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

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Utterson
el
thelawyerwasamanofa
robusto
ruggedcountenancethatwasnever
iluminado
lightedbyasmile;
cold,scanty
y
andembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardin
sentimiento
sentiment;
lean,long,dusty,dreary
y
andyetsomehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
y
andwhenthewinewastohistaste,
algo
somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhis
ojo
eye;
somethingindeedwhichnever
encontró
founditswayintohis
charla
talk,butwhichspokenot
sólo
onlyinthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinner
cara
face,butmoreoftenand
en voz alta
loudlyintheactsofhis
vida
life.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
bebía
drankginwhenhewas
solo
alone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
y
andthoughheenjoyedthe
teatro
theatre,hadnotcrossedthedoorsof
uno
onefortwentyyears.
Buthe
tenía
hadanapprovedtoleranceforothers;
sometimes
preguntándose
wondering,almostwithenvy,atthe
alta
highpressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
y
andinanyextremityinclinedto
ayudar
helpratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedto
decir
sayquaintly:
“Iletmy
hermano
brothergotothedevilinhisownway.”
In
este
thischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhis
fortuna
fortunetobethelastreputable
conocido
acquaintanceandthelastgood
influencia
influenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
Y
Andtosuchasthese,solongasthey
vinieron
cameabouthischambers,he
nunca
nevermarkedashadeof
cambio
changeinhisdemeanour.
No
duda
doubtthefeatwaseasytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeatthe
mejor
best,andevenhisfriendship
parecía
seemedtobefoundedin
una
asimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itisthe
marca
markofamodestmanto
aceptar
accepthisfriendlycircleready-madefromthehandsof
oportunidad
opportunity;
andthatwasthelawyer’s
camino
way.
Hisfriendswerethoseofhisown
sangre
bloodorthosewhomhe
había
hadknownthelongest;
hisaffections,
como
likeivy,werethegrowthof
tiempo
time,theyimpliednoaptnessinthe
objeto
object.
Hence,nodoubtthe
vínculo
bondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,thewell-known
hombre
manabouttown.
Itwas
una
anuttocrackfor
muchos
many,whatthesetwocould
ver
seeineachother,orwhat
tema
subjecttheycouldfindin
común
common.
Itwasreportedby
aquellos
thosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thatthey
decían
saidnothing,lookedsingularlydull
y
andwouldhailwithobvious
alivio
relieftheappearanceofa
amigo
friend.
Forallthat,the
dos
twomenputthegreateststoreby
estas
theseexcursions,countedthemthe
principal
chiefjewelofeachweek,
y
andnotonlysetasideoccasionsof
placer
pleasure,butevenresistedthecallsof
negocios
business,thattheymightenjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeof
estos
theseramblesthattheirway
llevó
ledthemdownaby-streetinabusy
barrio
quarterofLondon.
Thestreetwassmall
y
andwhatiscalledquiet,
pero
butitdroveathriving
comercio
tradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
todos
alldoingwell,itseemed
y
andallemulouslyhopingto
hacer
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
so
esa
thattheshopfrontsstoodalong
esa
thatthoroughfarewithanairof
invitación
invitation,likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Incluso
EvenonSunday,whenit
velaba
veileditsmorefloridcharms
y
andlaycomparativelyemptyof
paso
passage,thestreetshoneoutin
contraste
contrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,
como
likeafireina
bosque
forest;
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,
y
andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyof
nota
note,instantlycaughtandpleasedthe
ojo
eyeofthepassenger.
Twodoorsfromone
esquina
corner,onthelefthand
fue
goingeastthelinewasbrokenbythe
entrada
entryofacourt;
and
justo
justatthatpointa
cierto
certainsinisterblockofbuildingthrust
adelante
forwarditsgableonthe
calle
street.
Itwastwostoreyshigh;
mostraba
showednowindow,nothingbut
una
adooronthelowerstorey
y
andablindforeheadofdiscoloured
pared
wallontheupper;
andborein
cada
everyfeature,themarksofprolonged
y
andsordidnegligence.
Thedoor,whichwasequipped
con
withneitherbellnorknocker,wasblistered
y
anddistained.
Trampsslouchedintotherecess
y
andstruckmatchesonthepanels;
niños
childrenkeptshopuponthesteps;
theschoolboy
había
hadtriedhisknifeonthemouldings;
y
andforcloseona
generación
generation,noonehadappearedtodriveaway
estos
theserandomvisitorsorto
reparar
repairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
y
andthelawyerwereonthe
otro
othersideoftheby-street;
pero
butwhentheycameabreastofthe
entrada
entry,theformerlifteduphis
bastón
caneandpointed.
“Didyoueverremark
esa
thatdoor?”
heasked;
and
cuando
whenhiscompanionhadrepliedinthe
afirmativo
affirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”
añadió
addedhe,“withaveryoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
dijo
saidMr.Utterson,withaslight
cambio
changeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascoming
casa
homefromsomeplaceatthe
final
endoftheworld,about
tres
threeo’clockofablack
invierno
wintermorning,andmywaylay
a través de
throughapartoftown
donde
wheretherewasliterallynothingtobe
ver
seenbutlamps.
Streetafter
calle
streetandallthefolksasleep—street
tras
afterstreet,alllightedupasiffora
procesión
processionandallasemptyasachurch—tillat
fin
lastIgotintothat
estado
stateofmindwhena
hombre
manlistensandlistensand
comienza
beginstolongforthe
vista
sightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,I
vi
sawtwofigures:
onealittlemanwhowasstumpingalongeastwardatagood
caminando
walk,andtheothera
niña
girlofmaybeeightor
diez
tenwhowasrunningashardasshewasabledownacross
calle
street.
Well,sir,thetworanintooneanother
naturalmente
naturallyenoughatthecorner;
y
andthencamethehorrible
parte
partofthething;
forthe
hombre
mantrampledcalmlyoverthechild’s
cuerpo
bodyandleftherscreamingonthe
suelo
ground.
Itsoundsnothingto
oír
hear,butitwashellishto
ver
see.
Itwasn’tlikea
hombre
man;
itwaslikesome
maldito
damnedJuggernaut.
Igaveafewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmy
caballero
gentleman,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
childwasnotmuchthe
peor
worse,morefrightened,accordingtothesawbones;
y
andthereyoumighthavesupposed
sería
wouldbeanendtoit.
Pero
Buttherewasonecurious
circunstancia
circumstance.
Ihadtakenaloathingtomy
caballero
gentlemanatfirstsight.
So
había
hadthechild’sfamily,whichwasonly
natural
natural.
Butthedoctor’scasewaswhatstruck
me
me.
Hewastheusualcut
y
anddryapothecary,ofno
particular
particularageandcolour,witha
fuerte
strongEdinburghaccentandaboutas
emocional
emotionalasabagpipe.
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
couldandwouldmakesucha
escándalo
scandaloutofthisasshould
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.
‘Ifyou
elige
choosetomakecapitaloutof
este
thisaccident,’saidhe,‘Iam
naturalmente
naturallyhelpless.
Nogentlemanbut
desea
wishestoavoidascene,’
dice
sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’Well,wescrewedhimuptoa
cien
hundredpoundsforthechild’s
familia
family;
hewouldhaveclearly
gustado
likedtostickout;
buttherewas
algo
somethingaboutthelotofusthat
significaba
meantmischief,andatlasthe
golpeó
struck.
Thenextthingwasto
conseguir
getthemoney;
andwheredoyou
crees
thinkhecarriedusbutto
ese
thatplacewiththedoor?—whippedoutakey,wentin,
y
andpresentlycamebackwiththe
cuestión
matteroftenpoundsin
oro
goldandachequeforthe
saldo
balanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayableto
portador
bearerandsignedwitha
nombre
namethatIcan’tmention,
aunque
thoughit’soneofthepointsofmy
historia
story,butitwasa
nombre
nameatleastverywell
conocido
knownandoftenprinted.
The
figura
figurewasstiff;
butthe
firma
signaturewasgoodformorethan
eso
thatifitwasonlygenuine.
I
tomé
tookthelibertyofpointing
salir
outtomygentlemanthatthe
todo
wholebusinesslookedapocryphal,andthata
hombre
mandoesnot,inreal
vida
life,walkintoacellar
puerta
dooratfourinthe
mañana
morningandcomeoutwith
otro
anotherman’schequeforcloseupona
cien
hundredpounds.
Buthewas
bastante
quiteeasyandsneering.
‘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
andthepersonthatdrewthechequeisthevery
rosado
pinkoftheproprieties,celebrated
también
too,and(whatmakesitworse)
uno
oneofyourfellowswhodowhatthey
llaman
callgood.
Blackmail,Isuppose;
un
anhonestmanpayingthroughthe
nariz
noseforsomeofthecapersofhis
juventud
youth.
BlackMailHouseiswhatI
llamo
calltheplacewiththe
puerta
door,inconsequence.
Thougheven
eso
that,youknow,isfarfromexplainingall,”he
añadió
added,andwiththewords
cayó
fellintoaveinofmusing.
From
esto
thishewasrecalledbyMr.Utterson
preguntando
askingrathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
sabe
knowifthedrawerof
el
thechequelivesthere?”
“A
probable
likelyplace,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappento
he
havenoticedhisaddress;
helivesinsome
plaza
squareorother.”
“Andyou
nunca
neveraskedaboutthe—placewiththedoor?”
dijo
saidMr.Utterson.
“No,sir;
I
tenía
hadadelicacy,”wasthe
respuesta
reply.
“Ifeelverystronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakes
demasiado
toomuchofthestyleof
el
thedayofjudgment.
You
comenzar
startaquestion,andit’s
como
likestartingastone.
You
sientas
sitquietlyonthetopof
una
ahill;
andawaythe
piedra
stonegoes,startingothers;
and
actualmente
presentlysomeblandoldbird(the
último
lastyouwouldhavethoughtof)is
golpeado
knockedontheheadinhis
propio
ownbackgardenandthe
familia
familyhavetochangetheir
nombre
name.
Nosir,Imakeit
una
aruleofmine:
the
más
moreitlookslikeQueer
Calle
Street,thelessIask.”
“A
muy
verygoodrule,too,”said
el
thelawyer.
“ButIhave
estudiado
studiedtheplaceformyself,”
continuó
continuedMr.Enfield.
“Itseemsscarcely
una
ahouse.
Thereisnoother
puerta
door,andnobodygoesinoroutof
esa
thatonebut,onceinagreatwhile,
el
thegentlemanofmyadventure.
Hay
Therearethreewindowslookingonthecourtonthe
primer
firstfloor;
nonebelow;
thewindowsare
siempre
alwaysshutbutthey’reclean.
Y
Andthenthereisa
chimenea
chimneywhichisgenerallysmoking;
so
alguien
somebodymustlivethere.
Andyetit’snotso
seguro
sure;
forthebuildingsaresopackedtogetheraboutthe
corte
court,thatit’shardto
decir
saywhereoneendsand
otro
anotherbegins.”
Thepairwalkedon
de nuevo
againforawhilein
silencio
silence;
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
neversawamanIso
disgustara
disliked,andyetIscarce
sé
knowwhy.
Hemustbedeformedsomewhere;
he
da
givesastrongfeelingofdeformity,
aunque
althoughIcouldn’tspecifythe
punto
point.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
hombre
man,andyetIreally
puedo
cannamenothingoutofthe
camino
way.
No,sir;
Ican
hacer
makenohandofit;
Ican’tdescribehim.
Y
Andit’snotwantof
memoria
memory;
forIdeclareI
puedo
canseehimthismoment.”
Mr.
Utterson
de nuevo
againwalkedsomewayin
silencio
silenceandobviouslyundera
peso
weightofconsideration.
“Youare
seguro
sureheusedakey?”
he
preguntó
inquiredatlast.
“Mydearsir...”
comenzó
beganEnfield,surprisedoutofhimself.
“Yes,Iknow,”
dijo
saidUtterson;
“Iknowit
debe
mustseemstrange.
Thefact
es
is,ifIdonot
pregunto
askyouthenameoftheother
parte
party,itisbecauseI
sé
knowitalready.
Yousee,Richard,your
historia
talehasgonehome.
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.
Utterson
suspiró
sigheddeeplybutsaidnever
una
aword;
andtheyoungmanpresently
reanudó
resumed.
“Hereisanotherlessonto
decir
saynothing,”saidhe.
“Iamashamedofmylong
lengua
tongue.
Letusmakea
trato
bargainnevertoreferto
esto
thisagain.”
“Withallmyheart,”
dijo
saidthelawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
Esa
ThateveningMr.Uttersoncamehometohis
soltero
bachelorhouseinsombrespirits
y
andsatdowntodinner
sin
withoutrelish.
Itwashis
costumbre
customofaSunday,when
esta
thismealwasover,to
sentarse
sitclosebythefire,
un
avolumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreading
escritorio
desk,untiltheclockoftheneighbouring
iglesia
churchrangoutthehouroftwelve,
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
andsatdownwithaclouded
frente
browtostudyitscontents.
The
era
willwasholograph,forMr.Utterson
aunque
thoughhetookchargeofit
ahora
nowthatitwasmade,
había
hadrefusedtolendtheleast
ayuda
assistanceinthemakingofit;
it
proporcionaba
providednotonlythat,in
caso
caseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
todas
allhispossessionswereto
pasaran
passintothehandsofhis“friend
y
andbenefactorEdwardHyde,”butthatin
caso
caseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
o
orunexplainedabsenceforany
período
periodexceedingthreecalendarmonths,”the
dicho
saidEdwardHydeshouldstepintothe
dicho
saidHenryJekyll’sshoeswithout
más
furtherdelayandfreefrom
cualquier
anyburthenorobligationbeyondthe
pago
paymentofafewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’s
hogar
household.
Thisdocumenthadlongbeen
la
thelawyer’seyesore.
Itoffendedhim
tanto
bothasalawyerandasa
amante
loverofthesaneandcustomarysidesof
vida
life,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
Y
Andhithertoitwashis
ignorancia
ignoranceofMr.Hydethat
había
hadswelledhisindignation;
now,by
un
asuddenturn,itwashis
conocimiento
knowledge.
Itwasalreadybad
lo suficientemente
enoughwhenthenamewasbut
un
anameofwhichhe
podía
couldlearnnomore.
Itwas
peor
worsewhenitbegantobeclothedupon
con
withdetestableattributes;
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmiststhat
habían
hadsolongbaffledhis
ojo
eye,thereleapedupthesudden,definitepresentmentof
un
afiend.
“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”he
dijo
said,ashereplacedthe
desagradable
obnoxiouspaperinthesafe,“and
ahora
nowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Con
Withthatheblewouthis
vela
candle,putonagreatcoat,
y
andsetforthinthe
dirección
directionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelof
medicina
medicine,wherehisfriend,the
gran
greatDr.Lanyon,hadhis
casa
houseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
alguien
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”he
había
hadthought.
Thesolemnbutler
conocía
knewandwelcomedhim;