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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Uttersonthelawyerwas
un
amanofaruggedcountenance
qui
thatwasneverlightedby
un
asmile;
cold,scantyand
embarrassé
embarrassedindiscourse;
backwardin
sentiment
sentiment;
lean,long,dusty,dreary
et
andyetsomehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
et
andwhenthewinewastohis
goût
taste,somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhis
œil
eye;
somethingindeedwhichnever
trouvé
founditswayintohis
parlé
talk,butwhichspokenotonlyin
ces
thesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinner
visage
face,butmoreoftenand
fort
loudlyintheactsofhis
vie
life.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
buvait
drankginwhenhewas
seul
alone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
et
andthoughheenjoyedthetheatre,hadnot
franchi
crossedthedoorsofonefortwentyyears.
Mais
Buthehadanapproved
tolérance
toleranceforothers;
sometimeswondering,
presque
almostwithenvy,atthehigh
pression
pressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
et
andinanyextremityinclinedto
aider
helpratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedto
disait
sayquaintly:
“Iletmy
frère
brothergotothedevilinhisownway.”
In
ce
thischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhis
fortune
fortunetobethelastreputableacquaintance
et
andthelastgoodinfluencein
la
thelivesofdowngoingmen.
Et
Andtosuchasthese,solongasthey
venus
cameabouthischambers,he
jamais
nevermarkedashadeof
changement
changeinhisdemeanour.
No
doute
doubtthefeatwaseasytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeatthe
mieux
best,andevenhisfriendship
semblait
seemedtobefoundedin
une
asimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itis
la
themarkofamodest
homme
mantoaccepthisfriendly
cercle
circleready-madefromthehandsofopportunity;
andthatwas
la
thelawyer’sway.
Hisfriendswere
ceux
thoseofhisownblood
ou
orthosewhomhehad
connaissait
knownthelongest;
hisaffections,
comme
likeivy,werethegrowthof
temps
time,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
D'où
Hence,nodoubtthebond
qui
thatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,his
éloigné
distantkinsman,thewell-knownmanabout
ville
town.
Itwasanuttocrackfor
beaucoup
many,whatthesetwocould
voir
seeineachother,orwhat
sujet
subjecttheycouldfindin
commun
common.
Itwasreportedby
ceux
thosewhoencounteredthemintheir
Dimanche
Sundaywalks,thattheysaid
rien
nothing,lookedsingularlydulland
été
wouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceof
un
afriend.
Forallthat,the
deux
twomenputthegreateststoreby
ces
theseexcursions,countedthemthe
principal
chiefjewelofeachweek,
et
andnotonlysetasideoccasionsof
plaisir
pleasure,butevenresistedthecallsof
affaires
business,thattheymightenjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeof
ces
theseramblesthattheirwayledthemdownaby-streetinabusy
quartier
quarterofLondon.
Thestreetwassmall
et
andwhatiscalledquiet,
mais
butitdroveathriving
commerce
tradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
tous
alldoingwell,itseemed
et
andallemulouslyhopingto
faire
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
so
que
thattheshopfrontsstoodalong
que
thatthoroughfarewithanairofinvitation,
comme
likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Même
EvenonSunday,whenit
voilait
veileditsmorefloridcharms
et
andlaycomparativelyemptyof
passage
passage,thestreetshoneoutin
contraste
contrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,
comme
likeafireina
forêt
forest;
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,
et
andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyof
note
note,instantlycaughtandpleased
la
theeyeofthepassenger.
Deux
Twodoorsfromonecorner,on
la
thelefthandgoingeast
la
thelinewasbrokenby
la
theentryofacourt;
et
andjustatthatpoint
un
acertainsinisterblockof
bâtiment
buildingthrustforwarditsgableon
la
thestreet.
Itwastwostoreyshigh;
montrait
showednowindow,nothingbut
un
adooronthelowerstorey
et
andablindforeheadofdiscoloured
mur
wallontheupper;
and
portait
boreineveryfeature,themarksofprolonged
et
andsordidnegligence.
Thedoor,
qui
whichwasequippedwithneither
cloche
bellnorknocker,wasblistered
et
anddistained.
Trampsslouchedintotherecess
et
andstruckmatchesonthepanels;
enfants
childrenkeptshopuponthesteps;
les
theschoolboyhadtriedhis
couteau
knifeonthemouldings;
andfor
près
closeonageneration,noonehad
apparu
appearedtodriveawaytheserandomvisitors
ou
ortorepairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
et
andthelawyerwereon
la
theothersideoftheby-street;
mais
butwhentheycameabreastof
le
theentry,theformerlifteduphis
canne
caneandpointed.
“Didyouever
remarqué
remarkthatdoor?”
heasked;
et
andwhenhiscompanionhad
répondu
repliedintheaffirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”
ajouta
addedhe,“withaveryoddstory.”
“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,alllightedupasiffora
procession
processionandallasemptyasachurch—tillatlastIgotintothat
état
stateofmindwhena
homme
manlistensandlistensand
commence
beginstolongforthe
vue
sightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,I
vu
sawtwofigures:
onea
petit
littlemanwhowasstumpingalongeastwardatagood
promenade
walk,andtheothera
fille
girlofmaybeeightor
dix
tenwhowasrunningashardasshewasabledownacross
rue
street.
Well,sir,thetworanintooneanother
naturellement
naturallyenoughatthecorner;
et
andthencamethehorrible
partie
partofthething;
for
le
themantrampledcalmlyover
le
thechild’sbodyandlefther
crier
screamingontheground.
Itsounds
rien
nothingtohear,butitwashellishto
voir
see.
Itwasn’tlikea
homme
man;
itwaslikesomedamnedJuggernaut.
I
donné
gaveafewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmy
monsieur
gentleman,andbroughthimbackto
où
wheretherewasalreadyquite
un
agroupaboutthescreamingchild.
Hewas
parfaitement
perfectlycoolandmadenoresistance,
mais
butgavemeonelook,so
laid
uglythatitbroughtout
la
thesweatonmelikerunning.
The
gens
peoplewhohadturnedoutwerethegirl’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
takenaloathingtomy
gentleman
gentlemanatfirstsight.
Sohad
la
thechild’sfamily,whichwasonly
naturel
natural.
Butthedoctor’scasewaswhat
frappé
struckme.
Hewastheusualcut
et
anddryapothecary,ofnoparticular
âge
ageandcolour,witha
fort
strongEdinburghaccentandaboutas
émotionnel
emotionalasabagpipe.
Well,
monsieur
sir,hewasliketherestof
nous
us;
everytimehelookedatmy
prisonnier
prisoner,Isawthatsawbonesturnsick
et
andwhitewiththedesireto
tuer
killhim.
Iknewwhatwasinhis
esprit
mind,justasheknewwhatwasinmine;
et
andkillingbeingoutof
le
thequestion,wedidthenext
meilleur
best.
Wetoldthemanwe
pourrions
couldandwouldmakesucha
scandale
scandaloutofthisasshould
ferions
makehisnamestinkfromoneendofLondontotheother.
Ifhehadanyfriends
ou
oranycredit,weundertookthatheshould
perde
losethem.
Andallthe
temps
time,aswewerepitchingitin
rouge
redhot,wewerekeepingthewomenoffhimas
mieux
bestwecouldfortheywereaswildasharpies.
I
jamais
neversawacircleofsuch
haineux
hatefulfaces;
andtherewas
le
themaninthemiddle,
avec
withakindofblacksneeringcoolness—frightened
aussi
too,Icouldseethat—butcarryingitoff,
monsieur
sir,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyou
choisissez
choosetomakecapitaloutof
cet
thisaccident,’saidhe,‘Iam
naturellement
naturallyhelpless.
Nogentlemanbut
souhaite
wishestoavoidascene,’
dit
sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’Well,wescrewedhimuptoahundredpoundsfor
la
thechild’sfamily;
hewouldhave
clairement
clearlylikedtostickout;
mais
buttherewassomethingaboutthelotofus
qui
thatmeantmischief,andatlasthe
frappé
struck.
Thenextthingwastoget
la
themoney;
andwheredoyou
pensez
thinkhecarriedusbutto
que
thatplacewiththedoor?—whippedouta
clé
key,wentin,andpresentlycameback
avec
withthematteroftenpoundsin
or
goldandachequeforthe
solde
balanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayableto
porteur
bearerandsignedwitha
nom
namethatIcan’tmention,thoughit’soneofthepointsofmy
histoire
story,butitwasa
nom
nameatleastverywell
connu
knownandoftenprinted.
The
figure
figurewasstiff;
butthe
signature
signaturewasgoodformorethanthat
si
ifitwasonlygenuine.
I
pris
tookthelibertyofpointing
sortir
outtomygentlemanthat
la
thewholebusinesslookedapocryphal,
et
andthatamandoesnot,inreal
vie
life,walkintoacellar
porte
dooratfourinthe
matin
morningandcomeoutwith
autre
anotherman’schequeforcloseupona
cent
hundredpounds.
Buthewasquite
facile
easyandsneering.
‘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.
Igaveinthe
chèque
chequemyself,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
personthatdrewthechequeisthevery
rose
pinkoftheproprieties,celebrated
aussi
too,and(whatmakesitworse)oneofyourfellowswho
font
dowhattheycallgood.
Chantage
Blackmail,Isuppose;
anhonest
homme
manpayingthroughthenosefor
certains
someofthecapersofhis
jeunesse
youth.
BlackMailHouseiswhatIcall
la
theplacewiththedoor,inconsequence.
Though
même
eventhat,youknow,is
loin
farfromexplainingall,”he
ajouté
added,andwiththewords
tombé
fellintoaveinofmusing.
Fromthishewas
rappelé
recalledbyMr.Uttersonasking
plutôt
rathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
savez
knowifthedrawerof
le
thechequelivesthere?”
“A
probable
likelyplace,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappentohave
remarqué
noticedhisaddress;
helivesinsome
place
squareorother.”
“Andyou
jamais
neveraskedaboutthe—placewith
la
thedoor?”
saidMr.Utterson.
“No,
monsieur
sir;
Ihadadelicacy,”was
la
thereply.
“Ifeelverystronglyabout
poser
puttingquestions;
itpartakestoomuchofthe
style
styleofthedayof
jugement
judgment.
Youstartaquestion,
et
andit’slikestartinga
pierre
stone.
Yousitquietlyonthe
sommet
topofahill;
andaway
la
thestonegoes,startingothers;
et
andpresentlysomeblandold
oiseau
bird(thelastyouwould
doit
havethoughtof)isknockedon
la
theheadinhisownback
jardin
gardenandthefamilyhaveto
changer
changetheirname.
Nosir,I
fais
makeitaruleofmine:
the
plus
moreitlookslikeQueerStreet,the
moins
lessIask.”
“Averygoodrule,too,”
dit
saidthelawyer.
“ButIhave
étudié
studiedtheplaceformyself,”
poursuivi
continuedMr.Enfield.
“Itseemsscarcelya
maison
house.
Thereisnoother
porte
door,andnobodygoesin
ou
oroutofthatonebut,onceinagreatwhile,
le
thegentlemanofmyadventure.
Thereare
trois
threewindowslookingonthe
cour
courtonthefirstfloor;
aucun
nonebelow;
thewindowsare
toujours
alwaysshutbutthey’reclean.
Et
Andthenthereisa
cheminée
chimneywhichisgenerallysmoking;
so
quelqu'un
somebodymustlivethere.
And
pourtant
yetit’snotsosure;
forthebuildingsaresopacked
ensemble
togetheraboutthecourt,thatit’s
difficile
hardtosaywhereoneends
et
andanotherbegins.”
Thepair
marcher
walkedonagainforawhilein
silence
silence;
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,
bien que
althoughIcouldn’tspecifythe
point
point.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
homme
man,andyetIreally
peux
cannamenothingoutoftheway.
Pas
No,sir;
Icanmakenohandofit;
Ican’t
décrire
describehim.
Andit’snot
manque
wantofmemory;
forI
déclare
declareIcanseehim
ce
thismoment.”
Mr.
Uttersonagain
marché
walkedsomewayinsilence
et
andobviouslyunderaweightof
considération
consideration.
“Youaresurehe
utilisé
usedakey?”
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
anypointyouhadbetter
corriger
correctit.”
“Ithinkyou
pu
mighthavewarnedme,”returnedtheother
avec
withatouchofsullenness.
“ButIhavebeenpedantically
exact
exact,asyoucallit.
Le
Thefellowhadakey;
et
andwhat’smore,hehasit
toujours
still.
Isawhimuseitnota
semaine
weekago.”
Mr.
Uttersonsighed
profondément
deeplybutsaidnevera
mot
word;
andtheyoungmanpresently
repris
resumed.
“Hereisanotherlessonto
dit
saynothing,”saidhe.
“Iam
honte
ashamedofmylongtongue.
Letus
faisons
makeabargainneverto
référer
refertothisagain.”
“With
tout
allmyheart,”saidthelawyer.
Recherche
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
ThateveningMr.Uttersoncamehometohis
célibataire
bachelorhouseinsombrespirits
et
andsatdowntodinner
sans
withoutrelish.
Itwashis
coutume
customofaSunday,when
ce
thismealwasover,to
s'asseoir
sitclosebythefire,
un
avolumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreading
bureau
desk,untiltheclockoftheneighbouringchurch
sonne
rangoutthehouroftwelve,
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
andsatdownwithaclouded
front
browtostudyitscontents.
Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Uttersonthoughhetook
chargé
chargeofitnowthatitwas
fait
made,hadrefusedtolendtheleast
assistance
assistanceinthemakingofit;
itprovidednotonlythat,in
cas
caseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
tous
allhispossessionswereto
passer
passintothehandsofhis“friend
et
andbenefactorEdwardHyde,”butthatin
cas
caseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
ou
orunexplainedabsenceforany
période
periodexceedingthreecalendarmonths,”the
dit
saidEdwardHydeshouldstepintothe
dit
saidHenryJekyll’sshoeswithout
plus
furtherdelayandfreefrom
toute
anyburthenorobligationbeyondthe
paiement
paymentofafewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’s
ménage
household.
Thisdocumenthadlongbeenthelawyer’seyesore.
It
offensé
offendedhimbothasalawyer
et
andasaloverofthesane
et
andcustomarysidesoflife,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
Et
Andhithertoitwashis
ignorance
ignoranceofMr.Hydethathad
gonflé
swelledhisindignation;
now,by
un
asuddenturn,itwashis
connaissance
knowledge.
Itwasalreadybadenough
quand
whenthenamewasbuta
nom
nameofwhichhecould
apprendre
learnnomore.
Itwas
pire
worsewhenitbegantobeclotheduponwithdetestableattributes;
et
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmists
qui
thathadsolongbaffledhis
œil
eye,thereleapedupthe
soudaine
sudden,definitepresentmentofafiend.
“I
pensais
thoughtitwasmadness,”he
dit
said,ashereplacedthe
odieux
obnoxiouspaperinthesafe,“and
maintenant
nowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Withthatheblewouthis
bougie
candle,putonagreatcoat,
et
andsetforthinthedirectionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelof
médecine
medicine,wherehisfriend,the
grand
greatDr.Lanyon,hadhis
maison
houseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
quelqu'un
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”hehad
pensé
thought.
Thesolemnbutlerknew
et
andwelcomedhim;