonging to oneself
- por
- For, by, through; versatile preposition in Spanish
- cincuenta
- Fifty; the number 50
- mil
- Thousand; the number 1000
- francos
- Francs; old French currency units
- cualquiera
- Anyone, whichever; indefinite pronoun or adjective
- pudiera
- Could; imperfect subjunctive of poder
- conseguirme
- Get for me; infinitive conseguir with me attached
- carta
- Letter; a written message or correspondence
- caso
- Case; a situation or matter under consideration
- cada
- Each, every; distributive adjective
- día
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- adquiere
- Acquires, gains; third person present of adquirir
- mayor
- Greater, older, larger; comparative adjective
- importancia
- Importance; the quality of being significant
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- recientemente
- Recently; not long ago in time
- duplicada
- Doubled; feminine past participle of duplicar
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction in Spanish
- triplicara
- Were tripled; imperfect subjunctive of triplicar
- podría
- Could, would be able; conditional of poder
- hacer
- To do or make; essential infinitive verb
- más
- More; comparative adverb or adjective
- lo
- It, him; neuter or masculine object pronoun
- hecho
- Done, made; past participle of hacer
- lentamente
- Slowly; adverb describing a slow manner
- entre
- Between, among; preposition of position
- bocanadas
- Puffs; mouthfuls of smoke from a pipe
- su
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective
- pipa
- Pipe; a smoking instrument
- espuma
- Foam, froth; bubbly surface on liquids
- mar
- Sea; large body of salt water
- realmente
- Really, truly; adverb emphasizing reality or truth
- creo
- I believe, I think; first person of creer
- esforzado
- Strived, made an effort; past participle of esforzarse
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- máximo
- Maximum; the greatest possible degree or amount
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- asunto
- Matter, affair, issue; a subject being dealt with
- Podría
- Could; conditional form of poder
- poco
- A little, a bit; small quantity or degree
- Cómo
- How; interrogative adverb asking manner or way
- qué
- What; interrogative pronoun or adjective
- manera
- Manner, way; method or mode of doing something
- contratar
- To hire, contract; engage someone for a service
- asesoramiento
- Advice, consulting; professional guidance or counsel
- Recuerda
- Remember; second person singular imperative of recordar
- historia
- Story, history; a narrative or historical account
- cuentan
- They tell; third person plural present of contar
- cuelgue
- Hang up; subjunctive/imperative of colgar
- Por
- For, by; preposition with many uses in Spanish
- supuesto
- Por supuesto: of course; assumed or taken for granted
- bienvenido
- Welcome; greeting someone upon their arrival
- sea
- Be; present subjunctive of ser
- érase
- There was; archaic imperfect of ser used in tales
- vez
- Time, occasion; una vez means once
- cierto
- Certain, a certain; adjective indicating a specific one
- avaro
- Miser, greedy person; someone excessively stingy
- rico
- Rich, wealthy; having great financial resources
- concibió
- Conceived, devised; preterite of concebir
- plan
- Plan; a scheme or strategy for achieving something
- sacarle
- To get from him; extract or obtain something from someone
- consulta
- Consultation; a meeting for advice or information
- médica
- Medical; relating to medicine or a doctor
- pagar
- To pay; give money in exchange for goods/services
- Provocando
- Provoking, causing; gerund of provocar
- propósito
- Purpose, intention; a deliberate aim or goal
- conversación
- Conversation; spoken exchange between two or more people
- ordinaria
- Ordinary, common; nothing special or remarkable
- reunión
- Meeting, gathering; people coming together formally
- privada
- Private; not public, restricted to specific persons
- le
- Him, her, you; indirect object pronoun
- insinuó
- Hinted, insinuated; preterite of insinuar
- médico
- Doctor, physician; a medical professional
- si
- If; conditional conjunction without accent mark
- fuera
- Were; imperfect subjunctive of ser or ir
- individuo
- Individual, person; a single human being
- imaginario
- Imaginary; existing only in the mind, not real
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