Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
You
будете
willrejoicetohearthatне
nodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyouhaveregardedwithsuchevilforebodings.Iarrived
сюди
hereyesterday,andmyfirsttaskistoassuremydearsisterofmywelfareі
andincreasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.Iam
вже
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,і
andasIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,Iвідчуваю
feelacoldnorthernbreezeplayuponmycheeks,whichbracesmynervesі
andfillsmewithdelight.Doyouunderstand
це
thisfeeling?Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregionstowardswhichIamadvancing,givesmeaforetasteofthoseicyclimes.
Inspiritedbythiswindofpromise,mydaydreams
стають
becomemoreferventandvivid.I
намагаюся
tryinvaintobepersuadedщо
thatthepoleistheseatoffrostі
anddesolation;iteverpresentsitselftomyimaginationastheregionofbeauty
і
anddelight.There,Margaret,thesunisforevervisible,itsbroaddisk
просто
justskirtingthehorizonanddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.There—for
з
withyourleave,mysister,Iwillputsometrustinprecedingnavigators—theresnowі
andfrostarebanished;and,sailing
над
overacalmsea,wemaybewaftedtoalandsurpassinginwondersі
andinbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe.Itsproductions
і
andfeaturesmaybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinцих
thoseundiscoveredsolitudes.Whatmaynotbeexpectedina
країні
countryofeternallight?I
може
maytherediscoverthewondrouspowerwhichattractstheneedleі
andmayregulateathousandcelestialobservationsthatrequireлише
onlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.Ishallsatiatemyardentcuriositywiththesightofapartofthe
світу
worldneverbeforevisited,andmaytreadalandneverраніше
beforeimprintedbythefootofman.Thesearemyenticements,
і
andtheyaresufficienttoconquerallfearofdangerчи
ordeathandtoinducemetocommencethislaboriousvoyagewiththejoyachildfeelsколи
whenheembarksinaмаленький
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativeriver.Але
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannotcontesttheinestimablebenefitяких
whichIshallconferonвсі
allmankind,tothelastgeneration,bydiscoveringapassagenearthepoletothosecountries,toreachяких
whichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;або
orbyascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,which,якщо
ifatallpossible,canтільки
onlybeeffectedbyanundertakingsuchasmine.Ці
Thesereflectionshavedispelledtheagitationз
withwhichIbeganmyletter,і
andIfeelmyheartglowз
withanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmetoheaven,forніщо
nothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisethemindasasteadypurpose—aточка
pointonwhichthesoulможе
mayfixitsintellectualeye.Ця
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthefavouriteмрією
dreamofmyearlyyears.Ihave
читав
readwithardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyagesякі
whichhavebeenmadeintheprospectofarrivingattheNorthPacificOceanчерез
throughtheseaswhichsurroundthepole.Youmayremember
що
thatahistoryofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthewholeofourgoodUncleThomas’library.Myeducationwasneglected,
але
yetIwaspassionatelyfondofreading.Ці
Thesevolumesweremystudyдень
dayandnight,andmyfamiliarityз
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichIhadfelt,asachild,onlearningщо
thatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkinaseafaringжиття
life.ThesevisionsfadedwhenIperused,for
на
thefirsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmysoulі
andliftedittoheaven.I
також
alsobecameapoetandforодин
oneyearlivedinaparadiseofmyowncreation;Iimagined
що
thatIalsomightobtainanicheinthetempleде
wherethenamesofHomerі
andShakespeareareconsecrated.Youare
добре
wellacquaintedwithmyfailureі
andhowheavilyIborethedisappointment.Але
ButjustatthattimeIinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,і
andmythoughtswereturnedintothechanneloftheirearlierbent.Шість
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.Ican,
навіть
evennow,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselftoцьому
thisgreatenterprise.Icommencedbyinuringmy
тіло
bodytohardship.Iaccompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstotheNorthSea;
Ivoluntarilyenduredcold,famine,thirst,
і
andwantofsleep;Ioftenworkedharder
ніж
thanthecommonsailorsduringthedayanddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,andтих
thosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromяких
whichanavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpracticaladvantage.TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-matein
на
aGreenlandwhaler,andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.ImustownIfelta
трохи
littleproudwhenmycaptainofferedmetheseconddignityinthevesselі
andentreatedmetoremainз
withthegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.А
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInotdeservetoaccomplishsomegreatpurpose?My
життя
lifemighthavebeenpassedineaseі
andluxury,butIpreferredglorytoeveryenticementякі
thatwealthplacedinmypath.Oh,thatsomeencouragingvoicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!
Mycourage
і
andmyresolutionisfirm;але
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsareoftendepressed.Iamabouttoproceedonalong
і
anddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichwilldemandallmyfortitude:Iamrequirednot
тільки
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,але
butsometimestosustainmyвласний
own,whentheirsarefailing.ThisisthemostfavourableperiodfortravellinginRussia.
Theyflyquicklyover
на
thesnowintheirsledges;на
themotionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,набагато
farmoreagreeablethanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.Thecoldisnotexcessive,
якщо
ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichIhaveвже
alreadyadopted,forthereisagreatdifferenceміж
betweenwalkingthedeckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,коли
whennoexercisepreventstheкрові
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.Ihave
не
noambitiontolosemyжиття
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburghі
andArchangel.Ishalldepartforthelatter
міста
towninafortnightorтри
threeweeks;andmyintentionistohireaship
там
there,whichcaneasilybedonebypayingtheinsurancefortheowner,і
andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthinknecessaryamongтих
thosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.IdonotintendtosailuntilthemonthofJune;
і
andwhenshallIreturn?Ah,dearsister,
як
howcanIanswerthisпитання
question?IfIsucceed,many,
багато
manymonths,perhapsyears,willpassперш ніж
beforeyouandImayзустрітися
meet.IfIfail,youwillseeme
знову
againsoon,ornever.Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.
Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
і
andsaveme,thatImayзнову
againandagaintestifymygratitudeforallyourлюбов
loveandkindness.Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
Howslowlythe
час
timepasseshere,encompassedasIambyfrostі
andsnow!Yetasecondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
Ihavehiredavessel
і
andamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;ті
thosewhomIhavealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomIможу
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesscourage.ButI
є
haveonewantwhichIє
haveneveryetbeenabletosatisfy,і
andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichIтепер
nowfeelasamostsevereevil,Iє
havenofriend,Margaret:whenIamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,there
буде
willbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;якщо
ifIamassailedbydisappointment,не
noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.Ishallcommitmythoughtstopaper,itis
правда
true;butthatisa
поганий
poormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.Idesirethecompanyofaman
який
whocouldsympathisewithme,whoseeyeswouldreplytomine.Youmaydeemmeromantic,mydearsister,
але
butIbitterlyfeelthewantofafriend.Ihave
немає
noonenearme,gentleале
yetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedaswellasofacapaciousmind,whosetastesarelikemyown,toapproveабо
oramendmyplans.Howwould
такий
suchafriendrepairthefaultsofyourбідного
poorbrother!Iamtooardentinexecution
і
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.Але
Butitisastillgreatereviltomeщо
thatIamself-educated:forthe
перші
firstfourteenyearsofmyжиття
lifeIranwildonacommonandreadнічого
nothingbutourUncleThomas’booksofvoyages.AtthatageIbecameacquaintedwiththecelebratedpoetsofourowncountry;
але
butitwasonlywhenithadceasedtobeinmypowertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromтакого
suchaconvictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedwithmorelanguagesthanthatofmynativecountry.Тепер
NowIamtwenty-eightandaminrealityбільш
moreilliteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.Itis
правда
truethatIhavethoughtmoreі
andthatmydaydreamsaremoreextendedі
andmagnificent,buttheywant(asthepaintersназивають
callit)keeping;andIgreatlyneeda
друг
friendwhowouldhavesenseдостатньо
enoughnottodespisemeasromantic,і
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoregulatemyрозум
mind.Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishallcertainlyfindnofriendonthewideocean,nor
навіть
evenhereinArchangel,amongmerchantsі
andseamen.Yetsomefeelings,unalliedtothedrossofhumannature,beat
навіть
evenintheseruggedbosoms.Mylieutenant,forinstance,isamanofwonderfulcourage
і
andenterprise;heismadlydesirousofglory,orrather,towordmyphrase
більш
morecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.HeisanEnglishman,
і
andinthemidstofnationalі
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retainsдеякі
someofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.Ifirstbecameacquainted
з
withhimonboardawhalevessel;finding
що
thathewasunemployedinцьому
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.Themasterisa
людина
personofanexcellentdispositionі
andisremarkableintheshipforhisgentlenessі
andthemildnessofhisdiscipline.Ця
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegrityі
anddauntlesscourage,mademeдуже
verydesiroustoengagehim.Ayouthpassedinsolitude,mybestyearsspent
під
underyourgentleandfemininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacterщо
thatIcannotovercomeanintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:Ihave
ніколи не
neverbelievedittobenecessary,і
andwhenIheardofamarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofheartі
andtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhiscrew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeingabletosecurehisservices.Iheardofhimfirstinratheraromanticmanner,fromaladywhoowestohimthehappinessofher
життя
life.This,briefly,ishis
історія
story.SomeyearsagohelovedayoungRussian
даму
ladyofmoderatefortune,andhavingamassedaconsiderablesuminprize-money,theбатько
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.Hesawhismistressonce
перед
beforethedestinedceremony;butshewasbathedintears,
і
andthrowingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimtospareїї
her,confessingatthesametimeщо
thatshelovedanother,butщо
thathewaspoor,andщо
thatherfatherwouldneverconsenttotheunion.Mygenerous
друг
friendreassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedoftheім'я
nameofherlover,instantlyabandonedhispursuit.Hehad
вже
alreadyboughtafarmwithhisгроші
money,onwhichhehaddesignedtopasstheremainderofhisжиття
life;buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,
разом
togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasestock,а
andthenhimselfsolicitedtheyoungwoman’sfathertoconsenttohermarriagewithherlover.Але
Buttheoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomyдруга
friend,who,whenhefoundtheбатько
fatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,norreturneduntilheheardthathisformermistresswasmarriedaccordingtoherinclinations.“Whatanoblefellow!”
you
будете
willexclaim.Heisso;
але
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:heisassilentasaTurk,
і
andakindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,which,whileitrendershisconducttheбільш
moreastonishing,detractsfromtheinterestі
andsympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.Але
Yetdonotsuppose,becauseIcomplainaтрохи
littleorbecauseIcanconceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichImayніколи не
neverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.Thoseareasfixedasfate,
і
andmyvoyageisonlyзараз
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershallpermitmyembarkation.Thewinterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
але
butthespringpromiseswell,і
anditisconsideredasaremarkablyearlyseason,soщо
thatperhapsImaysailsoonerніж
thanIexpected.Ishall
робити
donothingrashly:youknowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
і
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationsonthenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itisimpossibletocommunicatetoyouaconceptionofthetremblingsensation,
наполовину
halfpleasurableandhalffearful,withwhichIampreparingtodepart.Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmist
і
andsnow,”butIshallkillне
noalbatross;thereforedonotbealarmedformysafety
або
orifIshouldcomebacktoyouaswornі
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”You
будете
willsmileatmyallusion,але
butIwilldiscloseasecret.Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachment
до
to,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothatproductionofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.Thereis
щось
somethingatworkinmysoulwhichIdonotрозумію
understand.Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecutewithperseverance
і
andlabour—butbesidesthisthereisaлюбов
loveforthemarvellous,abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedinвсіх
allmyprojects,whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,навіть
eventothewildseaі
andunvisitedregionsIamabouttoexplore.Але
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.ShallImeetyou
знову
again,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,і
andreturnedbythemostsoutherncapeofAfricaчи
orAmerica?Idarenotexpect
такого
suchsuccess,yetIcannotbeartolookonthereverseofthepicture.Continueforthepresentto
писати
writetomebyeveryopportunity:Imayreceiveyourletterson
деяких
someoccasionswhenIneedthemmosttosupportmyspirits.Iloveyou
дуже
verytenderly.Remembermewithaffection,shouldyou
ніколи не
neverhearfrommeagain.Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
July7th,17—.
MydearSister,.
Iwritea
кілька
fewlinesinhastetoсказати
saythatIamsafe—andдобре
welladvancedonmyvoyage.Цей
ThisletterwillreachEnglandbyamerchantmanзараз
nowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;більш
morefortunatethanI,whoможе
maynotseemynativeland,можливо
perhaps,formanyyears.Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
і
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordoна
thefloatingsheetsoficethatcontinuallypassнас
us,indicatingthedangersofна
theregiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismaythem.Wehave
вже
alreadyreachedaveryhighlatitude;але
butitistheheightofsummer,і
andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,яких
whichblowusspeedilytowardsтих
thoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesiretoattain,breatheadegreeofrenovatingwarmthяких
whichIhadnotexpected.Noincidentshavehithertobefallenus
що
thatwouldmakeafigureinaletter.Один
Oneortwostiffgalesі
andthespringingofaleakareaccidentsякі
whichexperiencednavigatorsscarcelyremembertorecord,і
andIshallbewellcontentякщо
ifnothingworsehappentousduringourvoyage.Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassured
що
thatformyownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounterdanger.Iwillbecool,persevering,
і
andprudent.Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
Thus
до цих пір
farIhavegone,tracingasecurewayoverthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnessesа
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.Чому
Whynotstillproceedovertheuntamedале
yetobedientelement?Whatcan
зупинити
stopthedeterminedheartandresolvedwillofman?Myswelling
серце
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.Але
ButImustfinish.Heavenblessmybelovedsister!
Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August5th,17—.
Sostrangeanaccidenthashappenedtous
що
thatIcannotforbearrecordingйого
it,althoughitisveryprobableщо
thatyouwillseemebeforeці
thesepaperscancomeintoyourpossession.Минулого
LastMonday(July31st)wewerenearlysurroundedbyice,який
whichclosedintheshiponусіх
allsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominякий
whichshefloated.Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbya
дуже
verythickfog.Weaccordinglylayto,hoping
що
thatsomechangewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphereі
andweather.Abouttwoo’clockthemistclearedaway,
і
andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,vastі
andirregularplainsofice,які
whichseemedtohavenoкінця
end.Someofmycomradesgroaned,andmy
власний
ownmindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,коли
whenastrangesightsuddenlyattractedourattentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourвласний
ownsituation.Weperceivedalowcarriage,fixedonasledge
і
anddrawnbydogs,passontowardsthenorth,atthedistanceofhalfamile;abeingwhichhadtheshapeofaman,
але
butapparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledgeі
andguidedthedogs.Wewatchedtherapidprogressofthetravellerwithourtelescopes
поки
untilhewaslostamongthedistantinequalitiesoftheice.Цей
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.Wewere,aswebelieved,
багато
manyhundredmilesfromanyland;але
butthisapparitionseemedtodenoteщо
thatitwasnot,inreality,sodistantaswehadsupposed.Shutin,however,byice,itwasimpossibleto
слідувати
followhistrack,whichwehadobservedз
withthegreatestattention.About
дві
twohoursafterthisoccurrenceweheardthegroundsea,і
andbeforenighttheicebrokeі
andfreedourship.We,however,laytountilthe
ранку
morning,fearingtoencounterinthedarkthoselargeloosemassesякі
whichfloataboutafterthebreakingupoftheice.Iprofitedofthistimeto
відпочити
restforafewhours.Inthe
вранці
morning,however,assoonasitwasсвітло
light,Iwentupondeckі
andfoundallthesailorsbusyononeстороні
sideofthevessel,apparentlytalkingtosomeoneinthesea.Itwas,infact,asledge,likethatwehadseenbefore,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthe
вночі
nightonalargefragmentofice.Лише
Onlyonedogremainedalive;але
buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthevessel.Hewasnot,astheothertravellerseemedtobe,asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredisland,butaEuropean.
Коли
WhenIappearedondeckthemastersaid,“Hereisourcaptain,і
andhewillnotallowyoutoperishontheopensea.”Onperceiving
мене
me,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,althoughз
withaforeignaccent.“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”said
він
he,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”Youmayconceivemyastonishmentonhearingsucha
запитання
questionaddressedtomefromamanonthebrinkofdestructionі
andtowhomIshouldhavesupposedthatmyvesselwouldhavebeenaresourcewhichhewouldnothaveexchangedforthemostpreciouswealththeземля
earthcanafford.Ireplied,however,
що
thatwewereonavoyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.Uponhearing
це
thisheappearedsatisfiedandconsentedtoприйти
comeonboard.GoodGod!
Margaret,ifyouhadseentheman
який
whothuscapitulatedforhissafety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.Hislimbswerenearlyfrozen,
і
andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatigueі
andsuffering.Ineversawamaninsowretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
але
butassoonashehadquittedthefreshповітря
airhefainted.Weaccordinglybroughthim
назад
backtothedeckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwithbrandyі
andforcinghimtoswallowasmallquantity.As
тільки
soonasheshowedsignsofжиття
lifewewrappedhimupinblanketsandplacedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenstove.Byslowdegreesherecovered
і
andatealittlesoup,яка
whichrestoredhimwonderfully.Twodayspassedinthismanner
перш ніж
beforehewasabletoговорити
speak,andIoftenfearedщо
thathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.Коли
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabinі
andattendedonhimasmuchasmydutywouldpermit.I
ніколи не
neversawamoreinterestingcreature:hiseyeshavegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,
і
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentsколи
when,ifanyoneperformsanactofkindnesstowardshimабо
ordoeshimanythemosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedup,asitwere,withabeamofbenevolenceі
andsweetnessthatIneversawequalled.Але
Butheisgenerallymelancholyі
anddespairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asifimpatientoftheweightofwoesщо
thatoppresseshim.Whenmyguestwasa
трохи
littlerecoveredIhadgreattroubletokeepoffthemen,які
whowishedtoaskhimathousandquestions;