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

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwillrejoiceto
oír
hearthatnodisasterhas
acompañado
accompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyouhaveregarded
con
withsuchevilforebodings.
I
llegué
arrivedhereyesterday,andmy
primera
firsttaskistoassuremydear
hermana
sisterofmywelfareand
aumentar
increasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
IamalreadyfarnorthofLondon,
y
andasIwalkin
las
thestreetsofPetersburgh,I
siento
feelacoldnorthernbreeze
tocar
playuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynerves
y
andfillsmewithdelight.
Doyou
entiendes
understandthisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,which
ha
hastravelledfromtheregions
hacia
towardswhichIamadvancing,
da
givesmeaforetasteof
esos
thoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedby
este
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
vuelven
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
trato
tryinvaintobepersuadedthatthe
polo
poleistheseatof
helada
frostanddesolation;
itever
presenta
presentsitselftomyimaginationasthe
región
regionofbeautyanddelight.
Allí
There,Margaret,thesunisforever
visible
visible,itsbroaddiskjustskirting
el
thehorizonanddiffusinga
perpetuo
perpetualsplendour.
There—forwithyour
permiso
leave,mysister,Iwill
pondré
putsometrustinprecedingnavigators—there
nieve
snowandfrostarebanished;
y
and,sailingoveracalm
mar
sea,wemaybewaftedtoa
tierra
landsurpassinginwondersandin
belleza
beautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredon
el
thehabitableglobe.
Itsproductions
y
andfeaturesmaybewithout
ejemplo
example,asthephenomenaof
los
theheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
What
puede
maynotbeexpectedin
un
acountryofeternallight?
I
puede
maytherediscoverthewondrous
poder
powerwhichattractstheneedle
y
andmayregulateathousandcelestialobservationsthat
requieren
requireonlythisvoyageto
hacer
rendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardent
curiosidad
curiositywiththesightof
una
apartoftheworld
nunca
neverbeforevisited,andmay
pisar
treadalandneverbeforeimprintedbythe
pie
footofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
y
andtheyaresufficientto
vencer
conquerallfearofdanger
o
ordeathandtoinducemeto
comenzar
commencethislaboriousvoyagewith
la
thejoyachildfeels
cuando
whenheembarksina
pequeño
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onan
expedición
expeditionofdiscoveryuphis
natal
nativeriver.
Butsupposingall
estas
theseconjecturestobefalse,youcannotcontesttheinestimable
beneficio
benefitwhichIshallconferonall
humanidad
mankind,tothelastgeneration,by
descubriendo
discoveringapassagenearthe
polo
poletothosecountries,to
llegar
reachwhichatpresentso
tantos
manymonthsarerequisite;
orbyascertainingthe
secreto
secretofthemagnet,which,
si
ifatallpossible,can
sólo
onlybeeffectedbyanundertakingsuchas
mía
mine.
Thesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitation
con
withwhichIbeganmy
carta
letter,andIfeelmy
corazón
heartglowwithanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmeto
cielo
heaven,fornothingcontributesso
tanto
muchtotranquillisethemindasa
firme
steadypurpose—apointonwhichthe
alma
soulmayfixitsintellectual
ojo
eye.
Thisexpeditionhasbeen
el
thefavouritedreamofmy
primeros
earlyyears.
Ihaveread
con
withardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyageswhichhavebeen
hecho
madeintheprospectof
llegar
arrivingattheNorthPacific
Océano
Oceanthroughtheseaswhich
rodean
surroundthepole.
Youmay
recuerdes
rememberthatahistoryofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesof
descubrimiento
discoverycomposedthewholeofourgoodUncleThomas’
biblioteca
library.
Myeducationwasneglected,yetIwaspassionatelyfondof
leer
reading.
Thesevolumesweremy
estudio
studydayandnight,andmyfamiliarity
con
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichI
había
hadfelt,asachild,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunction
había
hadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkin
una
aseafaringlife.
Thesevisions
desvanecieron
fadedwhenIperused,for
la
thefirsttime,thosepoets
cuyas
whoseeffusionsentrancedmysoul
y
andliftedittoheaven.
I
también
alsobecameapoetandforone
año
yearlivedinaparadiseofmyown
creación
creation;
IimaginedthatI
también
alsomightobtainanicheinthe
templo
templewherethenamesofHomer
y
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
bien
wellacquaintedwithmyfailure
y
andhowheavilyIbore
la
thedisappointment.
Butjustat
ese
thattimeIinheritedthe
fortuna
fortuneofmycousin,andmythoughtswere
convirtieron
turnedintothechanneloftheir
anterior
earlierbent.
Sixyearshave
pasado
passedsinceIresolvedonmy
actual
presentundertaking.
Ican,even
ahora
now,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselfto
esta
thisgreatenterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
cuerpo
bodytohardship.
Iaccompanied
los
thewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionsto
los
theNorthSea;
Ivoluntarily
soportado
enduredcold,famine,thirst,and
falta
wantofsleep;
Ioften
trabajaba
workedharderthanthecommonsailors
durante
duringthedayanddevotedmynightstothe
estudio
studyofmathematics,thetheoryof
medicina
medicine,andthosebranchesof
física
physicalsciencefromwhicha
naval
navaladventurermightderivethegreatestpractical
ventaja
advantage.
TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
y
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.
I
debo
mustownIfelta
poco
littleproudwhenmycaptain
ofreció
offeredmetheseconddignityinthevessel
y
andentreatedmetoremain
con
withthegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidhe
consideraban
considermyservices.
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInot
merezco
deservetoaccomplishsomegreat
propósito
purpose?
Mylifemighthavebeen
pasado
passedineaseandluxury,
pero
butIpreferredgloryto
cada
everyenticementthatwealthplacedinmy
camino
path.
Oh,thatsomeencouraging
voz
voicewouldanswerinthe
afirmativo
affirmative!
Mycourageandmy
resolución
resolutionisfirm;
butmyhopesfluctuate,
y
andmyspiritsareoftendepressed.
Iamabouttoproceedon
un
alonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichwill
exigirán
demandallmyfortitude:
Iam
requiere
requirednotonlytoraisethespiritsofothers,
sino
butsometimestosustainmyown,
cuando
whentheirsarefailing.
Thisis
el
themostfavourableperiodfor
viajar
travellinginRussia.
Theyfly
rápidamente
quicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
el
themotionispleasant,and,inmy
opinión
opinion,farmoreagreeablethanthatof
una
anEnglishstagecoach.
Thecoldisnot
excesivo
excessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—a
vestido
dresswhichIhavealready
adoptado
adopted,forthereisa
gran
greatdifferencebetweenwalkingthe
cubierta
deckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
cuando
whennoexercisepreventsthe
sangre
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
tengo
havenoambitiontolosemy
vida
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
y
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartforthelatter
ciudad
towninafortnightor
tres
threeweeks;
andmyintentionistohire
un
ashipthere,whichcan
fácilmente
easilybedonebypayingthe
seguro
insurancefortheowner,andtoengageas
tantos
manysailorsasIthink
necesario
necessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonot
intención
intendtosailuntilthe
mes
monthofJune;
andwhenshallI
regresaré
return?
Ah,dearsister,how
puedo
canIanswerthisquestion?
Si
IfIsucceed,many,manymonths,
tal vez
perhapsyears,willpassbeforeyou
y
andImaymeet.
IfI
fracaso
fail,youwillseeme
de nuevo
againsoon,ornever.
Farewell,mydear,
excelente
excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdown
bendiciones
blessingsonyou,andsaveme,thatI
pueda
mayagainandagaintestifymy
gratitud
gratitudeforallyourlove
y
andkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28th
Marzo
March,17—.
Howslowlythe
tiempo
timepasseshere,encompassedasIamby
helada
frostandsnow!
Yeta
segundo
secondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
I
he
havehiredavesselandam
ocupado
occupiedincollectingmysailors;
thosewhomI
he
havealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
puedo
candependandarecertainly
poseen
possessedofdauntlesscourage.
ButIhaveonewantwhichIhave
nunca
neveryetbeenableto
satisfacer
satisfy,andtheabsenceof
la
theobjectofwhichI
ahora
nowfeelasamostsevere
mal
evil,Ihavenofriend,Margaret:
cuando
whenIamglowingwith
el
theenthusiasmofsuccess,therewillbe
nadie
nonetoparticipatemyjoy;
si
ifIamassailedby
decepción
disappointment,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.
Ishall
comprometer
commitmythoughtstopaper,itis
cierto
true;
butthatisa
pobre
poormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.
I
deseo
desirethecompanyofa
hombre
manwhocouldsympathisewithme,
cuyos
whoseeyeswouldreplyto
míos
mine.
Youmaydeemme
romántico
romantic,mydearsister,butIbitterly
siento
feelthewantofa
amigo
friend.
Ihavenoonenear
mí
me,gentleyetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedas
así
wellasofacapacious
mente
mind,whosetastesarelikemy
tengo
own,toapproveoramendmyplans.
Cómo
Howwouldsuchafriend
reparar
repairthefaultsofyour
pobre
poorbrother!
Iamtooardentin
ejecución
executionandtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Pero
Butitisastillgreater
mal
eviltomethatIamself-educated:
for
los
thefirstfourteenyearsofmy
vida
lifeIranwildon
un
acommonandreadnothingbutourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
At
esa
thatageIbecameacquaintedwith
los
thecelebratedpoetsofour
propio
owncountry;
butitwas
sólo
onlywhenithadceasedtobeinmy
poder
powertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfrom
tal
suchaconvictionthatI
percibí
perceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquainted
con
withmorelanguagesthanthatofmy
natal
nativecountry.
NowIamtwenty-eight
y
andaminrealitymore
analfabeto
illiteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
cierto
truethatIhavethought
más
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
más
moreextendedandmagnificent,butthey
quieren
want(asthepainterscallit)keeping;
y
andIgreatlyneeda
amigo
friendwhowouldhavesense
suficiente
enoughnottodespisemeas
romántico
romantic,andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourto
regular
regulatemymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
ciertamente
certainlyfindnofriendon
el
thewideocean,noreven
aquí
hereinArchangel,amongmerchants
y
andseamen.
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedto
la
thedrossofhumannature,
golpean
beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
My
teniente
lieutenant,forinstance,isa
hombre
manofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heis
locamente
madlydesirousofglory,orrather,towordmy
frase
phrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhis
profesión
profession.
HeisanEnglishman,
y
andinthemidstofnational
y
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,
conserva
retainssomeofthenoblestendowmentsof
humanidad
humanity.
Ifirstbecameacquainted
con
withhimonboardawhalevessel;
findingthathewasunemployedin
esta
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
persona
personofanexcellentdisposition
y
andisremarkableinthe
barco
shipforhisgentlenessandthemildnessofhis
disciplina
discipline.
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-known
integridad
integrityanddauntlesscourage,mademe
muy
verydesiroustoengagehim.
A
juventud
youthpassedinsolitude,mybestyearsspent
bajo
underyourgentleandfemininefosterage,
han
hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannot
superar
overcomeanintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedon
bordo
boardship:
Ihavenever
creído
believedittobenecessary,
y
andwhenIheardof
un
amarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessof
corazón
heartandtherespectand
obediencia
obediencepaidtohimbyhis
tripulación
crew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarly
afortunado
fortunateinbeingableto
asegurar
securehisservices.
Iheardofhim
primera
firstinratheraromantic
manera
manner,fromaladywho
debe
owestohimthehappinessofher
vida
life.
This,briefly,ishis
historia
story.
Someyearsagohe
amó
lovedayoungRussianladyofmoderate
fortuna
fortune,andhavingamasseda
considerable
considerablesuminprize-money,the
padre
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.
He
vio
sawhismistressoncebefore
la
thedestinedceremony;
butshewasbathedintears,
y
andthrowingherselfathis
pies
feet,entreatedhimtospareher,
confesando
confessingatthesametimethatshe
amaba
lovedanother,butthathewas
pobre
poor,andthatherfather
era
wouldneverconsenttothe
unión
union.
Mygenerousfriendreassured
la
thesuppliant,andonbeing
informado
informedofthenameofher
amante
lover,instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
He
había
hadalreadyboughtafarm
con
withhismoney,onwhichhe
había
haddesignedtopassthe
resto
remainderofhislife;
buthebestowedthe
todo
wholeonhisrival,together
con
withtheremainsofhisprize-moneyto
comprar
purchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicitedthe
joven
youngwoman’sfathertoconsenttoher
matrimonio
marriagewithherlover.
But
el
theoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomy
amigo
friend,who,whenhefound
el
thefatherinexorable,quittedhis
país
country,norreturneduntilhe
oyó
heardthathisformermistresswas
casado
marriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“Whata
noble
noblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
pero
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisas
silencioso
silentasaTurk,anda
especie
kindofignorantcarelessnessattends
lo
him,which,whileitrendershis
conducta
conductthemoreastonishing,detractsfromthe
interés
interestandsympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.
Yetdonot
supongas
suppose,becauseIcomplaina
poco
littleorbecauseIcan
concebir
conceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichI
puedo
mayneverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Esos
Thoseareasfixedas
destino
fate,andmyvoyageis
sólo
onlynowdelayeduntilthe
tiempo
weathershallpermitmyembarkation.
The
invierno
winterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
pero
butthespringpromiseswell,
y
anditisconsideredas
una
aremarkablyearlyseason,sothat
tal vez
perhapsImaysailsooner
de
thanIexpected.
Ishall
haré
donothingrashly:
youknowme
suficiente
sufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
y
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomy
cuidado
care.
Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationson
la
thenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
imposible
impossibletocommunicatetoyou
una
aconceptionofthetrembling
sensación
sensation,halfpleasurableandhalffearful,
con
withwhichIampreparingto
partir
depart.
Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“the
tierra
landofmistandsnow,”
pero
butIshallkillnoalbatross;
por lo tanto
thereforedonotbealarmedformy
seguridad
safetyorifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworn
y
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
You
voy
willsmileatmyallusion,
pero
butIwilldisclosea
secreto
secret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmy
apego
attachmentto,mypassionateenthusiasm
por
for,thedangerousmysteriesof
océano
oceantothatproductionof
los
themostimaginativeofmodernpoets.
Hay
Thereissomethingatworkinmy
alma
soulwhichIdonot
entiendo
understand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmanto
ejecutar
executewithperseveranceandlabour—but
además de
besidesthisthereisa
amor
loveforthemarvellous,a
creencia
beliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedin
todos
allmyprojects,whichhurriesme
fuera
outofthecommonpathwaysofmen,
incluso
eventothewildsea
y
andunvisitedregionsIamaboutto
explorar
explore.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallImeetyou
de nuevo
again,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,
y
andreturnedbythemost
meridional
southerncapeofAfricaorAmerica?
I
atrevo
darenotexpectsuchsuccess,yetIcannot
soportar
beartolookonthe
reverso
reverseofthepicture.
Continuefor
el
thepresenttowritetomeby
cada
everyopportunity:
Imayreceiveyourletterson
algunas
someoccasionswhenIneedthem
más
mosttosupportmyspirits.
Iloveyou
muy
verytenderly.
Remembermewith
afecto
affection,shouldyouneverhearfrommeagain.
Carta
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Julio
July7th,17—.
Mydear
Hermana
Sister,.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
decir
saythatIamsafe—and
bien
welladvancedonmyvoyage.
Esta
ThisletterwillreachEnglandby
un
amerchantmannowonitshomeward
viaje
voyagefromArchangel;
morefortunatethan
Yo
I,whomaynotseemy
natal
nativeland,perhaps,formanyyears.
Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
y
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,
ni
nordothefloatingsheetsof
hielo
icethatcontinuallypassus,
indicando
indicatingthedangersofthe
región
regiontowardswhichweare
avanzamos
advancing,appeartodismaythem.
We
hemos
havealreadyreachedavery
alta
highlatitude;
butitistheheightof
verano
summer,andalthoughnotso
cálido
warmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,which
soplan
blowusspeedilytowardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardently
deseo
desiretoattain,breathea
grado
degreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichI
había
hadnotexpected.
Noincidents
ha
havehithertobefallenusthatwould
hiciera
makeafigureina
carta
letter.
Oneortwostiffgales
y
andthespringingofa
fuga
leakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcely
recuerdan
remembertorecord,andIshallbewellcontent
si
ifnothingworsehappentous
durante
duringourvoyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassuredthatformy
propio
ownsake,aswellas
suyo
yours,Iwillnotrashly
encontraré
encounterdanger.
Iwillbecool,persevering,
y
andprudent.
Butsuccessshall
coronará
crownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarI
he
havegone,tracingasecure
camino
wayoverthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
y
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Por qué
Whynotstillproceedover
el
theuntamedyetobedientelement?
What
puede
canstopthedeterminedheart
y
andresolvedwillofman?
My
hinchado
swellingheartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
Pero
ButImustfinish.
Heaven
bendiga
blessmybelovedsister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Agosto
August5th,17—.
Sostrange
un
anaccidenthashappenedtousthatIcannotforbearrecordingit,
aunque
althoughitisveryprobablethatyou
es
willseemebeforethesepaperscancomeintoyour
posesión
possession.
LastMonday(July31st)wewere
casi
nearlysurroundedbyice,which
cerró
closedintheshipon
todos
allsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichshe
flotaba
floated.
Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,
especialmente
especiallyaswewerecompassedroundby
una
averythickfog.
We
en consecuencia
accordinglylayto,hopingthatsome
cambio
changewouldtakeplaceinthe
atmósfera
atmosphereandweather.
Abouttwoo’clockthe
niebla
mistclearedaway,andwe
vimos
beheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,vast
y
andirregularplainsofice,whichseemedto
tener
havenoend.
Someofmycomradesgroaned,
y
andmyownmindbegantogrowwatchful
con
withanxiousthoughts,whenastrange
vista
sightsuddenlyattractedourattention
y
anddivertedoursolicitudefromourown
situación
situation.
Weperceivedalow
carruaje
carriage,fixedonasledge
y
anddrawnbydogs,passon
hacia
towardsthenorth,atthe
distancia
distanceofhalfamile;
un
abeingwhichhadthe
forma
shapeofaman,but
aparentemente
apparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledge
y
andguidedthedogs.
We
observamos
watchedtherapidprogressofthe
viajero
travellerwithourtelescopesuntilhewas
perdió
lostamongthedistantinequalitiesofthe
hielo
ice.
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualified
asombro
wonder.
Wewere,aswe
creíamos
believed,manyhundredmilesfrom
cualquier
anyland;
butthisapparition
parecía
seemedtodenotethatitwasnot,inreality,so
distante
distantaswehadsupposed.
Shutin,however,by
hielo
ice,itwasimpossibleto
seguir
followhistrack,whichwe
habíamos
hadobservedwiththegreatestattention.
About
dos
twohoursafterthisoccurrencewe
escuchamos
heardthegroundsea,andbefore
noche
nighttheicebrokeandfreedour
barco
ship.
We,however,laytountil
la
themorning,fearingtoencounterin
la
thedarkthoselargeloosemasseswhich
flotan
floataboutafterthebreakingupof
la
theice.
Iprofitedof
este
thistimetorestforafewhours.
Inthe
mañana
morning,however,assoonasitwaslight,Iwentupon
cubierta
deckandfoundallthesailorsbusyon
un
onesideofthevessel,
aparentemente
apparentlytalkingtosomeoneinthe
mar
sea.
Itwas,infact,
un
asledge,likethatwehad
visto
seenbefore,whichhaddrifted
hacia
towardsusinthenighton
un
alargefragmentofice.
Sólo
Onlyonedogremainedalive;
pero
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswere
persuadiendo
persuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,as
el
theothertravellerseemedtobe,
un
asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscovered
isla
island,butaEuropean.
WhenI
aparecí
appearedondeckthemaster
dijo
said,“Hereisourcaptain,
y
andhewillnotallowyouto
perezcas
perishontheopensea.”
Onperceiving
mí
me,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,
aunque
althoughwithaforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeon
bordo
boardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyouhave
la
thekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmay
concebir
conceivemyastonishmentonhearingsucha
pregunta
questionaddressedtomefroma
hombre
manonthebrinkof
destrucción
destructionandtowhomI
debería
shouldhavesupposedthatmy
recipiente
vesselwouldhavebeena
recurso
resourcewhichhewouldnot
haber
haveexchangedforthemostprecious
riqueza
wealththeearthcanafford.
I
respondí
replied,however,thatwewereon
un
avoyageofdiscoverytowards
el
thenorthernpole.
Uponhearing
esto
thisheappearedsatisfiedand
consintió
consentedtocomeonboard.
Good
Dios
God!
Margaret,ifyouhad
visto
seenthemanwhothuscapitulatedforhis
seguridad
safety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
casi
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedby
fatiga
fatigueandsuffering.
Inever
vi
sawamaninsowretcheda
condición
condition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothe
cabaña
cabin,butassoonashehad
dejó
quittedthefreshairhefainted.
We
en consecuencia
accordinglybroughthimbackto
la
thedeckandrestoredhimto
animación
animationbyrubbinghimwith
brandy
brandyandforcinghimto
tragar
swallowasmallquantity.
As
pronto
soonasheshowedsignsoflifewe
envolvimos
wrappedhimupinblankets
y
andplacedhimnearthe
chimenea
chimneyofthekitchenstove.
Byslowdegreeshe
recuperó
recoveredandatealittle
sopa
soup,whichrestoredhimwonderfully.
Dos
Twodayspassedinthis
manera
mannerbeforehewasableto
hablar
speak,andIoftenfearedthathissufferings
hubieran
haddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
Cuando
Whenhehadinsome
medida
measurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyown
cabina
cabinandattendedonhimas
tanto
muchasmydutywould
permitía
permit.
Ineversawa
más
moreinterestingcreature:
hiseyeshave
generalmente
generallyanexpressionofwildness,
y
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentswhen,
si
ifanyoneperformsanactof
bondad
kindnesstowardshimordoeshimany
el
themosttriflingservice,his
todo
wholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,
con
withabeamofbenevolence
y
andsweetnessthatInever
visto
sawequalled.
Butheisgenerally
melancólico
melancholyanddespairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,as
si
ifimpatientoftheweightofwoesthatoppresses
lo
him.
Whenmyguestwas
un
alittlerecoveredIhad
gran
greattroubletokeepoff
los
themen,whowishedto
preguntas
askhimathousandquestions;