The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 7
So I did not abandon the search until I had become fully satisfied that the thief is a more astute man than myself.
Quindi non ho abbandonato le ricerche finché non mi sono convinto pienamente che il ladro è un uomo più astuto di me.
I fancy that I have investigated every nook and corner of the premises in which it is possible that the paper can be concealed.
Credo di aver esaminato ogni angolo e recesso dei locali in cui è possibile che il documento sia nascosto.
"But is it not possible," I suggested, "that although the letter may be in possession of the minister, as it unquestionably is, he may have concealed it elsewhere than upon his own premises?"
«Ma non è forse possibile», suggerii, «che sebbene la lettera sia in possesso del ministro, come è indubitabilmente, egli possa averla nascosta altrove che nei propri locali?»
"This is barely possible," said Dupin.
«È appena possibile», disse Dupin.
"The present peculiar condition of affairs at court, and especially of those intrigues in which D—— is known to be involved, would render the instant availability of the document—its susceptibility of being produced at a moment's notice—a point of nearly equal importance with its possession."
«L'attuale peculiare stato delle cose a corte, e specialmente di quelle intrighi in cui D—— è noto essere coinvolto, renderebbe la disponibilità immediata del documento — la sua possibilità di essere prodotto a un momento di preavviso — un punto di quasi uguale importanza rispetto al suo possesso.»
"Its susceptibility of being produced?" said I.
«La sua possibilità di essere prodotto?» dissi io.
"That is to say, of being destroyed," said Dupin.
«Vale a dire, di essere distrutto», disse Dupin.
"True," I observed; "the paper is clearly then upon the premises.
«Esatto», osservai; «il documento si trova quindi chiaramente nei locali.
As for its being upon the person of the minister, we may consider that as out of the question."
Quanto all'essere sulla persona del ministro, possiamo considerarlo fuori discussione.»
"Entirely," said the Prefect.
«Assolutamente», disse il Prefetto.
"He has been twice waylaid, as if by footpads, and his person rigorously searched under my own inspection."
«È stato teso in agguato due volte, come se da briganti, e la sua persona è stata perquisita rigorosamente sotto la mia personale supervisione.»
"You might have spared yourself this trouble," said Dupin.
«Avreste potuto risparmiarvi questo disturbo», disse Dupin.
"D——, I presume, is not altogether a fool, and, if not, must have anticipated these waylayings, as a matter of course."
«D——, presumo, non è del tutto uno sciocco, e, se così non fosse, deve aver previsto questi agguati, come cosa ovvia.»
"Not altogether a fool," said G.
«Non del tutto uno sciocco», disse G.
Vocabulary
- Quindi
- So, therefore; used to indicate logical consequence
- non
- Not; basic negation word in Italian
- ho
- I have; first person singular of avere
- abbandonato
- Abandoned, given up; past participle of abbandonare
- le
- The (feminine plural article) or her (pronoun)
- ricerche
- Searches, researches; plural of ricerca
- finché
- Until, as long as; conjunction indicating time limit
- mi
- Me, myself; first person singular reflexive pronoun
- sono
- I am or they are; form of essere
- convinto
- Convinced, persuaded; past participle of convincere
- pienamente
- Fully, completely; adverb derived from pieno
- che
- That, which, who; versatile conjunction or pronoun
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- ladro
- Thief; person who steals things from others
- è
- Is; third person singular present of essere
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- uomo
- Man; adult male human being
- più
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- astuto
- Cunning, shrewd, clever; describing a crafty person
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition
- me
- Me; first person singular stressed pronoun
- Credo
- I believe, I think; first person singular of credere
- aver
- To have; shortened infinitive form of avere
- esaminato
- Examined, inspected; past participle of esaminare
- ogni
- Every, each; adjective indicating all members of a group
- angolo
- Corner, angle; a point where two surfaces meet
- recesso
- Recess, hidden nook; a secluded or concealed space
- locali
- Premises, rooms; plural of locale, enclosed spaces
- in
- In, into; basic Italian preposition of location
- cui
- Which, whom; relative pronoun used after prepositions
- possibile
- Possible; able to exist or happen
- documento
- Document; official or important written paper
- sia
- May be; subjunctive form of essere
- nascosto
- Hidden, concealed; past participle of nascondere
- Ma
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction
- forse
- Perhaps, maybe; adverb expressing uncertainty
- suggerii
- I suggested; first person past remote of suggerire
- sebbene
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- lettera
- Letter; written message or character of the alphabet
- possesso
- Possession; the state of having or owning something
- ministro
- Minister; government official or cabinet member
- come
- How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of manner
- indubitabilmente
- Undoubtedly, without doubt; strong affirmative adverb
- egli
- He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
- possa
- May, can; subjunctive form of potere
- averla
- To have it; infinitive avere combined with pronoun la
- nascosta
- Hidden (feminine); past participle of nascondere
- altrove
- Elsewhere, somewhere else; adverb of place
- nei
- In the (masculine plural); contraction of in + i
- propri
- Own (plural); adjective indicating personal possession
- appena
- Just, barely, as soon as; adverb of time or degree
- disse
- Said, told; third person past remote of dire
- attuale
- Current, present; referring to the present situation
- peculiare
- Peculiar, particular, special; distinctive or unusual
- stato
- State, condition; also past participle of essere
- cose
- Things; plural of cosa, general objects or matters
- corte
- Court; royal or legal court, or courtyard
- specialmente
- Especially, particularly; adverb emphasizing something
- quelle
- Those (feminine plural); demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- intrighi
- Intrigues, plots; secret schemes or conspiracies
- noto
- Known, noted; well-known or acknowledged fact
- essere
- To be; fundamental Italian verb of existence
- coinvolto
- Involved, implicated; past participle of coinvolgere
- renderebbe
- Would make, would render; conditional of rendere
- disponibilità
- Availability; the state of being ready or accessible
- immediata
- Immediate, instant; without delay, happening right away
- sua
- His, her, its (feminine); possessive adjective or pronoun
- possibilità
- Possibility; chance that something may happen
- prodotto
- Product, produced; also past participle of produrre
- momento
- Moment; a very brief period of time
- preavviso
- Notice, prior warning; advance notification given beforehand
- punto
- Point; a specific position, dot, or score
- quasi
- Almost, nearly; adverb indicating close approximation
- uguale
- Equal, same; identical in value or degree
- importanza
- Importance; the quality of being significant or valuable
- rispetto
- Respect; also regarding, with respect to (preposition)
- al
- To the (masculine singular); contraction of a + il
- dissi
- I said; first person past remote of dire
- io
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- Vale
- Is worth, equals; third person singular of valere
- dire
- To say; infinitive of the verb meaning to speak
- distrutto
- Destroyed; past participle of distruggere
- Esatto
- Exact, correct; expressing agreement or confirmation
- osservai
- I observed, I remarked; first person past remote of osservare
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun or impersonal construction
- trova
- Finds, is located; third person of trovare
- chiaramente
- Clearly, obviously; adverb derived from chiaro
- Quanto
- How much, as for; quantity or degree question word
- sulla
- On the (feminine singular); contraction of su + la
- persona
- Person; an individual human being
- possiamo
- We can; first person plural present of potere
- considerarlo
- To consider it; infinitive considerare with pronoun lo
- fuori
- Outside, out of; adverb or preposition of location
- discussione
- Discussion; conversation or debate about a topic
- Assolutamente
- Absolutely, completely; emphatic adverb of affirmation
- Prefetto
- Prefect; senior administrative or police official
- teso
- Set, laid (a trap); also tense, stretched
- agguato
- Ambush, trap; a surprise attack or snare
- due
- Two; the number 2
- volte
- Times; plural of volta, indicating repetition
- se
- If, whether; conditional conjunction
- da
- From, by, since; versatile Italian preposition
- briganti
- Bandits, brigands; plural of brigante, lawless robbers
- stata
- Been (feminine); past participle of essere
- perquisita
- Searched, inspected; past participle of perquisire
- rigorosamente
- Rigorously, strictly; in a thorough and strict manner
- sotto
- Under, beneath; preposition indicating position below
- mia
- My (feminine); first person singular possessive adjective
- personale
- Personal; relating to a specific individual
- supervisione
- Supervision; oversight and management of an activity
- Avreste
- You would have; second person plural conditional of avere
- potuto
- Been able to; past participle of potere
- risparmiarvi
- To spare yourselves; reflexive infinitive of risparmiare
- questo
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- disturbo
- Trouble, bother; inconvenience or disturbance
- presumo
- I presume, I assume; first person singular of presumere
- tutto
- All, everything, whole; adjective or pronoun of totality
- sciocco
- Fool, silly person; someone who lacks good sense
- così
- So, thus, like this; adverb of manner or degree
- fosse
- Were; past subjunctive of essere
- deve
- Must, has to; third person singular of dovere
- previsto
- Foreseen, anticipated; past participle of prevedere
- questi
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- agguati
- Ambushes, traps; plural of agguato
- cosa
- Thing, what; noun or interrogative pronoun
- ovvia
- Obvious (feminine); something easy to see or understand
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