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

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwill
rallegrerete
rejoicetohearthatno
disastro
disasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementof
un
anenterprisewhichyouhave
considerato
regardedwithsuchevilforebodings.
I
arrivato
arrivedhereyesterday,andmy
primo
firsttaskistoassuremy
cara
dearsisterofmywelfare
e
andincreasingconfidenceinthe
successo
successofmyundertaking.
Iam
già
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,
e
andasIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,I
sento
feelacoldnorthernbreezeplayuponmycheeks,
che
whichbracesmynervesand
riempie
fillsmewithdelight.
Doyou
capisci
understandthisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,
che
whichhastravelledfromtheregions
verso
towardswhichIamadvancing,
dà
givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedby
questo
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
diventano
becomemoreferventandvivid.
Itryin
invano
vaintobepersuadedthatthe
polo
poleistheseatof
gelo
frostanddesolation;
itever
presenta
presentsitselftomyimaginationasthe
regione
regionofbeautyanddelight.
There,Margaret,
il
thesunisforever
visibile
visible,itsbroaddiskjustskirting
il
thehorizonanddiffusinga
perpetuo
perpetualsplendour.
There—forwithyourleave,my
sorella
sister,Iwillputsome
fiducia
trustinprecedingnavigators—theresnow
e
andfrostarebanished;
and,
navigando
sailingoveracalmsea,wemaybewaftedtoa
terra
landsurpassinginwondersandin
bellezza
beautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitable
globo
globe.
Itsproductionsandfeaturesmaybe
senza
withoutexample,asthephenomenaofthe
celesti
heavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
Whatmaynotbeexpectedin
un
acountryofeternallight?
Imaythere
scoprire
discoverthewondrouspowerwhich
attira
attractstheneedleandmay
regolare
regulateathousandcelestialobservationsthat
richiedono
requireonlythisvoyageto
rendere
rendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardent
curiosità
curiositywiththesightof
una
apartoftheworld
mai
neverbeforevisited,andmaytread
una
alandneverbeforeimprintedby
la
thefootofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
e
andtheyaresufficienttoconquerall
paura
fearofdangerordeath
e
andtoinducemeto
iniziare
commencethislaboriousvoyagewiththe
gioia
joyachildfeelswhenheembarksinalittle
barca
boat,withhisholidaymates,onan
spedizione
expeditionofdiscoveryuphis
nativo
nativeriver.
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannot
contestare
contesttheinestimablebenefitwhichIshallconferon
tutte
allmankind,tothelast
generazione
generation,bydiscoveringapassage
vicino
nearthepoletothosecountries,to
raggiungere
reachwhichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;
o
orbyascertainingthesecretofthe
magnete
magnet,which,ifatall
possibile
possible,canonlybeeffectedby
un
anundertakingsuchasmine.
ThesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitationwithwhichI
iniziato
beganmyletter,andI
sento
feelmyheartglowwithan
entusiasmo
enthusiasmwhichelevatesmeto
cielo
heaven,fornothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisethe
mente
mindasasteadypurpose—a
punto
pointonwhichthesoulmay
fissare
fixitsintellectualeye.
This
spedizione
expeditionhasbeenthefavourite
sogno
dreamofmyearlyyears.
I
ho
havereadwithardourtheaccountsofthe
vari
variousvoyageswhichhavebeenmadeinthe
prospettiva
prospectofarrivingattheNorth
Pacifico
PacificOceanthroughtheseas
che
whichsurroundthepole.
Youmay
ricordi
rememberthatahistoryof
tutti
allthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscovery
componeva
composedthewholeofourgood
Zio
UncleThomas’library.
Myeducationwasneglected,yetIwas
appassionatamente
passionatelyfondofreading.
Thesevolumesweremy
studio
studydayandnight,andmyfamiliaritywiththem
aumentato
increasedthatregretwhichIhad
sentito
felt,asachild,on
appreso
learningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhad
proibito
forbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkin
una
aseafaringlife.
Thesevisionsfaded
quando
whenIperused,forthe
prima
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmy
anima
soulandlifteditto
cielo
heaven.
Ialsobecamea
poeta
poetandforoneyear
vissuto
livedinaparadiseofmyown
creazione
creation;
IimaginedthatIalsomight
ottenere
obtainanicheinthe
tempio
templewherethenamesofHomer
e
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
bene
wellacquaintedwithmyfailure
e
andhowheavilyIborethe
delusione
disappointment.
ButjustatthattimeI
ereditato
inheritedthefortuneofmy
cugino
cousin,andmythoughtswereturnedintothe
canale
channeloftheirearlierbent.
Sei
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
Ican,evennow,
ricordare
rememberthehourfromwhichI
dedicato
dedicatedmyselftothisgreat
impresa
enterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
corpo
bodytohardship.
Iaccompanied
i
thewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionsto
i
theNorthSea;
Ivoluntarily
sopportato
enduredcold,famine,thirst,and
mancanza
wantofsleep;
Ioften
lavoravo
workedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringthe
giorno
dayanddevotedmynightstothe
studio
studyofmathematics,thetheoryof
medicina
medicine,andthosebranchesofphysical
scienza
sciencefromwhichanavaladventurer
poteva
mightderivethegreatestpracticaladvantage.
Due volte
TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
e
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
devo
mustownIfeltalittle
orgoglioso
proudwhenmycaptainofferedmethe
seconda
seconddignityinthevessel
e
andentreatedmetoremainwiththe
più grande
greatestearnestness,sovaluabledidhe
considerava
considermyservices.
Andnow,
cara
dearMargaret,doInot
merito
deservetoaccomplishsomegreat
scopo
purpose?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
e
andluxury,butIpreferred
gloria
glorytoeveryenticementthat
ricchezza
wealthplacedinmypath.
Oh,
che
thatsomeencouragingvoicewould
risponda
answerintheaffirmative!
My
coraggio
courageandmyresolutionisfirm;
ma
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsare
spesso
oftendepressed.
Iamabouttoproceedon
un
alonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesof
quale
whichwilldemandallmyfortitude:
Iam
richiesto
requirednotonlytoraise
il
thespiritsofothers,but
a volte
sometimestosustainmyown,
quando
whentheirsarefailing.
Thisis
il
themostfavourableperiodfor
viaggiare
travellinginRussia.
Theyfly
velocemente
quicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
il
themotionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,far
più
moreagreeablethanthatof
una
anEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnot
eccessivo
excessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—a
vestito
dresswhichIhavealready
adottato
adopted,forthereisa
grande
greatdifferencebetweenwalkingthe
ponte
deckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
quando
whennoexercisepreventsthe
sangue
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
ho
havenoambitiontolosemy
vita
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
e
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartforthelatter
città
towninafortnightor
tre
threeweeks;
andmyintentionisto
noleggiare
hireashipthere,whichcan
facilmente
easilybedonebypayingtheinsuranceforthe
proprietario
owner,andtoengageasmanysailorsasI
penso
thinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonotintendto
salpare
sailuntilthemonthof
Giugno
June;
andwhenshallI
tornerò
return?
Ah,dearsister,howcanI
rispondere
answerthisquestion?
IfI
riesco
succeed,many,manymonths,perhapsyears,will
passeranno
passbeforeyouandImaymeet.
Se
IfIfail,youwill
vedrai
seemeagainsoon,or
mai
never.
Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Cielo
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
e
andsaveme,thatImay
ancora
againandagaintestifymy
gratitudine
gratitudeforallyourlove
e
andkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28th
Marzo
March,17—.
Howslowlythe
tempo
timepasseshere,encompassedasIambyfrost
e
andsnow!
Yetasecond
passo
stepistakentowardsmy
impresa
enterprise.
Ihavehireda
nave
vesselandamoccupiedin
raccogliere
collectingmysailors;
thosewhomI
ho
havealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomIcandepend
e
andarecertainlypossessedofdauntless
coraggio
courage.
ButIhaveonewantwhichI
ho
haveneveryetbeenableto
soddisfare
satisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
ora
nowfeelasamost
grave
severeevil,Ihaveno
amico
friend,Margaret:
whenIamglowingwith
la
theenthusiasmofsuccess,there
sarà
willbenonetoparticipatemy
gioia
joy;
ifIamassailedby
delusione
disappointment,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
carta
paper,itistrue;
butthatis
un
apoormediumforthe
comunicazione
communicationoffeeling.
Idesirethe
compagnia
companyofamanwhocouldsympathisewith
me
me,whoseeyeswouldreplytomine.
Youmaydeemme
romantico
romantic,mydearsister,butIbitterly
sento
feelthewantofa
amico
friend.
Ihavenoonenear
me
me,gentleyetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedaswellasofacapacious
mente
mind,whosetastesarelikemy
posseduto
own,toapproveoramendmyplans.
Come
Howwouldsuchafriend
riparare
repairthefaultsofyour
povero
poorbrother!
Iamtooardentinexecution
e
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Ma
Butitisastill
maggiore
greatereviltomethatIamself-educated:
forthefirstfourteenyearsofmy
vita
lifeIranwildon
un
acommonandreadnothingbutour
Zio
UncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
AtthatageIbecameacquaintedwith
i
thecelebratedpoetsofourown
paese
country;
butitwasonly
quando
whenithadceasedtobeinmy
potere
powertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfrom
tale
suchaconvictionthatI
percepito
perceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedwithmorelanguagesthanthatofmynative
paese
country.
NowIamtwenty-eight
e
andaminrealitymore
analfabeta
illiteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
vero
truethatIhavethought
più
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
più
moreextendedandmagnificent,buttheywant(as
i
thepainterscallit)keeping;
e
andIgreatlyneeda
amico
friendwhowouldhavesense
abbastanza
enoughnottodespisemeas
romantico
romantic,andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourto
regolare
regulatemymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
certo
certainlyfindnofriendon
i
thewideocean,noreven
qui
hereinArchangel,amongmerchants
e
andseamen.
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedto
le
thedrossofhumannature,
battono
beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
My
tenente
lieutenant,forinstance,isa
uomo
manofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heis
follemente
madlydesirousofglory,orrather,towordmy
frase
phrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhis
professione
profession.
HeisanEnglishman,
e
andinthemidstofnational
e
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,
conserva
retainssomeofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.
Ifirstbecameacquainted
di
withhimonboardawhale
nave
vessel;
findingthathewas
disoccupato
unemployedinthiscity,I
facilmente
easilyengagedhimtoassistinmy
impresa
enterprise.
Themasterisapersonofan
eccellente
excellentdispositionandisremarkableinthe
nave
shipforhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhis
disciplina
discipline.
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-known
integrità
integrityanddauntlesscourage,mademeverydesiroustoengagehim.
Ayouthpassedin
solitudine
solitude,mybestyearsspent
sotto
underyourgentleandfemininefosterage,
hanno
hassorefinedthegroundworkofmy
carattere
characterthatIcannotovercomean
intenso
intensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedon
bordo
boardship:
Ihavenever
creduto
believedittobenecessary,
e
andwhenIheardof
un
amarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessof
cuore
heartandtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhis
equipaggio
crew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarly
fortunato
fortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.
I
sentito
heardofhimfirstin
piuttosto
ratheraromanticmanner,from
una
aladywhoowestohim
la
thehappinessofherlife.
Questa
This,briefly,ishisstory.
Alcuni
Someyearsagoheloved
una
ayoungRussianladyofmoderate
fortuna
fortune,andhavingamassedaconsiderable
somma
suminprize-money,thefatherof
il
thegirlconsentedtothematch.
He
visto
sawhismistressoncebefore
la
thedestinedceremony;
butshewasbathedintears,
e
andthrowingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimtospareher,
confessando
confessingatthesametime
che
thatshelovedanother,but
che
thathewaspoor,and
che
thatherfatherwouldneverconsenttotheunion.
My
generoso
generousfriendreassuredthesuppliant,
e
andonbeinginformedofthe
nome
nameofherlover,instantly
abbandonò
abandonedhispursuit.
Hehad
già
alreadyboughtafarmwithhis
soldi
money,onwhichhehad
progettato
designedtopasstheremainderofhis
vita
life;
buthebestowedthewholeonhis
rivale
rival,togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchase
azioni
stock,andthenhimselfsolicited
il
theyoungwoman’sfatherto
consenso
consenttohermarriagewithher
amante
lover.
Buttheoldmandecidedly
rifiutò
refused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomy
amico
friend,who,whenhefoundthe
padre
fatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,nor
tornò
returneduntilheheardthathis
ex
formermistresswasmarriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“Whata
nobile
noblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
ma
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisas
silenzioso
silentasaTurk,andakindof
ignorante
ignorantcarelessnessattendshim,which,
mentre
whileitrendershisconductthe
più
moreastonishing,detractsfromtheinterest
e
andsympathywhichotherwisehe
è
wouldcommand.
Yetdonot
supporre
suppose,becauseIcomplainalittleor
perché
becauseIcanconceivea
consolazione
consolationformytoilswhichImaynever
sapere
know,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedas
destino
fate,andmyvoyageis
solo
onlynowdelayeduntilthe
tempo
weathershallpermitmyembarkation.
Thewinterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
ma
butthespringpromiseswell,anditisconsideredas
una
aremarkablyearlyseason,sothat
forse
perhapsImaysailsoonerthanIexpected.
Ishall
farò
donothingrashly:
youknowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
e
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationson
le
thenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
impossibile
impossibletocommunicatetoyou
un
aconceptionofthetrembling
sensazione
sensation,halfpleasurableandhalffearful,with
quale
whichIampreparingto
partire
depart.
Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“the
terra
landofmistandsnow,”
ma
butIshallkillnoalbatross;
pertanto
thereforedonotbealarmedformy
sicurezza
safetyorifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
e
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
Youwillsmileatmyallusion,
ma
butIwilldisclosea
segreto
secret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmy
attaccamento
attachmentto,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothat
produzione
productionofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Thereis
qualcosa
somethingatworkinmy
anima
soulwhichIdonot
capisco
understand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmanto
eseguire
executewithperseveranceandlabour—butbesides
questo
thisthereisaloveforthe
meraviglioso
marvellous,abeliefinthe
meraviglioso
marvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,
che
whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,eventothe
selvaggio
wildseaandunvisitedregionsIamaboutto
esplorare
explore.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallI
incontreremo
meetyouagain,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,
e
andreturnedbythemost
meridionale
southerncapeofAfricaorAmerica?
I
oso
darenotexpectsuchsuccess,yetIcannot
sopportare
beartolookonthereverseof
il
thepicture.
Continueforthe
presente
presenttowritetomeby
ogni
everyopportunity:
Imayreceiveyourlettersonsomeoccasions
quando
whenIneedthemmostto
sostenere
supportmyspirits.
Iloveyouverytenderly.
Remembermewith
affetto
affection,shouldyouneverhearfrommeagain.
Lettera
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Luglio
July7th,17—.
Mydear
Sorella
Sister,.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
dire
saythatIamsafe—andwell
avanzato
advancedonmyvoyage.
This
lettera
letterwillreachEnglandby
una
amerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
more
fortunato
fortunatethanI,whomaynot
vedere
seemynativeland,perhaps,for
molti
manyyears.
Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
e
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,
né
nordothefloatingsheetsof
ghiaccio
icethatcontinuallypassus,
indicando
indicatingthedangersofthe
regione
regiontowardswhichweare
avanzando
advancing,appeartodismaythem.
We
abbiamo
havealreadyreachedaveryhighlatitude;
ma
butitistheheightofsummer,
e
andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,
i
thesoutherngales,whichblowusspeedily
verso
towardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesireto
raggiungere
attain,breatheadegreeofrenovating
calore
warmthwhichIhadnotexpected.
Nessun
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenus
che
thatwouldmakeafigurein
una
aletter.
Oneortwostiffgales
e
andthespringingofa
perdita
leakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcely
ricordano
remembertorecord,andIshallbewellcontent
se
ifnothingworsehappentousduringour
viaggio
voyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassured
che
thatformyownsake,aswellasyours,I
siate
willnotrashlyencounterdanger.
I
sarò
willbecool,persevering,andprudent.
Ma
Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarIhave
andato
gone,tracingasecurewayover
le
thepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
e
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Perché
Whynotstillproceedovertheuntamed
ancora
yetobedientelement?
Whatcan
fermare
stopthedeterminedheartandresolved
volontà
willofman?
Myswelling
cuore
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Ma
ButImustfinish.
Heaven
benedica
blessmybelovedsister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Agosto
August5th,17—.
Sostrange
un
anaccidenthashappenedtous
che
thatIcannotforbearrecordingit,
anche se
althoughitisveryprobable
che
thatyouwillseeme
prima
beforethesepaperscancomeintoyour
possesso
possession.
LastMonday(July31st)wewere
quasi
nearlysurroundedbyice,which
chiudeva
closedintheshipon
tutti
allsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichshe
galleggiava
floated.
Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,
specialmente
especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbyaverythick
nebbia
fog.
Weaccordinglylayto,hoping
che
thatsomechangewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
e
andweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthe
nebbia
mistclearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutin
ogni
everydirection,vastandirregularplainsof
ghiaccio
ice,whichseemedtohave
non
noend.
Someofmycomrades
gemettero
groaned,andmyownmind
cominciò
begantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
quando
whenastrangesightsuddenly
attirò
attractedourattentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourown
situazione
situation.
Weperceivedalow
carrozza
carriage,fixedonasledge
e
anddrawnbydogs,passon
verso
towardsthenorth,atthedistanceof
mezzo
halfamile;
abeing
che
whichhadtheshapeof
un
aman,butapparentlyofgigantic
statura
stature,satinthesledge
e
andguidedthedogs.
Wewatchedthe
rapido
rapidprogressofthetravellerwithourtelescopes
finché
untilhewaslostamongthedistantinequalitiesofthe
ghiaccio
ice.
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualified
meraviglia
wonder.
Wewere,aswe
credevamo
believed,manyhundredmilesfrom
qualsiasi
anyland;
butthisapparition
sembrava
seemedtodenotethatitwasnot,in
realtà
reality,sodistantaswe
avevamo
hadsupposed.
Shutin,however,by
ghiaccio
ice,itwasimpossibleto
seguire
followhistrack,whichwe
avevamo
hadobservedwiththegreatest
attenzione
attention.
Abouttwohoursafter
questo
thisoccurrenceweheardthe
terra
groundsea,andbeforenightthe
ghiaccio
icebrokeandfreedour
nave
ship.
We,however,laytountil
la
themorning,fearingtoencounterin
la
thedarkthoselargeloosemasses
che
whichfloataboutafterthebreakingupof
la
theice.
Iprofitedof
questo
thistimetorestfora
qualche
fewhours.
Inthemorning,
però
however,assoonasitwaslight,Iwentupon
ponte
deckandfoundallthesailorsbusyon
un
onesideofthevessel,apparently
parlare
talkingtosomeoneinthe
mare
sea.
Itwas,infact,asledge,
come
likethatwehadseen
prima
before,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
notte
nightonalargefragmentof
ghiaccio
ice.
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
ma
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhom
i
thesailorswerepersuadingto
entrare
enterthevessel.
Hewasnot,astheother
viaggiatore
travellerseemedtobe,a
selvaggio
savageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredisland,
ma
butaEuropean.
WhenI
apparso
appearedondeckthemaster
detto
said,“Hereisourcaptain,
e
andhewillnotallowyouto
perire
perishontheopensea.”
On
percepito
perceivingme,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,
anche se
althoughwithaforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeon
bordo
boardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyouhave
la
thekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmay
immaginare
conceivemyastonishmentonhearing
tale
suchaquestionaddressedtomefroma
uomo
manonthebrinkof
distruzione
destructionandtowhomI
dovuto
shouldhavesupposedthatmyvesselwouldhavebeena
risorsa
resourcewhichhewouldnothave
scambiato
exchangedforthemostprecious
ricchezza
wealththeearthcanafford.
Ireplied,however,
che
thatwewereona
viaggio
voyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthern
polo
pole.
Uponhearingthishe
sembrò
appearedsatisfiedandconsentedtocomeon
bordo
board.
GoodGod!
Margaret,ifyouhad
visto
seenthemanwhothuscapitulatedforhis
sicurezza
safety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
quasi
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedby
stanchezza
fatigueandsuffering.
Inever
visto
sawamaninso
miserabile
wretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothe
cabina
cabin,butassoonashehad
lasciato
quittedthefreshairhe
svenuto
fainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthimbacktothe
ponte
deckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwith
brandy
brandyandforcinghimtoswallow
una
asmallquantity.
Assoonashe
mostrato
showedsignsoflifewe
avvolto
wrappedhimupinblankets
e
andplacedhimnearthe
camino
chimneyofthekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreeshe
riprese
recoveredandatealittle
zuppa
soup,whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Due
Twodayspassedinthis
modo
mannerbeforehewasableto
parlare
speak,andIoftenfeared
che
thathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Quando
Whenhehadinsome
misura
measurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyown
cabina
cabinandattendedonhimas
quanto
muchasmydutywould
permetteva
permit.
Ineversawamore
interessante
interestingcreature:
hiseyeshave
generalmente
generallyanexpressionofwildness,
e
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentswhen,
se
ifanyoneperformsanactof
gentilezza
kindnesstowardshimordoeshimanythe
più
mosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceis
illuminato
lightedup,asitwere,witha
raggio
beamofbenevolenceandsweetness
che
thatIneversawequalled.
Ma
Butheisgenerallymelancholy
e
anddespairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,as
se
ifimpatientoftheweightofwoes
che
thatoppresseshim.
Whenmy
ospite
guestwasalittlerecoveredIhad
grande
greattroubletokeepoff
il
themen,whowishedtoaskhim
un
athousandquestions;