Set in Silver, C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson

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by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson · 1859–1920

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"Set in Silver" by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Audrie Brendon, a young woman living in France who is caught in a web of intrigue involving her wealthy friend Ellaline Lethbridge, who is trying to escape her domineering guardian for a romantic encounter. The novel promises a blend of adventure, romance, and the exploration of complex relationships against a backdrop of early 1900s European society. At the start of the book, Audrie writes a letter to her mother from Versailles, where she recounts the whirlwind of excitement surrounding Ellaline’s romantic entanglements and her impending marriage to a young French officer, Honoré du Guesclin. As Audrie becomes embroiled in Ellaline’s elaborate plans, the central tension arises when Ellaline asks Audrie to impersonate her for a short period, which leads to a series of challenges filled with wit and humor. The opening chapters establish the characters’ backgrounds, their social dynamics, and set the stage for the unfolding drama that combines elements of friendship, obligation, and the quest for happiness.

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Read time
553 min
Words
121,616
Chapters
42
Paragraphs
1,880
Price
Free
  • Automobiles -- Fiction
  • England -- Fiction
  • Epistolary fiction
  • Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
  • Voyages and travels -- Fiction
Set in SilverAUDRIE BRENDON TO HER MOTHER

Now, you mayn't see it, but this was rather odd.

Ahora, puede que no lo veas, pero esto era bastante extraño.

It wouldn't have been odd in the past, to meet your most intimate friend from round the corner, and the Shah of Persia, at Ennis's.

No habría sido extraño en el pasado encontrarse a tu amigo más íntimo, que vivía en la misma manzana, y al Sha de Persia, en Ennis's.

But evidently the "people who amuse themselves" don't come now.

Pero evidentemente las «personas que se divierten» ya no vienen.

It's not "the thing."

No es «lo correcto».

Why, therefore, should this couple choose Ennis's for supper?

Entonces, ¿por qué elegirían esta pareja Ennis's para cenar?

They haven't been out of England for fifteen years, like me.

Ellos no han salido de Inglaterra en quince años, como yo.

If Mrs. Senter occasionally spends Saturday to Monday in India, or visits the Sphinx when the Sphinx is in season, she always returns to London when "everybody is in town," and there does as everybody does.

Si la señora Senter de vez en cuando pasa del sábado al lunes en la India, o visita la Esfinge cuando la Esfinge está de temporada, siempre regresa a Londres cuando «todo el mundo está en la ciudad», y allí hace lo que hace todo el mundo.

I immediately suspected that Burden had brought her with an object: that object, to gain an introduction to Ellaline.

Inmediatamente sospeché que Burden la había traído con un objetivo: ese objetivo, conseguir una presentación con Ellaline.

The suspicion may seem far-fetched; but you wouldn't pronounce it so if you could have seen the young man's face, in the railway station at Paris, the other day.

La sospecha puede parecer forzada; pero no la juzgarías así si hubieras podido ver la cara del joven, en la estación de ferrocarril de París, el otro día.

I had that privilege; and I observed at the time his wish to know my ward, without feeling a responsive one to gratify it.

Tuve ese privilegio; y observé en aquel momento su deseo de conocer a mi pupila, sin sentir yo un deseo correspondiente que satisfacer.

I don't know why I didn't feel it, but I didn't, though the desire was both pardonable and natural in the young fellow.

No sé por qué no lo sentí, pero no lo sentí, aunque el deseo era tanto perdonable como natural en el joven.

He has a determined jaw; therefore perhaps it's equally natural that, when disappointed, he should persist--even follow, and adopt strong measures (in other words, an aunt) to obtain his object.

Tiene una mandíbula decidida; por lo tanto, quizás sea igualmente natural que, al verse desilusionado, persista... incluso que siga a alguien y adopte medidas enérgicas (en otras palabras, una tía) para obtener su objetivo.

You see, Ellaline is an extremely pretty girl, and I'm not alone in thinking so.

Verás, Ellaline es una chica extremadamente bonita, y no soy el único que piensa así.

My idea is that, having found us in the newspapers, staying at the Ritz, the boy must have somehow informed himself as to our movements, awaiting his opportunity--or his aunt.

Mi idea es que, habiéndonos encontrado en los periódicos, alojados en el Ritz, el chico debió de informarse de alguna manera de nuestros movimientos, esperando su oportunidad... o la de su tía.

I bought my theatre tickets in the hotel.

Compré mis entradas de teatro en el hotel.

He may have got his information from there; and the rest was easy--as far as Ennis's.

Él puede haber obtenido esa información de allí; y el resto fue fácil... hasta Ennis's.

I'm afraid the rest was, too, because Mrs. Senter selected the table nearest ours, and after we had exchanged greetings proposed that we join parties.

Me temo que el resto también lo fue, porque la señora Senter seleccionó la mesa más cercana a la nuestra, y después de haber intercambiado saludos, propuso que uniéramos los grupos.

The tables were placed together, and introductions all round were a matter of course.

Las mesas se colocaron juntas, y las presentaciones mutuas fueron un asunto de rutina.

Young England expects that every aunt will do her duty!

La joven Inglaterra espera que cada tía cumpla con su deber.

About the author

C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson1859–1920

Charles Norris Williamson was an English writer born in 1859 and died in 1920.

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Book details

Original language
English
Translation
Spanish, machine translation
Source text
Project Gutenberg #19412
Licence
Public domain worldwide

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