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

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
You
werden
willrejoicetohearthat
kein
nodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyou
haben
haveregardedwithsuchevilforebodings.
I
angekommen
arrivedhereyesterday,andmy
erste
firsttaskistoassuremydear
schwester
sisterofmywelfareandincreasing
vertrauen
confidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
schon
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,
und
andasIwalkin
die
thestreetsofPetersburgh,I
fühle
feelacoldnorthernbreeze
spielen
playuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerves
und
andfillsmewithdelight.
Doyouunderstand
dieses
thisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregionstowardswhichIamadvancing,givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedbythis
wind
windofpromise,mydaydreams
werden
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
versuche
tryinvaintobe
überzeugen
persuadedthatthepoleis
der
theseatoffrostanddesolation;
iteverpresentsitselftomy
fantasie
imaginationastheregionof
schönheit
beautyanddelight.
There,Margaret,the
sonne
sunisforevervisible,itsbroad
scheibe
diskjustskirtingthehorizon
und
anddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
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,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodies
zweifellos
undoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
kann
maynotbeexpectedina
land
countryofeternallight?
I
kann
maytherediscoverthewondrous
kraft
powerwhichattractstheneedle
und
andmayregulateathousandcelestialobservationsthatrequire
nur
onlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardent
neugier
curiositywiththesightof
ein
apartoftheworld
nie
neverbeforevisited,andmaytread
ein
alandneverbeforeimprintedbythefootofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
und
andtheyaresufficienttoconquer
alle
allfearofdangeror
tod
deathandtoinducemeto
beginnen
commencethislaboriousvoyagewiththe
freude
joyachildfeelswhenheembarksinalittle
boot
boat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnative
fluss
river.
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobe
falsch
false,youcannotcontesttheinestimable
nutzen
benefitwhichIshallconferon
alle
allmankind,tothelast
generation
generation,bydiscoveringapassagenearthepoletothosecountries,toreachwhichatpresentso
viele
manymonthsarerequisite;
orbyascertaining
die
thesecretofthemagnet,
was
which,ifatallpossible,
kann
canonlybeeffectedby
ein
anundertakingsuchasmine.
Thesereflections
haben
havedispelledtheagitationwithwhichI
begann
beganmyletter,andI
fühle
feelmyheartglowwithan
begeisterung
enthusiasmwhichelevatesmeto
himmel
heaven,fornothingcontributesso
viel
muchtotranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—a
punkt
pointonwhichthesoul
kann
mayfixitsintellectualeye.
Diese
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthefavouritedreamofmyearlyyears.
Ihavereadwithardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyageswhichhavebeenmadeinthe
aussicht
prospectofarrivingattheNorthPacific
Ozean
Oceanthroughtheseaswhich
umgeben
surroundthepole.
Youmayremember
dass
thatahistoryofall
die
thevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposed
die
thewholeofourgood
Onkel
UncleThomas’library.
Myeducationwas
vernachlässigt
neglected,yetIwaspassionatelyfondof
lesen
reading.
Thesevolumesweremystudy
tag
dayandnight,andmyfamiliaritywiththemincreasedthat
bedauern
regretwhichIhadfelt,as
ein
achild,onlearningthatmyfather’s
sterben
dyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmy
onkel
uncletoallowmetoembarkin
ein
aseafaringlife.
Thesevisionsfaded
als
whenIperused,forthefirsttime,thosepoets
deren
whoseeffusionsentrancedmysoul
und
andliftedittoheaven.
I
auch
alsobecameapoetandfor
einem
oneyearlivedina
paradies
paradiseofmyowncreation;
Iimagined
dass
thatIalsomightobtain
eine
anicheinthetemple
wo
wherethenamesofHomer
und
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youarewellacquaintedwithmy
scheitern
failureandhowheavilyI
getragen
borethedisappointment.
Butjustatthat
zeit
timeIinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,
und
andmythoughtswereturnedintothe
kanal
channeloftheirearlierbent.
Sechs
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
I
kann
can,evennow,rememberthe
stunde
hourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.
I
begann
commencedbyinuringmybodytohardship.
I
begleitete
accompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionsto
die
theNorthSea;
Ivoluntarily
ertrug
enduredcold,famine,thirst,andwantofsleep;
I
oft
oftenworkedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringtheday
und
anddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,the
theorie
theoryofmedicine,andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhich
ein
anavaladventurermightderivethe
größten
greatestpracticaladvantage.
TwiceIactually
eingestellt
hiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
und
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
muss
mustownIfelta
wenig
littleproudwhenmycaptainofferedme
die
theseconddignityinthe
schiff
vesselandentreatedmeto
bleiben
remainwiththegreatestearnestness,so
wertvoll
valuabledidheconsidermyservices.
Und
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInot
verdiene
deservetoaccomplishsomegreat
zweck
purpose?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
und
andluxury,butIpreferred
ruhm
glorytoeveryenticementthat
reichtum
wealthplacedinmypath.
Oh,thatsomeencouraging
stimme
voicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!
My
mut
courageandmyresolutionisfirm;
aber
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsare
oft
oftendepressed.
Iamabouttoproceedon
eine
alonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhich
werden
willdemandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
nur
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,
sondern
butsometimestosustainmyown,
wenn
whentheirsarefailing.
Thisis
die
themostfavourableperiodfor
reisen
travellinginRussia.
Theyflyquickly
über
overthesnowintheirsledges;
die
themotionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,farmoreagreeable
als
thanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnotexcessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichIhave
bereits
alreadyadopted,forthereis
ein
agreatdifferencebetweenwalkingthe
deck
deckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,when
nicht
noexercisepreventsthebloodfrom
tatsächlich
actuallyfreezinginyourveins.
Ihaveno
ehrgeiz
ambitiontolosemylifeon
der
thepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
und
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartfor
die
thelattertowninafortnightor
drei
threeweeks;
andmyintentionisto
mieten
hireashipthere,which
kann
caneasilybedonebypayingthe
versicherung
insurancefortheowner,andtoengageas
viele
manysailorsasIthink
notwendig
necessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonotintendto
segeln
sailuntilthemonthof
Juni
June;
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.
Himmel
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
und
andsaveme,thatI
kann
mayagainandagaintestifymy
dankbarkeit
gratitudeforallyourlove
und
andkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
How
langsam
slowlythetimepasseshere,encompassedasIamby
frost
frostandsnow!
Yetasecond
schritt
stepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
Ihave
gemietet
hiredavesselandamoccupiedin
sammeln
collectingmysailors;
thosewhomI
sein
havealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
kann
candependandarecertainly
besitzen
possessedofdauntlesscourage.
ButIhaveonewantwhichIhave
nie
neveryetbeenableto
befriedigen
satisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
jetzt
nowfeelasamostsevereevil,Ihaveno
freund
friend,Margaret:
whenIam
leuchtet
glowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,there
wird
willbenonetoparticipatemy
freude
joy;
ifIamassailedby
enttäuschung
disappointment,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
papier
paper,itistrue;
butthatis
ein
apoormediumforthe
kommunikation
communicationoffeeling.
Idesirethecompanyofamanwho
könnte
couldsympathisewithme,whoseeyeswouldreplytomine.
Youmaydeemme
romantisch
romantic,mydearsister,butIbitterlyfeel
das
thewantofafriend.
Ihaveno
einem
onenearme,gentleyetcourageous,
besessen
possessedofacultivatedaswellasofacapacious
verstand
mind,whosetastesarelikemyown,to
genehmigen
approveoramendmyplans.
How
würde
wouldsuchafriendrepair
die
thefaultsofyourpoorbrother!
Iamtooardentin
ausführung
executionandtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Aber
Butitisastillgreater
böse
eviltomethatIamself-educated:
for
die
thefirstfourteenyearsofmylifeIran
wild
wildonacommonandread
nichts
nothingbutourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
Atthat
alter
ageIbecameacquaintedwith
die
thecelebratedpoetsofourowncountry;
aber
butitwasonlywhenithadceasedtobeinmypowertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsucha
überzeugung
convictionthatIperceivedthe
notwendigkeit
necessityofbecomingacquaintedwith
mehr
morelanguagesthanthatofmynativecountry.
Jetzt
NowIamtwenty-eightandamin
wirklichkeit
realitymoreilliteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
wahr
truethatIhavethought
mehr
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
mehr
moreextendedandmagnificent,butthey
wollen
want(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
und
andIgreatlyneeda
freund
friendwhowouldhavesense
genug
enoughnottodespisemeasromantic,
und
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourto
regulieren
regulatemymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
sicherlich
certainlyfindnofriendonthewide
ozean
ocean,norevenhereinArchangel,
unter
amongmerchantsandseamen.
Yet
einige
somefeelings,unalliedtothedrossof
menschlichen
humannature,beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
My
leutnant
lieutenant,forinstance,isa
mann
manofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heis
wahnsinnig
madlydesirousofglory,or
eher
rather,towordmyphrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhis
beruf
profession.
HeisanEnglishman,
und
andinthemidstofnational
und
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retains
einige
someofthenoblestendowmentsof
menschheit
humanity.
Ifirstbecameacquaintedwithhimonboardawhalevessel;
finding
dass
thathewasunemployedin
dieser
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimto
helfen
assistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
person
personofanexcellentdisposition
und
andisremarkableinthe
schiff
shipforhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhis
disziplin
discipline.
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-known
integrität
integrityanddauntlesscourage,mademe
sehr
verydesiroustoengagehim.
A
jugend
youthpassedinsolitude,mybestyears
verbracht
spentunderyourgentleandfemininefosterage,hassorefined
die
thegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannot
überwinden
overcomeanintensedistasteto
die
theusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:
Ihave
nie
neverbelievedittobe
notwendig
necessary,andwhenIheardofamarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofheart
und
andtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhis
besatzung
crew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarly
glücklich
fortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.
Iheardofhim
zuerst
firstinratheraromantic
weise
manner,fromaladywho
verdankt
owestohimthehappinessofherlife.
This,
kurz
briefly,ishisstory.
Someyears
vor
agohelovedayoungRussian
dame
ladyofmoderatefortune,andhavingamassed
eine
aconsiderablesuminprize-money,
der
thefatherofthegirlconsentedto
der
thematch.
Hesawhismistress
einmal
oncebeforethedestinedceremony;
aber
butshewasbathedintears,
und
andthrowingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimto
verschonen
spareher,confessingatthesametime
dass
thatshelovedanother,but
dass
thathewaspoor,and
dass
thatherfatherwouldneverconsentto
der
theunion.
Mygenerousfriendreassuredthesuppliant,
und
andonbeinginformedofthenameofherlover,
sofort
instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
Hehad
bereits
alreadyboughtafarmwithhis
geld
money,onwhichhehaddesignedtopasstheremainderofhislife;
aber
buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,
zusammen
togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneyto
kaufen
purchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedtheyoungwoman’s
vater
fathertoconsenttoher
ehe
marriagewithherlover.
But
der
theoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimself
gebunden
boundinhonourtomy
freund
friend,who,whenhefound
der
thefatherinexorable,quittedhis
land
country,norreturneduntilheheard
dass
thathisformermistresswas
verheiratet
marriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“What
ein
anoblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
aber
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisas
schweigend
silentasaTurk,anda
art
kindofignorantcarelessnessattends
ihn
him,which,whileitrendershis
verhalten
conductthemoreastonishing,detractsfromthe
interesse
interestandsympathywhichotherwisehe
würde
wouldcommand.
Yetdonotsuppose,
weil
becauseIcomplainalittleor
weil
becauseIcanconceivea
trost
consolationformytoilswhichI
kann
mayneverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedas
schicksal
fate,andmyvoyageis
nur
onlynowdelayeduntilthe
wetter
weathershallpermitmyembarkation.
Der
Thewinterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
aber
butthespringpromiseswell,
und
anditisconsideredas
eine
aremarkablyearlyseason,sothat
vielleicht
perhapsImaysailsoonerthanI
erwartet
expected.
Ishalldonothingrashly:
you
kennen
knowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
und
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannot
beschreiben
describetoyoumysensationson
die
thenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
unmöglich
impossibletocommunicatetoyou
eine
aconceptionofthetrembling
gefühl
sensation,halfpleasurableandhalf
ängstlich
fearful,withwhichIampreparingtodepart.
Iam
gehe
goingtounexploredregions,to“the
land
landofmistandsnow,”
aber
butIshallkillnoalbatross;
daher
thereforedonotbealarmedformy
sicherheit
safetyorifIshouldcomebacktoyouas
abgenutzt
wornandwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
You
werden
willsmileatmyallusion,
aber
butIwilldisclosea
geheimnis
secret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachmentto,mypassionate
begeisterung
enthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothat
produktion
productionofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Thereis
etwas
somethingatworkinmy
seele
soulwhichIdonotunderstand.
Iam
praktisch
practicallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecutewith
ausdauer
perseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthisthereisa
liebe
loveforthemarvellous,abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,whichhurriesme
aus
outofthecommonpathwaysofmen,
sogar
eventothewildsea
und
andunvisitedregionsIamaboutto
erforschen
explore.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallI
treffen
meetyouagain,afterhavingtraversed
immense
immenseseas,andreturnedby
das
themostsoutherncapeof
Afrika
AfricaorAmerica?
Idarenot
erwarten
expectsuchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
schauen
lookonthereverseof
die
thepicture.
Continueforthepresenttowritetomeby
jeder
everyopportunity:
Imayreceiveyourlettersonsomeoccasions
wenn
whenIneedthemmostto
stützen
supportmyspirits.
Iloveyou
sehr
verytenderly.
Remembermewith
zuneigung
affection,shouldyouneverhearfromme
wieder
again.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Juli
July7th,17—.
Mydear
Schwester
Sister,.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
sagen
saythatIamsafe—andwell
fortgeschritten
advancedonmyvoyage.
This
brief
letterwillreachEnglandbyamerchantman
jetzt
nowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
mehr
morefortunatethanI,whomaynot
sehen
seemynativeland,perhaps,for
viele
manyyears.
Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
und
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordothefloatingsheetsoficethat
ständig
continuallypassus,indicatingthedangersofthe
region
regiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismaythem.
We
haben
havealreadyreachedaveryhighlatitude;
aber
butitistheheightofsummer,
und
andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,which
wehen
blowusspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesireto
erreichen
attain,breatheadegreeofrenovating
wärme
warmthwhichIhadnot
erwartet
expected.
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenusthat
werden
wouldmakeafigureina
brief
letter.
Oneortwostiffgales
und
andthespringingofaleakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcelyremembertorecord,
und
andIshallbewellcontent
wenn
ifnothingworsehappentous
während
duringourvoyage.
Adieu,my
liebe
dearMargaret.
Beassuredthatformyownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounter
gefahr
danger.
Iwillbecool,persevering,
und
andprudent.
Butsuccessshall
krönen
crownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarIhave
gegangen
gone,tracingasecureway
über
overthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
und
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Warum
Whynotstillproceedovertheuntamedyetobedient
element
element?
Whatcanstopthedetermined
herz
heartandresolvedwillofman?
Myswelling
herz
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Aber
ButImustfinish.
Heavenblessmybeloved
schwester
sister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August
August5th,17—.
Sostrange
ein
anaccidenthashappenedtous
so
thatIcannotforbearrecording
es
it,althoughitisvery
wahrscheinlich
probablethatyouwillseeme
bevor
beforethesepaperscancomeintoyour
besitz
possession.
LastMonday(July31st)wewere
fast
nearlysurroundedbyice,which
schloss
closedintheshiponallsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichshe
schwebte
floated.
Oursituationwassomewhat
gefährlich
dangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbya
sehr
verythickfog.
Weaccordinglylayto,
hofften
hopingthatsomechangewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
und
andweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthe
nebel
mistclearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,vast
und
andirregularplainsofice,which
schienen
seemedtohavenoend.
Einige
Someofmycomradesgroaned,
und
andmyownmindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
als
whenastrangesightsuddenlyattractedour
aufmerksamkeit
attentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourown
situation
situation.
Weperceivedalowcarriage,
befestigt
fixedonasledgeand
gezogen
drawnbydogs,passontowardsthe
norden
north,atthedistanceofhalfa
meile
mile;
abeingwhichhadthe
form
shapeofaman,but
anscheinend
apparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledge
und
andguidedthedogs.
We
beobachteten
watchedtherapidprogressof
den
thetravellerwithourtelescopesuntilhewaslostamong
den
thedistantinequalitiesoftheice.
Dieses
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualified
wunder
wonder.
Wewere,aswe
glaubten
believed,manyhundredmilesfromany
land
land;
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,in
wirklichkeit
reality,sodistantaswehad
angenommen
supposed.
Shutin,however,by
eis
ice,itwasimpossibleto
folgen
followhistrack,whichwehadobservedwiththe
größten
greatestattention.
Abouttwohours
nach
afterthisoccurrenceweheard
das
thegroundsea,andbefore
abend
nighttheicebrokeandfreedour
schiff
ship.
We,however,laytountilthe
morgen
morning,fearingtoencounterinthedarkthoselargeloosemasseswhich
schwimmen
floataboutafterthebreakingupoftheice.
Iprofitedof
diese
thistimetorestfor
ein
afewhours.
Inthe
morgen
morning,however,assoonasitwas
licht
light,Iwentupondeck
und
andfoundallthesailors
beschäftigt
busyononesideof
das
thevessel,apparentlytalkingtosomeonein
das
thesea.
Itwas,infact,
ein
asledge,likethatwehad
gesehen
seenbefore,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
nacht
nightonalargefragmentofice.
Nur
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
aber
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswere
überredeten
persuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,as
der
theothertravellerseemedtobe,
ein
asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscovered
insel
island,butaEuropean.
WhenI
erschien
appearedondeckthemastersaid,“Hereisour
kapitän
captain,andhewillnot
zulassen
allowyoutoperishon
der
theopensea.”
Onperceiving
mich
me,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,althoughwithaforeign
akzent
accent.
“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyou
sein
havethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmentonhearing
solche
suchaquestionaddressedtomefrom
eine
amanonthebrinkof
zerstörung
destructionandtowhomI
sollen
shouldhavesupposedthatmy
gefäß
vesselwouldhavebeena
ressource
resourcewhichhewouldnothaveexchangedforthemostprecious
reichtum
wealththeearthcanafford.
Ireplied,
jedoch
however,thatwewereonavoyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.
Uponhearingthisheappeared
zufrieden
satisfiedandconsentedtocomeonboard.
GoodGod!
Margaret,
wenn
ifyouhadseenthe
mann
manwhothuscapitulatedforhis
sicherheit
safety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
fast
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedby
müdigkeit
fatigueandsuffering.
Inever
gesehen
sawamaninsowretcheda
zustand
condition.
Weattemptedtocarryhiminto
die
thecabin,butassoonashehad
verlassen
quittedthefreshairhefainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthim
wieder
backtothedeckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwith
brandy
brandyandforcinghimto
schlucken
swallowasmallquantity.
Assoonasheshowedsignsof
leben
lifewewrappedhimupinblankets
und
andplacedhimnearthechimneyof
der
thekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreesherecovered
und
andatealittlesoup,whichrestoredhim
wunderbar
wonderfully.
Twodayspassedin
diese
thismannerbeforehewas
in der lage
abletospeak,andI
oft
oftenfearedthathissufferingshaddeprivedhimof
verständnis
understanding.
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyown
kabine
cabinandattendedonhimas
sehr
muchasmydutywould
erlaubte
permit.
Ineversawamoreinteresting
geschöpf
creature:
hiseyeshavegenerallyan
ausdruck
expressionofwildness,andeven
wahnsinn
madness,buttherearemomentswhen,if
jemand
anyoneperformsanactof
freundlichkeit
kindnesstowardshimordoeshimanythemosttrifling
dienst
service,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,witha
strahl
beamofbenevolenceandsweetnessthatI
nie
neversawequalled.
Butheisgenerally
melancholisch
melancholyanddespairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asif
ungeduldig
impatientoftheweightofwoesthatoppresses
ihn
him.
Whenmyguestwasa
etwas
littlerecoveredIhadgreat
schwierigkeiten
troubletokeepoffthemen,who
wollten
wishedtoaskhima
tausend
thousandquestions;