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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Uttersonthelawyerwas
un
amanofaruggedcountenance
qui
thatwasneverlightedby
un
asmile;
cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardinsentiment;
lean,
long
long,dusty,drearyandyetsomehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
et
andwhenthewinewastohistaste,
quelque chose
somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhiseye;
quelque chose
somethingindeedwhichneverfoundits
chemin
wayintohistalk,but
qui
whichspokenotonlyin
ces
thesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinner
visage
face,butmoreoftenandloudlyintheactsofhis
vie
life.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
buvait
drankginwhenhewas
seul
alone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
et
andthoughheenjoyedthetheatre,hadnotcrossedthedoorsofonefortwentyyears.
Mais
Buthehadanapprovedtoleranceforothers;
parfois
sometimeswondering,almostwithenvy,at
la
thehighpressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
et
andinanyextremityinclinedto
aider
helpratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedto
disait
sayquaintly:
“Iletmy
frère
brothergotothedevilinhisownway.”
In
ce
thischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhisfortunetobe
la
thelastreputableacquaintanceand
la
thelastgoodinfluencein
la
thelivesofdowngoingmen.
Et
Andtosuchasthese,solongasthey
venus
cameabouthischambers,he
jamais
nevermarkedashadeof
changement
changeinhisdemeanour.
Nodoubtthefeatwas
facile
easytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeatthe
mieux
best,andevenhisfriendshipseemedtobefoundedin
une
asimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itis
la
themarkofamodest
homme
mantoaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefrom
la
thehandsofopportunity;
andthatwas
la
thelawyer’sway.
Hisfriendswere
ceux
thoseofhisownblood
ou
orthosewhomhehad
connaissait
knownthelongest;
hisaffections,
comme
likeivy,werethegrowthof
temps
time,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
Hence,nodoubtthebond
qui
thatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,thewell-knownmanabout
ville
town.
Itwasanuttocrackfor
beaucoup
many,whatthesetwocould
voir
seeineachother,orwhatsubjectthey
pouvaient
couldfindincommon.
Itwasreportedby
ceux
thosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thatthey
disaient
saidnothing,lookedsingularlydull
et
andwouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceof
un
afriend.
Forallthat,the
deux
twomenputthegreateststoreby
ces
theseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelof
chaque
eachweek,andnotonlysetasideoccasionsofpleasure,
mais
butevenresistedthecallsof
affaires
business,thattheymightenjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeof
ces
theseramblesthattheirwayledthemdownaby-streetinabusyquarterofLondon.
La
Thestreetwassmallandwhatis
appelle
calledquiet,butitdrove
un
athrivingtradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
tous
alldoingwell,itseemed
et
andallemulouslyhopingto
faire
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
so
que
thattheshopfrontsstoodalong
que
thatthoroughfarewithanairofinvitation,
comme
likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Même
EvenonSunday,whenitveiledits
plus
morefloridcharmsandlaycomparativelyemptyofpassage,the
rue
streetshoneoutincontrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,
comme
likeafireinaforest;
et
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,
et
andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyofnote,instantly
attrapé
caughtandpleasedtheeyeof
la
thepassenger.
Twodoorsfromonecorner,on
la
thelefthandgoingeast
la
thelinewasbrokenby
la
theentryofacourt;
et
andjustatthatpoint
un
acertainsinisterblockofbuildingthrustforwarditsgableon
la
thestreet.
Itwastwostoreyshigh;
montrait
showednowindow,nothingbut
un
adooronthelowerstorey
et
andablindforeheadofdiscolouredwallontheupper;
et
andboreineveryfeature,
les
themarksofprolongedandsordidnegligence.
La
Thedoor,whichwasequippedwithneitherbellnorknocker,wasblistered
et
anddistained.
Trampsslouchedintotherecess
et
andstruckmatchesonthepanels;
enfants
childrenkeptshopuponthesteps;
les
theschoolboyhadtriedhisknifeon
les
themouldings;
andforcloseonageneration,noonehadappearedtodriveaway
ces
theserandomvisitorsortorepairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
et
andthelawyerwereon
la
theothersideoftheby-street;
mais
butwhentheycameabreastof
le
theentry,theformerlifteduphiscane
et
andpointed.
“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
he
demandé
asked;
andwhenhiscompanionhadrepliedintheaffirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”addedhe,“with
une
averyoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
dit
saidMr.Utterson,withaslight
changement
changeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascominghomefromsomeplaceat
la
theendoftheworld,about
trois
threeo’clockofablackwinter
matin
morning,andmywaylaythrough
une
apartoftownwhere
il
therewasliterallynothingtobe
voir
seenbutlamps.
Streetafter
rue
streetandallthefolksasleep—street
après
afterstreet,alllightedupasifforaprocession
et
andallasemptyasachurch—tillatlastIgotintothatstateofmindwhena
homme
manlistensandlistensandbeginstolongforthesightofapoliceman.
Tout
Allatonce,Isaw
deux
twofigures:
onealittle
homme
manwhowasstumpingalongeastwardatagood
promenade
walk,andtheothera
fille
girlofmaybeeightor
dix
tenwhowasrunningashardasshewasabledownacross
rue
street.
Well,sir,thetworanintooneanothernaturallyenoughat
les
thecorner;
andthencame
la
thehorriblepartofthe
chose
thing;
forthemantrampledcalmlyover
le
thechild’sbodyandleftherscreamingon
le
theground.
Itsoundsnothingto
entendre
hear,butitwashellishto
voir
see.
Itwasn’tlikea
homme
man;
itwaslikesomedamnedJuggernaut.
I
donné
gaveafewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmygentleman,
et
andbroughthimbackto
où
wheretherewasalreadyquite
un
agroupaboutthescreamingchild.
Hewasperfectlycool
et
andmadenoresistance,but
donné
gavemeonelook,souglythatit
apporté
broughtoutthesweatonme
comme
likerunning.
Thepeoplewhohadturnedoutwerethegirl’s
propre
ownfamily;
andprettysoon,
le
thedoctor,forwhomshehadbeensent
mis
putinhisappearance.
Well,
les
thechildwasnotmuch
les
theworse,morefrightened,accordingto
les
thesawbones;
andthereyou
pu
mighthavesupposedwouldbean
fin
endtoit.
Buttherewas
une
onecuriouscircumstance.
Ihad
pris
takenaloathingtomygentlemanat
première
firstsight.
Sohadthechild’s
famille
family,whichwasonlynatural.
Mais
Butthedoctor’scasewaswhatstruckme.
Hewastheusualcut
et
anddryapothecary,ofnoparticularage
et
andcolour,withastrongEdinburghaccent
et
andaboutasemotionalas
un
abagpipe.
Well,sir,hewas
comme
liketherestofus;
chaque
everytimehelookedatmyprisoner,I
voyais
sawthatsawbonesturnsick
et
andwhitewiththedesireto
tuer
killhim.
Iknewwhatwasinhis
esprit
mind,justasheknewwhatwasinmine;
et
andkillingbeingoutof
le
thequestion,wedidthenext
meilleur
best.
Wetoldthemanwe
pourrions
couldandwouldmakesuchascandaloutofthisasshould
ferions
makehisnamestinkfromoneendofLondontotheother.
Ifhehadanyfriends
ou
oranycredit,weundertookthatheshould
perde
losethem.
Andallthe
temps
time,aswewerepitchingitin
rouge
redhot,wewerekeepingthewomenoffhimas
mieux
bestwecouldfortheywereaswildasharpies.
I
jamais
neversawacircleofsuchhatefulfaces;
et
andtherewasthemanin
le
themiddle,withakindofblacksneeringcoolness—frightened
aussi
too,Icouldseethat—butcarryingitoff,
monsieur
sir,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyouchooseto
faire
makecapitaloutofthisaccident,’
dit
saidhe,‘Iamnaturallyhelpless.
Aucun
Nogentlemanbutwishestoavoid
une
ascene,’sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’Well,wescrewedhimuptoahundredpoundsfor
la
thechild’sfamily;
hewouldhaveclearly
aimé
likedtostickout;
buttherewas
quelque chose
somethingaboutthelotofus
qui
thatmeantmischief,andatlasthestruck.
La
Thenextthingwastoget
la
themoney;
andwheredoyou
pensez
thinkhecarriedusbutto
que
thatplacewiththedoor?—whippedoutakey,went
en
in,andpresentlycameback
avec
withthematteroftenpoundsingold
et
andachequeforthebalanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayabletobearer
et
andsignedwithaname
que
thatIcan’tmention,thoughit’soneofthepointsofmy
histoire
story,butitwasa
nom
nameatleastverywell
connu
knownandoftenprinted.
Thefigurewasstiff;
mais
butthesignaturewasgoodfor
plus
morethanthatifitwasonlygenuine.
I
pris
tookthelibertyofpointing
sortir
outtomygentlemanthat
la
thewholebusinesslookedapocryphal,
et
andthatamandoesnot,inreal
vie
life,walkintoacellar
porte
dooratfourinthe
matin
morningandcomeoutwith
autre
anotherman’schequeforcloseuponahundredpounds.
Mais
Buthewasquiteeasy
et
andsneering.
‘Setyourmindatrest,’
dit
sayshe,‘Iwillstay
avec
withyoutillthebanksopen
et
andcashthechequemyself.’Sowe
tous
allsetoff,thedoctor,
et
andthechild’sfather,andour
ami
friendandmyself,andpassedthe
reste
restofthenightinmychambers;
et
andnextday,whenwe
avoir
hadbreakfasted,wentina
corps
bodytothebank.
Igaveinthechequemyself,
et
andsaidIhadeveryreasonto
croire
believeitwasaforgery.
Notabitofit.
Le
Thechequewasgenuine.”
“Tut-tut!”
saidMr.Utterson.
“I
vois
seeyoufeelasIdo,”
dit
saidMr.Enfield.
“Yes,it’s
une
abadstory.
Formy
homme
manwasafellowthatnobody
pouvait
couldhavetodowith,
un
areallydamnableman;
andthe
personne
personthatdrewthechequeistheverypinkoftheproprieties,celebrated
aussi
too,and(whatmakesitworse)oneofyourfellowswho
font
dowhattheycallgood.
Blackmail,Isuppose;
un
anhonestmanpayingthrough
le
thenoseforsomeof
le
thecapersofhisyouth.
BlackMailHouseiswhatIcall
la
theplacewiththedoor,inconsequence.
Though
même
eventhat,youknow,is
loin
farfromexplainingall,”headded,
et
andwiththewordsfellinto
une
aveinofmusing.
FromthishewasrecalledbyMr.Utterson
demandant
askingrathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
savez
knowifthedrawerof
le
thechequelivesthere?”
“Alikely
endroit
place,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappentohavenoticedhisaddress;
helivesinsomesquare
ou
orother.”
“Andyounever
demandé
askedaboutthe—placewiththedoor?”
saidMr.Utterson.
“No,
monsieur
sir;
Ihadadelicacy,”was
la
thereply.
“Ifeelverystronglyabout
poser
puttingquestions;
itpartakestoomuchofthestyleofthe
jour
dayofjudgment.
Youstart
une
aquestion,andit’slikestarting
une
astone.
Yousitquietlyonthe
sommet
topofahill;
andaway
la
thestonegoes,startingothers;
et
andpresentlysomeblandoldbird
La
(thelastyouwouldhavethoughtof)isknockedon
la
theheadinhisownbackgarden
et
andthefamilyhaveto
changer
changetheirname.
Nosir,I
fais
makeitaruleofmine:
the
plus
moreitlookslikeQueerStreet,thelessIask.”
“A
très
verygoodrule,too,”saidthelawyer.
“ButIhavestudiedtheplaceformyself,”continuedMr.Enfield.
“Itseemsscarcelya
maison
house.
Thereisnoother
porte
door,andnobodygoesin
ou
oroutofthatonebut,onceinagreatwhile,
le
thegentlemanofmyadventure.
Thereare
trois
threewindowslookingonthecourton
la
thefirstfloor;
nonebelow;
les
thewindowsarealwaysshut
mais
butthey’reclean.
Andthenthereis
une
achimneywhichisgenerallysmoking;
so
quelqu'un
somebodymustlivethere.
And
pourtant
yetit’snotsosure;
forthebuildingsaresopacked
ensemble
togetheraboutthecourt,thatit’s
difficile
hardtosaywhereoneends
et
andanotherbegins.”
Thepair
marcher
walkedonagainforawhileinsilence;
et
andthen“Enfield,”saidMr.Utterson,“that’s
une
agoodruleofyours.”
“Yes,I
pense
thinkitis,”returnedEnfield.
“Butfor
tout
allthat,”continuedthelawyer,“there’s
un
onepointIwantto
demander
ask.
Iwanttoask
le
thenameofthatmanwhowalkedover
le
thechild.”
“Well,”saidMr.Enfield,“Ican’t
vois
seewhatharmitwould
faire
do.
Itwasamanofthe
nom
nameofHyde.”
“Hm,”saidMr.Utterson.
“Whatsortofamanishetosee?”
“Heisnot
facile
easytodescribe.
Thereis
quelque chose
somethingwrongwithhisappearance;
quelque chose
somethingdispleasing,somethingdown-rightdetestable.
I
jamais
neversawamanIsodisliked,
et
andyetIscarceknow
pourquoi
why.
Hemustbedeformedsomewhere;
he
donne
givesastrongfeelingofdeformity,althoughIcouldn’tspecify
le
thepoint.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
homme
man,andyetIreally
peux
cannamenothingoutoftheway.
Pas
No,sir;
Icanmakenohandofit;
Ican’tdescribe
le
him.
Andit’snotwantofmemory;
forIdeclareI
peux
canseehimthismoment.”
Mr.
Utterson
nouveau
againwalkedsomewayinsilence
et
andobviouslyunderaweightofconsideration.
“Youare
sûr
sureheusedakey?”
heinquiredatlast.
“My
cher
dearsir...”
beganEnfield,surprisedoutofhimself.
“Yes,Iknow,”
dit
saidUtterson;
“Iknowit
doit
mustseemstrange.
Thefact
est
is,ifIdonot
demande
askyouthenameof
le
theotherparty,itis
parce que
becauseIknowitalready.
You
voyez
see,Richard,yourtalehasgonehome.
Si
Ifyouhavebeeninexactin
n'importe quel
anypointyouhadbettercorrectit.”
“I
pense
thinkyoumighthavewarnedme,”returnedtheother
avec
withatouchofsullenness.
“ButIhavebeenpedanticallyexact,asyoucallit.
Le
Thefellowhadakey;
et
andwhat’smore,hehasit
toujours
still.
Isawhimuseitnota
semaine
weekago.”
Mr.
Uttersonsigheddeeply
mais
butsaidneveraword;
et
andtheyoungmanpresentlyresumed.
“Hereis
autre
anotherlessontosaynothing,”
dit
saidhe.
“Iamashamedofmy
longue
longtongue.
Letusmake
un
abargainnevertoreferto
cela
thisagain.”
“Withallmyheart,”
dit
saidthelawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
ThateveningMr.Uttersoncamehometohisbachelorhouseinsombrespirits
et
andsatdowntodinner
sans
withoutrelish.
Itwashiscustomof
un
aSunday,whenthismealwasover,to
s'asseoir
sitclosebythefire,
un
avolumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreadingdesk,
jusqu'à
untiltheclockoftheneighbouringchurchrangoutthehouroftwelve,
quand
whenhewouldgosoberly
et
andgratefullytobed.
On
cette
thisnighthowever,assoonas
le
theclothwastakenaway,he
pris
tookupacandleand
allé
wentintohisbusinessroom.
Therehe
ouvrit
openedhissafe,tookfromthe
plus
mostprivatepartofit
un
adocumentendorsedontheenvelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWill
et
andsatdownwithacloudedbrowtostudyitscontents.
Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Uttersonthoughhetookchargeofit
maintenant
nowthatitwasmade,hadrefusedtolendtheleastassistanceinthe
fait
makingofit;
itprovidednotonlythat,in
cas
caseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
tous
allhispossessionsweretopassintothehandsofhis“friend
et
andbenefactorEdwardHyde,”butthatin
cas
caseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
ou
orunexplainedabsenceforanyperiodexceeding
trois
threecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHyde
devrait
shouldstepintothesaidHenryJekyll’sshoes
sans
withoutfurtherdelayandfreefrom
toute
anyburthenorobligationbeyondthepaymentof
une
afewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’shousehold.
Ce
Thisdocumenthadlongbeenthelawyer’seyesore.
Itoffendedhim
fois
bothasalawyerandasaloverofthesane
et
andcustomarysidesoflife,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
Et
AndhithertoitwashisignoranceofMr.Hyde
qui
thathadswelledhisindignation;
maintenant
now,byasuddenturn,itwashisknowledge.
Itwas
déjà
alreadybadenoughwhenthe
nom
namewasbutanameof
dont
whichhecouldlearnno
plus
more.
Itwasworsewhenitbegantobeclotheduponwithdetestableattributes;
et
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmists
qui
thathadsolongbaffledhiseye,
il
thereleapedupthesudden,definitepresentmentofafiend.
“I
pensais
thoughtitwasmadness,”he
dit
said,ashereplacedtheobnoxiouspaperinthe
coffre-fort
safe,“andnowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Withthatheblewouthiscandle,puton
un
agreatcoat,andsetforthinthedirectionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelofmedicine,
où
wherehisfriend,thegreatDr.Lanyon,hadhis
maison
houseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
quelqu'un
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”hehad
pensé
thought.
Thesolemnbutlerknew
et
andwelcomedhim;