Diario de Adán

Cuadro: The Tree of Forgiveness de Edward Burne-Jones, 1882

Extracto de El Diario de Adán y Eva de Mark Twain

MONDAY.--

The new creature says its name is Eve. That is all right, I have no objections. Says it is to call it by, when I want it to come. I said it was superfluous, then. The word evidently raised me in its respect; and indeed it is a large, good word and will bear repetition. It says it is not an It, it is a She. This is probably doubtful; yet it is all one to me; what she is were nothing to me if she would but go by herself and not talk.

Lunes.--

La nueva criatura dice que se llama Eva. Me parece estupendo, no tengo nada que objetar. Dice que la llame así cuando quiera que venga. Yo respondí que, en ese caso, era innecesario. Es una palabra muy respetable, realmente imponente y adecuada para ser repetida. Dice que no es una cosa, que es una mujer. Es probablemente difícil de creer, pero me da lo mismo; no me importa lo que sea con tal de que se vaya y deje de hablar.