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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwillrejoicetohearthatnodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyouhaveregardedwith
niin
suchevilforebodings.
Iarrived
tänne
hereyesterday,andmyfirsttaskistoassuremydearsisterofmywelfareandincreasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
jo
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,andasI
kävelen
walkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,I
tunnen
feelacoldnorthernbreezeplayuponmycheeks,
joka
whichbracesmynervesandfillsmewithdelight.
Doyouunderstand
tämän
thisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregionstowards
joka
whichIamadvancing,givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedby
tämän
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
tulee
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
yritän
tryinvaintobepersuaded
että
thatthepoleistheseatoffrostanddesolation;
iteverpresentsitselftomyimaginationastheregionofbeautyanddelight.
There,Margaret,thesunisforevervisible,itsbroaddisk
vain
justskirtingthehorizonanddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—forwithyourleave,mysister,Iwillputsome
luotan
trustinprecedingnavigators—theresnow
ja
andfrostarebanished;
and,sailing
yli
overacalmsea,we
saatamme
maybewaftedtoalandsurpassinginwonders
ja
andinbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe.
Itsproductionsandfeatures
saattavat
maybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
voi
maynotbeexpectedina
maassa
countryofeternallight?
I
voi
maytherediscoverthewondrouspowerwhichattractstheneedle
ja
andmayregulateathousandcelestialobservationsthatrequire
vain
onlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardentcuriositywiththesightofa
osan
partoftheworldnever
ennen
beforevisited,andmaytreadaland
koskaan
neverbeforeimprintedbythefootofman.
Nämä
Thesearemyenticements,andtheyaresufficienttoconquerallfearofdanger
tai
ordeathandtoinducemetocommence
tämän
thislaboriousvoyagewiththejoya
lapsi
childfeelswhenheembarksinalittleboat,
kanssa
withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativeriver.
Mutta
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannotcontest
sitä
theinestimablebenefitwhichIshallconferon
kaikki
allmankind,tothelastgeneration,bydiscoveringapassagenear
sitä
thepoletothosecountries,toreachwhichatpresentso
monta
manymonthsarerequisite;
orbyascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,which,
jos
ifatallpossible,can
vain
onlybeeffectedbyanundertakingsuchas
minun
mine.
Thesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitationwith
joka
whichIbeganmyletter,
ja
andIfeelmyheartglowwithanenthusiasm
joka
whichelevatesmetoheaven,for
mikään
nothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—apointon
joka
whichthesoulmayfixitsintellectualeye.
Tämä
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthefavouritedreamofmyearlyyears.
I
on
havereadwithardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyageswhich
on
havebeenmadeintheprospectofarrivingattheNorthPacificOcean
kautta
throughtheseaswhichsurroundthepole.
Youmay
muistatte
rememberthatahistoryofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthewholeofour
hyvä
goodUncleThomas’library.
Myeducationwasneglected,
mutta
yetIwaspassionatelyfondofreading.
Nämä
Thesevolumesweremystudyday
ja
andnight,andmyfamiliaritywiththemincreased
että
thatregretwhichIhad
tuntenut
felt,asachild,onlearning
että
thatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkinaseafaringlife.
Nämä
ThesevisionsfadedwhenIperused,forthefirst
kertaa
time,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmysoul
ja
andliftedittoheaven.
I
myös
alsobecameapoetandforone
vuoden
yearlivedinaparadiseofmyowncreation;
Iimagined
että
thatIalsomightobtainanicheinthetemple
jossa
wherethenamesofHomerandShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
hyvin
wellacquaintedwithmyfailure
ja
andhowheavilyIborethedisappointment.
Mutta
ButjustatthattimeIinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,andmythoughtswereturnedintothechanneloftheirearlierbent.
Kuusi
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
Ican,evennow,
muistan
rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmybodytohardship.
Iaccompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstotheNorthSea;
Ivoluntarilyenduredcold,famine,thirst,andwantofsleep;
Ioften
työskentelin
workedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringthedayanddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhich
a
anavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpracticaladvantage.
TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
ja
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
täytyy
mustownIfeltalittleproud
kun
whenmycaptainofferedmethe
toisen
seconddignityinthevessel
ja
andentreatedmetoremainwiththegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.
Ja
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInotdeservetoaccomplishsomegreatpurpose?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
ja
andluxury,butIpreferredglorytoeveryenticementthatwealthplacedinmypath.
Oh,thatsomeencouragingvoicewould
vastaisi
answerintheaffirmative!
Mycourage
ja
andmyresolutionisfirm;
mutta
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsareoftendepressed.
Iamabouttoproceedonalonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichwilldemandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
vain
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,but
joskus
sometimestosustainmyown,
kun
whentheirsarefailing.
ThisisthemostfavourableperiodfortravellinginRussia.
Theyflyquickly
yli
overthesnowintheirsledges;
themotionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,
paljon
farmoreagreeablethanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnotexcessive,
jos
ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichIhave
jo
alreadyadopted,forthereisa
suuri
greatdifferencebetweenwalkingthedeck
ja
andremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
kun
whennoexercisepreventsthe
verta
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
ole
havenoambitiontolosemylifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
ja
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartforthelattertowninafortnight
tai
orthreeweeks;
andmyintentionistohireashipthere,which
voidaan
caneasilybedoneby
maksamalla
payingtheinsurancefortheowner,
ja
andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
IdonotintendtosailuntilthemonthofJune;
ja
andwhenshallIreturn?
Ah,
rakas
dearsister,howcanI
vastata
answerthisquestion?
IfIsucceed,
monta
many,manymonths,perhapsyears,willpassbeforeyou
ja
andImaymeet.
IfIfail,youwill
näet
seemeagainsoon,or
koskaan
never.
Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
ja
andsaveme,thatI
voin
mayagainandagaintestifymygratitudeforallyourlove
ja
andkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
Kuinka
Howslowlythetimepasses
täällä
here,encompassedasIambyfrost
ja
andsnow!
Yetasecondstepis
otettu
takentowardsmyenterprise.
I
olen
havehiredavesselandamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;
ne
thosewhomIhavealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
voin
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesscourage.
ButI
on
haveonewantwhichI
on
haveneveryetbeenabletosatisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
nyt
nowfeelasamostsevereevil,I
on
havenofriend,Margaret:
whenIamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,therewillbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;
jos
ifIamassailedbydisappointment,
ei
noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtstopaper,itis
totta
true;
butthatisa
huono
poormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.
Idesirethecompanyofa
miehen
manwhocouldsympathisewith
minua
me,whoseeyeswouldreplytomine.
You
saatat
maydeemmeromantic,my
rakas
dearsister,butIbitterly
tunnen
feelthewantofafriend.
Ihavenoonenearme,gentleyetcourageous,possessedof
a
acultivatedaswellasof
a
acapaciousmind,whosetastesarelikemyown,toapprove
tai
oramendmyplans.
Howwouldsucha
ystävä
friendrepairthefaultsofyourpoorbrother!
Iam
liian
tooardentinexecutionand
liian
tooimpatientofdifficulties.
Butitisastillgreatereviltome
että
thatIamself-educated:
forthefirstfourteenyearsofmylifeIranwildonacommonand
lukenut
readnothingbutourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
AtthatageIbecameacquaintedwiththecelebratedpoetsofourowncountry;
mutta
butitwasonlywhenithadceasedtobeinmypowertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsuchaconvictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedwithmorelanguages
kuin
thanthatofmynativecountry.
Nyt
NowIamtwenty-eightandaminrealitymoreilliterate
kuin
thanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
totta
truethatIhavethought
enemmän
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
enemmän
moreextendedandmagnificent,butthey
haluavat
want(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
ja
andIgreatlyneedafriendwhowouldhavesense
tarpeeksi
enoughnottodespisemeasromantic,
ja
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoregulatemymind.
Well,
nämä
theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishallcertainly
löydä
findnofriendonthewideocean,nor
edes
evenhereinArchangel,amongmerchants
ja
andseamen.
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedtothedrossofhumannature,
lyövät
beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
Mylieutenant,forinstance,isamanofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heismadlydesirousofglory,
tai
orrather,towordmyphrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.
HeisanEnglishman,andinthemidstofnationalandprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retains
joitakin
someofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.
Ifirstbecameacquaintedwithhimonboardawhalevessel;
findingthathewasunemployedinthiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
henkilö
personofanexcellentdispositionandisremarkableintheshipforhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhisdiscipline.
Tämä
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegrity
ja
anddauntlesscourage,mademe
hyvin
verydesiroustoengagehim.
Ayouthpassedinsolitude,my
parhaat
bestyearsspentunderyourgentleandfemininefosterage,
on
hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannotovercomeanintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:
Ihave
koskaan
neverbelievedittobenecessary,and
kun
whenIheardofamarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofheartandtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhiscrew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.
I
kuulin
heardofhimfirstinratheraromanticmanner,fromalady
joka
whoowestohimthehappinessofherlife.
Tämä
This,briefly,ishisstory.
Someyears
sitten
agohelovedayoungRussianladyofmoderatefortune,and
oli
havingamassedaconsiderablesuminprize-money,the
isä
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.
He
näki
sawhismistressoncebeforethedestinedceremony;
mutta
butshewasbathedintears,
ja
andthrowingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimtospareher,confessingatthe
samalla
sametimethatshelovedanother,
mutta
butthathewaspoor,
ja
andthatherfatherwould
koskaan
neverconsenttotheunion.
Mygenerousfriendreassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedofthe
nimi
nameofherlover,instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
He
oli
hadalreadyboughtafarmwithhismoney,onwhichhe
oli
haddesignedtopasstheremainderofhislife;
mutta
buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,together
kanssa
withtheremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedtheyoungwoman’sfathertoconsenttohermarriage
kanssa
withherlover.
Butthe
vanha
oldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomyfriend,
joka
who,whenhefoundthe
isä
fatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,nor
palannut
returneduntilheheardthathisformermistresswasmarriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“Whatanoblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
mutta
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisassilentasaTurk,andakindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,
joka
which,whileitrendershisconductthemoreastonishing,detractsfromtheinterestandsympathy
joka
whichotherwisehewouldcommand.
Mutta
Yetdonotsuppose,becauseIcomplaina
vähän
littleorbecauseIcanconceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichI
voin
mayneverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Ne
Thoseareasfixedasfate,
ja
andmyvoyageisonly
nyt
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershallpermitmyembarkation.
Thewinterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
mutta
butthespringpromiseswell,
ja
anditisconsideredasaremarkablyearlyseason,so
että
thatperhapsImaysailsoonerthanIexpected.
Ishall
tee
donothingrashly:
youknowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudenceandconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationsonthenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itisimpossibletocommunicatetoyouaconceptionofthetremblingsensation,halfpleasurableandhalffearful,
kanssa
withwhichIampreparingtodepart.
Iam
menen
goingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmistandsnow,”
mutta
butIshallkillnoalbatross;
thereforedonotbealarmedformysafetyor
jos
ifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
ja
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
Youwillsmileatmyallusion,
mutta
butIwilldiscloseasecret.
I
on
haveoftenattributedmyattachmentto,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceanto
että
thatproductionofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Thereissomethingat
toimii
workinmysoulwhichIdonot
ymmärrä
understand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecutewithperseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthisthereisaloveforthemarvellous,abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,eventothewildseaandunvisitedregionsIamabouttoexplore.
Mutta
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallI
tapaamaan
meetyouagain,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,and
palannut
returnedbythemostsoutherncapeofAfrica
tai
orAmerica?
Idarenotexpectsuchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
katsoa
lookonthereverseofthepicture.
Continueforthepresentto
kirjoittamista
writetomebyeveryopportunity:
I
saatan
mayreceiveyourlettersonsomeoccasions
kun
whenIneedthemmosttosupportmyspirits.
I
rakastan
loveyouverytenderly.
Remembermewithaffection,shouldyou
koskaan
neverhearfrommeagain.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
July7th,17—.
My
rakas
dearSister,.
Iwritea
muutaman
fewlinesinhastetosay
että
thatIamsafe—andwelladvancedonmyvoyage.
Tämä
ThisletterwillreachEnglandbyamerchantman
nyt
nowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
morefortunate
kuin
thanI,whomaynot
näe
seemynativeland,perhaps,formanyyears.
Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenareboldandapparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordothefloatingsheetsoficethatcontinuallypassus,indicatingthedangersoftheregiontowards
jotka
whichweareadvancing,appeartodismaythem.
We
olemme
havealreadyreachedaveryhighlatitude;
mutta
butitistheheightofsummer,andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,whichblowusspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesiretoattain,breatheadegreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichIhadnotexpected.
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenusthatwouldmakeafigureinaletter.
Yksi
Oneortwostiffgalesandthespringingofaleakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcely
muistavat
remembertorecord,andIshallbe
hyvin
wellcontentifnothingworse
tapahdu
happentousduringourvoyage.
Adieu,my
rakas
dearMargaret.
Beassuredthatformy
omien
ownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounterdanger.
Iwillbe
viileä
cool,persevering,andprudent.
Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
Thus
pitkälle
farIhavegone,tracingasecureway
yli
overthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnessesandtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Miksi
Whynotstillproceedover
sitä
theuntamedyetobedientelement?
What
voi
canstopthedeterminedheartandresolved
tahdon
willofman?
Myswellingheartinvoluntarilypoursitself
ulos
outthus.
ButImustfinish.
Heavenblessmybelovedsister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August5th,17—.
Sostrangeanaccidenthashappenedtous
että
thatIcannotforbearrecording
sitä
it,althoughitisveryprobable
että
thatyouwillseemebefore
nämä
thesepaperscancomeintoyourpossession.
Viime
LastMonday(July31st)wewerenearlysurroundedbyice,
joka
whichclosedintheshiponallsides,scarcely
jätti
leavingherthesea-roomin
joka
whichshefloated.
Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbya
hyvin
verythickfog.
Weaccordinglylayto,
toivoen
hopingthatsomechangewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
ja
andweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthemistclearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,vastandirregularplainsofice,whichseemedtohave
ei
noend.
Someofmycomradesgroaned,andmyownmindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
kun
whenastrangesightsuddenlyattractedourattentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourownsituation.
Weperceivedalowcarriage,fixedonasledgeanddrawnbydogs,passontowardsthenorth,atthedistanceofhalfamile;
abeingwhich
oli
hadtheshapeofaman,
mutta
butapparentlyofgiganticstature,
istui
satinthesledgeandguidedthedogs.
Wewatchedtherapidprogressofthetravellerwithourtelescopes
kunnes
untilhewaslostamongthedistantinequalitiesoftheice.
Tämä
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.
Wewere,aswe
uskoimme
believed,manyhundredmilesfromanyland;
mutta
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inreality,sodistantaswehadsupposed.
Sulkenut
Shutin,however,byice,itwasimpossibletofollowhistrack,whichwehadobservedwiththegreatestattention.
Noin
Abouttwohoursafterthisoccurrencewe
kuulimme
heardthegroundsea,and
ennen
beforenighttheicebroke
ja
andfreedourship.
We,however,laytountilthemorning,fearingtoencounterinthedark
ne
thoselargeloosemasseswhichfloatabout
jälkeen
afterthebreakingupoftheice.
Iprofitedof
tätä
thistimetorestfora
muutaman
fewhours.
Inthemorning,however,assoonasitwaslight,I
menin
wentupondeckandfound
kaikki
allthesailorsbusyonone
puolella
sideofthevessel,apparently
puhuivat
talkingtosomeoneinthesea.
Itwas,in
itse asiassa
fact,asledge,likethatwehad
olimme nähneet
seenbefore,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
yöllä
nightonalargefragmentofice.
Vain
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
mutta
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,astheothertravellerseemedtobe,asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredisland,butaEuropean.
Kun
WhenIappearedondeckthemaster
sanoi
said,“Hereisourcaptain,andhewillnotallowyoutoperishontheopensea.”
Onperceivingme,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,althoughwithaforeignaccent.
“BeforeI
tulen
comeonboardyourvessel,”
sanoi
saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
You
voitte
mayconceivemyastonishmentonhearingsuchaquestionaddressedtomefromamanonthebrinkofdestructionandtowhomIshould
on
havesupposedthatmyvesselwould
on
havebeenaresourcewhichhewouldnot
on
haveexchangedforthemostpreciouswealththeearth
voitte
canafford.
Ireplied,however,
että
thatwewereonavoyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.
Upon
kuuli
hearingthisheappearedsatisfied
ja
andconsentedtocomeonboard.
Hyvä
GoodGod!
Margaret,ifyouhadseenthe
miehen
manwhothuscapitulatedforhissafety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswerenearlyfrozen,
ja
andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatigue
ja
andsuffering.
Ineversawamaninsowretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
mutta
butassoonashe
oli
hadquittedthefreshairhefainted.
Weaccordingly
tuomme
broughthimbacktothedeck
ja
andrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwithbrandy
ja
andforcinghimtoswallowasmallquantity.
Assoonashe
näytti
showedsignsoflifewewrappedhimupinblanketsandplacedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreesherecovered
ja
andatealittlesoup,
joka
whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Twodayspassedin
tällä
thismannerbeforehewasableto
puhumaan
speak,andIoftenfeared
että
thathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Kun
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabin
ja
andattendedonhimas
paljon
muchasmydutywouldpermit.
I
koskaan
neversawamoreinterestingcreature:
hiseyeshavegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,and
jopa
evenmadness,buttherearemomentswhen,
jos
ifanyoneperformsanactofkindnesstowardshim
tai
ordoeshimanythemosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,withabeamofbenevolenceandsweetnessthatI
koskaan
neversawequalled.
Butheisgenerallymelancholyanddespairing,and
toisinaan
sometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asifimpatientoftheweightofwoesthatoppresses
häntä
him.
Whenmyguestwasa
vähän
littlerecoveredIhadgreattroubletokeepoffthemen,
jotka
whowishedtoaskhimathousandquestions;