The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 11
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Beyond doubt. We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope.
Sem dúvida. Removemos todos os tapetes e examinamos as tábuas com o microscópio.
"And the paper on the walls?"
"E o papel nas paredes?"
"Yes."
"Sim."
"You looked into the cellars?"
"O senhor inspecionou as adegas?"
"We did."
"Inspecionamos."
"Then," I said, "you have been making a miscalculation, and the letter is not upon the premises, as you suppose."
"Então," eu disse, "o senhor fez um cálculo errado, e a carta não está nas dependências, como supõe."
"I fear you are right there," said the Prefect. "And now, Dupin, what would you advise me to do?"
"Receio que o senhor tenha razão," disse o Prefeito. "E agora, Dupin, o que me aconselharia a fazer?"
"To make a thorough re-search of the premises."
"Fazer uma nova busca minuciosa nas dependências."
"That is absolutely needless," replied G——. "I am not more sure that I breathe than I am that the letter is not at the Hotel."
"Isso é absolutamente desnecessário," respondeu G——. "Tenho tanta certeza de que respiro quanto tenho de que a carta não está no Hotel."
"I have no better advice to give you," said Dupin. "You have, of course, an accurate description of the letter?"
"Não tenho melhor conselho a lhe dar," disse Dupin. "O senhor tem, naturalmente, uma descrição precisa da carta?"
"Oh yes!"—And here the Prefect, producing a memorandum-book, proceeded to read aloud a minute account of the internal, and especially of the external appearance of the missing document.
"Oh, sim!" — E aqui o Prefeito, tirando um caderno de anotações, passou a ler em voz alta uma descrição minuciosa do interior e, especialmente, da aparência exterior do documento desaparecido.
Soon after finishing the perusal of this description, he took his departure, more entirely depressed in spirits than I had ever known the good gentleman before.
Logo após terminar a leitura dessa descrição, ele se retirou, com o ânimo mais completamente abatido do que eu jamais havia visto o bom cavalheiro antes.
In about a month afterwards he paid us another visit, and found us occupied very nearly as before.
Cerca de um mês depois ele nos fez outra visita, e nos encontrou ocupados quase como antes.
He took a pipe and a chair and entered into some ordinary conversation.
Ele pegou um cachimbo e uma cadeira e entrou em conversa trivial.
At length I said,—
Por fim eu disse: —
"Well, but G——, what of the purloined letter? I presume you have at last made up your mind that there is no such thing as overreaching the Minister?
"Bem, mas G——, que há com a carta roubada? Presumo que o senhor tenha finalmente se convencido de que não há como superar o Ministro?
Vocabulary
- Sem
- seng — Without; lacking something.
- dúvida
- DOO-vee-dah — Doubt; uncertainty about something.
- Removemos
- heh-moo-VAY-moosh — We removed; took away something.
- todos
- TOH-doosh — All; every one of a group.
- os
- oosh — The; masculine plural definite article.
- tapetes
- tah-PEH-tesh — Carpets; floor coverings in a room.
- examinamos
- eh-zah-mee-NAH-moosh — We examined; inspected carefully.
- tábuas
- TAH-bwash — Planks; flat boards of wood.
- microscópio
- mee-krosh-KOH-pyoo — Microscope; instrument for magnifying small objects.
- papel
- pah-PEL — Paper; thin material for writing on.
- paredes
- pah-REH-desh — Walls; vertical structures of a building.
- Sim
- sing — Yes; affirmative response.
- senhor
- sen-YOR — Sir; mister; formal address for a man.
- inspecionou
- eens-peh-syoo-NOH — Inspected; examined officially and thoroughly.
- adegas
- ah-DEH-gash — Wine cellars; storage rooms for wine.
- Inspecionamos
- eens-peh-syoo-NAH-moosh — We inspected; examined officially and carefully.
- Então
- en-TOWNG — Then; so; at that time or therefore.
- disse
- DEE-seh — Said; past tense of the verb dizer.
- fez
- fesh — Made; did; past tense of fazer.
- cálculo
- KAL-koo-loo — Calculation; mathematical computation or estimate.
- errado
- eh-HAH-doo — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken.
- carta
- KAR-tah — Letter; written message sent to someone.
- dependências
- deh-pen-DEN-syash — Premises; outbuildings or rooms of a property.
- supõe
- soo-POYN — Supposes; assumes something to be true.
- Receio
- heh-SAY-oo — I fear; I am afraid that something is true.
- razão
- hah-ZOWNG — Reason; also used in 'you are right'.
- Prefeito
- preh-FAY-too — Prefect; chief administrative or police official.
- aconselharia
- ah-kon-seh-lyah-REE-ah — Would advise; conditional form of aconselhar.
- busca
- BOOS-kah — Search; act of looking for something.
- minuciosa
- mee-noo-SYOH-zah — Thorough; very detailed and careful.
- absolutamente
- ab-soo-loo-tah-MEN-teh — Absolutely; completely; without any doubt.
- desnecessário
- desh-neh-seh-SAH-ryoo — Unnecessary; not needed or required.
- respondeu
- hesh-pon-DEH-oo — Responded; answered or replied to someone.
- certeza
- ser-TEH-zah — Certainty; complete confidence in something.
- respiro
- hesh-PEE-roo — Breath; act of breathing; also relief.
- melhor
- mel-YOR — Better; best; superior in quality.
- conselho
- kon-SEL-yoo — Advice; counsel given to someone.
- naturalmente
- nah-too-ral-MEN-teh — Naturally; of course; in a natural way.
- descrição
- desh-kree-SOWNG — Description; detailed account of something's features.
- precisa
- preh-SEE-zah — Precise; exact; also 'needs' as a verb.
- tirando
- tee-RAN-doo — Taking out; removing something from somewhere.
- caderno
- kah-DER-noo — Notebook; small book for writing notes.
- anotações
- ah-noo-tah-SOYNSH — Notes; written annotations or records.
- passou
- pah-SOH — Passed; went on to do something.
- ler
- lehr — To read; to interpret written text.
- voz
- vosh — Voice; sound produced when speaking.
- alta
- AL-tah — High; loud; tall; in voz alta, aloud.
- interior
- een-teh-RYOR — Interior; inside part of something.
- especialmente
- esh-peh-syal-MEN-teh — Especially; particularly; above all others.
- aparência
- ah-pah-REN-syah — Appearance; the way something looks.
- exterior
- esh-teh-RYOR — Exterior; outside surface or appearance.
- documento
- doo-koo-MEN-too — Document; official or important written paper.
- desaparecido
- deh-zah-pah-reh-SEE-doo — Disappeared; gone missing; no longer visible.
- Logo
- LOH-goo — Soon; shortly; right after.
- após
- ah-POSH — After; following in time or order.
- terminar
- ter-mee-NAR — To finish; to end or complete something.
- leitura
- lay-TOO-rah — Reading; the act of reading a text.
- retirou
- heh-tee-ROH — Withdrew; left; removed himself from a place.
- ânimo
- AH-nee-moo — Spirit; mood; disposition or frame of mind.
- completamente
- kom-pleh-tah-MEN-teh — Completely; entirely; in a total manner.
- abatido
- ah-bah-TEE-doo — Dejected; downcast; feeling low or discouraged.
- jamais
- zhah-MYSH — Never; ever; at no time at all.
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Had; past tense of haver as auxiliary.
- bom
- bong — Good; pleasant; of positive quality.
- cavalheiro
- kah-val-YAY-roo — Gentleman; a well-mannered and honorable man.
- antes
- AN-tesh — Before; previously; earlier in time.
- Cerca
- SER-kah — About; approximately; around a quantity.
- mês
- meysh — Month; one of the twelve calendar periods.
- depois
- deh-POYSH — After; afterwards; later in time.
- outra
- OH-trah — Another; other; a different one.
- visita
- vee-ZEE-tah — Visit; act of going to see someone.
- encontrou
- en-kon-TROH — Found; met; encountered someone or something.
- ocupados
- oh-koo-PAH-doosh — Busy; occupied; engaged in an activity.
- pegou
- peh-GOH — Grabbed; took; picked something up.
- cachimbo
- kah-SHEEM-boo — Pipe; smoking pipe used for tobacco.
- cadeira
- kah-DAY-rah — Chair; a seat with a back support.
- entrou
- en-TROH — Entered; went into a place or conversation.
- conversa
- kon-VER-sah — Conversation; informal talk between people.
- fim
- feeng — End; final part; conclusion of something.
- Bem
- beng — Well; good; used as filler or greeting.
- roubada
- hoh-BAH-dah — Stolen; taken illegally by someone.
- Presumo
- preh-ZOO-moo — I presume; I assume something is true.
- finalmente
- fee-nal-MEN-teh — Finally; at last; after a long time.
- convencido
- kon-ven-SEE-doo — Convinced; persuaded that something is true.
- superar
- soo-peh-RAR — To overcome; to surpass or get past something.
- Ministro
- mee-NEESH-troo — Minister; high-ranking government official.
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