Italian–English parallel text
L’uomo invisibile
The Invisible Man
H. G. Wells · retold
A bilingual Italian–English edition: the Italian text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
Opening the reader…
Arriva lo sconosciuto
The Strange Man Arrives
Lo sconosciuto è arrivato a Iping alla fine di febbraio, con vento freddo e tanta neve. Era l’ultima neve dell’anno. Ha camminato sulle colline dalla stazione di Bramblehurst con una piccola borsa nera.
The stranger came to Iping at the end of February, through cold wind and heavy snow. It was the last snow of the year. He walked over the hills from Bramblehurst station with a small black bag.
I vestiti lo hanno coperto dalla testa ai piedi, e il cappello morbido ha nascosto il suo viso. Fuori è rimasta solo la punta lucida del naso.
Clothes covered him from head to foot, and his soft hat hid his face. Only the shiny tip of his nose showed.
È quasi caduto dentro la porta della locanda Coach and Horses.
He almost fell through the door of the Coach and Horses inn.
«Un fuoco!» ha gridato. «Per favore, siate gentili! Una camera e un fuoco!»
“A fire!” he shouted. “Please, be kind! A room and a fire!”
La signora Hall era la padrona della locanda. Lui si è scrollato la neve di dosso nel bar e l’ha seguita nel salotto per gli ospiti. Ha detto pochissimo, ma ha buttato due monete d’oro sul tavolo. Hanno pagato la camera.
Mrs. Hall owned the inn. He shook off the snow in the bar and followed her into the guest parlour. He said very little, but he threw two gold coins on the table. They paid for his room.
La signora Hall ha acceso il fuoco ed è andata a preparare lei il suo pasto. Un ospite in inverno era una fortuna meravigliosa, e questo non ha discusso sui soldi.
Mrs. Hall lit the fire and went to cook his meal herself. A guest in winter was wonderful luck, and this one did not argue about money.
La sua giovane serva Millie era lenta, così la signora Hall le ha detto esattamente quello che pensa. Poi ha portato piatti e bicchieri nel salotto e ha preparato la tavola.
Her young servant Millie was slow, so Mrs. Hall told her exactly what she thought. Then she carried plates and glasses into the parlour and laid the table.
Il fuoco ha bruciato bene, ma lo sconosciuto aveva ancora cappello e cappotto. Era in piedi alla finestra e ha guardato la neve.
The fire was burning well, but the stranger still wore his hat and coat. He stood at the window and looked out at the snow.
«Posso prendere il suo cappello e il suo cappotto, signore?» ha chiesto lei. «Li faccio asciugare bene in cucina.»
“Can I take your hat and coat, sir?” she asked. “I can give them a good dry in the kitchen.”
«No,» ha detto lui, e non si è voltato.
“No,” he said, and he did not turn.
Lei ha aperto la bocca per chiedere ancora. Lui ha girato la testa e l’ha guardata da sopra la spalla. «Preferisco tenerli addosso,» ha detto molto chiaramente.
She opened her mouth to ask again. He turned his head and looked at her over his shoulder. “I prefer to keep them on,” he said very clearly.
Adesso lei ha visto i suoi grandi occhiali blu, con il vetro anche ai lati. I capelli folti sono scesi sul colletto del cappotto e hanno nascosto le guance.
Now she saw his big blue goggles, with glass at the sides too. Thick hair came down over his coat collar and hid his cheeks.
«Va bene, signore,» ha detto. « Come vuole.»
“Very well, sir,” she said. “ As you like.”
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