Spanish

address: dirección, dirigir, discurso,

primorosamente.

prevenir.

señas, dirigirse a, alocución, dirigirse, fear: temer, miedo, temor, angustia,

regard: mirar, considerar, mira, miran,

domicilio, dirigir la palabra a.

recelar.

miráis, miro, miramos, mirad, miras,

alter: cambiar, cambia, cambien,

immoral: inmoral.

mire, miren.

cambie, cambias, cambian, cambio,

incomprehensible: incomprensible.

related: relacionado, contado,

cambiamos, cambiáis, cambiad,

old-fashioned: anticuado, pasado de

emparentado, conexo.

alterar.

moda.

retires: dimite, jubila, recoge, retira,

attitude: actitud, posición, postura.

origin: origen, procedencia,

abandona.

devotion: devoción.

descendencia.

simplicity: simplicidad, sencillez.

dying: muriendo, agonizante.

prevent: impedir, impedid, impido,

stirred: batido.

eternal: eterno.

impides, impiden, impide, impidan, strictly: estrictamente.

exquisitely: exquisitamente,

impida, impedimos, impedís,

unpleasing: desagradable.

Oscar Wilde

35

[ALGERNON, who has been carefully listening, smiles to himself, and

writes the address on his shirt-cuff. Then picks up the Railway Guide.]

GWENDOLEN.

There is a good postal service, I suppose? It may be necessary to do

something desperate. That of course will require serious consideration. I will communicate with you daily.%

JACK.

My own one!

GWENDOLEN.

How long do you remain in town?

JACK.

Till Monday.

GWENDOLEN.

Good! Algy, you may turn round now.

ALGERNON.

Thanks, I've turned round already.

GWENDOLEN.

You may also ring the bell.

JACK.

You will let me see you to your carriage, my own darling?

GWENDOLEN.

Certainly.

JACK.

[To LANE, who now enters.] I will see Miss Fairfax out.

LANE.

Yes, sir. [JACK and GWENDOLEN go off.]

[LANE presents several letters on a salver to ALGERNON.

It is to be surmised that they are bills, as algernon, after looking at the envelopes, tears them up.]

Spanish

bell: timbre, campana, campanilla, la darling: querido, amado.

require: necesitar, necesita, necesiten,

campana.

desperate: desesperado.

necesite, necesitas, necesito,

bills: efectos, billetes.

lane: calleja, senda, carril, pista,

necesitan, necesitamos, necesitáis,

carefully: cuidadosamente.

camino.

necesitad, exigir.

carriage: coche, carro, cureña.

listening: escuchando.

salver: salvilla, bandeja.

communicate: comunicar,

necessary: necesario.

surmised: Supuesto.

comunicamos, comuniquen,

picks: pica.

tears: desgarra, rasga.

comunico, comunican, comunicáis,

postal: tarjeta postal.

town: ciudad, pueblo, población, el

comunicad, comunica, comunicas,

presents: presenta, la presente.

pueblo.

comunique, contagiar.

remain: quedarse, restar, permanecer, turned: girado, vuelto, trastornado.

consideration: consideración,

restas, resto, reste, restan, restamos, writes: escribe.

contraprestación, contemplación.

restáis, restad, resta.

36

The Importance of Being Earnest

ALGERNON.

A glass of sherry, Lane.%

LANE.

Yes, sir.

ALGERNON.

To-morrow, Lane, I'm going Bunburying.

LANE.

Yes, sir.

ALGERNON.

I shall probably not be back till Monday. You can put up my dress clothes, my smoking jacket, and all the Bunbury suits...

LANE.

Yes, sir. [Handing sherry.]

ALGERNON.

I hope to-morrow will be a fine day, Lane.

LANE.

It never is, sir.

ALGERNON.

Lane, you're a perfect pessimist.

LANE.

I do my best to give satisfaction, sir.

[Enter JACK. LANE goes off.]

JACK.

There's a sensible, intellectual girl! the only girl I ever cared for in my life.

[ALGERNON is laughing immoderately.] What on earth are you so amused

at?

ALGERNON.

Oh, I'm a little anxious about poor Bunbury, that in all.