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

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

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Utterson
o
thelawyerwasamanof
um
aruggedcountenancethatwas
nunca
neverlightedbyasmile;
frio
cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardin
sentimento
sentiment;
lean,long,dusty,dreary
e
andyetsomehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
e
andwhenthewinewastohis
gosto
taste,somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhis
olho
eye;
somethingindeedwhichnever
encontrou
founditswayintohistalk,
mas
butwhichspokenotonlyinthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinner
rosto
face,butmoreoftenand
em voz alta
loudlyintheactsofhis
vida
life.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
bebeu
drankginwhenhewas
sozinho
alone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
e
andthoughheenjoyedthe
teatro
theatre,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.”
Inthis
caráter
character,itwasfrequentlyhis
fortuna
fortunetobethelastreputable
conhecido
acquaintanceandthelastgood
influência
influenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
E
Andtosuchasthese,solongasthey
vieram
cameabouthischambers,he
nunca
nevermarkedashadeof
mudança
changeinhisdemeanour.
No
dúvida
doubtthefeatwaseasytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeatthe
melhor
best,andevenhisfriendship
parecia
seemedtobefoundedina
semelhante
similarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itisthe
marca
markofamodestmanto
aceitar
accepthisfriendlycircleready-madefromthehandsof
oportunidade
opportunity;
andthatwasthelawyer’sway.
Hisfriendswere
aqueles
thoseofhisownblood
ou
orthosewhomhehad
conhecia
knownthelongest;
hisaffections,
como
likeivy,werethegrowthof
tempo
time,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
Daí
Hence,nodoubtthebond
que
thatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,
o
thewell-knownmanabouttown.
Itwasa
noz
nuttocrackformany,what
esses
thesetwocouldseeineach
outro
other,orwhatsubjecttheycould
encontrar
findincommon.
Itwas
relatado
reportedbythosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thatthey
diziam
saidnothing,lookedsingularlydull
e
andwouldhailwithobvious
alívio
relieftheappearanceofa
amigo
friend.
Forallthat,the
dois
twomenputthegreateststoreby
essas
theseexcursions,countedthemthe
principal
chiefjewelofeachweek,
e
andnotonlysetasideoccasionsof
prazer
pleasure,butevenresistedthecallsofbusiness,thatthey
pudessem
mightenjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeoftheseramblesthattheir
caminho
wayledthemdownaby-streetinabusy
bairro
quarterofLondon.
Thestreetwassmall
e
andwhatiscalledquiet,
mas
butitdroveathriving
comércio
tradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
todos
alldoingwell,itseemed
e
andallemulouslyhopingto
fazer
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthe
excedente
surplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
so
que
thattheshopfrontsstoodalong
que
thatthoroughfarewithanairof
convite
invitation,likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Mesmo
EvenonSunday,whenitveiledits
mais
morefloridcharmsandlaycomparatively
vazio
emptyofpassage,thestreet
brilhava
shoneoutincontrasttoitsdingy
bairro
neighbourhood,likeafireina
floresta
forest;
andwithitsfreshly
pinta
paintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,and
geral
generalcleanlinessandgaietyof
nota
note,instantlycaughtandpleased
o
theeyeofthepassenger.
Duas
Twodoorsfromonecorner,ontheleft
mão
handgoingeastthelinewasbrokenbythe
entrada
entryofacourt;
andjustatthatpoint
um
acertainsinisterblockof
edifício
buildingthrustforwarditsgableonthe
rua
street.
Itwastwostoreyshigh;
mostrava
showednowindow,nothingbut
uma
adooronthelowerstorey
e
andablindforeheadofdiscoloured
parede
wallontheupper;
andborein
todas as
everyfeature,themarksofprolonged
e
andsordidnegligence.
Thedoor,
que
whichwasequippedwithneither
sino
bellnorknocker,wasblistered
e
anddistained.
Trampsslouchedinto
o
therecessandstruckmatcheson
o
thepanels;
childrenkeptshopuponthesteps;
theschoolboyhad
tentou
triedhisknifeonthemouldings;
e
andforcloseona
geração
generation,noonehadappearedtodriveaway
estes
theserandomvisitorsorto
reparar
repairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
e
andthelawyerwereon
o
theothersideoftheby-street;
mas
butwhentheycameabreastofthe
entrada
entry,theformerlifteduphis
bengala
caneandpointed.
“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
he
perguntou
asked;
andwhenhiscompanionhad
respondeu
repliedintheaffirmative,“Itis
ligado
connectedinmymind,”addedhe,“with
uma
averyoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
disse
saidMr.Utterson,witha
ligeira
slightchangeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascoming
casa
homefromsomeplaceatthe
fim
endoftheworld,about
três
threeo’clockofablack
inverno
wintermorning,andmywaylaythrough
uma
apartoftownwheretherewas
literalmente
literallynothingtobeseenbutlamps.
Rua
Streetafterstreetandallthefolksasleep—street
após
afterstreet,alllightedupas
se
ifforaprocessionand
todas as
allasemptyasachurch—tillatlastIgotinto
que
thatstateofmindwhena
homem
manlistensandlistensand
começa
beginstolongforthe
visão
sightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,I
vi
sawtwofigures:
onealittleman
que
whowasstumpingalongeastwardatagood
caminhava
walk,andtheothera
menina
girlofmaybeeightor
dez
tenwhowasrunningashardasshewasabledownacross
rua
street.
Well,sir,thetworanintooneanother
naturalmente
naturallyenoughatthecorner;
e
andthencamethehorrible
parte
partofthething;
forthe
homem
mantrampledcalmlyoverthechild’s
corpo
bodyandleftherscreamingonthe
chão
ground.
Itsoundsnothingto
ouvir
hear,butitwashellishto
ver
see.
Itwasn’tlikea
homem
man;
itwaslikesomedamnedJuggernaut.
I
dei
gaveafewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmy
cavalheiro
gentleman,andbroughthimbackto
onde
wheretherewasalreadyquite
um
agroupaboutthescreaming
criança
child.
Hewasperfectlycool
e
andmadenoresistance,but
deu
gavemeonelook,so
feio
uglythatitbroughtout
o
thesweatonmelike
correr
running.
Thepeoplewhohadturnedoutwerethegirl’sown
família
family;
andprettysoon,the
médico
doctor,forwhomshehadbeensentputinhisappearance.
Bem
Well,thechildwasnot
muito
muchtheworse,morefrightened,accordingtothesawbones;
e
andthereyoumighthave
suposto
supposedwouldbeanendto
que
it.
Buttherewasonecurious
circunstância
circumstance.
Ihadtakenaloathingtomy
cavalheiro
gentlemanatfirstsight.
Sohadthechild’s
família
family,whichwasonlynatural.
Mas
Butthedoctor’scasewaswhatstruck
me
me.
Hewastheusualcut
e
anddryapothecary,ofnoparticularage
e
andcolour,withastrongEdinburgh
sotaque
accentandaboutasemotionalasabagpipe.
Bem
Well,sir,hewaslike
o
therestofus;
every
vez
timehelookedatmy
prisioneiro
prisoner,Isawthatsawbonesturnsick
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—but
levando
carryingitoff,sir,really
como
likeSatan.
‘Ifyouchooseto
fazer
makecapitaloutofthisaccident,’
disse
saidhe,‘Iamnaturally
impotente
helpless.
Nogentlemanbutwishesto
evitar
avoidascene,’sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’
Bem
Well,wescrewedhimuptoa
cem
hundredpoundsforthechild’s
família
family;
hewouldhaveclearlylikedtostickout;
mas
buttherewassomethingaboutthelotofus
que
thatmeantmischief,andatlasthestruck.
Thenext
coisa
thingwastogetthe
dinheiro
money;
andwheredoyou
acham
thinkhecarriedusbuttothat
lugar
placewiththedoor?—whippedouta
chave
key,wentin,andpresentlycameback
com
withthematteroftenpoundsin
ouro
goldandachequeforthe
saldo
balanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayableto
portador
bearerandsignedwitha
nome
namethatIcan’tmention,
embora
thoughit’soneofthepointsofmy
história
story,butitwasa
nome
nameatleastverywell
conhecido
knownandoftenprinted.
The
figura
figurewasstiff;
butthe
assinatura
signaturewasgoodformorethanthat
se
ifitwasonlygenuine.
I
tomei
tookthelibertyofpointingouttomy
cavalheiro
gentlemanthatthewholebusinesslookedapocryphal,
e
andthatamandoesnot,in
real
reallife,walkintoa
adega
cellardooratfourinthe
manhã
morningandcomeoutwith
outro
anotherman’schequeforcloseupona
cem
hundredpounds.
Buthewasquite
fácil
easyandsneering.
‘Setyourmindatrest,’
diz
sayshe,‘Iwillstaywithyoutillthebanks
abrirem
openandcashthechequemyself.’Sowe
todos
allsetoff,thedoctor,
e
andthechild’sfather,andour
amigo
friendandmyself,andpassedthe
resto
restofthenightinmychambers;
e
andnextday,whenwehadbreakfasted,
fomos
wentinabodytothe
banco
bank.
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
andthepersonthatdrewthechequeisthevery
rosa
pinkoftheproprieties,celebrated
também
too,and(whatmakesitworse)
um
oneofyourfellowswho
fazem
dowhattheycallgood.
Chantagem
Blackmail,Isuppose;
anhonest
homem
manpayingthroughthenosefor
alguns
someofthecapersofhis
juventude
youth.
BlackMailHouseiswhatI
chamo
calltheplacewiththe
porta
door,inconsequence.
Thougheven
isso
that,youknow,isfarfrom
explicar
explainingall,”headded,and
com
withthewordsfellinto
uma
aveinofmusing.
Fromthishewas
lembrado
recalledbyMr.Uttersonasking
bastante
rathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
sabe
knowifthedrawerof
o
thechequelivesthere?”
“A
provável
likelyplace,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappentohave
notei
noticedhisaddress;
helivesinsome
praça
squareorother.”
“Andyou
nunca
neveraskedaboutthe—placewiththedoor?”
disse
saidMr.Utterson.
“No,sir;
I
tinha
hadadelicacy,”wasthe
resposta
reply.
“Ifeelverystronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakestoo
muito
muchofthestyleof
o
thedayofjudgment.
You
começar
startaquestion,andit’s
como
likestartingastone.
You
senta
sitquietlyonthetopof
uma
ahill;
andawaythestone
vai
goes,startingothers;
andpresently
algum
someblandoldbird(the
último
lastyouwouldhavethoughtof)is
batido
knockedontheheadinhis
próprio
ownbackgardenandthe
família
familyhavetochangetheir
nome
name.
Nosir,Imakeit
uma
aruleofmine:
the
mais
moreitlookslikeQueerStreet,
a
thelessIask.”
“A
muito
verygoodrule,too,”said
o
thelawyer.
“ButIhave
estudei
studiedtheplaceformyself,”
continuou
continuedMr.Enfield.
“Itseemsscarcely
uma
ahouse.
Thereisnoother
porta
door,andnobodygoesin
ou
oroutofthatonebut,
vez
onceinagreatwhile,the
cavalheiro
gentlemanofmyadventure.
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
againforawhilein
silêncio
silence;
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
neversawamanIso
desagradasse
disliked,andyetIscarce
sei
knowwhy.
Hemustbedeformedsomewhere;
he
dá
givesastrongfeelingofdeformity,
embora
althoughIcouldn’tspecifythe
ponto
point.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
homem
man,andyetIreally
posso
cannamenothingoutofthe
caminho
way.
No,sir;
Ican
fazer
makenohandofit;
Ican’tdescribehim.
E
Andit’snotwantof
memória
memory;
forIdeclareI
posso
canseehimthismoment.”
Mr.
Utterson
novamente
againwalkedsomewayin
silêncio
silenceandobviouslyundera
peso
weightofconsideration.
“Youare
certeza
sureheusedakey?”
he
perguntou
inquiredatlast.
“Mydearsir...”
começou
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
anypointyouhadbetter
corrigi
correctit.”
“Ithinkyou
podias
mighthavewarnedme,”returned
o
theotherwithatouchofsullenness.
“ButIhavebeenpedantically
exato
exact,asyoucallit.
O
Thefellowhadakey;
e
andwhat’smore,hehasit
ainda
still.
Isawhimuseitnot
uma
aweekago.”
Mr.
Utterson
suspirou
sigheddeeplybutsaidnever
uma
aword;
andtheyoungmanpresently
retomou
resumed.
“Hereisanotherlessontosaynothing,”said
ele
he.
“Iamashamedofmylong
língua
tongue.
Letusmakeabargain
nunca
nevertorefertothisagain.”
“With
todo
allmyheart,”saidthe
advogado
lawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
ThateveningMr.Uttersoncamehometohis
solteiro
bachelorhouseinsombrespirits
e
andsatdowntodinner
sem
withoutrelish.
Itwashis
costume
customofaSunday,whenthis
refeição
mealwasover,tosit
perto
closebythefire,a
volume
volumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreading
mesa
desk,untiltheclockoftheneighbouring
igreja
churchrangoutthehouroftwelve,
quando
whenhewouldgosoberly
e
andgratefullytobed.
Onthis
noite
nighthowever,assoonas
o
theclothwastakenaway,he
tirado
tookupacandleand
foi
wentintohisbusinessroom.
Lá
Thereheopenedhissafe,
tirou
tookfromthemostprivate
parte
partofitadocumentendorsedonthe
envelope
envelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWill
e
andsatdownwithaclouded
testa
browtostudyitscontents.
Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Utterson
embora
thoughhetookchargeofit
agora
nowthatitwasmade,had
recusou
refusedtolendtheleast
assistência
assistanceinthemakingofit;
itprovidednot
só
onlythat,incaseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
todos
allhispossessionswereto
passem
passintothehandsofhis“friend
e
andbenefactorEdwardHyde,”butthatin
caso
caseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
ou
orunexplainedabsenceforany
período
periodexceedingthreecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHyde
deve
shouldstepintothesaidHenryJekyll’s
sapatos
shoeswithoutfurtherdelayand
livre
freefromanyburthenor
obrigação
obligationbeyondthepaymentofafewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’shousehold.
Este
Thisdocumenthadlongbeen
a
thelawyer’seyesore.
Itoffendedhim
tanto
bothasalawyerandasa
amante
loverofthesaneandcustomarysidesof
vida
life,towhomthefancifulwas
o
theimmodest.
Andhithertoitwashis
ignorância
ignoranceofMr.Hydethathadswelledhisindignation;
agora
now,byasuddenturn,itwashis
conhecimento
knowledge.
Itwasalreadybad
suficiente
enoughwhenthenamewasbut
um
anameofwhichhe
podia
couldlearnnomore.
Itwas
pior
worsewhenitbegantobeclothedupon
com
withdetestableattributes;
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmists
que
thathadsolongbaffledhiseye,thereleapedupthe
súbita
sudden,definitepresentmentofa
demônio
fiend.
“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”he
disse
said,ashereplacedthe
desagradável
obnoxiouspaperinthesafe,“and
agora
nowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Com
Withthatheblewouthis
vela
candle,putonagreatcoat,
e
andsetforthinthedirectionofCavendishSquare,
isso
thatcitadelofmedicine,wherehis
amigo
friend,thegreatDr.Lanyon,
tinha
hadhishouseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
alguém
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”hehad
pensou
thought.
Thesolemnbutlerknew
e
andwelcomedhim;