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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwillrejoicetohearthatno
katastrofa
disaster
hasaccompaniedthecommencementofan
poduhvata
enterprise
whichyouhaveregardedwithsuchevilforebodings.
Iarrived
ovdje
here
yesterday,andmyfirst
zadatak
task
istoassuremydearsisterofmywelfareandincreasingconfidenceinthe
uspjeh
success
ofmyundertaking.
Iam
već
already
farnorthofLondon,
i
and
asIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,Ifeelacoldnorthern
povjetarac
breeze
playuponmycheeks,
što
which
bracesmynervesandfillsmewithdelight.
Doyouunderstand
ovaj
this
feeling?
Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregions
prema
towards
whichIamadvancing,givesme
je
a
foretasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedbythiswindofpromise,mydaydreamsbecomemorefervent
i
and
vivid.
Itryin
uzalud
vain
tobepersuadedthatthe
pol
pole
istheseatof
mraza
frost
anddesolation;
iteverpresentsitselftomy
mašti
imagination
astheregionofbeauty
i
and
delight.
There,Margaret,the
sunce
sun
isforevervisible,itsbroad
disk
disk
justskirtingthehorizon
i
and
diffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—for
uz
with
yourleave,mysister,Iwillputsometrustinprecedingnavigators—there
snijeg
snow
andfrostarebanished;
i
and
,sailingoveracalm
mora
sea
,wemaybewaftedtoalandsurpassinginwonders
i
and
inbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe.
Itsproductions
i
and
featuresmaybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodies
nesumnjivo
undoubtedly
areinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
može
may
notbeexpectedina
zemlji
country
ofeternallight?
Imay
tamo
there
discoverthewondrouspowerwhichattractsthe
iglu
needle
andmayregulateathousand
nebeskih
celestial
observationsthatrequireonly
ovo
this
voyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardentcuriositywith
na
the
sightofapartof
na
the
worldneverbeforevisited,
i
and
maytreadalandnever
prije
before
imprintedbythefootofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
i
and
theyaresufficienttoconquerall
strah
fear
ofdangerordeath
i
and
toinducemetocommence
ovo
this
laboriousvoyagewiththejoya
dijete
child
feelswhenheembarksinalittleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativeriver.
Ali
But
supposingalltheseconjecturestobe
lažne
false
,youcannotcontesttheinestimable
korist
benefit
whichIshallconferon
sve
all
mankind,tothelastgeneration,bydiscovering
je
a
passagenearthepoletothosecountries,toreachwhichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;
ili
or
byascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,
što
which
,ifatallpossible,
može
can
onlybeeffectedbyanundertakingsuchasmine.
Thesereflections
su
have
dispelledtheagitationwith
koje
which
Ibeganmyletter,
i
and
Ifeelmyheartglow
s
with
anenthusiasmwhichelevatesmeto
neba
heaven
,fornothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisethe
uma
mind
asasteadypurpose—a
točka
point
onwhichthesoul
može
may
fixitsintellectualeye.
Ova
This
expeditionhasbeenthe
omiljeni
favourite
dreamofmyearlyyears.
I
su
have
readwithardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyages
koja
which
havebeenmadeintheprospectofarrivingattheNorthPacificOcean
kroz
through
theseaswhichsurroundthe
pol
pole
.
Youmayrememberthat
je
a
historyofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthewholeofourgood
Ujaka
Uncle
Thomas’library.
Myeducationwasneglected,
ali
yet
Iwaspassionatelyfondofreading.
Ove
These
volumesweremystudydayandnight,andmyfamiliarity
s
with
themincreasedthatregretwhichIhadfelt,as
je
a
child,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkin
je
a
seafaringlife.
Thesevisionsfaded
kad
when
Iperused,forthe
prvi
first
time,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmy
dušu
soul
andlifteditto
neba
heaven
.
Ialsobecamea
pjesnik
poet
andforoneyearlivedina
raju
paradise
ofmyowncreation;
Iimagined
da
that
Ialsomightobtaina
nišu
niche
inthetemplewherethenamesofHomer
i
and
Shakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
dobro
well
acquaintedwithmyfailure
i
and
howheavilyIborethe
razočaranje
disappointment
.
Butjustatthat
vrijeme
time
Iinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,
a
and
mythoughtswereturnedintothe
kanal
channel
oftheirearlierbent.
Šest
Six
yearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
Ican,
čak
even
now,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselfto
ovom
this
greatenterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
tijelo
body
tohardship.
Iaccompaniedthewhale-fisherson
nekoliko
several
expeditionstotheNorth
More
Sea
;
Ivoluntarilyenduredcold,
glad
famine
,thirst,andwantof
sna
sleep
;
Ioftenworkedharderthanthecommonsailors
tijekom
during
thedayanddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,and
onih
those
branchesofphysicalsciencefromwhichanavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpractical
prednost
advantage
.
TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
i
and
acquittedmyselftoadmiration.
ImustownIfelt
je
a
littleproudwhenmycaptainofferedme
na
the
seconddignityinthevessel
i
and
entreatedmetoremain
s
with
thegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.
A
And
now,dearMargaret,doInotdeservetoaccomplishsomegreat
svrhu
purpose
?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
i
and
luxury,butIpreferred
slavu
glory
toeveryenticementthat
bogatstvo
wealth
placedinmypath.
Oh,
da
that
someencouragingvoicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!
My
hrabrost
courage
andmyresolutionisfirm;
ali
but
myhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsare
često
often
depressed.
Iamabouttoproceedona
dugo
long
anddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhich
će
will
demandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
samo
only
toraisethespiritsofothers,but
ponekad
sometimes
tosustainmyown,
kada
when
theirsarefailing.
Thisisthemostfavourable
razdoblje
period
fortravellinginRussia.
They
lete
fly
quicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
themotionispleasant,
i
and
,inmyopinion,farmoreagreeablethanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.
Na
The
coldisnotexcessive,
ako
if
youarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichIhave
već
already
adopted,forthereisagreat
razlika
difference
betweenwalkingthedeck
i
and
remainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
kada
when
noexercisepreventsthe
krv
blood
fromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.
Ihavenoambitiontolosemy
život
life
onthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
i
and
Archangel.
Ishalldepartforthelatter
grad
town
inafortnightor
tri
three
weeks;
andmyintentionistohirea
brod
ship
there,whichcaneasilybedonebypaying
na
the
insurancefortheowner,andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthinknecessary
među
among
thosewhoareaccustomedto
na
the
whale-fishing.
IdonotintendtosailuntilthemonthofJune;
a
and
whenshallIreturn?
Ah,
draga
dear
sister,howcanIanswer
ovo
this
question?
IfIsucceed,
mnogo
many
,manymonths,perhapsyears,
će
will
passbeforeyouandImaymeet.
Ako
If
Ifail,youwill
vidjeti
see
meagainsoon,ornever.
Zbogom
Farewell
,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
i
and
saveme,thatImay
opet
again
andagaintestifymy
zahvalnost
gratitude
forallyourlove
i
and
kindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
Kako
How
slowlythetimepasses
ovdje
here
,encompassedasIamby
mraza
frost
andsnow!
Yeta
drugi
second
stepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
Ihavehireda
brod
vessel
andamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;
oni
those
whomIhavealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
mogu
can
dependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntless
hrabrost
courage
.
ButIhaveonewantwhichI
imam
have
neveryetbeenableto
zadovoljiti
satisfy
,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
sada
now
feelasamostsevere
zlo
evil
,Ihavenofriend,Margaret:
kad
when
Iamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,there
će
will
benonetoparticipatemyjoy;
ako
if
Iamassailedby
razočaranje
disappointment
,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
papir
paper
,itistrue;
but
to
that
isapoormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.
Idesire
na
the
companyofaman
koji
who
couldsympathisewithme,
čije
whose
eyeswouldreplyto
moje
mine
.
Youmaydeemmeromantic,my
draga
dear
sister,butIbitterlyfeelthewantofafriend.
Ihavenoonenearme,gentle
ali
yet
courageous,possessedofacultivatedaswellasofacapacious
um
mind
,whosetastesarelikemyown,toapprove
ili
or
amendmyplans.
Howwould
takav
such
afriendrepairthefaultsofyourpoor
brata
brother
!
Iamtooardentinexecution
i
and
tooimpatientofdifficulties.
Ali
But
itisastill
veće
greater
eviltomethatIamself-educated:
forthefirstfourteenyearsofmylifeIranwildonacommon
i
and
readnothingbutour
Ujaka
Uncle
Thomas’booksofvoyages.
AtthatageIbecameacquaintedwiththecelebratedpoetsofourowncountry;
ali
but
itwasonlywhenithadceasedtobeinmy
moći
power
toderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsuch
je
a
convictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquainted
s
with
morelanguagesthanthatofmynative
zemlji
country
.
NowIamtwenty-eight
i
and
aminrealitymore
nepismen
illiterate
thanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
istina
true
thatIhavethought
više
more
andthatmydaydreamsare
više
more
extendedandmagnificent,butthey
žele
want
(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
i
and
Igreatlyneeda
prijatelj
friend
whowouldhavesense
dovoljno
enough
nottodespisemeasromantic,
i
and
affectionenoughformetoendeavourto
regulirati
regulate
mymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
sigurno
certainly
findnofriendonthewideocean,
niti
nor
evenhereinArchangel,
među
among
merchantsandseamen.
Yet
neki
some
feelings,unalliedtothedrossofhuman
prirode
nature
,beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
My
poručnik
lieutenant
,forinstance,isa
čovjek
man
ofwonderfulcourageand
poduhvata
enterprise
;
heismadlydesirousofglory,
ili
or
rather,towordmy
frazu
phrase
morecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.
Heisan
Englez
Englishman
,andinthemidstofnational
i
and
professionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retains
neke
some
ofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.
I
prvi
first
becameacquaintedwithhimon
brodu
board
awhalevessel;
findingthathewasunemployedin
ovom
this
city,Ieasilyengagedhimto
pomogne
assist
inmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
osoba
person
ofanexcellentdisposition
i
and
isremarkableinthe
brodu
ship
forhisgentlenessand
na
the
mildnessofhisdiscipline.
Ova
This
circumstance,addedtohiswell-known
integritet
integrity
anddauntlesscourage,mademe
vrlo
very
desiroustoengagehim.
Je
A
youthpassedinsolitude,my
najbolje
best
yearsspentunderyourgentle
i
and
femininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannot
prevladati
overcome
anintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:
Ihaveneverbelievedittobe
potrebno
necessary
,andwhenIheardof
je
a
marinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessof
srca
heart
andtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhis
posada
crew
,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeing
mogao
able
tosecurehisservices.
Iheardofhim
prvi
first
inratheraromantic
način
manner
,fromaladywhoowestohim
na
the
happinessofherlife.
Ovo
This
,briefly,ishisstory.
Someyears
prije
ago
helovedayoungRussian
damu
lady
ofmoderatefortune,andhavingamassed
je
a
considerablesuminprize-money,
na
the
fatherofthegirlconsentedto
na
the
match.
Hesawhismistress
jednom
once
beforethedestinedceremony;
ali
but
shewasbathedintears,
i
and
throwingherselfathis
noge
feet
,entreatedhimtospare
njen
her
,confessingatthesame
vrijeme
time
thatshelovedanother,
ali
but
thathewaspoor,
i
and
thatherfatherwould
nikada
never
consenttotheunion.
Mygenerous
prijatelj
friend
reassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedofthenameofherlover,
odmah
instantly
abandonedhispursuit.
Hehad
već
already
boughtafarmwithhis
novcem
money
,onwhichhehaddesignedtopassthe
ostatak
remainder
ofhislife;
buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,
zajedno
together
withtheremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchase
dionica
stock
,andthenhimselfsolicitedtheyoungwoman’s
oca
father
toconsenttoher
brak
marriage
withherlover.
Buttheoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimself
vezan
bound
inhonourtomyfriend,who,
kad
when
hefoundthefatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,norreturned
dok
until
heheardthathisformer
ljubavnica
mistress
wasmarriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“Whatanoblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
ali
but
thenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisas
tiho
silent
asaTurk,andakindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,which,
dok
while
itrendershisconductthe
još
more
astonishing,detractsfromthe
zanimanje
interest
andsympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.
Ipak
Yet
donotsuppose,becauseIcomplaina
malo
little
orbecauseIcan
zamisliti
conceive
aconsolationformytoilswhichI
možda
may
neverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedas
sudbina
fate
,andmyvoyageis
samo
only
nowdelayeduntilthe
vrijeme
weather
shallpermitmyembarkation.
The
zima
winter
hasbeendreadfullysevere,
ali
but
thespringpromiseswell,
i
and
itisconsideredasa
izuzetno
remarkably
earlyseason,sothatperhapsImaysail
prije
sooner
thanIexpected.
Ishall
učiniti
do
nothingrashly:
youknowme
dovoljno
sufficiently
toconfideinmy
razboritost
prudence
andconsideratenesswheneverthe
sigurnost
safety
ofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannot
opisati
describe
toyoumysensationsonthenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
nemoguće
impossible
tocommunicatetoyouaconceptionofthetrembling
osjećaj
sensation
,halfpleasurableandhalffearful,
s
with
whichIampreparingtodepart.
Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmist
i
and
snow,”butIshall
ubiti
kill
noalbatross;
thereforedonotbealarmedformy
sigurnost
safety
orifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
i
and
woefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
Youwillsmileatmyallusion,
ali
but
Iwilldisclosea
tajnu
secret
.
Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachmentto,my
strastveni
passionate
enthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothatproductionofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Thereis
nešto
something
atworkinmy
duši
soul
whichIdonotunderstand.
Iam
praktički
practically
industrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecute
s
with
perseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthis
postoji
there
isaloveforthe
divno
marvellous
,abeliefinthe
divno
marvellous
,intertwinedinallmyprojects,whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,
čak
even
tothewildsea
i
and
unvisitedregionsIamaboutto
istražiti
explore
.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallImeetyou
opet
again
,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,
i
and
returnedbythemostsouthern
rtu
cape
ofAfricaorAmerica?
Idarenot
očekivati
expect
suchsuccess,yetIcannotbeartolookonthe
obrnuto
reverse
ofthepicture.
Continueforthepresentto
pisati
write
tomebyeveryopportunity:
I
možda
may
receiveyourlettersonsomeoccasions
kada
when
Ineedthemmosttosupportmyspirits.
I
volim
love
youverytenderly.
Rememberme
s
with
affection,shouldyouneverhearfrommeagain.
Pismo
Letter
3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
July7th,17—.
My
draga
dear
Sister,.
Iwritea
nekoliko
few
linesinhasteto
kažem
say
thatIamsafe—and
dobro
well
advancedonmyvoyage.
Ovo
This
letterwillreachEnglandbyamerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
morefortunate
od
than
I,whomaynot
vidjeti
see
mynativeland,perhaps,formanyyears.
Iam,
međutim
however
,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
i
and
apparentlyfirmofpurpose,
niti
nor
dothefloatingsheetsoficethatcontinually
prolaze
pass
us,indicatingthedangersofthe
regiji
region
towardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismay
ih
them
.
Wehavealreadyreacheda
vrlo
very
highlatitude;
butitistheheightofsummer,
i
and
althoughnotsowarmasinEngland,the
južni
southern
gales,whichblowusspeedily
prema
towards
thoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesireto
postići
attain
,breatheadegreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichIhadnotexpected.
Nijedan
No
incidentshavehithertobefallenus
koji
that
wouldmakeafigureinaletter.
Jedan
One
ortwostiffgalesandthespringingofaleakareaccidents
koje
which
experiencednavigatorsscarcelyremembertorecord,andIshallbewellcontent
ako
if
nothingworsehappentous
tijekom
during
ourvoyage.
Adieu,my
draga
dear
Margaret.
Beassuredthatformyownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashly
naići
encounter
danger.
Iwillbecool,persevering,
i
and
prudent.
Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarI
su
have
gone,tracingasecure
put
way
overthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnessesandtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Zašto
Why
notstillproceedovertheuntamed
ali
yet
obedientelement?
Whatcan
zaustaviti
stop
thedeterminedheartandresolvedwillofman?
Myswelling
srce
heart
involuntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Ali
But
Imustfinish.
Heavenblessmy
voljenu
beloved
sister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August5th,17—.
Sostrangean
nesreće
accident
hashappenedtousthatIcannotforbearrecordingit,
iako
although
itisveryprobablethatyouwill
vidjeti
see
mebeforethesepapers
mogu
can
comeintoyourpossession.
Last
Ponedjeljak
Monday
(July31st)wewere
gotovo
nearly
surroundedbyice,whichclosedinthe
brod
ship
onallsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichshefloated.
Our
situacija
situation
wassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundby
je
a
verythickfog.
Weaccordinglylayto,hopingthatsome
promjena
change
wouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
i
and
weather.
Abouttwoo’clockthe
magla
mist
clearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,
ogromne
vast
andirregularplainsof
leda
ice
,whichseemedtohaveno
kraja
end
.
Someofmycomradesgroaned,andmy
vlastiti
own
mindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
kada
when
astrangesightsuddenlyattractedour
pažnju
attention
anddivertedoursolicitudefromour
vlastiti
own
situation.
Weperceivedalow
kočiju
carriage
,fixedonasledge
i
and
drawnbydogs,passon
prema
towards
thenorth,atthedistanceof
pola
half
amile;
abeing
koje
which
hadtheshapeof
je
a
man,butapparentlyofgiganticstature,satin
na
the
sledgeandguidedthedogs.
Wewatchedthe
brzi
rapid
progressofthetravellerwithourtelescopes
dok
until
hewaslostamongthedistantinequalitiesofthe
leda
ice
.
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualified
čudo
wonder
.
Wewere,aswebelieved,
mnogo
many
hundredmilesfromanyland;
ali
but
thisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,in
stvarnosti
reality
,sodistantaswehadsupposed.
Shutin,
međutim
however
,byice,itwas
nemoguće
impossible
tofollowhistrack,
koji
which
wehadobservedwiththegreatestattention.
About
dva
two
hoursafterthisoccurrenceweheardthe
tlo
ground
sea,andbeforenightthe
led
ice
brokeandfreedour
brod
ship
.
We,however,laytountilthe
jutra
morning
,fearingtoencounterinthe
mraku
dark
thoselargeloosemasses
koje
which
floataboutafterthebreakingupofthe
leda
ice
.
Iprofitedofthis
vrijeme
time
torestfora
nekoliko
few
hours.
Inthemorning,
međutim
however
,assoonasitwaslight,Iwentupondeck
i
and
foundallthesailorsbusyonone
strani
side
ofthevessel,apparentlytalkingto
nekim
someone
inthesea.
Itwas,in
stvari
fact
,asledge,likethatwehadseen
prije
before
,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
noći
night
onalargefragmentof
leda
ice
.
Onlyonedogremained
živ
alive
;
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthe
brod
vessel
.
Hewasnot,astheother
putnik
traveller
seemedtobe,a
divlji
savage
inhabitantofsomeundiscovered
otoka
island
,butaEuropean.
WhenIappearedon
palubi
deck
themastersaid,“Hereisourcaptain,
i
and
hewillnotallowyoutoperishontheopensea.”
Onperceivingme,the
stranac
stranger
addressedmeinEnglish,
iako
although
withaforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmay
zamisliti
conceive
myastonishmentonhearing
takvo
such
aquestionaddressedtomefrom
je
a
manonthebrinkofdestruction
i
and
towhomIshouldhavesupposedthatmy
posuda
vessel
wouldhavebeenaresourcewhichhewouldnothaveexchangedforthemostprecious
bogatstvo
wealth
theearthcanafford.
Ireplied,
međutim
however
,thatwewereonavoyageofdiscovery
prema
towards
thenorthernpole.
Uponhearingthisheappearedsatisfied
i
and
consentedtocomeonboard.
Good
Bože
God
!
Margaret,ifyouhadseentheman
koji
who
thuscapitulatedforhis
sigurnost
safety
,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
gotovo
nearly
frozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedby
umora
fatigue
andsuffering.
Ineversawamaninsowretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
ali
but
assoonashehadquittedthefresh
zrak
air
hefainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthimbackto
na
the
deckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwithbrandy
i
and
forcinghimtoswallowasmallquantity.
Assoonasheshowedsignsoflifewewrappedhimupinblankets
i
and
placedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchen
peći
stove
.
Byslowdegreesherecovered
i
and
atealittlesoup,
koja
which
restoredhimwonderfully.
Twodayspassedinthis
način
manner
beforehewasableto
govoriti
speak
,andIoftenfearedthathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Kad
When
hehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabin
i
and
attendedonhimasmuchasmy
dužnost
duty
wouldpermit.
Ineversawamoreinteresting
stvorenje
creature
:
hiseyeshavegenerallyan
izraz
expression
ofwildness,andevenmadness,
ali
but
therearemomentswhen,
ako
if
anyoneperformsanactofkindness
prema
towards
himordoeshim
bilo
any
themosttriflingservice,hiswhole
lice
countenance
islightedup,asitwere,withabeamofbenevolence
i
and
sweetnessthatIneversawequalled.
Ali
But
heisgenerallymelancholyanddespairing,and
ponekad
sometimes
hegnasheshisteeth,asif
nestrpljiv
impatient
oftheweightofwoesthatoppresses
ga
him
.
Whenmyguestwasa
malo
little
recoveredIhadgreattroubletokeepoffthemen,
koji
who
wishedtoaskhimathousandquestions;