Portuguese–English parallel text
O Homem Invisível
The Invisible Man
H. G. Wells · retold
A bilingual Portuguese–English edition: the Portuguese text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
Opening the reader…
O estranho chega
The Strange Man Arrives
O estranho chegou a Iping no fim de fevereiro, com vento frio e muita neve. Era a última neve do ano. Ele veio a pé pelas colinas, da estação de Bramblehurst, com uma pequena mala preta.
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.
Roupas cobriam o corpo dele da cabeça aos pés, e o chapéu mole escondia o rosto. Só se via a ponta brilhante do nariz.
Clothes covered him from head to foot, and his soft hat hid his face. Only the shiny tip of his nose showed.
Ele quase caiu pela porta da pousada Coach and Horses.
He almost fell through the door of the Coach and Horses inn.
“Um fogo!”, gritou ele. “Por favor, você pode ser gentil? Um quarto e um fogo!”
“A fire!” he shouted. “Please, be kind! A room and a fire!”
A Sra. Hall era a dona da pousada. Ele tirou a neve da roupa no bar e seguiu a Sra. Hall até a sala dos hóspedes. Ele falou muito pouco, mas jogou duas moedas de ouro na mesa. Elas pagaram o quarto.
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.
A Sra. Hall acendeu o fogo e foi cozinhar a refeição dele ela mesma. Um hóspede no inverno era uma sorte maravilhosa, e este não discutia sobre dinheiro.
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.
A jovem empregada dela, Millie, era lenta, então a Sra. Hall disse a ela exatamente o que pensava. Depois levou pratos e copos para a sala e pôs a mesa.
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.
O fogo estava queimando bem, mas o estranho ainda estava de chapéu e casaco. Ele ficou na janela e olhou a neve lá fora.
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 pegar seu chapéu e seu casaco, senhor?”, perguntou ela. “Posso secar bem na cozinha.”
“Can I take your hat and coat, sir?” she asked. “I can give them a good dry in the kitchen.”
“Não”, disse ele, e não se virou.
“No,” he said, and he did not turn.
Ela abriu a boca para perguntar de novo. Ele virou a cabeça e olhou para ela por cima do ombro. “Prefiro ficar com eles”, disse ele, muito claramente.
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.
Agora ela viu os grandes óculos azuis dele, com vidro também nos lados. O cabelo grosso descia sobre a gola do casaco e escondia as bochechas.
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.
“Muito bem, senhor”, disse ela. “Como o senhor quer.”
“Very well, sir,” she said. “ As you like.”
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