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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Progressive Translation Books for Norwegian A1-B2 Students

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
You
vil
willrejoicetohearthat
ingen
nodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementof
et
anenterprisewhichyouhaveregarded
med
withsuchevilforebodings.
I
ankom
arrivedhereyesterday,andmy
første
firsttaskistoassuremy
kjære
dearsisterofmywelfare
og
andincreasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
allerede
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,
og
andasIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,I
føler
feelacoldnorthernbreeze
spille
playuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerves
og
andfillsmewithdelight.
Doyou
forstår
understandthisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,
som
whichhastravelledfromtheregions
mot
towardswhichIamadvancing,
gir
givesmeaforetasteofthose
isete
icyclimes.
Inspiritedbythiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
blir
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
prøver
tryinvaintobepersuaded
at
thatthepoleisthe
setet
seatoffrostanddesolation;
itever
presenterer
presentsitselftomyimaginationasthe
regionen
regionofbeautyanddelight.
There,Margaret,the
solen
sunisforevervisible,its
brede
broaddiskjustskirtingthe
horisonten
horizonanddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—for
med
withyourleave,mysister,I
vil
willputsometrustinprecedingnavigators—there
snø
snowandfrostarebanished;
og
and,sailingoveracalm
hav
sea,wemaybewaftedto
et
alandsurpassinginwonders
og
andinbeautyeveryregionhitherto
oppdaget
discoveredonthehabitableglobe.
Itsproductions
og
andfeaturesmaybewithout
eksempel
example,asthephenomenaofthe
himmelske
heavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
kan
maynotbeexpectedin
et
acountryofeternallight?
I
kan
maytherediscoverthewondrouspowerwhich
tiltrekker
attractstheneedleandmay
regulere
regulateathousandcelestialobservationsthat
krever
requireonlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardent
nysgjerrighet
curiositywiththesightofa
del
partoftheworldnever
før
beforevisited,andmaytreada
land
landneverbeforeimprintedbythe
fot
footofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
og
andtheyaresufficientto
erobre
conquerallfearofdanger
eller
ordeathandtoinducemetocommence
denne
thislaboriousvoyagewiththejoya
barn
childfeelswhenheembarksina
liten
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onan
ekspedisjon
expeditionofdiscoveryuphisnative
elv
river.
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobe
falske
false,youcannotcontesttheinestimable
fordel
benefitwhichIshallconferonall
menneskeheten
mankind,tothelastgeneration,by
oppdage
discoveringapassagenearthepoletothosecountries,to
nå
reachwhichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;
eller
orbyascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,which,
hvis
ifatallpossible,can
bare
onlybeeffectedbyanundertakingsuchasmine.
Disse
Thesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitation
med
withwhichIbeganmy
brev
letter,andIfeelmy
hjerte
heartglowwithanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmeto
himmelen
heaven,fornothingcontributesso
mye
muchtotranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—a
punkt
pointonwhichthesoul
kan
mayfixitsintellectualeye.
Denne
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthe
favoritt
favouritedreamofmyearlyyears.
I
har
havereadwithardourtheaccountsof
de
thevariousvoyageswhichhavebeen
gjort
madeintheprospectof
ankomme
arrivingattheNorthPacificOcean
gjennom
throughtheseaswhichsurround
de
thepole.
Youmayremember
at
thatahistoryofallthevoyages
gjort
madeforpurposesofdiscovery
komponert
composedthewholeofour
gode
goodUncleThomas’library.
My
utdanning
educationwasneglected,yetIwas
lidenskapelig
passionatelyfondofreading.
Thesevolumesweremy
studie
studydayandnight,andmyfamiliarity
med
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichI
hadde
hadfelt,asachild,on
lære
learningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunction
hadde
hadforbiddenmyuncleto
tillate
allowmetoembarkin
et
aseafaringlife.
Thesevisionsfaded
da
whenIperused,forthe
første
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmy
sjel
soulandlifteditto
himmelen
heaven.
Ialsobecamea
poet
poetandforoneyearlivedina
paradis
paradiseofmyowncreation;
I
forestilte
imaginedthatIalsomight
få
obtainanicheinthetemple
hvor
wherethenamesofHomer
og
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
godt
wellacquaintedwithmyfailure
og
andhowheavilyIborethedisappointment.
Men
ButjustatthattimeI
arvet
inheritedthefortuneofmy
fetter
cousin,andmythoughtswereturnedinto
den
thechanneloftheirearlier
bøyd
bent.
Sixyearshavepassed
siden
sinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
I
kan
can,evennow,rememberthehourfromwhichI
dedikerte
dedicatedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
kroppen
bodytohardship.
Iaccompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstotheNorthSea;
I
frivillig
voluntarilyenduredcold,famine,thirst,
og
andwantofsleep;
I
ofte
oftenworkedharderthanthe
vanlige
commonsailorsduringtheday
og
anddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryof
medisin
medicine,andthosebranchesof
fysisk
physicalsciencefromwhichanavaladventurer
kan
mightderivethegreatestpractical
fordel
advantage.
TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
og
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
må
mustownIfeltalittle
stolt
proudwhenmycaptainofferedme
den
theseconddignityinthe
fartøyet
vesselandentreatedmetoremain
med
withthegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidhe
betraktet
considermyservices.
Andnow,
kjære
dearMargaret,doInot
fortjener
deservetoaccomplishsomegreat
formål
purpose?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedin
letthet
easeandluxury,butI
foretrakk
preferredglorytoeveryenticement
som
thatwealthplacedinmypath.
Oh,
at
thatsomeencouragingvoicewould
svare
answerintheaffirmative!
My
mot
courageandmyresolutionis
fast
firm;
butmyhopesfluctuate,
og
andmyspiritsareoften
deprimert
depressed.
Iamaboutto
fortsette
proceedonalongand
vanskelig
difficultvoyage,theemergenciesof
som
whichwilldemandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
bare
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,
men
butsometimestosustainmy
egen
own,whentheirsarefailing.
Dette
Thisisthemostfavourableperiodfor
reise
travellinginRussia.
Theyfly
raskt
quicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
den
themotionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,
langt
farmoreagreeablethanthatof
en
anEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnot
overdreven
excessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—a
kjole
dresswhichIhavealreadyadopted,for
det
thereisagreatdifference
mellom
betweenwalkingthedeckand
forblir
remainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
når
whennoexercisepreventsthebloodfrom
faktisk
actuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
har
havenoambitiontolosemy
livet
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
og
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartforthe
sistnevnte
lattertowninafortnight
eller
orthreeweeks;
andmy
hensikt
intentionistohirea
skip
shipthere,whichcaneasilybedoneby
betale
payingtheinsurancefortheowner,
og
andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthink
nødvendig
necessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonot
hensikt
intendtosailuntilthe
måned
monthofJune;
andwhenshallIreturn?
Ah,
kjære
dearsister,howcanI
svare
answerthisquestion?
IfI
lykkes
succeed,many,manymonths,perhapsyears,
vil
willpassbeforeyouandI
kan
maymeet.
IfIfail,you
vil
willseemeagainsoon,
eller
ornever.
Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Himmelen
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
og
andsaveme,thatI
kan
mayagainandagaintestifymy
takknemlighet
gratitudeforallyourlove
og
andkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28th
Mars
March,17—.
Howslowlythe
tiden
timepasseshere,encompassedasIamby
frost
frostandsnow!
Yetasecond
skritt
stepistakentowardsmy
foretak
enterprise.
Ihavehiredavessel
og
andamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;
de
thosewhomIhavealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
kan
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntless
mot
courage.
ButIhaveone
ønske
wantwhichIhaveneveryetbeen
stand
abletosatisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
nå
nowfeelasamost
alvorlig
severeevil,Ihaveno
venn
friend,Margaret:
whenIam
gløder
glowingwiththeenthusiasmof
suksess
success,therewillbenonetoparticipatemy
glede
joy;
ifIamassailedby
skuffelse
disappointment,noonewillendeavourto
opprettholde
sustainmeindejection.
Ishall
forplikte
commitmythoughtstopaper,itis
sant
true;
butthatisapoor
medium
mediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.
Idesirethecompanyof
en
amanwhocouldsympathise
med
withme,whoseeyeswould
svare
replytomine.
Youmaydeemme
romantisk
romantic,mydearsister,butIbitterly
føler
feelthewantofa
venn
friend.
Ihavenoonenearme,
mild
gentleyetcourageous,possessedofa
kultivert
cultivatedaswellasofacapacious
sinn
mind,whosetastesarelikemy
egen
own,toapproveoramendmyplans.
Hvordan
Howwouldsuchafriend
reparere
repairthefaultsofyour
stakkars
poorbrother!
Iamtooardentin
utførelse
executionandtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Men
Butitisastill
større
greatereviltomethatIamself-educated:
for
de
thefirstfourteenyearsofmy
liv
lifeIranwildon
en
acommonandreadnothingbutour
Onkel
UncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
AtthatageI
ble
becameacquaintedwiththecelebratedpoetsofour
eget
owncountry;
butitwasonly
da
whenithadceasedtobeinmy
makt
powertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfrom
slik
suchaconvictionthatI
oppfattet
perceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquainted
med
withmorelanguagesthanthatofmynativecountry.
Nå
NowIamtwenty-eightandamin
virkeligheten
realitymoreilliteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
sant
truethatIhavethought
mer
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
mer
moreextendedandmagnificent,butthey
vil
want(asthepainterscallit)
holde
keeping;
andIgreatlyneed
en
afriendwhowouldhave
fornuft
senseenoughnottodespisemeas
romantisk
romantic,andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourto
regulere
regulatemymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
sikkert
certainlyfindnofriendonthe
brede
wideocean,norevenhereinArchangel,
blant
amongmerchantsandseamen.
Yet
noen
somefeelings,unalliedtothedrossof
menneskelig
humannature,beatevenin
disse
theseruggedbosoms.
Mylieutenant,for
eksempel
instance,isamanof
vidunderlig
wonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heismadlydesirousof
ære
glory,orrather,towordmy
setning
phrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhis
yrke
profession.
HeisanEnglishman,
og
andinthemidstof
nasjonale
nationalandprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,
beholder
retainssomeofthenoblestendowmentsof
menneskeheten
humanity.
Ifirstbecameacquainted
med
withhimonboarda
hval
whalevessel;
findingthathewas
arbeidsledig
unemployedinthiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimto
hjelpe
assistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
person
personofanexcellentdisposition
og
andisremarkableinthe
skipet
shipforhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhis
disiplin
discipline.
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-known
integritet
integrityanddauntlesscourage,mademe
veldig
verydesiroustoengagehim.
A
ungdom
youthpassedinsolitude,my
beste
bestyearsspentunderyourgentle
og
andfemininefosterage,hassorefined
den
thegroundworkofmycharacter
at
thatIcannotovercomean
intens
intensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedon
bord
boardship:
Ihavenever
trodd
believedittobenecessary,
og
andwhenIheardof
en
amarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessof
hjerte
heartandtherespectand
lydighet
obediencepaidtohimbyhis
mannskap
crew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarly
heldig
fortunateinbeingableto
sikre
securehisservices.
Iheardofhim
først
firstinratheraromantic
måte
manner,fromaladywho
skylder
owestohimthehappinessofher
liv
life.
This,briefly,ishis
historie
story.
Someyearsagohe
elsket
lovedayoungRussianladyof
moderat
moderatefortune,andhavingamassed
en
aconsiderablesuminprize-money,the
faren
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothe
kampen
match.
Hesawhismistressonce
før
beforethedestinedceremony;
butshewas
badet
bathedintears,andthrowingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimtospareher,
bekjenner
confessingatthesametime
at
thatshelovedanother,but
at
thathewaspoor,and
at
thatherfatherwouldnever
samtykke
consenttotheunion.
Mygenerous
venn
friendreassuredthesuppliant,andonbeing
informert
informedofthenameofher
elsker
lover,instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
He
hadde
hadalreadyboughtafarm
med
withhismoney,onwhichhe
hadde
haddesignedtopassthe
resten
remainderofhislife;
buthebestowed
den
thewholeonhisrival,
sammen
togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneyto
kjøpe
purchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicited
den
theyoungwoman’sfatherto
samtykke
consenttohermarriagewithher
elsker
lover.
Buttheoldmandecidedly
nektet
refused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomy
venn
friend,who,whenhefound
den
thefatherinexorable,quittedhis
land
country,norreturneduntilhe
hørte
heardthathisformermistresswas
gift
marriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“Whata
edel
noblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
men
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisas
stille
silentasaTurk,and
en
akindofignorantcarelessnessattends
ham
him,which,whileitrendershis
oppførsel
conductthemoreastonishing,detractsfromtheinterest
og
andsympathywhichotherwisehe
ville
wouldcommand.
Yetdonotsuppose,
fordi
becauseIcomplainalittle
eller
orbecauseIcanconceive
en
aconsolationformytoilswhichImay
aldri
neverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedas
skjebnen
fate,andmyvoyageis
bare
onlynowdelayeduntilthe
været
weathershallpermitmyembarkation.
Thewinter
har
hasbeendreadfullysevere,butthe
våren
springpromiseswell,anditis
ansett
consideredasaremarkablyearlyseason,sothatperhapsI
kan
maysailsoonerthanIexpected.
Ishall
gjøre
donothingrashly:
youknowme
tilstrekkelig
sufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
og
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomy
omsorg
care.
Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationson
den
thenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
umulig
impossibletocommunicatetoyou
en
aconceptionofthetremblingsensation,halfpleasurable
og
andhalffearful,withwhichIam
forbereder
preparingtodepart.
Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandof
tåke
mistandsnow,”butIshall
drepe
killnoalbatross;
thereforedonotbealarmedformy
sikkerhet
safetyorifIshould
komme
comebacktoyouasworn
og
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
You
vil
willsmileatmyallusion,
men
butIwilldisclosea
hemmelighet
secret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachment
til
to,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesof
havet
oceantothatproductionofthe
mest
mostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Det
Thereissomethingatworkinmy
sjel
soulwhichIdonot
forstår
understand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,
en
aworkmantoexecutewith
utholdenhet
perseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthis
det
thereisalovefor
de
themarvellous,abeliefin
de
themarvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,
som
whichhurriesmeoutof
de
thecommonpathwaysofmen,evento
de
thewildseaandunvisitedregionsIamaboutto
utforske
explore.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallI
møte
meetyouagain,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,
og
andreturnedbythemostsoutherncapeof
Afrika
AfricaorAmerica?
Idarenot
forvente
expectsuchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
se
lookonthereverseofthepicture.
Fortsett
Continueforthepresentto
skrive
writetomebyevery
mulighet
opportunity:
Imayreceiveyourletterson
noen
someoccasionswhenIneedthem
mest
mosttosupportmyspirits.
I
elsker
loveyouverytenderly.
Rememberme
med
withaffection,shouldyounever
hører
hearfrommeagain.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Juli
July7th,17—.
Mydear
Søster
Sister,.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
si
saythatIamsafe—and
godt
welladvancedonmyvoyage.
Dette
ThisletterwillreachEnglandby
en
amerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
mer
morefortunatethanI,who
kanskje
maynotseemynativeland,perhaps,formanyyears.
Iam,
imidlertid
however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
og
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,
heller
nordothefloatingsheetsof
is
icethatcontinuallypassus,
indikerer
indicatingthedangersofthe
regionen
regiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismay
dem
them.
Wehavealreadyreached
en
averyhighlatitude;
butitistheheightof
sommeren
summer,andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,the
sørlige
southerngales,whichblowusspeedily
mot
towardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardently
ønsker
desiretoattain,breathea
grad
degreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichI
hadde
hadnotexpected.
Noincidents
har
havehithertobefallenusthat
ville
wouldmakeafigureina
brev
letter.
Oneortwostiffgales
og
andthespringingofa
lekkasje
leakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigators
knapt
scarcelyremembertorecord,andIshallbe
godt
wellcontentifnothingworse
skjer
happentousduringour
reise
voyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Be
forsikret
assuredthatformyown
skyld
sake,aswellasyours,I
vil
willnotrashlyencounterdanger.
I
vil
willbecool,persevering,andprudent.
Men
Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
Thus
langt
farIhavegone,tracing
en
asecurewayoverthepathlessseas,
de
theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
og
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Hvorfor
Whynotstillproceedover
den
theuntamedyetobedientelement?
What
kan
canstopthedeterminedheart
og
andresolvedwillofman?
Myswelling
hjerte
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Men
ButImustfinish.
Heaven
velsigne
blessmybelovedsister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August
August5th,17—.
Sostrange
en
anaccidenthashappenedtousthatIcannotforbear
registrere
recordingit,althoughitis
svært
veryprobablethatyouwill
se
seemebeforethesepapers
kan
cancomeintoyourpossession.
Siste
LastMonday(July31st)wewere
nesten
nearlysurroundedbyice,which
lukket
closedintheshiponallsides,
knapt
scarcelyleavingherthesea-roomin
som
whichshefloated.
Oursituationwassomewhat
farlig
dangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundby
en
averythickfog.
Weaccordinglylay
til
to,hopingthatsomechange
ville
wouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
og
andweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthe
tåken
mistclearedaway,andwebeheld,
strakt
stretchedoutineverydirection,
store
vastandirregularplainsof
is
ice,whichseemedtohave
ingen
noend.
Someofmycomrades
stønnet
groaned,andmyownmind
begynte
begantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
da
whenastrangesightsuddenly
tiltrukket
attractedourattentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourown
situasjon
situation.
Weperceivedalow
vogn
carriage,fixedonasledge
og
anddrawnbydogs,passon
mot
towardsthenorth,atthe
avstand
distanceofhalfamile;
et
abeingwhichhadthe
form
shapeofaman,but
tilsynelatende
apparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledge
og
andguidedthedogs.
We
så
watchedtherapidprogressofthe
reisende
travellerwithourtelescopesuntilhewas
tapt
lostamongthedistantinequalitiesofthe
isen
ice.
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualified
undring
wonder.
Wewere,aswe
trodde
believed,manyhundredmilesfromany
land
land;
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,in
virkeligheten
reality,sodistantaswe
hadde
hadsupposed.
Shutin,however,by
is
ice,itwasimpossibleto
følge
followhistrack,whichwe
hadde
hadobservedwiththegreatest
oppmerksomhet
attention.
Abouttwohoursafter
denne
thisoccurrenceweheardtheground
havet
sea,andbeforenightthe
isen
icebrokeandfreedour
skipet
ship.
We,however,laytountilthemorning,
frykt
fearingtoencounterinthe
mørket
darkthoselargeloosemasses
som
whichfloataboutafterthe
brutt
breakingupoftheice.
Iprofitedof
denne
thistimetorestfora
noen
fewhours.
Inthemorning,
imidlertid
however,assoonasitwas
lys
light,Iwentupondeck
og
andfoundallthesailors
opptatt
busyononesideof
den
thevessel,apparentlytalkingto
noen
someoneinthesea.
Itwas,in
faktisk
fact,asledge,likethatwe
hadde
hadseenbefore,whichhaddrifted
mot
towardsusinthenightona
stort
largefragmentofice.
Only
en
onedogremainedalive;
buttherewas
et
ahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswere
overtalte
persuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,as
den
theothertravellerseemedtobe,
en
asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscovered
øy
island,butaEuropean.
WhenIappearedon
dekk
deckthemastersaid,“Hereisour
kaptein
captain,andhewillnot
tillate
allowyoutoperishonthe
åpent
opensea.”
Onperceivingme,
den
thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,
men
althoughwithaforeignaccent.
“BeforeI
kommer
comeonboardyourvessel,”
sa
saidhe,“willyouhave
den
thekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmenton
høre
hearingsuchaquestionaddressedtomefroma
mann
manonthebrinkof
ødeleggelse
destructionandtowhomI
skulle
shouldhavesupposedthatmyvessel
ville
wouldhavebeenaresourcewhichhe
ville
wouldnothaveexchangedfor
den
themostpreciouswealththe
jorden
earthcanafford.
Ireplied,
imidlertid
however,thatwewereon
en
avoyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.
Upon
hørte
hearingthisheappearedsatisfied
og
andconsentedtocomeon
bord
board.
GoodGod!
Margaret,ifyouhadseenthe
mannen
manwhothuscapitulatedforhis
sikkerhet
safety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
nesten
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedby
utmattelse
fatigueandsuffering.
Ineversaw
en
amaninsowretched
en
acondition.
Weattemptedto
bære
carryhimintothecabin,
men
butassoonashe
hadde
hadquittedthefreshairhe
besvimte
fainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthim
tilbake
backtothedeckandrestoredhimto
animasjon
animationbyrubbinghimwith
brandy
brandyandforcinghimto
svelge
swallowasmallquantity.
As
snart
soonasheshowedsignsof
liv
lifewewrappedhimupinblankets
og
andplacedhimnearthe
skorsteinen
chimneyofthekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreeshe
kom
recoveredandatealittle
suppe
soup,whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
To
Twodayspassedinthis
måten
mannerbeforehewasableto
snakke
speak,andIoftenfeared
at
thathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Da
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,I
fjernet
removedhimtomyowncabin
og
andattendedonhimas
mye
muchasmydutywould
tillate
permit.
Ineversawa
mer
moreinterestingcreature:
hiseyes
har
havegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,
og
andevenmadness,buttherearemoments
når
when,ifanyoneperformsan
handling
actofkindnesstowardshim
eller
ordoeshimanythe
mest
mosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislighted
opp
up,asitwere,witha
stråle
beamofbenevolenceandsweetnessthatI
aldri
neversawequalled.
Butheis
generelt
generallymelancholyanddespairing,and
noen ganger
sometimeshegnasheshisteeth,as
om
ifimpatientoftheweightofwoesthatoppresses
ham
him.
WhenmyguestwasalittlerecoveredI
hadde
hadgreattroubletokeep
av
offthemen,whowishedto
stille
askhimathousandquestions;