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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Uttersonthe
odvjetnik
lawyerwasamanof
je
aruggedcountenancethatwasneverlightedby
je
asmile;
cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardinsentiment;
lean,
dugi
long,dusty,drearyandyet
nekako
somehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
i
andwhenthewinewastohistaste,
nešto
somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhis
oka
eye;
somethingindeedwhichneverfoundits
put
wayintohistalk,but
što
whichspokenotonlyinthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinnerface,
ali
butmoreoftenandloudlyintheactsofhislife.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
drank
džin
ginwhenhewasalone,tomortify
je
atasteforvintages;
and
iako
thoughheenjoyedthetheatre,hadnotcrossedthedoorsofonefortwentyyears.
Ali
Buthehadanapprovedtoleranceforothers;
ponekad
sometimeswondering,almostwithenvy,atthehigh
pritisak
pressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
andinanyextremityinclinedto
pomoći
helpratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedtosayquaintly:
“Iletmy
bratu
brothergotothedevilinhisownway.”
In
ovom
thischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhis
sreća
fortunetobethelastreputable
poznanik
acquaintanceandthelastgood
utjecaj
influenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
I
Andtosuchasthese,solongastheycame
o
abouthischambers,henevermarkeda
nijansu
shadeofchangeinhisdemeanour.
Nema
NodoubtthefeatwaseasytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeatthebest,and
čak
evenhisfriendshipseemedtobefoundedin
je
asimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itisthemarkofamodestmantoaccepthis
prijateljski
friendlycircleready-madefromthehandsofopportunity;
i
andthatwasthelawyer’s
način
way.
Hisfriendswerethoseofhisown
krvi
bloodorthosewhomhehadknownthelongest;
hisaffections,
kao
likeivy,werethegrowthof
vremena
time,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
Hence,
bez
nodoubtthebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,thewell-knownmanabout
gradu
town.
Itwasanuttocrackfor
mnoge
many,whatthesetwocould
vidjeti
seeineachother,orwhat
temu
subjecttheycouldfindin
zajednički
common.
ItwasreportedbythosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thattheysaid
ništa
nothing,lookedsingularlydullandwouldhail
s
withobviousrelieftheappearanceofafriend.
For
sve
allthat,thetwomenput
na
thegreateststorebytheseexcursions,countedthem
na
thechiefjewelofeach
tjedna
week,andnotonlysetasideoccasionsofpleasure,but
čak
evenresistedthecallsofbusiness,thattheymight
uživati
enjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeof
ovih
theseramblesthattheirwayledthem
niz
downaby-streetinabusyquarterofLondon.
The
ulica
streetwassmallandwhatiscalledquiet,
ali
butitdroveathrivingtradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
svi
alldoingwell,itseemed
i
andallemulouslyhopingto
učiniti
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthe
višak
surplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
so
da
thattheshopfrontsstood
duž
alongthatthoroughfarewithanairofinvitation,
kao
likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Čak
EvenonSunday,whenitveileditsmorefloridcharms
i
andlaycomparativelyemptyofpassage,the
ulica
streetshoneoutincontrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,
kao
likeafireina
šumi
forest;
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,
i
andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyofnote,
odmah
instantlycaughtandpleasedthe
oko
eyeofthepassenger.
Twodoorsfromonecorner,ontheleft
ruci
handgoingeastthelinewasbrokenbytheentryof
je
acourt;
andjustatthatpoint
je
acertainsinisterblockofbuildingthrust
naprijed
forwarditsgableonthestreet.
Itwas
dva
twostoreyshigh;
showedno
prozor
window,nothingbutadooronthe
donjem
lowerstoreyandablind
čela
foreheadofdiscolouredwallonthe
gornjem
upper;
andboreineveryfeature,themarksofprolonged
i
andsordidnegligence.
Thedoor,
koja
whichwasequippedwithneither
zvono
bellnorknocker,wasblistered
i
anddistained.
Trampsslouchedintotherecess
i
andstruckmatchesonthepanels;
djeca
childrenkeptshopuponthesteps;
theschoolboyhadtriedhis
nož
knifeonthemouldings;
andforcloseonageneration,noonehadappearedtodriveaway
ove
theserandomvisitorsortorepairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
i
andthelawyerwereontheother
strani
sideoftheby-street;
but
kad
whentheycameabreastoftheentry,theformerlifteduphis
štap
caneandpointed.
“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
heasked;
a
andwhenhiscompanionhadrepliedintheaffirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”addedhe,“witha
vrlo
veryoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
saidMr.Utterson,
s
withaslightchangeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascoming
kući
homefromsomeplaceatthe
kraju
endoftheworld,about
tri
threeo’clockofablackwinter
jutra
morning,andmywaylay
kroz
throughapartoftown
gdje
wheretherewasliterallynothingtobeseenbutlamps.
Ulica
Streetafterstreetandallthefolksasleep—streetafter
ulica
street,alllightedupasifforaprocession
i
andallasemptyasachurch—tillatlastIgotintothat
stanje
stateofmindwhena
čovjek
manlistensandlistensandbeginstolongforthesightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,Isaw
dvije
twofigures:
onealittle
čovjek
manwhowasstumpingalongeastwardat
je
agoodwalk,andtheother
je
agirlofmaybeeight
ili
ortenwhowasrunningashardasshewasable
niz
downacrossstreet.
Well,
gospodine
sir,thetworanintooneanother
prirodno
naturallyenoughatthecorner;
a
andthencamethehorrible
dio
partofthething;
forthe
čovjek
mantrampledcalmlyoverthechild’sbody
i
andleftherscreamingontheground.
Itsounds
ništa
nothingtohear,butitwashellishto
vidjeti
see.
Itwasn’tlikea
muškarac
man;
itwaslikesomedamnedJuggernaut.
Igave
je
afewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmy
gospodin
gentleman,andbroughthimbackto
gdje
wheretherewasalreadyquite
je
agroupaboutthescreaming
dijete
child.
Hewasperfectlycool
i
andmadenoresistance,butgaveme
jedan
onelook,souglythatitbroughtoutthe
znoja
sweatonmelikerunning.
The
ljudi
peoplewhohadturnedoutwerethegirl’sown
obitelj
family;
andprettysoon,the
liječnik
doctor,forwhomshehadbeensent
staviti
putinhisappearance.
Well,the
dijete
childwasnotmuchthe
gore
worse,morefrightened,accordingtothesawbones;
i
andthereyoumighthavesupposedwouldbean
kraj
endtoit.
Buttherewas
jedna
onecuriouscircumstance.
Ihadtakenaloathingtomygentlemanat
prvi
firstsight.
Sohadthechild’s
obitelj
family,whichwasonlynatural.
Ali
Butthedoctor’scasewaswhatstruck
me
me.
Hewastheusualcut
i
anddryapothecary,ofnoparticularage
i
andcolour,withastrongEdinburghaccent
i
andaboutasemotionalas
je
abagpipe.
Well,sir,hewas
kao
liketherestofus;
svaki
everytimehelookedatmyprisoner,Isawthatsawbonesturnsick
i
andwhitewiththedesireto
ubije
killhim.
Iknewwhatwasinhis
umu
mind,justasheknewwhatwasinmine;
a
andkillingbeingoutofthequestion,wedidthenext
najbolje
best.
Wetoldthemanwecould
i
andwouldmakesucha
skandal
scandaloutofthisasshould
napraviti
makehisnamestinkfromone
kraja
endofLondontothe
drugog
other.
Ifhehadanyfriends
ili
oranycredit,weundertookthatheshould
izgubiti
losethem.
Andallthe
vrijeme
time,aswewerepitchingitinredhot,wewerekeepingthewomen
od
offhimasbestwecouldfortheywereas
divlje
wildasharpies.
Ineversawa
krug
circleofsuchhatefulfaces;
a
andtherewasthemaninthe
sredini
middle,withakindofblacksneeringcoolness—frightened
također
too,Icouldseethat—butcarryingitoff,
gospodine
sir,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyouchoosetomakecapitaloutof
ovu
thisaccident,’saidhe,‘Iam
prirodno
naturallyhelpless.
Nogentlemanbutwishesto
izbjeći
avoidascene,’sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’
Pa
Well,wescrewedhimuptoahundredpoundsforthechild’s
obitelj
family;
hewouldhaveclearlylikedtostickout;
ali
buttherewassomethingaboutthelotofusthatmeantmischief,
i
andatlasthestruck.
Thenext
stvar
thingwastogetthe
novac
money;
andwheredoyouthinkhecarriedus
ali
buttothatplacewiththedoor?—whippedout
je
akey,wentin,andpresentlycameback
s
withthematteroftenpoundsingold
i
andachequeforthebalanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayabletobearer
i
andsignedwithanamethatIcan’t
spomenuti
mention,thoughit’soneofthepointsofmystory,
ali
butitwasanameat
barem
leastverywellknownand
često
oftenprinted.
Thefigurewasstiff;
ali
butthesignaturewasgoodfor
više
morethanthatifitwas
samo
onlygenuine.
Itookthe
slobodu
libertyofpointingouttomygentlemanthatthe
cijeli
wholebusinesslookedapocryphal,andthat
je
amandoesnot,in
stvarnom
reallife,walkintoa
podrum
cellardooratfourinthe
ujutro
morningandcomeoutwithanotherman’s
ček
chequeforcloseupona
sto
hundredpounds.
Buthewas
prilično
quiteeasyandsneering.
‘Setyourmindatrest,’says
on
he,‘Iwillstaywithyoutillthebanksopen
i
andcashthechequemyself.’Sowe
svi
allsetoff,thedoctor,
i
andthechild’sfather,andour
prijatelj
friendandmyself,andpassedthe
ostatak
restofthenightinmychambers;
andnext
dana
day,whenwehadbreakfasted,wentinabodytothe
banku
bank.
Igaveinthe
ček
chequemyself,andsaidIhadeveryreasonto
vjerujem
believeitwasaforgery.
Notabitofit.
The
ček
chequewasgenuine.”
“Tut-tut!”
saidMr.Utterson.
“IseeyoufeelasIdo,”saidMr.Enfield.
“Yes,it’s
je
abadstory.
Formy
čovjek
manwasafellowthat
nitko
nobodycouldhavetodo
s
with,areallydamnableman;
andthe
osoba
personthatdrewthechequeisthe
vrlo
verypinkoftheproprieties,celebrated
također
too,and(whatmakesitworse)
jedan
oneofyourfellowswhodowhattheycallgood.
Blackmail,Isuppose;
anhonest
čovjek
manpayingthroughthenosefor
neke
someofthecapersofhisyouth.
Crna
BlackMailHouseiswhatIcallthe
mjesto
placewiththedoor,inconsequence.
Iako
Thougheventhat,youknow,is
daleko
farfromexplainingall,”headded,
i
andwiththewordsfellintoaveinofmusing.
FromthishewasrecalledbyMr.Uttersonasking
prilično
rathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’tknowifthedrawerofthe
ček
chequelivesthere?”
“Alikely
mjesto
place,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappentohavenoticedhisaddress;
helivesinsome
trgu
squareorother.”
“Andyouneveraskedaboutthe—place
s
withthedoor?”
saidMr.Utterson.
“No,
gospodine
sir;
Ihadadelicacy,”wasthe
odgovor
reply.
“Ifeelverystronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakes
previše
toomuchofthestyleofthe
dana
dayofjudgment.
Youstart
je
aquestion,andit’slikestarting
je
astone.
Yousitquietlyonthe
vrhu
topofahill;
andawaythestonegoes,startingothers;
i
andpresentlysomeblandold
ptica
bird(thelastyouwouldhavethoughtof)isknockedonthe
glavu
headinhisownbackgarden
i
andthefamilyhaveto
promijeniti
changetheirname.
Nosir,Imakeit
je
aruleofmine:
the
više
moreitlookslikeQueerStreet,
na
thelessIask.”
“A
vrlo
verygoodrule,too,”saidthe
odvjetnik
lawyer.
“ButIhavestudiedthe
mjesto
placeformyself,”continuedMr.Enfield.
“Itseems
jedva
scarcelyahouse.
Thereisno
drugih
otherdoor,andnobodygoesin
ili
oroutofthatonebut,onceinagreatwhile,
na
thegentlemanofmyadventure.
Thereare
tri
threewindowslookingonthecourtonthefirst
katu
floor;
nonebelow;
thewindowsare
uvijek
alwaysshutbutthey’reclean.
A
Andthenthereisa
dimnjak
chimneywhichisgenerallysmoking;
so
netko
somebodymustlivethere.
And
ipak
yetit’snotsosure;
forthebuildingsaresopackedtogether
oko
aboutthecourt,thatit’s
teško
hardtosaywhereoneends
i
andanotherbegins.”
Thepairwalkedon
opet
againforawhilein
tišini
silence;
andthen“Enfield,”saidMr.Utterson,“that’s
je
agoodruleofyours.”
“Yes,Ithinkitis,”returnedEnfield.
“Butfor
sve
allthat,”continuedthelawyer,“there’s
jedna
onepointIwantto
pitati
ask.
Iwanttoaskthe
ime
nameofthatmanwhowalkedoverthechild.”
“Well,”saidMr.Enfield,“Ican’tseewhat
štetu
harmitwoulddo.
Itwas
je
amanofthenameofHyde.”
“Hm,”saidMr.Utterson.
“Whatsortofa
čovjek
manishetosee?”
“Heisnot
lako
easytodescribe.
Thereis
nešto
somethingwrongwithhisappearance;
nešto
somethingdispleasing,somethingdown-rightdetestable.
IneversawamanIsodisliked,
a
andyetIscarceknow
zašto
why.
Hemustbedeformedsomewhere;
hegivesa
snažan
strongfeelingofdeformity,althoughIcouldn’t
odrediti
specifythepoint.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
čovjek
man,andyetIreally
mogu
cannamenothingoutoftheway.
Ne
No,sir;
Icanmake
ne
nohandofit;
Ican’t
opisati
describehim.
Andit’snotwantofmemory;
forIdeclareI
mogu
canseehimthismoment.”
Mr.
Utterson
opet
againwalkedsomewayin
tišini
silenceandobviouslyunderaweightofconsideration.
“Youaresureheused
je
akey?”
heinquiredatlast.
“Mydearsir...”
beganEnfield,surprisedoutofhimself.
“Yes,Iknow,”saidUtterson;
“I
znam
knowitmustseemstrange.
The
činjenica
factis,ifIdonotaskyouthe
ime
nameoftheotherparty,itis
zato što
becauseIknowitalready.
Yousee,Richard,your
priča
talehasgonehome.
Ifyouhavebeeninexactin
bilo
anypointyouhadbetter
ispravite
correctit.”
“Ithinkyoumighthavewarnedme,”returnedtheother
s
withatouchofsullenness.
“ButIhavebeenpedantically
točan
exact,asyoucallit.
Thefellowhad
je
akey;
andwhat’smore,hehasitstill.
Isawhimuseitnota
tjedan
weekago.”
Mr.
Uttersonsighed
duboko
deeplybutsaidnevera
riječ
word;
andtheyoungmanpresentlyresumed.
“Hereisanotherlessontosaynothing,”saidhe.
“Iamashamedofmylongtongue.
Letusmakeabargain
nikada
nevertorefertothisagain.”
“Withallmyheart,”saidthe
odvjetnik
lawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
ThateveningMr.Uttersoncamehometohisbachelorhouseinsombrespirits
i
andsatdowntodinner
bez
withoutrelish.
Itwashis
običaj
customofaSunday,whenthis
obrok
mealwasover,tosit
blizu
closebythefire,avolumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreadingdesk,
dok
untiltheclockoftheneighbouring
crkve
churchrangoutthehouroftwelve,
kada
whenhewouldgosoberly
i
andgratefullytobed.
Onthis
noći
nighthowever,assoonasthe
tkanina
clothwastakenaway,hetookup
je
acandleandwentintohisbusiness
sobu
room.
Thereheopenedhissafe,tookfromthemostprivate
dijela
partofitadocumentendorsedontheenvelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWillandsatdown
s
withacloudedbrowtostudyitscontents.
Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Utterson
iako
thoughhetookchargeofit
sada
nowthatitwasmade,hadrefusedtolendtheleast
pomoć
assistanceinthemakingofit;
itprovidednot
samo
onlythat,incaseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
sva
allhispossessionsweretopassintothehandsofhis“friendandbenefactorEdwardHyde,”butthatin
slučaju
caseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
ili
orunexplainedabsenceforanyperiodexceeding
tri
threecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHydeshouldstepintothesaidHenryJekyll’s
cipele
shoeswithoutfurtherdelayand
slobodan
freefromanyburthenorobligationbeyondthepaymentof
je
afewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’shousehold.
Ovaj
Thisdocumenthadlongbeenthelawyer’seyesore.
Itoffendedhimbothas
je
alawyerandasaloverofthesane
i
andcustomarysidesoflife,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
I
Andhithertoitwashis
neznanje
ignoranceofMr.Hydethathadswelledhisindignation;
sada
now,byasuddenturn,itwashisknowledge.
Itwas
već
alreadybadenoughwhenthe
ime
namewasbutanameof
kojem
whichhecouldlearnno
više
more.
Itwasworsewhenitbegantobeclotheduponwithdetestableattributes;
i
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmists
koja
thathadsolongbaffledhis
oko
eye,thereleapedupthesudden,
definitivno
definitepresentmentofafiend.
“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”hesaid,ashereplacedtheobnoxious
papir
paperinthesafe,“and
sada
nowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Withthatheblewouthiscandle,puton
je
agreatcoat,andsetforthinthedirectionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelofmedicine,
gdje
wherehisfriend,thegreatDr.Lanyon,hadhis
kuću
houseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
itko
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”hehadthought.
Thesolemn
batler
butlerknewandwelcomedhim;