The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 5
His lynx eye immediately perceives the paper, recognises the handwriting of the address, observes the confusion of the personage addressed, and fathoms her secret.
Il suo occhio di lince percepisce immediatamente il foglio, riconosce la calligrafia dell'indirizzo, osserva il turbamento della persona a cui è indirizzato, e intuisce il suo segreto.
After some business transactions, hurried through in his ordinary manner, he produces a letter somewhat similar to the one in question, opens it, pretends to read it, and then places it in close juxtaposition to the other.
Dopo alcune transazioni d'affari, sbrigate alla sua maniera consueta, tira fuori una lettera alquanto simile a quella in questione, la apre, finge di leggerla, e poi la pone in stretta vicinanza all'altra.
Again he converses, for some fifteen minutes, upon the public affairs.
Di nuovo conversa, per circa quindici minuti, sulle faccende pubbliche.
At length, in taking leave, he takes also from the table the letter to which he had no claim.
Infine, nel congedarsi, preleva anche dal tavolo la lettera alla quale non aveva alcun diritto.
Its rightful owner saw, but, of course, dared not call attention to the act, in the presence of the third personage who stood at her elbow.
La legittima proprietaria vide, ma, naturalmente, non osò richiamare l'attenzione sull'atto, in presenza del terzo personaggio che le stava a fianco.
The minister decamped; leaving his own letter—one of no importance—upon the table."
Il ministro se ne andò; lasciando sul tavolo la propria lettera — di nessuna importanza."
"Here, then," said Dupin to me, "you have precisely what you demand to make the ascendancy complete—the robber's knowledge of the loser's knowledge of the robber."
"Ecco, dunque," disse Dupin a me, "avete esattamente ciò che richiedete per rendere completo il predominio — la consapevolezza del ladro riguardo alla consapevolezza della vittima riguardo al ladro."
"Yes," replied the Prefect; "and the power thus attained has, for some months past, been wielded, for political purposes, to a very dangerous extent.
"Sì," rispose il Prefetto; "e il potere così acquisito è stato, negli ultimi mesi, esercitato, a fini politici, in misura assai pericolosa.
The personage robbed is more thoroughly convinced, every day, of the necessity of reclaiming her letter.
La persona derubata è sempre più convinta, ogni giorno, della necessità di riavere la sua lettera.
But this, of course, cannot be done openly.
Ma questo, naturalmente, non può essere fatto apertamente.
In fine, driven to despair, she has committed the matter to me."
Alla fine, spinta dalla disperazione, ha affidato la questione a me."
"Than whom," said Dupin, amid a perfect whirlwind of smoke, "no more sagacious agent could, I suppose, be desired, or even imagined.
"Del quale," disse Dupin, in mezzo a un vero turbine di fumo, "nessun agente più sagace avrebbe potuto, suppongo, essere desiderato, o anche solo immaginato.
Vocabulary
- Il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- suo
- His, her, its (possessive adjective)
- occhio
- Eye; sight or attention
- di
- Of; from (preposition)
- lince
- Lynx; keen-eyed person
- percepisce
- Perceives; notices or detects something
- immediatamente
- Immediately; at once without delay
- foglio
- Sheet; piece of paper or leaf
- riconosce
- Recognizes; identifies or acknowledges
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- dell
- Of the (contraction of di + il)
- indirizzo
- Address; direction or destination
- osserva
- Observes; watches or examines carefully
- della
- Of the (feminine singular contraction)
- persona
- Person; individual human being
- cui
- Whom; to whom (relative pronoun)
- indirizzato
- Addressed; directed to someone
- intuisce
- Intuits; understands instinctively without reasoning
- segreto
- Secret; something hidden or confidential
- Dopo
- After; following in time or sequence
- alcune
- Some; a few (feminine plural)
- transazioni
- Transactions; business deals or exchanges
- affari
- Business; affairs or matters
- sbrigate
- Disposed of; dealt with or completed
- alla
- To the; in the manner of
- maniera
- Manner; way or style of doing
- tira
- Pulls; draws or takes out
- fuori
- Out; outside or forth
- una
- A; one (feminine singular article)
- lettera
- Letter; written message or correspondence
- simile
- Similar; alike or resembling
- quella
- That; that one (feminine singular)
- in
- In; inside or within
- questione
- Question; matter or issue under discussion
- apre
- Opens; unfolds or starts something
- finge
- Pretends; feigns or makes believe
- leggerla
- To read it (infinitive with pronoun)
- poi
- Then; afterwards or subsequently
- pone
- Places; puts or sets down
- stretta
- Close; tight or near in proximity
- vicinanza
- Proximity; closeness or nearness
- all
- To the (contraction of a + il)
- altra
- Other; another (feminine singular)
- Di
- Of; from (preposition at start)
- nuovo
- Again; once more or afresh
- conversa
- Converses; talks or chats with
- per
- For; during or in order to
- circa
- About; approximately or roughly
- quindici
- Fifteen; the number 15
- minuti
- Minutes; units of time
- sulle
- On the; about (feminine plural)
- faccende
- Matters; affairs or business issues
- pubbliche
- Public; pertaining to the people
- Infine
- Finally; in the end or lastly
- nel
- In the (masculine singular contraction)
- congedarsi
- To say goodbye; to take leave
- preleva
- Takes; withdraws or removes
- anche
- Also; even or likewise
- dal
- From the (masculine singular)
- tavolo
- Table; piece of furniture for work
- quale
- Which; that or what
- non
- Not; negation or refusal
- aveva
- Had; possessed in past time
- alcun
- Any; not a single one
- diritto
- Right; law or legal entitlement
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- legittima
- Legitimate; lawful or rightful
- proprietaria
- Owner; female proprietor or possessor
- vide
- Saw; perceived with eyes
- ma
- But; however or nevertheless
- naturalmente
- Naturally; of course or obviously
- osò
- Dared; ventured or was bold
- richiamare
- To call back; to draw attention
- attenzione
- Attention; notice or concentration
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