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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
You
werden
will
rejoicetohearthat
kein
no
disasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyou
haben
have
regardedwithsuchevilforebodings.
I
angekommen
arrived
hereyesterday,andmy
erste
first
taskistoassuremydear
schwester
sister
ofmywelfareandincreasing
vertrauen
confidence
inthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
schon
already
farnorthofLondon,
und
and
asIwalkin
die
the
streetsofPetersburgh,I
fühle
feel
acoldnorthernbreeze
spielen
play
uponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerves
und
and
fillsmewithdelight.
Doyouunderstand
dieses
this
feeling?
Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregionstowardswhichIamadvancing,givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedbythis
wind
wind
ofpromise,mydaydreams
werden
become
moreferventandvivid.
I
versuche
try
invaintobe
überzeugen
persuaded
thatthepoleis
der
the
seatoffrostanddesolation;
iteverpresentsitselftomy
fantasie
imagination
astheregionof
schönheit
beauty
anddelight.
There,Margaret,the
sonne
sun
isforevervisible,itsbroad
scheibe
disk
justskirtingthehorizon
und
and
diffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—forwithyourleave,my
schwester
sister
,Iwillputsome
vertrauen
trust
inprecedingnavigators—theresnow
und
and
frostarebanished;
and,sailing
über
over
acalmsea,wemaybewaftedto
ein
a
landsurpassinginwonders
und
and
inbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredon
das
the
habitableglobe.
Itsproductions
und
and
featuresmaybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodies
zweifellos
undoubtedly
areinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
kann
may
notbeexpectedina
land
country
ofeternallight?
I
kann
may
therediscoverthewondrous
kraft
power
whichattractstheneedle
und
and
mayregulateathousandcelestialobservationsthatrequire
nur
only
thisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardent
neugier
curiosity
withthesightof
ein
a
partoftheworld
nie
never
beforevisited,andmaytread
ein
a
landneverbeforeimprintedbythefootofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
und
and
theyaresufficienttoconquer
alle
all
fearofdangeror
tod
death
andtoinducemeto
beginnen
commence
thislaboriousvoyagewiththe
freude
joy
achildfeelswhenheembarksinalittle
boot
boat
,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnative
fluss
river
.
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobe
falsch
false
,youcannotcontesttheinestimable
nutzen
benefit
whichIshallconferon
alle
all
mankind,tothelast
generation
generation
,bydiscoveringapassagenearthepoletothosecountries,toreachwhichatpresentso
viele
many
monthsarerequisite;
orbyascertaining
die
the
secretofthemagnet,
was
which
,ifatallpossible,
kann
can
onlybeeffectedby
ein
an
undertakingsuchasmine.
Thesereflections
haben
have
dispelledtheagitationwithwhichI
begann
began
myletter,andI
fühle
feel
myheartglowwithan
begeisterung
enthusiasm
whichelevatesmeto
himmel
heaven
,fornothingcontributesso
viel
much
totranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—a
punkt
point
onwhichthesoul
kann
may
fixitsintellectualeye.
Diese
This
expeditionhasbeenthefavouritedreamofmyearlyyears.
Ihavereadwithardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyageswhichhavebeenmadeinthe
aussicht
prospect
ofarrivingattheNorthPacific
Ozean
Ocean
throughtheseaswhich
umgeben
surround
thepole.
Youmayremember
dass
that
ahistoryofall
die
the
voyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposed
die
the
wholeofourgood
Onkel
Uncle
Thomas’library.
Myeducationwas
vernachlässigt
neglected
,yetIwaspassionatelyfondof
lesen
reading
.
Thesevolumesweremystudy
tag
day
andnight,andmyfamiliaritywiththemincreasedthat
bedauern
regret
whichIhadfelt,as
ein
a
child,onlearningthatmyfather’s
sterben
dying
injunctionhadforbiddenmy
onkel
uncle
toallowmetoembarkin
ein
a
seafaringlife.
Thesevisionsfaded
als
when
Iperused,forthefirsttime,thosepoets
deren
whose
effusionsentrancedmysoul
und
and
liftedittoheaven.
I
auch
also
becameapoetandfor
einem
one
yearlivedina
paradies
paradise
ofmyowncreation;
Iimagined
dass
that
Ialsomightobtain
eine
a
nicheinthetemple
wo
where
thenamesofHomer
und
and
Shakespeareareconsecrated.
Youarewellacquaintedwithmy
scheitern
failure
andhowheavilyI
getragen
bore
thedisappointment.
Butjustatthat
zeit
time
Iinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,
und
and
mythoughtswereturnedintothe
kanal
channel
oftheirearlierbent.
Sechs
Six
yearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
I
kann
can
,evennow,rememberthe
stunde
hour
fromwhichIdedicatedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.
I
begann
commenced
byinuringmybodytohardship.
I
begleitete
accompanied
thewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionsto
die
the
NorthSea;
Ivoluntarily
ertrug
endured
cold,famine,thirst,andwantofsleep;
I
oft
often
workedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringtheday
und
and
devotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,the
theorie
theory
ofmedicine,andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhich
ein
a
navaladventurermightderivethe
größten
greatest
practicaladvantage.
TwiceIactually
eingestellt
hired
myselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
und
and
acquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
muss
must
ownIfelta
wenig
little
proudwhenmycaptainofferedme
die
the
seconddignityinthe
schiff
vessel
andentreatedmeto
bleiben
remain
withthegreatestearnestness,so
wertvoll
valuable
didheconsidermyservices.
Und
And
now,dearMargaret,doInot
verdiene
deserve
toaccomplishsomegreat
zweck
purpose
?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
und
and
luxury,butIpreferred
ruhm
glory
toeveryenticementthat
reichtum
wealth
placedinmypath.
Oh,thatsomeencouraging
stimme
voice
wouldanswerintheaffirmative!
My
mut
courage
andmyresolutionisfirm;
aber
but
myhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsare
oft
often
depressed.
Iamabouttoproceedon
eine
a
longanddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhich
werden
will
demandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
nur
only
toraisethespiritsofothers,
sondern
but
sometimestosustainmyown,
wenn
when
theirsarefailing.
Thisis
die
the
mostfavourableperiodfor
reisen
travelling
inRussia.
Theyflyquickly
über
over
thesnowintheirsledges;
die
the
motionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,farmoreagreeable
als
than
thatofanEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnotexcessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichIhave
bereits
already
adopted,forthereis
ein
a
greatdifferencebetweenwalkingthe
deck
deck
andremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,when
nicht
no
exercisepreventsthebloodfrom
tatsächlich
actually
freezinginyourveins.
Ihaveno
ehrgeiz
ambition
tolosemylifeon
der
the
post-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
und
and
Archangel.
Ishalldepartfor
die
the
lattertowninafortnightor
drei
three
weeks;
andmyintentionisto
mieten
hire
ashipthere,which
kann
can
easilybedonebypayingthe
versicherung
insurance
fortheowner,andtoengageas
viele
many
sailorsasIthink
notwendig
necessary
amongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonotintendto
segeln
sail
untilthemonthof
Juni
June
;
andwhenshallIreturn?
Ah,
liebe
dear
sister,howcanI
beantworten
answer
thisquestion?
IfIsucceed,
viele
many
,manymonths,perhapsyears,
werden
will
passbeforeyouandI
können
may
meet.
IfIfail,you
wirst
will
seemeagainsoon,or
nie
never
.
Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Himmel
Heaven
showerdownblessingsonyou,
und
and
saveme,thatI
kann
may
againandagaintestifymy
dankbarkeit
gratitude
forallyourlove
und
and
kindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
How
langsam
slowly
thetimepasseshere,encompassedasIamby
frost
frost
andsnow!
Yetasecond
schritt
step
istakentowardsmyenterprise.
Ihave
gemietet
hired
avesselandamoccupiedin
sammeln
collecting
mysailors;
thosewhomI
sein
have
alreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
kann
can
dependandarecertainly
besitzen
possessed
ofdauntlesscourage.
ButIhaveonewantwhichIhave
nie
never
yetbeenableto
befriedigen
satisfy
,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
jetzt
now
feelasamostsevereevil,Ihaveno
freund
friend
,Margaret:
whenIam
leuchtet
glowing
withtheenthusiasmofsuccess,there
wird
will
benonetoparticipatemy
freude
joy
;
ifIamassailedby
enttäuschung
disappointment
,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
papier
paper
,itistrue;
butthatis
ein
a
poormediumforthe
kommunikation
communication
offeeling.
Idesirethecompanyofamanwho
könnte
could
sympathisewithme,whoseeyeswouldreplytomine.
Youmaydeemme
romantisch
romantic
,mydearsister,butIbitterlyfeel
das
the
wantofafriend.
Ihaveno
einem
one
nearme,gentleyetcourageous,
besessen
possessed
ofacultivatedaswellasofacapacious
verstand
mind
,whosetastesarelikemyown,to
genehmigen
approve
oramendmyplans.
How
würde
would
suchafriendrepair
die
the
faultsofyourpoorbrother!
Iamtooardentin
ausführung
execution
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Aber
But
itisastillgreater
böse
evil
tomethatIamself-educated:
for
die
the
firstfourteenyearsofmylifeIran
wild
wild
onacommonandread
nichts
nothing
butourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
Atthat
alter
age
Ibecameacquaintedwith
die
the
celebratedpoetsofourowncountry;
aber
but
itwasonlywhenithadceasedtobeinmypowertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsucha
überzeugung
conviction
thatIperceivedthe
notwendigkeit
necessity
ofbecomingacquaintedwith
mehr
more
languagesthanthatofmynativecountry.
Jetzt
Now
Iamtwenty-eightandamin
wirklichkeit
reality
moreilliteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
wahr
true
thatIhavethought
mehr
more
andthatmydaydreamsare
mehr
more
extendedandmagnificent,butthey
wollen
want
(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
und
and
Igreatlyneeda
freund
friend
whowouldhavesense
genug
enough
nottodespisemeasromantic,
und
and
affectionenoughformetoendeavourto
regulieren
regulate
mymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
sicherlich
certainly
findnofriendonthewide
ozean
ocean
,norevenhereinArchangel,
unter
among
merchantsandseamen.
Yet
einige
some
feelings,unalliedtothedrossof
menschlichen
human
nature,beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
My
leutnant
lieutenant
,forinstance,isa
mann
man
ofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heis
wahnsinnig
madly
desirousofglory,or
eher
rather
,towordmyphrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhis
beruf
profession
.
HeisanEnglishman,
und
and
inthemidstofnational
und
and
professionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retains
einige
some
ofthenoblestendowmentsof
menschheit
humanity
.
Ifirstbecameacquaintedwithhimonboardawhalevessel;
finding
dass
that
hewasunemployedin
dieser
this
city,Ieasilyengagedhimto
helfen
assist
inmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
person
person
ofanexcellentdisposition
und
and
isremarkableinthe
schiff
ship
forhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhis
disziplin
discipline
.
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-known
integrität
integrity
anddauntlesscourage,mademe
sehr
very
desiroustoengagehim.
A
jugend
youth
passedinsolitude,mybestyears
verbracht
spent
underyourgentleandfemininefosterage,hassorefined
die
the
groundworkofmycharacterthatIcannot
überwinden
overcome
anintensedistasteto
die
the
usualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:
Ihave
nie
never
believedittobe
notwendig
necessary
,andwhenIheardofamarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofheart
und
and
therespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhis
besatzung
crew
,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarly
glücklich
fortunate
inbeingabletosecurehisservices.
Iheardofhim
zuerst
first
inratheraromantic
weise
manner
,fromaladywho
verdankt
owes
tohimthehappinessofherlife.
This,
kurz
briefly
,ishisstory.
Someyears
vor
ago
helovedayoungRussian
dame
lady
ofmoderatefortune,andhavingamassed
eine
a
considerablesuminprize-money,
der
the
fatherofthegirlconsentedto
der
the
match.
Hesawhismistress
einmal
once
beforethedestinedceremony;
aber
but
shewasbathedintears,
und
and
throwingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimto
verschonen
spare
her,confessingatthesametime
dass
that
shelovedanother,but
dass
that
hewaspoor,and
dass
that
herfatherwouldneverconsentto
der
the
union.
Mygenerousfriendreassuredthesuppliant,
und
and
onbeinginformedofthenameofherlover,
sofort
instantly
abandonedhispursuit.
Hehad
bereits
already
boughtafarmwithhis
geld
money
,onwhichhehaddesignedtopasstheremainderofhislife;
aber
but
hebestowedthewholeonhisrival,
zusammen
together
withtheremainsofhisprize-moneyto
kaufen
purchase
stock,andthenhimselfsolicitedtheyoungwoman’s
vater
father
toconsenttoher
ehe
marriage
withherlover.
But
der
the
oldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimself
gebunden
bound
inhonourtomy
freund
friend
,who,whenhefound
der
the
fatherinexorable,quittedhis
land
country
,norreturneduntilheheard
dass
that
hisformermistresswas
verheiratet
married
accordingtoherinclinations.
“What
ein
a
noblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
aber
but
thenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisas
schweigend
silent
asaTurk,anda
art
kind
ofignorantcarelessnessattends
ihn
him
,which,whileitrendershis
verhalten
conduct
themoreastonishing,detractsfromthe
interesse
interest
andsympathywhichotherwisehe
würde
would
command.
Yetdonotsuppose,
weil
because
Icomplainalittleor
weil
because
Icanconceivea
trost
consolation
formytoilswhichI
kann
may
neverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedas
schicksal
fate
,andmyvoyageis
nur
only
nowdelayeduntilthe
wetter
weather
shallpermitmyembarkation.
Der
The
winterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
aber
but
thespringpromiseswell,
und
and
itisconsideredas
eine
a
remarkablyearlyseason,sothat
vielleicht
perhaps
ImaysailsoonerthanI
erwartet
expected
.
Ishalldonothingrashly:
you
kennen
know
mesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
und
and
consideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannot
beschreiben
describe
toyoumysensationson
die
the
nearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
unmöglich
impossible
tocommunicatetoyou
eine
a
conceptionofthetrembling
gefühl
sensation
,halfpleasurableandhalf
ängstlich
fearful
,withwhichIampreparingtodepart.
Iam
gehe
going
tounexploredregions,to“the
land
land
ofmistandsnow,”
aber
but
Ishallkillnoalbatross;
daher
therefore
donotbealarmedformy
sicherheit
safety
orifIshouldcomebacktoyouas
abgenutzt
worn
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
You
werden
will
smileatmyallusion,
aber
but
Iwilldisclosea
geheimnis
secret
.
Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachmentto,mypassionate
begeisterung
enthusiasm
for,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothat
produktion
production
ofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Thereis
etwas
something
atworkinmy
seele
soul
whichIdonotunderstand.
Iam
praktisch
practically
industrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecutewith
ausdauer
perseverance
andlabour—butbesidesthisthereisa
liebe
love
forthemarvellous,abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,whichhurriesme
aus
out
ofthecommonpathwaysofmen,
sogar
even
tothewildsea
und
and
unvisitedregionsIamaboutto
erforschen
explore
.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallI
treffen
meet
youagain,afterhavingtraversed
immense
immense
seas,andreturnedby
das
the
mostsoutherncapeof
Afrika
Africa
orAmerica?
Idarenot
erwarten
expect
suchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
schauen
look
onthereverseof
die
the
picture.
Continueforthepresenttowritetomeby
jeder
every
opportunity:
Imayreceiveyourlettersonsomeoccasions
wenn
when
Ineedthemmostto
stützen
support
myspirits.
Iloveyou
sehr
very
tenderly.
Remembermewith
zuneigung
affection
,shouldyouneverhearfromme
wieder
again
.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Juli
July
7th,17—.
Mydear
Schwester
Sister,
.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
sagen
say
thatIamsafe—andwell
fortgeschritten
advanced
onmyvoyage.
This
brief
letter
willreachEnglandbyamerchantman
jetzt
now
onitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
mehr
more
fortunatethanI,whomaynot
sehen
see
mynativeland,perhaps,for
viele
many
years.
Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
und
and
apparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordothefloatingsheetsoficethat
ständig
continually
passus,indicatingthedangersofthe
region
region
towardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismaythem.
We
haben
have
alreadyreachedaveryhighlatitude;
aber
but
itistheheightofsummer,
und
and
althoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,which
wehen
blow
usspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesireto
erreichen
attain
,breatheadegreeofrenovating
wärme
warmth
whichIhadnot
erwartet
expected
.
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenusthat
werden
would
makeafigureina
brief
letter
.
Oneortwostiffgales
und
and
thespringingofaleakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcelyremembertorecord,
und
and
Ishallbewellcontent
wenn
if
nothingworsehappentous
während
during
ourvoyage.
Adieu,my
liebe
dear
Margaret.
Beassuredthatformyownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounter
gefahr
danger
.
Iwillbecool,persevering,
und
and
prudent.
Butsuccessshall
krönen
crown
myendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarIhave
gegangen
gone
,tracingasecureway
über
over
thepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
und
and
testimoniesofmytriumph.
Warum
Why
notstillproceedovertheuntamedyetobedient
element
element
?
Whatcanstopthedetermined
herz
heart
andresolvedwillofman?
Myswelling
herz
heart
involuntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Aber
But
Imustfinish.
Heavenblessmybeloved
schwester
sister
!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August
August
5th,17—.
Sostrange
ein
an
accidenthashappenedtous
so
that
Icannotforbearrecording
es
it
,althoughitisvery
wahrscheinlich
probable
thatyouwillseeme
bevor
before
thesepaperscancomeintoyour
besitz
possession
.
LastMonday(July31st)wewere
fast
nearly
surroundedbyice,which
schloss
closed
intheshiponallsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichshe
schwebte
floated
.
Oursituationwassomewhat
gefährlich
dangerous
,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbya
sehr
very
thickfog.
Weaccordinglylayto,
hofften
hoping
thatsomechangewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
und
and
weather.
Abouttwoo’clockthe
nebel
mist
clearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,vast
und
and
irregularplainsofice,which
schienen
seemed
tohavenoend.
Einige
Some
ofmycomradesgroaned,
und
and
myownmindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
als
when
astrangesightsuddenlyattractedour
aufmerksamkeit
attention
anddivertedoursolicitudefromourown
situation
situation
.
Weperceivedalowcarriage,
befestigt
fixed
onasledgeand
gezogen
drawn
bydogs,passontowardsthe
norden
north
,atthedistanceofhalfa
meile
mile
;
abeingwhichhadthe
form
shape
ofaman,but
anscheinend
apparently
ofgiganticstature,satinthesledge
und
and
guidedthedogs.
We
beobachteten
watched
therapidprogressof
den
the
travellerwithourtelescopesuntilhewaslostamong
den
the
distantinequalitiesoftheice.
Dieses
This
appearanceexcitedourunqualified
wunder
wonder
.
Wewere,aswe
glaubten
believed
,manyhundredmilesfromany
land
land
;
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,in
wirklichkeit
reality
,sodistantaswehad
angenommen
supposed
.
Shutin,however,by
eis
ice
,itwasimpossibleto
folgen
follow
histrack,whichwehadobservedwiththe
größten
greatest
attention.
Abouttwohours
nach
after
thisoccurrenceweheard
das
the
groundsea,andbefore
abend
night
theicebrokeandfreedour
schiff
ship
.
We,however,laytountilthe
morgen
morning
,fearingtoencounterinthedarkthoselargeloosemasseswhich
schwimmen
float
aboutafterthebreakingupoftheice.
Iprofitedof
diese
this
timetorestfor
ein
a
fewhours.
Inthe
morgen
morning
,however,assoonasitwas
licht
light
,Iwentupondeck
und
and
foundallthesailors
beschäftigt
busy
ononesideof
das
the
vessel,apparentlytalkingtosomeonein
das
the
sea.
Itwas,infact,
ein
a
sledge,likethatwehad
gesehen
seen
before,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
nacht
night
onalargefragmentofice.
Nur
Only
onedogremainedalive;
aber
but
therewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswere
überredeten
persuading
toenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,as
der
the
othertravellerseemedtobe,
ein
a
savageinhabitantofsomeundiscovered
insel
island
,butaEuropean.
WhenI
erschien
appeared
ondeckthemastersaid,“Hereisour
kapitän
captain
,andhewillnot
zulassen
allow
youtoperishon
der
the
opensea.”
Onperceiving
mich
me
,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,althoughwithaforeign
akzent
accent
.
“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyou
sein
have
thekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmentonhearing
solche
such
aquestionaddressedtomefrom
eine
a
manonthebrinkof
zerstörung
destruction
andtowhomI
sollen
should
havesupposedthatmy
gefäß
vessel
wouldhavebeena
ressource
resource
whichhewouldnothaveexchangedforthemostprecious
reichtum
wealth
theearthcanafford.
Ireplied,
jedoch
however
,thatwewereonavoyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.
Uponhearingthisheappeared
zufrieden
satisfied
andconsentedtocomeonboard.
GoodGod!
Margaret,
wenn
if
youhadseenthe
mann
man
whothuscapitulatedforhis
sicherheit
safety
,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
fast
nearly
frozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedby
müdigkeit
fatigue
andsuffering.
Inever
gesehen
saw
amaninsowretcheda
zustand
condition
.
Weattemptedtocarryhiminto
die
the
cabin,butassoonashehad
verlassen
quitted
thefreshairhefainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthim
wieder
back
tothedeckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwith
brandy
brandy
andforcinghimto
schlucken
swallow
asmallquantity.
Assoonasheshowedsignsof
leben
life
wewrappedhimupinblankets
und
and
placedhimnearthechimneyof
der
the
kitchenstove.
Byslowdegreesherecovered
und
and
atealittlesoup,whichrestoredhim
wunderbar
wonderfully
.
Twodayspassedin
diese
this
mannerbeforehewas
in der lage
able
tospeak,andI
oft
often
fearedthathissufferingshaddeprivedhimof
verständnis
understanding
.
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyown
kabine
cabin
andattendedonhimas
sehr
much
asmydutywould
erlaubte
permit
.
Ineversawamoreinteresting
geschöpf
creature
:
hiseyeshavegenerallyan
ausdruck
expression
ofwildness,andeven
wahnsinn
madness
,buttherearemomentswhen,if
jemand
anyone
performsanactof
freundlichkeit
kindness
towardshimordoeshimanythemosttrifling
dienst
service
,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,witha
strahl
beam
ofbenevolenceandsweetnessthatI
nie
never
sawequalled.
Butheisgenerally
melancholisch
melancholy
anddespairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asif
ungeduldig
impatient
oftheweightofwoesthatoppresses
ihn
him
.
Whenmyguestwasa
etwas
little
recoveredIhadgreat
schwierigkeiten
trouble
tokeepoffthemen,who
wollten
wished
toaskhima
tausend
thousand
questions;