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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1-B2 Translation Books

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwillrejoicetohearthatno
onnettomuus
disasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyouhaveregardedwith
niin
suchevilforebodings.
Iarrived
tänne
hereyesterday,andmyfirsttaskisto
vakuuttaa
assuremydearsisterofmywelfareand
lisätä
increasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
jo
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,andasI
kävelen
walkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,I
tunnen
feelacoldnorthernbreezeplayuponmycheeks,
joka
whichbracesmynervesand
täyttää
fillsmewithdelight.
Doyouunderstand
tämän
thisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregions
kohti
towardswhichIamadvancing,
antaa
givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedby
tämän
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
tulee
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
yritän
tryinvaintobepersuaded
että
thatthepoleisthe
paikka
seatoffrostanddesolation;
iteverpresentsitselftomyimaginationastheregionofbeautyanddelight.
There,Margaret,the
aurinko
sunisforevervisible,its
leveä
broaddiskjustskirtingthehorizon
ja
anddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—forwithyourleave,mysister,Iwillputsome
luotan
trustinprecedingnavigators—theresnow
ja
andfrostarebanished;
and,sailing
yli
overacalmsea,we
saatamme
maybewaftedtoa
maan
landsurpassinginwondersandinbeauty
joka
everyregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe.
Itsproductionsandfeatures
saattavat
maybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodies
epäilemättä
undoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
voi
maynotbeexpectedina
maassa
countryofeternallight?
I
voi
maytherediscoverthewondrouspowerwhich
houkuttelee
attractstheneedleandmayregulatea
tuhansia
thousandcelestialobservationsthatrequire
vain
onlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardentcuriositywiththesightofa
osan
partoftheworldnever
ennen
beforevisited,andmaytreadaland
koskaan
neverbeforeimprintedbythefootofman.
Nämä
Thesearemyenticements,andtheyaresufficienttoconquerall
pelon
fearofdangerordeathandtoinducemeto
aloittamaan
commencethislaboriousvoyagewiththejoya
lapsi
childfeelswhenheembarksinalittleboat,
kanssa
withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnative
joelle
river.
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannotcontest
sitä
theinestimablebenefitwhichIshallconferon
kaikki
allmankind,tothelastgeneration,by
löytämällä
discoveringapassagenearthepoletothosecountries,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
havereadwithardourtheaccountsofthe
eri
variousvoyageswhichhavebeen
tehty
madeintheprospectofarrivingatthe
Pohjoiseen
NorthPacificOceanthroughtheseaswhichsurroundthepole.
Youmay
muistatte
rememberthatahistoryofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthewholeofour
hyvä
goodUncleThomas’library.
My
koulutus
educationwasneglected,yetIwaspassionatelyfondofreading.
Nämä
Thesevolumesweremystudyday
ja
andnight,andmyfamiliaritywiththem
lisäsi
increasedthatregretwhichIhad
tuntenut
felt,asachild,onlearning
että
thatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmyuncleto
antamasta
allowmetoembarkinaseafaringlife.
Nämä
ThesevisionsfadedwhenIperused,forthefirst
kertaa
time,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmysoul
ja
andliftedittoheaven.
I
myös
alsobecameapoetandforone
vuoden
yearlivedinaparadiseofmyowncreation;
Iimagined
että
thatIalsomightobtainanicheinthetemple
jossa
wherethenamesofHomerandShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
hyvin
wellacquaintedwithmyfailure
ja
andhowheavilyIborethedisappointment.
Mutta
ButjustatthattimeI
perin
inheritedthefortuneofmycousin,andmythoughtswereturnedintothechanneloftheirearlierbent.
Kuusi
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
Ican,evennow,
muistan
rememberthehourfromwhichI
omistaa
dedicatedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.
I
aloitin
commencedbyinuringmybodytohardship.
Iaccompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstotheNorthSea;
I
vapaaehtoisesti
voluntarilyenduredcold,famine,thirst,andwantofsleep;
I
usein
oftenworkedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringthedayand
omistin
devotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhich
a
anavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpracticaladvantage.
Kaksi kertaa
TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
ja
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
täytyy
mustownIfeltalittleproud
kun
whenmycaptainofferedmethe
toisen
seconddignityinthevessel
ja
andentreatedmetoremainwiththegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.
Ja
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInot
ansaitse
deservetoaccomplishsomegreatpurpose?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
ja
andluxury,butIpreferredglorytoeveryenticementthat
rikkaus
wealthplacedinmypath.
Oh,thatsomeencouraging
ääni
voicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!
Mycourage
ja
andmyresolutionisfirm;
mutta
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsare
usein
oftendepressed.
Iamabouttoproceedonalonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichwill
vaativat
demandallmyfortitude:
Iam
tarvitse
requirednotonlytoraisethespiritsofothers,but
joskus
sometimestosustainmyown,
kun
whentheirsarefailing.
Thisisthemostfavourableperiodfor
matkustaa
travellinginRussia.
Theyfly
nopeasti
quicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
the
liike
motionispleasant,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.
Ishalldepartforthelattertownina
viikon
fortnightorthreeweeks;
andmyintentionistohirea
laiva
shipthere,whichcaneasilybe
tehdä
donebypayingtheinsurancefortheowner,
ja
andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonot
aio
intendtosailuntilthemonthofJune;
ja
andwhenshallIreturn?
Ah,
rakas
dearsister,howcanI
vastata
answerthisquestion?
IfI
onnistuisin
succeed,many,manymonths,perhapsyears,willpassbeforeyou
ja
andImaymeet.
IfI
epäonnistun
fail,youwillseemeagain
pian
soon,ornever.
Farewell,mydear,
erinomainen
excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdown
siunauksia
blessingsonyou,andsave
minut
me,thatImayagain
ja
andagaintestifymygratitudeforallyourlove
ja
andkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
Kuinka
Howslowlythetimepasses
täällä
here,encompassedasIambyfrost
ja
andsnow!
Yetasecond
askel
stepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
I
olen
havehiredavesselandamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;
ne
thosewhomIhavealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
voin
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesscourage.
ButI
on
haveonewantwhichI
on
haveneveryetbeenableto
tyydyttämään
satisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
nyt
nowfeelasamostsevereevil,I
on
havenofriend,Margaret:
whenIamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,therewillbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;
jos
ifIamassailedby
pettymys
disappointment,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtstopaper,itis
totta
true;
butthatisa
huono
poormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.
I
haluaisin
desirethecompanyofa
miehen
manwhocouldsympathisewith
minua
me,whoseeyeswouldreplytomine.
You
saatat
maydeemmeromantic,my
rakas
dearsister,butIbitterly
tunnen
feelthewantofafriend.
Ihavenoonenearme,gentleyetcourageous,possessedof
a
acultivatedaswellasof
a
acapaciousmind,whosetastesarelikemyown,to
hyväksymään
approveoramendmyplans.
Miten
Howwouldsuchafriend
korjaisi
repairthefaultsofyourpoorbrother!
Iam
liian
tooardentinexecutionand
liian
tooimpatientofdifficulties.
Butitisastill
suurempi
greatereviltomethatIamself-educated:
forthefirstfourteenyearsofmylifeIran
villi
wildonacommonand
lukenut
readnothingbutourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
Atthat
iässä
ageIbecameacquaintedwiththecelebratedpoetsofourowncountry;
mutta
butitwasonlywhenithad
enää
ceasedtobeinmypowertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsuchaconvictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedwithmorelanguages
kuin
thanthatofmynativecountry.
Nyt
NowIamtwenty-eightandaminrealitymoreilliterate
kuin
thanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
totta
truethatIhavethought
enemmän
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
enemmän
moreextendedandmagnificent,butthey
haluavat
want(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
ja
andIgreatlyneedafriendwhowouldhave
järkeä
senseenoughnottodespisemeasromantic,
ja
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoregulatemymind.
Well,
nämä
theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
varmasti
certainlyfindnofriendonthewideocean,nor
edes
evenhereinArchangel,amongmerchants
ja
andseamen.
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedtothedrossofhumannature,
lyövät
beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
Mylieutenant,forinstance,isamanofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heismadlydesirousofglory,
tai
orrather,towordmyphrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.
Heisan
Englantilainen
Englishman,andinthemidstofnationalandprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,
säilyttää
retainssomeofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.
Ifirstbecameacquaintedwithhimonboardawhalevessel;
findingthathewasunemployedinthiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimto
auttamaan
assistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
henkilö
personofanexcellentdispositionandis
huomattava
remarkableintheshipforhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhisdiscipline.
Tämä
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegrity
ja
anddauntlesscourage,mademe
hyvin
verydesiroustoengagehim.
A
nuoruus
youthpassedinsolitude,my
parhaat
bestyearsspentunderyourgentleandfemininefosterage,
on
hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannot
voittaa
overcomeanintensedistastetothe
tavallista
usualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:
Ihave
koskaan
neverbelievedittobenecessary,and
kun
whenIheardofamariner
yhtä
equallynotedforhiskindlinessofheartandtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhiscrew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.
I
kuulin
heardofhimfirstin
melko
ratheraromanticmanner,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,
tunnustaen
confessingatthesametime
että
thatshelovedanother,but
että
thathewaspoor,and
että
thatherfatherwouldneverconsenttotheunion.
My
antelias
generousfriendreassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedofthe
nimi
nameofherlover,instantly
luopui
abandonedhispursuit.
Hehad
jo
alreadyboughtafarmwithhismoney,onwhichhe
oli
haddesignedtopasstheremainderofhislife;
mutta
buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,together
kanssa
withtheremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedtheyoungwoman’sfathertoconsenttohermarriage
kanssa
withherlover.
Butthe
vanha
oldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomyfriend,
joka
who,whenhefoundthe
isä
fatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,
eikä
norreturneduntilheheard
että
thathisformermistresswasmarried
mukaan
accordingtoherinclinations.
“Whata
jalo
noblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
mutta
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisas
hiljainen
silentasaTurk,andakindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,
joka
which,whileitrendershisconductthemoreastonishing,detractsfromthe
kiinnostusta
interestandsympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.
Mutta
Yetdonotsuppose,becauseI
valitan
complainalittleorbecauseI
voin
canconceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichI
voin
mayneverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Ne
Thoseareasfixedas
kohtalo
fate,andmyvoyageisonly
nyt
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershall
sallii
permitmyembarkation.
Thewinterhasbeendreadfully
ankara
severe,butthespringpromiseswell,
ja
anditisconsideredasa
huomattavan
remarkablyearlyseason,sothat
ehkä
perhapsImaysailsoonerthanI
odotin
expected.
Ishalldonothingrashly:
you
tunnette
knowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudenceandconsideratenesswheneverthe
turvallisuus
safetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannot
kuvailla
describetoyoumysensationsonthenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
mahdotonta
impossibletocommunicatetoyouaconceptionofthetremblingsensation,halfpleasurableandhalffearful,
kanssa
withwhichIampreparingto
lähteä
depart.
Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandof
sumun
mistandsnow,”butIshall
tapa
killnoalbatross;
thereforedonotbealarmedformysafetyor
jos
ifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
ja
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
Youwill
hymyilette
smileatmyallusion,butIwill
paljastan
discloseasecret.
Ihave
usein
oftenattributedmyattachmentto,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesof
valtameren
oceantothatproductionofthe
kaikkein
mostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Thereissomethingat
toimii
workinmysoulwhichIdonot
ymmärrä
understand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecutewithperseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthisthereisaloveforthemarvellous,abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,eventothewildseaandunvisitedregionsIamabouttoexplore.
Mutta
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallI
tapaamaan
meetyouagain,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,and
palannut
returnedbythemostsoutherncapeofAfrica
tai
orAmerica?
Idarenot
odottaa
expectsuchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
katsoa
lookonthereverseofthe
kuvan
picture.
Continueforthepresentto
kirjoittamista
writetomebyeveryopportunity:
I
saatan
mayreceiveyourlettersonsomeoccasions
kun
whenIneedthemmosttosupportmyspirits.
I
rakastan
loveyouverytenderly.
Remembermewithaffection,shouldyou
koskaan
neverhearfrommeagain.
Kirje
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,nordothefloatingsheetsoficethat
jatkuvasti
continuallypassus,indicatingthedangersoftheregion
kohti
towardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismaythem.
We
olemme
havealreadyreachedaveryhighlatitude;
mutta
butitistheheightof
kesän
summer,andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,which
puhaltavat
blowusspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesireto
saavuttaa
attain,breatheadegreeofrenovating
lämmön
warmthwhichIhadnot
odottanut
expected.
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenusthatwouldmakeafigureinaletter.
Yksi
Oneortwostiffgalesandthespringingofaleakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigators
tuskin
scarcelyremembertorecord,andIshallbe
hyvin
wellcontentifnothingworse
tapahdu
happentousduringourvoyage.
Adieu,my
rakas
dearMargaret.
Beassuredthatformy
omien
ownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashly
kohdata
encounterdanger.
Iwillbe
viileä
cool,persevering,andprudent.
But
menestys
successshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
Thus
pitkälle
farIhavegone,tracingasecureway
yli
overthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnessesandtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Miksi
Whynotstillproceedover
sitä
theuntamedyetobedientelement?
What
voi
canstopthedeterminedheartandresolved
tahdon
willofman?
Myswellingheartinvoluntarilypoursitself
ulos
outthus.
ButImust
lopetettava
finish.
Heavenblessmybelovedsister!
Kirje
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August5th,17—.
So
outo
strangeanaccidenthashappenedtous
että
thatIcannotforbearrecording
sitä
it,althoughitisveryprobable
että
thatyouwillseemebefore
nämä
thesepaperscancomeintoyourpossession.
Viime
LastMonday(July31st)wewere
melkein
nearlysurroundedbyice,which
sulki
closedintheshiponallsides,scarcely
jätti
leavingherthesea-roomin
joka
whichshefloated.
Oursituationwassomewhat
vaarallinen
dangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbya
hyvin
verythickfog.
Weaccordinglylayto,
toivoen
hopingthatsomechangewouldtakeplaceinthe
ilmapiiri
atmosphereandweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthemistclearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutinevery
suuntaan
direction,vastandirregularplainsofice,which
näyttänyt
seemedtohavenoend.
Jotkut
Someofmycomradesgroaned,andmyownmind
alkoivat
begantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
kun
whenastrangesightsuddenlyattractedourattentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourownsituation.
Weperceivedalow
vaunun
carriage,fixedonasledgeanddrawnbydogs,passontowardsthe
pohjoiseen
north,atthedistanceofhalfa
kilometrin
mile;
abeingwhichhadthe
muoto
shapeofaman,but
ilmeisesti
apparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledgeandguidedthedogs.
Wewatchedtherapid
etenemistä
progressofthetravellerwithourtelescopes
kunnes
untilhewaslostamongthedistantinequalitiesofthe
jään
ice.
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.
Wewere,aswe
uskoimme
believed,manyhundredmilesfromanyland;
mutta
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inreality,so
kaukana
distantaswehadsupposed.
Sulkenut
Shutin,however,byice,itwas
mahdotonta
impossibletofollowhistrack,whichwehad
olimme tarkkailleet
observedwiththegreatestattention.
Noin
Abouttwohoursafterthisoccurrencewe
kuulimme
heardthegroundsea,and
ennen
beforenighttheicebroke
ja
andfreedourship.
We,however,laytountilthemorning,
peläten
fearingtoencounterinthe
pimeässä
darkthoselargeloosemasses
jotka
whichfloataboutafterthebreakingupofthe
jään
ice.
Iprofitedofthistimeto
lepäämään
restforafewhours.
Inthe
aamulla
morning,however,assoonasitwaslight,I
menin
wentupondeckandfound
kaikki
allthesailorsbusyonone
puolella
sideofthevessel,apparently
puhuivat
talkingtosomeoneinthesea.
Itwas,in
itse asiassa
fact,asledge,likethatwehad
olimme nähneet
seenbefore,whichhaddrifted
kohti
towardsusinthenightonalargefragmentofice.
Vain
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
mutta
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswere
suostuttelivat
persuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,astheother
matkustaja
travellerseemedtobe,a
villi
savageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredisland,buta
Eurooppalainen
European.
WhenIappearedondeckthemaster
sanoi
said,“Hereisourcaptain,andhewillnot
anna
allowyoutoperishontheopensea.”
On
huomasi
perceivingme,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,althoughwithaforeignaccent.
“BeforeI
tulen
comeonboardyourvessel,”
sanoi
saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
You
voitte
mayconceivemyastonishmentonhearingsuchaquestionaddressedtomefromamanonthe
partaalla
brinkofdestructionandtowhomIshould
on
havesupposedthatmyvesselwould
on
havebeenaresourcewhichhewouldnot
on
haveexchangedforthemostpreciouswealththeearth
voitte
canafford.
Ireplied,however,
että
thatwewereonavoyageofdiscovery
kohti
towardsthenorthernpole.
Upon
kuuli
hearingthisheappearedsatisfied
ja
andconsentedtocomeonboard.
Hyvä
GoodGod!
Margaret,ifyouhadseenthe
miehen
manwhothuscapitulatedforhissafety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
melkein
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatigue
ja
andsuffering.
Ineversawamaninsowretcheda
kunnossa
condition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
mutta
butassoonashe
oli
hadquittedthefreshairhe
pyörtyi
fainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthim
takaisin
backtothedeckand
palautamme
restoredhimtoanimationby
hieromalla
rubbinghimwithbrandyand
pakottaen
forcinghimtoswallowasmallquantity.
Assoonashe
näytti
showedsignsoflifewe
käärimme
wrappedhimupinblanketsandplacedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreeshe
toipui
recoveredandatealittlesoup,
joka
whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Twodayspassedin
tällä
thismannerbeforehewasableto
puhumaan
speak,andIoftenfeared
että
thathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Kun
Whenhehadinsomemeasure
toipunut
recovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabin
ja
andattendedonhimas
paljon
muchasmydutywould
sallivat
permit.
Ineversawamoreinterestingcreature:
hiseyeshave
yleensä
generallyanexpressionofwildness,and
jopa
evenmadness,buttherearemomentswhen,
jos
ifanyoneperformsanactofkindnesstowardshim
tai
ordoeshimanythemosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,withabeamofbenevolenceandsweetnessthatI
koskaan
neversawequalled.
Butheis
yleensä
generallymelancholyanddespairing,and
toisinaan
sometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asif
kärsimätön
impatientoftheweightofwoesthatoppresses
häntä
him.
Whenmyguestwasa
vähän
littlerecoveredIhadgreattroubletokeepoffthemen,
jotka
whowishedtoaskhima
tuhansia
thousandquestions;