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Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwillrejoiceto
oír
hearthatnodisasterhasaccompanied
el
thecommencementofanenterprisewhichyouhaveregarded
con
withsuchevilforebodings.
Iarrived
aquí
hereyesterday,andmyfirsttaskistoassuremydear
hermana
sisterofmywelfareandincreasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
IamalreadyfarnorthofLondon,
y
andasIwalkin
las
thestreetsofPetersburgh,I
siento
feelacoldnorthernbreeze
tocar
playuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerves
y
andfillsmewithdelight.
Doyou
entiendes
understandthisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,which
ha
hastravelledfromtheregionstowardswhichIamadvancing,
da
givesmeaforetasteof
esos
thoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedby
este
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
vuelven
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
trato
tryinvaintobepersuadedthatthepoleistheseatoffrost
y
anddesolation;
iteverpresentsitselftomyimaginationastheregionofbeauty
y
anddelight.
There,Margaret,thesunisforevervisible,itsbroaddiskjustskirting
el
thehorizonanddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—for
con
withyourleave,mysister,Iwill
pondré
putsometrustinprecedingnavigators—theresnow
y
andfrostarebanished;
and,sailingovera
tranquilo
calmsea,wemaybewaftedtoalandsurpassinginwonders
y
andinbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredon
el
thehabitableglobe.
Itsproductions
y
andfeaturesmaybewithoutexample,as
los
thephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
puede
maynotbeexpectedin
un
acountryofeternallight?
I
puede
maytherediscoverthewondrous
poder
powerwhichattractstheneedle
y
andmayregulateathousandcelestialobservationsthatrequire
sólo
onlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardentcuriosity
con
withthesightofa
parte
partoftheworldnever
antes
beforevisited,andmaytread
una
alandneverbeforeimprintedbythefootof
hombre
man.
Thesearemyenticements,
y
andtheyaresufficienttoconquer
todo
allfearofdangeror
muerte
deathandtoinducemetocommence
este
thislaboriousvoyagewiththejoya
niño
childfeelswhenheembarksina
pequeño
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativeriver.
Pero
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannotcontesttheinestimablebenefitwhichIshallconferonallmankind,tothe
última
lastgeneration,bydiscoveringapassagenearthepoleto
esos
thosecountries,toreachwhichatpresentso
tantos
manymonthsarerequisite;
orbyascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,
cual
which,ifatallpossible,
puede
canonlybeeffectedby
una
anundertakingsuchasmine.
Estas
Thesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitation
con
withwhichIbeganmyletter,
y
andIfeelmyheartglow
con
withanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmetoheaven,for
nada
nothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisethe
mente
mindasasteadypurpose—a
punto
pointonwhichthesoul
puede
mayfixitsintellectualeye.
Esta
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthefavourite
sueño
dreamofmyearlyyears.
Ihave
leído
readwithardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyageswhichhavebeen
hecho
madeintheprospectofarrivingattheNorthPacificOcean
a través de
throughtheseaswhichsurroundthepole.
Youmay
recuerdes
rememberthatahistoryofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthewholeofourgoodUncleThomas’library.
Myeducationwasneglected,yetIwaspassionatelyfondof
leer
reading.
Thesevolumesweremystudy
día
dayandnight,andmyfamiliarity
con
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichI
había
hadfelt,asachild,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunction
había
hadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkin
una
aseafaringlife.
Thesevisionsfaded
cuando
whenIperused,forthe
primera
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmysoul
y
andliftedittoheaven.
I
también
alsobecameapoetandforone
año
yearlivedinaparadiseofmyowncreation;
IimaginedthatI
también
alsomightobtainanicheinthetemple
donde
wherethenamesofHomer
y
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
bien
wellacquaintedwithmyfailure
y
andhowheavilyIbore
la
thedisappointment.
Butjustat
ese
thattimeIinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,
y
andmythoughtswereturnedintothechanneloftheirearlierbent.
Seis
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.
I
puedo
can,evennow,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselfto
esta
thisgreatenterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
cuerpo
bodytohardship.
Iaccompanied
los
thewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionsto
los
theNorthSea;
Ivoluntarilyendured
frío
cold,famine,thirst,andwantof
sueño
sleep;
Ioftenworkedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringthe
día
dayanddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,
y
andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhich
un
anavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpracticaladvantage.
TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
y
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
debo
mustownIfelta
poco
littleproudwhenmycaptainofferedmethe
segunda
seconddignityinthevessel
y
andentreatedmetoremain
con
withthegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.
Y
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInotdeservetoaccomplishsome
gran
greatpurpose?
Mylifemight
haber
havebeenpassedinease
y
andluxury,butIpreferredgloryto
cada
everyenticementthatwealthplacedinmypath.
Oh,thatsomeencouragingvoicewould
respondiera
answerintheaffirmative!
Mycourage
y
andmyresolutionisfirm;
pero
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsareoftendepressed.
Iamabouttoproceedon
un
alonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichwilldemand
toda
allmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
sólo
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,
sino
butsometimestosustainmyown,
cuando
whentheirsarefailing.
Thisis
el
themostfavourableperiodfortravellinginRussia.
Theyflyquickly
sobre
overthesnowintheirsledges;
el
themotionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,far
más
moreagreeablethanthatof
una
anEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnotexcessive,
si
ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichIhavealreadyadopted,for
hay
thereisagreatdifference
entre
betweenwalkingthedeckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
cuando
whennoexercisepreventsthe
sangre
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
tengo
havenoambitiontolosemy
vida
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
y
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartforthelatter
ciudad
towninafortnightor
tres
threeweeks;
andmyintentionistohire
un
ashipthere,whichcaneasilybe
hacer
donebypayingtheinsurancefortheowner,
y
andtoengageasmanysailorsasI
creo
thinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonotintendtosailuntil
el
themonthofJune;
andwhenshallI
regresaré
return?
Ah,dearsister,how
puedo
canIanswerthisquestion?
Si
IfIsucceed,many,manymonths,
tal vez
perhapsyears,willpassbeforeyou
y
andImaymeet.
IfIfail,youwill
verás
seemeagainsoon,or
nunca
never.
Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
y
andsaveme,thatI
pueda
mayagainandagaintestifymygratitudefor
todo
allyourloveandkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
Howslowlythe
tiempo
timepasseshere,encompassedasIambyfrost
y
andsnow!
Yetasecondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
I
he
havehiredavesselandamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;
thosewhomI
he
havealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
puedo
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesscourage.
Pero
ButIhaveonewantwhichIhave
nunca
neveryetbeenabletosatisfy,
y
andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
ahora
nowfeelasamostsevereevil,Ihave
no
nofriend,Margaret:
whenIamglowing
con
withtheenthusiasmofsuccess,therewillbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;
si
ifIamassailedbydisappointment,noone
soy
willendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtstopaper,itis
cierto
true;
butthatisa
pobre
poormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.
Idesirethe
compañía
companyofamanwho
pueda
couldsympathisewithme,whoseeyeswouldreplyto
míos
mine.
Youmaydeemmeromantic,mydear
hermana
sister,butIbitterlyfeel
la
thewantofafriend.
I
tengo
havenoonenearme,gentleyetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedas
así
wellasofacapacious
mente
mind,whosetastesarelikemy
tengo
own,toapproveoramendmyplans.
Cómo
Howwouldsuchafriendrepair
las
thefaultsofyourpoor
hermano
brother!
Iamtooardentinexecution
y
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Pero
ButitisastillgreatereviltomethatIamself-educated:
for
los
thefirstfourteenyearsofmy
vida
lifeIranwildon
un
acommonandreadnothingbutourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
At
esa
thatageIbecameacquaintedwith
los
thecelebratedpoetsofour
propio
owncountry;
butitwas
sólo
onlywhenithadceasedtobeinmy
poder
powertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfrom
tal
suchaconvictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquainted
con
withmorelanguagesthanthatofmynative
país
country.
NowIamtwenty-eight
y
andaminrealitymoreilliteratethan
muchos
manyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
cierto
truethatIhavethought
más
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
más
moreextendedandmagnificent,butthey
quieren
want(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
y
andIgreatlyneeda
amigo
friendwhowouldhavesense
suficiente
enoughnottodespisemeasromantic,
y
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoregulatemy
mente
mind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishallcertainly
encontraré
findnofriendonthewideocean,nor
siquiera
evenhereinArchangel,amongmerchants
y
andseamen.
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedto
la
thedrossofhumannature,
golpean
beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
Mylieutenant,forinstance,is
un
amanofwonderfulcourage
y
andenterprise;
heismadlydesirousofglory,
o
orrather,towordmyphrase
más
morecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.
HeisanEnglishman,
y
andinthemidstofnational
y
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retains
algunos
someofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.
Ifirstbecameacquainted
con
withhimonboardawhalevessel;
findingthathewasunemployedin
esta
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
persona
personofanexcellentdisposition
y
andisremarkableintheshipforhisgentleness
y
andthemildnessofhisdiscipline.
Esta
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegrity
y
anddauntlesscourage,mademe
muy
verydesiroustoengagehim.
Ayouthpassedinsolitude,mybestyearsspent
bajo
underyourgentleandfemininefosterage,
han
hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannotovercomeanintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:
I
he
haveneverbelievedittobenecessary,
y
andwhenIheardof
un
amarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessof
corazón
heartandtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhiscrew,I
sentí
feltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.
I
oí
heardofhimfirstinrather
una
aromanticmanner,froma
dama
ladywhoowestohim
la
thehappinessofherlife.
Esta
This,briefly,ishisstory.
Algunos
Someyearsagoheloved
una
ayoungRussianladyofmoderatefortune,
y
andhavingamassedaconsiderablesuminprize-money,the
padre
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.
He
vio
sawhismistressoncebefore
la
thedestinedceremony;
butshewasbathedintears,
y
andthrowingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimtospareher,confessingat
la
thesametimethatshe
amaba
lovedanother,butthathewas
pobre
poor,andthatherfather
era
wouldneverconsenttotheunion.
Mygenerous
amigo
friendreassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedof
la
thenameofherlover,instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
He
había
hadalreadyboughtafarm
con
withhismoney,onwhichhe
había
haddesignedtopasstheremainderofhis
vida
life;
buthebestowedthe
todo
wholeonhisrival,together
con
withtheremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasestock,
y
andthenhimselfsolicitedthe
joven
youngwoman’sfathertoconsenttohermarriage
con
withherlover.
Buttheoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomy
amigo
friend,who,whenhefound
el
thefatherinexorable,quittedhis
país
country,norreturneduntilhe
oyó
heardthathisformermistresswas
casado
marriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“Whatanoblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
pero
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisassilentasaTurk,
y
andakindofignorantcarelessnessattends
lo
him,which,whileitrendershisconductthe
más
moreastonishing,detractsfromtheinterest
y
andsympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.
Yetdonotsuppose,
porque
becauseIcomplainalittle
o
orbecauseIcanconceive
un
aconsolationformytoilswhichI
puedo
mayneverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Esos
Thoseareasfixedasfate,
y
andmyvoyageisonly
ahora
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershallpermitmyembarkation.
Thewinter
ha
hasbeendreadfullysevere,butthespring
promete
promiseswell,anditisconsideredas
una
aremarkablyearlyseason,sothat
tal vez
perhapsImaysailsooner
de
thanIexpected.
Ishall
haré
donothingrashly:
youknowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
y
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomy
cuidado
care.
Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationson
la
thenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itisimpossibletocommunicatetoyou
una
aconceptionofthetremblingsensation,
mitad
halfpleasurableandhalffearful,
con
withwhichIampreparingtodepart.
Iam
voy
goingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmist
y
andsnow,”butIshall
mataré
killnoalbatross;
thereforedonotbealarmedformysafety
o
orifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
y
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
You
voy
willsmileatmyallusion,
pero
butIwilldiscloseasecret.
I
he
haveoftenattributedmyattachment
a
to,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,
los
thedangerousmysteriesofoceanto
esa
thatproductionofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Hay
ThereissomethingatworkinmysoulwhichIdonot
entiendo
understand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecute
con
withperseveranceandlabour—butbesides
esto
thisthereisaloveforthemarvellous,abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedin
todos
allmyprojects,whichhurriesme
fuera
outofthecommonpathwaysofmen,
incluso
eventothewildsea
y
andunvisitedregionsIamabouttoexplore.
Pero
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallImeetyou
de nuevo
again,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,
y
andreturnedbythemostsoutherncapeofAfrica
o
orAmerica?
Idarenotexpect
tal
suchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
mirar
lookonthereverseofthepicture.
Continuefor
el
thepresenttowritetomeby
cada
everyopportunity:
Imayreceiveyourletterson
algunas
someoccasionswhenIneedthem
más
mosttosupportmyspirits.
Iloveyou
muy
verytenderly.
Remembermewithaffection,shouldyou
nunca
neverhearfrommeagain.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
July7th,17—.
Mydear
Hermana
Sister,.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
decir
saythatIamsafe—and
bien
welladvancedonmyvoyage.
Esta
ThisletterwillreachEnglandby
un
amerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
más
morefortunatethanI,who
puede
maynotseemynativeland,
tal vez
perhaps,formanyyears.
Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
y
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordothefloatingsheetsoficethatcontinuallypassus,indicatingthedangersoftheregiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismaythem.
We
hemos
havealreadyreachedavery
alta
highlatitude;
butitistheheightofsummer,
y
andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,whichblowusspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesiretoattain,breathe
un
adegreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichI
había
hadnotexpected.
Noincidents
ha
havehithertobefallenusthatwould
hiciera
makeafigureinaletter.
One
o
ortwostiffgalesandthespringingofaleakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcely
recuerdan
remembertorecord,andIshallbewellcontent
si
ifnothingworsehappentousduringourvoyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassuredthatformy
propio
ownsake,aswellas
suyo
yours,Iwillnotrashlyencounterdanger.
I
seré
willbecool,persevering,andprudent.
Pero
Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarI
he
havegone,tracingasecure
camino
wayoverthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
y
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Por qué
Whynotstillproceedover
el
theuntamedyetobedientelement?
What
puede
canstopthedeterminedheart
y
andresolvedwillofman?
Myswelling
corazón
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Pero
ButImustfinish.
Heavenblessmybeloved
hermana
sister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August5th,17—.
Sostrange
un
anaccidenthashappenedtousthatIcannotforbearrecordingit,althoughitis
muy
veryprobablethatyouwill
veas
seemebeforethesepaperscancomeintoyourpossession.
LastMonday(July31st)wewerenearlysurroundedbyice,which
cerró
closedintheshipon
todos
allsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichshefloated.
Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundby
una
averythickfog.
Weaccordinglylayto,hopingthatsome
cambio
changewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphere
y
andweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthemist
despejó
clearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,vast
y
andirregularplainsofice,whichseemedto
tener
havenoend.
Someofmycomradesgroaned,
y
andmyownmindbegantogrowwatchful
con
withanxiousthoughts,whenastrangesightsuddenlyattractedourattention
y
anddivertedoursolicitudefromourownsituation.
Weperceivedalowcarriage,fixedonasledge
y
anddrawnbydogs,passontowards
el
thenorth,atthedistanceofhalfamile;
un
abeingwhichhadtheshapeof
un
aman,butapparentlyofgiganticstature,
sentó
satinthesledgeandguidedthedogs.
We
observamos
watchedtherapidprogressofthetraveller
con
withourtelescopesuntilhewas
perdió
lostamongthedistantinequalitiesoftheice.
Esta
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.
Wewere,aswe
creíamos
believed,manyhundredmilesfrom
cualquier
anyland;
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inreality,sodistantaswe
habíamos
hadsupposed.
Shutin,however,byice,itwasimpossibleto
seguir
followhistrack,whichwe
habíamos
hadobservedwiththegreatestattention.
About
dos
twohoursafterthisoccurrencewe
escuchamos
heardthegroundsea,andbefore
noche
nighttheicebrokeandfreedourship.
We,however,laytountil
la
themorning,fearingtoencounterin
la
thedarkthoselargeloosemasseswhichfloataboutafter
la
thebreakingupoftheice.
Iprofitedof
este
thistimetorestforafewhours.
Inthe
mañana
morning,however,assoonasitwaslight,Iwentupondeck
y
andfoundallthesailorsbusyon
un
onesideofthevessel,apparently
hablando
talkingtosomeoneinthesea.
Itwas,in
hecho
fact,asledge,likethatwehad
visto
seenbefore,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
noche
nightonalargefragmentofice.
Sólo
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
pero
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,as
el
theothertravellerseemedtobe,
un
asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredisland,
sino
butaEuropean.
WhenIappearedondeckthemaster
dijo
said,“Hereisourcaptain,
y
andhewillnotallowyoutoperishontheopensea.”
Onperceiving
mí
me,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,although
con
withaforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”
dijo
saidhe,“willyouhave
la
thekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmenton
oír
hearingsuchaquestionaddressedtomefroma
hombre
manonthebrinkofdestruction
y
andtowhomIshould
haber
havesupposedthatmyvessel
sido
wouldhavebeenaresourcewhichhe
sido
wouldnothaveexchangedfor
la
themostpreciouswealththe
tierra
earthcanafford.
Ireplied,however,thatwewereon
un
avoyageofdiscoverytowards
el
thenorthernpole.
Uponhearing
esto
thisheappearedsatisfiedandconsentedtocomeonboard.
Good
Dios
God!
Margaret,ifyouhad
visto
seenthemanwhothuscapitulatedforhissafety,yoursurprise
sido
wouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswerenearlyfrozen,
y
andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatigue
y
andsuffering.
Ineversawa
hombre
maninsowretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
pero
butassoonashehadquittedthefresh
aire
airhefainted.
Weaccordingly
trajimos
broughthimbacktothedeck
y
andrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghim
con
withbrandyandforcinghimtoswallow
una
asmallquantity.
Assoonashe
mostró
showedsignsoflifewewrappedhimupinblankets
y
andplacedhimnearthechimneyof
la
thekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreesherecovered
y
andatealittlesoup,whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Dos
Twodayspassedinthismannerbeforehewasableto
hablar
speak,andIoftenfearedthathissufferings
hubieran
haddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Cuando
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabin
y
andattendedonhimas
tanto
muchasmydutywouldpermit.
I
nunca
neversawamoreinterestingcreature:
hiseyeshavegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,
y
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentswhen,
si
ifanyoneperformsanactofkindnesstowardshim
o
ordoeshimanythe
más
mosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceis
ilumina
lightedup,asitwere,
con
withabeamofbenevolence
y
andsweetnessthatInever
visto
sawequalled.
Butheisgenerallymelancholy
y
anddespairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,as
si
ifimpatientoftheweightofwoesthatoppresses
lo
him.
Whenmyguestwas
un
alittlerecoveredIhad
gran
greattroubletokeepoff
los
themen,whowishedto
preguntas
askhimathousandquestions;