Spanish–English parallel text
El vestido
The Dress
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A bilingual Spanish–English edition: the Spanish text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
Opening the reader…
Medianoche
Midnight
«Hola, Marco.»
“Hello, Marco.”
Marco: Una hora, Tom. ¿Sí o no? Dos millones y medio. Puedes estar mañana por la noche en Londres.
Marco: One hour, Tom. Yes or no? Two and a half million. You can be in London tomorrow evening.
Miro al lago. A las pequeñas luces de los pueblos. A los limoneros de la terraza.
I look at the lake. At the little lights of the towns. At the lemon trees on the terrace.
«No.»
“No.”
Marco: ¿No? Cometes un gran error. No necesito tu firma, Tom. Hay otros caminos. Buenas noches.
Marco: No? You are making a big mistake. I don’t need your signature, Tom. There are other ways. Good night.
Él termina la llamada. Me quedo de pie un minuto. Tengo las manos frías. Luego oigo algo detrás de mí, en el vestíbulo.
He ends the call. I stand there for a minute. My hands are cold. Then I hear something behind me, in the hall.
Elena está sentada en las escaleras. Sin zapatos. Lo ha oído todo.
Elena is sitting on the stairs. Without shoes. She heard everything.
Elena: Has dicho que no.
Elena: You said no.
«He dicho que no.»
“I said no.”
Ella no dice nada más. Pero cuando sube, creo que sonríe.
She doesn’t say anything more. But when she goes upstairs, I think she is smiling.
El lunes por la mañana su puerta está abierta. La maleta marrón está sobre la cama y Elena cuelga sus blusas otra vez en el armario. Una tras otra.
On Monday morning, her door is open. The brown suitcase lies on the bed, and Elena is putting her blouses back in the wardrobe. One by one.
Elena: No me mires así. Me quedo solo por el hotel.
Elena: Don’t look at me like that. I’m only staying for the hotel.
«Por supuesto. Solo por el hotel.»
“Of course. Only for the hotel.”
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