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Notes from the Underground | Progressively Translated Portuguese A1 Books

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I
Iama
doente
sickman....
Iamaspiteful
homem
man.
Iamanunattractive
homem
man.
Ibelievemyliverisdiseased.
However,I
sei
knownothingatallaboutmydisease,
e
anddonotknowforcertainwhatails
me
me.
Idon’tconsulta
médico
doctorforit,andnever
tenha
have,thoughIhavearespectformedicine
e
anddoctors.
Besides,Iamextremelysuperstitious,sufficientlysotorespectmedicine,anyway(Iamwell-educated
suficiente
enoughnottobesuperstitious,
mas
butIamsuperstitious).
No,Irefusetoconsult
um
adoctorfromspite.
Thatyou
provavelmente
probablywillnotunderstand.
Well,I
entendo
understandit,though.
Ofcourse,Ican’texplainwhoitispreciselythatIammortifyinginthis
caso
casebymyspite:
Iamperfectlywellaware
que
thatIcannot“payout”
os
thedoctorsbynotconsulting
los
them;
Iknowbetterthan
ninguém
anyonethatbyallthisIam
só
onlyinjuringmyselfandnooneelse.
Mas
Butstill,ifIdon’tconsult
um
adoctoritisfromspite.
Myliveris
mau
bad,well—letitgetworse!
Ihavebeengoingonlike
isso
thatforalongtime—twentyyears.
Agora
NowIamforty.
Iusedtobeinthegovernmentservice,
mas
butamnolonger.
Iwas
um
aspitefulofficial.
Iwasrude
e
andtookpleasureinbeingso.
Ididnottakebribes,you
vê
see,soIwasboundto
encontrar
findarecompenseinthat,at
menos
least.
(Apoorjest,butI
vou
willnotscratchitout.
I
escrevi
wroteitthinkingitwould
soaria
soundverywitty;
butnowthatIhave
vi
seenmyselfthatIonlywantedtoshowoffin
uma
adespicableway,Iwillnotscratchitoutonpurpose!)
Quando
Whenpetitionersusedtocomeforinformationto
os
thetableatwhichI
sentava
sat,Iusedtogrindmyteethat
eles
them,andfeltintenseenjoyment
quando
whenIsucceededinmaking
alguém
anybodyunhappy.
Ialmostdidsucceed.
Forthemost
parte
parttheywerealltimidpeople—ofcourse,theywerepetitioners.
Mas
Butoftheuppishonestherewas
um
oneofficerinparticularI
podia
couldnotendure.
Hesimply
queria
wouldnotbehumble,andclankedhisswordin
uma
adisgustingway.
Icarriedon
uma
afeudwithhimforeighteenmonthsoverthatsword.
AtlastI
consegui
gotthebetterofhim.
Heleftoffclankingit.
Isso
Thathappenedinmyyouth,though.
Mas
Butdoyouknow,gentlemen,whatwas
o
thechiefpointaboutmyspite?
Why,thewhole
ponto
point,therealstingofitlayinthe
fato
factthatcontinually,eveninthe
momento
momentoftheacutestspleen,Iwasinwardlyconscious
com
withshamethatIwasnot
só
onlynotaspitefulbutnotevenanembittered
homem
man,thatIwassimplyscaringsparrowsatrandom
e
andamusingmyselfbyit.
I
posso
mightfoamatthemouth,
mas
butbringmeadollto
brincar
playwith,givemeacupoftea
com
withsugarinit,and
talvez
maybeIshouldbeappeased.
I
poderia
mightevenbegenuinelytouched,
embora
thoughprobablyIshouldgrindmyteethatmyselfafterwards
e
andlieawakeatnight
com
withshameformonthsafter.
Thatwasmy
jeito
way.
IwaslyingwhenI
disse
saidjustnowthatIwas
um
aspitefulofficial.
Iwas
mentir
lyingfromspite.
Iwassimplyamusingmyself
com
withthepetitionersandwiththeofficer,
e
andinrealityInever
poderia
couldbecomespiteful.
Iwasconscious
cada
everymomentinmyselfof
muitos
many,verymanyelementsabsolutelyoppositeto
isso
that.
Ifeltthempositivelyswarmingin
mim
me,theseoppositeelements.
I
sabia
knewthattheyhadbeenswarminginme
toda
allmylifeandcravingsomeoutletfrom
mim
me,butIwouldnot
deixava
letthem,wouldnotletthem,purposelywouldnot
deixava
letthemcomeout.
TheytormentedmetillIwasashamed:
theydrovemetoconvulsionsand—sickened
me
me,atlast,howtheysickened
me
me!
Now,arenotyoufancying,gentlemen,
que
thatIamexpressingremorsefor
algo
somethingnow,thatIam
pedir
askingyourforgivenessforsomething?
Iam
certeza
sureyouarefancyingthat...
However,IassureyouIdonot
me importo
careifyouare....
Itwasnot
só
onlythatIcouldnot
tornar
becomespiteful,Ididnot
sabia
knowhowtobecomeanything;
neitherspitefulnor
gentil
kind,neitherarascalnoranhonestman,neitheraheronoraninsect.
Agora
Now,Iamlivingoutmylifeinmycorner,tauntingmyself
com
withthespitefulanduselessconsolationthat
um
anintelligentmancannotbecomeanythingseriously,
e
anditisonlythefoolwhobecomesanything.
Sim
Yes,amaninthenineteenthcentury
deve
mustandmorallyoughttobepre-eminentlyacharacterlesscreature;
a
homem
manofcharacter,anactive
homem
manispre-eminentlyalimitedcreature.
Thatismyconvictionoffortyyears.
Iamfortyyearsold
agora
now,andyouknowfortyyearsis
uma
awholelifetime;
youknowitisextremeoldage.
To
viver
livelongerthanfortyyearsis
má
badmanners,isvulgar,immoral.
Quem
Whodoeslivebeyondforty?
Responda
Answerthat,sincerelyandhonestlyI
vou
willtellyouwhodo:
fools
e
andworthlessfellows.
Itell
todos
alloldmenthattotheir
cara
face,allthesevenerableoldmen,
todos
allthesesilver-hairedandreverendseniors!
I
digo
tellthewholeworldthattoits
cara
face!
Ihavearightto
dizer
sayso,forIshallgoon
viver
livingtosixtymyself.
Toseventy!
Toeighty!
Fica
Stay,letmetakebreath...
Youimagine
sem
nodoubt,gentlemen,thatI
quero
wanttoamuseyou.
Youaremistakeninthat,
também
too.
Iambynomeans
tão
suchamirthfulpersonasyouimagine,
ou
orasyoumayimagine;
however,irritatedby
toda
allthisbabble(andI
sinto
feelthatyouareirritated)you
acha
thinkfittoaskmewhoIam—thenmy
resposta
answeris,Iamacollegiateassessor.
Iwasintheservice
que
thatImighthavesomethingto
comer
eat(andsolelyforthatreason),
e
andwhenlastyearadistantrelation
deixou
leftmesixthousandroublesinhiswillIimmediatelyretiredfromtheservice
e
andsettleddowninmycorner.
Iusedto
viver
liveinthiscornerbefore,
mas
butnowIhavesettleddowninit.
My
quarto
roomisawretched,horridonein
o
theoutskirtsofthetown.
Myservantisanoldcountry-woman,ill-naturedfromstupidity,
e
and,moreover,thereisalwaysanastysmell
sobre
abouther.
IamtoldthatthePetersburgclimateis
mau
badforme,andthat
com
withmysmallmeansitis
muito
veryexpensivetoliveinPetersburg.
I
sei
knowallthatbetterthanall
estes
thesesageandexperiencedcounsellors
e
andmonitors....
ButIamremaininginPetersburg;
Iamnot
vou
goingawayfromPetersburg!
Iamnot
vou
goingawaybecause...
ech!
Why,itisabsolutely
não
nomatterwhetherIam
indo
goingawayornotgoing
embora
away.
Butwhatcanadecent
homem
manspeakofwithmostpleasure?
Resposta
Answer:
Ofhimself.
II
Iwant
agora
nowtotellyou,gentlemen,whetheryoucareto
ouvi
hearitornot,whyI
pude
couldnotevenbecomeaninsect.
I
digo
tellyousolemnly,thatIhave
muitas
manytimestriedtobecome
um
aninsect.
ButIwasnotequal
nem
eventothat.
Iswear,gentlemen,
que
thattobetooconsciousis
uma
anillness—arealthorough-goingillness.
Forman’severydayneeds,itwouldhavebeenquiteenoughtohavetheordinaryhumanconsciousness,thatis,
metade
halforaquarteroftheamountwhich
cai
fallstothelotofacultivated
homem
manofourunhappynineteenthcentury,especiallyonewhohasthefatalill-lucktoinhabitPetersburg,the
mais
mosttheoreticalandintentionaltownonthe
todo
wholeterrestrialglobe.
(Thereareintentional
e
andunintentionaltowns.)
Itwould
ter
havebeenquiteenough,forinstance,to
ter
havetheconsciousnessbywhichallso-calleddirect
pessoas
personsandmenofaction
vivem
live.
IbetyouthinkIam
escrever
writingallthisfromaffectation,tobewittyattheexpenseofmenofaction;
e
andwhatismore,thatfromill-bredaffectation,Iamclanking
uma
aswordlikemyofficer.
Mas
But,gentlemen,whoevercanpridehimselfonhisdiseases
e
andevenswaggeroverthem?
Embora
Though,afterall,everyonedoes
façam
dothat;
peopledopridethemselvesontheirdiseases,
e
andIdo,maybe,
mais
morethananyone.
Wewillnotdispute
lo
it;
mycontentionwasabsurd.
Mas
ButyetIamfirmlypersuaded
que
thatagreatdealofconsciousness,every
tipo
sortofconsciousness,infact,is
uma
adisease.
Isticktothat.
Deixemos
Letusleavethat,too,for
um
aminute.
Tellmethis:
why
fazer
doesithappenthatat
o
thevery,yes,attheverymomentswhenIam
mais
mostcapableoffeelingeveryrefinementof
tudo
allthatis“sublimeandbeautiful,”astheyusedto
dizer
sayatonetime,itwould,asthoughofdesign,happentomenot
apenas
onlytofeelbutto
fazer
dosuchuglythings,suchthat...
Bem
Well,inshort,actionsthat
todos
all,perhaps,commit;
butwhich,asthoughpurposely,occurredtomeatthevery
momento
timewhenIwasmostconsciousthattheyoughtnottobecommitted.
The
mais
moreconsciousIwasofgoodness
e
andofallthatwas“sublime
e
andbeautiful,”themoredeeplyIsankintomymire
e
andthemorereadyIwastosinkinitaltogether.
Mas
Butthechiefpointwasthat
tudo
allthiswas,asitwere,notaccidentalin
mim
me,butasthoughitwereboundtobeso.
Itwasasthoughitweremy
mais
mostnormalcondition,andnotinthe
menor
leastdiseaseordepravity,sothatatlast
todo
alldesireinmetostruggle
contra
againstthisdepravitypassed.
Itendedbymy
quase
almostbelieving(perhapsactuallybelieving)that
esta
thiswasperhapsmynormalcondition.
Mas
Butatfirst,inthebeginning,whatagoniesIenduredinthatstruggle!
Ididnot
acreditava
believeitwasthesame
com
withotherpeople,andallmy
vida
lifeIhidthisfact
sobre
aboutmyselfasasecret.
Iwasashamed(even
agora
now,perhaps,Iamashamed):
I
cheguei
gottothepointof
sentir
feelingasortofsecretabnormal,despicableenjoymentin
voltar
returninghometomycorneronsomedisgustingPetersburg
noite
night,acutelyconsciousthatthat
dia
dayIhadcommittedaloathsomeaction
novamente
again,thatwhatwasdone
poderia
couldneverbeundone,andsecretly,inwardlygnawing,gnawingatmyselfforit,tearing
e
andconsumingmyselftillatlastthebitterness
transformou
turnedintoasortofshamefulaccursedsweetness,
e
andatlast—intopositiverealenjoyment!
Sim
Yes,intoenjoyment,intoenjoyment!
Iinsistuponthat.
Ihave
falei
spokenofthisbecauseI
continuo
keepwantingtoknowforafactwhether
outras
otherpeoplefeelsuchenjoyment?
Iwillexplain;
o
theenjoymentwasjustfrom
o
thetoointenseconsciousnessofone’sowndegradation;
itwasfrom
sentir
feelingoneselfthatonehadreached
a
thelastbarrier,thatitwashorrible,
mas
butthatitcouldnotbeotherwise;
que
thattherewasnoescapeforyou;
que
thatyounevercouldbecome
um
adifferentman;
thateven
se
iftimeandfaithwerestillleftyouto
mudar
changeintosomethingdifferentyou
fossem
wouldmostlikelynotwishto
mudar
change;
orifyoudid
quisesses
wishto,eventhenyou
quisesses
woulddonothing;
becauseperhapsinrealitytherewas
nada
nothingforyoutochangeinto.
E
Andtheworstofitwas,
e
andtherootofit
tudo
all,thatitwasallinaccord
com
withthenormalfundamentallawsofover-acuteconsciousness,
e
andwiththeinertiathatwasthedirectresultofthoselaws,
e
andthatconsequentlyonewasnot
só
onlyunabletochangebut
podia
coulddoabsolutelynothing.
Thusitwould
seguiria
follow,astheresultofacuteconsciousness,thatoneisnottoblameinbeingascoundrel;
asthoughthatwereanyconsolationto
o
thescoundreloncehehascometorealisethathe
realmente
actuallyisascoundrel.
But
suficiente
enough....
Ech,Ihavetalked
um
alotofnonsense,butwhathaveIexplained?
Como
Howisenjoymentinthistobeexplained?
Mas
ButIwillexplainit.
I
vou
willgettothebottomofit!
Thatis
por
whyIhavetakenupmypen....
Eu
I,forinstance,havea
grande
greatdealofamourpropre.
Iamassuspicious
e
andpronetotakeoffenceasahumpback
ou
oradwarf.
Butuponmy
palavra
wordIsometimeshavehadmomentswhen
se
ifIhadhappenedtobeslappedinthe
cara
faceIshould,perhaps,havebeenpositivelygladofit.
I
digo
say,inearnest,thatIshould
provavelmente
probablyhavebeenabletodiscover
mesmo
eveninthatapeculiar
espécie
sortofenjoyment—theenjoyment,ofcourse,ofdespair;
mas
butindespairthereare
os
themostintenseenjoyments,especially
quando
whenoneisveryacutelyconsciousof
os
thehopelessnessofone’sposition.
E
Andwhenoneisslappedin
a
theface—whythentheconsciousnessofbeingrubbedintoapulpwouldpositivelyoverwhelmone.
O
Theworstofitis,lookatitwhich
maneira
wayonewill,itstillturnsoutthatIwas
sempre
alwaysthemosttoblamein
tudo
everything.
Andwhatismosthumiliatingof
tudo
all,toblamefornofaultofmyown
mas
but,sotosay,through
o
thelawsofnature.
Inthefirst
lugar
place,toblamebecauseIamclevererthan
qualquer
anyofthepeoplesurrounding
me
me.
(Ihavealwaysconsideredmyselfclevererthan
qualquer
anyofthepeoplesurrounding
me
me,andsometimes,wouldyou
acredite
believeit,havebeenpositivelyashamedofit.
At
qualquer
anyrate,Ihaveallmy
vida
life,asitwere,turnedmyeyesaway
e
andnevercouldlookpeoplestraightintheface.)
Toblame,finally,
porque
becauseevenifIhadhadmagnanimity,Ishould
só
onlyhavehadmoresufferingfromthesenseofitsuselessness.
Ishouldcertainlyhave
nunca
neverbeenabletodo
nada
anythingfrombeingmagnanimous—neithertoforgive,formyassailantwould
talvez
perhapshaveslappedmefromthelawsofnature,
e
andonecannotforgivethelawsofnature;
norto
esquecer
forget,forevenifitwereowingto
os
thelawsofnature,itisinsulting
todos
allthesame.
Finally,even
se
ifIhadwantedtobeanythingbutmagnanimous,haddesiredonthecontrarytorevengemyselfonmyassailant,I
poderia
couldnothaverevengedmyselfon
qualquer
anyoneforanythingbecauseIshouldcertainly
nunca
neverhavemadeupmymindto
fazer
doanything,evenifIhadbeen
capaz
ableto.
WhyshouldInot
tinha
havemadeupmymind?
III
Com
Withpeoplewhoknowhowtorevengethemselves
e
andtostandupforthemselvesingeneral,
como
howisitdone?
Why,
quando
whentheyarepossessed,letussuppose,bythefeelingofrevenge,thenforthe
tempo
timethereisnothingelsebut
que
thatfeelingleftintheir
todo
wholebeing.
Suchagentlemansimplydashesstraightforhisobject
como
likeaninfuriatedbullwithitshornsdown,
e
andnothingbutawallwillstophim.
(Bytheway:
facingthewall,
tais
suchgentlemen—thatis,the“direct”
pessoas
personsandmenofaction—aregenuinelynonplussed.
Forthemawallisnotanevasion,asforus
pessoas
peoplewhothinkandconsequently
fazemos
donothing;
itisnotan
desculpa
excuseforturningaside,an
desculpa
excuseforwhichweare
sempre
alwaysveryglad,thoughwescarcely
acreditemos
believeinitourselves,asarule.
Não
No,theyarenonplussedin
toda
allsincerity.
Thewallhasforthem
algo
somethingtranquillising,morallysoothing,final—maybe
até
evensomethingmysterious...
butofthewalllater.)
Bem
Well,suchadirectpersonIregardas
o
therealnormalman,ashistender
mãe
mothernaturewishedtoseehim
quando
whenshegraciouslybroughthimintobeingon
o
theearth.
Ienvysuch
um
amantillIamgreeninthe
rosto
face.
Heisstupid.
Iamnotdisputingthat,
mas
butperhapsthenormalman
deva
shouldbestupid,howdoyou
sabes
know?
Perhapsitisvery
bonito
beautiful,infact.
AndIamthe
mais
morepersuadedofthatsuspicion,
se
ifonecancallitso,bythe
fato
factthatifyoutake,forinstance,theantithesisofthenormal
homem
man,thatis,themanofacuteconsciousness,whohas
veio
come,ofcourse,notoutofthelapofnature
mas
butoutofaretort
Esse
(thisisalmostmysticism,gentlemen,
mas
butIsuspectthis,too),
esse
thisretort-mademanissometimessononplussedinthepresenceofhisantithesisthat
com
withallhisexaggeratedconsciousnesshegenuinely
pensa
thinksofhimselfasamouse
e
andnotaman.
It
pode
maybeanacutelyconsciousmouse,yetitisamouse,
enquanto
whiletheotherisa
homem
man,andtherefore,etcaetera,etcaetera.
E
Andtheworstofit
é
is,hehimself,hisveryownself,
olha
looksonhimselfasamouse;
noone
pede
askshimtodoso;
e
andthatisanimportant
ponto
point.
Nowletuslookat
este
thismouseinaction.
Letussuppose,forinstance,thatit
sente
feelsinsulted,too(andit
quase
almostalwaysdoesfeelinsulted),
e
andwantstorevengeitself,
também
too.
Theremayevenbe
uma
agreateraccumulationofspiteinitthaninl’hommedelanatureetdelavérité.
O
Thebaseandnastydesiretoventthatspiteonitsassailantrankles
talvez
perhapsevenmorenastilyinitthaninl’hommedelanatureetdelavérité.
For
através
throughhisinnatestupiditythelatter
olha
looksuponhisrevengeasjusticepure
e
andsimple;
whileinconsequenceofhisacuteconsciousness
o
themousedoesnotbelievein
o
thejusticeofit.
Tocomeatlasttothedeeditself,totheveryactofrevenge.
Apartfromtheonefundamentalnastinessthelucklessmousesucceedsincreating
em torno
arounditsomanyothernastinessesintheformofdoubts
e
andquestions,addstotheone
pergunta
questionsomanyunsettledquestionsthatthereinevitablyworks
até
uparounditasortoffatalbrew,astinkingmess,
torno
madeupofitsdoubts,emotions,
e
andofthecontemptspatuponitbythedirectmenofactionwhostandsolemnlyaboutitasjudges
e
andarbitrators,laughingatittilltheirhealthysidesache.
Ofcoursethe
única
onlythingleftforitistodismiss
tudo
allthatwithawaveofitspaw,
e
and,withasmileofassumedcontemptinwhichitdoesnot
mesmo
evenitselfbelieve,creepignominiouslyintoitsmouse-hole.
Lá
Thereinitsnasty,stinking,underground
lar
homeourinsulted,crushedandridiculedmousepromptly
torna
becomesabsorbedincold,malignant
e
and,aboveall,everlastingspite.
Forfortyyearstogetheritwill
lembrará
rememberitsinjurydowntothesmallest,mostignominiousdetails,
e
andeverytimewilladd,ofitself,details
ainda
stillmoreignominious,spitefullyteasing
e
andtormentingitselfwithitsownimagination.
Itwillitselfbeashamedofitsimaginings,
mas
butyetitwillrecallit
tudo
all,itwillgoover
e
andovereverydetail,itwillinventunheardofthings
contra
againstitself,pretendingthatthosethings
podem
mighthappen,andwillforgive
nada
nothing.
Maybeitwillbegintorevengeitself,
também
too,but,asitwere,piecemeal,intrivialways,frombehindthestove,incognito,
sem
withoutbelievingeitherinits
próprio
ownrighttovengeance,orinthesuccessofitsrevenge,
sabendo
knowingthatfromallitseffortsatrevengeitwillsufferahundredtimes
mais
morethanheonwhomitrevengesitself,
enquanto
whilehe,Idaresay,willnot
nem
evenscratchhimself.
Onitsdeathbedit
vai
willrecallitallover
novo
again,withinterestaccumulatedoverall
os
theyearsand...
Butitisjustinthat
frio
cold,abominablehalfdespair,halfbelief,inthatconsciousburyingoneself
vivo
aliveforgriefintheunderworldforfortyyears,inthatacutelyrecognised
e
andyetpartlydoubtfulhopelessnessofone’sposition,inthat
inferno
hellofunsatisfieddesiresturnedinward,inthatfeverofoscillations,ofresolutionsdeterminedforever
e
andrepentedofagaina
minuto
minutelater—thatthesavourofthatstrangeenjoymentofwhichIhave
falei
spokenlies.
Itissosubtle,sodifficultofanalysis,that
pessoas
personswhoarealittlelimited,
ou
orevensimplypersonsofstrongnerves,willnot
entenderão
understandasingleatomofit.
“Possibly,”youwilladdonyourownaccount
com
withagrin,“peoplewillnot
entenderão
understanditeitherwhohave
nunca
neverreceivedaslapintheface,”
e
andinthatwayyouwillpolitelyhinttomethat
Eu
I,too,perhaps,havehadtheexperienceofaslapinthe
cara
faceinmylife,andsoI
falo
speakasonewhoknows.
Ibetthatyouare
pensar
thinkingthat.
Butsetyourmindsatrest,gentlemen,Ihavenotreceivedaslapin
o
theface,thoughitisabsolutelya
questão
matterofindifferencetomewhatyou
possam
maythinkaboutit.
Possibly,I
mesmo
evenregret,myself,thatI
ter
havegivensofewslapsin
a
thefaceduringmylife.
Mas
Butenough...
notanother
palavra
wordonthatsubjectof
tão
suchextremeinteresttoyou.
Iwillcontinuecalmlyconcerning
pessoas
personswithstrongnerveswhodonot
entendem
understandacertainrefinementofenjoyment.
Embora
Thoughincertaincircumstancesthesegentlemenbellowtheirloudestlikebulls,
embora
thoughthis,letussuppose,doesthemthegreatestcredit,
no entanto
yet,asIhavesaid
já
already,confrontedwiththeimpossibletheysubsideatonce.
Theimpossible
significa
meansthestonewall!
Whatstonewall?
Por
Why,ofcourse,thelawsofnature,thedeductionsofnaturalscience,mathematics.