The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 14
This functionary grasped it in a perfect agony of joy, opened it with a trembling hand, cast a rapid glance at its contents, and then, scrambling and struggling to the door, rushed at length unceremoniously from the room and from the house, without having uttered a syllable since Dupin had requested him to fill up the check.
Este funcionário agarrou-o numa perfeita agonia de alegria, abriu-o com mão trêmula, lançou um rápido olhar ao seu conteúdo e, em seguida, trepando e lutando em direção à porta, precipitou-se afinal sem cerimônia para fora do quarto e da casa, sem ter proferido uma única sílaba desde que Dupin lhe havia pedido para preencher o cheque.
When he had gone, my friend entered into some explanations.
Quando ele se foi, meu amigo passou a algumas explicações.
"The Parisian police," he said, "are exceedingly able in their way.
"A polícia parisiense", disse ele, "é extremamente capaz à sua maneira.
They are persevering, ingenious, cunning, and thoroughly versed in the knowledge which their duties seem chiefly to demand.
São perseverantes, engenhosos, astutos e completamente versados no conhecimento que os seus deveres parecem principalmente exigir.
Thus, when G—— detailed to us his mode of searching the premises at the Hotel D——, I felt entire confidence in his having made a satisfactory investigation—so far as his labors extended."
Assim, quando G—— nos descreveu detalhadamente o seu modo de revistar as dependências do Hotel D——, tive plena confiança em que ele havia feito uma investigação satisfatória — até onde os seus esforços se estenderam."
"So far as his labors extended?" said I.
"Até onde os seus esforços se estenderam?" disse eu.
"Yes," said Dupin.
"Sim", disse Dupin.
"The measures adopted were not only the best of their kind, but carried out to absolute perfection.
"As medidas adotadas não foram apenas as melhores do seu gênero, mas executadas com perfeição absoluta.
Had the letter been deposited within the range of their search, these fellows would, beyond a question, have found it."
Se a carta tivesse sido depositada dentro do alcance das suas buscas, esses sujeitos, sem dúvida alguma, a teriam encontrado."
I merely laughed—but he seemed quite serious in all that he said.
Eu simplesmente ri — mas ele parecia bastante sério em tudo o que disse.
"The measures, then," he continued, "were good in their kind, and well executed; their defect lay in their being inapplicable to the case, and to the man.
"As medidas, portanto", continuou ele, "eram boas no seu gênero e bem executadas; o seu defeito estava em serem inaplicáveis ao caso e ao homem.
A certain set of highly ingenious resources are, with the Prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed, to which he forcibly adapts his designs.
Um certo conjunto de recursos altamente engenhosos é, para o Prefeito, uma espécie de leito de Procusto, ao qual ele adapta à força os seus planos.
Vocabulary
- Este
- This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.
- funcionário
- Official; civil servant or government employee.
- agarrou-o
- Grabbed it; past tense of agarrar with object pronoun.
- numa
- In a; contraction of 'em uma'.
- perfeita
- Perfect; complete or flawless feminine form.
- agonia
- Agony; intense suffering or struggle.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship.
- alegria
- Joy; happiness or cheerfulness.
- abriu-o
- Opened it; past tense of abrir with object pronoun.
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
- mão
- Hand; body part at the end of the arm.
- trêmula
- Trembling; shaking or quivering feminine form.
- lançou
- Threw; past tense of lançar.
- um
- A; indefinite article masculine singular.
- rápido
- Quick; fast or swift.
- olhar
- Look; to gaze or glance.
- ao
- To the; contraction of 'a o'.
- seu
- His, her, your; possessive pronoun.
- conteúdo
- Content; what is contained within.
- em
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- seguida
- Following; next or afterwards.
- trepando
- Climbing; moving upward using hands and feet.
- lutando
- Fighting; struggling or battling.
- direção
- Direction; course toward a destination.
- porta
- Door; entrance or exit.
- precipitou-se
- Rushed; hurried forward hastily.
- afinal
- After all; in the end.
- sem
- Without; lacking or not having.
- cerimônia
- Ceremony; formal ritual or procedure.
- para
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination.
- fora
- Outside; exterior or outer area.
- do
- Of the; contraction of 'de o'.
- quarto
- Room; bedroom or chamber.
- da
- Of the; contraction of 'de a'.
- casa
- House; dwelling or home.
- ter
- Have; to possess or own.
- proferido
- Uttered; spoken or expressed.
- única
- Single; only one feminine form.
- sílaba
- Syllable; unit of pronunciation.
- desde
- Since; from that time onward.
- que
- That; relative pronoun.
- lhe
- Him/her; indirect object pronoun.
- havia
- Had; past tense of haver.
- pedido
- Asked; past participle of pedir.
- preencher
- Fill; to complete or occupy.
- cheque
- Check; financial instrument for payment.
- Quando
- When; at what time.
- ele
- He; masculine personal pronoun.
- se
- Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun.
- foi
- Went; past tense of ir.
- meu
- My; possessive pronoun masculine.
- amigo
- Friend; person with whom one has affinity.
- passou
- Passed; past tense of passar.
- algumas
- Some; plural feminine indefinite pronoun.
- explicações
- Explanations; clarifications or descriptions.
- polícia
- Police; law enforcement authority.
- parisiense
- Parisian; relating to Paris.
- disse
- Said; past tense of dizer.
- extremamente
- Extremely; to a great degree.
- capaz
- Capable; able or competent.
- sua
- Her/his/your; possessive pronoun feminine.
- maneira
- Manner; way of doing something.
- São
- Are; third person plural of ser.
- perseverantes
- Persevering; persistent or determined.
- engenhosos
- Ingenious; clever or resourceful.
- astutos
- Astute; shrewd or cunning.
- completamente
- Completely; entirely or wholly.
- versados
- Versed; knowledgeable or skilled.
- no
- In the; contraction of 'em o'.
- conhecimento
- Knowledge; understanding or awareness.
- os
- The; masculine plural article.
- seus
- Their/your; possessive pronoun plural.
- deveres
- Duties; responsibilities or obligations.
- parecem
- Seem; appear or look.
- principalmente
- Mainly; principally or chiefly.
- exigir
- Require; to demand or need.
- Assim
- Thus; in this manner or way.
- quando
- When; at what time.
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