stalls - des décrochages, stalle
cathedral - cathédrale, coupole
James - james, Jacques
This matter began, as far as I am concerned, with the reading of a notice in the obituary section of the Gentleman's Magazine for an early year in the nineteenth century:
matter - matiere, matiere, affaire, question, cause, substance
concerned - préoccupé, inquiétude, souci, soin, préoccupation
notice - remarquer, notification, préavis, s'apercevoir
obituary - nécrologie
gentleman - gentilhomme, monsieur, messieurs
nineteenth - dix-neuvieme, dix-neuvieme ('before the noun'), ('in names of monarchs and popes') dix-neuf ('after the name') ('abbreviation' XIX)
"On February 26th, at his residence in the Cathedral Close of Barchester, the Venerable John Benwell Haynes, D.D., aged 57, Archdeacon of Sowerbridge and Rector of Pickhill and Candley. He was of -- College, Cambridge, and where, by talent and assiduity, he commanded the esteem of his seniors; when, at the usual time, he took his first degree, his name stood high in the list of wranglers.
residence - résidence, siege social
Archdeacon - archidiacre
rector - recteur
Cambridge - cambridge, l'université de Cambridge
talent - talent
assiduity - l'assiduité
commanded - commandée, commandement, ordre, maîtrise
esteem - estime, respect, respecter
seniors - les seniors, aîné, supérieur
usual - habituel/habituelle
degree - diplôme, degré, ordre
These academical honours procured for him within a short time a Fellowship of his College. In the year 1873 he received Holy Orders, and was shortly afterwards presented to the perpetual Curacy of Ranxton-sub-Ashe by his friend and patron the late truly venerable Bishop of Lichfield....
honours - des honneurs, honneur
procured - procuré, acquérir, obtenir, proxénétisme, procurer
within - a l'intérieur, dedans, avant, d'ici
fellowship - la fraternité, confrérie, fraternité, camaraderie, bourse
received - reçu, recevoir
holy - saint, sacré, bénit, checksainte
shortly - dans peu de temps, rapidement, brievement
perpetual - perpétuel
curacy - la curatelle, vicariat
sub - sous, sous-, sub-
patron - patron, mécene, client
truly - vraiment
bishop - éveque, eveque
His speedy preferments, first to a Prebend, and subsequently to the dignity of Precentor in the Cathedral of Barchester, form an eloquent testimony to the respect in which he was held and to his eminent qualifications. He succeeded to the Archdeaconry upon the sudden decease of Archdeacon Pulteney in 1810.
speedy - prompt, rapide
Prebend - prébende
dignity - dignité, forme, rang
Precentor - precentor
eloquent - éloquent
testimony - témoignage
respect - respect, respecter
held - détenus, (main)tenir
qualifications - les qualifications, qualification
succeeded - a réussi, succéder, réussir, avoir du succes
Archdeaconry - archidiaconé
upon - sur, a
sudden - soudain, soudaine, subit
decease - déces, déces, décéder, expirer, mourir, trépasser
His sermons, ever conformable to the principles of the religion and Church which he adorned, displayed in no ordinary degree, without the least trace of enthusiasm, the refinement of the scholar united with the graces of the Christian. Free from sectarian violence, and informed by the spirit of the truest charity, they will long dwell in the memories of his hearers. (Here a further omission.
Sermons - sermons, sermon
conformable - conformable
principles - principes, principe
religion - religion
church - église, culte, misse
adorned - orné, décorer, orner, parer
displayed - affichée, représentation, spectacle, moniteur, écran
ordinary - piece, ordinaire, quelconque
trace - trace, projection horizontale, décalquer
enthusiasm - l'enthousiasme, enthousiasme, passion
refinement - raffinement
scholar - étudiant, expert, savant, érudit
United - unis, unir
graces - Les grâces, (grace), bénédicité, grâces, grâce, miséricorde
Christian - chrétien, chrétienne, Christian
violence - la violence, violence
informed - informé, informer, avertir (de)
spirit - l'esprit, esprit, moral, élan, spiritueux
charity - la charité, charité, organisme de charité
dwell - s'attarder, résider, s'appesantir sur
memories - des souvenirs, mémoire, souvenir
further - encourager, ultérieur, plus loin, de plus, (furth)
omission - omission, oubli
) The productions of his pen include an able defence of Episcopacy, which, though often perused by the author of this tribute to his memory, afford but one additional instance of the want of liberality and enterprise which is a too common characteristic of the publishers of our generation.
productions - productions, production
defence - la défense, défense
Episcopacy - l'épiscopat
though - mais, néanmoins, cependant, malgré, bien que
perused - consultés, examiner, jeter un coup d'oil, survoler, feuilleter
author - auteur, auteure, autrice, écrire, créer
tribute - hommage, tribut
memory - mémoire, souvenir
afford - se permettre, offrir
additional - supplémentaires, additionnel
instance - instance
liberality - générosité
enterprise - l'entreprise, entreprise, venture, initiative
characteristic - caractéristique
publishers - éditeurs, éditeur, maison d’édition
generation - génération, création, generation
His published works are, indeed, confined to a spirited and elegant version of the Argonautica of Valerius Flaccus, a volume of Discourses upon the Several Events in the Life of Joshua, delivered in his Cathedral, and a number of the charges which he pronounced at various visitations to the clergy of his Archdeaconry. These are distinguished by etc., etc.
published - publié, publier
indeed - certainement, vraiment, en effet, bien sur, certes
confined - confiné, confiner, limite
spirited - fougueux, esprit, moral, élan
version - version
volume - volume, tome
Discourses - discours, conversation
several - plusieurs
Joshua - joshua, Josué
delivered - livrée, accoucher, livrer, remettre
charges - charges, frais-p, charge, chef d’accusation, chef d’inculpation
pronounced - prononcée, déclarer, prononcer, déclamer, lire
various - divers
visitations - les visites, droit de visite
clergy - le clergé, clergé
distinguished - distingué, distinguer
etc - etc
The urbanity and hospitality of the subject of these lines will not readily be forgotten by those who enjoyed his acquaintance.
urbanity - l'urbanité, urbanité, civilité
hospitality - l'hospitalité, hospitalité, hôtellerie-restauration
readily - facilement, volontiers, aisément
those - ceux-ci, ces, celles-la, ceux-la
acquaintance - une connaissance, relation
His interest in the venerable and awful pile under whose hoary vault he was so punctual an attendant, and particularly in the musical portion of its rites, might be termed filial, and formed a strong and delightful contrast to the polite indifference displayed by too many of our Cathedral dignitaries at the present time."
awful - terrible, épouvantable, horrible
pile - pile, tapée, pilotis, foule, amas
whose - a qui, de qui, dont, duquel (de + lequel), duquel
hoary - fatigué, chenu
vault - chambre forte, voute, dôme
punctual - ponctuel
particularly - en particulier
musical - musical, musicale, musicien, musicienne, comédie musicale
portion - part, portion
rites - rites, rite
termed - appelé, peine, mandat, période
filial - filial
delightful - délicieux
contrast - contraste, contraster
polite - polie, poli
indifference - l'indifférence, indifférence
dignitaries - dignitaires, dignitaire
The final paragraph, after informing us that Dr. Haynes died a bachelor, says:
informing - informer, avertir (de)
bachelor - célibataire, licence
"It might have been augured that an existence so placid and benevolent would have been terminated in a ripe old age by a dissolution equally gradual and calm. But how unsearchable are the workings of Providence! The peaceful and retired seclusion amid which the honoured evening of Dr.
augured - auguré, augure, augurer
existence - l'existence, existence
placid - placide
benevolent - bienveillante, bienveillant
terminated - résilié, terminer
ripe - mur, pruine
dissolution - dissolution
equally - également
gradual - graduelle, graduel
Calm - calme, tranquille, calme plat, calmer, apaiser
unsearchable - introuvable
Providence - la providence, Providence
peaceful - paisible
retired - a la retraite, prendre sa retraite
seclusion - l'isolement, isolement, séclusion
amid - amid, au milieu de, parmi, entre
honoured - honoré, honneur
Haynes'life was mellowing to its close was destined to be disturbed, nay, shattered, by a tragedy as appalling as it was unexpected. The morning of the 26th of February--"
mellowing - l'adoucissement, moelleux
disturbed - perturbé, déranger, perturber, gener
Nay - nay, ou plutôt, voire, que dis-je
shattered - brisé, fracasser, réduire en miettes, mettre en pieces, briser
tragedy - tragédie
appalling - épouvantable, effroyable, (appal)
unexpected - inattendu
But perhaps I shall do better to keep back the remainder of the narrative until I have told the circumstances which led up to it. These, as far as they are now accessible, I have derived from another source.
Perhaps - peut-etre, peut-etre, possiblement
shall - doit, rench: 'shall' followed by the infinitive is translated using the future tense'
remainder - reste, restant, checkreste, checkrésidu, checkinvendu
narrative - narratif, récit
circumstances - circonstances, circonstance
led - dirigé, DEL, LED, (lead) dirigé
accessible - accessible
derived - dérivés, tirer, trouver, déduire, conclure, dériver
source - source
I had read the obituary notice which I have been quoting, quite by chance, along with a great many others of the same period. It had excited some little speculation in my mind, but, beyond thinking that, if I ever had an opportunity of examining the local records of the period indicated, I would try to remember Dr. Haynes, I made no effort to pursue his case.
obituary notice - une notice nécrologique
quoting - citant, citation, guillemet, devis, cotation, citer, deviser
by chance - par hasard
along - le long de, accompagné, rench: t-needed r
speculation - spéculation
mind - l'esprit, esprit, raison, intelligence, mémoire
beyond - au-dela, au-dela, par-dela
opportunity - occasion, opportunité, occasion favorable, chance
examining - l'examen, examiner
records - dossiers, rapport écrit
indicated - indiqué, indiquer, signaler
effort - l'effort, effort
pursue - poursuivre, rechercher
case - cas, affaire, fouille, étui, chose
Quite lately I was cataloguing the manuscripts in the library of the college to which he belonged. I had reached the end of the numbered volumes on the shelves, and I proceeded to ask the librarian Whether there were any more books which he thought I ought to include in my description. "I don't think there are," he said, "but we had better come and look at the manuscript class and make sure.
lately - dernierement
cataloguing - le catalogage, catalogue, inventaire
manuscripts - manuscrits, manuscrit
belonged - a appartenu, appartenir a
reached - atteint, arriver/parvenir a
volumes - volumes, volume, tome
shelves - étageres, rayon, étagere, tablard, rayonnage
proceeded - a procédé, avancer, procéder
librarian - bibliothécaire, archiviste
whether - si, que, soit, si oui ou non
Have you time to do that now?" I had time. We went to the library, checked off the manuscripts, and, at the end of our survey arrived at a shelf of which I had seen nothing.
checked off - coché
survey - enquete, sondage, arpentage, reconnaissance, enquete
shelf - étagere, rayon, étagere, tablard, rayonnage
Its contents consisted for the most part of sermons, bundles of fragmentary papers, college exercises, Cyrus, an epic poem in several cantos, the product of a country clergyman's leisure, mathematical tracts by a deceased professor, and other similar material of a kind with which I am only too familiar. I took brief notes of these. Lastly, there was a tin box, which was pulled out and dusted.
Contents - contenu, satisfait
consisted - consisté, consister (en)
bundles - des liasses, faisceau, fagot, paquet, ballot (of goods)
epic poem - un poeme épique
clergyman - ecclésiastique, pretre, clerc
leisure - les loisirs, loisir, temps libre
mathematical - mathématique
tracts - tracts, étendue
deceased - décédé, déces, décéder, expirer, mourir, trépasser
professor - professeur, professeure, prof, professeuse
material - matériel, matériau, matiere, étoffe, tissu
familiar - familier, esprit familier
brief - bref, court
Lastly - enfin, finalement
tin - l'étain, étain, conserve, boîte de conserve, moule, gamelle
pulled - tiré, tirer, retirer, tirer un coup, influence
dusted - dépoussiéré, poussiere, épousseter, pulvériser
Its label, much faded, was thus inscribed: "Papers of the Ven. Archdeacon Haynes. Bequeathed in 1834 by his sister, Miss Letitia Haynes."
label - l'étiquette, étiquette, étiqueter
faded - fanée, (s')affaiblir, diminuer
thus - donc, ainsi, tellement, pour cette raison, également
inscribed - inscrit, graver
bequeathed - légué, léguer, transmettre, passer, donner, offrir
I knew at once that the name was one which I had somewhere encountered, and could very soon locate it. "That must be the Archdeacon Haynes who came to a very odd end at Barchester. I've read his obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine. May I take the box home? Do you know if there is anything interesting in it?"
somewhere - quelque part
encountered - rencontré, rencontrer, rencontre
locate - localiser, se poser, situer, checkplacer
odd - rench: t-needed r, bizarre, étrange, impair, a peu pres
The librarian was very willing that I should take the box and examine it at leisure. "I never looked inside it myself," he said, "but I've always been meaning to. I am pretty sure that is the box which our old Master once said ought never to have been accepted by the college.
examine - examiner
inside - a l'intérieur, intérieur, dedans, au-dedans, la-dedans
myself - moi-meme, me, m'
Master - maître, patron, maîtriser, maitre, maîtrisent
accepted - acceptée, accepter, accepter (de), prendre sur soi
He said that to Martin years ago; and he said also that as long as he had control over the library it should never be opened.
Martin - martin
control - contrôler, maîtrise, contrôle, commandes
Martin told me about it, and said that he wanted terribly to know what was in it; but the Master was librarian, and always kept the box in the lodge, so there was no getting at it in his time, and when he died it was taken away by mistake by his heirs, and only returned a few years ago.
Terribly - terriblement
Lodge - cabane, maison du portier, loge, rench: t-needed r, loger
by mistake - par erreur
heirs - héritiers, héritier, héritiere, successeur, successeuse
I can't think why I haven't opened it; but, as I have to go away from Cambridge this afternoon, you had better have first go at it. I think I can trust you not to publish anything undesirable in our catalogue."
trust - confiance, trust, faire confiance, avoir foi en quelqu’un
publish - publier
undesirable - indésirable
catalogue - catalogue, inventaire, cataloguer, inventorier
I took the box home and examined its contents, and thereafter consulted the librarian as to what should be done about publication, and, since I have his leave to make a story out of it, provided I disguise the identity of the people concerned, I will try what can be done.
examined - examinés, examiner
thereafter - par la suite
consulted - consultée, concerter
publication - publication
Since - depuis lors, depuis, depuis que, puisque, vu que
provided - fourni, fournir, procurer, pourvoir
disguise - déguisement, déguiser
identity - l'identité, identité
The materials are, of course, mainly journals and letters. How much I shall quote and how much epitomize must be determined by considerations of space. The proper understanding of the situation has necessitated a little-not very arduous-research, which has been greatly facilitated by the excellent illustrations and text of the Barchester volume in Bell's Cathedral Series.
materials - matériaux, matériel, matériau, matiere
mainly - surtout, principalement
journals - revues, revue
quote - citation, guillemet, devis, cotation, citer, deviser, coter
epitomize - épitomiser, résumer, incarner
be determined - etre déterminé
considerations - considérations, considération, fr
proper - appropriée, approprié, convenable, exact, juste, propre
necessitated - nécessaire, nécessiter, requérir, demander, exiger
arduous - difficile, ardu
research - recherche, rechercher, examiner, explorer, fouiller
greatly - grandement
facilitated - facilitée, faciliter
excellent - excellent
illustrations - des illustrations, illustration, représentation
bell - cloche, sonnette
series - suite, série
When you enter the choir of Barchester Cathedral now, you pass through a screen of metal and coloured marbles, designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, and find yourself in what I must call a very bare and odiously furnished place. The stalls are modern, without canopies.
enter - entrer, rench: t-needed r, taper, saisir
choir - chour, chorale, classe
pass through - passer a travers
screen - paravent, écran
metal - métal, metal
marbles - des billes, marbre, bille, grillot, marbrer
Gilbert - gilbert
bare - a nu, dénudé, dégarnir, nu
odiously - odieuxse
furnished - meublé, meubler, fournir, livrer
canopies - les auvents, dais, baldaquin, voute, marquise, canopée
The places of the dignitaries and the names of the prebends have fortunately been allowed to survive, and are inscribed on small brass plates affixed to the stalls. The organ is in the triforium, and what is seen of the case is Gothic. The reredos and its surroundings are like every other.
fortunately - heureusement, par bonheur, par chance
allowed - autorisé, laisser, accorder, permettre
survive - survivre
brass - laiton, airain
plates - plaques, assiette
affixed - apposé, affixe
organ - organe, orgue
triforium - triforium
Gothic - gotique, gothique
reredos - reredos
Careful engravings of a hundred years ago show a very different state of things. The organ is on a massive classical screen. The stalls are also classical and very massive. There is a baldacchino of wood over the altar, with urns upon its corners.
careful - prudent, soigneux, attentif
engravings - gravures, gravure
state - l'État
massive - massive, massif
classical - classique
wood - du bois, (de) bois
altar - l'autel, autel
urns - urnes, urne
corners - coins, coin, rencogner, piéger, acculer
Further east is a solid altar screen, classical in design, of wood, with a pediment, in which is a triangle surrounded by rays, enclosing certain Hebrew letters in gold. Cherubs contemplate these. There is a pulpit with a great sounding-board at the eastern end of the stalls on the north side, and there is a black and white marble pavement.
solid - solide, massif, plein, continu
pediment - fronton
triangle - triangle
surrounded - entouré, entourer, enceindre
rays - rayons, rayon
Certain - certain, quelconque
Hebrew - l'hébreu, hébreu, hébraique
gold - l'or, or
Cherubs - les chérubins, chérubin
contemplate - envisager, étudier, contempler
pulpit - chaire
board - conseil d'administration, planche
eastern - orientale, oriental
side - côté, parti, flanc
marble - marbre, bille, grillot, marbrer
pavement - revetement, chaussée, pavement
Two ladies and a gentleman are admiring the general effect. From other sources I gather that the archdeacon's stall then, as now, was next to the bishop's throne at the south-eastern end of the stalls. His house almost faces the western part of the church, and is a fine red-brick building of William the Third's time.
ladies - mesdames, dame, madame, lady
admiring - admiratif, admirer
general - général, communal, en chef, universal, d'ensemble
effect - effet, effets, effectuer
sources - sources, source
I gather that - J'en déduis que..
stall - décrochage, écurie, standing, étable
throne - trône
almost - presque, quasiment
Western - occidentale, occidental, western
brick - brique, soutien, rouge brique, en brique, briquer
William - william, Guillaume
third - troisieme, troisieme, trois, tiers, tierce
Here Dr. Haynes, already a mature man, took up his abode with his sister in the year 1810. The dignity had long been the object of his wishes, but his predecessor refused to depart until he had attained the age of ninety-two. About a week after he had held a modest festival in celebration of that ninety-second birthday, there came a morning, late in the year, when Dr.
mature - mature, pruine, mur
abode - domicile, demeure, (abide), endurer, tolérer
wishes - souhaits, souhait, souhaiter, espérer
predecessor - prédécesseur, prédécesseuse, prédécessrice, précédent
refused - refusé, refuser de
depart - partir, s’en aller, dévier, quitter
attained - atteint, atteindre
modest - modeste, (mod)
celebration - célébration, fete
Haynes, hurrying cheerfully into his breakfast-room, rubbing his hands and humming a tune, was greeted, and checked in his genial flow of spirits, by the sight of his sister, seated, indeed, in her usual place behind the tea-urn, but bowed forward and sobbing unrestrainedly into her handkerchief. "What-what is the matter? What bad news?" he began. "Oh, Johnny, you've not heard?
hurrying - se dépecher, dépechant, (hurry), précipitation, hâte
cheerfully - réjouie
rubbing - le frottement, frottage, froissement, lessivage
humming - fredonner, (hum), bourdonner, fourmiller
tune - l'accord, mélodie, air, tube, accorder, syntoniser
greeted - salué, saluer, accueillir
checked in - enregistré
genial - génial, aimable, chaleureux
flow - flux, coulons, couler, coulez, courant, écoulement
spirits - les esprits, esprit, moral, élan
sight - vue, quelque chose a voir, truc a voir, mire, viseur
seated - assis, place, siege, assise, séant, fond
urn - urne
bowed - incliné, (s')incliner devant, saluer d'un signe de tete
forward - avant, acheminent, acheminer, avanten, acheminons
sobbing - sanglots, sanglotement, sanglotant, sanglotante, (sob), fdp
unrestrainedly - sans retenue
handkerchief - mouchoir
Johnny - johnny, Jeannot
The poor dear archdeacon!" "The archdeacon, yes? What is it-ill, is he?" "No, no; they found him on the staircase this morning; it is so shocking." "Is it possible! Dear, dear, poor Pulteney! Had there been any seizure?" "They don't think so, and that is almost the worst thing about it. It seems to have been all the fault of that stupid maid of theirs, Jane." Dr. Haynes paused.
ill - malade, écouré, écourée
staircase - escalier
shocking - choquant, choc
seizure - saisie, attaque, crise
Seems - semble-t-il, sembler, paraître, avoir l'air
fault - défaut, faute, faille
stupid - stupide, bete
maid - femme de ménage, demoiselle, jeune fille, bonne
Jane - jane, Jeanne
paused - en pause, pauser, pause
"I don't quite understand, Letitia. How was the maid at fault?" "Why, as far as I can make out, there was a stair-rod missing, and she never mentioned it, and the poor archdeacon set his foot quite on the edge of the step-you know how slippery that oak is-and it seems he must have fallen almost the whole flight and broken his neck. It is so sad for poor Miss Pulteney.
stair - l'escalier, marche, escalier, volée
rod - tige, canne a peche, verges, bite, paf, pine, queue, vit, zob
mentioned - mentionnée, mentionner
set - set, Seth
edge - bord, côté, arete, carre
step - étape, marche
slippery - glissant
oak - chene, chene, chenes
neck - cou, kiki
Of course, they will get rid of the girl at once. I never liked her." Miss Haynes's grief resumed its sway, but eventually relaxed so far as to permit of her taking some breakfast. Not so her brother, who, after standing in silence before the window for some minutes, left the room, and did not appear again that morning.
rid - rid, débarrasser
grief - le chagrin, douleur, peine
resumed - reprise, reprendre
sway - se balancer, autorité, poids, influence, prépondérance
permit - permis, permettre, permets, permettons, permettez
silence - le silence, silence
appear - apparaître, sembler
I need only add that the careless maid-servant was dismissed forthwith, but that the missing stair-rod was very shortly afterwards found under the stair-carpet-an additional proof, if any were needed, of extreme stupidity and carelessness on her part.
servant - serviteur, domestique, servante, checkserviteur
dismissed - licencié, renvoyer, limoger, licencier, démettre
forthwith - immédiatement, aussitôt, séance tenante, de ce pas
carpet - tapis, moquette, tapisser
Proof - la preuve, preuve, épreuve
extreme - extreme, extreme, excessif, excessive
stupidity - stupidité, idiotie, ânerie, sottise
carelessness - l'insouciance, négligence, incurie
For a good many years Dr. Haynes had been marked out by his ability, which seems to have been really considerable, as the likely successor of Archdeacon Pulteney, and no disappointment was in store for him. He was duly installed, and entered with zeal upon the discharge of those functions which are appropriate to one in his position.
marked - marqué, Marc
ability - capacité, pouvoir, habileté
considerable - considérable
Likely - probable
successor - successeur, successeuse, successrice
disappointment - déception
in store - en magasin
duly - dument, dument, ponctuellement
installed - installée, installer
entered - a pénétré, entrer, rench: -neededr, taper, saisir
zeal - le zele, zele, assiduité
discharge - décharge, licenciement, débit
functions - fonctions, fonction, en fonction de
appropriate - approprié, idoine, approprier
position - position, poste
A considerable space in his journals is occupied with exclamations upon the confusion in which Archdeacon Pulteney had left the business of his office and the documents appertaining to it. Dues upon Wringham and Barnswood have been uncollected for something like twelve years, and are largely irrecoverable; no visitation has been held for seven years; four chancels are almost past mending.
occupied with - occupés par
exclamations - exclamations, exclamation
confusion - confusion, désordre, malentendu
documents - documents, document, écrit, documenter
appertaining - en rapport, appartenir
dues - cotisations, du
uncollected - non perçus
largely - en grande partie, largement, en général, pour la plupart
irrecoverable - irrécupérable
visitation - les visites, droit de visite
chancels - les chours, chancel, clôture de chour
mending - raccommodage, (mend), réparer, raccommoder, rapiécer
The persons deputized by the archdeacon have been nearly as incapable as himself. It was almost a matter for thankfulness that this state of things had not been permitted to continue, and a letter from a friend confirms this view. "[Greek: ho katechôn]," it says (in rather cruel allusion to the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians), "is removed as last. My poor friend!
nearly - presque
incapable - incapable
thankfulness - le remerciement, gratitude, reconnaissance
state - l'état, état, Etat, déclarer, indiquer
permitted - autorisé, permettre
continue - continuer
confirms - confirme, confirmer
view - vue, vision, regard, point de vue, opinion, regarder
Greek - grec, grecque, grecques
cruel - cruel
allusion - allusion
epistle - épître, épitre
Thessalonians - thessaloniciens, thessalonicien
removed - supprimée, enlever
Last - derniere, dernier, durer, dernierere, durez, passé, durent
Upon what a scene of confusion will you be entering! I give you my word that, on the last occasion of my crossing his threshold, there was no single paper that he could lay hands upon, no syllable of mine that he could hear, and no fact in connection with my business that he could remember.
scene - scene, scene, scene de ménage
entering - entrant, (enter), entrer, rench: t-needed r, taper
Occasion - occasion
Crossing - carrefour, croisement, traversée, (cross), croix
threshold - seuil, seuil de tolérance
single - seul, célibataire f, célibataire, simple
lay - laique, pondre, pose
syllable - syllabe
mine - la mienne, mienne, miniere
connection - connexion, liaison, lien, rapport, complicité, correspondance
But now, thanks to a negligent maid and a loose stair-carpet, there is some prospect that necessary business will be transacted without a complete loss alike of voice and temper." This letter was tucked into a pocket in the cover of one of the diaries.
negligent - négligence
loose - en vrac, ample, desserré
prospect - prospect, perspective, prospecter
necessary - nécessaire
transacted - transacté, traiter
Loss - perte, déperdition, perdition, déchet, coulage
alike - comme, semblable, pareil, analogue, pareillement
voice - voix
temper - caractere, tempérament, humeur, état d'esprit, recuit
tucked - tucked, rempli
Pocket - poche, empocher, de poche
cover - une couverture
diaries - journaux, journal intime
There can be no doubt of the new archdeacon's zeal and enthusiasm. "Give me but time to reduce to some semblance of order the innumerable errors and complications with which I am confronted, and I shall gladly and sincerely join with the aged Israelite in the canticle which too many, I fear, pronounce but with their lips.
doubt - des doutes, douter, doute
reduce to - réduire a
innumerable - innombrables
errors - erreurs, erreur, vice, etre en erreur, planter
complications - des complications, complication
confronted - confronté, confronter
gladly - heureusement, volontiers
sincerely - sincerement
Israelite - Israélite, fils d'Israël, enfant d'Israël
canticle - canticle, cantique
fear - peur, angoisse, craignent, crainte, crains, craignons
pronounce - déclarer, prononcer, déclamer, lire
lips - levres, levre
" This reflection I find, not in a diary, but a letter; the doctor's friends seem to have returned his correspondence to his surviving sister. He does not confine himself, however, to reflections.
diary - journal intime
Seem - sembler, paraître, avoir l'air
correspondence - correspondance, chronique
surviving - survivant, survivre
confine - enfermer, confiner, limite
reflections - réflexions, réflexion, reflet, qualifiereaning 4
His investigation of the rights and duties of his office are very searching and businesslike, and there is a calculation in one place that a period of three years will just suffice to set the business of the Archdeaconry upon a proper footing. The estimate appears to have been an exact one.
investigation - enquete, investigation
duties - fonctions, devoir, obligation, service, travail, taxe
searching - a la recherche, recherche, chercher, fouiller
businesslike - professionnel
calculation - calcul
suffice - suffisent, suffire, suffire 2
estimate - estimation, devis, estimer
Appears - apparaît, apparaître, paraître, sembler
exact - exact, précis, exiger
For just three years he is occupied in reforms; but I look in vain at the end of that time for the promised Nunc dimittis. He has now found a new sphere of activity. Hitherto his duties have precluded him from more than an occasional attendance at the Cathedral services. Now he begins to take an interest in the fabric and the music.
occupied - occupée, occuper, habiter
reforms - des réformes, réforme, réformer
in vain - en vain
promised - promis, vou, promesse, promettre
sphere - sphere, sphere, boule
hitherto - jusqu'a présent, jusqu'ici, jusqu'alors, jusqu'a maintenant
precluded - exclue, exclure
occasional - occasionnel
attendance - l'assiduité, présence
services - services, (de) service
fabric - structure, tissu, textile
Upon his struggles with the organist, an old gentleman who had been in office since 1786, I have no time to dwell; they were not attended with any marked success. More to the purpose is his sudden growth of enthusiasm for the Cathedral itself and its furniture. There is a draft of a letter to Sylvanus Urban (which I do not think was ever sent) describing the stalls in the choir.
struggles - des luttes, lutte, lutter, s'efforcer, combattre
organist - organiste
attended - a assisté, assister a, suivre
purpose - objectif, dgssein, dessein, finalité, but
growth - croissance
itself - elle-meme, se, soi-meme
furniture - mobilier, meubles
draft - projet, courant d'air, gorgée, biere a la pression, tirant
Urban - urbain, citadin
As I have said, these were of fairly late date-of about the year 1700, in fact.
fairly - équitable, justement, assez
"The archdeacon's stall, situated at the south-east end, west of the episcopal throne (now so worthily occupied by the truly excellent prelate who adorns the See of Barchester), is distinguished by some curious ornamentation.
situated - situé, situer
episcopal - épiscopal
worthily - dignement
prelate - prélat
adorns - orne, décorer, orner, parer
Curious - vous etes curieux, curieux, intéressant, singulier
ornamentation - l'ornementation, ornementation
In addition to the arms of Dean West, by whose efforts the whole of the internal furniture of the choir was completed, the prayer-desk is terminated at the eastern extremity by three small but remarkable statuettes in the grotesque manner.
Addition - addition, ajout
dean - doyen
efforts - efforts, effort
internal - interne
prayer - oraison, priere
extremity - l'extrémité, extrémité
remarkable - remarquable
statuettes - statuettes, statuette
grotesque - grotesque
manner - maniere, maniere, façon, mode
One is an exquisitely modelled figure of a cat, whose crouching posture suggests with admirable spirit the suppleness, vigilance, and craft of the redoubted adversary of the genus Mus. opposite to this is a figure seated upon a throne and invested with the attributes of royalty; but it is no earthly monarch whom the carver has sought to portray.
exquisitely - de maniere exquise
figure - figure, forme, personnage, personnalité, chiffre
crouching - accroupi, s'accroupir
posture - la posture, posture
suggests - suggere, proposer, suggérer
admirable - admirable
suppleness - souplesse
vigilance - vigilance
craft - l'artisanat, ruse, métier, nef
adversary - adversaire, ennemi, ennemie
genus - genre, (genu)
opposite to - en face de
invested - investi, investir, placer
attributes - attributs, attribut, épithete or déterminant
royalty - la royauté, regne, royalty, redevance, droit d'auteur
earthly - terrestre
monarch - monarque
whom - que, qui
sought - recherchée, chercher
portray - portrait, dépeindre, représenter, portraire, décrire
His feet are studiously concealed by the long robe in which he is draped: but neither the crown nor the cap which he wears suffice to hide the prick-ears and curving horns which betray his Tartarean origin; and the hand which rests upon his knee is armed with talons of horrifying length and sharpness. Between these two figures stands a shape muffled in a long mantle.
concealed - dissimulée, dissimuler, cacher
robe - robe de chambre, robe
draped - drapé, draper
neither - ni l'un ni l'autre, aucun des deux, ni X ni Y, non plus
crown - couronne, couronner
nor - ni, NON-OU
cap - cap, bonnet, calotte, casquette, toque, képi
hide - cacher, planquer, peau, fourrure
prick - con, piquer, percer
curving - en courbe, courbe, courbes, courber
horns - des cornes, corne, cor, klaxon, cuivres-p
betray - trahir, livrer
origin - origine, source
rests upon - repose sur
talons - talons, serre, griffe
Length - longueur, durée
sharpness - la netteté, tranchant, fil, finesse, acuité, acidité, netteté
figures - chiffres, figure, forme, personnage, personnalité
shape - forme
muffled - étouffé, assourdir
mantle - manteau, les renes, manchon
This might at first sight be mistaken for a monk or 'friar of orders grey,'for the head is cowled and a knotted cord depends from somewhere about the waist. A slight inspection, however, will lead to a very different conclusion.
be mistaken - se tromper
monk - moine, religieux
friar - frere, frere
cowled - vouté, froc
knotted - noué, noeud
cord - corde, cordon
depends - dépend, dépendre, pendre
waist - taille, ceinture
Slight - insignifiant, léger
inspection - l'inspection, inspection, rench: t-needed r
lead - du plomb
conclusion - conclusion, fin
The knotted cord is quickly seen to be a halter, held by a hand all but concealed within the draperies; while the sunken features and, horrid to relate, the rent flesh upon the cheek-bones, proclaim the King of Terrors.
halter - licou, (halt) licou
draperies - draperies, rideau
features - caractéristiques, caractéristique, particularité, spécialité
horrid - horribles, affreux, horrible, exécrable, désagréable
relate - se rapporter, concerner
rent - loyer, louez, louons, arrentez, accensons
flesh - de la chair, chair, peau, viande, corps, pulpe
cheek - joue, fesse, culot, toupet, potence de bringuebale
bones - os
proclaim - proclamer, déclarer
king - roi, dame
terrors - terreurs, terreur, effroi, terrorisme
These figures are evidently the production of no unskilled chisel; and should it chance that any of your correspondents are able to throw light upon their origin and significance, my obligations to your valuable miscellany will be largely increased."
evidently - évidemment, de toute évidence, manifestement
production - production
unskilled - non qualifiés
chisel - ciseau, ciseler, buriner
chance - chance, hasard
correspondents - correspondants, correspondant, correspondante
throw - lancer, jetent, jetez, jetons, mise bas
significance - importance (1), signification (2)
obligations - obligations, obligation, engagement, fr
valuable - de valeur, précieux, valeur
miscellany - des faits divers, miscellanée, mélange, collection
increased - augmenté, augmenter, croître, accroître, augmentation
There is more description in the paper, and, seeing that the woodwork in question has now disappeared, it has a considerable interest. A paragraph at the end is worth quoting:
woodwork - le travail du bois, charpenterie, checkmenuiserie
disappeared - a disparu, disparaître
worth - valeur
"Some late researches among the Chapter accounts have shown me that the carving of the stalls was not, as was very usually reported, the work of Dutch artists, but was executed by a native of this city or district named Austin. The timber was procured from an oak copse in the vicinity, the property of the Dean and Chapter, known as Holywood.
researches - recherches, recherche, rechercher, examiner
among - parmi
Chapter - chapitre, branche, section
accounts - comptes, compte
carving - la sculpture, gravure, sculpture, découpage
Dutch - néerlandais, hollandais
executed - exécuté, exécuter, mettre a mort
native of - originaire de
district - district, checkrégion
Austin - austin
timber - le bois, bois de construction
copse - bosquet, fourré
vicinity - proximité, voisinage, vicinité, environs
property - propriété, accessoire
Upon a recent visit to the parish within whose boundaries it is situated, I learned from the aged and truly respectable incumbent that traditions still lingered amongst the inhabitants of the great size and age of the oaks employed to furnish the materials of the stately structure which has been, however imperfectly, described in the above lines.
recent - récente, récent
parish - paroisse
boundaries - des limites, frontiere, limite, limites-p
respectable - respectable, convenable
incumbent - en titre, titulaire
traditions - traditions, tradition
lingered - s'est attardé, s'installer, stagner, s'incruster, s'éteindre
amongst - entre, parmi
inhabitants - habitants, habitant, habitante, résident, résidente
size - taille, ampleur, pointure
oaks - chenes, chene, chenes-p
employed - employés, employer, embaucher, recruter
furnish - meubler, fournir, livrer
stately - majestueux, imposant
structure - structure
imperfectly - imparfaitement
Of one in particular, which stood near the centre of the grove, it is remembered that it was known as the Hanging Oak.
particular - particulier
grove - bosquet
hanging - suspension, (hang) suspension
The propriety of that title is confirmed by the fact that a quantity of human bones was found in the soil about its roots, and that at certain times of the year it was the custom for those who wished to secure a successful issue to their affairs, whether of love or the ordinary business of life, to suspend from its boughs small images or puppets rudely fashioned of straw, twigs, or the like rustic materials."
propriety - la bienséance, décence, correction, bienséance, convenances
confirmed - confirmée, confirmer
quantity - quantité
human - humain
soil - sol, terre, barbouillons, barbouiller, foncierere
roots - des racines, racine
custom - coutume, us, connaissance, droit de douane, sur mesure
wished - souhaité, souhait, souhaiter, espérer
secure - sécurisé, sur, sécuriser
successful - réussie, ayant du succes, marqué de succes, couronné de succes
issue - question, sortie, émission, livraison, délivrance, drain
affairs - affaires, aventure, liaison
suspend - suspendre, mettre en suspension
boughs - rameaux, branche
images - images, image
puppets - marionnettes, marionnette
rudely - grossierement, bourru
fashioned - a la mode, mode, vogue, façon, façonner
straw - paille, fétu, jaune paille
twigs - brindilles, brindille
So much for the archdeacon's archaeological investigations. To return to his career as it is to be gathered from his diaries. Those of his first three years of hard and careful work show him throughout in high spirits, and, doubtless, during this time, that reputation for hospitality and urbanity which is mentioned in his obituary notice was well deserved.
archaeological - archéologique
investigations - des enquetes, investigation
gathered - rassemblés, rassembler, ramasser, recueillir
throughout - tout au long de l'année, tout au long de, durant
in high spirits - de bonne humeur
doubtless - sans doute, sans aucun doute, sans nul doute, indubitablement
reputation - réputation, renommée (more slang)
deserved - mérité, mériter
After that, as time goes on, I see a shadow coming over him-destined to develop into utter blackness-which I cannot but think must have been reflected in his outward demeanour. He commits a good deal of his fears and troubles to his diary; there was no other outlet for them. He was unmarried, and his sister was not always with him.
shadow - l'ombre, ombre, prendre en filature, filer
coming over - Venir
develop - se développer, créer
utter - l'utérus, émettre
blackness - la noirceur, noirceur
reflected - réfléchie, refléter, réfléchir
outward - externe
demeanour - comportement
commits - s'engage, confier, commettre, remettre, consigner
deal - accord, dispenser, distribuer
fears - des craintes, peur
troubles - des problemes, peine, mal, probleme, emmerde, fr
outlet - sortie, conduit, exutoire, issue, dérivatif, magasin d’usine
unmarried - célibataire, (unmarry)
But I am much mistaken if he has told all that he might have told. A series of extracts shall be given:
extracts - extraits, extrait, extraire
"Aug. 30, 1816.-The days begin to draw in more perceptibly than ever. Now that the Archdeaconry papers are reduced to order, I must find some further employment for the evening hours of autumn and winter. It is a great blow that Letitia's health will not allow her to stay through these months. Why not go on with my Defence of Episcopacy? It may be useful.
draw in - attirer
perceptibly - de maniere perceptible
reduced - réduite, réduire, diminuer, fr
employment - l'emploi, emploi, travail
blow - souffler, soufflons, soufflent, soufflez, coup
allow - laisser, accorder, permettre
"Sept. 15.-Letitia has left me for Brighton.
Sept - Sept
"Oct. 11.-Candles lit in the choir for the first time at evening prayers. It came as a shock: I find that I absolutely shrink from the dark season.
Oct - oct
candles - bougies, bougie, chandelle
shock - choc, choquons, offusquer, choquez, choquer, secouer
absolutely - absolument
shrink - rétrécissement, se réduire, rétrécir, se resserrer
season - saison
"Nov. 17.-Much struck by the character of the carving on my desk: I do not know that I had ever carefully noticed it before. My attention was called to it by an accident. During the Magnificat I was, I regret to say, almost overcome with sleep. My hand was resting on the back of the carved figure of a cat which is the nearest to me of the three figures on the end of my stall.
Nov - nov
struck - frappé, biffer, rayer, barrer, frapper, battre
character - caractere, personnage, caractere
carefully - attentivement, soigneusement
noticed - remarqué, remarquer, notification, préavis
attention - attention, attentions, garde a vous
accident - accident
Magnificat - Magnificat
regret - regretter, regret
overcome - vaincre, surmonter, envahir
resting - au repos, (rest) au repos
I was not aware of this, for I was not looking in that direction, until I was startled by what seemed a softness, a feeling as of rather rough and coarse fur, and a sudden movement, as if the creature were twisting round its head to bite me. I regained complete consciousness in an instant, and I have some idea that I must have uttered a suppressed exclamation, for I noticed that Mr.
aware - conscient, attentif, vigilant, en éveil, en alerte
looking in - Regarder dans
direction - direction
startled - surpris, sursauter, surprendre
seemed - semblait, sembler, paraître, avoir l'air
softness - la douceur, douceur
rough - rude, rugueux, brut, approximatif, difficile, brutal, ébaucher
coarse - grossier, brut, vulgaire
fur - fourrure, peau
movement - mouvement
creature - créature, etre
twisting - torsion, (twist), twist, entortiller, tordre
round - ronde, cyclo, arrondissent, arrondis, arrondir
bite - mordre, maintenir, garder, tomber dans le panneau, marcher
regained - retrouvée, reconquérir, reprendre
consciousness - la conscience, conscience
instant - instantanée, moment
uttered - prononcée, complet, total
suppressed - supprimée, contenir, fr
exclamation - exclamation
Mr - monsieur
Treasurer turned his head quickly in my direction. The impression of the unpleasant feeling was so strong that I found myself rubbing my hand upon my surplice. This accident led me to examine the figures after prayers more carefully than I had done before, and I realized for the first time with what skill they are executed.
treasurer - ministre du budget, trésorier, trésoriere
impression - impression
unpleasant - déplaisant, pénible, désagréable
surplice - le surplis, surplis
realized - réalisé, réaliser, se rendre compte, prendre conscience
"Dec. 6.-I do indeed miss Letitia's company. The evenings, after I have worked as long as I can at my Defence, are very trying. The house is too large for a lonely man, and visitors of any kind are too rare. I get an uncomfortable impression when going to my room that there is company of some kind. The fact is (I may as well formulate it to myself) that I hear voices.
Dec - déc
lonely - solitaire, seul, désert, abandonné
rare - rares, rare
uncomfortable - inconfortable
formulate - formuler
voices - voix
This, I am well aware, is a common symptom of incipient decay of the brain-and I believe that I should be less disquieted than I am if I had any suspicion that this was the cause. I have none-none whatever, nor is there anything in my family history to give colour to such an idea.
symptom - symptôme
incipient - naissante
decay - pourriture, décrépitude, déchéance, pourrir, se désintégrer
brain - cerveau, or when used as food, tete, processeur
suspicion - suspicion, soupçon
cause - cause, raison, causer
none - aucun, ne nulle
whatever - quoi qu'il en soit, quel que soit, n'importe quel
such - tel, tellement, ainsi
Work, diligent work, and a punctual attention to the duties which fall to me is my best remedy, and I have little doubt that it will prove efficacious.
diligent - diligent
fall to - Tomber
remedy - remede, remede, recours, remédier
Prove - prouver, éprouvent, éprouvons, éprouvez, prouvent
efficacious - efficace
"Jan. 1. My trouble is, I must confess it, increasing upon me. Last night, upon my return after midnight from the Deanery, I lit my candle to go upstairs. I was nearly at the top when something whispered to me, 'Let me wish you a happy New Year.'I could not be mistaken: it spoke distinctly and with a peculiar emphasis.
trouble - des problemes, peine, mal, probleme, emmerde, checksouci
confess - avouer, confesser
increasing - en augmentation, augmentant, (increase), augmenter, croître
Deanery - doyenné
candle - bougie, chandelle
go upstairs - monter a l'étage
top - haut, dessus, sommet, couvercle, hune, premiere demi-manche
whispered - chuchoté, chuchotement, chuchoter, susurrer, murmurer
wish - souhait, souhaiter, espérer
distinctly - distinctement
peculiar - particulier, extraordinaire, bizarre, curieux
emphasis - l'accent, accent, emphase, graisse (4)
Had I dropped my candle, as I all but did, I tremble to think what the consequences must have been. As it was, I managed to get up the last flight, and was quickly in my room with the door locked, and experienced no other disturbance.
dropped - a déposé, goutte
tremble - trembler, vibrer, tremblement, vibration
consequences - conséquences, conséquence
managed - gérée, gérer, ménager, diriger, manier, parvenir, réussir
locked - verrouillé, serrure
experienced - expérimenté, expérience
disturbance - perturbation, trouble, tapage
"Jan. 15.-I had occasion to come downstairs last night to my workroom for my watch, which I had inadvertently left on my table when I went up to bed. I think I was at the top of the last flight when I had a sudden impression of a sharp whisper in my ear 'Take care.'I clutched the balusters and naturally looked round at once. Of course, there was nothing.
workroom - salle de travail, atelier
inadvertently - par inadvertance
sharp - pointu, affilé, coupant, affuté, tranchant
whisper - chuchotement, chuchoter, susurrer, murmurer
care - soins, s'occuper, soin, souci
clutched - serré, se raccrocher (a)
balusters - les balustres, balustre
naturally - naturellement
After a moment I went on-it was no good turning back-but I had as nearly as possible fallen: a cat-a large one by the feel of it-slipped between my feet, but again, of course, I saw nothing. It may have been the kitchen cat, but I do not think it was.
slipped - a glissé, glisser
"Feb. 27.-A curious thing last night, which I should like to forget. Perhaps if I put it down here I may see it in its true proportion. I worked in the library from about 9 to 10.
Feb - Février
proportion - proportion
The hall and staircase seemed to be unusually full of what I can only call movement without sound: by this I mean that there seemed to be continuous going and coming, and that whenever I ceased writing to listen, or looked out into the hall, the stillness was absolutely unbroken.
hall - couloir, corridor, salle, salon, manoir, foyer
unusually - de façon inhabituelle
continuous - continue
whenever - chaque fois que
ceased - cessé, cesser, s'arreter, cesser de + 'infinitive'
stillness - l'immobilité, calme, immobilité
unbroken - ininterrompue
Nor, in going to my room at an earlier hour than usual-about half-past ten-was I conscious of anything that I could call a noise. It so happened that I had told John to come to my room for the letter to the bishop which I wished to have delivered early in the morning at the Palace. He was to sit up, therefore, and come for it when he heard me retire.
conscious - conscient
noise - bruit, vacarme, brouhaha, boucan
Palace - le palais, palais
sit up - s'asseoir
therefore - par conséquent, en conséquence, donc, pour ça
retire - prendre sa retraite, retirent, retirez, se retirer, retirer
This I had for the moment forgotten, though I had remembered to carry the letter with me to my room. But when, as I was winding up my watch, I heard a light tap at the door, and a low voice saying, 'May I come in?'(which I most undoubtedly did hear), I recollected the fact, and took up the letter from my dressing-table, saying, 'Certainly: come in.
winding - bobinage, (wind) bobinage
tap - robinet, forer, toucher, rencontrer
low - faible, inférieure
Undoubtedly - sans doute
recollected - rappelée, se souvenir de
Certainly - certainement, surement, sans nul doute, sans aucun doute
'No one, however, answered my summons, and it was now that, as I strongly suspect, I committed an error: for I opened the door and held the letter out. There was certainly no one at that moment in the passage, but, in the instant of my standing there, the door at the end opened and John appeared carrying a candle.
summons - convoque, convocation, (summon) convoque
strongly - fort, fortement
suspect - suspecter, soupçonner, suspect
committed - engagé, confier, commettre, remettre, consigner
error - erreur, vice, etre en erreur, planter
passage - passage, corridoir, couloir
appeared - est apparu, apparaître, paraître, sembler
I asked him whether he had come to the door earlier; but am satisfied that he had not. I do not like the situation; but although my senses were very much on the alert, and though it was some time before I could sleep, I must allow that I perceived nothing further of an untoward character."
satisfied - satisfaits, satisfaire
although - bien que, combien que, encore que, nonobstant que
senses - sens, acception, sentir
on the alert - sur le qui-vive
perceived - perçue, percevoir
untoward - fâcheux
With the return of spring, when his sister came to live with him for some months, Dr. Haynes's entries became more cheerful, and, indeed, no symptom of depression is discernible unto the early part of September, when he was again left alone. And now, indeed, there is evidence that he was incommoded again, and that more pressingly.
entries - entrées, entrée, acces
more cheerful - plus joyeux
depression - la dépression, dépression
unto - unto
alone - seul
evidence - des preuves, preuve, prouver, démontrer
pressingly - de maniere pressante
To this matter I will return in a moment, but I digress to put in a document which, rightly or wrongly, I believe to have a bearing on the thread of the story.
digress - s'écarter du sujet, s'écarter, dévier
document - document, écrit, documenter
rightly - a juste titre
wrongly - a tort, a tort, erronément
bearing - naissant, coussinet, (bear) naissant
thread - fil, processus léger, exétron, fil de discussion, filer
The account-books of Dr. Haynes, preserved along with his other papers, show, from a date but little later than that of his institution as archdeacon, a quarterly payment of Ł25 to J.L. Nothing could have been made of this, had it stood by itself. But I connect with it a very dirty and ill-written letter, which, like another that I have quoted, was in a pocket in the cover of a diary.
account-books - (account-books) des livres de comptes
preserved - préservée, confiture, conserve, réserve naturelle
Institution - l'institution, institution
quarterly - trimestrielle, trimestriel, écartelé, trimestriellement
payment - paiement, payement
stood by - Se tenir a côté
connect - se connecter, accoupler, connecter, brancher
quoted - cité, citation, guillemet, devis, cotation, citer, deviser
cover - couvercle, couverture, couvert, couvrir, reprendre, parcourir
Of date or postmark there is no vestige, and the decipherment was not easy. It appears to run:
postmark - le cachet de la poste, cachet de la poste
vestige - vestige
decipherment - déchiffrage, déchiffrement
"Dr Sr.
Sr - Sr
"I have bin expctin to her off you theis last wicks, and not Haveing done so must supose you have not got mine witch was saying how me and my man had met in with bad times this season all seems to go cross with us on the farm and which way to look for the rent we have no knowledge of it this been the sad case with us if you would have the great [liberality probably, but the exact spelling defies reproduction] to send fourty pounds otherwise steps will have to be took which I should not wish. Has you was the Means of my losing my place with Dr. Pulteney I think it is only just what I am asking and you know best what I could say if I was Put to it but I do not wish anything of that unPleasant Nature being one that always wish to have everything Pleasant about me.
bin - bin, coffre, boîte, corbeille, poubelle
wicks - meches, meche
supose - supposer
witch - sorciere, ensorceleurse, sorcierere
Cross - croix, signe de croix, direct du bras arriere, transversal
knowledge - connaissance, science, connaissances, savoir
defies - défie, défier, désobéir a
reproduction - reproduction
fourty - quarante
otherwise - autrement
steps - étapes, pas
place with - place avec
only just - Tout juste
pleasant - agréable, plaisant
nature - nature
"Your obedt Servt,
"Jane Lee."
Lee - lee, côté sous le vent
About the time at which I suppose this letter to have been written there is, in fact, a payment of Ł40 to J.L.
suppose - supposer, imaginer
We return to the diary:
"Oct. 22.-At evening prayers, during the Psalms, I had that same experience which I recollect from last year.
Psalms - les psaumes, psaume
Experience - expérience, éprouver, vivre
recollect - se souvenir, se ressaisir
I was resting my hand on one of the carved figures, as before (I usually avoid that of the cat now), and-I was going to have said-a change came over it, but that seems attributing too much importance to what must, after all, be due to some physical affection in myself: at any rate, the wood seemed to become chilly and soft as if made of wet linen.
as before - comme avant
avoid - éviter, fuir
attributing - l'attribution, attribut, épithete or déterminant
importance - importance
due - due, du
physical - physique, physiologique, visite médicale, check-up
rate - taux, taxer, évaluer, tarifaire, dividende, rang
chilly - frisquet
soft - souple, moelleux, alcoolsans, mou, doux
wet - humide, mouillé, mouiller, se mouiller
linen - le linge, toile, lin, linge
I can assign the moment at which I became sensible of this. The choir was singing the words (Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over him and) let Satan stand at his right hand.
assign - affecter, désigner, assigner, attribuer
sensible - sensible, sensé, raisonnable
thou - tu
ungodly - impies
ruler - regle, latte, dirigeant, chef
Satan - Satan
"The whispering in my house was more persistent tonight. I seemed not to be rid of it in my room. I have not noticed this before. A nervous man, which I am not, and hope I am not becoming, would have been much annoyed, if not alarmed, by it. The cat was on the stairs tonight. I think it sits there always. There is no kitchen cat.
whispering - chuchotement, (whisper), chuchoter, susurrer
persistent - persistante, persistant, tenace
nervous - nerveux
annoyed - agacé, gener, ennuyer, embeter, agacer, asticoter
alarmed - alarmé, alarme, réveille-matin, réveil, alarmer, fr
stairs - escaliers, marche, escalier, volée
"Nov. 15.-Here again I must note a matter I do not understand. I am much troubled in sleep. No definite image presented itself, but I was pursued by the very vivid impression that wet lips were whispering into my ear with great rapidity and emphasis for some time together. After this, I suppose, I feel asleep, but was awakened with a start by a feeling as if a hand were laid on my shoulder.
troubled - troublé, peine, mal, probleme, emmerde, fr
definite - définitif
image - image
pursued - poursuivie, poursuivre, rechercher
vivid - vivante, vivide
rapidity - rapidité, célérité
asleep - endormi
awakened - éveillé, réveiller, se réveiller
laid on - posée
To my intense alarm I found myself standing at the top of the lowest flight on the first staircase. The moon was shining brightly enough through the large window to let me see that there was a large cat on the second or third step. I can make no comment. I crept up to bed again, I do not know how. Yes, mine is a heavy burden. [Then follows a line or two which has been scratched out.
intense - intense
alarm - alarme, réveille-matin, réveil, alarmer, donner/sonner l'alerte
lowest - le plus bas, bas
moon - lune
shining - brillant, briller, éclairer
brightly - brillante, clairement, précisément
comment - commentaire, commentons, commentez, commentent
crept - rampé, ramper, rampement, fatigue, fluage, reptation
heavy burden - un lourd fardeau
scratched out - rayé
I fancy I read something like 'acted for the best.']"
fancy - fantaisie, imaginer, songer
acted - agi, acte, loi, action, agir
Not long after this it is evident to me that the archdeacon's firmness began to give way under the pressure of these phenomena. I omit as unnecessarily painful and distressing the ejaculations and prayers which, in the months of December and January, appear for the first time and become increasingly frequent. Throughout this time, however, he is obstinate in clinging to his post.
evident - évidentes, évident
firmness - la fermeté, fermeté
give way - céder le passage
pressure - pression
phenomena - des phénomenes
omit - omettre
unnecessarily - inutilement
painful - douloureux, laborieux
distressing - pénible, détresse
ejaculations - éjaculations, éjaculation
increasingly - de plus en plus
frequent - fréquents, fréquenter
obstinate - obstiné
clinging to - s'accrocher a
Why he did not plead ill-health and take refuge at Bath or Brighton I cannot tell; my impression is that it would have done him no good; that he was a man who, if he had confessed himself beaten by the annoyances, would have succumbed at once, and that he was conscious of this. He did seek to palliate them by inviting visitors to his house. The result he has noted in this fashion:
plead - plaider
refuge - refuge
confessed - avoué, avouer, confesser
beaten - battu, battre
annoyances - des désagréments, ennui, nuisance, irritation, fr
succumbed - succombé, succomber
seek - chercher
palliate - pallier, atténuer, remedier a, soulager
inviting - invitant, inviter (a)
fashion - la mode, mode, vogue, façon, façonner
"Jan. 7.-I have prevailed on my cousin Allen to give me a few days, and he is to occupy the chamber next to mine.
prevailed - a prévalu, dominer, prévaloir, l'emporter, prédominer
occupy - occuper, habiter
chamber - chambre, piece, salle
"Jan. 8.-A still night. Allen slept well, but complained of the wind. My own experiences were as before: still whispering and whispering: what is it that he wants to say?
complained - s'est plaint, se plaindre, porter plainte
wind - vent, emmailloter, détortiller, langer, enrouler
experiences - expériences, expérience
"Jan. 9.-Allen thinks this is a very noisy house. He thinks, too, that my cat is an unusually large and fine specimen, but very wild.
noisy - bruyante, bruyant, tonitruant
specimen - spécimen, exemple
wild - sauvage, pétulant, grose
"Jan. 10.-Allen and I in the library until 11. He left me twice to see what the maids were doing in the hall: returning the second time he told me he had seen one of them passing through the door at the end of the passage, and said if his wife were here she would soon get them into better order. I asked him what coloured dress the maid wore; he said grey or white. I supposed it would be so.
maids - servantes, demoiselle, jeune fille, bonne, bonne a tout faire
passing through - Passer a travers
supposed - supposé, supposer, imaginer
"Jan. 11.-Allen left me today. I must be firm."
firm - ferme, social, robuste, maison de commerce, solide
These words, I must be firm, occur again and again on subsequent days; sometimes they are the only entry. In these cases they are in an unusually large hand, and dug into the paper in a way which must have broken the pen that wrote them.
occur - se produisent, produire
subsequent - ultérieures, subséquent, suivant, prochain
entry - entrée, acces, vestibule, article
cases - cas
dug - creusée, creusâmes, creusé, creusa, creuserent, (dig) creusée
Apparently the archdeacon's friends did not remark any change in his behaviour, and this gives me a high idea of his courage and determination. The diary tells us nothing more than I have indicated of the last days of his life. The end of it all must be told in the polished language of the obituary notice:
apparently - apparemment, évidemment, en apparence
remark - remarque, remarquent, remarquez, remarquons
behaviour - manieres
courage - bravoure, courage, cour, vaillance
determination - détermination
polished - polie, polonais
"The morning of the 26th of February was cold and tempestuous. at an early hour the servants had occasion to go into the front hall of the residence occupied by the lamented subject of these lines. What was their horror upon observing the form of their beloved and respected master lying upon the landing of the principal staircase in an attitude which inspired the gravest fears.
tempestuous - tempétueux
at an early hour - a une heure matinale
servants - serviteurs, serviteur, domestique, servante, fr
lamented - s'est lamentée, lamentation, complainte, se lamenter, plaindre
horror - l'horreur, horreur, effroi, dégout, aversion
observing - l'observation, observer, remarquer, respecter, garder
beloved - bien-aimé, chéri, amant, amante, (belove)
respected - respecté, respect, respecter
lying - gisant, sis, mentant, (lie) gisant
principal - principal, directeur, directrice
attitude - posture, état d'esprit, attitude
inspired - inspirée, inspirer
gravest - le plus grave, tombe
Assistance was procured, and an universal consternation was experienced upon the discovery that he had been the object of a brutal and a murderous attack. The vertebral column was fractured in more than one place. This might have been the result of a fall: it appeared that the stair-carpet was loosened at one point.
assistance - l'assistance, assistance
universal - universel
consternation - consternation, sidération, accablement, prostration
discovery - découverte
brutal - brutal
murderous - meurtriere
attack - attaque, attaquer, apostropher, invectiver
column - colonne, colonne (1, 3)
fractured - fracturé, fracture, fracturer
loosened - desserré, desserrer
But, in addition to this, there were injuries inflicted upon the eyes, nose and mouth, as if by the agency of some savage animal, which, dreadful to relate, rendered those features unrecognizable. The vital spark was, it is needless to add, completely extinct, and had been so, upon the testimony of respectable medical authorities, for several hours.
injuries - blessures, blessure
inflicted - infligé, infliger
agency - l'agence, capacité d'agir, agentivité, agence, action
savage - barbare, féroce, sauvage
dreadful - épouvantable, redoutable, affreux, terrible
rendered - rendu, rendre
unrecognizable - méconnaissable
vital - vitale, vital
spark - l'étincelle, flammeche, étincelle
needless - superflu, inutile
completely - completement, completement
extinct - éteinte, éteint, disparu
medical - médicale, médical
authorities - autorités, autorité
The author or authors of this mysterious outrage are alike buried in mystery, and the most active conjecture has hitherto failed to suggest a solution of the melancholy problem afforded by this appalling occurrence."
authors - auteurs, auteur, auteure, autrice, écrire, créer
mysterious - mystérieux
outrage - l'indignation, outrage, offense, colere, rage, indignation
buried - enterré, enterrer
mystery - mystere, mystere
most active - Le plus actif
conjecture - conjecture, conjecturer
failed - a échoué, échouer (a)
suggest - proposer, suggérer
solution - solution
melancholy - mélancolie
afforded - de l'entreprise, permettre
Occurrence - occurrence
The writer goes on to reflect upon the probability that the writings of Mr. Shelley, Lord Byron, and M. Voltaire may have been instrumental in bringing about the disaster, and concludes by hoping, somewhat vaguely, that this event may "operate as an example to the rising generation"; but this portion of his remarks need not be quoted in full.
reflect - refléter, réfléchir, se refléter, suivre
probability - probabilité
writings - Des écrits, (writing) Des écrits
Lord - châtelain, seigneur, monsieur
instrumental - instrumental, instrumentale, musique instrumentale
disaster - désastre, catastrophe
concludes - conclut, conclure
somewhat - en quelque sorte, assez, quelque peu
vaguely - vaguement
operate - fonctionner, opérer, ouvrer
remarks - remarques, remarque
I had already formed the conclusion that Dr. Haynes was responsible for the death of Dr. Pulteney. But the incident connected with the carved figure of death upon the archdeacon's stall was a very perplexing feature. The conjecture that it had been cut out of the wood of the Hanging Oak was not difficult, but seemed impossible to substantiate.
responsible - responsable
Death - mort, déces, camarde, la mort, l'arcane sans nom
incident - incident, checkfait-divers, checkaccident
connected - connecté, accoupler, connecter, brancher
perplexing - perplexe, déconcerter, troubler, dérouter
feature - fonction
impossible - impossible, insupportable
However, I paid a visit to Barchester, partly with the view of finding out whether there were any relics of the woodwork to be heard of. I was introduced by one of the canons to the curator of the local museum, who was, my friend said, more likely to be able to give me information on the point than any one else.
partly - en partie
finding out - a découvrir
relics - des reliques, reliquat, relique
canons - canons, canon
curator - conservateur, conservatrice
local museum - le musée local
I told this gentleman of the description of certain carved figures and arms formerly on the stalls, and asked whether any had survived. He was able to show me the arms of Dean West and some other fragments. These, he said, had been got from an old resident, who had also once owned a figure-perhaps one of those which I was inquiring for. There was a very odd thing about that figure, he said.
Formerly - auparavant, autrefois, anciennement
survived - a survécu, survivre
fragments - fragments, fragment, fragmenter
resident - résident, résidente, habitant, habitante
inquiring - en quete de renseignements, enqueter, renseigner
odd thing - une chose étrange
"The old man who had it told me that he picked it up in a wood-yard, whence he had obtained the still extant pieces, and had taken it home for his children. On the way home he was fiddling about with it and it came in two in his hands, and a bit of paper dropped out.
picked - choisi, pioche, passe-partout, choix, écran, prendre, cueillir
whence - pourquoi, d'ou
obtained - obtenu, obtenir, se procurer, réussir, avoir succes, avoir
extant - encore en vigueur, existant
fiddling - le bidouillage, tripoter
bit - bit, mordis, mordit, mordîmes, mordirent, (bite), mordre
dropped out - abandonner
This he picked up and, just noticing that there was writing on it, put it into his pocket, and subsequently into a vase on his mantelpiece. I was at his house not very long ago, and happened to pick up the vase and turn it over to see whether there were any marks on it, and the paper fell into my hand.
noticing - remarquer, notification, préavis
vase - vase
mantelpiece - tablette de cheminée
pick - pioche, passeartout, choix, écran, prendre, cueillir, choisir
marks - marques, Marc
The old man, on my handing it to him, told me the story I have told you, and said I might keep the paper. It was crumpled and rather torn, so I have mounted it on a card, which I have here. If you can tell me what it means I shall be very glad, and also, I may say, a good deal surprised."
crumpled - froissé, chiffonner, froisser, se froisser, s'effondrer
torn - déchiré, larme
mounted - monté, monter
Glad - heureux, heureuse
surprised - surpris, surprise, surprendre, étonner
He gave me the card. The paper was quite legibly inscribed in an old hand, and this is what was on it:
legibly - lisiblement
an old hand - une vieille main
"When I grew in the Wood
I was water'd wth Blood
wth - quoi
Now in the Church I stand
Who that touches me with his Hand
touches - touches, toucher, émouvoir, contact
If a Bloody hand he bear
bloody - sanglante
bear - ours, endurer, naîs, produire, souffrir, subir
I councell him to be ware
councell - councell
Lest he be fetcht away
Whether by night or day,
by night - la nuit
But chiefly when the wind blows high
chiefly - principalement, surtout
blows - coups, (blow) coups
In a night of February."
"This I dreampt, 26 Febr. Ao 1699. John Austin."
dreampt - dreampt
"I suppose it is a charm or a spell: wouldn't you call it something of that kind?" said the curator.
charm - charme, excitation, grâce
"Yes," I said, "I suppose one might. What became of the figure in which it was concealed?"
"Oh, I forgot," said he. "The old man told me it was so ugly and frightened his children so much that he burnt it."
ugly - laid, moche, vilain
frightened - effrayé, effrayer, redouter, terrifier
burnt - brulé, brulé, (burn) brulé
