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

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Uttersonthe
anwalt
lawyerwasamanof
ein
aruggedcountenancethatwas
nie
neverlightedbyasmile;
kalt
cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardinsentiment;
lean,
lang
long,dusty,drearyandyet
irgendwie
somehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
und
andwhenthewinewastohis
geschmack
taste,somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhis
auge
eye;
somethingindeedwhichneverfoundits
weg
wayintohistalk,butwhichspokenot
nur
onlyinthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinnerface,butmoreoften
und
andloudlyintheactsofhislife.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
trank
drankginwhenhewas
allein
alone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
und
andthoughheenjoyedthe
theater
theatre,hadnotcrossedthedoorsofonefortwentyyears.
Aber
Buthehadanapproved
toleranz
toleranceforothers;
sometimeswondering,
fast
almostwithenvy,atthehigh
druck
pressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
und
andinanyextremityinclinedto
helfen
helpratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedtosayquaintly:
“I
ließ
letmybrothergotothe
teufel
devilinhisownway.”
Inthis
charakter
character,itwasfrequentlyhis
glück
fortunetobethelastreputable
bekannte
acquaintanceandthelastgood
einfluss
influenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
Und
Andtosuchasthese,solongasthey
kamen
cameabouthischambers,he
nie
nevermarkedashadeofchangeinhisdemeanour.
Kein
Nodoubtthefeatwas
leicht
easytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeat
der
thebest,andevenhis
freundschaft
friendshipseemedtobefoundedinasimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itisthemarkofamodestmantoaccepthisfriendly
kreis
circleready-madefromthehandsof
gelegenheit
opportunity;
andthatwasthelawyer’s
weg
way.
Hisfriendswerethoseofhisownbloodorthosewhomhehad
gekannt
knownthelongest;
hisaffections,like
efeu
ivy,werethegrowthof
zeit
time,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
Daher
Hence,nodoubtthebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,thewell-known
mann
manabouttown.
Itwas
eine
anuttocrackfor
viele
many,whatthesetwocould
sehen
seeineachother,orwhat
thema
subjecttheycouldfindincommon.
Itwasreportedbythosewho
begegneten
encounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,
dass
thattheysaidnothing,lookedsingularly
langweilig
dullandwouldhailwithobvious
erleichterung
relieftheappearanceofafriend.
Forallthat,thetwomenputthe
größten
greateststorebytheseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelof
jeder
eachweek,andnotonlyset
beiseite
asideoccasionsofpleasure,but
sogar
evenresistedthecallsofbusiness,thattheymight
genießen
enjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeoftheserambles
dass
thattheirwayledthemdownaby-streetinabusy
viertel
quarterofLondon.
Thestreetwas
klein
smallandwhatiscalled
ruhig
quiet,butitdroveathriving
handel
tradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
alle
alldoingwell,itseemed
und
andallemulouslyhopingto
tun
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthe
überschuss
surplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
sothattheshopfrontsstood
entlang
alongthatthoroughfarewithanairof
einladung
invitation,likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Selbst
EvenonSunday,whenitveiledits
mehr
morefloridcharmsandlaycomparatively
leer
emptyofpassage,thestreetshoneoutin
gegensatz
contrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,like
ein
afireinaforest;
und
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,
und
andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyofnote,
sofort
instantlycaughtandpleasedthe
auge
eyeofthepassenger.
Twodoorsfrom
einer
onecorner,ontheleft
hand
handgoingeastthelinewas
gebrochen
brokenbytheentryofacourt;
und
andjustatthatpoint
ein
acertainsinisterblockofbuildingthrustforwarditsgableon
die
thestreet.
Itwastwostoreys
hoch
high;
showednowindow,nothingbut
eine
adooronthelowerstorey
und
andablindforeheadofdiscoloured
wand
wallontheupper;
and
trug
boreineveryfeature,themarksofprolonged
und
andsordidnegligence.
Thedoor,whichwasequippedwith
weder
neitherbellnorknocker,wasblistered
und
anddistained.
Trampsslouchedinto
die
therecessandstruckmatcheson
die
thepanels;
childrenkeptshopupon
den
thesteps;
theschoolboyhadtriedhis
messer
knifeonthemouldings;
andforcloseona
generation
generation,noonehadappearedtodriveawaytheserandomvisitorsorto
reparieren
repairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
und
andthelawyerwereon
der
theothersideoftheby-street;
aber
butwhentheycameabreastof
der
theentry,theformerlifted
hoch
uphiscaneandpointed.
“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
he
fragte
asked;
andwhenhiscompanionhadrepliedintheaffirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”addedhe,“witha
sehr
veryoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
saidMr.Utterson,withaslightchangeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascominghomefromsome
ort
placeattheendof
der
theworld,aboutthreeo’clockofablackwintermorning,
und
andmywaylaythrougha
teil
partoftownwheretherewas
buchstäblich
literallynothingtobeseenbutlamps.
Straße
Streetafterstreetandallthefolksasleep—street
nach
afterstreet,alllightedupasiffora
prozession
processionandallasemptyasachurch—tillatlastIgotinto
so
thatstateofmindwhena
mann
manlistensandlistensandbeginstolongforthe
anblick
sightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,I
sah
sawtwofigures:
onealittle
mann
manwhowasstumpingalongeastwardatagood
spaziergang
walk,andtheothera
mädchen
girlofmaybeeightor
zehn
tenwhowasrunningashardasshewasable
hinunter
downacrossstreet.
Well,
sir
sir,thetworanintooneanothernaturallyenoughatthe
ecke
corner;
andthencamethehorrible
teil
partofthething;
forthe
mann
mantrampledcalmlyoverthechild’s
körper
bodyandleftherscreamingonthe
boden
ground.
Itsoundsnothingto
hören
hear,butitwashellishto
sehen
see.
Itwasn’tlikea
mann
man;
itwaslikesomedamnedJuggernaut.
Igavea
paar
fewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmy
gentleman
gentleman,andbroughthimbackto
wo
wheretherewasalreadyquitea
gruppe
groupaboutthescreamingchild.
Hewasperfectly
kühl
coolandmadenoresistance,
aber
butgavemeonelook,souglythatitbroughtout
den
thesweatonmelikerunning.
Die
Thepeoplewhohadturnedoutwere
die
thegirl’sownfamily;
and
ziemlich
prettysoon,thedoctor,forwhomshehadbeen
geschickt
sentputinhisappearance.
Nun
Well,thechildwasnot
viel
muchtheworse,morefrightened,
nach
accordingtothesawbones;
and
da
thereyoumighthavesupposedwouldbean
ende
endtoit.
Buttherewasonecurious
umstand
circumstance.
Ihadtakena
verabscheut
loathingtomygentlemanatfirstsight.
Sohad
die
thechild’sfamily,whichwas
nur
onlynatural.
Butthedoctor’s
fall
casewaswhatstruckme.
Hewas
der
theusualcutanddryapothecary,ofnoparticular
alter
ageandcolour,withastrongEdinburgh
akzent
accentandaboutasemotionalas
eine
abagpipe.
Well,sir,hewaslike
der
therestofus;
everytimehelookedatmyprisoner,I
sah
sawthatsawbonesturnsick
und
andwhitewiththedesireto
töten
killhim.
Iknewwhatwasinhis
verstand
mind,justasheknewwhatwasinmine;
und
andkillingbeingoutof
das
thequestion,wedidthenextbest.
We
sagten
toldthemanwecould
und
andwouldmakesucha
skandal
scandaloutofthisasshould
machen
makehisnamestinkfrom
einem
oneendofLondontotheother.
Wenn
Ifhehadanyfriendsor
irgendwelche
anycredit,weundertookthathe
sollte
shouldlosethem.
Andall
die
thetime,aswewerepitchingitin
rot
redhot,wewerekeeping
die
thewomenoffhimasbestwe
konnten
couldfortheywereas
wild
wildasharpies.
Inever
gesehen
sawacircleofsuchhatefulfaces;
und
andtherewasthemaninthe
mitte
middle,withakindofblacksneeringcoolness—frightened
auch
too,Icouldseethat—butcarryingitoff,
sir
sir,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyouchoosetomake
kapital
capitaloutofthisaccident,’saidhe,‘Iam
von natur aus
naturallyhelpless.
Nogentlemanbutwishesto
vermeiden
avoidascene,’sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’
Nun
Well,wescrewedhimuptoa
hundert
hundredpoundsforthechild’s
familie
family;
hewouldhaveclearlylikedtostickout;
aber
buttherewassomethingabout
das
thelotofusthatmeantmischief,
und
andatlasthestruck.
Das
Thenextthingwastoget
das
themoney;
andwheredoyou
glaubst
thinkhecarriedusbutto
dass
thatplacewiththedoor?—whippedout
ein
akey,wentin,andpresently
kam
camebackwiththematterof
zehn
tenpoundsingoldand
ein
achequeforthebalanceonCoutts’s,
gezogen
drawnpayabletobearerandsignedwith
ein
anamethatIcan’t
erwähnen
mention,thoughit’soneofthepointsofmy
geschichte
story,butitwasa
name
nameatleastverywell
bekannt
knownandoftenprinted.
The
figur
figurewasstiff;
butthe
unterschrift
signaturewasgoodformorethanthat
wenn
ifitwasonlygenuine.
Itookthe
freiheit
libertyofpointingouttomy
gentleman
gentlemanthatthewholebusinesslookedapocryphal,
und
andthatamandoesnot,inreal
leben
life,walkintoacellardoorat
vier
fourinthemorningandcomeoutwithanotherman’s
scheck
chequeforcloseupona
hundert
hundredpounds.
Buthewas
ziemlich
quiteeasyandsneering.
‘Setyourmindatrest,’sayshe,‘I
werde
willstaywithyoutillthebanks
öffnen
openandcashthechequemyself.’Sowe
alle
allsetoff,thedoctor,
und
andthechild’sfather,andour
freund
friendandmyself,andpassedthe
rest
restofthenightinmychambers;
und
andnextday,whenwehadbreakfasted,
gingen
wentinabodytothe
bank
bank.
Igaveinthe
scheck
chequemyself,andsaidIhadevery
grund
reasontobelieveitwasa
fälschung
forgery.
Notabitofit.
Der
Thechequewasgenuine.”
“Tut-tut!”
saidMr.Utterson.
“I
sehe
seeyoufeelasIdo,”saidMr.Enfield.
“Yes,it’s
eine
abadstory.
Formy
mann
manwasafellowthat
niemand
nobodycouldhavetodowith,
ein
areallydamnableman;
andthe
person
personthatdrewthechequeisthevery
rosa
pinkoftheproprieties,celebrated
auch
too,and(whatmakesit
schlimmer
worse)oneofyourfellowswho
tun
dowhattheycallgood.
Erpressung
Blackmail,Isuppose;
anhonest
mann
manpayingthroughthenosefor
einige
someofthecapersofhis
jugend
youth.
BlackMailHouseiswhatIcallthe
ort
placewiththedoor,inconsequence.
Obwohl
Thougheventhat,youknow,isfarfrom
erklären
explainingall,”headded,andwiththewordsfellinto
eine
aveinofmusing.
FromthishewasrecalledbyMr.Utterson
fragte
askingrathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
wissen
knowifthedrawerof
der
thechequelivesthere?”
“Alikely
ort
place,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappentohavenoticedhis
adresse
address;
helivesinsomesquareorother.”
“Andyou
nie
neveraskedaboutthe—placewith
der
thedoor?”
saidMr.Utterson.
“No,
sir
sir;
Ihadadelicacy,”was
die
thereply.
“Ifeelverystronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakestoo
viel
muchofthestyleofthedayofjudgment.
You
beginnen
startaquestion,andit’slikestarting
eine
astone.
Yousitquietlyonthetopofahill;
und
andawaythestonegoes,startingothers;
und
andpresentlysomeblandold
vogel
bird(thelastyouwouldhave
gedacht
thoughtof)isknockedonthe
kopf
headinhisownback
garten
gardenandthefamilyhaveto
ändern
changetheirname.
Nosir,Imakeita
regel
ruleofmine:
themoreitlookslikeQueer
Street
Street,thelessIask.”
“A
sehr
verygoodrule,too,”said
der
thelawyer.
“ButIhavestudied
den
theplaceformyself,”continuedMr.Enfield.
“It
scheint
seemsscarcelyahouse.
Thereisno
andere
otherdoor,andnobodygoesinor
aus
outofthatonebut,
einmal
onceinagreatwhile,
der
thegentlemanofmyadventure.
Thereare
drei
threewindowslookingonthecourton
den
thefirstfloor;
nonebelow;
die
thewindowsarealwaysshut
aber
butthey’reclean.
Andthenthereisa
schornstein
chimneywhichisgenerallysmoking;
so
jemand
somebodymustlivethere.
And
doch
yetit’snotsosure;
forthebuildingsaresopackedtogetheraboutthecourt,thatit’s
schwer
hardtosaywhereoneends
und
andanotherbegins.”
Thepairwalkedon
wieder
againforawhileinsilence;
und
andthen“Enfield,”saidMr.Utterson,“that’s
eine
agoodruleofyours.”
“Yes,I
glaube
thinkitis,”returnedEnfield.
“Butforallthat,”continuedthe
anwalt
lawyer,“there’sonepointIwantto
fragen
ask.
Iwanttoaskthenameofthatmanwhowalked
über
overthechild.”
“Well,”saidMr.Enfield,“Ican’t
sehen
seewhatharmitwoulddo.
Itwas
ein
amanofthenameofHyde.”
“Hm,”saidMr.Utterson.
“Whatsortof
ein
amanishetosee?”
“Heisnot
leicht
easytodescribe.
Thereissomethingwrongwithhis
aussehen
appearance;
somethingdispleasing,somethingdown-rightdetestable.
I
nie
neversawamanIsodisliked,
und
andyetIscarceknow
warum
why.
Hemustbedeformedsomewhere;
hegives
ein
astrongfeelingofdeformity,
obwohl
althoughIcouldn’tspecifythe
punkt
point.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
mann
man,andyetIreally
kann
cannamenothingoutofthe
weg
way.
No,sir;
Ican
machen
makenohandofit;
Ican’t
beschreiben
describehim.
Andit’snotwantof
erinnerung
memory;
forIdeclareI
kann
canseehimthismoment.”
Mr.
Utterson
wieder
againwalkedsomewayin
schweigen
silenceandobviouslyundera
gewicht
weightofconsideration.
“Youare
sicher
sureheusedakey?”
he
fragte
inquiredatlast.
“Mydearsir...”
begann
beganEnfield,surprisedoutofhimself.
“Yes,Iknow,”saidUtterson;
“Iknowit
muss
mustseemstrange.
Thefactis,
wenn
ifIdonotaskyou
der
thenameoftheother
partei
party,itisbecauseIknowit
schon
already.
Yousee,Richard,your
geschichte
talehasgonehome.
Ifyouhavebeeninexactinany
punkt
pointyouhadbettercorrectit.”
“I
glaube
thinkyoumighthavewarnedme,”returned
der
theotherwithatouchofsullenness.
“ButIhavebeenpedanticallyexact,asyou
nennen
callit.
Thefellowhada
schlüssel
key;
andwhat’smore,hehasitstill.
I
gesehen
sawhimuseitnota
woche
weekago.”
Mr.
Uttersonsighed
tief
deeplybutsaidnevera
wort
word;
andtheyoungmanpresentlyresumed.
“Hereisanother
lektion
lessontosaynothing,”saidhe.
“Iamashamedofmy
lange
longtongue.
Letusmake
eine
abargainnevertorefertothisagain.”
“Withallmyheart,”said
der
thelawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
ThateveningMr.Utterson
kam
camehometohisbachelorhouseinsombrespirits
und
andsatdowntodinner
ohne
withoutrelish.
Itwashis
brauch
customofaSunday,when
diese
thismealwasover,to
sitzen
sitclosebythefire,
ein
avolumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreadingdesk,untilthe
uhr
clockoftheneighbouringchurch
klingelte
rangoutthehouroftwelve,
wenn
whenhewouldgosoberly
und
andgratefullytobed.
On
dieser
thisnighthowever,assoonas
das
theclothwastakenaway,hetookup
eine
acandleandwentintohisbusinessroom.
Dort
Thereheopenedhissafe,tookfromthemostprivate
teil
partofitadocumentendorsedonthe
umschlag
envelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWill
und
andsatdownwithaclouded
stirn
browtostudyitscontents.
The
wurde
willwasholograph,forMr.Utterson
obwohl
thoughhetookchargeofit
nun
nowthatitwasmade,hadrefusedtolendthe
geringste
leastassistanceinthemakingof
es
it;
itprovidednotonly
dass
that,incaseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,allhispossessionsweretopassintothehandsofhis“friend
und
andbenefactorEdwardHyde,”but
dass
thatincaseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearanceorunexplained
abwesenheit
absenceforanyperiodexceeding
drei
threecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHyde
sollte
shouldstepintothesaidHenryJekyll’s
schuhe
shoeswithoutfurtherdelayandfreefromanyburthenor
verpflichtung
obligationbeyondthepaymentofafewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’shousehold.
Dieses
Thisdocumenthadlongbeen
der
thelawyer’seyesore.
Itoffendedhimbothasa
anwalt
lawyerandasaloverofthesane
und
andcustomarysidesoflife,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
Und
Andhithertoitwashis
unwissenheit
ignoranceofMr.Hydethathadswelledhisindignation;
jetzt
now,byasuddenturn,itwashis
wissen
knowledge.
Itwasalreadybad
genug
enoughwhenthenamewasbut
ein
anameofwhichhe
konnte
couldlearnnomore.
Itwas
schlimmer
worsewhenitbegantobeclotheduponwithdetestableattributes;
und
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmists
so
thathadsolongbaffledhis
auge
eye,thereleapedupthe
plötzliche
sudden,definitepresentmentofafiend.
“I
dachte
thoughtitwasmadness,”hesaid,ashereplacedtheobnoxious
papier
paperinthesafe,“and
jetzt
nowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Withthatheblew
aus
outhiscandle,putonagreatcoat,
und
andsetforthinthedirectionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelof
medizin
medicine,wherehisfriend,thegreatDr.Lanyon,hadhis
haus
houseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
jemand
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”hehad
gedacht
thought.
Thesolemnbutlerknew
und
andwelcomedhim;