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

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Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
You
kommer
willrejoicetohearthat
ingen
nodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementof
ett
anenterprisewhichyouhave
betraktat
regardedwithsuchevilforebodings.
I
anlände
arrivedhereyesterday,andmy
första
firsttaskistoassuremy
kära
dearsisterofmywelfare
och
andincreasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.
Iam
redan
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,
och
andasIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,I
känner
feelacoldnorthernbreeze
spela
playuponmycheeks,which
spänner
bracesmynervesandfillsme
med
withdelight.
Doyouunderstand
här
thisfeeling?
Thisbreeze,which
har
hastravelledfromtheregions
mot
towardswhichIamadvancing,
ger
givesmeaforetasteof
dessa
thoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedby
denna
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
blir
becomemoreferventandvivid.
I
försöker
tryinvaintobepersuadedthatthepoleistheseatof
frost
frostanddesolation;
itever
presenterar
presentsitselftomyimaginationas
det
theregionofbeautyanddelight.
There,Margaret,the
solen
sunisforevervisible,its
breda
broaddiskjustskirtingthe
horisonten
horizonanddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.
There—for
med
withyourleave,mysister,I
kommer
willputsometrustinprecedingnavigators—there
snö
snowandfrostarebanished;
och
and,sailingoveracalm
hav
sea,wemaybewaftedto
ett
alandsurpassinginwonders
och
andinbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredon
den
thehabitableglobe.
Itsproductions
och
andfeaturesmaybewithout
exempel
example,asthephenomenaof
de
theheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyarein
dessa
thoseundiscoveredsolitudes.
Whatmaynotbe
förvänta
expectedinacountryofeternal
ljus
light?
Imaytherediscover
den
thewondrouspowerwhichattracts
den
theneedleandmayregulatea
tusen
thousandcelestialobservationsthatrequire
bara
onlythisvoyagetorendertheir
synes
seemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.
Ishallsatiatemyardent
nyfikenhet
curiositywiththesightofapartofthe
världen
worldneverbeforevisited,and
kan
maytreadalandneverbeforeimprintedbythe
fot
footofman.
Thesearemyenticements,
och
andtheyaresufficienttoconquerall
rädsla
fearofdangerordeath
och
andtoinducemeto
inleda
commencethislaboriousvoyagewiththe
glädje
joyachildfeelswhenheembarksina
liten
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscovery
upp
uphisnativeriver.
But
antag
supposingalltheseconjecturestobe
falska
false,youcannotcontesttheinestimable
fördel
benefitwhichIshallconferonall
mänskligheten
mankind,tothelastgeneration,by
upptäcka
discoveringapassagenearthepoletothosecountries,to
nå
reachwhichatpresentso
många
manymonthsarerequisite;
orbyascertaining
det
thesecretofthemagnet,which,ifatall
möjligt
possible,canonlybeeffectedby
ett
anundertakingsuchasmine.
Dessa
Thesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitation
med
withwhichIbeganmy
brev
letter,andIfeelmy
hjärta
heartglowwithanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmeto
himlen
heaven,fornothingcontributesso
mycket
muchtotranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—a
punkt
pointonwhichthesoul
kan
mayfixitsintellectualeye.
Denna
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthe
favorit
favouritedreamofmyearlyyears.
I
har
havereadwithardourtheaccountsofthe
olika
variousvoyageswhichhavebeenmadeintheprospectofarrivingatthe
Norra
NorthPacificOceanthroughtheseaswhich
omger
surroundthepole.
Youmay
minns
rememberthatahistoryofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthewholeofour
goda
goodUncleThomas’library.
My
utbildning
educationwasneglected,yetIwas
passionerat
passionatelyfondofreading.
Thesevolumesweremy
studerade
studydayandnight,andmyfamiliarity
med
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichI
hade
hadfelt,asachild,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunction
hade
hadforbiddenmyuncleto
tillåta
allowmetoembarkin
ett
aseafaringlife.
Thesevisions
bleknade
fadedwhenIperused,forthe
första
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmy
själ
soulandlifteditto
himlen
heaven.
Ialsobecamea
poet
poetandforoneyear
bodde
livedinaparadiseofmy
egen
owncreation;
IimaginedthatI
också
alsomightobtainanicheinthe
templet
templewherethenamesofHomer
och
andShakespeareareconsecrated.
Youare
väl
wellacquaintedwithmyfailure
och
andhowheavilyIborethedisappointment.
Men
ButjustatthattimeI
ärvde
inheritedthefortuneofmycousin,
och
andmythoughtswereturnedinto
den
thechanneloftheirearlierbent.
Sex
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmy
nuvarande
presentundertaking.
Ican,even
nu
now,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselfto
detta
thisgreatenterprise.
Icommencedbyinuringmy
kropp
bodytohardship.
Iaccompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstotheNorthSea;
I
frivilligt
voluntarilyenduredcold,famine,thirst,
och
andwantofsleep;
I
ofta
oftenworkedharderthanthe
vanliga
commonsailorsduringtheday
och
anddevotedmynightstothe
studera
studyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,
och
andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhich
en
anavaladventurermightderivethe
största
greatestpracticaladvantage.
TwiceIactually
anställde
hiredmyselfasanunder-matein
en
aGreenlandwhaler,andacquittedmyselfto
beundran
admiration.
ImustownI
kände
feltalittleproudwhenmy
kapten
captainofferedmetheseconddignityin
den
thevesselandentreatedmeto
stanna kvar
remainwiththegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidhe
ansåg
considermyservices.
Andnow,
kära
dearMargaret,doInot
förtjänar
deservetoaccomplishsomegreat
syfte
purpose?
Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
och
andluxury,butIpreferred
ära
glorytoeveryenticementthatwealthplacedinmy
väg
path.
Oh,thatsomeencouraging
röst
voicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!
My
mod
courageandmyresolutionis
fast
firm;
butmyhopesfluctuate,
och
andmyspiritsareoften
deprimerad
depressed.
Iamabouttoproceedon
en
alonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhich
kommer
willdemandallmyfortitude:
Iamrequirednot
bara
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,
men
butsometimestosustainmy
egen
own,whentheirsarefailing.
Detta
Thisisthemostfavourableperiodfor
resa
travellinginRussia.
Theyfly
snabbt
quicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
themotionispleasant,
och
and,inmyopinion,far
mer
moreagreeablethanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.
Det
Thecoldisnotexcessive,ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichI
har
havealreadyadopted,forthereis
en
agreatdifferencebetweenwalking
det
thedeckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,
när
whennoexercisepreventsthebloodfrom
faktiskt
actuallyfreezinginyourveins.
I
har
havenoambitiontolosemy
liv
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburgh
och
andArchangel.
Ishalldepartfor
den
thelattertownina
två veckor
fortnightorthreeweeks;
andmy
avsikt
intentionistohirea
skepp
shipthere,whichcaneasilybedoneby
betala
payingtheinsurancefortheowner,
och
andtoengageasmanysailorsasI
anser
thinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.
Idonot
tänker
intendtosailuntilthemonthof
Juni
June;
andwhenshallI
återvända
return?
Ah,dearsister,how
kan
canIanswerthisquestion?
IfI
lyckas
succeed,many,manymonths,perhapsyears,
kommer
willpassbeforeyouandImaymeet.
IfI
misslyckas
fail,youwillseemeagain
snart
soon,ornever.
Farewell,my
kära
dear,excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdown
välsignelser
blessingsonyou,andsaveme,
att
thatImayagainandagaintestifymy
tacksamhet
gratitudeforallyourlove
och
andkindness.
Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28th
Mars
March,17—.
Howslowlythe
tiden
timepasseshere,encompassedasIamby
frost
frostandsnow!
Yeta
andra
secondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
I
har
havehiredavesselandamoccupiedin
samla
collectingmysailors;
thosewhomI
har
havealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomI
kan
candependandarecertainly
har
possessedofdauntlesscourage.
ButI
har
haveonewantwhichI
har
haveneveryetbeenableto
tillfredsställa
satisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichI
nu
nowfeelasamost
allvarlig
severeevil,Ihaveno
vän
friend,Margaret:
whenIam
glöder
glowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,there
kommer
willbenonetoparticipatemy
glädje
joy;
ifIamassailedby
besvikelse
disappointment,noonewillendeavourto
upprätthålla
sustainmeindejection.
Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
papper
paper,itistrue;
but
att
thatisapoormediumfor
det
thecommunicationoffeeling.
Idesirethe
sällskap
companyofamanwho
kunna
couldsympathisewithme,whoseeyeswould
svara
replytomine.
Youmaydeemme
romantisk
romantic,mydearsister,butIbitterly
känner
feelthewantofa
vän
friend.
Ihavenoonenearme,
mild
gentleyetcourageous,possessedofa
kultiverat
cultivatedaswellasofacapaciousmind,
vars
whosetastesarelikemy
egen
own,toapproveoramendmyplans.
Hur
Howwouldsuchafriend
reparera
repairthefaultsofyour
stackars
poorbrother!
Iamtooardentinexecution
och
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.
Men
Butitisastill
större
greatereviltomethatIamself-educated:
for
de
thefirstfourteenyearsofmy
liv
lifeIranwildon
en
acommonandreadnothingbutour
Farbror
UncleThomas’booksofvoyages.
AtthatageI
blev
becameacquaintedwiththecelebratedpoetsofour
eget
owncountry;
butitwasonly
när
whenithadceasedtobeinmy
makt
powertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfrom
sådan
suchaconvictionthatIperceived
det
thenecessityofbecomingacquainted
med
withmorelanguagesthanthatofmynativecountry.
Nu
NowIamtwenty-eightandaminreality
mer
moreilliteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.
Itis
sant
truethatIhavethought
mer
moreandthatmydaydreamsare
mer
moreextendedandmagnificent,butthey
vill
want(asthepainterscallit)
hålla
keeping;
andIgreatlyneed
en
afriendwhowouldhave
förnuft
senseenoughnottodespisemeas
romantisk
romantic,andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourto
reglera
regulatemymind.
Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
säkert
certainlyfindnofriendon
det
thewideocean,noreven
här
hereinArchangel,amongmerchants
och
andseamen.
Yetsomefeelings,unalliedto
den
thedrossofhumannature,
slår
beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.
My
löjtnant
lieutenant,forinstance,isa
man
manofwonderfulcourageandenterprise;
heis
galet
madlydesirousofglory,or
snarare
rather,towordmyphrase
mer
morecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhis
yrke
profession.
HeisanEnglishman,
och
andinthemidstof
nationella
nationalandprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,
behåller
retainssomeofthenoblestendowmentsof
mänskligheten
humanity.
Ifirstbecameacquaintedwithhimon
ombord
boardawhalevessel;
findingthathewas
arbetslös
unemployedinthiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimto
hjälpa
assistinmyenterprise.
Themasterisa
person
personofanexcellentdisposition
och
andisremarkableintheshipforhisgentleness
och
andthemildnessofhis
disciplin
discipline.
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-known
integritet
integrityanddauntlesscourage,mademe
mycket
verydesiroustoengagehim.
En
Ayouthpassedinsolitude,my
bästa
bestyearsspentunderyourgentle
och
andfemininefosterage,hassorefined
den
thegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannot
övervinna
overcomeanintensedistasteto
den
theusualbrutalityexercisedon
ombord
boardship:
Ihavenever
trott
believedittobenecessary,
och
andwhenIheardof
en
amarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofheart
och
andtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhis
besättning
crew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.
I
hörde
heardofhimfirstin
ganska
ratheraromanticmanner,froma
dam
ladywhoowestohimthehappinessofherlife.
Här
This,briefly,ishisstory.
Några
Someyearsagoheloved
en
ayoungRussianladyof
måttlig
moderatefortune,andhavingamassed
en
aconsiderablesuminprize-money,the
far
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.
He
såg
sawhismistressoncebefore
den
thedestinedceremony;
butshewas
badade
bathedintears,andthrowingherselfathis
fötter
feet,entreatedhimtospareher,
erkänner
confessingatthesametimethatshe
älskade
lovedanother,butthathewaspoor,
och
andthatherfatherwould
aldrig
neverconsenttotheunion.
Mygenerousfriend
lugnade
reassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedof
den
thenameofherlover,
omedelbart
instantlyabandonedhispursuit.
He
hade
hadalreadyboughtafarm
med
withhismoney,onwhichhe
hade
haddesignedtopassthe
resten
remainderofhislife;
buthebestowed
den
thewholeonhisrival,
tillsammans
togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneyto
köpa
purchasestock,andthenhimselfsolicited
den
theyoungwoman’sfathertoconsenttoher
äktenskap
marriagewithherlover.
But
den
theoldmandecidedlyrefused,
ansåg
thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomy
vän
friend,who,whenhefound
den
thefatherinexorable,quittedhis
land
country,norreturneduntilhe
hörde
heardthathisformermistresswas
gift
marriedaccordingtoherinclinations.
“Whatanoblefellow!”
you
kommer
willexclaim.
Heisso;
men
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:
heisas
tyst
silentasaTurk,and
en
akindofignorantcarelessnessattends
honom
him,which,whileitrendershis
uppförande
conductthemoreastonishing,detractsfrom
det
theinterestandsympathywhich
annars
otherwisehewouldcommand.
Yetdonot
antar
suppose,becauseIcomplaina
lite
littleorbecauseIcanconceive
en
aconsolationformytoilswhichImay
aldrig
neverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.
Thoseareasfixedas
ödet
fate,andmyvoyageisonly
nu
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershall
tillåter
permitmyembarkation.
Thewinter
har
hasbeendreadfullysevere,but
det
thespringpromiseswell,anditisconsideredas
en
aremarkablyearlyseason,so
att
thatperhapsImaysailsooner
än
thanIexpected.
Ishall
göra
donothingrashly:
youknowme
tillräckligt
sufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
och
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomy
vård
care.
Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationson
den
thenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itis
omöjligt
impossibletocommunicatetoyou
en
aconceptionofthetremblingsensation,
halvt
halfpleasurableandhalffearful,
med
withwhichIampreparingtodepart.
Iam
åker
goingtounexploredregions,to“thelandof
dimma
mistandsnow,”butIshall
döda
killnoalbatross;
thereforedonotbealarmedformy
säkerhet
safetyorifIshould
komma
comebacktoyouasworn
och
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”
You
kommer
willsmileatmyallusion,
men
butIwilldisclosea
hemlighet
secret.
Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachment
till
to,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,
den
thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothat
produktion
productionofthemostimaginativeof
moderna
modernpoets.
Thereissomethingatworkinmy
själ
soulwhichIdonot
förstår
understand.
Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,
en
aworkmantoexecutewith
uthållighet
perseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthisthereis
en
aloveforthemarvellous,
en
abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,which
skyndar
hurriesmeoutofthe
vanliga
commonpathwaysofmen,eventothe
vilda
wildseaandunvisitedregionsIamaboutto
utforska
explore.
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallI
träffa
meetyouagain,afterhavingtraversed
enorma
immenseseas,andreturnedby
den
themostsoutherncapeof
Afrika
AfricaorAmerica?
Idarenot
förvänta
expectsuchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
se
lookonthereverseofthepicture.
Fortsätt
Continueforthepresentto
skriva
writetomebyevery
tillfälle
opportunity:
Imayreceiveyourletterson
vissa
someoccasionswhenIneedthem
mest
mosttosupportmyspirits.
I
älskar
loveyouverytenderly.
Rememberme
med
withaffection,shouldyounever
hör
hearfrommeagain.
Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Juli
July7th,17—.
Mydear
Syster
Sister,.
Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
säga
saythatIamsafe—and
väl
welladvancedonmyvoyage.
Detta
ThisletterwillreachEnglandby
ett
amerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;
mer
morefortunatethanI,whomaynot
ser
seemynativeland,perhaps,for
många
manyyears.
Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenare
djärva
boldandapparentlyfirmofpurpose,
inte heller
nordothefloatingsheetsofice
som
thatcontinuallypassus,indicating
de
thedangersoftheregion
mot
towardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismay
dem
them.
Wehavealreadyreached
en
averyhighlatitude;
butitistheheightof
sommaren
summer,andalthoughnotso
varmt
warmasinEngland,the
södra
southerngales,whichblowusspeedily
mot
towardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesireto
uppnå
attain,breatheadegreeofrenovating
värme
warmthwhichIhadnot
förväntat
expected.
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenus
som
thatwouldmakeafigureina
brev
letter.
Oneortwostiffgales
och
andthespringingofa
läcka
leakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigators
knappt
scarcelyremembertorecord,andIshallbewellcontentif
inget
nothingworsehappentousduringour
resa
voyage.
Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassuredthatformy
egen
ownsake,aswellas
din
yours,Iwillnotrashly
stöta
encounterdanger.
Iwillbecool,persevering,
och
andprudent.
Butsuccessshall
krona
crownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarI
har
havegone,tracingasecure
väg
wayoverthepathlessseas,
de
theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnesses
och
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.
Varför
Whynotstillproceedover
det
theuntamedyetobedientelement?
What
kan
canstopthedeterminedheart
och
andresolvedwillofman?
My
svullna
swellingheartinvoluntarilypoursitself
ut
outthus.
ButImust
avsluta
finish.
Heavenblessmybeloved
syster
sister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Augusti
August5th,17—.
Sostrangean
olycka
accidenthashappenedtousthatIcannotforbearrecording
den
it,althoughitisvery
troligt
probablethatyouwillseeme
innan
beforethesepaperscancomeintoyour
besittning
possession.
LastMonday(July31st)wewere
nästan
nearlysurroundedbyice,which
stängde
closedintheshiponallsides,
knappt
scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichshe
flöt
floated.
Oursituationwassomewhat
farlig
dangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundby
en
averythickfog.
Weaccordingly
låg
layto,hopingthatsome
förändring
changewouldtakeplacein
det
theatmosphereandweather.
About
två
twoo’clockthemistclearedaway,
och
andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,vast
och
andirregularplainsofice,which
verkade
seemedtohavenoend.
Några
Someofmycomradesgroaned,
och
andmyownmindbegantogrowwatchful
med
withanxiousthoughts,whenastrangesight
plötsligt
suddenlyattractedourattentionand
avledde
divertedoursolicitudefromourown
situation
situation.
Weperceivedalow
vagn
carriage,fixedonasledge
och
anddrawnbydogs,passon
mot
towardsthenorth,atthe
avstånd
distanceofhalfamile;
en
abeingwhichhadtheshapeof
en
aman,butapparentlyofgiganticstature,
satt
satinthesledgeandguidedthedogs.
We
tittade
watchedtherapidprogressof
de
thetravellerwithourtelescopes
tills
untilhewaslostamong
de
thedistantinequalitiesofthe
isen
ice.
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualified
förundran
wonder.
Wewere,aswe
trodde
believed,manyhundredmilesfrom
någon
anyland;
butthisapparition
verkade
seemedtodenotethatitwasnot,in
verkligheten
reality,sodistantaswe
hade
hadsupposed.
Shutin,however,byice,itwas
omöjligt
impossibletofollowhistrack,whichwe
hade
hadobservedwiththegreatest
uppmärksamhet
attention.
Abouttwohoursafter
denna
thisoccurrenceweheardthegroundsea,
och
andbeforenighttheice
bröt
brokeandfreedourship.
We,however,
låg
laytountilthemorning,fearingto
stöta
encounterinthedarkthose
stora
largeloosemasseswhichfloat
omkring
aboutafterthebreakingupof
de
theice.
Iprofitedof
här
thistimetorestfora
några
fewhours.
Inthemorning,however,as
snart
soonasitwaslight,I
gick
wentupondeckandfoundall
det
thesailorsbusyononesideof
det
thevessel,apparentlytalkingto
någon
someoneinthesea.
Itwas,in
själva verket
fact,asledge,likethatwe
hade
hadseenbefore,whichhaddrifted
mot
towardsusinthenightona
stort
largefragmentofice.
Onlyone
hund
dogremainedalive;
buttherewas
en
ahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthevessel.
Hewasnot,as
den
theothertravellerseemedtobe,
en
asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscovered
ö
island,butaEuropean.
WhenIappearedon
däck
deckthemastersaid,“Hereisour
kapten
captain,andhewillnot
låta
allowyoutoperishonthe
öppet
opensea.”
Onperceivingme,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,although
med
withaforeignaccent.
“BeforeIcomeon
ombord
boardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnessto
informera
informmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmayconceivemyastonishmenton
hörde
hearingsuchaquestionaddressedtomefrom
en
amanonthebrinkof
undergång
destructionandtowhomIshould
ha
havesupposedthatmyvesselwould
ha
havebeenaresourcewhichhewouldnot
ha
haveexchangedforthemost
värdefulla
preciouswealththeearthcanafford.
I
svarade
replied,however,thatwewereon
en
avoyageofdiscoverytowardsthe
norra
northernpole.
Uponhearingthisheappearedsatisfied
och
andconsentedtocomeon
ombord
board.
GoodGod!
Margaret,ifyouhad
sett
seenthemanwhothuscapitulatedforhis
säkerhet
safety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.
Hislimbswere
nästan
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedby
trötthet
fatigueandsuffering.
Inever
sett
sawamaninsowretcheda
tillstånd
condition.
Weattemptedtocarryhiminto
den
thecabin,butassoonashe
hade
hadquittedthefreshairhe
svimmade
fainted.
Weaccordinglybroughthim
tillbaka
backtothedeckand
återställde
restoredhimtoanimationby
gnugga
rubbinghimwithbrandyand
tvinga
forcinghimtoswallowa
liten
smallquantity.
Assoonashe
visade
showedsignsoflifewe
svepte
wrappedhimupinblankets
och
andplacedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenstove.
By
långsamt
slowdegreesherecoveredand
åt
atealittlesoup,whichrestoredhim
underbart
wonderfully.
Twodayspassedin
detta
thismannerbeforehewas
kunde
abletospeak,andI
ofta
oftenfearedthathissufferings
hade
haddeprivedhimofunderstanding.
När
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomy
egen
owncabinandattendedonhimas
mycket
muchasmydutywould
tillät
permit.
Ineversawa
mer
moreinterestingcreature:
hiseyes
har
havegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,
och
andevenmadness,buttherearemoments
när
when,ifanyoneperformsan
handling
actofkindnesstowardshim
eller
ordoeshimanythe
mest
mosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,
med
withabeamofbenevolence
och
andsweetnessthatIneversawequalled.
Men
Butheisgenerallymelancholy
och
anddespairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asif
otålig
impatientoftheweightofwoes
som
thatoppresseshim.
Whenmy
gäst
guestwasalittlerecoveredI
hade
hadgreattroubletokeep
bort
offthemen,whowishedto
ställa
askhimathousandquestions;