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

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Utterson
el
thelawyerwasamanofaruggedcountenancethatwas
nunca
neverlightedbyasmile;
frío
cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardinsentiment;
lean,
largo
long,dusty,drearyandyetsomehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
y
andwhenthewinewastohistaste,
algo
somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhiseye;
algo
somethingindeedwhichneverfoundits
camino
wayintohistalk,butwhich
habló
spokenotonlyinthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinner
cara
face,butmoreoftenandloudlyintheactsofhis
vida
life.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
bebía
drankginwhenhewas
solo
alone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
y
andthoughheenjoyedthetheatre,
había
hadnotcrossedthedoorsof
uno
onefortwentyyears.
Buthe
tenía
hadanapprovedtoleranceforothers;
sometimeswondering,
casi
almostwithenvy,atthe
alta
highpressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
y
andinanyextremityinclinedto
ayudar
helpratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedto
decir
sayquaintly:
“Iletmy
hermano
brothergotothedevilinhisownway.”
In
este
thischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhisfortunetobethelastreputableacquaintance
y
andthelastgoodinfluenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
Y
Andtosuchasthese,solongasthey
vinieron
cameabouthischambers,he
nunca
nevermarkedashadeof
cambio
changeinhisdemeanour.
Nodoubtthefeatwas
fácil
easytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeatthe
mejor
best,andevenhisfriendshipseemedtobefoundedin
una
asimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itisthemarkof
un
amodestmantoaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefromthehandsofopportunity;
y
andthatwasthelawyer’s
camino
way.
Hisfriendswerethoseofhisown
sangre
bloodorthosewhomhe
había
hadknownthelongest;
hisaffections,
como
likeivy,werethegrowthof
tiempo
time,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
Hence,nodoubtthebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,thewell-known
hombre
manabouttown.
Itwas
una
anuttocrackfor
muchos
many,whatthesetwocould
ver
seeineachother,orwhatsubjectthey
podían
couldfindincommon.
Itwasreportedby
aquellos
thosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thatthey
decían
saidnothing,lookedsingularlydull
y
andwouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceof
un
afriend.
Forallthat,the
dos
twomenputthegreateststoreby
estas
theseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelof
cada
eachweek,andnotonlysetasideoccasionsofpleasure,
sino
butevenresistedthecallsof
negocios
business,thattheymightenjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeof
estos
theseramblesthattheirwayledthemdownaby-streetinabusyquarterofLondon.
The
calle
streetwassmallandwhatis
llama
calledquiet,butitdrove
un
athrivingtradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
todos
alldoingwell,itseemed
y
andallemulouslyhopingto
hacer
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
so
esa
thattheshopfrontsstoodalong
esa
thatthoroughfarewithanairofinvitation,
como
likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Incluso
EvenonSunday,whenitveiledits
más
morefloridcharmsandlaycomparativelyemptyofpassage,the
calle
streetshoneoutincontrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,
como
likeafireinaforest;
y
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,
y
andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyofnote,instantlycaught
y
andpleasedtheeyeofthepassenger.
Dos
Twodoorsfromonecorner,onthe
fue
lefthandgoingeastthe
línea
linewasbrokenbytheentryofacourt;
y
andjustatthatpoint
un
acertainsinisterblockofbuildingthrustforwarditsgableon
la
thestreet.
Itwastwostoreyshigh;
mostraba
showednowindow,nothingbut
una
adooronthelowerstorey
y
andablindforeheadofdiscolouredwallon
el
theupper;
andborein
cada
everyfeature,themarksofprolonged
y
andsordidnegligence.
Thedoor,whichwasequipped
con
withneitherbellnorknocker,wasblistered
y
anddistained.
Trampsslouchedintotherecess
y
andstruckmatchesonthepanels;
niños
childrenkeptshopuponthesteps;
theschoolboy
había
hadtriedhisknifeonthemouldings;
y
andforcloseonageneration,noone
había
hadappearedtodriveaway
estos
theserandomvisitorsortorepairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
y
andthelawyerwereonthe
otro
othersideoftheby-street;
pero
butwhentheycameabreastoftheentry,theformerlifteduphiscane
y
andpointed.
“Didyoueverremark
esa
thatdoor?”
heasked;
and
cuando
whenhiscompanionhadrepliedintheaffirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”addedhe,“with
una
averyoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
dijo
saidMr.Utterson,withaslight
cambio
changeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascoming
casa
homefromsomeplaceatthe
final
endoftheworld,about
tres
threeo’clockofablackwinter
mañana
morning,andmywaylay
a través de
throughapartoftown
donde
wheretherewasliterallynothingtobe
ver
seenbutlamps.
Streetafter
calle
streetandallthefolksasleep—street
tras
afterstreet,alllightedupasifforaprocession
y
andallasemptyasachurch—tillat
fin
lastIgotintothatstateofmindwhena
hombre
manlistensandlistensandbeginstolongforthesightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,I
vi
sawtwofigures:
onealittlemanwhowasstumpingalongeastwardatagood
caminando
walk,andtheothera
niña
girlofmaybeeightor
diez
tenwhowasrunningashardasshewasabledownacross
calle
street.
Well,sir,thetworanintooneanothernaturallyenoughatthecorner;
y
andthencamethehorrible
parte
partofthething;
forthe
hombre
mantrampledcalmlyoverthechild’s
cuerpo
bodyandleftherscreamingontheground.
It
suena
soundsnothingtohear,butitwashellishto
ver
see.
Itwasn’tlikea
hombre
man;
itwaslikesomedamnedJuggernaut.
I
di
gaveafewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmygentleman,
y
andbroughthimbackto
donde
wheretherewasalreadyquite
un
agroupaboutthescreaming
niño
child.
Hewasperfectlycool
y
andmadenoresistance,but
dio
gavemeonelook,souglythatit
trajo
broughtoutthesweatonme
como
likerunning.
Thepeoplewho
habían
hadturnedoutwerethegirl’sown
familia
family;
andprettysoon,the
doctor
doctor,forwhomshehadbeensent
puso
putinhisappearance.
Well,the
niño
childwasnotmuchtheworse,
más
morefrightened,accordingtothesawbones;
y
andthereyoumighthavesupposed
sería
wouldbeanendtoit.
Pero
Buttherewasonecuriouscircumstance.
I
había
hadtakenaloathingtomygentlemanat
primera
firstsight.
Sohadthechild’s
familia
family,whichwasonlynatural.
Pero
Butthedoctor’scasewaswhatstruck
me
me.
Hewastheusualcut
y
anddryapothecary,ofnoparticularage
y
andcolour,withastrongEdinburghaccent
y
andaboutasemotionalasabagpipe.
Well,
señor
sir,hewaslikethe
resto
restofus;
everytimehe
miraba
lookedatmyprisoner,I
veía
sawthatsawbonesturnsick
y
andwhitewiththedesiretokillhim.
I
sabía
knewwhatwasinhis
mente
mind,justasheknewwhatwasin
mía
mine;
andkillingbeingoutof
el
thequestion,wedidthenext
mejor
best.
Wetoldthemanwe
podríamos
couldandwouldmakesuchascandaloutofthisasshould
haríamos
makehisnamestinkfromone
extremo
endofLondontothe
otro
other.
Ifhehadanyfriends
o
oranycredit,weundertookthatheshould
perdiera
losethem.
Andallthe
tiempo
time,aswewerepitchingitin
rojo
redhot,wewerekeepingthewomen
de
offhimasbestwe
podíamos
couldfortheywereaswildasharpies.
I
nunca
neversawacircleof
tan
suchhatefulfaces;
andtherewas
el
themaninthemiddle,
con
withakindofblacksneeringcoolness—frightened
también
too,Icouldseethat—butcarryingitoff,
señor
sir,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyouchooseto
hacer
makecapitaloutofthisaccident,’
dijo
saidhe,‘Iamnaturallyhelpless.
Ningún
Nogentlemanbutwishestoavoid
una
ascene,’sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’Well,wescrewedhimuptoahundredpoundsfor
la
thechild’sfamily;
hewould
habría
haveclearlylikedtostickout;
pero
buttherewassomethingaboutthelotofusthat
significaba
meantmischief,andatlasthestruck.
El
Thenextthingwasto
conseguir
getthemoney;
andwheredoyou
crees
thinkhecarriedusbutto
ese
thatplacewiththedoor?—whippedoutakey,wentin,
y
andpresentlycamebackwiththe
cuestión
matteroftenpoundsingold
y
andachequeforthebalanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayabletobearer
y
andsignedwithaname
ese
thatIcan’tmention,thoughit’soneofthepointsofmy
historia
story,butitwasa
nombre
nameatleastverywell
conocido
knownandoftenprinted.
Thefigurewasstiff;
pero
butthesignaturewasgoodfor
más
morethanthatifitwasonlygenuine.
I
tomé
tookthelibertyofpointing
salir
outtomygentlemanthatthe
todo
wholebusinesslookedapocryphal,andthata
hombre
mandoesnot,inreal
vida
life,walkintoacellar
puerta
dooratfourinthe
mañana
morningandcomeoutwith
otro
anotherman’schequeforcloseuponahundredpounds.
Pero
Buthewasquiteeasy
y
andsneering.
‘Setyourmindatrest,’
dice
sayshe,‘Iwillstaywithyoutillthebanks
abran
openandcashthechequemyself.’Sowe
todos
allsetoff,thedoctor,
y
andthechild’sfather,andour
amigo
friendandmyself,andpassedthe
resto
restofthenightinmychambers;
y
andnextday,whenwe
habíamos
hadbreakfasted,wentina
cuerpo
bodytothebank.
Igaveinthechequemyself,
y
andsaidIhadevery
razones
reasontobelieveitwas
una
aforgery.
Notabitofit.
El
Thechequewasgenuine.”
“Tut-tut!”
dijo
saidMr.Utterson.
“Iseeyou
sientes
feelasIdo,”saidMr.Enfield.
“Yes,it’s
una
abadstory.
Formy
hombre
manwasafellowthat
nadie
nobodycouldhavetodo
con
with,areallydamnableman;
y
andthepersonthatdrewthechequeistheverypinkoftheproprieties,celebrated
también
too,and(whatmakesitworse)
uno
oneofyourfellowswhodowhatthey
llaman
callgood.
Blackmail,Isuppose;
un
anhonestmanpayingthroughthenosefor
algunos
someofthecapersofhisyouth.
BlackMailHouseiswhatI
llamo
calltheplacewiththe
puerta
door,inconsequence.
Thougheven
eso
that,youknow,isfarfromexplainingall,”headded,
y
andwiththewordsfellinto
una
aveinofmusing.
From
esto
thishewasrecalledbyMr.Utterson
preguntando
askingrathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
sabe
knowifthedrawerof
el
thechequelivesthere?”
“Alikely
lugar
place,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappento
he
havenoticedhisaddress;
helivesinsomesquareorother.”
“Andyou
nunca
neveraskedaboutthe—placewiththedoor?”
dijo
saidMr.Utterson.
“No,sir;
I
tenía
hadadelicacy,”wasthereply.
“Ifeel
muy
verystronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakes
demasiado
toomuchofthestyleof
el
thedayofjudgment.
You
comenzar
startaquestion,andit’s
como
likestartingastone.
You
sientas
sitquietlyonthetopof
una
ahill;
andawaythestone
va
goes,startingothers;
andpresentlysomebland
viejo
oldbird(thelastyou
es
wouldhavethoughtof)isknockedonthe
cabeza
headinhisownbackgarden
y
andthefamilyhaveto
cambiar
changetheirname.
Nosir,I
hago
makeitaruleof
mía
mine:
themoreitlookslikeQueer
Calle
Street,thelessIask.”
“A
muy
verygoodrule,too,”said
el
thelawyer.
“ButIhavestudied
el
theplaceformyself,”continuedMr.Enfield.
“Itseemsscarcely
una
ahouse.
Thereisnoother
puerta
door,andnobodygoesinoroutof
esa
thatonebut,onceinagreatwhile,
el
thegentlemanofmyadventure.
Hay
Therearethreewindowslookingonthecourtonthe
primer
firstfloor;
nonebelow;
thewindowsare
siempre
alwaysshutbutthey’reclean.
Y
Andthenthereisachimneywhichisgenerallysmoking;
so
alguien
somebodymustlivethere.
Andyetit’snotso
seguro
sure;
forthebuildingsaresopackedtogetheraboutthecourt,thatit’s
difícil
hardtosaywhereoneends
y
andanotherbegins.”
Thepair
caminó
walkedonagainforawhileinsilence;
y
andthen“Enfield,”saidMr.Utterson,“that’s
una
agoodruleofyours.”
“Yes,I
creo
thinkitis,”returnedEnfield.
“Butfor
todo
allthat,”continuedthelawyer,“there’s
un
onepointIwantto
preguntar
ask.
Iwanttoask
el
thenameofthatmanwhowalkedover
el
thechild.”
“Well,”saidMr.Enfield,“Ican’t
ver
seewhatharmitwoulddo.
Itwas
un
amanofthenameofHyde.”
“Hm,”
dijo
saidMr.Utterson.
“Whatsortofa
hombre
manishetosee?”
“Heisnot
fácil
easytodescribe.
Thereis
algo
somethingwrongwithhisappearance;
algo
somethingdispleasing,somethingdown-rightdetestable.
I
nunca
neversawamanIsodisliked,
y
andyetIscarceknow
por qué
why.
Hemustbedeformedsomewhere;
he
da
givesastrongfeelingofdeformity,althoughIcouldn’tspecify
el
thepoint.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
hombre
man,andyetIreally
puedo
cannamenothingoutofthe
camino
way.
No,sir;
Ican
hacer
makenohandofit;
Ican’tdescribehim.
Y
Andit’snotwantofmemory;
forIdeclareI
puedo
canseehimthismoment.”
Mr.
Utterson
de nuevo
againwalkedsomewayinsilence
y
andobviouslyunderaweightofconsideration.
“Youare
seguro
sureheusedakey?”
heinquiredat
fin
last.
“Mydearsir...”
beganEnfield,surprisedoutofhimself.
“Yes,Iknow,”
dijo
saidUtterson;
“Iknowit
debe
mustseemstrange.
Thefact
es
is,ifIdonot
pregunto
askyouthenameoftheother
parte
party,itisbecauseI
sé
knowitalready.
Yousee,Richard,yourtale
ha
hasgonehome.
Ifyou
ha
havebeeninexactinany
punto
pointyouhadbettercorrectit.”
“Ithinkyou
podrías
mighthavewarnedme,”returned
el
theotherwithatouchofsullenness.
“ButI
he
havebeenpedanticallyexact,asyou
llama
callit.
Thefellowhad
una
akey;
andwhat’smore,he
tiene
hasitstill.
Isawhimuseitnot
una
aweekago.”
Mr.
Uttersonsigheddeeply
pero
butsaidneveraword;
y
andtheyoungmanpresentlyresumed.
“Hereis
otra
anotherlessontosaynothing,”saidhe.
“Iamashamedofmylongtongue.
Letus
hagamos
makeabargainnevertoreferto
esto
thisagain.”
“Withallmyheart,”
dijo
saidthelawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
Esa
ThateveningMr.Uttersoncamehometohisbachelorhouseinsombrespirits
y
andsatdowntodinner
sin
withoutrelish.
Itwashiscustomof
un
aSunday,whenthismealwasover,to
sentarse
sitclosebythefire,
un
avolumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreadingdesk,
hasta que
untiltheclockoftheneighbouringchurchrangoutthehouroftwelve,
cuando
whenhewouldgosoberly
y
andgratefullytobed.
On
esta
thisnighthowever,assoonas
la
theclothwastakenaway,he
tomó
tookupacandleand
fue
wentintohisbusinessroom.
Allí
Thereheopenedhissafe,tookfromthe
más
mostprivatepartofit
un
adocumentendorsedontheenvelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWill
y
andsatdownwithacloudedbrowtostudyitscontents.
The
era
willwasholograph,forMr.Utterson
aunque
thoughhetookchargeofit
ahora
nowthatitwasmade,
había
hadrefusedtolendtheleastassistanceinthemakingofit;
itprovidednotonlythat,in
caso
caseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
todas
allhispossessionsweretopassintothehandsofhis“friend
y
andbenefactorEdwardHyde,”butthatin
caso
caseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
o
orunexplainedabsenceforanyperiodexceeding
tres
threecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHyde
debería
shouldstepintothesaidHenryJekyll’sshoes
sin
withoutfurtherdelayandfreefrom
cualquier
anyburthenorobligationbeyondthepaymentofafewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’shousehold.
Este
Thisdocumenthadlongbeen
la
thelawyer’seyesore.
Itoffendedhim
tanto
bothasalawyerandasaloverofthesane
y
andcustomarysidesoflife,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
Y
AndhithertoitwashisignoranceofMr.Hydethat
había
hadswelledhisindignation;
now,by
un
asuddenturn,itwashisknowledge.
Itwasalready
malo
badenoughwhenthenamewasbut
un
anameofwhichhe
podía
couldlearnnomore.
Itwasworse
cuando
whenitbegantobeclothedupon
con
withdetestableattributes;
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmiststhat
habían
hadsolongbaffledhiseye,thereleapedupthesudden,definitepresentmentof
un
afiend.
“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”he
dijo
said,ashereplacedtheobnoxiouspaperinthe
caja fuerte
safe,“andnowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Con
Withthatheblewouthiscandle,
puso
putonagreatcoat,andsetforthinthedirectionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelofmedicine,
donde
wherehisfriend,thegreatDr.Lanyon,
tenía
hadhishouseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
alguien
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”he
había
hadthought.
Thesolemnbutler
conocía
knewandwelcomedhim;