Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
You
bo
willrejoicetohearthatni
nodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyouhaveregardeds
withsuchevilforebodings.Iarrivedhere
včeraj
yesterday,andmyfirsttaskistoassuremydragi
dearsisterofmywelfarein
andincreasingconfidenceintheuspeh
successofmyundertaking.Iam
že
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,in
andasIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,Ifeelacoldnorthernbreezeplayuponmycheeks,ki
whichbracesmynervesandfillsmez
withdelight.Doyouunderstand
ta
thisfeeling?Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregions
proti
towardswhichIamadvancing,givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.Inspiritedby
tem
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreamsbecomebolj
moreferventandvivid.Itryinvaintobepersuadedthatthepoleisthe
sedež
seatoffrostanddesolation;iteverpresentsitselftomyimaginationasthe
območje
regionofbeautyanddelight.Tam
There,Margaret,thesunisforevervisible,itsbroaddisk
diskjustskirtingthehorizonin
anddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.There—for
z
withyourleave,mysister,Iwillputsometrustinprecedingnavigators—theresneg
snowandfrostarebanished;in
and,sailingoveracalmmorju
sea,wemaybewaftedtoalandsurpassinginwondersin
andinbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe.Itsproductions
in
andfeaturesmaybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiesnedvomno
undoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.Whatmaynotbeexpectedinacountryofeternal
svetlobe
light?Imaytherediscoverthewondrous
moč
powerwhichattractstheneedlein
andmayregulateathousandnebesnih
celestialobservationsthatrequireonlythispotovanje
voyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.Ishallsatiatemyardent
radovednost
curiositywiththesightofadel
partoftheworldneverbeforevisited,in
andmaytreadalandnikoli
neverbeforeimprintedbythefootofman.Thesearemyenticements,
in
andtheyaresufficienttoconquerallstrah
fearofdangerordeathin
andtoinducemetocommenceto
thislaboriousvoyagewiththejoyaotrok
childfeelswhenheembarksinalittleboat,z
withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativereki
river.Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobe
napačne
false,youcannotcontesttheinestimablekoristi
benefitwhichIshallconferonvse
allmankind,tothelastgeneracije
generation,bydiscoveringapassageblizu
nearthepoletothosecountries,toreachki
whichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;ali
orbyascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,kar
which,ifatallpossible,lahko
canonlybeeffectedbyanundertakingsuchasmine.Thesereflections
so
havedispelledtheagitationwithki
whichIbeganmyletter,in
andIfeelmyheartglowwithanenthusiasmki
whichelevatesmetoheaven,fornič
nothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisetheuma
mindasasteadypurpose—atočka
pointonwhichthesoullahko
mayfixitsintellectualeye.Ta
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthefavouritedreamofmyearlyyears.I
so
havereadwithardourtheaccountsoftherazličnih
variousvoyageswhichhavebeenmadeintheprospectofarrivingattheNorthPacificOceanskozi
throughtheseaswhichsurroundthepole.You
morda
mayrememberthatahistoryofvseh
allthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthecelotno
wholeofourgoodUncleThomas’library.Myeducationwasneglected,
vendar
yetIwaspassionatelyfondofreading.Te
Thesevolumesweremystudydayin
andnight,andmyfamiliaritywiththemincreasedthatregretwhichIhadfelt,asje
achild,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkinje
aseafaringlife.Thesevisionsfaded
ko
whenIperused,fortheprvič
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmydušo
soulandliftedittonebesa
heaven.Ialsobecamea
pesnik
poetandforoneyearlivedinaraju
paradiseofmyowncreation;Iimagined
da
thatIalsomightobtainanicheinthetemplekjer
wherethenamesofHomerin
andShakespeareareconsecrated.Youare
dobro
wellacquaintedwithmyfailurein
andhowheavilyIboretherazočaranje
disappointment.ButjustatthattimeIinheritedthe
bogastvo
fortuneofmycousin,andmythoughtswereturnedintothekanal
channeloftheirearlierbent.Šest
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.I
lahko
can,evennow,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.Icommencedbyinuringmy
telo
bodytohardship.Iaccompaniedthewhale-fisherson
več
severalexpeditionstotheNorthMorje
Sea;Ivoluntarilyenduredcold,famine,
žejo
thirst,andwantofsleep;I
pogosto
oftenworkedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringthedan
dayanddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine
medicine,andthosebranchesofphysicalznanosti
sciencefromwhichanavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpracticalprednost
advantage.TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
in
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.ImustownIfeltalittleproud
ko
whenmycaptainofferedmethedrugo
seconddignityinthevesselin
andentreatedmetoremainwiththegreatestearnestness,sodragocene
valuabledidheconsidermyservices.In
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInotdeservetoaccomplishnekaj
somegreatpurpose?Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
in
andluxury,butIpreferredslavo
glorytoeveryenticementthatbogastvo
wealthplacedinmypath.Oh,
da
thatsomeencouragingvoicewouldanswerinthepritrdilno
affirmative!Mycourageandmyresolutionisfirm;
ampak
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsarepogosto
oftendepressed.Iamabouttoproceedona
dolgo
longanddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichbodo
willdemandallmyfortitude:Iamrequirednot
samo
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,ampak
butsometimestosustainmyown,ko
whentheirsarefailing.Thisisthe
najbolj
mostfavourableperiodfortravellinginRussia.They
letijo
flyquicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;themotionispleasant,
in
and,inmyopinion,farbolj
moreagreeablethanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.The
mrzlo
coldisnotexcessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—aobleko
dresswhichIhavealreadyadopted,forthereisagreatrazlika
differencebetweenwalkingthedeckin
andremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,ko
whennoexercisepreventsthekri
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.Ihaveno
ambicije
ambitiontolosemylifeonthepost-roadmed
betweenSt.PetersburghandArchangel.Ishalldepartforthelatter
mesto
towninafortnightortri
threeweeks;andmyintentionisto
najeti
hireashipthere,whichlahko
caneasilybedonebypayingthezavarovanje
insurancefortheowner,andtoengageasmanysailorsasImislim
thinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.IdonotintendtosailuntilthemonthofJune;
in
andwhenshallIreturn?Ah,
draga
dearsister,howcanIanswerto
thisquestion?IfIsucceed,
veliko
many,manymonths,perhapsyears,bo
willpassbeforeyouandImaymeet.Če
IfIfail,youwillseemespet
againsoon,ornever.Farewell,my
draga
dear,excellentMargaret.Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
in
andsaveme,thatIlahko
mayagainandagaintestifymyhvaležnost
gratitudeforallyourlovein
andkindness.Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28th
Marec
March,17—.Howslowlythe
čas
timepasseshere,encompassedasIambyfrostin
andsnow!Yetasecond
korak
stepistakentowardsmyenterprise.Ihavehiredavessel
in
andamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;thosewhomIhave
že
alreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomIlahko
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesspogum
courage.ButIhaveonewant
ki
whichIhaveneveryetbeensposoben
abletosatisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofki
whichInowfeelasanajbolj
mostsevereevil,Ihavenofriend,Margaret:ko
whenIamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,therebo
willbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;če
ifIamassailedbyrazočaranje
disappointment,noonewillendeavourtopodpirati
sustainmeindejection.Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
papir
paper,itistrue;but
to
thatisapoormediumforthekomunikacijo
communicationoffeeling.Idesirethecompanyofa
moškega
manwhocouldsympathisewithmano
me,whoseeyeswouldreplytomine.You
morda
maydeemmeromantic,mydraga
dearsister,butIbitterlyfeelthewantofafriend.Ihavenoonenearme,gentle
vendar
yetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedastudi
wellasofacapaciousum
mind,whosetastesarelikemyown,toapproveali
oramendmyplans.Howwould
tak
suchafriendrepairthefaultsofyourpoorbrata
brother!Iamtooardentinexecution
in
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.Toda
Butitisastillvečje
greatereviltomethatIamself-educated:forthefirstfourteenyearsofmylifeIranwildonacommon
in
andreadnothingbutourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.AtthatageIbecameacquainted
s
withthecelebratedpoetsofourowncountry;toda
butitwasonlywhenithadceasedtobeinmypowertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsuchaconvictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedz
withmorelanguagesthanthatofmynativecountry.Zdaj
NowIamtwenty-eightandaminresnici
realitymoreilliteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.Itis
res
truethatIhavethoughtveč
moreandthatmydaydreamsareveč
moreextendedandmagnificent,buttheywant(asthepainterscallit)keeping;in
andIgreatlyneedafriendki
whowouldhavesenseenoughnottodespisemeasromantic,in
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoregulatemyum
mind.Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishallcertainlyfind
ne
nofriendonthewideocean,noreventukaj
hereinArchangel,amongmerchantsin
andseamen.Yetsomefeelings,unalliedtothedrossofhumannature,beat
tudi
evenintheseruggedbosoms.My
poročnik
lieutenant,forinstance,isačlovek
manofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;heismadlydesirousofglory,
ali
orrather,towordmyfrazo
phrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.Heisan
Anglež
Englishman,andinthemidstofnationalin
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retainsnekatere
someofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.I
prvič
firstbecameacquaintedwithhimonboardawhalevessel;findingthathewasunemployedin
tem
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.Themasterisa
oseba
personofanexcellentdispositionin
andisremarkableintheshipforhisgentlenessin
andthemildnessofhisdiscipline.Te
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegrityin
anddauntlesscourage,mademezelo
verydesiroustoengagehim.Ayouthpassedin
osamljenosti
solitude,mybestyearsspentpod
underyourgentleandfemininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannotpremagati
overcomeanintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:I
so
haveneverbelievedittobepotrebno
necessary,andwhenIheardofamarinerenako
equallynotedforhiskindlinessofsrca
heartandtherespectandposlušnosti
obediencepaidtohimbyhiscrew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeinglahko
abletosecurehisservices.Iheardofhim
najprej
firstinratheraromanticnačin
manner,fromaladywhoowestohimthesrečo
happinessofherlife.This,
kratko
briefly,ishisstory.SomeyearsagohelovedayoungRussian
damo
ladyofmoderatefortune,andhavingamassedaconsiderablevsota
suminprize-money,thefatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.Hesawhis
ljubico
mistressoncebeforethedestinedceremony;butshewasbathedintears,
in
andthrowingherselfathisnoge
feet,entreatedhimtosparenjen
her,confessingatthesametimethatsheloveddrugega
another,butthathewaspoor,in
andthatherfatherwouldnikoli
neverconsenttotheunion.Mygenerous
prijatelj
friendreassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedofje
thenameofherlover,instantlyabandonedhispursuit.Hehad
že
alreadyboughtafarmwithhismoney,onwhichhehaddesignedtopassthepreostanek
remainderofhislife;buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,
skupaj
togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedtheyoungwoman’sočeta
fathertoconsenttohermarriagez
withherlover.Buttheoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomyfriend,who,
ko
whenhefoundthefatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,norreturneddokler
untilheheardthathisformermistresswasmarriedaccordingtoherinclinations.“Whatanoblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
ampak
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:heisas
tiho
silentasaTurk,andakindofignorantcarelessnessattendsga
him,which,whileitrendershisconductthebolj
moreastonishing,detractsfromthezanimanje
interestandsympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.Yetdonotsuppose,
ker
becauseIcomplainalittleorker
becauseIcanconceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichImaynikoli
neverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.Thoseareasfixedas
usoda
fate,andmyvoyageissamo
onlynowdelayeduntilthevreme
weathershallpermitmyembarkation.The
zima
winterhasbeendreadfullysevere,butthepomlad
springpromiseswell,anditisconsideredasaizjemno
remarkablyearlyseason,sothatperhapsImaysailsoonerthanIexpected.Ishalldo
ničesar
nothingrashly:youknowme
dovolj
sufficientlytoconfideinmyprudencein
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.Icannot
opisati
describetoyoumysensationsonthenearprospectofmyundertaking.Itis
nemogoče
impossibletocommunicatetoyouaconceptionofthetremblingobčutek
sensation,halfpleasurableandhalffearful,s
withwhichIampreparingtoodhod
depart.Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandof
megle
mistandsnow,”butIshallubil
killnoalbatross;thereforedonotbealarmedformy
varnost
safetyorifIshouldcomebacktoyouaswornin
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”Youwillsmileatmyallusion,butIwilldisclosea
skrivnost
secret.Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachmentto,my
strastno
passionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothatproductionofthenajbolj
mostimaginativeofmodernpoets.Thereis
nekaj
somethingatworkinmyduši
soulwhichIdonotunderstand.Iam
praktično
practicallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecutez
withperseveranceandlabour—butbesidestega
thisthereisaloveforthečudovito
marvellous,abeliefinthečudovito
marvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,ki
whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,celo
eventothewildseain
andunvisitedregionsIamabouttoexplore.Toda
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.ShallImeetyou
spet
again,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,in
andreturnedbythemostsouthernrta
capeofAfricaorAmerica?Idarenotexpectsuchsuccess,
vendar
yetIcannotbeartolookonthereverseofthepicture.Še naprej
Continueforthepresenttopišite
writetomebyeveryopportunity:I
lahko
mayreceiveyourlettersonsomeoccasionsko
whenIneedthemmosttosupportmyspirits.Iloveyou
zelo
verytenderly.Remembermewithaffection,shouldyou
nikoli
neverhearfrommeagain.Pismo
Letter3ToMrs.Saville,England.
Julij
July7th,17—.Mydear
Sestra
Sister,.Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
rekel
saythatIamsafe—anddobro
welladvancedonmyvoyage.To
ThisletterwillreachEnglandbyje
amerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;bolj
morefortunatethanI,whomaynotseemynativeland,perhaps,forveliko
manyyears.Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
in
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,niti
nordothefloatingsheetsoficethatnenehno
continuallypassus,indicatingthedangersoftheregiji
regiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismayjih
them.Wehavealreadyreacheda
zelo
veryhighlatitude;butitisthe
vrhuncu
heightofsummer,andalthoughnotsotoplo
warmasinEngland,thejužni
southerngales,whichblowusspeedilyproti
towardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesiretodoseči
attain,breatheadegreeofrenovatingwarmthki
whichIhadnotexpected.Ni
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenuski
thatwouldmakeafigureinaletter.En
Oneortwostiffgalesin
andthespringingofaleakareaccidentski
whichexperiencednavigatorsscarcelyremembertorecord,in
andIshallbewellzadovoljen
contentifnothingworsehappentousmed
duringourvoyage.Adieu,my
draga
dearMargaret.Beassuredthatformyown
zaradi
sake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounternevarnost
danger.Iwillbecool,persevering,
in
andprudent.Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
Thus
daleč
farIhavegone,tracingavarno
securewayoverthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnessesin
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.Whynotstillproceedovertheuntamed
vendar
yetobedientelement?Whatcanstopthedetermined
srce
heartandresolvedwillofman?Myswelling
srce
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.Ampak
ButImustfinish.Heaven
blagoslovi
blessmybelovedsister!Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Avgust
August5th,17—.SostrangeanaccidenthashappenedtousthatIcannotforbearrecordingit,
čeprav
althoughitisveryprobablethatyouwillvideli
seemebeforethesepaperscancomeintoyourpossession.Prejšnji
LastMonday(July31st)wewereskoraj
nearlysurroundedbyice,whichclosedinje
theshiponallsides,komaj
scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominki
whichshefloated.Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundby
je
averythickfog.We
zato
accordinglylayto,hopingthatsomesprememba
changewouldtakeplaceintheatmospherein
andweather.Abouttwoo’clock
je
themistclearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,ogromne
vastandirregularplainsofice,ki
whichseemedtohavenokonca
end.Someofmycomradesgroaned,
in
andmyownmindbegantogrowwatchfulz
withanxiousthoughts,whenastrangesightnenadoma
suddenlyattractedourattentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourownsituation.Weperceiveda
nizek
lowcarriage,fixedonasledgein
anddrawnbydogs,passonproti
towardsthenorth,atthedistanceofpol
halfamile;abeing
ki
whichhadtheshapeofaman,vendar
butapparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledgein
andguidedthedogs.Wewatchedtherapid
napredek
progressofthetravellerwithourtelescopesdokler
untilhewaslostamongthedistantinequalitiesoftheledu
ice.Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.
Wewere,aswebelieved,many
sto
hundredmilesfromanyland;toda
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inresnici
reality,sodistantaswehadsupposed.Shutin,however,by
ledu
ice,itwasimpossibletofollowhistrack,ki
whichwehadobservedwithje
thegreatestattention.Abouttwohours
po
afterthisoccurrenceweheardje
thegroundsea,andbeforenightje
theicebrokeandfreedourship.Smo
We,however,laytountilthemorning,fearingtoencounterinthedarkthoselargeloosemasseski
whichfloataboutafterthebreakingupoftheledu
ice.Iprofitedofthis
čas
timetorestforanekaj
fewhours.Inthemorning,
pa
however,assoonasitwaslight,Iwentupondeckin
andfoundallthesailorsbusyononesideofje
thevessel,apparentlytalkingtonekom
someoneinthesea.Itwas,infact,asledge,likethatwehadseenbefore,whichhaddrifted
proti
towardsusinthenightonalargefragmentofledu
ice.Onlyonedogremained
živ
alive;buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,astheothertravellerseemedtobe,asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscovered
otoka
island,butaEuropean.WhenIappearedon
palubi
deckthemastersaid,“Hereisourkapitan
captain,andhewillnotallowyoutoperishontheopensea.”Onperceiving
mi
me,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,čeprav
althoughwithaforeignaccent.“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmentonhearingsucha
vprašanje
questionaddressedtomefromačlovek
manonthebrinkofdestructionin
andtowhomIshouldhavesupposedthatmyvesselwouldhavebeenavir
resourcewhichhewouldnothaveexchangedforthemostpreciousbogastvo
wealththeearthcanafford.Ireplied,
pa
however,thatwewereonavoyageofdiscoveryproti
towardsthenorthernpole.Uponhearing
to
thisheappearedsatisfiedandconsentedtocomeonboard.GoodGod!
Margaret,
če
ifyouhadseenthemanki
whothuscapitulatedforhissafety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.Hislimbswere
skoraj
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatiguein
andsuffering.Ineversawamaninsowretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
vendar
butassoonashehadquittedthesvež
freshairhefainted.Weaccordinglybroughthim
nazaj
backtothedeckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwithbrandyin
andforcinghimtoswallowasmallquantity.Assoonasheshowedsignsoflifewewrappedhimupinblankets
in
andplacedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenpeči
stove.Byslowdegreesherecovered
in
andatealittlesoup,ki
whichrestoredhimwonderfully.Twodayspassedin
ta
thismannerbeforehewassposoben
abletospeak,andIpogosto
oftenfearedthathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.Ko
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabinin
andattendedonhimasmuchasmydolžnost
dutywouldpermit.Ineversawa
bolj
moreinterestingcreature:hiseyeshave
splošno
generallyanexpressionofwildness,in
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentsko
when,ifanyoneperformsandejanje
actofkindnesstowardshimali
ordoeshimanythenajbolj
mosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislighteddo
up,asitwere,withažarek
beamofbenevolenceandsweetnessthatInikoli
neversawequalled.Butheis
splošno
generallymelancholyanddespairing,andvčasih
sometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asifimpatientoftheteže
weightofwoesthatoppressesga
him.Whenmyguestwasa
malo
littlerecoveredIhadgreattroubletokeepoffthemen,ki
whowishedtoaskhimatisoč
thousandquestions;