Won from the Waves — Page 14
Looking towards the landing-place, the tall figure of Sal of the Salt Sea was seen standing on the edge of the pier gazing down upon them.
En regardant vers le débarcadère, on aperçut la haute silhouette de Sal de la Mer Salée, debout au bord de la jetée, les regardant d'en haut.
"Foolish men! you have had your toil for nought, yet it is well for you that you could not reach the doomed ship.
« Hommes insensés ! vous avez peiné pour rien, et pourtant il est heureux pour vous que vous n'ayez pu atteindre le navire maudit.
I warned you, and you disregarded me.
Je vous ai avertis, et vous ne m'avez pas écouté.
I commanded the winds and waves to stop your progress; they listened to my orders and obeyed me.
J'ai commandé aux vents et aux vagues d'arrêter votre progression ; ils ont écouté mes ordres et m'ont obéi.
You will not another time venture to disregard my warnings.
Vous ne vous hasarderez plus une autre fois à ignorer mes avertissements.
Now go to your homes, and be thankful that I did not think fit to punish you for your folly.
Maintenant, rentrez chez vous, et soyez reconnaissants que je n'aie pas jugé bon de vous punir pour votre folie.
Again I warn you that yonder ship is doomed! is doomed! is doomed!"
Je vous avertis encore que ce navire là-bas est condamné ! est condamné ! est condamné ! »
While the old woman was uttering these words in the same harsh, loud tones as before, Adam and his crew were making their way to the landing-place.
Tandis que la vieille femme prononçait ces mots avec les mêmes tons rudes et forts qu'auparavant, Adam et son équipage se dirigeaient vers le débarcadère.
Before they reached it, however, the strange being had disappeared in the darkness, though her voice could be heard as she took her way apparently towards the cliffs.
Avant qu'ils n'y parviennent, cependant, l'étrange créature avait disparu dans l'obscurité, bien que l'on pût encore entendre sa voix tandis qu'elle se dirigeait apparemment vers les falaises.
"Again, lads, I say, don't let what you have heard from the poor mad woman trouble you," exclaimed Adam.
« Encore une fois, les gars, je vous le dis, ne laissez pas ce que vous avez entendu de la pauvre folle vous troubler », s'écria Adam.
"Come to my cottage, and we will have a bite of supper, and wait till we have the chance of getting off again."
« Venez à ma chaumière, nous mangerons un morceau, et nous attendrons d'avoir l'occasion de repartir.
Dame Halliburt, expecting them, had prepared supper.
Dame Halliburt, qui les attendait, avait préparé le souper.
The sanded floors and rough chairs and stools which formed the furniture of her abode were not to be injured by their dripping garments.
Les sols sablés et les chaises et tabourets grossiers qui constituaient le mobilier de son logis ne risquaient pas d'être abîmés par leurs vêtements ruisselants.
Vocabulary
- regardant
- Looking at; present participle of 'regarder'
- vers
- Toward; in the direction of
- débarcadère
- A landing stage or wharf for disembarking passengers
- aperçut
- Caught sight of; past simple of 'apercevoir'
- haute
- Tall or high (feminine adjective)
- silhouette
- An outline or shadowy figure of a person
- Mer
- Sea; large body of salt water
- Salée
- Salty (feminine adjective); salted
- debout
- Standing upright; on one's feet
- bord
- Edge, rim, or side of something
- jetée
- A pier or jetty extending into water
- haut
- Top, height, or high part of something
- Hommes
- Men; plural of 'homme' (man)
- insensés
- Foolish, senseless, or reckless men
- peiné
- Toiled or labored hard with great effort
- rien
- Nothing; not anything at all
- pourtant
- Yet, however, or nevertheless; expressing contrast
- heureux
- Happy, fortunate, or lucky
- ayez
- Subjunctive form of 'avoir'; that you have
- pu
- Past participle of 'pouvoir'; been able to
- atteindre
- To reach, attain, or get to a destination
- navire
- A ship or large seagoing vessel
- maudit
- Cursed or accursed; under a wicked curse
- avertis
- Warned; past participle or past simple of 'avertir'
- écouté
- Listened to; past participle of 'écouter'
- commandé
- Commanded or ordered; past participle of 'commander'
- vents
- Winds; plural of 'vent' (wind)
- vagues
- Waves; plural of 'vague' (wave)
- arrêter
- To stop, halt, or arrest something or someone
- progression
- Advance or forward movement toward a goal
- ordres
- Orders or commands; plural of 'ordre'
- obéi
- Obeyed; past participle of 'obéir'
- hasarderez
- Will dare or risk; future tense of 'hasarder'
- plus
- No more; no longer (in negative context)
- autre
- Another or other; different from the current one
- fois
- Time or occasion; 'une fois' means 'once'
- ignorer
- To ignore or be unaware of something
- avertissements
- Warnings or cautions; plural of 'avertissement'
- Maintenant
- Now; at the present moment
- rentrez
- Go back home; imperative of 'rentrer'
- chez
- Preposition meaning 'at the home of'
- soyez
- Be; imperative or subjunctive of 'être'
- reconnaissants
- Grateful or thankful (masculine plural adjective)
- aie
- Subjunctive of 'avoir'; that I have
- jugé
- Judged or deemed; past participle of 'juger'
- bon
- Good; adjective meaning suitable or appropriate
- punir
- To punish someone for a wrongdoing
- folie
- Madness, folly, or foolish behavior
- encore
- Still, again, or yet; indicating repetition
- là-bas
- Over there; at a distance in that direction
- condamné
- Condemned or doomed; sentenced to punishment
- Tandis
- While; used in 'tandis que' (while/whereas)
- vieille
- Old (feminine adjective); an elderly woman
- femme
- Woman or wife; adult female person
- prononçait
- Was pronouncing or uttering; imperfect of 'prononcer'
- mots
- Words; plural of 'mot'
- mêmes
- Same; identical (adjective, plural form)
- tons
- Tones or pitches of voice; plural of 'ton'
- rudes
- Rough, harsh, or coarse (plural adjective)
- forts
- Strong or loud (masculine plural adjective)
- auparavant
- Before, previously, or formerly in time
- équipage
- Crew of a ship or aircraft
- dirigeaient
- Were heading toward; imperfect of 'se diriger'
- Avant
- Before; prior to a point in time
- parviennent
- Manage to reach; present subjunctive of 'parvenir'
- cependant
- However, yet, or nevertheless; expressing contrast
- étrange
- Strange, odd, or unusual in character
- créature
- Creature; a living being or mysterious entity
- disparu
- Disappeared; past participle of 'disparaître'
- obscurité
- Darkness or obscurity; absence of light
- bien
- Well; used here as 'although' or 'even though'
- pût
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'pouvoir'; could
- entendre
- To hear or listen to a sound
- voix
- Voice; sound produced in speaking or singing
- tandis
- While; part of 'tandis que' meaning 'while'
- dirigeait
- Was heading or directing; imperfect of 'diriger'
- apparemment
- Apparently, seemingly; as it seems or appears
- falaises
- Cliffs; steep rocky faces along a coast
- Encore
- Again or still; expressing repetition or continuation
- gars
- Guys or lads; informal term for men
- dis
- Said; first/second person past simple of 'dire'
- laissez
- Let or allow; imperative of 'laisser'
- entendu
- Heard; past participle of 'entendre'
- pauvre
- Poor; used to express pity for someone
- folle
- Madwoman; feminine form of 'fou' (crazy)
- troubler
- To trouble, disturb, or upset someone mentally
- écria
- Exclaimed or cried out; past simple of 's'écrier'
- Venez
- Come; imperative of 'venir' (to come)
- chaumière
- A thatched cottage or humble rural dwelling
- mangerons
- Will eat; first person plural future of 'manger'
- morceau
- A piece or bite of food
- attendrons
- Will wait; first person plural future of 'attendre'
- avoir
- To have; infinitive of the auxiliary verb
- occasion
- Opportunity or occasion to do something
- repartir
- To set off again or depart once more
- Dame
- Dame or lady; title of respect for a woman
- attendait
- Was waiting; imperfect third person of 'attendre'
- préparé
- Prepared; past participle of 'préparer'
- souper
- Supper; the evening meal
- sols
- Floors or ground surfaces inside a building
- sablés
- Sanded; covered or strewn with sand
- chaises
- Chairs; seats with backs for sitting
- tabourets
- Stools; small seats without backs or arms
- grossiers
- Rough, crude, or coarse in make or manner
- constituaient
- Constituted or made up; imperfect of 'constituer'
- mobilier
- Furniture; movable furnishings of a room
- logis
- Lodging or dwelling; a place to stay
- risquaient
- Were risking; imperfect third person of 'risquer'
- être
- To be; infinitive of the fundamental linking verb
- abîmés
- Damaged or ruined; past participle of 'abîmer'
- vêtements
- Clothes or garments worn on the body
- ruisselants
- Dripping or streaming with water; soaking wet
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