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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Progressively Translated Portuguese A1 Books

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Utterson
o
thelawyerwasamanof
um
aruggedcountenancethatwas
nunca
neverlightedbyasmile;
frio
cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardinsentiment;
lean,
longo
long,dusty,drearyandyetsomehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
e
andwhenthewinewastohistaste,
algo
somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhiseye;
algo
somethingindeedwhichneverfoundits
caminho
wayintohistalk,but
que
whichspokenotonlyinthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinner
rosto
face,butmoreoftenandloudlyintheactsofhis
vida
life.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
bebeu
drankginwhenhewas
sozinho
alone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
e
andthoughheenjoyedthetheatre,
tinha
hadnotcrossedthedoorsof
um
onefortwentyyears.
Buthe
tinha
hadanapprovedtoleranceforothers;
às vezes
sometimeswondering,almostwithenvy,atthe
alta
highpressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
e
andinanyextremityinclinedto
ajudar
helpratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedto
dizer
sayquaintly:
“Iletmy
irmão
brothergotothedevilinhisownway.”
Inthischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhisfortunetobethelastreputableacquaintance
e
andthelastgoodinfluenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
E
Andtosuchasthese,solongasthey
vieram
cameabouthischambers,he
nunca
nevermarkedashadeof
mudança
changeinhisdemeanour.
Nodoubtthefeatwas
fácil
easytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeatthe
melhor
best,andevenhisfriendshipseemedtobefoundedinasimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itisthemarkof
um
amodestmantoaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefromthehandsofopportunity;
e
andthatwasthelawyer’s
jeito
way.
Hisfriendswerethoseofhis
próprio
ownbloodorthosewhomhehad
conhecia
knownthelongest;
hisaffections,
como
likeivy,werethegrowthof
tempo
time,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
Hence,
sem
nodoubtthebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,
o
thewell-knownmanabouttown.
Itwasanuttocrackfor
muitos
many,whatthesetwocould
ver
seeineachother,orwhatsubjecttheycould
encontrar
findincommon.
Itwasreportedby
aqueles
thosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thatthey
diziam
saidnothing,lookedsingularlydull
e
andwouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceof
um
afriend.
Forallthat,the
dois
twomenputthegreateststoreby
essas
theseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelof
cada
eachweek,andnotonlysetasideoccasionsofpleasure,
mas
butevenresistedthecallsofbusiness,thatthey
pudessem
mightenjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeoftheseramblesthattheir
caminho
wayledthemdownaby-streetinabusyquarterofLondon.
The
rua
streetwassmallandwhatis
chamado
calledquiet,butitdrove
um
athrivingtradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
todos
alldoingwell,itseemed
e
andallemulouslyhopingto
fazer
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
so
que
thattheshopfrontsstood
ao longo
alongthatthoroughfarewithan
ar
airofinvitation,likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Mesmo
EvenonSunday,whenitveiledits
mais
morefloridcharmsandlaycomparativelyemptyofpassage,the
rua
streetshoneoutincontrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,
como
likeafireinaforest;
e
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,
e
andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyofnote,instantly
pegou
caughtandpleasedtheeyeof
o
thepassenger.
Twodoorsfromonecorner,ontheleft
mão
handgoingeastthelinewasbrokenbytheentryofacourt;
e
andjustatthatpoint
um
acertainsinisterblockofbuildingthrustforwarditsgableonthe
rua
street.
Itwastwostoreyshigh;
mostrava
showednowindow,nothingbut
uma
adooronthelowerstorey
e
andablindforeheadofdiscolouredwallontheupper;
e
andboreineveryfeature,
as
themarksofprolongedandsordidnegligence.
A
Thedoor,whichwasequipped
com
withneitherbellnorknocker,wasblistered
e
anddistained.
Trampsslouchedinto
o
therecessandstruckmatcheson
o
thepanels;
childrenkeptshopuponthesteps;
theschoolboyhad
tentou
triedhisknifeonthemouldings;
e
andforcloseonageneration,noonehadappearedtodriveaway
estes
theserandomvisitorsortorepairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
e
andthelawyerwereon
o
theothersideoftheby-street;
mas
butwhentheycameabreastoftheentry,theformerlifteduphiscane
e
andpointed.
“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
he
perguntou
asked;
andwhenhiscompanionhadrepliedin
o
theaffirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”addedhe,“with
uma
averyoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
disse
saidMr.Utterson,withaslight
mudança
changeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascoming
casa
homefromsomeplaceatthe
fim
endoftheworld,about
três
threeo’clockofablackwinter
manhã
morning,andmywaylaythrough
uma
apartoftownwheretherewasliterally
nada
nothingtobeseenbutlamps.
Rua
Streetafterstreetandallthefolksasleep—street
após
afterstreet,alllightedupas
se
ifforaprocessionandallasemptyasachurch—tillatlastIgotinto
que
thatstateofmindwhena
homem
manlistensandlistensandbeginstolongforthesightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,I
vi
sawtwofigures:
onealittleman
que
whowasstumpingalongeastwardatagood
pé
walk,andtheothera
menina
girlofmaybeeightor
dez
tenwhowasrunningashardasshewasabledownacross
rua
street.
Well,sir,thetworanintooneanothernaturallyenoughat
os
thecorner;
andthencame
a
thehorriblepartofthe
coisa
thing;
forthemantrampledcalmlyoverthechild’s
corpo
bodyandleftherscreamingontheground.
It
parece
soundsnothingtohear,butitwashellishto
ver
see.
Itwasn’tlikea
homem
man;
itwaslikesomedamnedJuggernaut.
I
dei
gaveafewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmygentleman,
e
andbroughthimbackto
onde
wheretherewasalreadyquite
um
agroupaboutthescreaming
criança
child.
Hewasperfectlycool
e
andmadenoresistance,but
deu
gavemeonelook,souglythatit
trouxe
broughtoutthesweatonme
como
likerunning.
Thepeoplewho
tinham
hadturnedoutwerethegirl’sown
família
family;
andprettysoon,the
médico
doctor,forwhomshehadbeensentputinhisappearance.
Bem
Well,thechildwasnot
muito
muchtheworse,morefrightened,accordingtothesawbones;
e
andthereyoumighthavesupposedwouldbean
fim
endtoit.
Buttherewas
uma
onecuriouscircumstance.
Ihadtaken
uma
aloathingtomygentlemanatfirstsight.
Sohadthechild’s
família
family,whichwasonlynatural.
Mas
Butthedoctor’scasewaswhatstruck
me
me.
Hewastheusualcut
e
anddryapothecary,ofnoparticularage
e
andcolour,withastrongEdinburghaccent
e
andaboutasemotionalasabagpipe.
Bem
Well,sir,hewaslike
o
therestofus;
every
vez
timehelookedatmyprisoner,I
via
sawthatsawbonesturnsick
e
andwhitewiththedesireto
matá
killhim.
Iknewwhatwasinhis
mente
mind,justasheknewwhatwasin
minha
mine;
andkillingbeingoutof
o
thequestion,wedidthe
próximo
nextbest.
Wetoldthe
homem
manwecouldandwouldmake
tal
suchascandaloutofthisasshouldmakehis
nome
namestinkfromoneendofLondontotheother.
Se
Ifhehadanyfriends
ou
oranycredit,weundertook
que
thatheshouldlosethem.
E
Andallthetime,aswewerepitchingitin
vermelho
redhot,wewerekeepingthewomenoffhimas
melhor
bestwecouldfortheywereaswildasharpies.
I
nunca
neversawacircleof
tão
suchhatefulfaces;
andtherewas
o
themaninthemiddle,
com
withakindofblacksneeringcoolness—frightened
também
too,Icouldseethat—butcarryingitoff,
senhor
sir,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyouchooseto
fazer
makecapitaloutofthisaccident,’
disse
saidhe,‘Iamnaturallyhelpless.
Nogentlemanbut
deseja
wishestoavoidascene,’
diz
sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’
Bem
Well,wescrewedhimuptoahundredpoundsforthechild’s
família
family;
hewouldhaveclearlylikedtostickout;
mas
buttherewassomethingaboutthelotofus
que
thatmeantmischief,andatlasthestruck.
Thenext
coisa
thingwastogetthe
dinheiro
money;
andwheredoyou
acham
thinkhecarriedusbuttothat
lugar
placewiththedoor?—whippedoutakey,wentin,
e
andpresentlycamebackwiththe
questão
matteroftenpoundsingold
e
andachequeforthebalanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayabletobearer
e
andsignedwithanamethatIcan’tmention,
embora
thoughit’soneofthepointsofmy
história
story,butitwasa
nome
nameatleastverywell
conhecido
knownandoftenprinted.
Thefigurewasstiff;
mas
butthesignaturewasgoodfor
mais
morethanthatifitwasonlygenuine.
I
tomei
tookthelibertyofpointingouttomygentleman
que
thatthewholebusinesslookedapocryphal,
e
andthatamandoesnot,in
real
reallife,walkintoacellar
porta
dooratfourinthe
manhã
morningandcomeoutwith
outro
anotherman’schequeforcloseuponahundredpounds.
Mas
Buthewasquiteeasy
e
andsneering.
‘Setyourmindatrest,’
diz
sayshe,‘Iwillstaywithyoutillthebanks
abrirem
openandcashthechequemyself.’Sowe
todos
allsetoff,thedoctor,
e
andthechild’sfather,andour
amigo
friendandmyself,andpassedthe
resto
restofthenightinmychambers;
e
andnextday,whenwehadbreakfasted,
fomos
wentinabodytothebank.
Igaveinthechequemyself,
e
andsaidIhadevery
razões
reasontobelieveitwas
uma
aforgery.
Notabitofit.
O
Thechequewasgenuine.”
“Tut-tut!”
disse
saidMr.Utterson.
“Iseeyou
sente
feelasIdo,”saidMr.Enfield.
“Yes,it’s
uma
abadstory.
Formy
homem
manwasafellowthat
ninguém
nobodycouldhavetodo
com
with,areallydamnableman;
e
andthepersonthatdrewthechequeistheverypinkoftheproprieties,celebrated
também
too,and(whatmakesitworse)
um
oneofyourfellowswho
fazem
dowhattheycallgood.
Blackmail,Isuppose;
um
anhonestmanpayingthrough
a
thenoseforsomeof
a
thecapersofhisyouth.
BlackMailHouseiswhatI
chamo
calltheplacewiththe
porta
door,inconsequence.
Thougheven
isso
that,youknow,isfarfromexplainingall,”headded,
e
andwiththewordsfellinto
uma
aveinofmusing.
FromthishewasrecalledbyMr.Utterson
perguntando
askingrathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
sabe
knowifthedrawerof
o
thechequelivesthere?”
“Alikely
lugar
place,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappentohavenoticedhisaddress;
helivesinsomesquare
ou
orother.”
“Andyounever
perguntaste
askedaboutthe—placewiththedoor?”
disse
saidMr.Utterson.
“No,sir;
I
tinha
hadadelicacy,”wasthereply.
“Ifeel
muito
verystronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakestoomuchof
o
thestyleofthedayofjudgment.
You
começar
startaquestion,andit’s
como
likestartingastone.
You
senta
sitquietlyonthetopof
uma
ahill;
andawaythestone
vai
goes,startingothers;
andpresently
algum
someblandoldbird(the
último
lastyouwouldhavethoughtof)isknockedonthe
cabeça
headinhisownbackgarden
e
andthefamilyhaveto
mudar
changetheirname.
Nosir,Imakeit
uma
aruleofmine:
the
mais
moreitlookslikeQueerStreet,
a
thelessIask.”
“Avery
boa
goodrule,too,”saidthelawyer.
“ButIhavestudied
o
theplaceformyself,”continuedMr.Enfield.
“Itseemsscarcely
uma
ahouse.
Thereisnoother
porta
door,andnobodygoesin
ou
oroutofthatonebut,onceinagreatwhile,thegentlemanofmyadventure.
Thereare
três
threewindowslookingonthecourton
o
thefirstfloor;
nonebelow;
as
thewindowsarealwaysshut
mas
butthey’reclean.
Andthenthereis
uma
achimneywhichisgenerallysmoking;
so
alguém
somebodymustlivethere.
And
no entanto
yetit’snotsosure;
for
os
thebuildingsaresopackedtogetherabout
os
thecourt,thatit’shardto
dizer
saywhereoneendsand
outro
anotherbegins.”
Thepairwalkedon
novamente
againforawhileinsilence;
e
andthen“Enfield,”saidMr.Utterson,“that’s
uma
agoodruleofyours.”
“Yes,I
acho
thinkitis,”returnedEnfield.
“Butfor
tudo
allthat,”continuedthelawyer,“there’s
um
onepointIwantto
perguntar
ask.
Iwanttoaskthe
nome
nameofthatmanwhowalkedoverthechild.”
“Well,”
disse
saidMr.Enfield,“Ican’t
vejo
seewhatharmitwould
faria
do.
ItwasamanofthenameofHyde.”
“Hm,”
disse
saidMr.Utterson.
“Whatsortofa
homem
manishetosee?”
“Heisnot
fácil
easytodescribe.
Thereis
algo
somethingwrongwithhisappearance;
algo
somethingdispleasing,somethingdown-rightdetestable.
I
nunca
neversawamanIsodisliked,
e
andyetIscarceknowwhy.
He
deve
mustbedeformedsomewhere;
he
dá
givesastrongfeelingofdeformity,althoughIcouldn’tspecify
o
thepoint.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
homem
man,andyetIreally
posso
cannamenothingoutofthe
caminho
way.
No,sir;
Ican
fazer
makenohandofit;
Ican’tdescribehim.
E
Andit’snotwantofmemory;
forIdeclareI
posso
canseehimthismoment.”
Mr.
Utterson
novamente
againwalkedsomewayinsilence
e
andobviouslyunderaweightofconsideration.
“Youare
certeza
sureheusedakey?”
heinquiredatlast.
“My
querido
dearsir...”
beganEnfield,surprisedoutofhimself.
“Yes,Iknow,”
disse
saidUtterson;
“Iknowit
deve
mustseemstrange.
Thefact
é
is,ifIdonot
pergunto
askyouthenameof
o
theotherparty,itis
porque
becauseIknowitalready.
You
vês
see,Richard,yourtalehasgone
casa
home.
Ifyouhavebeeninexactin
qualquer
anypointyouhadbettercorrectit.”
“Ithinkyou
podias
mighthavewarnedme,”returned
o
theotherwithatouchofsullenness.
“ButIhavebeenpedanticallyexact,asyou
chama
callit.
Thefellowhad
uma
akey;
andwhat’smore,he
tem
hasitstill.
Isawhim
usá
useitnotaweekago.”
Mr.
Uttersonsigheddeeply
mas
butsaidneveraword;
e
andtheyoungmanpresentlyresumed.
“Hereis
outra
anotherlessontosaynothing,”said
ele
he.
“Iamashamedofmylongtongue.
Letus
fazer
makeabargainnevertoreferto
isto
thisagain.”
“Withallmyheart,”
disse
saidthelawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
ThateveningMr.Uttersoncamehometohisbachelorhouseinsombrespirits
e
andsatdowntodinner
sem
withoutrelish.
Itwashiscustomof
um
aSunday,whenthismealwasover,to
sentar
sitclosebythefire,
um
avolumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreadingdesk,untiltheclockoftheneighbouringchurchrangoutthe
hora
houroftwelve,whenhe
iria
wouldgosoberlyandgratefullyto
cama
bed.
Onthisnighthowever,assoonas
o
theclothwastakenaway,he
tirado
tookupacandleand
foi
wentintohisbusinessroom.
Lá
Thereheopenedhissafe,
tirou
tookfromthemostprivate
parte
partofitadocumentendorsedontheenvelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWill
e
andsatdownwithacloudedbrowtostudyitscontents.
Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Utterson
embora
thoughhetookchargeofit
agora
nowthatitwasmade,hadrefusedtolendthe
menor
leastassistanceinthemakingofit;
itprovidednot
só
onlythat,incaseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
todos
allhispossessionsweretopassintothehandsofhis“friend
e
andbenefactorEdwardHyde,”butthatin
caso
caseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
ou
orunexplainedabsenceforanyperiodexceeding
três
threecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHyde
deve
shouldstepintothesaidHenryJekyll’sshoes
sem
withoutfurtherdelayandfreefrom
qualquer
anyburthenorobligationbeyondthepaymentofafewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’shousehold.
Este
Thisdocumenthadlongbeen
a
thelawyer’seyesore.
Itoffendedhim
tanto
bothasalawyerandasaloverof
o
thesaneandcustomarysidesof
vida
life,towhomthefancifulwas
o
theimmodest.
AndhithertoitwashisignoranceofMr.Hydethathadswelledhisindignation;
agora
now,byasuddenturn,itwashisknowledge.
Itwas
já
alreadybadenoughwhenthe
nome
namewasbutanameof
qual
whichhecouldlearnno
mais
more.
Itwasworsewhenitbegantobeclothedupon
com
withdetestableattributes;
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmists
que
thathadsolongbaffledhiseye,thereleapedupthesudden,definitepresentmentof
um
afiend.
“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”he
disse
said,ashereplacedtheobnoxiouspaperinthe
cofre
safe,“andnowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Com
Withthatheblewouthiscandle,puton
um
agreatcoat,andsetforthinthedirectionofCavendishSquare,
isso
thatcitadelofmedicine,wherehis
amigo
friend,thegreatDr.Lanyon,
tinha
hadhishouseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
alguém
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”hehad
pensou
thought.
Thesolemnbutlerknew
e
andwelcomedhim;