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."
« Que le diable l'emporte, dis-je — oui ; j'ai néanmoins procédé à la nouvelle vérification, comme Dupin l'avait suggéré — mais ce fut peine perdue, comme je le savais bien. »
"How much was the reward offered, did you say?" asked Dupin.
« Quelle était la somme de la récompense offerte, avez-vous dit ? » demanda 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.
« Eh bien, une très grande somme — une récompense très généreuse — je n'aime pas dire exactement combien ; mais une chose que je dirai, c'est que je ne refuserais pas de donner mon chèque personnel de cinquante mille francs à quiconque pourrait me procurer cette lettre.
The fact is, it is becoming of more and more importance every day; and the reward has been lately doubled.
Le fait est qu'elle prend chaque jour plus d'importance ; et la récompense a été récemment doublée.
If it were trebled, however, I could do no more than I have done."
Si elle était triplée, cependant, je ne pourrais pas faire plus que ce que j'ai fait. »
"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.
« Eh bien, oui, » dit Dupin, d'un ton traînant, entre les bouffées de sa pipe en écume de mer, « je pense vraiment — G——, que vous ne vous êtes pas — donné à fond dans cette affaire.
You might—do a little more, I think, eh?"
Vous pourriez — faire un peu plus, je crois, n'est-ce pas ? »
"How?—in what way?"
« Comment ? — de quelle façon ? »
"Why—puff, puff—you might—puff, puff—employ counsel in the matter, eh?—puff, puff, puff.
« Eh bien — bouffée, bouffée — vous pourriez — bouffée, bouffée — prendre conseil dans cette affaire, n'est-ce pas ? — bouffée, bouffée, bouffée.
Do you remember the story they tell of Abernethy?"
Vous souvenez-vous de l'histoire que l'on raconte au sujet d'Abernethy ? »
"No; hang Abernethy!"
« Non ; au diable Abernethy ! »
"To be sure! hang him and welcome.
« Certes ! qu'il aille au diable, et tant mieux.
But, once upon a time, a certain rich miser conceived the design of spunging upon this Abernethy for a medical opinion.
Mais, il était une fois, un certain riche avare qui conçut le projet de soutirer à cet Abernethy une consultation médicale.
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.
Engageant, à cet effet, une conversation ordinaire dans une compagnie privée, il glissa son cas au médecin, comme s'il s'agissait d'un individu imaginaire.
Vocabulary
- Que
- That; what; introduces a clause or question.
- diable
- dyabl — Devil; used in exclamations expressing surprise.
- emporte
- ɑ̃pɔrt — Carries away; takes; third person singular of emporter.
- dis-je
- di-ʒ — Said I; first person inverted verb form.
- néanmoins
- neɑ̃mwɛ̃ — Nevertheless; however; despite that.
- procédé
- prɔsede — Proceeded; carried out; past participle of procéder.
- nouvelle
- nuvɛl — New; fresh; also means short story or news.
- vérification
- verifikasjɔ̃ — Verification; checking; confirmation of accuracy.
- suggéré
- syʒere — Suggested; proposed; past participle of suggérer.
- fut
- fy — Was; third person singular simple past of être.
- peine
- pɛn — Trouble; effort; pain; hardly worth the effort.
- perdue
- pɛrdy — Lost; wasted; feminine past participle of perdre.
- savais
- savɛ — Knew; first person imperfect of savoir.
- Quelle
- kɛl — What; which; feminine interrogative or exclamative adjective.
- somme
- sɔm — Sum; amount; total quantity of money.
- récompense
- rekɔ̃pɑ̃s — Reward; compensation given for a service.
- offerte
- ɔfɛrt — Offered; feminine past participle of offrir.
- demanda
- dəmɑ̃da — Asked; inquired; third person past simple of demander.
- Eh
- e — Hey; well; interjection expressing mild surprise.
- généreuse
- ʒenerøz — Generous; giving; liberal; feminine adjective.
- exactement
- ɛɡzaktəmɑ̃ — Exactly; precisely; adverb of exactness.
- combien
- kɔ̃bjɛ̃ — How much; how many; interrogative of quantity.
- dirai
- dire — Will say; first person future of dire.
- refuserais
- rəfyzərɛ — Would refuse; first person conditional of refuser.
- chèque
- ʃɛk — Cheque; check; written bank payment order.
- personnel
- pɛrsɔnɛl — Personal; individual; relating to oneself.
- cinquante
- sɛ̃kɑ̃t — Fifty; the number 50.
- francs
- frɑ̃ — Francs; former French currency units.
- quiconque
- kikɔ̃k — Whoever; anyone who; indefinite relative pronoun.
- pourrait
- purɛ — Could; third person singular conditional of pouvoir.
- procurer
- prɔkyre — To procure; to obtain; to get for someone.
- lettre
- lɛtr — Letter; written message; correspondence.
- fait
- fɛ — Fact; deed; event; also third person of faire.
- prend
- prɑ̃ — Takes; third person singular present of prendre.
- chaque
- ʃak — Each; every; distributive adjective.
- importance
- ɛ̃pɔrtɑ̃s — Importance; significance; weight of a matter.
- récemment
- resamɑ̃ — Recently; lately; not long ago.
- doublée
- duble — Doubled; increased twofold; feminine past participle.
- triplée
- triple — Tripled; increased threefold; feminine past participle.
- cependant
- səpɑ̃dɑ̃ — However; yet; nevertheless; concessive adverb.
- pourrais
- purɛ — Could; would be able; conditional of pouvoir.
- ton
- tɔ̃ — Tone; manner of speaking; also your (masculine).
- traînant
- trɛnɑ̃ — Drawling; dragging; slow and elongated in speech.
- bouffées
- bufe — Puffs; whiffs; bursts of smoke or air.
- pipe
- pip — Pipe; smoking instrument for tobacco.
- écume
- ekym — Foam; froth; meerschaum (material for pipes).
- mer
- mɛr — Sea; ocean; large body of salt water.
- vraiment
- vrɛmɑ̃ — Really; truly; genuinely; adverb of affirmation.
- donné
- dɔne — Given; thrown yourself into; past participle of donner.
- fond
- fɔ̃ — Bottom; depth; background; also blindly into.
- affaire
- afɛr — Affair; matter; business; case under investigation.
- pourriez
- purje — Could; second person plural conditional of pouvoir.
- crois
- krwa — Think; believe; first person of croire.
- quelle
- kɛl — What; which; feminine interrogative adjective.
- façon
- fasɔ̃ — Way; manner; fashion; mode of doing something.
- bouffée
- bufe — Puff; whiff; single burst of smoke or air.
- conseil
- kɔ̃sɛj — Advice; counsel; guidance given to someone.
- souvenez-vous
- suvne-vu — Remember; recall; imperative of se souvenir.
- histoire
- istwar — Story; history; tale; narrative account.
- raconte
- rakɔ̃t — Tells; recounts; third person of raconter.
- sujet
- syʒɛ — Subject; topic; matter under discussion.
- Certes
- sɛrt — Certainly; indeed; admittedly; concessive adverb.
- aille
- aj — Go; present subjunctive of aller.
- tant
- tɑ̃ — So much; so many; as long as.
- mieux
- mjø — Better; best; comparative adverb of bien.
- fois
- fwa — Time; occasion; instance; once, twice, etc.
- certain
- sɛrtɛ̃ — Certain; a certain; some; adjective of indefinite reference.
- riche
- riʃ — Rich; wealthy; having great financial resources.
- avare
- avar — Miser; miserly; excessively stingy with money.
- conçut
- kɔ̃sy — Conceived; devised; third person past simple of concevoir.
- projet
- prɔʒɛ — Project; plan; scheme intended to be carried out.
- soutirer
- sutire — To extract; to wring out; to get by cunning.
- consultation
- kɔ̃syltasjɔ̃ — Consultation; professional advice session with expert.
- médicale
- medikal — Medical; relating to medicine or health care.
- Engageant
- ɑ̃ɡaʒɑ̃ — Engaging; initiating; present participle of engager.
- effet
- efɛ — Effect; result; en effet means indeed or in fact.
- conversation
- kɔ̃vɛrsasjɔ̃ — Conversation; spoken exchange between people.
- ordinaire
- ɔrdinɛr — Ordinary; usual; common; everyday.
- compagnie
- kɔ̃paɲi — Company; companionship; group of people together.
- privée
- prive — Private; personal; not public; feminine adjective.
- glissa
- ɡlisa — Slipped; slid; third person past simple of glisser.
- cas
- ka — Case; situation; medical or legal instance.
- médecin
- mɛdsɛ̃ — Doctor; physician; medical professional.
- agissait
- aʒisɛ — Was about; imperfect of s'agir de; concerned.
- individu
- ɛ̃dividy — Individual; person; particular human being.
- imaginaire
- imaʒinɛr — Imaginary; fictitious; existing only in the mind.
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