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

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Uttersonthelawyerwas
un
amanofaruggedcountenance
che
thatwasneverlightedby
un
asmile;
cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardinsentiment;
lean,
lungo
long,dusty,drearyandyetsomehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
e
andwhenthewinewastohistaste,
qualcosa
somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhiseye;
qualcosa
somethingindeedwhichneverfoundits
strada
wayintohistalk,but
che
whichspokenotonlyinthesesilentsymbolsof
la
theafter-dinnerface,butmoreoften
e
andloudlyintheactsofhis
vita
life.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
beveva
drankginwhenhewas
solo
alone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
e
andthoughheenjoyedthetheatre,
aveva
hadnotcrossedthedoorsofonefortwentyyears.
Ma
Buthehadanapprovedtoleranceforothers;
a volte
sometimeswondering,almostwithenvy,atthehighpressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
e
andinanyextremityinclinedto
aiutare
helpratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedto
diceva
sayquaintly:
“Iletmy
fratello
brothergotothedevilinhisownway.”
In
questo
thischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhisfortunetobethelastreputableacquaintance
e
andthelastgoodinfluenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
E
Andtosuchasthese,solongasthey
venivano
cameabouthischambers,henevermarked
un
ashadeofchangeinhisdemeanour.
Nodoubt
il
thefeatwaseasytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeat
la
thebest,andevenhisfriendshipseemedtobefoundedin
una
asimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itis
il
themarkofamodest
uomo
mantoaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefrom
il
thehandsofopportunity;
andthatwas
il
thelawyer’sway.
Hisfriendswerethoseofhisown
sangue
bloodorthosewhomhehadknown
i
thelongest;
hisaffections,likeivy,werethegrowthof
tempo
time,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
Hence,nodoubt
il
thebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,
il
thewell-knownmanabouttown.
Itwas
una
anuttocrackfor
molti
many,whatthesetwocould
vedere
seeineachother,orwhatsubjecttheycould
trovare
findincommon.
ItwasreportedbythosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thatthey
detto
saidnothing,lookedsingularlydull
e
andwouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceof
un
afriend.
Forallthat,the
due
twomenputthegreateststorebytheseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelof
ogni
eachweek,andnotonlysetasideoccasionsofpleasure,
ma
butevenresistedthecallsof
affari
business,thattheymightenjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeoftheserambles
che
thattheirwayledthem
giù
downaby-streetinabusyquarterofLondon.
The
strada
streetwassmallandwhatis
chiama
calledquiet,butitdrove
un
athrivingtradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
tutti
alldoingwell,itseemed
e
andallemulouslyhopingto
fare
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
so
che
thattheshopfrontsstood
lungo
alongthatthoroughfarewithanairofinvitation,
come
likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
EvenonSunday,
quando
whenitveileditsmorefloridcharms
e
andlaycomparativelyemptyofpassage,the
strada
streetshoneoutincontrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,
come
likeafireinaforest;
e
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,
e
andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyofnote,instantly
catturato
caughtandpleasedtheeyeofthepassenger.
Due
Twodoorsfromonecorner,on
la
thelefthandgoingeast
la
thelinewasbrokenby
la
theentryofacourt;
e
andjustatthatpoint
un
acertainsinisterblockofbuildingthrustforwarditsgableon
il
thestreet.
Itwastwostoreys
alto
high;
showednowindow,nothingbut
una
adooronthelowerstorey
e
andablindforeheadofdiscolouredwallontheupper;
e
andboreineveryfeature,
i
themarksofprolongedandsordidnegligence.
La
Thedoor,whichwasequipped
di
withneitherbellnorknocker,wasblistered
e
anddistained.
Trampsslouchedinto
i
therecessandstruckmatcheson
i
thepanels;
childrenkeptshopupon
i
thesteps;
theschoolboyhad
provato
triedhisknifeonthemouldings;
e
andforcloseonageneration,noonehadappearedtodriveawaytheserandomvisitors
o
ortorepairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
e
andthelawyerwereontheothersideoftheby-street;
ma
butwhentheycameabreastoftheentry,theformerlifteduphiscane
e
andpointed.
“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
he
chiesto
asked;
andwhenhiscompanion
aveva
hadrepliedintheaffirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”addedhe,“with
una
averyoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
detto
saidMr.Utterson,withaslight
cambiamento
changeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascoming
casa
homefromsomeplaceatthe
fine
endoftheworld,about
tre
threeo’clockofablackwinter
mattina
morning,andmywaylaythrougha
parte
partoftownwheretherewasliterally
nulla
nothingtobeseenbutlamps.
Strada
Streetafterstreetandall
la
thefolksasleep—streetafterstreet,alllightedupasifforaprocession
e
andallasemptyasachurch—tillatlastIgotintothatstateofmindwhena
uomo
manlistensandlistensandbeginstolongfor
la
thesightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,I
visto
sawtwofigures:
onea
piccolo
littlemanwhowasstumping
lungo
alongeastwardatagood
passeggiata
walk,andtheothera
ragazza
girlofmaybeeightor
dieci
tenwhowasrunningashardasshewasable
giù
downacrossstreet.
Well,
signore
sir,thetworanintooneanothernaturally
abbastanza
enoughatthecorner;
andthencame
la
thehorriblepartofthe
cosa
thing;
forthemantrampledcalmlyover
il
thechild’sbodyandleftherscreamingon
il
theground.
Itsoundsnothingto
sentire
hear,butitwashellishto
vedere
see.
Itwasn’tlikea
uomo
man;
itwaslikesomedamnedJuggernaut.
I
dato
gaveafewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmygentleman,
e
andbroughthimbackto
dove
wheretherewasalreadyquite
un
agroupaboutthescreaming
bambino
child.
Hewasperfectlycool
e
andmadenoresistance,but
dato
gavemeonelook,sougly
che
thatitbroughtoutthesweatonme
come
likerunning.
Thepeoplewhohadturned
uscite
outwerethegirl’sown
famiglia
family;
andprettysoon,the
dottore
doctor,forwhomshehadbeensentputinhisappearance.
Well,the
bambino
childwasnotmuchtheworse,
più
morefrightened,accordingtothesawbones;
e
andthereyoumighthavesupposed
sarebbe
wouldbeanendto
la
it.
Buttherewasonecuriouscircumstance.
Ihadtakenaloathingtomygentlemanat
prima
firstsight.
Sohadthechild’s
famiglia
family,whichwasonlynatural.
Ma
Butthedoctor’scasewaswhatstruck
mi
me.
Hewastheusualcut
e
anddryapothecary,ofnoparticularage
e
andcolour,withastrongEdinburghaccent
e
andaboutasemotionalasabagpipe.
Well,
signore
sir,hewasliketherestofus;
ogni
everytimehelookedatmyprisoner,I
vedevo
sawthatsawbonesturnsick
e
andwhitewiththedesiretokillhim.
Iknewwhatwasinhis
mente
mind,justasheknewwhatwasin
mia
mine;
andkillingbeingoutof
il
thequestion,wedidthenext
meglio
best.
Wetoldthemanwecould
e
andwouldmakesuchascandaloutofthisasshould
fatto
makehisnamestinkfromoneendofLondonto
il
theother.
Ifhehadanyfriends
o
oranycredit,weundertookthatheshould
perdere
losethem.
Andallthe
tempo
time,aswewerepitchingitin
rosso
redhot,wewerekeepingthewomenoffhimas
meglio
bestwecouldfortheywereaswildasharpies.
Inever
visto
sawacircleofsuchhatefulfaces;
e
andtherewasthemaninthemiddle,with
una
akindofblacksneeringcoolness—frightenedtoo,Icouldseethat—butcarryingitoff,
signore
sir,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyouchooseto
fare
makecapitaloutofthisaccident,’
disse
saidhe,‘Iamnaturallyhelpless.
Nessun
Nogentlemanbutwishestoavoid
una
ascene,’sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’Well,wescrewedhim
fino a
uptoahundredpoundsfor
la
thechild’sfamily;
hewould
avrebbe
haveclearlylikedtostickout;
ma
buttherewassomethingaboutthelotofus
che
thatmeantmischief,andatlasthestruck.
Thenext
cosa
thingwastogetthe
soldi
money;
andwheredoyou
pensate
thinkhecarriedusbutto
che
thatplacewiththedoor?—whipped
fuori
outakey,wentin,
e
andpresentlycamebackwiththe
questione
matteroftenpoundsingold
e
andachequeforthebalanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayabletobearer
e
andsignedwithaname
che
thatIcan’tmention,thoughit’soneofthepointsofmy
storia
story,butitwasa
nome
nameatleastverywellknown
e
andoftenprinted.
Thefigurewasstiff;
ma
butthesignaturewasgoodformore
di
thanthatifitwas
solo
onlygenuine.
Itookthelibertyofpointing
esce
outtomygentlemanthat
la
thewholebusinesslookedapocryphal,
e
andthatamandoesnot,in
reale
reallife,walkintoacellar
porta
dooratfourinthe
mattino
morningandcomeoutwithanotherman’schequeforcloseuponahundredpounds.
Ma
Buthewasquiteeasy
e
andsneering.
‘Setyourmindatrest,’
dice
sayshe,‘Iwillstaywithyoutill
il
thebanksopenandcash
il
thechequemyself.’Sowe
tutti
allsetoff,thedoctor,
e
andthechild’sfather,andour
amico
friendandmyself,andpassed
il
therestofthenightinmychambers;
e
andnextday,whenwe
abbiamo
hadbreakfasted,wentina
corpo
bodytothebank.
Igavein
le
thechequemyself,andsaidIhadevery
ragioni
reasontobelieveitwas
un
aforgery.
Notabitofit.
Thechequewasgenuine.”
“Tut-tut!”
detto
saidMr.Utterson.
“Iseeyou
senti
feelasIdo,”saidMr.Enfield.
“Yes,it’s
una
abadstory.
Formy
uomo
manwasafellowthat
nessuno
nobodycouldhavetodowith,
un
areallydamnableman;
andthepersonthatdrewthechequeistheverypinkoftheproprieties,celebratedtoo,
e
and(whatmakesitworse)
uno
oneofyourfellowswho
fa
dowhattheycallgood.
Blackmail,Isuppose;
un
anhonestmanpayingthroughthenoseforsomeofthecapersofhisyouth.
BlackMailHouseiswhatI
chiamo
calltheplacewiththe
porta
door,inconsequence.
Thougheventhat,you
sapete
know,isfarfromexplainingall,”headded,
e
andwiththewordsfellinto
una
aveinofmusing.
From
questo
thishewasrecalledbyMr.Utterson
chiedendo
askingrathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
sai
knowifthedrawerofthechequelivesthere?”
“Alikely
posto
place,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappentohavenoticedhisaddress;
helivesinsomesquare
o
orother.”
“Andyounever
chiesto
askedaboutthe—placewiththedoor?”
detto
saidMr.Utterson.
“No,sir;
I
avevo
hadadelicacy,”wasthereply.
“Ifeelverystronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakestoomuchofthestyleofthe
giorno
dayofjudgment.
Youstart
una
aquestion,andit’slikestarting
una
astone.
Yousitquietlyonthe
cima
topofahill;
andaway
la
thestonegoes,startingothers;
e
andpresentlysomeblandoldbird
La
(thelastyouwouldhavethoughtof)isknockedon
la
theheadinhisownbackgarden
e
andthefamilyhaveto
cambiare
changetheirname.
Nosir,I
faccio
makeitaruleof
mia
mine:
themoreitlookslikeQueerStreet,thelessIask.”
“Averygoodrule,too,”
disse
saidthelawyer.
“ButI
ho
havestudiedtheplaceformyself,”continuedMr.Enfield.
“Itseemsscarcely
una
ahouse.
Thereisnoother
porta
door,andnobodygoesin
o
oroutofthatonebut,
volta
onceinagreatwhile,
il
thegentlemanofmyadventure.
Ci
Therearethreewindowslookingonthecourtonthe
primo
firstfloor;
nonebelow;
thewindowsare
sempre
alwaysshutbutthey’reclean.
E
Andthenthereisachimney
che
whichisgenerallysmoking;
so
qualcuno
somebodymustlivethere.
Andyetit’snotso
sicuro
sure;
forthebuildingsaresopackedtogetheraboutthecourt,
che
thatit’shardtosay
dove
whereoneendsandanotherbegins.”
La
Thepairwalkedonagainfor
un
awhileinsilence;
andthen“Enfield,”
disse
saidMr.Utterson,“that’sagoodruleofyours.”
“Yes,Ithinkitis,”returnedEnfield.
“Butfor
tutto
allthat,”continuedthelawyer,“there’s
un
onepointIwantto
chiedere
ask.
Iwanttoaskthe
nome
nameofthatmanwhowalkedoverthechild.”
“Well,”
disse
saidMr.Enfield,“Ican’t
vedo
seewhatharmitwould
fare
do.
Itwasamanofthe
nome
nameofHyde.”
“Hm,”saidMr.Utterson.
“What
tipo
sortofamanishetosee?”
“Heisnot
facile
easytodescribe.
Thereis
qualcosa
somethingwrongwithhisappearance;
qualcosa
somethingdispleasing,somethingdown-rightdetestable.
Inever
visto
sawamanIsodisliked,andyetIscarce
so
knowwhy.
Hemustbedeformedsomewhere;
he
dà
givesastrongfeelingofdeformity,althoughIcouldn’tspecify
il
thepoint.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
uomo
man,andyetIreallycanname
niente
nothingoutoftheway.
No,
signore
sir;
Icanmakenohandofit;
Ican’tdescribehim.
E
Andit’snotwantofmemory;
forIdeclareIcanseehim
questo
thismoment.”
Mr.
Uttersonagain
camminava
walkedsomewayinsilence
e
andobviouslyunderaweightofconsideration.
“Youare
sicuro
sureheusedakey?”
heinquiredatlast.
“My
caro
dearsir...”
beganEnfield,surprisedoutofhimself.
“Yes,Iknow,”
disse
saidUtterson;
“Iknowit
deve
mustseemstrange.
Thefact
è
is,ifIdonot
chiedo
askyouthenameof
il
theotherparty,itis
perché
becauseIknowitalready.
You
vedi
see,Richard,yourtalehasgone
casa
home.
Ifyouhavebeeninexactinany
punto
pointyouhadbettercorrectit.”
“Ithinkyou
potuto
mighthavewarnedme,”returnedtheotherwith
un
atouchofsullenness.
“ButIhavebeenpedanticallyexact,asyou
chiami
callit.
Thefellowhad
una
akey;
andwhat’smore,hehasit
ancora
still.
Isawhimuseitnot
una
aweekago.”
Mr.
Uttersonsigheddeeply
ma
butsaidneveraword;
e
andtheyoungmanpresentlyresumed.
“Hereisanotherlessonto
dire
saynothing,”saidhe.
“Iamashamedofmylongtongue.
Letus
facciamo
makeabargainnevertorefertothisagain.”
“With
tutto
allmyheart,”saidthelawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
ThateveningMr.Uttersoncamehometohisbachelorhouseinsombrespirits
e
andsatdowntodinner
senza
withoutrelish.
ItwashiscustomofaSunday,
quando
whenthismealwasover,to
sedersi
sitclosebythefire,avolumeof
qualche
somedrydivinityonhis
letto
readingdesk,untiltheclockoftheneighbouringchurchrangoutthehouroftwelve,
quando
whenhewouldgosoberly
e
andgratefullytobed.
On
questa
thisnighthowever,assoonas
il
theclothwastakenaway,he
preso
tookupacandleand
andato
wentintohisbusinessroom.
Therehe
aprì
openedhissafe,tookfromthe
più
mostprivatepartofit
un
adocumentendorsedontheenvelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWill
e
andsatdownwithacloudedbrowtostudyitscontents.
Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Uttersonthoughhetookchargeofit
ora
nowthatitwasmade,hadrefusedtolendtheleastassistanceinthe
fatto
makingofit;
itprovidednot
solo
onlythat,incaseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
tutti
allhispossessionsweretopassintothehandsofhis“friend
e
andbenefactorEdwardHyde,”but
che
thatincaseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
o
orunexplainedabsenceforanyperiodexceeding
tre
threecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHydeshouldstepintothesaidHenryJekyll’sshoes
senza
withoutfurtherdelayandfreefrom
qualsiasi
anyburthenorobligationbeyondthepaymentof
un
afewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’shousehold.
Questo
Thisdocumenthadlongbeenthelawyer’seyesore.
Itoffendedhimbothasalawyer
e
andasaloverofthesane
e
andcustomarysidesoflife,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
E
AndhithertoitwashisignoranceofMr.Hyde
che
thathadswelledhisindignation;
ora
now,byasuddenturn,itwashisknowledge.
Itwas
già
alreadybadenoughwhenthe
nome
namewasbutanameof
cui
whichhecouldlearnno
più
more.
Itwasworsewhenitbegantobeclotheduponwithdetestableattributes;
e
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmists
che
thathadsolongbaffledhiseye,thereleapedup
il
thesudden,definitepresentmentof
un
afiend.
“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”he
disse
said,ashereplacedtheobnoxiouspaperinthe
cassaforte
safe,“andnowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Withthatheblewouthiscandle,puton
un
agreatcoat,andsetforthinthedirectionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelofmedicine,
dove
wherehisfriend,thegreatDr.Lanyon,
aveva
hadhishouseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
qualcuno
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”he
aveva
hadthought.
Thesolemnbutlerknew
e
andwelcomedhim;