The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 3
"Oh, good heavens! who ever heard of such an idea?"
"Oh, meus céus! quem jamais ouviu falar de tal ideia?"
"A little too self-evident."
"Um pouco óbvio demais."
"Ha! ha! ha—ha! ha! ha!—ho! ho! ho!" roared our visitor, profoundly amused, "oh, Dupin, you will be the death of me yet!"
"Ha! ha! ha—ha! ha! ha!—ho! ho! ho!" rugiu o nosso visitante, profundamente divertido, "oh, Dupin, você ainda vai me matar de rir!"
"And what, after all, is the matter on hand?" I asked.
"E qual é, afinal, o assunto em questão?" perguntei eu.
"Why, I will tell you," replied the Prefect, as he gave a long, steady and contemplative puff, and settled himself in his chair.
"Pois bem, eu lhe direi," respondeu o Prefeito, enquanto dava uma tragada longa, pausada e contemplativa, e se acomodava em sua cadeira.
"I will tell you in a few words; but, before I begin, let me caution you that this is an affair demanding the greatest secrecy, and that I should most probably lose the position I now hold, were it known that I confided it to any one."
"Vou lhe contar em poucas palavras; mas, antes de começar, deixe-me adverti-lo de que este é um assunto que exige o maior sigilo, e que eu muito provavelmente perderia o cargo que ora ocupo, caso se soubesse que o confiei a alguém."
"Proceed," said I.
"Prossiga," disse eu.
"Or not," said Dupin.
"Ou não," disse Dupin.
"Well, then; I have received personal information, from a very high quarter, that a certain document of the last importance has been purloined from the royal apartments.
"Pois bem; recebi informação pessoal, de uma fonte muito elevada, de que um certo documento da maior importância foi furtado dos aposentos reais.
The individual who purloined it is known; this beyond a doubt; he was seen to take it.
O indivíduo que o furtou é conhecido; isso está além de qualquer dúvida; foi visto a apanhá-lo.
It is known, also, that it still remains in his possession."
Sabe-se, também, que ele ainda permanece em sua posse."
"How is this known?" asked Dupin.
"Como se sabe disso?" perguntou Dupin.
"It is clearly inferred," replied the Prefect, "from the nature of the document, and from the non-appearance of certain results which would at once arise from its passing out of the robber's possession; that is to say, from his employing it as he must design in the end to employ it.
"Infere-se claramente," respondeu o Prefeito, "da natureza do documento, e da não ocorrência de certos resultados que surgiriam imediatamente caso ele saísse da posse do ladrão; isto é, do uso que ele deve ter como objetivo final fazer dele.
Vocabulary
- meus
- My (plural masculine possessive pronoun)
- céus
- Heavens; skies; exclamation of surprise
- quem
- Who; relative or interrogative pronoun
- jamais
- Never; at no time ever
- ouviu
- Heard; past tense of ouvir
- falar
- To speak; to talk
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- tal
- Such; such a; of that kind
- ideia
- Idea; thought; concept
- Um
- A; one; indefinite article masculine singular
- pouco
- Little; a bit; small amount
- óbvio
- Obvious; evident; clear
- demais
- Too much; excessively; overly
- rugiu
- Roared; past tense of rugir
- o
- The; definite article masculine singular
- nosso
- Our; first person plural possessive pronoun
- visitante
- Visitor; guest; one who visits
- profundamente
- Deeply; profoundly; in a deep manner
- divertido
- Amused; entertained; having fun
- você
- You; second person singular pronoun
- ainda
- Still; yet; even
- vai
- Goes; will; present tense of ir
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- matar
- To kill; to cause death
- rir
- To laugh; to express amusement
- E
- And; coordinating conjunction
- qual
- Which; what; interrogative pronoun
- é
- Is; third person singular of ser
- afinal
- After all; finally; in the end
- assunto
- Subject; matter; topic of discussion
- em
- In; at; preposition of location or time
- questão
- Question; issue; matter under discussion
- perguntei
- Asked; I asked; past tense of perguntar
- eu
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- Pois
- Well; because; so; discourse connector
- bem
- Well; good; fine; adverb of manner
- lhe
- To him; to her; indirect object pronoun
- direi
- I will tell; future tense of dizer
- respondeu
- Replied; answered; past tense of responder
- Prefeito
- Prefect; chief of police; municipal mayor
- enquanto
- While; as; during the time that
- dava
- Gave; was giving; imperfect tense of dar
- uma
- A; one; indefinite article feminine singular
- tragada
- Puff; drag; inhalation from a pipe or cigarette
- longa
- Long; lengthy; feminine adjective
- pausada
- Slow; deliberate; pausing; unhurried
- e
- And; coordinating conjunction
- contemplativa
- Contemplative; thoughtful; meditative
- se
- Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun
- acomodava
- Settled; made comfortable; imperfect of acomodar
- sua
- His; her; your; possessive pronoun feminine singular
- cadeira
- Chair; seat; piece of furniture to sit on
- Vou
- I am going; first person singular of ir
- contar
- To tell; to count; to narrate
- poucas
- Few; a small number of; feminine plural
- palavras
- Words; units of language
- mas
- But; however; coordinating conjunction of contrast
- antes
- Before; previously; earlier
- começar
- To begin; to start; to commence
- deixe
- Let; allow; imperative of deixar
- adverti
- Warned; I warned; past tense of advertir
- lo
- Him; it; masculine direct object clitic pronoun
- que
- That; which; what; conjunction or pronoun
- este
- This; demonstrative pronoun masculine singular
- exige
- Requires; demands; present tense of exigir
- maior
- Greater; larger; bigger; comparative adjective
- sigilo
- Secrecy; confidentiality; discretion
- muito
- Very; much; a lot; adverb of degree
- provavelmente
- Probably; likely; in all probability
- perderia
- Would lose; conditional tense of perder
- cargo
- Position; office; post; job role
- ora
- Now; currently; well; discourse marker
- ocupo
- I hold; I occupy; present tense of ocupar
- caso
- Case; situation; if; conditional conjunction
- soubesse
- Knew; subjunctive imperfect of saber
- confiei
- Entrusted; confided; past tense of confiar
- a
- The; to; feminine definite article or preposition
- alguém
- Someone; anybody; an unspecified person
- Prossiga
- Proceed; continue; imperative of prosseguir
- disse
- Said; told; past tense of dizer
- Ou
- Or; alternative coordinating conjunction
- não
- No; not; negation word
- recebi
- Received; I received; past tense of receber
- informação
- Information; data; piece of knowledge
- pessoal
- Personal; private; relating to a person
- fonte
- Source; fountain; origin of information
- elevada
- High; elevated; exalted; of high standing
- certo
- Certain; a certain; sure; true
- documento
- Document; official paper or record
- da
- Of the; contraction of de and a
- importância
- Importance; significance; relevance
- foi
- Was; went; past tense of ser or ir
- furtado
- Stolen; pilfered; past participle of furtar
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de and os (plural)
- aposentos
- Chambers; private rooms; royal apartments
- reais
- Royal; real; plural of real
- O
- The; definite article masculine singular
- indivíduo
- Individual; person; particular human being
- furtou
- Stole; pilfered; past tense of furtar
- conhecido
- Known; familiar; well-known person
- isso
- That; this; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- está
- Is; present tense of estar (temporary state)
- além
- Beyond; further; on the other side of
- qualquer
- Any; any kind of; whatever
- dúvida
- Doubt; uncertainty; lack of certainty
- visto
- Seen; given that; past participle of ver
- apanhá
- Catching; grabbing; catching in the act
- Sabe
- Knows; present tense of saber
- também
- Also; too; as well
- ele
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- permanece
- Remains; stays; present tense of permanecer
- posse
- Possession; ownership; custody of something
- Como
- How; like; as; interrogative or comparative
- sabe
- Knows; present tense of saber
- disso
- Of that; about that; contraction of de isso
- perguntou
- Asked; inquired; past tense of perguntar
- Infere
- Infers; deduces; present tense of inferir
- claramente
- Clearly; obviously; in a clear manner
- natureza
- Nature; character; the natural world
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and o
- ocorrência
- Occurrence; event; incident that takes place
- certos
- Certain; particular; some specific things
- resultados
- Results; outcomes; consequences of actions
- surgiriam
- Would arise; would emerge; conditional of surgir
- imediatamente
- Immediately; at once; without delay
- saísse
- Left; went out; subjunctive imperfect of sair
- ladrão
- Thief; robber; person who steals
- isto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun (near speaker)
- uso
- Use; usage; the act of using something
- deve
- Must; should; present tense of dever
- ter
- To have; infinitive of auxiliary or main verb
- como
- As; how; like; conjunction or adverb
- objetivo
- Objective; goal; aim; purpose
- final
- Final; last; ultimate; end goal
- fazer
- To do; to make; common versatile verb
- dele
- Of him; his; contraction of de and ele
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