stalls - stalla, scuderia
cathedral - cattedrale
James - Giacomo
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 - materia, problema, argomento, questione, faccenda, causa
concerned - interesse, preoccupazione, impresa, interessare
notice - percezione, notifica, avviso, comunicazione, preavviso, notare
obituary - necrologio
gentleman - gentiluomo, galantuomo, signore, signor
nineteenth - diciannovesimo ('before the noun'), ('in names of monarchs and popes') diciannovesimo g, diciannovesima g ('after the name') ('abbreviation' XIX), diciannovesimo
"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 - residenza
venerable - venerabile, venerando, onorevole, rispettabile, sacro
Archdeacon - arcidiacono
rector - parroco, rettore
Cambridge - city, university
talent - talento, talenti
assiduity - assiduita
commanded - comando, ordine, padronanza, maestria, perizia, ordinare
esteem - stima
seniors - anziano, anziana
usual - solito, usuale, consueto, abituale
degree - laurea, grado
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....
academical - accademico
honours - onore
procured - procurare, approvvigionare, acquistare, ottenere
within - dentro, all'interno
fellowship - fratellanza
received - ricevere
holy - sacro, santo, immacolato
shortly - subito, tra poco, in breve
afterwards - dopo
perpetual - perpetuo, perenne
curacy - curia
sub - sotto-, sub-
patron - patrono, mecenate, cliente, proprietario
truly - accuratamente, veramente, molto
bishop - vescovo
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 - veloce
preferments - preferenza
Prebend - Prebenda
dignity - dignita
Precentor - Precentore
eloquent - eloquente, loquace, articolato, verboso, pedissequo
testimony - testimonianza
respect - rispetto, riguardo, materia, rispettare
held - tenere
qualifications - certificazione, qualificazione, certificato, diploma, idoneita
succeeded - succedere, riuscire
Archdeaconry - Arcidiaconato
upon - su, a
sudden - improvviso, improvvisa
decease - decesso, morire
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 - sermone, predica
conformable - conforme
principles - principio, regola, valore
religion - religione
church - chiesa, funzione, messa
adorned - adornare, fregiare, abbellire
displayed - rappresentazione, saggio, schermo, video, espositore, mostrare
ordinary - pezza, ordinario, ordinaria
trace - traccia
enthusiasm - entusiasmo, foga
refinement - perfezionamento
scholar - studioso, erudito, dotto, accademico
United - unita
graces - grazie, (grace), benedicite, ringraziamento, grazia, eleganza
Christian - cristiano, cristiana
sectarian - settario
violence - violenza
informed - informare
spirit - spirito
charity - carita, amore, altruismo, ente di beneficenza
dwell - abitare, checkdimorare
memories - memoria, ricordo
hearers - ascoltatore
further - ulteriore, ulteriormente
omission - omissione
) 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 - produzione
defence - difesa
Episcopacy - episcopato
though - comunque, nonostante, in ogni caso, ad ogni modo, anche se
perused - leggere accuratamente
author - autore, autrice, creare
tribute - omaggio, tributo
memory - memoria, ricordo
afford - permettersi
additional - addizionale
instance - volta
liberality - liberalita
enterprise - impresa, iniziativa
characteristic - caratteristico, caratteristica
publishers - editore
generation - generazione
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 - pubblicare, rendere noto, divulgare
indeed - infatti, davvero, realmente, effettivamente, gia
confined - limitare
spirited - spirito
elegant - ordine del giorno
version - versione
volume - volume
Discourses - discorso, discussione
several - diversi, vari
Joshua - Giosue
delivered - consegnare
charges - costo, prezzo, carico, accusa, imputazione, carica, incarico
pronounced - dichiarare, emettere, pronunziare, pronunciare
various - vario
visitations - diritto di visita
clergy - clero
distinguished - distinguere, discernere, distinguersi
etc - ecc
The urbanity and hospitality of the subject of these lines will not readily be forgotten by those who enjoyed his acquaintance.
urbanity - urbanita
hospitality - ospitalita, talian: t-needed
readily - prontamente
those - quelle, quei, quegli
acquaintance - conoscenza
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 - pessimo, terribile, orribile, impressionante, tremendamente
pile - pila, mucchio
whose - talian: di chi, cui
hoary - canuto
vault - volta
punctual - puntuale
attendant - assistente
particularly - in particolare, estremamente
musical - musicale
portion - porzione
rites - rito
termed - periodo, durata, mandato
filial - filiale
delightful - delizioso
contrast - contrasto, diversita
polite - cortese, educato
indifference - indifferenza
dignitaries - dignitario
The final paragraph, after informing us that Dr. Haynes died a bachelor, says:
informing - informare
bachelor - scapolo, celibe, zito, zitello, baccelliere
"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 - augure, augurare
existence - esistenza
placid - placido
benevolent - benevolo
terminated - cessare, terminare
ripe - maturo
dissolution - dissoluzione
equally - altrettanto, parimenti
gradual - graduale
Calm - calmo
unsearchable - non ricercabile
workings - lavorare
Providence - Provvidenza
peaceful - pacifico
retired - (andare in pensione)
seclusion - isolamento
amid - in mezzo a, tra
honoured - onore
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 - posato, giudizioso
destined - destino
disturbed - disturbare
Nay - anzi, o per meglio dire
shattered - fracassare, spaccare, sconquassare, frantumare
tragedy - tragedia
appalling - terribile, orrendo, pessimo, spaventoso
unexpected - inaspettato, insperato, inatteso, improvviso
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 - forse
shall - talian: 'shall' followed by the infinitive is translated using the future tense', talian: ('indicating determination') 'shall' followed by the infinitive is translated using the future tense, which can be emphasised using ", si c
remainder - rimanenza, avanzo, restante, residuo
narrative - descrizione
circumstances - circostanza, dettaglio, caso, circonlocuzione, situazione
led - LED
accessible - accessibile
derived - derivare
source - fonte, sorgente, informatore, 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 - avviso di necrologio
quoting - citazione, virgolette, preventivo, aliquota, citare, riferire
by chance - per caso
along - lungo
speculation - speculazione
mind - mente
beyond - oltre, (al) di la di, dall'altra parte di, piu di, dopo
opportunity - occasione, opportunita, possibilita, chance
examining - esaminare
records - documento, verbale
indicated - indicare, mostrare
effort - sforzo
pursue - perseguire, perseguitare, tormentare, inseguire, cercare
case - caso
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 - Ultimamente
cataloguing - catalogo, cataloghi, catalogare, mettere in catalogo
manuscripts - manoscritto
belonged - appartenere a
reached - arrivare a, raggiungere
volumes - volume
shelves - archiviare, accantonare, riporre
proceeded - procedere
librarian - bibliotecario, bibliotecaria
whether - se, indipendentemente, sia che, che, no, checkse
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 - spuntato
survey - sondaggio, inchiesta, indagine, ricognizione
shelf - scaffale, mensola, ripiano, palchetto, asse
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 - contento, soddisfatto
consisted - consistere di
bundles - insieme, fascina, fascio, pacchetto, fagotto
fragmentary - frammentario
epic poem - poema epico
clergyman - chierico, prete, sacerdote, ecclesiastico
leisure - svago, agio, ozio, tempo libero
mathematical - matematico
tracts - tratto, estensione
deceased - decesso, morire
professor - professore
material - materiale
familiar - familiare, spirito famigliare, famiglio
brief - breve
Lastly - Infine
tin - stagno, lattina, barattolo, gamella
pulled - tirare
dusted - polvere, spolverare
Its label, much faded, was thus inscribed: "Papers of the Ven. Archdeacon Haynes. Bequeathed in 1834 by his sister, Miss Letitia Haynes."
label - etichetta, etichettare, classificare, bollare, definire
faded - affievolirsi
thus - cosi
inscribed - scrivere, incidere
bequeathed - legare, lasciare in eredita, trasmettere, tramandare, donare
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 - da qualche parte, in qualche luogo, in qualche parte
encountered - incontrare, imbattersi in
locate - localizzare
ve - ordine del giorno
odd - spaiato, strano, strambo, dispari, caffo, occasionale
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 - esaminare
inside - interno, dentro, dall'interno, checkriservato
myself - mi
Master - padrone
accepted - accettare, ammettere
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 - Martino
control - controllare, influenzare, dirigere, controllo, comando
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 - terribilmente, estremamente
Lodge - casino, guardiola, portineria, loggia, alloggiare
by mistake - per errore
heirs - erede, ereditiera, successore, ereditiero, checkereditiera
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 - fiducia, confidenza, speranza, credito, affidabilita, trust
publish - pubblicare, rendere noto, divulgare
undesirable - indesiderabile
catalogue - catalogo, cataloghi, catalogare, mettere in catalogo
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 - esaminare
thereafter - dopodiché
consulted - consultarsi, consultare
publication - pubblicazione, periodico, rivista
Since - da allora, a partire da, da quando, poiché, giacché, dacché
provided - soddisfare, prevedere, supporre, provvedere, fornire, erogare
disguise - camuffamento, travestimento, mascheramento, camuffarsi
identity - identita
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 - materiale
mainly - principalmente, sostanzialmente
journals - rivista
quote - citazione, virgolette, preventivo, aliquota, citare, riferire
epitomize - epitomare
be determined - essere determinato
considerations - considerazione
proper - adatto, appropriato, decente, proprio, checkproprio
necessitated - necessitare
arduous - arduo
research - ricerca, indagine, ricercare, indagare
greatly - molto, grandemente, assai, oltremodo
facilitated - facilitare, agevolare
excellent - eccellente, eccezionale
illustrations - illustrazione, esempio, immagine, esemplificazione
bell - campana
series - serie
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 - entrare, immettere, digitare
choir - coro
pass through - passare attraverso
screen - paravento, schermo, cernere, censurare, schermare
metal - metallo
marbles - marmo, biglia, pallina
Gilbert - Gilberto
bare - nudo
odiously - odiosamente
furnished - fornire
canopies - baldacchino, calotta, tettuccio
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.
prebends - prebenda
fortunately - fortunatamente, per fortuna
allowed - lasciare, permettere, concedere, consentire
survive - sopravvivere, durare, perdurare
brass - ottone, di ottone
plates - piatto
affixed - confisso
organ - organo
triforium - triforio
Gothic - gotico
surroundings - periferia, circostante
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 - prudente, cauto, to be careful
engravings - incisione
state - Stato
massive - massiccio, imponente, enorme, massivo, voluminoso
classical - classico
baldacchino - ordine del giorno
wood - legno
altar - altare
urns - urna
corners - angolo, sporgenza, angolo sporgente, pietra d'angolo
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 - solido, massiccio, compatto, continuo, unito, tinta unita
pediment - frontone
triangle - triangolo
surrounded - circondare, accerchiare, assediare
rays - raggio
enclosing - cintare
Certain - certo, sicuro, tale, determinato
Hebrew - ebraico, ebreo, ebrea
gold - oro, d'oro
Cherubs - cherubino
contemplate - considerare, contemplare
pulpit - pulpito
board - asse
eastern - orientale
side - lato
marble - marmo, biglia, pallina
pavement - pavimentazione stradale, pavimentazione, manto, manto stradale
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 - signora, dama, lady
admiring - ammirare
general - generale
effect - effetto, effettuare
sources - fonte, sorgente, informatore, source
I gather that - capisco che
stall - stalla, scuderia
throne - trono
almost - quasi
Western - occidentale, western
brick - mattone, laterizio, tegola
William - Guglielmo
third - terzo, terza, atterzare
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 - maturo
abode - residenza, (abide), sopportare, tollerare, dimorare, risiedere
wishes - desiderio, voglia, volere, desiderare, augurare
predecessor - predecessore, antecessore, precedente
refused - rifiutare
depart - partire, andar via, allontanarsi, dipartire, deviare
attained - raggiungere, ottenere, attenere
modest - modesto, irrisorio, esiguo
celebration - celebrazione, ricorrenza, festa
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 - affrettarsi, (hurry), fretta, premura, furia
cheerfully - allegramente
rubbing - strofinare, (rub), strofinamento, fregare
humming - canticchiare, (hum), ronzio, canterellare
tune - melodia, composizione, regolazione, messa a punto, accordare
greeted - salutare
checked in - registrato
genial - cordiale
flow - fluire
spirits - spirito
sight - vista, spettacolo, mirino, vedere, avvistare, mirare
seated - posto, seduta, sedile, scranno
urn - urna
bowed - inchinarsi, chinare il capo
forward - avanti, in avanti
sobbing - singhiozzare
unrestrainedly - senza ritegno
handkerchief - fazzoletto
Johnny - Gianni
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 - malato
staircase - scalinata, tromba delle scale
shocking - shock, choc
seizure - convulsioni
Seems - sembrare, parere, apparire
fault - colpa, imperfezione, sbaglio, biasimo, fessura, crepa
stupid - stupido, scemo, stupefatto
maid - signorina, cameriera
Jane - Giovanna
paused - mettere in pausa, pausa
"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 - scalino, scala
rod - palo, pertica, stecca, bastone, canna
mentioned - cenno, accenno, menzione, menzionare
set - Seth
edge - orlo, bordo, lato, vantaggio, lama, filo, arco
step - passo
slippery - scivoloso, sdrucciolevole
oak - quercia
neck - collo
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 - sbarazzare
grief - dolore, pena, sofferenza
resumed - riprendere
sway - ondeggiamento, fluttuazione, dondolio, oscillazione
permit - permettere
silence - silenzio, silenziare, azzittire, mettere a tacere
appear - apparire
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 - servo, servitore, domestico, famiglio
dismissed - licenziare, congedare, mandare via, dimettere, rompere le righe
forthwith - all'istante, immediatamente, su due piedi, tempestivamente
carpet - tappeto, moquette, coprire
Proof - prova
extreme - estremo, profondo
stupidity - asinata, stupidaggine, fesseria
carelessness - negligenza
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 - Marco
ability - abilita, capacita
considerable - considerabile
Likely - E probabile
successor - successore, succeditrice, erede
disappointment - delusione, disappunto
in store - in negozio
duly - debitamente
installed - installare
entered - entrare, immettere, digitare
zeal - zelo
discharge - secrezione, emissione, discarico, scarica, dimissioni, congedo
functions - funzione, cerimonia, ricevimento, funzionare, fungere
appropriate - apposito, appropriato
position - posizione, posto, lavoro, piazzare, posizionare
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 - occupato
exclamations - esclamazione
confusion - confusione, disordine, disorientamento, sbandamento
documents - documento, carta
appertaining - appartengono
dues - dovuto
uncollected - inesatto
largely - largamente, estesamente, in gran parte, per la maggior parte
irrecoverable - irrecuperabile
visitation - diritto di visita
chancels - presbiterio
mending - rammendo
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!
deputized - agire come rappresentante/delegato di
nearly - quasi, praticamente, circa
incapable - incapace di
thankfulness - gratitudine
state - stato, dichiarare, statuire, esporre, indicare
permitted - permettere
continue - continuare
confirms - cresimare, confermare, confermare (1), checkcresimare (2)
view - vista, veduta, visualizzazione, visione, opinione
Greek - greco, greca
katechôn - ordine del giorno
Rather - rato
cruel - crudele
allusion - allusione
epistle - epistola
Thessalonians - Tessalonica
removed - rimuovere, asportare, levare, togliere
Last - ultimo
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 - scena
entering - entrare, (enter), immettere, digitare
Occasion - occasione, occasionare
Crossing - incrocio, traversata, (cross), croce, segno della croce, cross, diagonale, irritato
threshold - soglia, soglia di casa, entrata, uscio
single - singolo, solo, intero, unico, single
lay - posare
syllable - sillaba
mine - mio, mia, mie, miei
connection - connessione, coincidenza
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 - negligente
loose - largo
prospect - prospettiva, lungimiranza, possibilita, eventualita
necessary - necessario
transacted - trattare
Loss - perdita
alike - simile, similmente, ugualmente
voice - voce
temper - carattere, temperamento
tucked - piega
Pocket - tasca, buca, sacca, intascare, imbucare, tascabile
cover - copertura, copertina, copriletto
diaries - diario
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 - dubitare, dubbio, perplessita
reduce to - ridurre, accorciare, dimagrire
semblance - sembianza, parvenza, apparenza
innumerable - innumerevole
errors - errore, sbaglio, vizio, mostrare un errore, mostrare errori
complications - complicazione
confronted - affrontare, confrontarsi, sfidare, confrontare
gladly - volentieri
sincerely - sinceramente, in fede, con sincerita
Israelite - israelita
canticle - cantico
fear - paura
pronounce - dichiarare, emettere, pronunziare, pronunciare
lips - labbro, beccuccio
" 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 - diario
Seem - sembrare, parere, apparire
correspondence - corrispondenza, carteggio
surviving - sopravvivere, durare, perdurare
confine - limitare
reflections - riflessione, riflesso, riverbero
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 - investigazione
duties - dovere, obbligo, servizio, attivita, tassa, dazio
searching - ricerca, cercare, buscare
businesslike - professionale
calculation - conto
suffice - bastare, essere sufficiente, soddisfare, fornire
estimate - stima, preventivo, stimare
Appears - apparire
exact - esatto, giusto, preciso, attento
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 - occupare
reforms - riforma, riformare, migliorare, correggere, ravvedersi
in vain - invano
promised - promessa, giuramento, voto, promettere, giurare
dimittis - ordine del giorno
sphere - sfera
hitherto - fin qui, fino a qui, fino ad ora, fino allora
precluded - precludere
occasional - occasionale
attendance - presenza, partecipazione
services - servizio, di servizio
fabric - struttura, fabbricato, tessuto
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 - lotta, lottare
organist - organista
attended - assistere a, seguire
purpose - scopo
growth - crescita, accrescimento
itself - sé, se stesso, sé stesso
furniture - mobilio
draft - spiffero, aspirazione, refolo, corrente d'aria, tiraggio
Urban - urbano
As I have said, these were of fairly late date-of about the year 1700, in fact.
fairly - in modo equo
"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 - situare
episcopal - episcopale, vescovile
worthily - degnamente
prelate - prelato
adorns - adornare, fregiare, abbellire
Curious - curioso
ornamentation - ornamento
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 - addizione, aggiunta
dean - decano
efforts - sforzo
internal - interno, privato
prayer - preghiera
extremity - estremita
remarkable - notevole, degno di nota, rimarchevole, ragguardevole
statuettes - statuetta
grotesque - grottesco
manner - maniera, modo
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 - squisitamente
figure - figura, fisico, personaggio, cifra, forma, calcolare, risolvere
crouching - accucciarsi
posture - postura, atteggiamento, atteggiarsi
suggests - proporre, suggerire
admirable - ammirevole
suppleness - flessuosita
vigilance - vigilanza
craft - abilita, mestiere, confezionare, creare, costruire, sviluppare
redoubted - ridotto
adversary - avversario, avversaria
genus - genere
opposite to - opposto
invested - investire
attributes - attributo, caratteristica, attribuire
royalty - diritto d'autore, royalty
earthly - terrestre
monarch - monarca
whom - chi, cui
carver - intagliatore, intagliatrice, incisore
sought - cercare, ricercare
portray - ritrarre, dipingere
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.
studiously - studiosamente
concealed - nascondere, celare
robe - veste, abito
draped - drappeggio
neither - nessuno, né X né Y, neanche, nemmeno, neppure, manco
crown - corona
nor - neanche, nemmeno
cap - berretto
hide - nascondere, nascondersi
prick - pungere, forare
curving - curva, curvare
horns - corno, clacson
betray - consegnare, tradire, rivelare
origin - origine, origini
rests upon - poggia su di essa
talons - branca, grinfia
horrifying - inorridire
Length - lunghezza
sharpness - nitidezza
figures - figura, fisico, personaggio, cifra, forma, calcolare, risolvere
shape - condizione, stato, forma, sagoma
muffled - coprire, attenuare
mantle - mantello, reticella
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 - sbagliarsi
monk - monaco, frate
friar - frate
cowled - cappuccio
knotted - nodo
cord - cordone
depends - dipendere, fare affidamento
waist - vita, cintura, cintola
Slight - insignificante, leggero, debole, lieve, disprezzare, sminuire
inspection - ispezione, controllo, esame, analisi
lead - piombo
conclusion - conclusione
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 - cavezza, capestro
draperies - tenda
sunken - affondato, (sink), affondare
features - caratteristica, prestazione, peculiarita, proprieta
horrid - orrido
relate - riferire
rent - affitto, (rend), spaccare
flesh - carne
cheek - guancia, gota, chiappa, faccia tosta, sfrontatezza, impudenza
bones - osso, lisca, spina
proclaim - proclamare
king - re
terrors - terrore
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 - evidentemente
production - produzione
unskilled - imperito, inesperto, incompetente, impreparato
chisel - cesello
chance - caso
correspondents - corrispondente, inviato, inviata
throw - gettare, lanciare
significance - significanza, significativita, importanza
obligations - vincolo, obbligo, dovere, obbligazione
valuable - prezioso
miscellany - miscellanea
increased - aumentare, ingrossare, crescere, incrementare, aggravio
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 - legno
disappeared - sparire, scomparire
worth - valore
"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 - ricerca, indagine, ricercare, indagare
among - tra, fra, in mezzo a
Chapter - capitolo
accounts - conto
carving - intaglio, (carve), tagliare, trinciare, scalcare, intagliare
Dutch - olandese, nederlandese, neerlandese
executed - giustiziare, lanciare
native of - nativo di
district - distretto
Austin - Austin
timber - legname
copse - bosco ceduo, macchia, fratta, boschetto
vicinity - vicinanza, dintorni, intorno
property - proprieta, beni, possesso, beni immobili
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 - recente
parish - parrocchia
boundaries - confine, limite
respectable - rispettabile
incumbent - obbligatorio, imminente, incalzante, predominante, titolare
traditions - tradizione
lingered - indugiare, sostare, trattenersi, attardarsi
amongst - tra, in mezzo a
inhabitants - abitante
size - dimensioni
oaks - quercia
employed - impiegare, ingaggiare
furnish - fornire
stately - prestante
structure - struttura
imperfectly - imperfettamente
Of one in particular, which stood near the centre of the grove, it is remembered that it was known as the Hanging Oak.
particular - specifico, proprio, particolare, speciale, minuzioso
grove - boschetto, piantagione
hanging - appeso
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 - correttezza
confirmed - cresimare, confermare, confermare (1), checkcresimare (2)
quantity - grandezza, quantita, numero
human - umano
soil - suolo, terreno, terra
roots - radice
custom - usanza, costume, uso, personalizzato, fatto ad hoc
wished - desiderio, voglia, volere, desiderare, augurare
secure - sicuro, protetto, segreto, stabile, affidabile, garantire
successful - di successo, coronato dal successo, riuscito
issue - emissione, fuoriuscita, esito, questione, problematica
affairs - affare
suspend - appendere, sospendere
boughs - ramo
images - immagine
puppets - marionetta, fantoccio, pedina
rudely - ignorantemente, villanamente, scortesemente, inurbanamente
fashioned - moda, voga, stile, maniera, modo, tendenza, fabbricare
straw - festuca, pagliuzza, paglia
twigs - ramoscello, rametto
rustic - rustico, agreste, villico, campagnolo
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 - archeologico
investigations - investigazione
gathered - cogliere, collezionare, radunarsi, raccogliere, bottinare
throughout - in ogni parte, dappertutto
in high spirits - di buon umore
doubtless - senza dubbio
reputation - reputazione, rumore, caratura
deserved - meritare, meritarsi
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 - ombra, pedinare
coming over - passare, venire da, fare finta
develop - sviluppare, accrescere, avanzare, approfondire, creare
utter - completo, totale
blackness - nerezza
reflected - riflettere, essere riflesso, seguire, evidenziare, riportare
outward - verso l'esterno
demeanour - comportamento
commits - affidare, impegnarsi, arrestare, imprigionare, ricoverare
deal - accordo
fears - paura
troubles - guaio, problema, impiccio, tumulto
outlet - sbocco
unmarried - celibe, nubile
But I am much mistaken if he has told all that he might have told. A series of extracts shall be given:
extracts - estratto, cavare
"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 - arrivare prima, avvicinarsi, tirare
perceptibly - percettibilmente
reduced - ridurre, dimagrire, retrocedere, degradare
employment - impiego, assunzione, occupazione
blow - colpo
allow - lasciare, permettere, concedere, consentire
"Sept. 15.-Letitia has left me for Brighton.
Sept - Settembre
"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 - Ottobre
candles - candela
prayers - preghiera
shock - shock, choc
absolutely - assolutamente
shrink - restringersi, ritirarsi, strizzacervelli, psichiatra
season - stagione
"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 - abbreviation of November
struck - cancellare, colpire, coniare, scioperare, sembrare, arrendersi, sciopero
character - personaggio, carattere, caratteristica
carefully - minuziosamente, accuratamente, meticolosamente, puntigliosamente
noticed - percezione, notifica, avviso, comunicazione, preavviso, notare
attention - attenzione, allerta, sull'attenti
accident - incidente, accidente
regret - rimpiangere, rammaricarsi, pentirsi, rammarico, rimpianto
overcome - superare, sconfiggere
resting - riposare
carved - tagliare, trinciare, scalcare, intagliare, scolpire
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 - all'erta, consapevole, conscio, checkconsapevole
looking in - guardare dentro
direction - direzione, senso di marcia, regia, conduzione
startled - scattare, sobbalzare, spaventare, sorprendere, schivare, evitare
seemed - sembrare, parere, apparire
softness - morbidezza
Rather - preferibilmente, piuttosto, abbastanza, meglio
rough - ruvido, rugoso, scabro, approssimato, mosso, difficile, rude
coarse - grossolano, grezzo, rude, rozzo
fur - pelo, pelliccia
movement - movimento
creature - creatura
twisting - torsione, (twist), contorsione, distorsione
round - rotondo, tondo
bite - mordere, morsicare, abboccare, pungere, morso, puntura
regained - riprendere, riappropriarsi, recuperare, riguadagnare
consciousness - conoscenza, coscienza
instant - immediato
uttered - completo, totale
suppressed - sopprimere
exclamation - esclamazione
Mr - Signor
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 - tesoriere
impression - depressione, impronta, impressione, opinione, imitazione
unpleasant - spiacevole, sgradevole, scostante, sgradito
surplice - cotta
realized - realizzare, rendersi conto, accorgersi, fruttare, liquidare
"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 - abbreviation of December
lonely - solo, solitario, malinconico, desolato, isolato
rare - raro
uncomfortable - scomodo
formulate - formulare
voices - voce
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 - sintomo
incipient - incipiente
decay - imputridire
brain - cervello, or when used as food
disquieted - inquietudine
suspicion - sospetto
cause - causa, provocare, causare, produrre, ottenere
none - nessuno, niente
whatever - qualunque, qualsiasi, qualsivoglia, come vuoi
such - tale
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 - diligente
fall to - toccare a qualcuno di fare qualcosa, cadere
remedy - rimedio, azione giudiziaria, medicamento, rimediare
Prove - provare, dimostrare
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 - guaio, problema, impiccio, tumulto
confess - confessare
increasing - in aumento, (increase), aumentare, ingrossare, crescere
Deanery - Decanato
candle - candela
go upstairs - salire
top - cima, sommita, coperchio, cappuccio, parte superiore, top
whispered - sussurro, sussurrare
wish - desiderio, voglia, volere, desiderare, augurare
distinctly - distintamente
peculiar - strano, peculiare, particolare
emphasis - enfasi, risalto
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 - goccia
tremble - tremare, tremolare, tremore
consequences - conseguenza
managed - dirigere, managgiare, riuscire, arrangiarsi, maneggiare
locked - serratura
experienced - esperienza, esperire
disturbance - disturbo
"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 - bottega
inadvertently - inavvertitamente
sharp - affilato, aguzzo, intelligente, acuto, appuntito, diesis, acre
whisper - sussurro, sussurrare
care - cura, attenzione
clutched - afferrare
balusters - balaustra
naturally - naturalmente
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 - scivolare
"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 - Febbraio
proportion - proporzione
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 - corridoio, sala
unusually - insolitamente
continuous - continuo
whenever - ogni volta che
ceased - cessare, arrestare, smettere, interrompere
stillness - immobilita
unbroken - ininterrotto
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 - cosciente, conscio, consapevole
noise - rumore, strepito
Palace - palazzo
sit up - sedersi
therefore - dunque, quindi, percio, pertanto
retire - (andare in pensione)
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 - avvolgimento
tap - colpetto
low - basso
Undoubtedly - indubbiamente, senza dubbio
recollected - ricordarsi
Certainly - certamente, senza dubbio, non ci piove, evidentemente
'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 - convocazione
strongly - fortemente, fermamente, ampiamente
suspect - sospettare
committed - affidare, impegnarsi, arrestare, imprigionare, ricoverare
error - errore, sbaglio, vizio, mostrare un errore, mostrare errori
passage - passaggio
appeared - apparire
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 - soddisfare, accontentare, saziare
although - sebbene, benché (both always followed by the subjunctive)
senses - senso, coscienza, sensazione, significato, tocco
on the alert - in allerta
perceived - percepire
untoward - avverso
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 - entrata, ingresso, accesso
more cheerful - piu allegro
depression - depressione
discernible - discernibile
unto - verso
alone - da solo, soltanto
evidence - prova, evidenza
incommoded - incommodo
pressingly - in modo 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 - divagare
document - documento, carta
rightly - giustamente
wrongly - a torto, ingiustamente, erroneamente
bearing - cuscinetto
thread - filo, refe, filo conduttore, forum
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) libri contabili
preserved - riserva, preservare, proteggere, salvaguardare, conservare
Institution - istituzione
quarterly - trimestrale, inquartato, trimestralmente
payment - pagamento
stood by - stare all'erta, tenere alto il morale di qualcuno, sostenere qualcuno, stare al fianco di qualcosa
connect - connettere, connettersi, cablare, collegare
quoted - citazione, virgolette, preventivo, aliquota, citare, riferire
cover - coperto, coperchio, copertura, nascondiglio, copertina, coperta
Of date or postmark there is no vestige, and the decipherment was not easy. It appears to run:
postmark - bollo postale, annullo postale, timbro postale
vestige - traccia, segno, strascico, impronta
decipherment - deciframento
"Dr 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 - bidone
expctin - ordine del giorno
theis - ordine del giorno
wicks - stoppino
supose - supporre
witch - strega
Cross - croce, segno della croce, incrocio, cross, diagonale, irritato
knowledge - conoscenza, sapere
defies - sfidare, abiurare
reproduction - riproduzione, duplicato
fourty - quaranta
otherwise - altrimenti, differentemente, in altre circostanze, tuttavia
steps - passo
place with - posto con
only just - solo ora
pleasant - piacevole, gradito, gradevole
nature - natura
"Your obedt Servt,
obedt - ordine del giorno
"Jane Lee."
Lee - riparo, sottovento
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 - supporre, immaginare
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 - salmo
Experience - esperienza, esperire
recollect - ricordarsi
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 - come prima
avoid - schivare, evitare
attributing - attributo, caratteristica, attribuire
importance - importanza
due - dovuto
physical - fisico
affection - affetto
rate - tasso, percentuale
chilly - freddo
soft - morbido
wet - bagnato, impregnato, piovoso, uggioso, bagnare
linen - lino
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 - assegnare, accantonare, categorizzare, attribuire
sensible - percepibile, apprezzabile, sensibile, razionale, giudizioso
thou - tu
ungodly - empio
ruler - righello, sovrano
Satan - Satana
"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 - bisbigliare, (whisper), sussurro, sussurrare
persistent - tenace, insistente, durevole, incessante, continuo, persistente
nervous - nervoso
annoyed - infastidirsi, infastidire, importunare, disturbare
alarmed - allarme
stairs - scalino, scala
"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 - guaio, problema, impiccio, tumulto
definite - definito
image - immagine
pursued - perseguire, perseguitare, tormentare, inseguire, cercare
vivid - chiaro, limpido
rapidity - rapidita
asleep - addormentato
awakened - svegliare, svegliarsi
laid on - sdraiarsi, fornire
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 - intenso
alarm - allarme
lowest - basso
moon - Luna
shining - brillare, far luce con
brightly - vivacemente, brillantemente
comment - commento
crept - abbarbicarsi, insinuarsi, strisciare, scorrimento, spostamento
heavy burden - un fardello pesante
scratched out - grattato, cancellato
I fancy I read something like 'acted for the best.']"
fancy - capriccio
acted - atto, legge, numero, scena, messinscena, agire, recitare, fare
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 - evidente
firmness - fermezza
give way - cedere il passo
pressure - pressione, spinta, impellenza, urgenza, tensione
phenomena - fenomeni
omit - omettere
unnecessarily - inutilmente
painful - doloroso
distressing - angoscia, pena, miseria, sconforto, pericolo
ejaculations - eiaculazione
increasingly - sempre piu, man a mano, in modo crescente, progressivamente
frequent - frequente
obstinate - ostinato, pertinace
clinging to - aggrapparsi
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 - dichiararsi (lcolpevole o lnoncolpevole)
refuge - rifugio, riparo
confessed - confessare
beaten - colpire, percuotere
annoyances - seccatura, scocciatura, fastidio, disappunto, irritazione
succumbed - soccombere, arrendersi
seek - cercare, ricercare
palliate - palliativo
inviting - invitare
fashion - moda, voga, stile, maniera, modo, tendenza, fabbricare
"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 - prevalere, predominare, persuadere
occupy - occupare
chamber - camera, camera da letto
"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 - lamentarsi, lagnarsi, reclamare, checklamentarsi, checklagnarsi
wind - vento
experiences - esperienza, esperire
"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 - rumoroso, chiassoso
specimen - campione, esemplare
wild - selvaggio, selvatico
"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 - signorina, cameriera
passing through - passare
supposed - supporre, immaginare
"Jan. 11.-Allen left me today. I must be firm."
firm - fermo, sicuro
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 - verificarsi, sovvenire, venire in mente
subsequent - successivo, checkulteriore, checksusseguente
entry - entrata, ingresso, accesso
cases - caso
dug - scavato
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 - chiaramente, evidentemente, apparentemente, sembra che
remark - osservazione, commento
behaviour - comportamento
courage - coraggio
determination - determinazione
polished - polacco
"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 - violento, turbolento
at an early hour - a un'ora precoce
servants - servo, servitore, domestico, famiglio
lamented - lamento, lamentarsi
horror - orrore
observing - osservare
beloved - amato, carissimo, squisito
respected - rispetto, riguardo, materia, rispettare
lying - mentire
principal - principale, capitale, preside, talian: t-needed
attitude - atteggiamento, postura, comportamento, approccio
inspired - ispirare
gravest - tomba
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 - assistenza
universal - universale
consternation - costernazione
discovery - scoperta
brutal - brutale
murderous - letale, micidiale, mortale, omicida
attack - attacco, assalire, attaccare
vertebral - ordine del giorno
column - colonna, rubrica, cronaca
fractured - frattura
loosened - allentare
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 - ferita, danno, lesione
inflicted - infliggere, comminare
agency - agenzia
savage - selvaggio, primitivo, brutale, crudele, feroce, impietoso
dreadful - terribile
rendered - rendere
unrecognizable - irriconoscibile
vital - vitale, fondamentale
spark - scintilla
needless - superfluo, inutile
completely - completamente, interamente, del tutto, totalmente
extinct - estinto
medical - medico
authorities - autorita
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 - autore, autrice, creare
mysterious - misterioso, ignoto
outrage - oltraggio, sdegno, indignazione, oltraggiare
buried - seppellire
mystery - mistero, arcano, enigma
most active - piu attivo
conjecture - congettura, congetturare
failed - fallire, non riuscire
suggest - proporre, suggerire
solution - soluzione, risoluzione, pagamento
melancholy - malinconia
afforded - permettersi
Occurrence - occorrenza
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 - riflettere, essere riflesso, seguire, evidenziare, riportare
probability - probabilita
writings - scritti
Lord - castellano, signore, nobile, nobiluomo, nobildonna, dominare
instrumental - strumentale
disaster - disastro
concludes - finire, concludere
somewhat - in qualche modo
vaguely - vagamente
operate - operare, lavorare, influenzare, controllare, manipolare
rising - in aumento
remarks - osservazione, commento
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 - responsabile, di responsabile, di responsabilita, colpevole
Death - morte, dipartita, decesso, morire, la morte
incident - imprevisto, inconveniente, incidente
connected - connettere, connettersi, cablare, collegare
perplexing - confondere, rendere perplesso
feature - caratteristica
impossible - impossibile, insopportabile, impossibile (2)
substantiate - dimostrare, documentare
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 - in parte
finding out - scoprire
relics - ricordo, avanzo, cimelio, reliquia
canons - canone
curator - talian: t-needed
local museum - museo locale
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 - In passato
survived - sopravvivere, durare, perdurare
fragments - frammento, frammentare
resident - residente
inquiring - domandare, chiedere
odd thing - una cosa strana
"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 - piccone, stuzzicadenti, scelta, barriera, prendere, raccogliere, scegliere
Yard - iarda
whence - onde, donde, da dove
obtained - ottenere, riuscire, avere, stabilirsi
extant - ancora esistente
fiddling - parapetto
bit - morso
dropped out - ritirarsi, lasciare
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.
picked - foto
noticing - percezione, notifica, avviso, comunicazione, preavviso, notare
vase - vaso
mantelpiece - (mensola di caminetto)
marks - Marco
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 - spiegazzarsi
torn - lacrima
mounted - montare, salire
Glad - contento, felice
surprised - sorpresa, stupire, sorprendere, meravigliare
He gave me the card. The paper was quite legibly inscribed in an old hand, and this is what was on it:
legibly - in modo leggibile
an old hand - una vecchia mano
"When I grew in the Wood
I was water'd wth Blood
wth - Cosa
blood - sangue
Now in the Church I stand
Who that touches me with his Hand
touches - toccare, commuovere, tocco, tatto
If a Bloody hand he bear
bloody - sanguinosa
bear - sopportare
I councell him to be ware
councell - consulenza
Lest he be fetcht away
fetcht - ordine del giorno
Whether by night or day,
by night - di notte
But chiefly when the wind blows high
chiefly - principalmente
blows - colpi
In a night of February."
"This I dreampt, 26 Febr. Ao 1699. John Austin."
dreampt - sognato
"I suppose it is a charm or a spell: wouldn't you call it something of that kind?" said the curator.
charm - fascino
"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 - brutto, sgradevole
frightened - spaurire, spaventare
burnt - bruciato, arso
