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

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwill
alegrará
rejoicetohearthatno
desastre
disasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementof
um
anenterprisewhichyouhave
considerou
regardedwithsuchevilforebodings.
I
cheguei
arrivedhereyesterday,andmyfirst
tarefa
taskistoassuremydear
irmã
sisterofmywelfareand
aumentar
increasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
já
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,
e
andasIwalkin
o
thestreetsofPetersburgh,I
sinto
feelacoldnorthernbreeze
brincar
playuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerves
e
andfillsmewithdelight.
Doyou
compreendes
understandthisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,
que
whichhastravelledfromtheregions
para
towardswhichIamadvancing,
dá
givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedby
este
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
tornam
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
tento
tryinvaintobe
persuadido
persuadedthatthepoleis
o
theseatoffrostanddesolation;
itever
apresenta
presentsitselftomyimaginationasthe
região
regionofbeautyanddelight.
Lá
There,Margaret,thesunisforever
visível
visible,itsbroaddiskjustskirting
o
thehorizonanddiffusinga
perpétuo
perpetualsplendour.
There—forwithyourleave,my
irmã
sister,Iwillputsome
confiar
trustinprecedingnavigators—theresnow
e
andfrostarebanished;
and,
navegando
sailingoveracalmsea,we
poderemos
maybewaftedtoa
terra
landsurpassinginwondersandin
beleza
beautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitable
globo
globe.
Itsproductionsandfeatures
podem
maybewithoutexample,as
os
thephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
pode
maynotbeexpectedina
país
countryofeternallight?
Imay
ali
therediscoverthewondrouspowerwhich
atrai
attractstheneedleandmay
regular
regulateathousandcelestialobservationsthat
requerem
requireonlythisvoyageto
tornar
rendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardent
curiosidade
curiositywiththesightof
uma
apartoftheworld
nunca
neverbeforevisited,andmay
pisar
treadalandneverbeforeimprintedby
a
thefootofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
e
andtheyaresufficientto
vencer
conquerallfearofdanger
ou
ordeathandtoinducemetocommence
esta
thislaboriousvoyagewiththe
alegria
joyachildfeelswhenheembarksina
pequeno
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onan
expedição
expeditionofdiscoveryuphisnative
rio
river.
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannot
contestar
contesttheinestimablebenefitwhichIshallconferon
toda
allmankind,tothelast
geração
generation,bydiscoveringapassage
perto
nearthepoletothosecountries,toreach
que
whichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;
ou
orbyascertainingthesecretofthe
ímã
magnet,which,ifatall
possível
possible,canonlybeeffectedby
uma
anundertakingsuchasmine.
Estas
Thesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitation
com
withwhichIbeganmy
carta
letter,andIfeelmy
coração
heartglowwithanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmeto
céu
heaven,fornothingcontributesso
tanto
muchtotranquillisethemindasa
firme
steadypurpose—apointonwhichthe
alma
soulmayfixitsintellectual
olho
eye.
Thisexpeditionhasbeen
o
thefavouritedreamofmy
primeiros
earlyyears.
Ihaveread
com
withardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyages
que
whichhavebeenmadeinthe
perspectiva
prospectofarrivingatthe
Norte
NorthPacificOceanthroughtheseas
que
whichsurroundthepole.
Youmay
lembre
rememberthatahistoryofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesof
descoberta
discoverycomposedthewholeofourgood
Tio
UncleThomas’library.
Myeducationwasneglected,yetIwas
apaixonadamente
passionatelyfondofreading.
Thesevolumesweremy
estudo
studydayandnight,andmyfamiliarity
com
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichIhad
sentia
felt,asachild,on
saber
learningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmy
tio
uncletoallowmetoembarkin
uma
aseafaringlife.
Thesevisions
desvaneceram
fadedwhenIperused,forthefirst
vez
time,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmy
alma
soulandlifteditto
céu
heaven.
Ialsobecamea
poeta
poetandforoneyear
vivi
livedinaparadiseofmyown
criação
creation;
IimaginedthatI
também
alsomightobtainanichein
os
thetemplewherethenamesofHomer
e
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
bem
wellacquaintedwithmyfailure
e
andhowheavilyIbore
o
thedisappointment.
ButjustatthattimeI
herdei
inheritedthefortuneofmy
primo
cousin,andmythoughtswereturnedintothe
canal
channeloftheirearlierbent.
Seis
SixyearshavepassedsinceI
resolvi
resolvedonmypresentundertaking.
Ican,
mesmo
evennow,rememberthehourfrom
que
whichIdedicatedmyselfto
esta
thisgreatenterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
corpo
bodytohardship.
Iaccompanied
os
thewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionsto
os
theNorthSea;
Ivoluntarilyendured
frio
cold,famine,thirst,andwantof
sono
sleep;
Ioftenworkedharderthanthe
comuns
commonsailorsduringtheday
e
anddevotedmynightstothe
estudo
studyofmathematics,thetheoryof
medicina
medicine,andthosebranchesof
física
physicalsciencefromwhicha
naval
navaladventurermightderivethe
maior
greatestpracticaladvantage.
TwiceI
realmente
actuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
e
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
devo
mustownIfelta
pouco
littleproudwhenmycaptain
ofereceu
offeredmetheseconddignityinthe
navio
vesselandentreatedmeto
permanecesse
remainwiththegreatestearnestness,so
valioso
valuabledidheconsidermyservices.
E
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInot
mereço
deservetoaccomplishsomegreat
propósito
purpose?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedin
facilidade
easeandluxury,butI
preferi
preferredglorytoeveryenticement
que
thatwealthplacedinmypath.
Oh,
que
thatsomeencouragingvoicewould
respondesse
answerintheaffirmative!
My
coragem
courageandmyresolutionis
firmes
firm;
butmyhopesfluctuate,
e
andmyspiritsareoftendepressed.
Iamaboutto
prosseguir
proceedonalongand
difícil
difficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichwill
exigirão
demandallmyfortitude:
Iam
exijo
requirednotonlytoraise
o
thespiritsofothers,but
às vezes
sometimestosustainmyown,
quando
whentheirsarefailing.
Thisis
o
themostfavourableperiodfor
viajar
travellinginRussia.
Theyfly
rapidamente
quicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
o
themotionispleasant,and,inmy
opinião
opinion,farmoreagreeablethanthatof
uma
anEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnot
excessivo
excessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—a
vestido
dresswhichIhavealreadyadopted,forthereisa
grande
greatdifferencebetweenwalkingthe
convés
deckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
quando
whennoexercisepreventsthe
sangue
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
tenho
havenoambitiontolosemy
vida
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
e
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartfor
a
thelattertowninafortnight
ou
orthreeweeks;
andmy
intenção
intentionistohirea
navio
shipthere,whichcaneasilybe
feito
donebypayingtheinsuranceforthe
proprietário
owner,andtoengageasmanysailorsasI
achar
thinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonot
tenciono
intendtosailuntilthe
mês
monthofJune;
andwhenshallI
voltarei
return?
Ah,dearsister,how
posso
canIanswerthisquestion?
Se
IfIsucceed,many,manymonths,
talvez
perhapsyears,willpassbeforeyou
e
andImaymeet.
IfI
falhar
fail,youwillseemeagain
em breve
soon,ornever.
Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Céu
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
e
andsaveme,thatI
possa
mayagainandagaintestifymy
gratidão
gratitudeforallyourlove
e
andkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28th
Março
March,17—.
Howslowlythe
tempo
timepasseshere,encompassedasIambyfrost
e
andsnow!
Yetasecond
passo
stepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
Ihave
aluguei
hiredavesselandam
ocupado
occupiedincollectingmysailors;
aqueles
thosewhomIhavealreadyengaged
parecem
appeartobemenonwhomI
posso
candependandarecertainly
possuem
possessedofdauntlesscourage.
ButI
tenho
haveonewantwhichI
tenho
haveneveryetbeenableto
satisfazer
satisfy,andtheabsenceofthe
objeto
objectofwhichInow
sinto
feelasamostsevereevil,I
tenho
havenofriend,Margaret:
whenIam
brilhar
glowingwiththeenthusiasmof
sucesso
success,therewillbenoneto
participar
participatemyjoy;
ifIamassailedby
desapontamento
disappointment,noonewillendeavourto
sustentar
sustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
papel
paper,itistrue;
butthatis
um
apoormediumforthe
comunicação
communicationoffeeling.
Idesirethe
companhia
companyofamanwho
possa
couldsympathisewithme,whoseeyeswould
respondam
replytomine.
Youmaydeemme
romântico
romantic,mydearsister,butIbitterly
sinto
feelthewantofa
amigo
friend.
Ihavenoonenear
mim
me,gentleyetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedas
bem
wellasofacapacious
mente
mind,whosetastesarelikemy
possuído
own,toapproveoramendmyplans.
Como
Howwouldsuchafriend
reparar
repairthefaultsofyour
pobre
poorbrother!
Iamtooardentin
execução
executionandtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Mas
Butitisastill
maior
greatereviltomethatIamself-educated:
for
os
thefirstfourteenyearsofmy
vida
lifeIranwildon
um
acommonandreadnothingbutour
Tio
UncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
AtthatageIbecameacquaintedwith
os
thecelebratedpoetsofourown
país
country;
butitwasonly
quando
whenithadceasedtobeinmy
poder
powertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfrom
tal
suchaconvictionthatI
percebi
perceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquainted
com
withmorelanguagesthanthatofmynative
país
country.
NowIamtwenty-eight
e
andaminrealitymore
analfabeto
illiteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
ItistruethatIhave
pensei
thoughtmoreandthatmydaydreamsare
mais
moreextendedandmagnificent,buttheywant(asthepainterscallit)
manter
keeping;
andIgreatlyneed
um
afriendwhowouldhave
senso
senseenoughnottodespisemeas
romântico
romantic,andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourto
regular
regulatemymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
certamente
certainlyfindnofriendonthe
vasto
wideocean,norevenhereinArchangel,
entre
amongmerchantsandseamen.
Yet
alguns
somefeelings,unalliedtothedrossofhuman
natureza
nature,beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
My
tenente
lieutenant,forinstance,isa
homem
manofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heis
loucamente
madlydesirousofglory,orrather,towordmy
frase
phrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhis
profissão
profession.
HeisanEnglishman,
e
andinthemidstofnational
e
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,
mantém
retainssomeofthenoblestendowmentsof
humanidade
humanity.
Ifirstbecameacquaintedwithhimon
bordo
boardawhalevessel;
finding
que
thathewasunemployedinthis
cidade
city,Ieasilyengagedhimto
ajudar
assistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
pessoa
personofanexcellentdisposition
e
andisremarkableinthe
navio
shipforhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhis
disciplina
discipline.
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-known
integridade
integrityanddauntlesscourage,mademe
muito
verydesiroustoengagehim.
A
juventude
youthpassedinsolitude,mybestyearsspent
sob
underyourgentleandfemininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmy
caráter
characterthatIcannotovercomean
intenso
intensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedon
bordo
boardship:
Ihavenever
acreditei
believedittobenecessary,
e
andwhenIheardof
um
amarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessof
coração
heartandtherespectand
obediência
obediencepaidtohimbyhis
tripulação
crew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarly
afortunado
fortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.
I
ouvi
heardofhimfirstin
bastante
ratheraromanticmanner,from
uma
aladywhoowestohimthe
felicidade
happinessofherlife.
This,
brevemente
briefly,ishisstory.
Someyears
há
agohelovedayoungRussianladyof
moderada
moderatefortune,andhavingamassed
uma
aconsiderablesuminprize-money,
o
thefatherofthegirlconsentedto
o
thematch.
Hesawhis
amante
mistressoncebeforethedestinedceremony;
mas
butshewasbathedintears,
e
andthrowingherselfathis
pés
feet,entreatedhimtospareher,
confessando
confessingatthesametime
que
thatshelovedanother,but
que
thathewaspoor,and
que
thatherfatherwouldnever
consentiria
consenttotheunion.
My
generoso
generousfriendreassuredthesuppliant,
e
andonbeinginformedof
a
thenameofherlover,
instantaneamente
instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
He
tinha
hadalreadyboughtafarm
com
withhismoney,onwhichhe
tinha
haddesignedtopassthe
resto
remainderofhislife;
buthebestowedthewholeonhis
rival
rival,togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneyto
comprar
purchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedthe
jovem
youngwoman’sfathertoconsenttoher
casamento
marriagewithherlover.
Butthe
velho
oldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimself
ligado
boundinhonourtomy
amigo
friend,who,whenhefoundthe
pai
fatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,nor
voltou
returneduntilheheardthathisformer
amante
mistresswasmarriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“Whata
nobre
noblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
mas
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisas
silencioso
silentasaTurk,anda
espécie
kindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,which,
enquanto
whileitrendershisconductthe
mais
moreastonishing,detractsfromthe
interesse
interestandsympathywhichotherwisehewould
comandaria
command.
Yetdonotsuppose,
porque
becauseIcomplainalittle
ou
orbecauseIcanconceive
um
aconsolationformytoilswhichI
posso
mayneverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Esses
Thoseareasfixedas
destino
fate,andmyvoyageis
só
onlynowdelayeduntilthe
tempo
weathershallpermitmyembarkation.
The
inverno
winterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
mas
butthespringpromiseswell,
e
anditisconsideredas
uma
aremarkablyearlyseason,sothat
talvez
perhapsImaysailsoonerthanI
esperava
expected.
Ishalldonothingrashly:
you
conhece
knowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
e
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannot
descrever
describetoyoumysensationsonthenear
perspectiva
prospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
impossível
impossibletocommunicatetoyou
uma
aconceptionofthetremblingsensation,
meio
halfpleasurableandhalffearful,
com
withwhichIampreparingto
partir
depart.
Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“the
terra
landofmistandsnow,”
mas
butIshallkillnoalbatross;
portanto
thereforedonotbealarmedformy
segurança
safetyorifIshouldcomebacktoyouas
desgastado
wornandwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
You
vai
willsmileatmyallusion,
mas
butIwilldisclosea
segredo
secret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmy
apego
attachmentto,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesof
oceano
oceantothatproductionofthe
mais
mostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Thereis
algo
somethingatworkinmy
alma
soulwhichIdonot
entendo
understand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmanto
executar
executewithperseveranceandlabour—but
além
besidesthisthereisa
amor
loveforthemarvellous,a
crença
beliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedin
todos
allmyprojects,whichhurriesmeoutofthe
comuns
commonpathwaysofmen,eventothe
selvagem
wildseaandunvisitedregionsIamaboutto
explorar
explore.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallImeetyouagain,after
ter
havingtraversedimmenseseas,and
volto
returnedbythemostsouthern
cabo
capeofAfricaorAmerica?
Idarenot
esperar
expectsuchsuccess,yetIcannot
suportar
beartolookonthe
reverso
reverseofthepicture.
Continueforthepresentto
escrever
writetomebyevery
oportunidade
opportunity:
Imayreceiveyourletterson
algumas
someoccasionswhenIneedthem
mais
mosttosupportmyspirits.
I
amo
loveyouverytenderly.
Rememberme
com
withaffection,shouldyounever
ouvir
hearfrommeagain.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Julho
July7th,17—.
Mydear
Irmã
Sister,.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
dizer
saythatIamsafe—and
bem
welladvancedonmyvoyage.
Esta
ThisletterwillreachEnglandby
um
amerchantmannowonitshomeward
viagem
voyagefromArchangel;
morefortunatethan
Eu
I,whomaynotseemynative
terra
land,perhaps,formanyyears.
Iam,
no entanto
however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
e
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,
nem
nordothefloatingsheetsof
gelo
icethatcontinuallypassus,
indicando
indicatingthedangersofthe
região
regiontowardswhichweare
avançando
advancing,appeartodismaythem.
Wehave
já
alreadyreachedaveryhighlatitude;
mas
butitistheheightof
verão
summer,andalthoughnotso
quente
warmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,whichblowusspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardently
desejo
desiretoattain,breathea
grau
degreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichIhadnot
esperava
expected.
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenus
que
thatwouldmakeafigurein
uma
aletter.
Oneortwostiffgales
e
andthespringingofa
vazamento
leakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcely
lembram
remembertorecord,andIshallbe
bem
wellcontentifnothingworse
acontecer
happentousduringour
viagem
voyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassured
que
thatformyownsake,as
bem
wellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounter
perigo
danger.
Iwillbecool,persevering,
e
andprudent.
Butsuccessshall
coroará
crownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarIhavegone,
traçando
tracingasecurewayoverthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
e
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Whynotstill
prosseguir
proceedovertheuntamedyet
obediente
obedientelement?
Whatcanstopthe
determinado
determinedheartandresolvedwillof
homem
man?
Myswellingheartinvoluntarily
derrama
poursitselfoutthus.
ButImust
terminar
finish.
Heavenblessmybeloved
irmã
sister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Agosto
August5th,17—.
Sostrange
um
anaccidenthashappenedtousthatIcannotforbearrecordingit,
embora
althoughitisveryprobablethatyouwill
veja
seemebeforethesepapers
posso
cancomeintoyourpossession.
Last
Segunda-feira
Monday(July31st)wewere
quase
nearlysurroundedbyice,which
fechou
closedintheshipon
todos
allsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roomin
que
whichshefloated.
Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,
especialmente
especiallyaswewerecompassedroundby
um
averythickfog.
Weaccordinglylayto,
esperando
hopingthatsomechangewouldtakeplaceinthe
atmosfera
atmosphereandweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthemistclearedaway,
e
andwebeheld,stretchedoutin
todas as
everydirection,vastandirregularplainsof
gelo
ice,whichseemedtohave
não
noend.
Someofmycomrades
gemeram
groaned,andmyownmind
começou
begantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
quando
whenastrangesightsuddenly
atraiu
attractedourattentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourown
situação
situation.
Weperceivedalow
carruagem
carriage,fixedonasledge
e
anddrawnbydogs,passontowardsthenorth,atthe
distância
distanceofhalfamile;
um
abeingwhichhadthe
forma
shapeofaman,but
aparentemente
apparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledge
e
andguidedthedogs.
Wewatchedtherapid
progresso
progressofthetravellerwithourtelescopesuntilhewas
perdeu
lostamongthedistantinequalitiesofthe
gelo
ice.
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.
Wewere,aswe
acreditávamos
believed,manyhundredmilesfrom
qualquer
anyland;
butthisapparition
parecia
seemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inreality,sodistantaswe
tínhamos
hadsupposed.
Shutin,however,by
gelo
ice,itwasimpossibleto
seguir
followhistrack,whichwe
tínhamos
hadobservedwiththegreatest
atenção
attention.
Abouttwohoursafterthis
ocorrência
occurrenceweheardtheground
mar
sea,andbeforenightthe
gelo
icebrokeandfreedour
navio
ship.
We,however,laytountilthe
manhã
morning,fearingtoencounterinthe
escuro
darkthoselargeloosemasses
que
whichfloataboutafterthebreakingupofthe
gelo
ice.
Iprofitedofthis
tempo
timetorestforafewhours.
Inthe
manhã
morning,however,assoonasitwas
luz
light,Iwentupondeck
e
andfoundallthesailorsbusyon
um
onesideofthevessel,
aparentemente
apparentlytalkingtosomeoneinthe
mar
sea.
Itwas,infact,
um
asledge,likethatwehadseen
antes
before,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
noite
nightonalargefragmentof
gelo
ice.
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
mas
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswere
persuadindo
persuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,as
o
theothertravellerseemedtobe,
um
asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscovered
ilha
island,butaEuropean.
WhenI
apareci
appearedondeckthemaster
disse
said,“Hereisourcaptain,
e
andhewillnotallowyouto
pereçam
perishontheopensea.”
On
perceber
perceivingme,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,
embora
althoughwithaforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”
disse
saidhe,“willyouhavethe
bondade
kindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmenton
ouvir
hearingsuchaquestionaddressedtomefrom
um
amanonthebrinkof
destruição
destructionandtowhomI
deveria
shouldhavesupposedthatmy
navio
vesselwouldhavebeena
recurso
resourcewhichhewouldnot
ter
haveexchangedforthemostprecious
riqueza
wealththeearthcanafford.
I
respondi
replied,however,thatwewereon
uma
avoyageofdiscoverytowardsthe
norte
northernpole.
Uponhearingthishe
pareceu
appearedsatisfiedandconsentedtocomeon
bordo
board.
GoodGod!
Margaret,ifyouhadseenthe
homem
manwhothuscapitulatedforhis
segurança
safety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
quase
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedby
fadiga
fatigueandsuffering.
Inever
vi
sawamaninso
miserável
wretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
mas
butassoonashehadquittedthe
fresco
freshairhefainted.
Weaccordingly
trouxemos
broughthimbacktothe
convés
deckandrestoredhimto
animação
animationbyrubbinghimwith
brandy
brandyandforcinghimto
engolir
swallowasmallquantity.
Assoonashe
mostrou
showedsignsoflifewewrappedhimupinblankets
e
andplacedhimnearthe
chaminé
chimneyofthekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreeshe
recuperou
recoveredandatealittle
sopa
soup,whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Dois
Twodayspassedinthis
maneira
mannerbeforehewasableto
falar
speak,andIoftenfeared
que
thathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Quando
Whenhehadinsome
medida
measurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyown
cabine
cabinandattendedonhimas
tanto
muchasmydutywould
permitiria
permit.
Ineversawa
mais
moreinterestingcreature:
hiseyes
têm
havegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,
e
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentswhen,
se
ifanyoneperformsanactof
bondade
kindnesstowardshimordoeshim
qualquer
anythemosttriflingservice,his
todo
wholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,
com
withabeamofbenevolence
e
andsweetnessthatInever
vi
sawequalled.
Butheis
geralmente
generallymelancholyanddespairing,and
às vezes
sometimeshegnasheshisteeth,as
se
ifimpatientoftheweightofwoes
que
thatoppresseshim.
Whenmy
convidado
guestwasalittlerecoveredI
tive
hadgreattroubletokeepoffthemen,
que
whowishedtoaskhim
um
athousandquestions;