Sense and Sensibility — Chapter 41 in Spanish
By Jane Austen
Después de haber ido a agradecer al coronel Brandon, Edward se dirigió a casa de Lucy con su felicidad a cuestas; y ésta era tan grande cuando llegó a Bartlett's Buildings, que al día siguiente la joven pudo asegurarle a la señora Jennings, que la había ido a visitar para felicitarla, que nunca antes en toda su vida lo había visto tan contento. Edward, having carried his thanks to Colonel Brandon, proceeded with his happiness to Lucy; and such was the excess of it by the time he reached Bartlett’s Buildings, that she was able to assure Mrs. Jennings, who called on her again the next day with her congratulations, that she had never seen him in such spirits before in her life.
Por lo menos la felicidad de Lucy y su estado de ánimo no dejaban lugar a dudas, y con gran entusiasmo se unió a la señora Jennings en sus expectativas de un grato encuentro en la rectoría de Delaford antes del día de san Miguel. Her own happiness, and her own spirits, were at least very certain; and she joined Mrs. Jennings most heartily in her expectation of their being all comfortably together in Delaford Parsonage before Michaelmas. Tan lejos estaba de cualquier reluctancia en dar a Elinor el crédito que Edward le daría, que hablaba de su amistad hacia ambos con la más grata calidez, estaba dispuesta a reconocer todas sus obligaciones hacia ella, y abiertamente declaraba que ningún esfuerzo de la señorita Dashwood por su bien, presente o futuro, la sorprendería jamás, pues la creía capaz de hacer cualquier cosa en el mundo por aquellos a quienes realmente valoraba. So far was she, at the same time, from any backwardness to give Elinor that credit which Edward would give her, that she spoke of her friendship for them both with the most grateful warmth, was ready to own all their obligation to her, and openly declared that no exertion for their good on Miss Dashwood’s part, either present or future, would ever surprise her, for she believed her capable of doing anything in the world for those she really valued. En cuanto al coronel Brandon, no sólo estaba dispuesta a adorarlo como a un santo, sino que, más aún, verdaderamente deseaba que en todas las cosas terrenales se lo tratara como tal; deseaba que las contribuciones que recibía aumentaran al máximo; y secretamente decidió que, una vez en Delaford, se valdría lo más posible de sus criados, su carruaje, sus vacas y sus gallinas. As for Colonel Brandon, she was not only ready to worship him as a saint, but was moreover truly anxious that he should be treated as one in all worldly concerns; anxious that his tythes should be raised to the utmost; and scarcely resolved to avail herself, at Delaford, as far as she possibly could, of his servants, his carriage, his cows, and his poultry.
Había transcurrido ya una semana desde la visita de John Dashwood a Berkeley Street, y como desde entonces no habían tenido ninguna noticia sobre la indisposición de su esposa más allá de una averiguación verbal, Elinor comenzó a sentir que era necesario hacerle una visita. Sin embargo, tal obligación no sólo iba en contra de sus propias inclinaciones, sino que, además, no encontraba ningún estímulo en sus compañeras. It was now above a week since John Dashwood had called in Berkeley-street, and as since that time no notice had been taken by them of his wife’s indisposition, beyond one verbal enquiry, Elinor began to feel it necessary to pay her a visit.—This was an obligation, however, which not only opposed her own inclination, but which had not the assistance of any encouragement from her companions. Marianne, no satisfecha con negarse absolutamente a ir, intentó con todas sus fuerzas impedir que fuera su hermana; y en cuanto a la señora Jennings, aunque su carruaje estaba siempre al servicio de Elinor, era tanto lo que le disgustaba la señora de John Dashwood, que ni la curiosidad de ver cómo estaba tras el tardío descubrimiento, ni su intenso deseo de agraviarla tomando partido por Edward, pudieron vencer su renuencia a estar de nuevo en su compañía. Marianne, not contented with absolutely refusing to go herself, was very urgent to prevent her sister’s going at all; and Mrs. Jennings, though her carriage was always at Elinor’s service, so very much disliked Mrs. John Dashwood, that not even her curiosity to see how she looked after the late discovery, nor her strong desire to affront her by taking Edward’s part, could overcome her unwillingness to be in her company again. Como resultado, Elinor partió sola a una visita que nadie podía tener menos deseos de hacer, y a correr el riesgo de un tête-à-tête con una mujer que a nadie podía desagradarle con más motivos que a ella. The consequence was, that Elinor set out by herself to pay a visit, for which no one could really have less inclination, and to run the risk of a tête-à-tête with a woman, whom neither of the others had so much reason to dislike.
A la señora Dashwood se le negó la entrada; pero antes de que el carruaje pudiera alejarse de la casa, su marido salió accidentalmente. Mrs. Dashwood was denied; but before the carriage could turn from the house, her husband accidentally came out. Manifestó gran placer en encontrarse con Elinor, le dijo que en ese momento iba a visitarlas a Berkeley Street, y asegurándole que Fanny estaría feliz de verla, la invitó a entrar. He expressed great pleasure in meeting Elinor, told her that he had been just going to call in Berkeley-street, and, assuring her that Fanny would be very glad to see her, invited her to come in.