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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Progressive Translation Books for German A1 Learners

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
You
werden
willrejoicetohearthat
kein
nodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyou
haben
haveregardedwithsuchevilforebodings.
Iarrived
hier
hereyesterday,andmyfirsttaskistoassuremydear
schwester
sisterofmywelfareandincreasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
schon
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,
und
andasIwalkin
die
thestreetsofPetersburgh,I
fühle
feelacoldnorthernbreeze
spielen
playuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerves
und
andfillsmewithdelight.
Doyouunderstand
dieses
thisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregionstowardswhichIamadvancing,givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedbythiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
werden
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
versuche
tryinvaintobepersuaded
dass
thatthepoleistheseatoffrost
und
anddesolation;
iteverpresentsitselftomyimaginationastheregionofbeauty
und
anddelight.
There,Margaret,thesunisforevervisible,itsbroaddisk
nur
justskirtingthehorizonanddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—forwithyourleave,my
schwester
sister,Iwillputsome
vertrauen
trustinprecedingnavigators—theresnow
und
andfrostarebanished;
and,sailing
über
overacalmsea,wemaybewaftedto
ein
alandsurpassinginwonders
und
andinbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredon
das
thehabitableglobe.
Itsproductions
und
andfeaturesmaybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
kann
maynotbeexpectedina
land
countryofeternallight?
I
kann
maytherediscoverthewondrous
kraft
powerwhichattractstheneedle
und
andmayregulateathousandcelestialobservationsthatrequire
nur
onlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardentcuriositywiththesightof
ein
apartoftheworld
nie
neverbeforevisited,andmaytread
ein
alandneverbeforeimprintedbythefootofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
und
andtheyaresufficienttoconquer
alle
allfearofdangeror
tod
deathandtoinducemetocommencethislaboriousvoyagewiththejoya
kind
childfeelswhenheembarksinalittleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativeriver.
Aber
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannotcontesttheinestimablebenefitwhichIshallconferon
alle
allmankind,tothelastgeneration,bydiscoveringapassagenearthepoletothosecountries,toreachwhichatpresentso
viele
manymonthsarerequisite;
orbyascertaining
die
thesecretofthemagnet,
was
which,ifatallpossible,
kann
canonlybeeffectedby
ein
anundertakingsuchasmine.
Thesereflections
haben
havedispelledtheagitationwithwhichIbeganmyletter,
und
andIfeelmyheartglowwithanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmetoheaven,for
nichts
nothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—a
punkt
pointonwhichthesoul
kann
mayfixitsintellectualeye.
Diese
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthefavouritedreamofmyearlyyears.
IhavereadwithardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyageswhichhavebeenmadeintheprospectofarrivingattheNorthPacificOcean
durch
throughtheseaswhichsurroundthepole.
Youmayremember
dass
thatahistoryofall
die
thevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposed
die
thewholeofourgood
Onkel
UncleThomas’library.
Myeducationwasneglected,
doch
yetIwaspassionatelyfondofreading.
Thesevolumesweremystudy
tag
dayandnight,andmyfamiliaritywiththemincreasedthatregretwhichIhad
gefühlt
felt,asachild,onlearningthatmyfather’s
sterben
dyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmy
onkel
uncletoallowmetoembarkin
ein
aseafaringlife.
Thesevisionsfaded
als
whenIperused,forthefirsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmysoul
und
andliftedittoheaven.
I
auch
alsobecameapoetandfor
einem
oneyearlivedinaparadiseofmyowncreation;
Iimagined
dass
thatIalsomightobtain
eine
anicheinthetemple
wo
wherethenamesofHomer
und
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youarewellacquaintedwithmyfailure
und
andhowheavilyIbore
die
thedisappointment.
Butjustatthat
zeit
timeIinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,
und
andmythoughtswereturnedintothechanneloftheirearlierbent.
Sechs
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
I
kann
can,evennow,rememberthe
stunde
hourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
körper
bodytohardship.
Iaccompanied
die
thewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionsto
die
theNorthSea;
Ivoluntarilyenduredcold,famine,thirst,
und
andwantofsleep;
Ioftenworkedharder
als
thanthecommonsailorsduringtheday
und
anddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,
und
andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhich
ein
anavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpracticaladvantage.
TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
und
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
muss
mustownIfelta
wenig
littleproudwhenmycaptainofferedme
die
theseconddignityinthevessel
und
andentreatedmetoremainwith
die
thegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.
Und
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInotdeservetoaccomplishsomegreatpurpose?
My
leben
lifemighthavebeenpassedinease
und
andluxury,butIpreferredgloryto
jeder
everyenticementthatwealthplacedinmypath.
Oh,thatsomeencouragingvoice
würde
wouldanswerintheaffirmative!
Mycourage
und
andmyresolutionisfirm;
aber
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsareoftendepressed.
Iamabouttoproceedon
eine
alonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhich
werden
willdemandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
nur
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,
sondern
butsometimestosustainmyown,
wenn
whentheirsarefailing.
Thisis
die
themostfavourableperiodfortravellinginRussia.
Theyflyquickly
über
overthesnowintheirsledges;
die
themotionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,farmoreagreeable
als
thanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnotexcessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichIhave
bereits
alreadyadopted,forthereis
ein
agreatdifferencebetweenwalkingthedeck
und
andremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,when
nicht
noexercisepreventsthebloodfrom
tatsächlich
actuallyfreezinginyourveins.
Ihavenoambitionto
verlieren
losemylifeonthepost-road
zwischen
betweenSt.PetersburghandArchangel.
Ishalldepartfor
die
thelattertowninafortnightor
drei
threeweeks;
andmyintentionistohire
ein
ashipthere,whichcaneasilybe
getan
donebypayingtheinsurancefortheowner,
und
andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonotintendtosailuntil
die
themonthofJune;
andwhenshallIreturn?
Ah,
liebe
dearsister,howcanI
beantworten
answerthisquestion?
IfIsucceed,
viele
many,manymonths,perhapsyears,
werden
willpassbeforeyouandI
können
maymeet.
IfIfail,you
wirst
willseemeagainsoon,or
nie
never.
Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
und
andsaveme,thatI
kann
mayagainandagaintestifymygratitudeforallyour
liebe
loveandkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
Howslowly
die
thetimepasseshere,encompassedasIambyfrost
und
andsnow!
Yetasecondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
Ihavehired
ein
avesselandamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;
thosewhomI
sein
havealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
kann
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesscourage.
Aber
ButIhaveonewantwhichIhave
nie
neveryetbeenabletosatisfy,
und
andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
jetzt
nowfeelasamostsevereevil,Ihaveno
freund
friend,Margaret:
whenIamglowingwith
der
theenthusiasmofsuccess,there
wird
willbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;
wenn
ifIamassailedbydisappointment,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtstopaper,itis
wahr
true;
butthatisapoormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.
Idesirethecompanyofamanwho
könnte
couldsympathisewithme,whoseeyeswouldreplytomine.
Youmaydeemmeromantic,my
liebe
dearsister,butIbitterlyfeel
das
thewantofafriend.
Ihaveno
einem
onenearme,gentleyetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedaswellasofacapacious
verstand
mind,whosetastesarelikemyown,toapproveoramendmyplans.
How
würde
wouldsuchafriendrepair
die
thefaultsofyourpoorbrother!
Iamtooardentinexecution
und
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Aber
Butitisastillgreatereviltome
dass
thatIamself-educated:
for
die
thefirstfourteenyearsofmylifeIranwildonacommon
und
andreadnothingbutour
Onkel
UncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
AtthatageIbecameacquaintedwith
die
thecelebratedpoetsofourowncountry;
aber
butitwasonlywhenithadceasedtobeinmypowertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsuchaconviction
dass
thatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedwith
mehr
morelanguagesthanthatofmynativecountry.
Jetzt
NowIamtwenty-eightandaminreality
mehr
moreilliteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
wahr
truethatIhavethought
mehr
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
mehr
moreextendedandmagnificent,butthey
wollen
want(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
und
andIgreatlyneeda
freund
friendwhowouldhavesense
genug
enoughnottodespisemeasromantic,
und
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoregulatemy
verstand
mind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishallcertainly
finden
findnofriendonthewideocean,noreven
hier
hereinArchangel,amongmerchants
und
andseamen.
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedtothedrossof
menschlichen
humannature,beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
Mylieutenant,forinstance,is
ein
amanofwonderfulcourage
und
andenterprise;
heismadlydesirousofglory,orrather,towordmyphrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.
Heis
ein
anEnglishman,andinthemidstofnational
und
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retains
einige
someofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.
Ifirstbecameacquaintedwithhimonboardawhalevessel;
finding
dass
thathewasunemployedin
dieser
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
person
personofanexcellentdisposition
und
andisremarkableintheshipforhisgentleness
und
andthemildnessofhisdiscipline.
Dieser
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegrity
und
anddauntlesscourage,mademe
sehr
verydesiroustoengagehim.
Ayouthpassedinsolitude,mybestyearsspent
unter
underyourgentleandfemininefosterage,hassorefined
die
thegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannotovercomeanintensedistasteto
die
theusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:
Ihave
nie
neverbelievedittobenecessary,
und
andwhenIheardofamarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofheart
und
andtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhiscrew,I
fühlte
feltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.
Iheardofhim
zuerst
firstinratheraromanticmanner,froma
dame
ladywhoowestohimthehappinessofherlife.
This,briefly,ishis
geschichte
story.
Someyearsagoheloved
eine
ayoungRussianladyofmoderatefortune,
und
andhavingamassedaconsiderablesuminprize-money,
der
thefatherofthegirlconsentedto
der
thematch.
Hesawhismistress
einmal
oncebeforethedestinedceremony;
aber
butshewasbathedintears,
und
andthrowingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimtospareher,confessingat
der
thesametimethatshelovedanother,
aber
butthathewaspoor,
und
andthatherfatherwouldneverconsentto
der
theunion.
Mygenerousfriendreassuredthesuppliant,
und
andonbeinginformedofthenameofherlover,instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
Hehad
bereits
alreadyboughtafarmwithhis
geld
money,onwhichhehaddesignedtopasstheremainderofhislife;
aber
buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,
zusammen
togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasestock,
und
andthenhimselfsolicitedtheyoungwoman’s
vater
fathertoconsenttohermarriagewithherlover.
Aber
Buttheoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomy
freund
friend,who,whenhefound
der
thefatherinexorable,quittedhis
land
country,norreturneduntilheheard
dass
thathisformermistresswas
verheiratet
marriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“What
ein
anoblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
aber
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisassilentasaTurk,
und
andakindofignorantcarelessnessattends
ihn
him,which,whileitrendershisconductthe
noch
moreastonishing,detractsfromtheinterest
und
andsympathywhichotherwisehe
würde
wouldcommand.
Yetdonotsuppose,
weil
becauseIcomplainalittleor
weil
becauseIcanconceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichI
kann
mayneverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedasfate,
und
andmyvoyageisonly
jetzt
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershallpermitmyembarkation.
Der
Thewinterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
aber
butthespringpromiseswell,
und
anditisconsideredas
eine
aremarkablyearlyseason,sothat
vielleicht
perhapsImaysailsoonerthanIexpected.
Ishall
tun
donothingrashly:
youknowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
und
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationson
die
thenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itisimpossibletocommunicatetoyou
eine
aconceptionofthetremblingsensation,
halb
halfpleasurableandhalffearful,withwhichIampreparingtodepart.
Iam
gehe
goingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmist
und
andsnow,”butIshall
töten
killnoalbatross;
thereforedonotbealarmedformysafetyor
ob
ifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
und
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
You
werden
willsmileatmyallusion,
aber
butIwilldiscloseasecret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachmentto,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,
die
thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothatproductionof
die
themostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Thereis
etwas
somethingatworkinmysoul
der
whichIdonotunderstand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecutewithperseverance
und
andlabour—butbesidesthisthereisa
liebe
loveforthemarvellous,abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,whichhurriesme
aus
outofthecommonpathwaysofmen,
sogar
eventothewildsea
und
andunvisitedregionsIamabouttoexplore.
Aber
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallI
treffen
meetyouagain,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,
und
andreturnedbythemostsoutherncapeofAfricaorAmerica?
Idarenotexpectsuchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
schauen
lookonthereverseof
die
thepicture.
Continueforthepresenttowritetomeby
jeder
everyopportunity:
Imayreceiveyourlettersonsomeoccasions
wenn
whenIneedthemmosttosupportmyspirits.
I
liebe
loveyouverytenderly.
Remembermewithaffection,
sollten
shouldyouneverhearfromme
wieder
again.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
July7th,17—.
My
liebe
dearSister,.
Iwritea
paar
fewlinesinhasteto
sagen
saythatIamsafe—andwelladvancedonmyvoyage.
Dieser
ThisletterwillreachEnglandbyamerchantman
jetzt
nowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
mehr
morefortunatethanI,whomaynot
sehen
seemynativeland,perhaps,for
viele
manyyears.
Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
und
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordothefloatingsheetsoficethatcontinuallypassus,indicatingthedangersoftheregiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismaythem.
We
haben
havealreadyreachedaveryhighlatitude;
aber
butitistheheightofsummer,
und
andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,whichblowusspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesiretoattain,breatheadegreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichIhadnotexpected.
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenusthat
werden
wouldmakeafigureinaletter.
Oneor
zwei
twostiffgalesandthespringingof
ein
aleakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcelyremembertorecord,
und
andIshallbewellcontent
wenn
ifnothingworsehappentousduringourvoyage.
Adieu,my
liebe
dearMargaret.
Beassuredthatformyownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounterdanger.
I
werde
willbecool,persevering,andprudent.
Aber
Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarIhave
gegangen
gone,tracingasecureway
über
overthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
und
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Warum
Whynotstillproceedovertheuntamedyetobedientelement?
What
kann
canstopthedeterminedheart
und
andresolvedwillofman?
Myswelling
herz
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Aber
ButImustfinish.
Heavenblessmybeloved
schwester
sister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August5th,17—.
Sostrange
ein
anaccidenthashappenedtous
so
thatIcannotforbearrecording
es
it,althoughitisveryprobable
so
thatyouwillseeme
bevor
beforethesepaperscancomeintoyourpossession.
LastMonday(July31st)wewerenearlysurroundedbyice,which
schloss
closedintheshiponallsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichshefloated.
Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbya
sehr
verythickfog.
Weaccordinglylayto,
hofften
hopingthatsomechangewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
und
andweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthemistcleared
entfernte
away,andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,vast
und
andirregularplainsofice,whichseemedto
haben
havenoend.
Someofmycomradesgroaned,
und
andmyownmindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
als
whenastrangesightsuddenlyattractedourattention
und
anddivertedoursolicitudefromourownsituation.
Weperceivedalowcarriage,fixedonasledge
und
anddrawnbydogs,passontowardsthenorth,atthedistanceofhalfamile;
ein
abeingwhichhadtheshapeof
ein
aman,butapparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledge
und
andguidedthedogs.
We
beobachteten
watchedtherapidprogressof
den
thetravellerwithourtelescopesuntilhewaslostamong
den
thedistantinequalitiesoftheice.
Dieses
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.
Wewere,aswe
glaubten
believed,manyhundredmilesfromanyland;
aber
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inreality,sodistantaswehadsupposed.
Schlossen
Shutin,however,byice,itwasimpossibleto
folgen
followhistrack,whichwehadobservedwiththegreatestattention.
About
zwei
twohoursafterthisoccurrenceweheard
das
thegroundsea,andbefore
abend
nighttheicebrokeandfreedourship.
Wir
We,however,laytountilthe
morgen
morning,fearingtoencounterinthedarkthoselargeloosemasseswhichfloatabout
nach
afterthebreakingupoftheice.
Iprofitedof
diese
thistimetorestfor
ein
afewhours.
Inthe
morgen
morning,however,assoonasitwas
licht
light,Iwentupondeck
und
andfoundallthesailorsbusyon
einer
onesideofthevessel,apparentlytalkingtosomeonein
das
thesea.
Itwas,infact,
ein
asledge,likethatwehad
gesehen
seenbefore,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
nacht
nightonalargefragmentofice.
Nur
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
aber
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,as
der
theothertravellerseemedtobe,
ein
asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredisland,
sondern
butaEuropean.
WhenIappearedondeck
der
themastersaid,“Hereisourcaptain,
und
andhewillnotallowyoutoperishon
der
theopensea.”
Onperceiving
mich
me,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,althoughwithaforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyou
sein
havethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmentonhearing
solche
suchaquestionaddressedtomefrom
eine
amanonthebrinkofdestruction
und
andtowhomIshouldhavesupposed
dass
thatmyvesselwouldhavebeen
eine
aresourcewhichhewouldnothaveexchangedforthemostpreciouswealththe
erde
earthcanafford.
Ireplied,however,
dass
thatwewereonavoyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.
Uponhearingthisheappearedsatisfied
und
andconsentedtocomeonboard.
GoodGod!
Margaret,
wenn
ifyouhadseenthe
mann
manwhothuscapitulatedforhissafety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswerenearlyfrozen,
und
andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatigue
und
andsuffering.
Ineversawa
mann
maninsowretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhiminto
die
thecabin,butassoonashehadquitted
die
thefreshairhefainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthim
wieder
backtothedeckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwithbrandy
und
andforcinghimtoswallow
eine
asmallquantity.
Assoonasheshowedsignsof
leben
lifewewrappedhimupinblankets
und
andplacedhimnearthechimneyof
der
thekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreesherecovered
und
andatealittlesoup,whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Zwei
Twodayspassedinthismanner
bevor
beforehewasableto
sprechen
speak,andIoftenfeared
dass
thathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabin
und
andattendedonhimas
sehr
muchasmydutywouldpermit.
I
nie
neversawamoreinterestingcreature:
hiseyeshavegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,
und
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentswhen,if
jemand
anyoneperformsanactofkindnesstowardshimor
tut
doeshimanythemosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,withabeamofbenevolence
und
andsweetnessthatInever
gesehen
sawequalled.
Butheisgenerallymelancholy
und
anddespairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asifimpatientoftheweightofwoesthatoppresses
ihn
him.
Whenmyguestwasa
etwas
littlerecoveredIhadgreat
schwierigkeiten
troubletokeepoffthemen,who
wollten
wishedtoaskhimathousandquestions;