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

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

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Uttersonthelawyerwas
un
amanofaruggedcountenance
che
thatwasneverlightedby
un
asmile;
cold,scantyand
imbarazzato
embarrassedindiscourse;
backwardin
sentimento
sentiment;
lean,long,dusty,drearyandyet
in qualche modo
somehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
e
andwhenthewinewastohis
gusto
taste,somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhis
occhio
eye;
somethingindeedwhichnever
trovato
founditswayintohis
parlato
talk,butwhichspokenot
solo
onlyinthesesilentsymbolsof
la
theafter-dinnerface,butmore
spesso
oftenandloudlyintheactsofhis
vita
life.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
beveva
drankginwhenhewas
solo
alone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
e
andthoughheenjoyedthe
teatro
theatre,hadnotcrossedthedoorsofonefortwentyyears.
Ma
Buthehadanapproved
tolleranza
toleranceforothers;
sometimeswondering,
quasi
almostwithenvy,atthehigh
pressione
pressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
e
andinanyextremityinclinedto
aiutare
helpratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedto
diceva
sayquaintly:
“Iletmy
fratello
brothergotothedevilinhisownway.”
In
questo
thischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhis
fortuna
fortunetobethelastreputable
conoscente
acquaintanceandthelastgood
influenza
influenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
E
Andtosuchasthese,solongasthey
venivano
cameabouthischambers,henevermarked
un
ashadeofchangeinhisdemeanour.
No
dubbio
doubtthefeatwaseasytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeat
la
thebest,andevenhis
amicizia
friendshipseemedtobefoundedin
una
asimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itis
il
themarkofamodest
uomo
mantoaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefrom
il
thehandsofopportunity;
andthatwas
il
thelawyer’sway.
Hisfriendswerethoseofhisown
sangue
bloodorthosewhomhehadknown
i
thelongest;
hisaffections,likeivy,werethe
crescita
growthoftime,theyimplied
non
noaptnessintheobject.
Da qui
Hence,nodoubtthebond
che
thatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,his
lontano
distantkinsman,thewell-knownmanabout
città
town.
Itwasanuttocrackfor
molti
many,whatthesetwocould
vedere
seeineachother,orwhat
argomento
subjecttheycouldfindin
comune
common.
Itwasreportedbythosewho
incontrati
encounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thatthey
detto
saidnothing,lookedsingularlydull
e
andwouldhailwithobvious
sollievo
relieftheappearanceofa
amico
friend.
Forallthat,the
due
twomenputthegreateststorebytheseexcursions,countedthemthe
principale
chiefjewelofeachweek,
e
andnotonlysetasideoccasionsof
piacere
pleasure,butevenresistedthecallsof
affari
business,thattheymightenjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeoftheserambles
che
thattheirwayledthem
giù
downaby-streetinabusy
quartiere
quarterofLondon.
Thestreetwassmall
e
andwhatiscalledquiet,
ma
butitdroveathrivingtradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
tutti
alldoingwell,itseemed
e
andallemulouslyhopingto
fare
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
so
che
thattheshopfrontsstood
lungo
alongthatthoroughfarewithanairof
invito
invitation,likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Evenon
Domenica
Sunday,whenitveiledits
più
morefloridcharmsandlaycomparatively
vuoto
emptyofpassage,thestreet
brillava
shoneoutincontrasttoitsdingy
quartiere
neighbourhood,likeafireina
foresta
forest;
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,
e
andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyof
nota
note,instantlycaughtandpleasedtheeyeofthe
passeggero
passenger.
Twodoorsfromone
angolo
corner,onthelefthandgoing
est
eastthelinewasbrokenby
la
theentryofacourt;
e
andjustatthatpoint
un
acertainsinisterblockof
edificio
buildingthrustforwarditsgableon
il
thestreet.
Itwastwostoreys
alto
high;
showednowindow,nothingbut
una
adooronthelowerstorey
e
andablindforeheadofdiscoloured
parete
wallontheupper;
andborein
ogni
everyfeature,themarksofprolonged
e
andsordidnegligence.
Thedoor,
che
whichwasequippedwithneither
campana
bellnorknocker,wasblistered
e
anddistained.
Trampsslouchedinto
i
therecessandstruckmatcheson
i
thepanels;
childrenkeptshopupon
i
thesteps;
theschoolboyhad
provato
triedhisknifeonthemouldings;
e
andforcloseona
generazione
generation,noonehadappearedtodriveawaytheserandomvisitors
o
ortorepairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
e
andthelawyerwereontheothersideoftheby-street;
ma
butwhentheycameabreastoftheentry,the
primo
formerlifteduphiscane
e
andpointed.
“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
he
chiesto
asked;
andwhenhiscompanion
aveva
hadrepliedintheaffirmative,“Itis
collegato
connectedinmymind,”addedhe,“with
una
averyoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
detto
saidMr.Utterson,witha
leggero
slightchangeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascoming
casa
homefromsomeplaceatthe
fine
endoftheworld,about
tre
threeo’clockofablack
invernale
wintermorning,andmywaylaythrougha
parte
partoftownwheretherewas
letteralmente
literallynothingtobeseenbutlamps.
Strada
Streetafterstreetandall
la
thefolksasleep—streetafterstreet,alllightedupasiffora
processione
processionandallasemptyasachurch—tillatlastIgotintothat
stato
stateofmindwhena
uomo
manlistensandlistensand
comincia
beginstolongforthe
vista
sightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,I
visto
sawtwofigures:
onea
piccolo
littlemanwhowasstumping
lungo
alongeastwardatagood
passeggiata
walk,andtheothera
ragazza
girlofmaybeeightor
dieci
tenwhowasrunningashardasshewasable
giù
downacrossstreet.
Well,
signore
sir,thetworanintooneanother
naturalmente
naturallyenoughatthecorner;
e
andthencamethehorrible
parte
partofthething;
for
il
themantrampledcalmlyover
il
thechild’sbodyandleftherscreamingon
il
theground.
Itsoundsnothingto
sentire
hear,butitwashellishto
vedere
see.
Itwasn’tlikea
uomo
man;
itwaslikesome
dannato
damnedJuggernaut.
Igaveafewhalloa,
preso
tooktomyheels,collaredmy
gentiluomo
gentleman,andbroughthimbackto
dove
wheretherewasalreadyquite
un
agroupaboutthescreaming
bambino
child.
Hewasperfectlycool
e
andmadenoresistance,but
dato
gavemeonelook,so
brutto
uglythatitbroughtout
il
thesweatonmelikerunning.
The
persone
peoplewhohadturnedoutwerethegirl’sown
famiglia
family;
andprettysoon,the
dottore
doctor,forwhomshehadbeensentputinhisappearance.
Well,the
bambino
childwasnotmuchthe
peggio
worse,morefrightened,accordingtothesawbones;
e
andthereyoumighthave
supporre
supposedwouldbeanendto
la
it.
Buttherewasonecurious
circostanza
circumstance.
Ihadtakenaloathingtomy
gentiluomo
gentlemanatfirstsight.
Sohadthechild’s
famiglia
family,whichwasonlynatural.
Ma
Butthedoctor’scasewaswhat
colpito
struckme.
Hewasthe
solito
usualcutanddryapothecary,ofnoparticularage
e
andcolour,withastrongEdinburgh
accento
accentandaboutasemotionalasabagpipe.
Well,
signore
sir,hewasliketherestofus;
ogni
everytimehelookedatmy
prigioniero
prisoner,Isawthatsawbonesturn
malato
sickandwhitewiththe
desiderio
desiretokillhim.
Iknewwhatwasinhis
mente
mind,justasheknewwhatwasin
mia
mine;
andkillingbeingoutof
il
thequestion,wedidthenext
meglio
best.
Wetoldthemanwecould
e
andwouldmakesucha
scandalo
scandaloutofthisasshould
fatto
makehisnamestinkfromoneendofLondonto
il
theother.
Ifhehadanyfriends
o
oranycredit,weundertookthatheshould
perdere
losethem.
Andallthe
tempo
time,aswewerepitchingitin
rosso
redhot,wewerekeepingthewomenoffhimas
meglio
bestwecouldfortheywereaswildasharpies.
Inever
visto
sawacircleofsuchhatefulfaces;
e
andtherewasthemaninthe
centro
middle,withakindofblacksneeringcoolness—frightenedtoo,Icouldseethat—butcarryingitoff,
signore
sir,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyou
scegli
choosetomakecapitaloutof
questo
thisaccident,’saidhe,‘Iam
naturalmente
naturallyhelpless.
Nogentlemanbut
desidera
wishestoavoidascene,’
dice
sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’Well,wescrewedhim
fino a
uptoahundredpoundsfor
la
thechild’sfamily;
hewould
avrebbe
haveclearlylikedtostickout;
ma
buttherewassomethingaboutthelotofus
che
thatmeantmischief,andatlasthe
colpito
struck.
Thenextthingwastogetthe
soldi
money;
andwheredoyou
pensate
thinkhecarriedusbutto
che
thatplacewiththedoor?—whipped
fuori
outakey,wentin,
e
andpresentlycamebackwiththe
questione
matteroftenpoundsin
oro
goldandachequeforthe
saldo
balanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayableto
portatore
bearerandsignedwitha
nome
namethatIcan’tmention,
anche se
thoughit’soneofthepointsofmy
storia
story,butitwasa
nome
nameatleastverywellknown
e
andoftenprinted.
Thefigurewasstiff;
ma
butthesignaturewasgoodformore
di
thanthatifitwas
solo
onlygenuine.
Itookthe
libertà
libertyofpointingouttomy
gentiluomo
gentlemanthatthewholebusinesslookedapocryphal,
e
andthatamandoesnot,in
reale
reallife,walkintoa
cantina
cellardooratfourin
la
themorningandcomeoutwithanotherman’schequeforcloseupona
cento
hundredpounds.
Buthewas
abbastanza
quiteeasyandsneering.
‘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;
andthepersonthatdrewthechequeisthevery
rosa
pinkoftheproprieties,celebratedtoo,
e
and(whatmakesitworse)
uno
oneofyourfellowswho
fa
dowhattheycallgood.
Ricatto
Blackmail,Isuppose;
anhonest
uomo
manpayingthroughthenoseforsomeofthecapersofhisyouth.
BlackMailHouseiswhatI
chiamo
calltheplacewiththe
porta
door,inconsequence.
Thougheventhat,you
sapete
know,isfarfromexplainingall,”he
aggiunto
added,andwiththewords
caduto
fellintoaveinofmusing.
From
questo
thishewasrecalledbyMr.Utterson
chiedendo
askingrathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
sai
knowifthedrawerofthechequelivesthere?”
“A
probabile
likelyplace,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappentohave
notare
noticedhisaddress;
helivesinsome
piazza
squareorother.”
“Andyounever
chiesto
askedaboutthe—placewiththedoor?”
detto
saidMr.Utterson.
“No,sir;
I
avevo
hadadelicacy,”wasthe
risposta
reply.
“Ifeelverystronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakestoomuchofthe
stile
styleofthedayof
giudizio
judgment.
Youstartaquestion,
e
andit’slikestartinga
pietra
stone.
Yousitquietlyonthe
cima
topofahill;
andaway
la
thestonegoes,startingothers;
e
andpresentlysomeblandold
uccello
bird(thelastyouwould
avresti
havethoughtof)isknockedon
la
theheadinhisownback
giardino
gardenandthefamilyhaveto
cambiare
changetheirname.
Nosir,I
faccio
makeitaruleof
mia
mine:
themoreitlookslikeQueerStreet,the
meno
lessIask.”
“Averygoodrule,too,”
disse
saidthelawyer.
“ButI
ho
havestudiedtheplaceformyself,”
continuò
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
Andthenthereisa
camino
chimneywhichisgenerallysmoking;
so
qualcuno
somebodymustlivethere.
Andyetit’snotso
sicuro
sure;
forthebuildingsaresopackedtogetheraboutthe
corte
court,thatit’shardto
dire
saywhereoneendsandanotherbegins.”
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,
anche se
althoughIcouldn’tspecifythe
punto
point.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
uomo
man,andyetIreallycanname
niente
nothingoutoftheway.
No,
signore
sir;
Icanmakenohandofit;
Ican’tdescribehim.
E
Andit’snotwantof
memoria
memory;
forIdeclareIcanseehim
questo
thismoment.”
Mr.
Uttersonagain
camminava
walkedsomewayinsilence
e
andobviouslyunderaweightof
considerazione
consideration.
“Youaresurehe
usato
usedakey?”
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.
“ButIhavebeenpedantically
esatto
exact,asyoucallit.
Il
Thefellowhadakey;
e
andwhat’smore,hehasit
ancora
still.
Isawhimuseitnot
una
aweekago.”
Mr.
Uttersonsighed
profondamente
deeplybutsaidnevera
parola
word;
andtheyoungmanpresently
riprese
resumed.
“Hereisanotherlessonto
dire
saynothing,”saidhe.
“Iamashamedofmylong
lingua
tongue.
Letusmakeabargainnevertorefertothisagain.”
“With
tutto
allmyheart,”saidthelawyer.
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ThateveningMr.Uttersoncamehometohis
scapolo
bachelorhouseinsombrespirits
e
andsatdowntodinner
senza
withoutrelish.
Itwashiscustomofa
Domenica
Sunday,whenthismealwasover,to
sedersi
sitclosebythefire,a
volume
volumeofsomedrydivinityonhis
letto
readingdesk,untiltheclockoftheneighbouring
chiesa
churchrangoutthehouroftwelve,
quando
whenhewouldgosoberly
e
andgratefullytobed.
On
questa
thisnighthowever,assoonas
il
theclothwastakenaway,he
preso
tookupacandleand
andato
wentintohisbusinessroom.
Therehe
aprì
openedhissafe,tookfromthe
più
mostprivatepartofit
un
adocumentendorsedonthe
busta
envelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWill
e
andsatdownwithacloudedbrowto
studiare
studyitscontents.
Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Uttersonthoughhetookchargeofit
ora
nowthatitwasmade,had
rifiutato
refusedtolendtheleast
assistenza
assistanceinthemakingofit;
itprovidednot
solo
onlythat,incaseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
tutti
allhispossessionswereto
passare
passintothehandsofhis“friend
e
andbenefactorEdwardHyde,”but
che
thatincaseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
o
orunexplainedabsenceforany
periodo
periodexceedingthreecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHydeshouldstepintothesaidHenryJekyll’s
scarpe
shoeswithoutfurtherdelayand
libero
freefromanyburthenor
obbligo
obligationbeyondthepaymentof
un
afewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’s
famiglia
household.
Thisdocumenthadlongbeenthelawyer’seyesore.
It
offendeva
offendedhimbothasa
avvocato
lawyerandasaloverofthe
sani
saneandcustomarysidesof
vita
life,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
E
Andhithertoitwashis
ignoranza
ignoranceofMr.Hydethat
aveva
hadswelledhisindignation;
now,by
un
asuddenturn,itwashis
conoscenza
knowledge.
Itwasalreadybad
abbastanza
enoughwhenthenamewasbut
un
anameofwhichhecould
imparare
learnnomore.
Itwas
peggio
worsewhenitbegantobeclotheduponwithdetestableattributes;
e
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmists
che
thathadsolongbaffledhis
occhio
eye,thereleapedupthesudden,definitepresentmentof
un
afiend.
“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”he
disse
said,ashereplacedtheobnoxious
carta
paperinthesafe,“and
ora
nowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Withthatheblewouthis
candela
candle,putonagreatcoat,
e
andsetforthinthe
direzione
directionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelof
medicina
medicine,wherehisfriend,the
grande
greatDr.Lanyon,hadhis
casa
houseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
qualcuno
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”he
aveva
hadthought.
Thesolemnbutlerknew
e
andwelcomedhim;