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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Progressive Translation Books for Danish A1-B2 Learners

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
You
vil
willrejoicetohearthat
ingen
nodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementof
en
anenterprisewhichyouhaveregarded
med
withsuchevilforebodings.
I
ankom
arrivedhereyesterday,andmy
første
firsttaskistoassuremy
kære
dearsisterofmywelfare
og
andincreasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
allerede
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,
og
andasIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,I
føler
feelacoldnorthernbreeze
spille
playuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerves
og
andfillsmewithdelight.
Doyou
forstår
understandthisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,which
har
hastravelledfromtheregions
mod
towardswhichIamadvancing,
giver
givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedby
denne
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
bliver
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
forsøger
tryinvaintobepersuadedthatthepoleisthe
sæde
seatoffrostanddesolation;
itever
præsenterer
presentsitselftomyimaginationasthe
region
regionofbeautyanddelight.
Der
There,Margaret,thesunisforever
synlig
visible,itsbroaddiskjustskirtingthe
horisonten
horizonanddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—for
med
withyourleave,mysister,I
vil
willputsometrustinprecedingnavigators—there
sne
snowandfrostarebanished;
og
and,sailingoveracalm
hav
sea,wemaybewaftedto
et
alandsurpassinginwonders
og
andinbeautyeveryregionhitherto
opdaget
discoveredonthehabitableglobe.
Itsproductions
og
andfeaturesmaybewithout
eksempel
example,asthephenomenaofthe
himmelske
heavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
kan
maynotbeexpectedin
et
acountryofeternallight?
I
kan
maytherediscoverthewondrous
kraft
powerwhichattractstheneedle
og
andmayregulateathousand
himmelske
celestialobservationsthatrequireonly
denne
thisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardent
nysgerrighed
curiositywiththesightofa
del
partoftheworldnever
før
beforevisited,andmaytreada
land
landneverbeforeimprintedbythe
fod
footofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
og
andtheyaresufficienttoconquer
al
allfearofdangeror
død
deathandtoinducemeto
påbegynde
commencethislaboriousvoyagewiththejoya
barn
childfeelswhenheembarksina
lille
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onan
ekspedition
expeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativeriver.
Men
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannot
bestride
contesttheinestimablebenefitwhichIshallconferon
alle
allmankind,tothelast
generation
generation,bydiscoveringapassage
nær
nearthepoletothosecountries,to
nå
reachwhichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;
eller
orbyascertainingthesecretof
det
themagnet,which,ifatall
muligt
possible,canonlybeeffectedby
et
anundertakingsuchasmine.
Thesereflections
har
havedispelledtheagitationwithwhichI
indledte
beganmyletter,andI
føler
feelmyheartglowwithan
begejstring
enthusiasmwhichelevatesmeto
himlen
heaven,fornothingcontributesso
meget
muchtotranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—a
punkt
pointonwhichthesoul
kan
mayfixitsintellectualeye.
Denne
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthefavouritedreamofmy
tidlige
earlyyears.
Ihaveread
med
withardourtheaccountsofthe
forskellige
variousvoyageswhichhavebeen
foretaget
madeintheprospectof
ankomme
arrivingattheNorthPacificOcean
gennem
throughtheseaswhichsurroundthepole.
Youmay
husker
rememberthatahistoryof
alle
allthevoyagesmadeforpurposesof
opdagelse
discoverycomposedthewholeofour
gode
goodUncleThomas’library.
My
uddannelse
educationwasneglected,yetIwas
lidenskabeligt
passionatelyfondofreading.
Thesevolumesweremy
studerede
studydayandnight,andmyfamiliarity
med
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichI
havde
hadfelt,asachild,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunction
havde
hadforbiddenmyuncleto
tillade
allowmetoembarkinaseafaringlife.
Thesevisionsfaded
da
whenIperused,forthe
første
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmy
sjæl
soulandlifteditto
himlen
heaven.
Ialsobecamea
digter
poetandforoneyearlivedina
paradis
paradiseofmyowncreation;
I
forestillede
imaginedthatIalsomight
få
obtainanicheinthe
templet
templewherethenamesofHomer
og
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youarewellacquainted
med
withmyfailureandhow
tungt
heavilyIborethedisappointment.
Men
ButjustatthattimeI
arvede
inheritedthefortuneofmy
fætter
cousin,andmythoughtswereturnedinto
det
thechanneloftheirearlier
bøjet
bent.
Sixyearshavepassed
siden
sinceIresolvedonmy
nuværende
presentundertaking.
Ican,even
nu
now,rememberthehourfromwhichI
dedikerede
dedicatedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.
I
begyndte
commencedbyinuringmybodytohardship.
I
ledsagede
accompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstotheNorthSea;
I
frivilligt
voluntarilyenduredcold,famine,thirst,
og
andwantofsleep;
I
ofte
oftenworkedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringthe
dagen
dayanddevotedmynightstothe
studere
studyofmathematics,thetheoryof
medicin
medicine,andthosebranchesof
fysiske
physicalsciencefromwhicha
flåde
navaladventurermightderivethe
største
greatestpracticaladvantage.
TwiceIactually
hyrede
hiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
og
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
må
mustownIfelta
lidt
littleproudwhenmycaptain
tilbød
offeredmetheseconddignityin
den
thevesselandentreatedmetoremain
med
withthegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidhe
betragtede
considermyservices.
Andnow,
kære
dearMargaret,doInot
fortjener
deservetoaccomplishsomegreat
formål
purpose?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
og
andluxury,butIpreferred
ære
glorytoeveryenticementthatwealthplacedinmy
vej
path.
Oh,thatsomeencouraging
stemme
voicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!
My
mod
courageandmyresolutionisfirm;
men
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsare
ofte
oftendepressed.
Iamabouttoproceedon
en
alonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhich
vil
willdemandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednotonlyto
hæve
raisethespiritsofothers,
men
butsometimestosustainmy
egen
own,whentheirsarefailing.
Dette
Thisisthemostfavourable
periode
periodfortravellinginRussia.
They
flyver
flyquicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
themotionispleasant,
og
and,inmyopinion,far
mere
moreagreeablethanthatof
en
anEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnot
overdreven
excessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—a
kjole
dresswhichIhavealreadyadopted,forthereis
en
agreatdifferencebetweenwalkingthe
dækket
deckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
når
whennoexercisepreventsthebloodfrom
faktisk
actuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
har
havenoambitiontolosemy
liv
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
og
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartforthe
sidstnævnte
lattertowninafortnight
eller
orthreeweeks;
andmy
hensigt
intentionistohirea
skib
shipthere,whichcaneasilybedoneby
betale
payingtheinsuranceforthe
ejeren
owner,andtoengageasmanysailorsasI
synes
thinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonot
hensigt
intendtosailuntilthemonthof
Juni
June;
andwhenshallI
vende tilbage
return?
Ah,dearsister,how
kan
canIanswerthisquestion?
Hvis
IfIsucceed,many,manymonths,
måske
perhapsyears,willpassbeforeyou
og
andImaymeet.
IfI
fejler
fail,youwillseeme
igen
againsoon,ornever.
Farewell,my
kære
dear,excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
og
andsaveme,thatI
kan
mayagainandagaintestifymy
taknemmelighed
gratitudeforallyourlove
og
andkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28th
Marts
March,17—.
Howslowlythe
tiden
timepasseshere,encompassedasIamby
frost
frostandsnow!
Yeta
andet
secondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
I
har
havehiredavesselandam
optaget
occupiedincollectingmysailors;
de
thosewhomIhavealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
kan
candependandarecertainly
har
possessedofdauntlesscourage.
ButI
har
haveonewantwhichI
har
haveneveryetbeenableto
tilfredsstille
satisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
nu
nowfeelasamost
alvorlig
severeevil,Ihaveno
ven
friend,Margaret:
whenIam
gløder
glowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,
der
therewillbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;
hvis
ifIamassailedby
skuffelse
disappointment,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
papir
paper,itistrue;
but
at
thatisapoormediumfor
det
thecommunicationoffeeling.
I
ønsker
desirethecompanyofa
mand
manwhocouldsympathisewithme,
hvis
whoseeyeswouldreplyto
mine
mine.
Youmaydeemme
romantisk
romantic,mydearsister,butIbitterlyfeelthe
savner
wantofafriend.
I
har
havenoonenearme,gentle
men
yetcourageous,possessedofa
kultiveret
cultivatedaswellasofacapacious
sind
mind,whosetastesarelikemy
egen
own,toapproveoramendmyplans.
Hvordan
Howwouldsuchafriend
reparere
repairthefaultsofyour
stakkels
poorbrother!
Iamtooardentinexecution
og
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Men
Butitisastill
større
greatereviltomethatIamself-educated:
for
de
thefirstfourteenyearsofmy
liv
lifeIranwildon
en
acommonandreadnothingbutour
Onkel
UncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
Atthat
alder
ageIbecameacquaintedwiththecelebratedpoetsofour
eget
owncountry;
butitwasonly
da
whenithadceasedtobeinmy
magt
powertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfrom
sådan
suchaconvictionthatIperceivedthenecessityof
blive
becomingacquaintedwithmorelanguages
end
thanthatofmynative
hjemland
country.
NowIamtwenty-eight
og
andaminrealitymoreilliterate
end
thanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
sandt
truethatIhavethought
mere
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
mere
moreextendedandmagnificent,butthey
vil
want(asthepainterscallit)
holde
keeping;
andIgreatlyneed
en
afriendwhowouldhave
fornuft
senseenoughnottodespisemeas
romantisk
romantic,andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourto
regulere
regulatemymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
bestemt
certainlyfindnofriendon
det
thewideocean,noreven
her
hereinArchangel,amongmerchants
og
andseamen.
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedto
den
thedrossofhumannature,
slår
beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
My
løjtnant
lieutenant,forinstance,isa
mand
manofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heis
vanvittigt
madlydesirousofglory,or
snarere
rather,towordmyphrase
mere
morecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhis
erhverv
profession.
HeisanEnglishman,
og
andinthemidstof
nationale
nationalandprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,
bevarer
retainssomeofthenoblestendowmentsof
menneskeheden
humanity.
Ifirstbecameacquainted
med
withhimonboarda
hval
whalevessel;
findingthathewasunemployedin
denne
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimto
hjælpe
assistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
person
personofanexcellentdisposition
og
andisremarkableintheshipforhisgentleness
og
andthemildnessofhis
disciplin
discipline.
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-known
integritet
integrityanddauntlesscourage,mademe
meget
verydesiroustoengagehim.
A
ungdom
youthpassedinsolitude,my
bedste
bestyearsspentunderyourgentle
og
andfemininefosterage,hassorefined
den
thegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannot
overvinde
overcomeanintensedistasteto
den
theusualbrutalityexercisedon
bord
boardship:
Ihavenever
troet
believedittobenecessary,
og
andwhenIheardof
en
amarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessof
hjerte
heartandtherespectand
lydighed
obediencepaidtohimbyhis
besætning
crew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarly
heldig
fortunateinbeingableto
sikre
securehisservices.
Iheardofhim
først
firstinratheraromantic
måde
manner,fromaladywho
skylder
owestohimthehappinessofherlife.
Dette
This,briefly,ishisstory.
Nogle
Someyearsagoheloved
en
ayoungRussianladyof
moderat
moderatefortune,andhavingamassed
en
aconsiderablesuminprize-money,the
far
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.
He
så
sawhismistressoncebefore
den
thedestinedceremony;
butshewas
bad
bathedintears,andthrowingherselfathis
fødder
feet,entreatedhimtospareher,
indrømmede
confessingatthesametimethatshe
elskede
lovedanother,butthathewaspoor,
og
andthatherfatherwould
aldrig
neverconsenttotheunion.
My
generøse
generousfriendreassuredthesuppliant,
og
andonbeinginformedof
den
thenameofherlover,instantly
opgav
abandonedhispursuit.
Hehad
allerede
alreadyboughtafarmwithhis
penge
money,onwhichhehaddesignedtopassthe
resten
remainderofhislife;
buthebestowedthe
hele
wholeonhisrival,together
med
withtheremainsofhisprize-moneyto
købe
purchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedthe
unge
youngwoman’sfathertoconsenttoher
ægteskab
marriagewithherlover.
But
den
theoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimself
bundet
boundinhonourtomy
ven
friend,who,whenhefound
den
thefatherinexorable,quittedhis
land
country,norreturneduntilhe
hørte
heardthathisformermistresswas
gift
marriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“Whata
ædel
noblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
men
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisassilentas
en
aTurk,andakindof
uvidende
ignorantcarelessnessattendshim,which,
mens
whileitrendershisconductthe
mere
moreastonishing,detractsfromthe
interesse
interestandsympathywhichotherwisehe
ville
wouldcommand.
Yetdonot
antag
suppose,becauseIcomplaina
lidt
littleorbecauseIcanconceive
en
aconsolationformytoils
som
whichImayneverknow,
at
thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedasfate,
og
andmyvoyageisonly
nu
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershall
tillade
permitmyembarkation.
Thewinter
har
hasbeendreadfullysevere,butthe
foråret
springpromiseswell,anditis
men
consideredasaremarkablyearly
sæson
season,sothatperhapsI
kan
maysailsoonerthanI
forventede
expected.
Ishalldonothingrashly:
you
kender
knowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
og
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomy
omsorg
care.
Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationson
den
thenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
umuligt
impossibletocommunicatetoyou
en
aconceptionofthetrembling
fornemmelse
sensation,halfpleasurableandhalffearful,with
som
whichIampreparingtodepart.
Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandof
tåge
mistandsnow,”butIshall
dræbe
killnoalbatross;
thereforedonotbealarmedformy
sikkerhed
safetyorifIshould
komme
comebacktoyouasworn
og
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
You
vil
willsmileatmyallusion,
men
butIwilldisclosea
hemmelighed
secret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmy
tilknytning
attachmentto,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,the
farlige
dangerousmysteriesofoceantothat
produktion
productionofthemostimaginativeof
moderne
modernpoets.
Thereissomethingat
arbejde
workinmysoulwhichIdonot
forstår
understand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,
en
aworkmantoexecutewith
udholdenhed
perseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthisthereis
en
aloveforthemarvellous,
en
abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedin
alle
allmyprojects,whichhurriesme
ud
outofthecommonpathwaysofmen,
selv
eventothewildsea
og
andunvisitedregionsIamaboutto
udforske
explore.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallI
mødes
meetyouagain,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,
og
andreturnedbythemostsoutherncapeof
Afrika
AfricaorAmerica?
Idarenot
forvente
expectsuchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
se
lookonthereverseofthepicture.
Fortsæt
Continueforthepresentto
skrive
writetomebyeveryopportunity:
I
kan
mayreceiveyourletterson
nogle
someoccasionswhenIneedthem
mest
mosttosupportmyspirits.
I
elsker
loveyouverytenderly.
Rememberme
med
withaffection,shouldyounever
hører
hearfrommeagain.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Juli
July7th,17—.
Mydear
Søster
Sister,.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
sige
saythatIamsafe—and
godt
welladvancedonmyvoyage.
Dette
ThisletterwillreachEnglandby
en
amerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
mere
morefortunatethanI,whomaynot
se
seemynativeland,perhaps,formanyyears.
Iam,
men
however,ingoodspirits:
mymenare
dristige
boldandapparentlyfirmofpurpose,
heller ikke
nordothefloatingsheetsoficethat
hele tiden
continuallypassus,indicatingthedangersofthe
region
regiontowardswhichweareadvancing,
synes
appeartodismaythem.
We
har
havealreadyreachedavery
høj
highlatitude;
butitistheheightofsummer,
og
andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,the
sydlige
southerngales,whichblowusspeedily
mod
towardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardently
ønsker
desiretoattain,breathea
grad
degreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichI
havde
hadnotexpected.
Noincidents
har
havehithertobefallenusthat
ville
wouldmakeafigureina
brev
letter.
Oneortwostiffgales
og
andthespringingofa
lækage
leakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigators
næppe
scarcelyremembertorecord,andIshallbe
godt
wellcontentifnothingworse
sker
happentousduringour
rejse
voyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassured
at
thatformyownsake,aswellas
din
yours,Iwillnotrashly
møde
encounterdanger.
Iwillbecool,persevering,
og
andprudent.
Butsuccessshall
krone
crownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarI
hav
havegone,tracingasecure
vej
wayoverthepathlessseas,
de
theverystarsthemselvesbeing
vidner
witnessesandtestimoniesofmy
triumf
triumph.
Whynotstillproceedover
det
theuntamedyetobedientelement?
What
kan
canstopthedeterminedheart
og
andresolvedwillofman?
Myswelling
hjerte
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Men
ButImustfinish.
Heaven
velsigne
blessmybelovedsister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August
August5th,17—.
Sostrange
et
anaccidenthashappenedtousthatIcannotforbearrecording
det
it,althoughitisvery
sandsynligt
probablethatyouwillseeme
før
beforethesepaperscancomeintoyour
besiddelse
possession.
LastMonday(July31st)wewere
næsten
nearlysurroundedbyice,which
lukkede
closedintheshipon
alle
allsides,scarcelyleavingher
det
thesea-roominwhichshe
flød
floated.
Oursituationwassomewhat
farlig
dangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundby
en
averythickfog.
We
derfor
accordinglylayto,hopingthatsome
forandring
changewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
og
andweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthe
tågen
mistclearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutin
alle
everydirection,vastandirregularplainsof
is
ice,whichseemedtohave
ingen
noend.
Someofmycomrades
stønnede
groaned,andmyownmind
begyndte
begantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
da
whenastrangesightsuddenly
tiltrak
attractedourattentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourown
situation
situation.
Weperceivedalow
vogn
carriage,fixedonasledge
og
anddrawnbydogs,passon
mod
towardsthenorth,atthe
afstand
distanceofhalfamile;
et
abeingwhichhadthe
form
shapeofaman,but
tilsyneladende
apparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledge
og
andguidedthedogs.
We
så
watchedtherapidprogressofthe
rejsende
travellerwithourtelescopesuntilhewas
tabt
lostamongthedistantinequalitiesofthe
isen
ice.
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.
Wewere,aswe
troede
believed,manyhundredmilesfromany
land
land;
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inreality,sodistantaswe
havde
hadsupposed.
Shutin,however,by
is
ice,itwasimpossibleto
følge
followhistrack,whichwe
havde
hadobservedwiththegreatest
opmærksomhed
attention.
Abouttwohoursafter
denne
thisoccurrenceweheardtheground
havet
sea,andbeforenightthe
isen
icebrokeandfreedour
skib
ship.
We,however,laytountilthemorning,
bange
fearingtoencounterinthedarkthose
store
largeloosemasseswhichfloat
omkring
aboutafterthebreakingupofthe
isen
ice.
Iprofitedofthis
tid
timetorestfora
par
fewhours.
Inthemorning,
men
however,assoonasitwas
lys
light,Iwentupondeck
og
andfoundallthesailorsbusyon
ene
onesideofthevessel,
tilsyneladende
apparentlytalkingtosomeoneinthe
havet
sea.
Itwas,infact,asledge,likethatwe
havde
hadseenbefore,whichhaddrifted
mod
towardsusinthenightona
stort
largefragmentofice.
Onlyone
hund
dogremainedalive;
buttherewas
et
ahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswere
overtalte
persuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,as
den
theothertravellerseemedtobe,
en
asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscovered
ø
island,butaEuropean.
WhenIappearedon
dækket
deckthemastersaid,“Hereisour
kaptajn
captain,andhewillnot
tillade
allowyoutoperishon
det
theopensea.”
Onperceivingme,
den
thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,although
med
withaforeignaccent.
“BeforeI
kommer
comeonboardyourvessel,”
sagde
saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmenton
hørte
hearingsuchaquestionaddressedtomefroma
mand
manonthebrinkof
ødelæggelse
destructionandtowhomI
skulle
shouldhavesupposedthatmy
skib
vesselwouldhavebeena
ressource
resourcewhichhewouldnot
have
haveexchangedforthemost
dyrebare
preciouswealththeearthcanafford.
I
svarede
replied,however,thatwewereona
opdagelsesrejse
voyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.
Upon
hørte
hearingthisheappearedsatisfied
og
andconsentedtocomeon
bord
board.
GoodGod!
Margaret,ifyouhadseenthe
manden
manwhothuscapitulatedforhis
sikkerhed
safety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
næsten
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedby
træthed
fatigueandsuffering.
Ineversaw
en
amaninsowretched
en
acondition.
Weattemptedto
bære
carryhimintothecabin,
men
butassoonashe
havde
hadquittedthefreshairhe
besvimede
fainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthim
tilbage
backtothedeckand
genoprettet
restoredhimtoanimationby
gnide
rubbinghimwithbrandyand
tvinge
forcinghimtoswallowa
lille
smallquantity.
Assoonasheshowedsignsof
liv
lifewewrappedhimupinblankets
og
andplacedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreesherecovered
og
andatealittlesoup,
som
whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Twodayspassedin
denne
thismannerbeforehewas
stand
abletospeak,andI
ofte
oftenfearedthathissufferings
havde
haddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Da
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,I
fjernede
removedhimtomyown
kabine
cabinandattendedonhimas
meget
muchasmydutywould
tillade
permit.
Ineversawa
mere
moreinterestingcreature:
hiseyes
har
havegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,
og
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentswhen,
hvis
ifanyoneperformsanactof
venlighed
kindnesstowardshimordoeshimanythe
mest
mosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislighted
op
up,asitwere,witha
stråle
beamofbenevolenceandsweetnessthatI
aldrig
neversawequalled.
Butheis
generelt
generallymelancholyanddespairing,and
nogle gange
sometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asif
utålmodig
impatientoftheweightofwoes
der
thatoppresseshim.
Whenmy
gæst
guestwasalittlerecoveredI
havde
hadgreattroubletokeepoffthemen,
som
whowishedtoaskhimathousandquestions;