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INF C21 97-99 / KLINE
I pressed my whole body close to my guide, and did not take my eyes away from their aspect, which was hostile.
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GRAFFIACANE (MELPOMENE ’s VOICE):
INF C21 100-102 / DANTE INF C21 100-102 / KLINE
Ei chinavan li raffi e Vuo' che 'l tocchi, They lowered their hooks, and kept saying,
diceva l'un con l'altro, in sul groppone? to one another: Shall I touch him on the backside?
E rispondien: Sì, fa che gliel' accocchi. and answering, Yes. Give him a nick.
DANTE (VOICE):
INF C21 100-101 / DANTE INF C21 100-101 / KLINE
Ei chinavan li raffi e Vuo' che 'l tocchi, They lowered their hooks, and kept saying,
diceva l'un con l'altro, in sul groppone?. to one another: Shall I touch him on the backside?
Graffiacane: ‘Scratchdog’ ‘Cat Claw’?
SCARMIGLIONE (VOICE): & DRAGHIGNAZZO (VOICE):
INF C21 102 / DANTE INF C21 102 / KLINE
E rispondien: Sì, fa che gliel' accocchi. and answering, Yes. Give him a nick.
DANTE (VOICE):
INF C21 102 / DANTE INF C21 102 / KLINE
E rispondien: Sì, fa che gliel' accocchi. and answering, Yes. Give him a nick. Scarmiglione
and Draghignazzo: ‘Dragon’s Smirk’
MALACODA (VOICE): & DANTE (VOICE):
INF C21 103-105 / DANTE INF C21 103-105 / KLINE
Ma quel demonio che tenea sermone But that demon who was talking to my guide,
col duca mio, si volse tutto presto turned round quickly, and said:
e disse: Posa, posa, Scarmiglione!». Quiet!...Malacoda again.
MALACODA ADDRESSES DANTE AND VIRGIL.
MALACODA (VOICE):
INF C21 106-108 / DANTE INF C21 106-108 / KLINE
Poi disse a noi: «Più oltre andar per questo Then he said to us: It will not be possible
iscoglio non si può, però che giace to go any further along this causeway,
tutto spezzato al fondo l'arco sesto. since the sixth arch is lying broken at the base,
INF C21 109-111 / DANTE
E se l'andare avante pur vi piace, and if you desire still to go forward,
andatevene su per questa grotta; go along this ridge, and nearby
presso è un altro scoglio che via face. is another cliff that forms a causeway.
INF C21 112-114 / DANTE
Ier, più oltre cinqu' ore che quest' otta, Yesterday, five hours later than this hour,
mille dugento con sessanta sei twelve hundred and sixty-six years were
completed,
anni compié che qui la via fu rotta. since this path here was destroyed.
THIS HOUR: BY DEDUCTION (SUPPOSING CHRIST TO BE INCARNATED IN DECEMBER OF BC 1 & TO DIE AT AGE 33,
CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 33RD YEAR IN DECEMBER 33 AD) IT IS 7 AM, SATURDAY.
INF C21 115-117 / DANTE
Io mando verso là di questi miei I am sending some of my company here
a riguardar s'alcun se ne sciorina; to see if anyone is out for an airing: go with them,
gite con lor, che non saranno rei». they will not commit treachery.
MALACODA DEPLOYS HIS MINIONS AND DANTE INTERPRETS.