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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwillrejoiceto
услышать
hear
thatnodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofan
предприятия
enterprise
whichyouhaveregarded
с
with
suchevilforebodings.
Iarrived
сюда
here
yesterday,andmyfirst
задача
task
istoassuremydearsisterofmywelfare
и
and
increasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
уже
already
farnorthofLondon,
и
and
asIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,Ifeela
холодный
cold
northernbreezeplayuponmycheeks,
который
which
bracesmynervesandfillsmewithdelight.
Doyouunderstand
это
this
feeling?
Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregions
к
towards
whichIamadvancing,givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedbythiswindofpromise,mydaydreamsbecome
более
more
ferventandvivid.
Itryinvaintobepersuadedthatthe
полюс
pole
istheseatoffrost
и
and
desolation;
iteverpresentsitselftomyimaginationasthe
область
region
ofbeautyanddelight.
Там
There
,Margaret,thesunisforevervisible,its
широкий
broad
diskjustskirtingthe
горизонт
horizon
anddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—for
с
with
yourleave,mysister,Iwillputsome
доверять
trust
inprecedingnavigators—theresnow
и
and
frostarebanished;
and,sailingoveracalmsea,wemaybewaftedtoalandsurpassinginwonders
и
and
inbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe.
Itsproductions
и
and
featuresmaybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodies
несомненно
undoubtedly
areinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
Whatmaynotbeexpectedinacountryofeternallight?
I
может
may
therediscoverthewondrouspowerwhichattractstheneedle
и
and
mayregulateathousandcelestialobservations
которые
that
requireonlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardent
любопытство
curiosity
withthesightofapartoftheworldnever
раньше
before
visited,andmaytreadalandnever
раньше
before
imprintedbythefootofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
и
and
theyaresufficientto
победить
conquer
allfearofdanger
или
or
deathandtoinducemeto
начать
commence
thislaboriousvoyagewiththejoya
ребенок
child
feelswhenheembarksinalittle
лодке
boat
,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscovery
вверх
up
hisnativeriver.
Butsupposing
все
all
theseconjecturestobefalse,youcannotcontesttheinestimable
пользу
benefit
whichIshallconferon
все
all
mankind,tothelast
поколения
generation
,bydiscoveringapassagenearthepoletothosecountries,toreach
что
which
atpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;
или
or
byascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,
что
which
,ifatallpossible,
может
can
onlybeeffectedbyanundertakingsuchasmine.
Эти
These
reflectionshavedispelledtheagitation
с
with
whichIbeganmy
письмо
letter
,andIfeelmy
сердце
heart
glowwithanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmetoheaven,fornothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisethe
ум
mind
asasteadypurpose—a
точка
point
onwhichthesoul
может
may
fixitsintellectualeye.
Эта
This
expeditionhasbeenthefavouritedreamofmyearlyyears.
Ihaveread
с
with
ardourtheaccountsofthe
различных
various
voyageswhichhavebeenmadeintheprospectofarrivingattheNorth
Тихого океана
Pacific
Oceanthroughtheseaswhichsurroundthe
полюс
pole
.
Youmayrememberthata
история
history
ofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthe
всю
whole
ofourgoodUncleThomas’library.
My
образование
education
wasneglected,yetIwas
страстно
passionately
fondofreading.
Thesevolumesweremystudy
день
day
andnight,andmyfamiliarity
с
with
themincreasedthatregretwhichIhadfelt,asachild,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkinaseafaring
жизнь
life
.
ThesevisionsfadedwhenIperused,forthe
впервые
first
time,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmysoul
и
and
liftedittoheaven.
I
также
also
becameapoetandforoneyearlivedinaparadiseofmyowncreation;
Iimagined
что
that
Ialsomightobtainanicheinthetemple
где
where
thenamesofHomer
и
and
Shakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
хорошо
well
acquaintedwithmyfailure
и
and
howheavilyIborethe
разочарование
disappointment
.
ButjustatthattimeIinheritedthe
состояние
fortune
ofmycousin,andmythoughtswereturnedintothe
канал
channel
oftheirearlierbent.
Шесть
Six
yearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
Ican,
даже
even
now,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
тело
body
tohardship.
Iaccompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstotheNorth
Море
Sea
;
Ivoluntarilyenduredcold,
голод
famine
,thirst,andwantof
сна
sleep
;
Ioftenworkedharder
чем
than
thecommonsailorsduringtheday
и
and
devotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryof
медицины
medicine
,andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhichanavaladventurermightderivethe
наибольшее
greatest
practicaladvantage.
TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
и
and
acquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
должен
must
ownIfelta
немного
little
proudwhenmycaptainofferedmetheseconddignityinthevessel
и
and
entreatedmetoremain
с
with
thegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.
And
теперь
now
,dearMargaret,doInotdeserveto
достичь
accomplish
somegreatpurpose?
My
жизнь
life
mighthavebeenpassedinease
и
and
luxury,butIpreferredglorytoeveryenticementthat
богатство
wealth
placedinmypath.
Oh,thatsomeencouraging
голос
voice
wouldanswerinthe
утвердительно
affirmative
!
Mycourageandmyresolutionisfirm;
но
but
myhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsare
часто
often
depressed.
Iamabouttoproceedona
долгое
long
anddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichwilldemandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
только
only
toraisethespiritsofothers,
но
but
sometimestosustainmy
собственный
own
,whentheirsarefailing.
Это
This
isthemostfavourable
период
period
fortravellinginRussia.
Theyfly
быстро
quickly
overthesnowintheirsledges;
the
движение
motion
ispleasant,and,inmyopinion,
гораздо
far
moreagreeablethanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.
The
холод
cold
isnotexcessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—a
платье
dress
whichIhavealreadyadopted,forthereisagreat
разница
difference
betweenwalkingthedeck
и
and
remainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
когда
when
noexercisepreventsthe
крови
blood
fromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
у
have
noambitiontolosemy
жизнь
life
onthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
и
and
Archangel.
Ishalldepartforthe
последний
latter
towninafortnight
или
or
threeweeks;
andmyintentionistohirea
корабль
ship
there,whichcaneasilybedonebypayingtheinsurancefortheowner,
и
and
toengageasmanysailorsasIthinknecessaryamong
тех
those
whoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonotintendtosailuntilthemonthof
Июня
June
;
andwhenshallIreturn?
Ah,dear
сестра
sister
,howcanIanswer
этот
this
question?
IfIsucceed,
много
many
,manymonths,perhapsyears,willpass
прежде чем
before
youandImay
встретиться
meet
.
IfIfail,youwillseeme
снова
again
soon,ornever.
Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Небеса
Heaven
showerdownblessingsonyou,
и
and
saveme,thatImay
снова
again
andagaintestifymygratitudeforallyour
любовь
love
andkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28th
Марта
March
,17—.
Howslowlythe
время
time
passeshere,encompassedasIambyfrost
и
and
snow!
Yetasecond
шаг
step
istakentowardsmy
предприятия
enterprise
.
Ihavehireda
судно
vessel
andamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;
те
those
whomIhavealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomIcandepend
и
and
arecertainlypossessedofdauntlesscourage.
ButIhaveonewantwhichIhaveneveryetbeenableto
удовлетворить
satisfy
,andtheabsenceofthe
объекта
object
ofwhichInowfeelasamostsevere
зло
evil
,Ihavenofriend,Margaret:
когда
when
Iamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,there
будет
will
benonetoparticipatemyjoy;
если
if
Iamassailedbydisappointment,
не
no
onewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtstopaper,itistrue;
но
but
thatisapoormediumforthe
общения
communication
offeeling.
Idesirethe
компании
company
ofamanwhocouldsympathisewithme,
чьи
whose
eyeswouldreplytomine.
Youmaydeemmeromantic,mydear
сестра
sister
,butIbitterlyfeelthewantofafriend.
I
у
have
noonenearme,gentle
но
yet
courageous,possessedofacultivatedaswellasofacapaciousmind,
чьи
whose
tastesarelikemyown,to
одобрить
approve
oramendmyplans.
Как
How
wouldsuchafriendrepairthefaultsofyourpoorbrother!
Iam
слишком
too
ardentinexecutionand
слишком
too
impatientofdifficulties.
Butitisastillgreater
зло
evil
tomethatIamself-educated:
forthefirstfourteenyearsofmy
жизни
life
Iranwildonacommon
и
and
readnothingbutourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
AtthatageIbecameacquainted
с
with
thecelebratedpoetsofourown
страны
country
;
butitwasonly
когда
when
ithadceasedtobeinmypowertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsuchaconvictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedwithmorelanguagesthanthatofmy
родной
native
country.
NowIamtwenty-eight
и
and
aminrealitymoreilliterate
чем
than
manyschoolboysoffifteen.
ItistruethatIhavethoughtmore
и
and
thatmydaydreamsaremoreextended
и
and
magnificent,buttheywant(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
и
and
Igreatlyneeda
друг
friend
whowouldhavesense
достаточно
enough
nottodespisemeasromantic,
и
and
affectionenoughformetoendeavourto
регулировать
regulate
mymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
конечно
certainly
findnofriendonthewideocean,
ни
nor
evenhereinArchangel,
среди
among
merchantsandseamen.
Yet
некоторые
some
feelings,unalliedtothedrossofhumannature,beat
даже
even
intheseruggedbosoms.
My
лейтенант
lieutenant
,forinstance,isamanofwonderfulcourage
и
and
enterprise;
heismadlydesirousofglory,
или
or
rather,towordmyphrase
более
more
characteristically,ofadvancementinhis
профессии
profession
.
HeisanEnglishman,
и
and
inthemidstofnational
и
and
professionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retains
некоторые
some
ofthenoblestendowmentsof
человечества
humanity
.
Ifirstbecameacquainted
с
with
himonboardawhalevessel;
finding
что
that
hewasunemployedinthiscity,I
легко
easily
engagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisapersonofanexcellentdisposition
и
and
isremarkableintheshipforhisgentleness
и
and
themildnessofhis
дисциплины
discipline
.
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegrity
и
and
dauntlesscourage,mademe
очень
very
desiroustoengagehim.
Ayouthpassedinsolitude,my
лучшие
best
yearsspentunderyourgentle
и
and
femininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacter
что
that
Icannotovercomeanintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedon
борту
board
ship:
Ihaveneverbelievedittobenecessary,
и
and
whenIheardofamariner
столь же
equally
notedforhiskindlinessofheart
и
and
therespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhiscrew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarly
счастливым
fortunate
inbeingabletosecurehisservices.
Iheardofhim
впервые
first
inratheraromantic
манере
manner
,fromaladywhoowestohimthehappinessofher
жизни
life
.
This,briefly,ishis
история
story
.
SomeyearsagohelovedayoungRussianladyofmoderatefortune,
и
and
havingamassedaconsiderablesuminprize-money,the
отец
father
ofthegirlconsentedtothematch.
Hesawhismistress
однажды
once
beforethedestinedceremony;
но
but
shewasbathedintears,
и
and
throwingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimto
пощадить
spare
her,confessingatthe
же
same
timethatshelovedanother,
но
but
thathewaspoor,
и
and
thatherfatherwouldneverconsenttotheunion.
My
щедрый
generous
friendreassuredthesuppliant,
и
and
onbeinginformedofthe
имени
name
ofherlover,instantlyabandonedhis
преследования
pursuit
.
Hehadalreadyboughtafarmwithhis
деньги
money
,onwhichhehaddesignedtopassthe
остаток
remainder
ofhislife;
buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,
вместе
together
withtheremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedthe
молодой
young
woman’sfathertoconsenttoher
брак
marriage
withherlover.
Buttheoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomyfriend,
который
who
,whenhefoundthe
отца
father
inexorable,quittedhiscountry,norreturneduntilheheard
что
that
hisformermistresswasmarried
соответствии
according
toherinclinations.
“Whata
благородный
noble
fellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
но
but
thenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisassilentasaTurk,
и
and
akindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,which,whileitrendershis
поведение
conduct
themoreastonishing,detractsfromtheinterest
и
and
sympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.
Но
Yet
donotsuppose,becauseIcomplaina
немного
little
orbecauseIcanconceivea
утешение
consolation
formytoilswhichImayneverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedasfate,
и
and
myvoyageisonly
сейчас
now
delayeduntiltheweathershallpermitmyembarkation.
The
зима
winter
hasbeendreadfullysevere,
но
but
thespringpromiseswell,
и
and
itisconsideredasaremarkablyearlyseason,so
что
that
perhapsImaysailsooner
чем
than
Iexpected.
Ishall
делать
do
nothingrashly:
youknowme
достаточно
sufficiently
toconfideinmyprudence
и
and
consideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.
Icannot
описать
describe
toyoumysensationsonthenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
невозможно
impossible
tocommunicatetoyouaconceptionofthetrembling
ощущение
sensation
,halfpleasurableandhalffearful,
с
with
whichIampreparingtodepart.
Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmist
и
and
snow,”butIshall
убью
kill
noalbatross;
thereforedonotbealarmedformy
безопасность
safety
orifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
и
and
woefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
Youwillsmileatmyallusion,
но
but
Iwilldisclosea
секрет
secret
.
Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachment
к
to
,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothatproductionofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Thereis
то
something
atworkinmysoul
что
which
Idonotunderstand.
Iam
практически
practically
industrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecute
с
with
perseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthis
есть
there
isaloveforthemarvellous,a
вера
belief
inthemarvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,
даже
even
tothewildsea
и
and
unvisitedregionsIamaboutto
исследовать
explore
.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallImeetyou
снова
again
,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,
и
and
returnedbythemostsouthern
мыс
cape
ofAfricaorAmerica?
Idarenot
ожидать
expect
suchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
смотреть
look
onthereverseofthepicture.
Continueforthepresentto
писать
write
tomebyeveryopportunity:
Imay
получать
receive
yourlettersonsomeoccasions
когда
when
Ineedthemmosttosupportmyspirits.
I
люблю
love
youverytenderly.
Remembermewithaffection,shouldyouneverhearfrommeagain.
Письмо
Letter
3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Июля
July
7th,17—.
Mydear
Сестра
Sister,
.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
сказать
say
thatIamsafe—and
хорошо
well
advancedonmyvoyage.
Это
This
letterwillreachEnglandby
в
a
merchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
morefortunate
чем
than
I,whomaynot
видеть
see
mynativeland,perhaps,formanyyears.
Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
и
and
apparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordothefloatingsheetsofice
которые
that
continuallypassus,indicatingthedangersofthe
регионе
region
towardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismay
их
them
.
Wehavealreadyreacheda
очень
very
highlatitude;
butitistheheightofsummer,
и
and
althoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,whichblowusspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesiretoattain,breatheadegreeofrenovating
тепло
warmth
whichIhadnotexpected.
Не
No
incidentshavehithertobefallenus
что
that
wouldmakeafigureinaletter.
Один
One
ortwostiffgales
и
and
thespringingofa
утечки
leak
areaccidentswhichexperiencednavigators
едва
scarcely
remembertorecord,andIshallbewellcontent
если
if
nothingworsehappentous
во время
during
ourvoyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassured
что
that
formyownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounterdanger.
Iwillbecool,persevering,
и
and
prudent.
Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarIhavegone,tracinga
безопасный
secure
wayoverthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
и
and
testimoniesofmytriumph.
Почему
Why
notstillproceedovertheuntamed
но
yet
obedientelement?
Whatcan
остановить
stop
thedeterminedheartandresolvedwillofman?
Myswelling
сердце
heart
involuntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Но
But
Imustfinish.
Heavenblessmybelovedsister!
Письмо
Letter
4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Августа
August
5th,17—.
Sostrangeanaccidenthashappenedtous
что
that
Icannotforbearrecordingit,althoughitis
очень
very
probablethatyouwillseemebefore
эти
these
paperscancomeintoyourpossession.
Last
Понедельник
Monday
(July31st)wewere
почти
nearly
surroundedbyice,whichclosedinthe
корабль
ship
onallsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roomin
который
which
shefloated.
Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,
особенно
especially
aswewerecompassedroundbya
очень
very
thickfog.
Weaccordinglylayto,hoping
что
that
somechangewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
и
and
weather.
Abouttwoo’clockthe
туман
mist
clearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,
обширные
vast
andirregularplainsof
льда
ice
,whichseemedtohave
не
no
end.
Someofmycomradesgroaned,
и
and
myownmindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,
когда
when
astrangesightsuddenlyattractedour
внимание
attention
anddivertedoursolicitudefromour
собственный
own
situation.
Weperceivedalowcarriage,fixedonasledge
и
and
drawnbydogs,passon
к
towards
thenorth,atthedistanceofhalfamile;
abeingwhichhadtheshapeofaman,
но
but
apparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledge
и
and
guidedthedogs.
Wewatchedtherapidprogressofthetraveller
с
with
ourtelescopesuntilhewaslost
среди
among
thedistantinequalitiesofthe
льда
ice
.
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.
Wewere,aswebelieved,
много
many
hundredmilesfromany
земли
land
;
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,in
самом деле
reality
,sodistantaswehadsupposed.
Shutin,however,byice,itwas
невозможно
impossible
tofollowhistrack,whichwehadobserved
с
with
thegreatestattention.
About
два
two
hoursafterthisoccurrenceweheardtheground
море
sea
,andbeforenightthe
лед
ice
brokeandfreedour
корабль
ship
.
We,however,laytountilthemorning,fearingtoencounterinthe
темноте
dark
thoselargeloosemasseswhichfloatabout
после
after
thebreakingupofthe
льда
ice
.
Iprofitedofthistimeto
отдохнуть
rest
forafewhours.
Inthemorning,however,as
только
soon
asitwaslight,Iwentupondeck
и
and
foundallthesailorsbusyonone
стороне
side
ofthevessel,apparentlytalkingto
кем
someone
inthesea.
Itwas,in
самом деле
fact
,asledge,likethatwehadseen
раньше
before
,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
ночь
night
onalargefragmentof
льда
ice
.
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
но
but
therewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingto
войти
enter
thevessel.
Hewasnot,asthe
другой
other
travellerseemedtobe,asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredisland,
но
but
aEuropean.
WhenIappearedon
палубе
deck
themastersaid,“Hereisour
капитан
captain
,andhewillnotallowyouto
погибнуть
perish
ontheopensea.”
Onperceiving
меня
me
,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,although
с
with
aforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeon
борт
board
yourvessel,”saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmentonhearing
такой
such
aquestionaddressedtomefromamanonthe
грани
brink
ofdestructionandtowhomI
должен
should
havesupposedthatmy
сосуд
vessel
wouldhavebeenaresourcewhichhewouldnothaveexchangedforthemostprecious
богатство
wealth
theearthcanafford.
Ireplied,however,
что
that
wewereonavoyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.
Uponhearing
это
this
heappearedsatisfiedandconsentedtocomeon
борт
board
.
GoodGod!
Margaret,ifyouhadseentheman
который
who
thuscapitulatedforhis
безопасности
safety
,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
почти
nearly
frozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatigue
и
and
suffering.
Ineversawamaninsowretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
но
but
assoonashehadquittedthe
свежий
fresh
airhefainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthim
обратно
back
tothedeckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwithbrandy
и
and
forcinghimtoswallowasmall
количество
quantity
.
Assoonasheshowedsignsof
жизни
life
wewrappedhimupinblankets
и
and
placedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreesherecovered
и
and
atealittlesoup,
который
which
restoredhimwonderfully.
Twodayspassedinthismanner
прежде чем
before
hewasabletospeak,
и
and
Ioftenfearedthathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Когда
When
hehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabin
и
and
attendedonhimasmuchasmy
долг
duty
wouldpermit.
Ineversawa
более
more
interestingcreature:
hiseyeshave
как правило
generally
anexpressionofwildness,
и
and
evenmadness,buttherearemoments
когда
when
,ifanyoneperformsan
акт
act
ofkindnesstowardshim
или
or
doeshimanythemosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,
с
with
abeamofbenevolence
и
and
sweetnessthatIneversawequalled.
Но
But
heisgenerallymelancholy
и
and
despairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asifimpatientoftheweightofwoes
которые
that
oppresseshim.
Whenmy
гость
guest
wasalittlerecoveredIhadgreattroubletokeepoffthemen,
которые
who
wishedtoaskhimathousandquestions;