Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwill
réjouirez
rejoicetohearthatnodésastre
disasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyouhaveregardedavec
withsuchevilforebodings.Iarrived
ici
hereyesterday,andmyfirsttâche
taskistoassuremydearsœur
sisterofmywelfareandincreasingconfidenceinle
thesuccessofmyundertaking.Iam
déjà
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,et
andasIwalkinles
thestreetsofPetersburgh,Isens
feelacoldnorthernbreezejouer
playuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerveset
andfillsmewithdelight.Doyou
comprenez
understandthisfeeling?Thisbreeze,
qui
whichhastravelledfromtheregionsvers
towardswhichIamadvancing,donne
givesmeaforetasteofces
thoseicyclimes.Inspiritedby
ce
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreamsdeviennent
becomemoreferventandvivid.Itryin
vain
vaintobepersuadedthatthepôle
poleistheseatofgel
frostanddesolation;itever
présente
presentsitselftomyimaginationasla
theregionofbeautyanddélice
delight.There,Margaret,thesunisforever
visible
visible,itsbroaddiskjustcontournant
skirtingthehorizonanddiffusingune
aperpetualsplendour.There—forwithyourleave,my
sœur
sister,Iwillputsomeconfiance
trustinprecedingnavigators—theresnowet
andfrostarebanished;and,
naviguant
sailingoveracalmsea,wepourrions
maybewaftedtoaterre
landsurpassinginwondersandinbeauté
beautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe
globe.Itsproductionsandfeatures
peuvent
maybewithoutexample,asles
thephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiessans aucun doute
undoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.What
peut
maynotbeexpectedinun
acountryofeternallight?I
peut
maytherediscoverthewondrouspouvoir
powerwhichattractstheneedleet
andmayregulateathousandcelestialobservationsthatrequireonlyce
thisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.Ishallsatiatemyardent
curiosité
curiositywiththesightofune
apartoftheworldjamais
neverbeforevisited,andmayfouler
treadalandneverbeforeimprintedbythefootofman.Thesearemyenticements,
et
andtheyaresufficienttovaincre
conquerallfearofdangerou
ordeathandtoinducemetocommencer
commencethislaboriousvoyagewithla
thejoyachildfeelswhenheembarksinapetit
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpédition
expeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativefleuve
river.Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannot
contester
contesttheinestimablebenefitwhichIshallconferontoutes
allmankind,tothelastgénération
generation,bydiscoveringapassagenearla
thepoletothosecountries,toatteindre
reachwhichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;ou
orbyascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,qui
which,ifatallpossible,peut
canonlybeeffectedbyune
anundertakingsuchasmine.Ces
Thesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitationavec
withwhichIbeganmylettre
letter,andIfeelmycœur
heartglowwithanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmetociel
heaven,fornothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—apoint
pointonwhichthesoulpeut
mayfixitsintellectualeye.Cette
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthepréféré
favouritedreamofmyearlyyears.I
ont
havereadwithardourtheaccountsofthedifférents
variousvoyageswhichhavebeenmadeintheperspective
prospectofarrivingattheNord
NorthPacificOceanthroughtheseasqui
whichsurroundthepole.You
peut
mayrememberthatahistoryoftous
allthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdécouverte
discoverycomposedthewholeofourbon
goodUncleThomas’library.My
éducation
educationwasneglected,yetIwaspassionatelyfondoflire
reading.Thesevolumesweremy
étude
studydayandnight,andmyfamiliarityavec
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichIhadressenti
felt,asachild,onapprenant
learningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadinterdit
forbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkinune
aseafaringlife.Thesevisionsfaded
quand
whenIperused,forthepremière
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmyâme
soulandliftedittociel
heaven.Ialsobecamea
poète
poetandforoneyearvécu
livedinaparadiseofmypropre
owncreation;IimaginedthatI
aussi
alsomightobtainanicheinthetemple
templewherethenamesofHomeret
andShakespeareareconsecrated.Youare
bien
wellacquaintedwithmyfailureet
andhowheavilyIborela
thedisappointment.Butjustatthat
moment
timeIinheritedthefortuneofmycousin
cousin,andmythoughtswereturnedintothecanal
channeloftheirearlierbent.Six
SixyearshavepassedsinceIrésolu
resolvedonmypresentundertaking.I
peux
can,evennow,rememberthehourfromlaquelle
whichIdedicatedmyselftocette
thisgreatenterprise.Icommencedbyinuringmy
corps
bodytohardship.Iaccompanied
les
thewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstoles
theNorthSea;Ivoluntarily
enduré
enduredcold,famine,thirst,andmanque
wantofsleep;Ioften
travaillé
workedharderthanthecommonsailorspendant
duringthedayanddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thethéorie
theoryofmedicine,andthosebranchesofphysique
physicalsciencefromwhichanaval
navaladventurermightderivetheplus
greatestpracticaladvantage.TwiceIactually
engagé
hiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,et
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.I
dois
mustownIfeltapeu
littleproudwhenmycaptainoffert
offeredmetheseconddignityinthenavire
vesselandentreatedmetorester
remainwiththegreatestearnestness,soprécieux
valuabledidheconsidermyservices.Et
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInotmérite
deservetoaccomplishsomegreatbut
purpose?Mylifemighthavebeen
passée
passedineaseandluxury,mais
butIpreferredglorytochaque
everyenticementthatwealthplacedinmypath.Oh,thatsomeencouraging
voix
voicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!My
courage
courageandmyresolutionisfirm;mais
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsaresouvent
oftendepressed.Iamaboutto
procéder
proceedonalonganddifficile
difficultvoyage,theemergenciesofdont
whichwilldemandallmyfortitude:Iamrequirednotonlytoraise
le
thespiritsofothers,butparfois
sometimestosustainmyown,quand
whentheirsarefailing.Thisis
la
themostfavourableperiodforvoyager
travellinginRussia.Theyfly
rapidement
quicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;le
themotionispleasant,and,inmyavis
opinion,farmoreagreeablethanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.Le
Thecoldisnotexcessive,si
ifyouarewrappedinfurs—arobe
dresswhichIhavealreadyadopted,forthereisune
agreatdifferencebetweenwalkingle
thedeckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,quand
whennoexercisepreventsthesang
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.Ihave
pas
noambitiontolosemyvie
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburghet
andArchangel.Ishalldepartforthe
dernière
lattertowninafortnightou
orthreeweeks;andmyintentionisto
louer
hireashipthere,whichpeut
caneasilybedonebypayant
payingtheinsuranceforthepropriétaire
owner,andtoengageasmanysailorsasIpense
thinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.Idonotintendto
naviguer
sailuntilthemonthofJuin
June;andwhenshallIreturn?
Ah,
chère
dearsister,howcanIrépondre
answerthisquestion?IfI
réussis
succeed,many,manymonths,perhapsyears,être
willpassbeforeyouandIpeut
maymeet.IfIfail,youwillseemeagain
bientôt
soon,ornever.Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Ciel
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,et
andsaveme,thatIpuisse
mayagainandagaintestifymygratitude
gratitudeforallyourloveet
andkindness.Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28th
Mars
March,17—.Howslowlythe
temps
timepasseshere,encompassedasIambygel
frostandsnow!Yeta
deuxième
secondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.Ihave
loué
hiredavesselandamoccupé
occupiedincollectingmysailors;ceux
thosewhomIhavealreadyengagés
engagedappeartobemenonwhomIpeux
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesscourage
courage.ButIhaveonewant
dont
whichIhaveneveryetbeenmesure
abletosatisfy,andtheabsenceofle
theobjectofwhichImaintenant
nowfeelasamostgrave
severeevil,Ihavenofriend,Margaret:quand
whenIamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccès
success,therewillbenonetoparticipatemyjoie
joy;ifIamassailedby
déception
disappointment,noonewillendeavourtosoutenir
sustainmeindejection.Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
papier
paper,itistrue;butthatis
un
apoormediumforthecommunication
communicationoffeeling.Idesirethe
compagnie
companyofamanwhopuisse
couldsympathisewithme,whoseeyeswouldrépondraient
replytomine.Youmaydeemme
romantique
romantic,mydearsister,butIbitterlyressens
feelthewantofaami
friend.Ihavenoone
près de
nearme,gentleyetcourageous,possédant
possessedofacultivatedasbien
wellasofacapaciousesprit
mind,whosetastesarelikemypossédant
own,toapproveoramendmyplans.Comment
Howwouldsuchafriendréparer
repairthefaultsofyourpauvre
poorbrother!Iamtooardentinexecution
et
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.Mais
Butitisastillplus
greatereviltomethatIamself-educated:for
les
thefirstfourteenyearsofmyvie
lifeIranwildonun
acommonandreadnothingbutourOncle
UncleThomas’booksofvoyages.Atthat
âge
ageIbecameacquaintedwithles
thecelebratedpoetsofourpropre
owncountry;butitwasonlywhenithad
cessé
ceasedtobeinmypouvoir
powertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsuchaconvictionthatIperçu
perceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedavec
withmorelanguagesthanthatofmynativepays
country.NowIamtwenty-eight
et
andaminrealitymoreanalphabète
illiteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.Itis
vrai
truethatIhavethoughtplus
moreandthatmydaydreamsareplus
moreextendedandmagnificent,buttheyveulent
want(asthepainterscallit)garder
keeping;andIgreatlyneeda
ami
friendwhowouldhavesenseenoughnottomépriser
despisemeasromantic,andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoréguler
regulatemymind.Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
certainement
certainlyfindnofriendonthelarge
wideocean,norevenhereinArchangel,parmi
amongmerchantsandseamen.Yet
certains
somefeelings,unalliedtothedrossofhumannature
nature,beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.My
lieutenant
lieutenant,forinstance,isahomme
manofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;heis
follement
madlydesirousofglory,orplutôt
rather,towordmyphraseplus
morecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.Heis
un
anEnglishman,andinthemidstofnationalet
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,conserve
retainssomeofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.Ifirstbecameacquaintedwithhimon
bord
boardawhalevessel;findingthathewas
chômage
unemployedinthiscity,Ifacilement
easilyengagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.Themasterisa
personne
personofanexcellentdispositionet
andisremarkableinthenavire
shipforhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhisdiscipline
discipline.Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-known
intégrité
integrityanddauntlesscourage,mademetrès
verydesiroustoengagehim.A
jeunesse
youthpassedinsolitude,mybestyearsspentsous
underyourgentleandfemininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycaractère
characterthatIcannotovercomeanintense
intensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedonbord
boardship:Ihavenever
cru
believedittobenecessary,et
andwhenIheardofamarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofcœur
heartandtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhiséquipage
crew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlychanceux
fortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.I
entendu
heardofhimfirstinplutôt
ratheraromanticmanner,fromadame
ladywhoowestohimthebonheur
happinessofherlife.This,
brièvement
briefly,ishisstory.Someyearsagohe
aimait
lovedayoungRussianladyofmodérée
moderatefortune,andhavingamassedune
aconsiderablesuminprize-money,thepère
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.He
vu
sawhismistressoncebeforela
thedestinedceremony;butshewas
baignait
bathedintears,andthrowingherselfathispieds
feet,entreatedhimtospareher,avouant
confessingatthesametimeque
thatshelovedanother,butque
thathewaspoor,andque
thatherfatherwouldneverconsentirait
consenttotheunion.My
généreux
generousfriendreassuredthesuppliant,et
andonbeinginformedofla
thenameofherlover,immédiatement
instantlyabandonedhispursuit.Hehad
déjà
alreadyboughtafarmwithhisargent
money,onwhichhehaddesignedtopasser
passtheremainderofhisvie
life;buthebestowedthe
tout
wholeonhisrival,togetheravec
withtheremainsofhisprize-moneytoacheter
purchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedthejeune
youngwoman’sfathertoconsenttohermariage
marriagewithherlover.But
le
theoldmandecidedlyrefused,croyant
thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomyami
friend,who,whenhefoundle
thefatherinexorable,quittedhispays
country,norreturneduntilheentendu
heardthathisformermistresswasmariée
marriedaccordingtoherinclinations.“Whata
noble
noblefellow!”youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
mais
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:heisas
silencieux
silentasaTurk,andasorte
kindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,qui
which,whileitrendershisconduite
conductthemoreastonishing,detractsfromla
theinterestandsympathywhichautrement
otherwisehewouldcommand.Yet
ne
donotsuppose,becauseIplains
complainalittleorbecauseIcanconcevoir
conceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichImayjamais
neverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.Celles
Thoseareasfixedasdestin
fate,andmyvoyageisonlymaintenant
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershallpermette
permitmyembarkation.Thewinterhasbeendreadfully
sévère
severe,butthespringpromisesbien
well,anditisconsideredasune
aremarkablyearlyseason,sothatpeut-être
perhapsImaysailsoonerthanIexpected.Ishall
ne
donothingrashly:youknowmesufficientlyto
confier
confideinmyprudenceandconsideratenesswheneverla
thesafetyofothersiscommittedtomysoins
care.Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationson
la
thenearprospectofmyundertaking.Itis
impossible
impossibletocommunicatetoyouune
aconceptionofthetremblingsensation
sensation,halfpleasurableandhalfeffrayante
fearful,withwhichIamprépare
preparingtodepart.Iam
vais
goingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmistet
andsnow,”butIshalltuerai
killnoalbatross;thereforedonotbealarmedformy
sécurité
safetyorifIshouldcomerevenir
backtoyouaswornet
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”Youwill
sourire
smileatmyallusion,butIwillrévéler
discloseasecret.Ihave
souvent
oftenattributedmyattachmentto,mypassionné
passionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothatproduction
productionofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.Thereis
quelque chose
somethingatworkinmyâme
soulwhichIdonotcomprends
understand.Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmanto
exécuter
executewithperseveranceandlabour—butbesidescela
thisthereisaloveforthemerveilleux
marvellous,abeliefinthemerveilleux
marvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,qui
whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,même
eventothewildseaet
andunvisitedregionsIamsur
abouttoexplore.Butto
revenons
returntodearerconsiderations.ShallI
rencontrerai
meetyouagain,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,et
andreturnedbythemostsoutherncapeofAfricaou
orAmerica?Idarenotexpect
tel
suchsuccess,yetIcannotsupporter
beartolookonthereverseofthepicture.Continuez
Continueforthepresenttowritetomebychaque
everyopportunity:Imayreceiveyourletterson
certaines
someoccasionswhenIneedthemplus
mosttosupportmyspirits.Iloveyou
très
verytenderly.Remembermewith
affection
affection,shouldyouneverhearfrommeagain.Lettre
Letter3ToMrs.Saville,England.
Juillet
July7th,17—.Mydear
Sœur
Sister,.Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
dire
saythatIamsafe—andbien
welladvancedonmyvoyage.Cette
ThisletterwillreachEnglandbyun
amerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;plus
morefortunatethanI,whopeut
maynotseemynativeterre
land,perhaps,formanyyears.Iam,
cependant
however,ingoodspirits:mymenare
audacieux
boldandapparentlyfirmofpurpose,norne
dothefloatingsheetsoficethatcontinuellement
continuallypassus,indicatingthedangersoftherégion
regiontowardswhichweareavançons
advancing,appeartodismaythem.Wehave
déjà
alreadyreachedaveryhighlatitude;mais
butitistheheightofsummer,et
andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,qui
whichblowusspeedilytowardsces
thoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydésire
desiretoattain,breatheadegré
degreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichIhadnotexpected.Aucun
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenusqui
thatwouldmakeafigureinalettre
letter.Oneortwostiffgales
et
andthespringingofafuite
leakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsà peine
scarcelyremembertorecord,andIshallbebien
wellcontentifnothingworsearrive
happentousduringourvoyage
voyage.Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Be
assuré
assuredthatformyownsake,asbien
wellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyrencontrerai
encounterdanger.Iwillbecool,persevering,
et
andprudent.Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarIhavegone,
traçant
tracingasecurewayoverles
thepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesseset
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.Pourquoi
Whynotstillproceedovertheuntamedyetobéissant
obedientelement?Whatcanstopthe
déterminé
determinedheartandresolvedwillofman?My
gonflé
swellingheartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.Mais
ButImustfinish.Heaven
bénisse
blessmybelovedsister!Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Août
August5th,17—.Sostrange
un
anaccidenthashappenedtousque
thatIcannotforbearrecordingit,althoughitistrès
veryprobablethatyouwillverrez
seemebeforethesepaperspuis
cancomeintoyourpossession.Dernier
LastMonday(July31st)wewerepresque
nearlysurroundedbyice,whichfermait
closedintheshipontous
allsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichsheflottait
floated.Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbya
très
verythickfog.Weaccordinglylayto,
espérant
hopingthatsomechangewouldtakeplaceinle
theatmosphereandweather.About
deux
twoo’clockthemistclearedaway,et
andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,vastet
andirregularplainsofice,qui
whichseemedtohavenofin
end.Someofmycomrades
gémirent
groaned,andmyownmindcommença
begantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,quand
whenastrangesightsuddenlyattira
attractedourattentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourpropre
ownsituation.Weperceivedalowcarriage,fixedonasledge
et
anddrawnbydogs,passonvers
towardsthenorth,atthedistance
distanceofhalfamile;un
abeingwhichhadtheforme
shapeofaman,butapparemment
apparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledgeet
andguidedthedogs.We
regardâmes
watchedtherapidprogressofthevoyageur
travellerwithourtelescopesuntilhewasperde
lostamongthedistantinequalitiesoftheice.Cette
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.Wewere,aswe
croyions
believed,manyhundredmilesfromtoute
anyland;butthisapparition
semblait
seemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inreality,sodistantaswehadsupposé
supposed.Shutin,however,byice,itwas
impossible
impossibletofollowhistrack,whichwehadobservedavec
withthegreatestattention.About
deux
twohoursafterthisoccurrenceweentendu
heardthegroundsea,andavant
beforenighttheicebrokeet
andfreedourship.We,
cependant
however,laytountilthematin
morning,fearingtoencounterinla
thedarkthoselargeloosemassesqui
whichfloataboutafterthebreakingupofla
theice.Iprofitedof
ce
thistimetorestforaquelques
fewhours.Inthemorning,
cependant
however,assoonasitwaslight,Iwentuponpont
deckandfoundallthesailorsbusyononecôté
sideofthevessel,apparentlyparler
talkingtosomeoneinthemer
sea.Itwas,infact,
un
asledge,likethatwehadvu
seenbefore,whichhaddriftedvers
towardsusinthenightonun
alargefragmentofice.Only
un
onedogremainedalive;buttherewas
un
ahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadaient
persuadingtoenterthevessel.Hewasnot,astheother
voyageur
travellerseemedtobe,asauvage
savageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredîle
island,butaEuropean.WhenIappearedon
pont
deckthemastersaid,“Hereisourcaptain,et
andhewillnotallowyoutopérir
perishontheopensea.”On
percevant
perceivingme,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,althoughwithun
aforeignaccent.“BeforeIcomeon
bord
boardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyouhavela
thekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”Youmay
concevoir
conceivemyastonishmentonhearingsuchaquestion
questionaddressedtomefromahomme
manonthebrinkofdestruction
destructionandtowhomIdevrais
shouldhavesupposedthatmyvesselété
wouldhavebeenaresourcewhichheété
wouldnothaveexchangedforla
themostpreciouswealththeterre
earthcanafford.Ireplied,
cependant
however,thatwewereonavoyage
voyageofdiscoverytowardsthenord
northernpole.Uponhearingthishe
sembla
appearedsatisfiedandconsentedtocomeonbord
board.GoodGod!
Margaret,ifyouhad
vu
seenthemanwhothuscapitulatedforhissécurité
safety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.Hislimbswere
presque
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatigue
fatigueandsuffering.Inever
vu
sawamaninsowretchedun
acondition.Weattemptedto
porter
carryhimintothecabin,mais
butassoonashehadquitté
quittedthefreshairheévanoui
fainted.Weaccordinglybroughthimbacktothe
pont
deckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyfrottant
rubbinghimwithbrandyandforçant
forcinghimtoswallowasmallquantité
quantity.Assoonashe
montré
showedsignsoflifeweenveloppé
wrappedhimupinblanketset
andplacedhimnearthecheminée
chimneyofthekitchenstove.Byslowdegreesherecovered
et
andatealittlesoup,qui
whichrestoredhimwonderfully.Twodayspassedin
cette
thismannerbeforehewasabletoparler
speak,andIoftenfearedque
thathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.Quand
Whenhehadinsomemesure
measurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomypropre
owncabinandattendedonhimasmuchasmydevoir
dutywouldpermit.Inever
vu
sawamoreinterestingcreature:hiseyes
ont
havegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,et
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentswhen,si
ifanyoneperformsanactofkindnessenvers
towardshimordoeshimanytheplus
mosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,witharayon
beamofbenevolenceandsweetnessthatIjamais
neversawequalled.Butheis
généralement
generallymelancholyanddespairing,andparfois
sometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asifimpatient
impatientoftheweightofwoesqui
thatoppresseshim.Whenmy
invité
guestwasalittlerecoveredIeu
hadgreattroubletokeepoffles
themen,whowishedtoposer
askhimathousandquestions;