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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
You
zult
willrejoicetohearthat
geen
nodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementof
een
anenterprisewhichyouhave
beschouwd
regardedwithsuchevilforebodings.
I
aangekomen
arrivedhereyesterday,andmy
eerste
firsttaskistoassuremy
lieve
dearsisterofmywelfare
en
andincreasingconfidenceinthe
succes
successofmyundertaking.
Iam
al
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,
en
andasIwalkin
de
thestreetsofPetersburgh,I
voel
feelacoldnorthernbreeze
spelen
playuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerves
en
andfillsmewithdelight.
Doyou
begrijp
understandthisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,whichhas
gereisd
travelledfromtheregionstowardswhichIamadvancing,
geeft
givesmeaforetasteofthose
ijzige
icyclimes.
Inspiritedbythis
wind
windofpromise,mydaydreams
worden
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
probeer
tryinvaintobe
overtuigd
persuadedthatthepoleis
de
theseatoffrostanddesolation;
itever
presenteert
presentsitselftomyimaginationastheregionof
schoonheid
beautyanddelight.
There,Margaret,the
zon
sunisforevervisible,its
brede
broaddiskjustskirtingthe
horizon
horizonanddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—for
met
withyourleave,mysister,I
zal
willputsometrustinprecedingnavigators—there
sneeuw
snowandfrostarebanished;
en
and,sailingoveracalm
zee
sea,wemaybewaftedto
een
alandsurpassinginwonders
en
andinbeautyeveryregionhitherto
ontdekt
discoveredonthehabitableglobe.
Itsproductions
en
andfeaturesmaybewithout
voorbeeld
example,asthephenomenaof
de
theheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyarein
die
thoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
Whatmaynotbe
verwachten
expectedinacountryof
eeuwig
eternallight?
Imaythere
ontdek
discoverthewondrouspowerwhichattracts
de
theneedleandmayregulatea
duizend
thousandcelestialobservationsthatrequire
alleen
onlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardent
nieuwsgierigheid
curiositywiththesightof
een
apartoftheworldneverbefore
bezocht
visited,andmaytreada
land
landneverbeforeimprintedbythe
voet
footofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
en
andtheyaresufficienttoconquer
alle
allfearofdangeror
dood
deathandtoinducemeto
beginnen
commencethislaboriousvoyagewith
de
thejoyachildfeels
wanneer
whenheembarksina
kleine
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativeriver.
Maar
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannot
betwisten
contesttheinestimablebenefitwhichIshallconferon
al
allmankind,tothelast
generatie
generation,bydiscoveringapassagenearthe
pool
poletothosecountries,to
bereiken
reachwhichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;
of
orbyascertainingthesecretofthe
magneet
magnet,which,ifatall
mogelijk
possible,canonlybeeffectedby
een
anundertakingsuchasmine.
Thesereflections
hebben
havedispelledtheagitationwithwhichI
begon
beganmyletter,andI
voel
feelmyheartglowwithan
enthousiasme
enthusiasmwhichelevatesmeto
hemel
heaven,fornothingcontributesso
veel
muchtotranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—a
punt
pointonwhichthesoul
kan
mayfixitsintellectualeye.
Deze
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthe
favoriete
favouritedreamofmyearlyyears.
I
heb
havereadwithardourtheaccountsofthe
verschillende
variousvoyageswhichhavebeen
gemaakt
madeintheprospectofarrivingatthe
Noordelijke
NorthPacificOceanthroughtheseas
die
whichsurroundthepole.
Youmayrememberthat
een
ahistoryofallthevoyages
gemaakt
madeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposed
de
thewholeofourgood
Oom
UncleThomas’library.
Myeducationwas
verwaarloosd
neglected,yetIwaspassionately
dol
fondofreading.
Thesevolumesweremy
bestudeerde
studydayandnight,andmyfamiliarity
met
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichI
had
hadfelt,asachild,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunction
had
hadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkin
een
aseafaringlife.
Thesevisions
vervaagden
fadedwhenIperused,forthe
eerst
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmy
ziel
soulandlifteditto
hemel
heaven.
Ialsobecamea
dichter
poetandforoneyear
woonde
livedinaparadiseofmy
eigen
owncreation;
IimaginedthatI
ook
alsomightobtainanichein
de
thetemplewherethenamesofHomer
en
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
goed
wellacquaintedwithmyfailure
en
andhowheavilyIbore
de
thedisappointment.
Butjustat
dat
thattimeIinheritedthe
fortuin
fortuneofmycousin,andmythoughtswereturnedinto
het
thechanneloftheirearlier
gebogen
bent.
Sixyearshavepassed
sinds
sinceIresolvedonmy
huidige
presentundertaking.
Ican,evennow,
herinneren
rememberthehourfromwhichI
gewijd
dedicatedmyselftothisgreat
onderneming
enterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
lichaam
bodytohardship.
Iaccompanied
de
thewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionsto
de
theNorthSea;
Ivoluntarily
verdragen
enduredcold,famine,thirst,andwantofsleep;
I
vaak
oftenworkedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringtheday
en
anddevotedmynightstothe
studie
studyofmathematics,thetheoryof
geneeskunde
medicine,andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhich
een
anavaladventurermightderivethe
grootste
greatestpracticaladvantage.
TwiceIactually
huurde
hiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
en
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
moet
mustownIfelta
beetje
littleproudwhenmycaptainofferedmethe
tweede
seconddignityinthevessel
en
andentreatedmetoremain
met
withthegreatestearnestness,so
waardevol
valuabledidheconsidermyservices.
En
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInot
verdien
deservetoaccomplishsomegreat
doel
purpose?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedin
gemak
easeandluxury,butIpreferred
glorie
glorytoeveryenticementthat
rijkdom
wealthplacedinmypath.
Oh,
dat
thatsomeencouragingvoicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!
My
moed
courageandmyresolutionisfirm;
maar
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsare
vaak
oftendepressed.
Iamabouttoproceedon
een
alonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhich
zullen
willdemandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
alleen
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,
maar
butsometimestosustainmy
eigen
own,whentheirsarefailing.
Dit
Thisisthemostfavourable
periode
periodfortravellinginRussia.
They
vliegen
flyquicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
de
themotionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,
veel
farmoreagreeablethanthatof
een
anEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnotexcessive,ifyouare
gewikkeld
wrappedinfurs—adresswhichI
heb
havealreadyadopted,forthereis
een
agreatdifferencebetweenwalkingthe
dek
deckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,when
geen
noexercisepreventsthebloodfrom
daadwerkelijk
actuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
heb
havenoambitiontolosemy
leven
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
en
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartfor
de
thelattertownina
twee weken
fortnightorthreeweeks;
andmy
bedoeling
intentionistohirea
schip
shipthere,whichcaneasilybe
gedaan
donebypayingtheinsurancefor
de
theowner,andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthink
nodig
necessaryamongthosewhoare
gewend
accustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonot
plan
intendtosailuntilthe
maand
monthofJune;
andwhenshallI
terugkeren
return?
Ah,dearsister,how
kan
canIanswerthisquestion?
Als
IfIsucceed,many,manymonths,
misschien
perhapsyears,willpassbeforeyou
en
andImaymeet.
IfI
misluk
fail,youwillseeme
weer
againsoon,ornever.
Farewell,my
lieve
dear,excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdown
zegeningen
blessingsonyou,andsave
mij
me,thatImayagain
en
andagaintestifymygratitudefor
al
allyourloveandkindness.
Brief
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28th
Maart
March,17—.
Howslowlythe
tijd
timepasseshere,encompassedasIamby
vorst
frostandsnow!
Yeta
tweede
secondstepistakentowardsmy
onderneming
enterprise.
Ihavehireda
schip
vesselandamoccupiedin
verzamelen
collectingmysailors;
thosewhomI
heb
havealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
kan
candependandarecertainly
bezitten
possessedofdauntlesscourage.
ButI
heb
haveonewantwhichI
heb
haveneveryetbeenableto
bevredigen
satisfy,andtheabsenceofthe
object
objectofwhichInow
voel
feelasamostsevere
kwaad
evil,Ihavenofriend,Margaret:
als
whenIamglowingwith
het
theenthusiasmofsuccess,there
zal
willbenonetoparticipatemy
vreugde
joy;
ifIamassailedby
teleurstelling
disappointment,noonewillendeavourto
ondersteunen
sustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
papier
paper,itistrue;
but
dat
thatisapoormediumfor
de
thecommunicationoffeeling.
I
verlang
desirethecompanyofa
man
manwhocouldsympathisewith
mij
me,whoseeyeswouldreplyto
de mijne
mine.
Youmaydeemme
romantisch
romantic,mydearsister,butIbitterly
voel
feelthewantofa
vriend
friend.
Ihavenoone
buurt
nearme,gentleyetcourageous,
bezit
possessedofacultivatedas
goed
wellasofacapacious
geest
mind,whosetastesarelikemyown,to
goed te keuren
approveoramendmyplans.
Hoe
Howwouldsuchafriend
herstellen
repairthefaultsofyour
arme
poorbrother!
Iamtooardentin
uitvoering
executionandtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Maar
Butitisastill
groter
greatereviltomethatIamself-educated:
for
de
thefirstfourteenyearsofmy
leven
lifeIranwildon
een
acommonandreadnothingbutour
Oom
UncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
At
die
thatageIbecameacquainted
met
withthecelebratedpoetsofour
eigen
owncountry;
butitwasonly
toen
whenithadceasedtobeinmy
macht
powertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsucha
overtuiging
convictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquainted
met
withmorelanguagesthanthatofmynativecountry.
Nu
NowIamtwenty-eightandamin
werkelijkheid
realitymoreilliteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
waar
truethatIhavethought
meer
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
meer
moreextendedandmagnificent,butthey
willen
want(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
en
andIgreatlyneeda
vriend
friendwhowouldhavesense
genoeg
enoughnottodespisemeas
romantisch
romantic,andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourto
reguleren
regulatemymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
zeker
certainlyfindnofriendon
de
thewideocean,noreven
hier
hereinArchangel,amongmerchants
en
andseamen.
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedtothedrossof
menselijke
humannature,beateveninthese
ruige
ruggedbosoms.
Mylieutenant,forinstance,is
een
amanofwonderfulcourage
en
andenterprise;
heismadlydesirousofglory,
of
orrather,towordmyphrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhis
beroep
profession.
HeisanEnglishman,
en
andinthemidstof
nationale
nationalandprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,
behoudt
retainssomeofthenoblestendowmentsof
mensheid
humanity.
Ifirstbecameacquaintedwithhimon
boord
boardawhalevessel;
finding
dat
thathewasunemployedin
deze
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimto
helpen
assistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
persoon
personofanexcellentdisposition
en
andisremarkableinthe
schip
shipforhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhis
discipline
discipline.
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-known
integriteit
integrityanddauntlesscourage,mademe
erg
verydesiroustoengagehim.
A
jeugd
youthpassedinsolitude,my
beste
bestyearsspentunderyour
zachte
gentleandfemininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacter
dat
thatIcannotovercomean
intense
intensedistastetotheusualbrutality
uitgeoefend
exercisedonboardship:
I
heb
haveneverbelievedittobe
nodig
necessary,andwhenIheardof
een
amarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessof
hart
heartandtherespectand
gehoorzaamheid
obediencepaidtohimbyhis
bemanning
crew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarly
gelukkig
fortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.
I
hoorde
heardofhimfirstin
nogal
ratheraromanticmanner,from
een
aladywhoowestohim
het
thehappinessofherlife.
Dit
This,briefly,ishisstory.
Enkele
Someyearsagoheloved
een
ayoungRussianladyof
matig
moderatefortune,andhavingamassed
een
aconsiderablesuminprize-money,the
vader
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.
He
zag
sawhismistressoncebefore
de
thedestinedceremony;
butshewasbathedintears,
en
andthrowingherselfathis
voeten
feet,entreatedhimtospare
haar
her,confessingatthesametime
dat
thatshelovedanother,but
dat
thathewaspoor,and
dat
thatherfatherwouldneverconsentto
de
theunion.
Mygenerousfriendreassured
de
thesuppliant,andonbeinginformedof
de
thenameofherlover,
onmiddellijk
instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
He
had
hadalreadyboughtafarm
met
withhismoney,onwhichhe
had
haddesignedtopassthe
rest
remainderofhislife;
buthebestowedthe
geheel
wholeonhisrival,together
met
withtheremainsofhisprize-moneyto
kopen
purchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedthe
jonge
youngwoman’sfathertoconsenttoher
huwelijk
marriagewithherlover.
But
de
theoldmandecidedlyrefused,
dacht
thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomy
vriend
friend,who,whenhefound
de
thefatherinexorable,quittedhis
land
country,norreturneduntilhe
hoorde
heardthathisformermistresswas
getrouwd
marriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“What
een
anoblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
maar
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisas
stil
silentasaTurk,and
een
akindofignorantcarelessnessattends
hem
him,which,whileitrendershis
gedrag
conductthemoreastonishing,detractsfromtheinterest
en
andsympathywhichotherwisehe
zou
wouldcommand.
Yetdonot
veronderstel
suppose,becauseIcomplaina
beetje
littleorbecauseIcan
bedenken
conceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichImay
nooit
neverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedas
lot
fate,andmyvoyageisonly
nu
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershallpermitmyembarkation.
The
winter
winterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
maar
butthespringpromiseswell,
en
anditisconsideredas
een
aremarkablyearlyseason,sothat
misschien
perhapsImaysailsooner
dan
thanIexpected.
Ishall
doen
donothingrashly:
youknowme
genoeg
sufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
en
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannot
beschrijven
describetoyoumysensationson
het
thenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
onmogelijk
impossibletocommunicatetoyou
een
aconceptionofthetrembling
gevoel
sensation,halfpleasurableandhalffearful,withwhichIam
voorbereid
preparingtodepart.
Iam
ga
goingtounexploredregions,to“the
land
landofmistandsnow,”
maar
butIshallkillnoalbatross;
daarom
thereforedonotbealarmedformy
veiligheid
safetyorifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
en
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
You
zal
willsmileatmyallusion,
maar
butIwilldisclosea
geheim
secret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmy
gehechtheid
attachmentto,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,
de
thedangerousmysteriesofoceanto
die
thatproductionofthemostimaginativeof
moderne
modernpoets.
Thereissomethingat
werk
workinmysoulwhichIdonot
begrijp
understand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,
een
aworkmantoexecutewith
volharding
perseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthis
er
thereisaloveforthemarvellous,
een
abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedin
al
allmyprojects,whichhurriesme
uit
outofthecommonpathwaysofmen,
zelfs
eventothewildsea
en
andunvisitedregionsIamaboutto
verkennen
explore.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallI
ontmoeten
meetyouagain,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,
en
andreturnedbythemostsouthern
kaap
capeofAfricaorAmerica?
I
durf
darenotexpectsuchsuccess,
maar
yetIcannotbearto
kijken
lookonthereverseofthe
beeld
picture.
Continueforthepresentto
schrijven
writetomebyevery
gelegenheid
opportunity:
Imayreceiveyourletterson
sommige
someoccasionswhenIneedthem
meest
mosttosupportmyspirits.
I
hou
loveyouverytenderly.
Rememberme
met
withaffection,shouldyounever
hoort
hearfrommeagain.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Juli
July7th,17—.
Mydear
Zuster
Sister,.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
zeggen
saythatIamsafe—and
goed
welladvancedonmyvoyage.
Deze
ThisletterwillreachEnglandby
een
amerchantmannowonitshomeward
reis
voyagefromArchangel;
morefortunate
dan
thanI,whomaynot
zien
seemynativeland,perhaps,for
vele
manyyears.
Iam,however,in
goede
goodspirits:
mymenarebold
en
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordo
de
thefloatingsheetsoficethat
voortdurend
continuallypassus,indicatingthedangersof
de
theregiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismay
hen
them.
Wehavealreadyreached
een
averyhighlatitude;
butitisthe
hoogte
heightofsummer,andalthoughnotso
warm
warmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,which
blazen
blowusspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardently
wens
desiretoattain,breathea
mate
degreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichI
had
hadnotexpected.
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenus
die
thatwouldmakeafigurein
een
aletter.
Oneortwostiffgales
en
andthespringingofa
lek
leakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigators
nauwelijks
scarcelyremembertorecord,andIshallbe
goed
wellcontentifnothingworse
gebeurt
happentousduringour
reis
voyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Be
verzekerd
assuredthatformyown
bestwil
sake,aswellasyours,I
zal
willnotrashlyencounterdanger.
I
zal
willbecool,persevering,and
voorzichtig
prudent.
Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarIhave
gegaan
gone,tracingasecureway
over
overthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
en
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Waarom
Whynotstillproceedover
het
theuntamedyetobedientelement?
What
kan
canstopthedeterminedheart
en
andresolvedwillofman?
Myswelling
hart
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Maar
ButImustfinish.
Heavenblessmybeloved
zus
sister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Augustus
August5th,17—.
Sostrangean
ongeluk
accidenthashappenedtous
dat
thatIcannotforbearrecording
het
it,althoughitisvery
waarschijnlijk
probablethatyouwillseeme
voordat
beforethesepaperscancomeintoyour
bezit
possession.
LastMonday(July31st)wewere
bijna
nearlysurroundedbyice,whichclosedinthe
schip
shiponallsides,scarcely
liet
leavingherthesea-roomin
waarin
whichshefloated.
Oursituationwassomewhat
gevaarlijk
dangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundby
een
averythickfog.
Weaccordingly
lagen
layto,hopingthatsome
verandering
changewouldtakeplaceinthe
atmosfeer
atmosphereandweather.
Abouttwoo’clock
de
themistclearedaway,andwe
zagen
beheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,
uitgestrekte
vastandirregularplainsofice,
die
whichseemedtohaveno
einde
end.
Someofmycomradesgroaned,
en
andmyownmindbegantogrowwatchful
met
withanxiousthoughts,whena
vreemd
strangesightsuddenlyattractedour
aandacht
attentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromour
eigen
ownsituation.
Weperceiveda
lage
lowcarriage,fixedonasledge
en
anddrawnbydogs,passon
naar
towardsthenorth,atthedistanceof
halve
halfamile;
abeingwhich
had
hadtheshapeofa
man
man,butapparentlyofgigantic
gestalte
stature,satinthesledge
en
andguidedthedogs.
We
keken
watchedtherapidprogressofthe
reiziger
travellerwithourtelescopesuntilhewaslost
tussen
amongthedistantinequalitiesofthe
ijs
ice.
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualified
verwondering
wonder.
Wewere,aswebelieved,
vele
manyhundredmilesfromany
land
land;
butthisapparitionseemedtodenote
dat
thatitwasnot,in
werkelijkheid
reality,sodistantaswe
hadden
hadsupposed.
Shutin,however,by
ijs
ice,itwasimpossibleto
volgen
followhistrack,whichwe
hadden
hadobservedwiththegreatest
aandacht
attention.
Abouttwohoursafter
deze
thisoccurrenceweheardtheground
zee
sea,andbeforenightthe
ijs
icebrokeandfreedour
schip
ship.
We,however,laytountilthe
ochtend
morning,fearingtoencounterinthe
donker
darkthoselargeloosemasseswhichfloatabout
na
afterthebreakingupofthe
ijs
ice.
Iprofitedofthis
tijd
timetorestfora
paar
fewhours.
Inthemorning,
echter
however,assoonasitwas
licht
light,Iwentupondeck
en
andfoundallthesailors
bezig
busyononesideofthe
schip
vessel,apparentlytalkingtosomeoneinthe
zee
sea.
Itwas,infact,
een
asledge,likethatwe
hadden
hadseenbefore,whichhad
gedreven
driftedtowardsusinthe
nacht
nightonalargefragmentof
ijs
ice.
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
maar
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswere
overtuigden
persuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,as
de
theothertravellerseemedtobe,
een
asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscovered
eiland
island,butaEuropean.
WhenI
verscheen
appearedondeckthemaster
zei
said,“Hereisourcaptain,
en
andhewillnotallowyoutoperishonthe
open
opensea.”
Onperceivingme,the
vreemdeling
strangeraddressedmeinEnglish,although
met
withaforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeon
boord
boardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmenton
hoorde
hearingsuchaquestionaddressedtomefrom
een
amanonthebrinkofdestruction
en
andtowhomIshould
hebben
havesupposedthatmyvessel
zou
wouldhavebeenaresourcewhichhe
zou
wouldnothaveexchangedfor
de
themostpreciouswealththe
aarde
earthcanafford.
Ireplied,
echter
however,thatwewereon
een
avoyageofdiscoverytowards
de
thenorthernpole.
Uponhearing
dit
thisheappearedsatisfiedand
stemde
consentedtocomeonboard.
Good
God
God!
Margaret,ifyouhad
gezien
seenthemanwhothuscapitulatedforhis
veiligheid
safety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
bijna
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedby
vermoeidheid
fatigueandsuffering.
Inever
gezien
sawamaninso
ellendige
wretchedacondition.
Weattemptedto
dragen
carryhimintothecabin,
maar
butassoonashe
had
hadquittedthefreshairhefainted.
Weaccordingly
brachten
broughthimbacktothe
dek
deckandrestoredhimtoanimationby
wrijven
rubbinghimwithbrandyand
dwingen
forcinghimtoswallowa
kleine
smallquantity.
Assoonasheshowedsignsof
leven
lifewewrappedhimupinblankets
en
andplacedhimnearthe
schoorsteen
chimneyofthekitchenstove.
By
langzaam
slowdegreesherecoveredand
at
atealittlesoup,whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Twee
Twodayspassedinthis
manier
mannerbeforehewasableto
spreken
speak,andIoftenfeared
dat
thathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomy
eigen
owncabinandattendedonhimasmuchasmy
plicht
dutywouldpermit.
Inever
gezien
sawamoreinterestingcreature:
hiseyeshave
algemeen
generallyanexpressionofwildness,
en
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentswhen,if
iemand
anyoneperformsanactof
vriendelijkheid
kindnesstowardshimordoeshimanythe
meest
mosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,
met
withabeamofbenevolence
en
andsweetnessthatInever
gezien
sawequalled.
Butheis
algemeen
generallymelancholyanddespairing,and
soms
sometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asif
ongeduldig
impatientoftheweightofwoes
die
thatoppresseshim.
Whenmy
gast
guestwasalittlerecoveredI
had
hadgreattroubletokeep
af
offthemen,whowishedto
vragen
askhimathousandquestions;