Letter	O
1	O
St.	O
Petersburgh	O
,	O
Dec.	O
11th	O
,	O
17	O
--	O
TO	O
Mrs.	O
Saville	O
,	O
England	O
You	O
will	O
rejoice	O
to	O
hear	O
that	O
no	O
disaster	O
has	O
accompanied	O
the	O
commencement	EVENT
of	O
an	O
enterprise	EVENT
which	O
you	O
have	O
regarded	O
with	O
such	O
evil	O
forebodings	O
.	O

I	O
arrived	EVENT
here	O
yesterday	O
,	O
and	O
my	O
first	O
task	O
is	O
to	O
assure	O
my	O
dear	O
sister	O
of	O
my	O
welfare	O
and	O
increasing	O
confidence	O
in	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
my	O
undertaking	O
.	O

I	O
am	O
already	O
far	O
north	O
of	O
London	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
I	O
walk	O
in	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
Petersburgh	O
,	O
I	O
feel	O
a	O
cold	O
northern	O
breeze	O
play	O
upon	O
my	O
cheeks	O
,	O
which	O
braces	O
my	O
nerves	O
and	O
fills	O
me	O
with	O
delight	O
.	O

Do	O
you	O
understand	O
this	O
feeling	O
?	O

This	O
breeze	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
travelled	O
from	O
the	O
regions	O
towards	O
which	O
I	O
am	O
advancing	O
,	O
gives	O
me	O
a	O
foretaste	O
of	O
those	O
icy	O
climes	O
.	O

Inspirited	O
by	O
this	O
wind	O
of	O
promise	O
,	O
my	O
daydreams	O
become	O
more	O
fervent	O
and	O
vivid	O
.	O

I	O
try	O
in	O
vain	O
to	O
be	O
persuaded	O
that	O
the	O
pole	O
is	O
the	O
seat	O
of	O
frost	O
and	O
desolation	O
;	O
it	O
ever	O
presents	O
itself	O
to	O
my	O
imagination	O
as	O
the	O
region	O
of	O
beauty	O
and	O
delight	O
.	O

There	O
,	O
Margaret	O
,	O
the	O
sun	O
is	O
forever	O
visible	O
,	O
its	O
broad	O
disk	O
just	O
skirting	O
the	O
horizon	O
and	O
diffusing	O
a	O
perpetual	O
splendour	O
.	O

There	O
--	O
for	O
with	O
your	O
leave	O
,	O
my	O
sister	O
,	O
I	O
will	O
put	O
some	O
trust	O
in	O
preceding	O
navigators	O
--	O
there	O
snow	O
and	O
frost	O
are	O
banished	O
;	O
and	O
,	O
sailing	O
over	O
a	O
calm	O
sea	O
,	O
we	O
may	O
be	O
wafted	O
to	O
a	O
land	O
surpassing	O
in	O
wonders	O
and	O
in	O
beauty	O
every	O
region	O
hitherto	O
discovered	O
on	O
the	O
habitable	O
globe	O
.	O

Its	O
productions	O
and	O
features	O
may	O
be	O
without	O
example	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
phenomena	O
of	O
the	O
heavenly	O
bodies	O
undoubtedly	O
are	O
in	O
those	O
undiscovered	O
solitudes	O
.	O

What	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
expected	O
in	O
a	O
country	O
of	O
eternal	O
light	O
?	O

I	O
may	O
there	O
discover	O
the	O
wondrous	O
power	O
which	O
attracts	O
the	O
needle	O
and	O
may	O
regulate	O
a	O
thousand	O
celestial	O
observations	O
that	O
require	O
only	O
this	O
voyage	O
to	O
render	O
their	O
seeming	O
eccentricities	O
consistent	O
forever	O
.	O

I	O
shall	O
satiate	O
my	O
ardent	O
curiosity	O
with	O
the	O
sight	O
of	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
never	O
before	O
visited	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
tread	O
a	O
land	O
never	O
before	O
imprinted	O
by	O
the	O
foot	O
of	O
man	O
.	O

These	O
are	O
my	O
enticements	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
sufficient	O
to	O
conquer	O
all	O
fear	O
of	O
danger	O
or	O
death	O
and	O
to	O
induce	O
me	O
to	O
commence	O
this	O
laborious	O
voyage	O
with	O
the	O
joy	O
a	O
child	O
feels	O
when	O
he	O
embarks	O
in	O
a	O
little	O
boat	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
holiday	O
mates	O
,	O
on	O
an	O
expedition	O
of	O
discovery	O
up	O
his	O
native	O
river	O
.	O

But	O
supposing	O
all	O
these	O
conjectures	O
to	O
be	O
false	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
not	O
contest	O
the	O
inestimable	O
benefit	O
which	O
I	O
shall	O
confer	O
on	O
all	O
mankind	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
last	O
generation	O
,	O
by	O
discovering	O
a	O
passage	O
near	O
the	O
pole	O
to	O
those	O
countries	O
,	O
to	O
reach	O
which	O
at	O
present	O
so	O
many	O
months	O
are	O
requisite	O
;	O
or	O
by	O
ascertaining	O
the	O
secret	O
of	O
the	O
magnet	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
if	O
at	O
all	O
possible	O
,	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
effected	O
by	O
an	O
undertaking	O
such	O
as	O
mine	O
.	O

These	O
reflections	EVENT
have	O
dispelled	EVENT
the	O
agitation	EVENT
with	O
which	O
I	O
began	EVENT
my	O
letter	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
feel	O
my	O
heart	O
glow	O
with	O
an	O
enthusiasm	EVENT
which	O
elevates	O
me	O
to	O
heaven	O
,	O
for	O
nothing	O
contributes	O
so	O
much	O
to	O
tranquillize	O
the	O
mind	O
as	O
a	O
steady	O
purpose	O
--	O
a	O
point	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
soul	O
may	O
fix	O
its	O
intellectual	O
eye	O
.	O

This	O
expedition	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
favourite	O
dream	O
of	O
my	O
early	O
years	O
.	O

I	O
have	O
read	O
with	O
ardour	O
the	O
accounts	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
voyages	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
North	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
through	O
the	O
seas	O
which	O
surround	O
the	O
pole	O
.	O

You	O
may	O
remember	O
that	O
a	O
history	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
voyages	O
made	O
for	O
purposes	O
of	O
discovery	O
composed	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
our	O
good	O
Uncle	O
Thomas	O
'	O
library	O
.	O

My	O
education	O
was	O
neglected	O
,	O
yet	O
I	O
was	O
passionately	O
fond	O
of	O
reading	O
.	O

These	O
volumes	O
were	O
my	O
study	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
,	O
and	O
my	O
familiarity	O
with	O
them	O
increased	O
that	O
regret	O
which	O
I	O
had	O
felt	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
on	O
learning	O
that	O
my	O
father	O
's	O
dying	O
injunction	O
had	O
forbidden	O
my	O
uncle	O
to	O
allow	O
me	O
to	O
embark	O
in	O
a	O
seafaring	O
life	O
.	O

These	O
visions	O
faded	O
when	O
I	O
perused	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
those	O
poets	O
whose	O
effusions	O
entranced	O
my	O
soul	O
and	O
lifted	O
it	O
to	O
heaven	O
.	O

I	O
also	O
became	O
a	O
poet	O
and	O
for	O
one	O
year	O
lived	O
in	O
a	O
paradise	O
of	O
my	O
own	O
creation	O
;	O
I	O
imagined	O
that	O
I	O
also	O
might	O
obtain	O
a	O
niche	O
in	O
the	O
temple	O
where	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
Homer	O
and	O
Shakespeare	O
are	O
consecrated	O
.	O

You	O
are	O
well	O
acquainted	O
with	O
my	O
failure	O
and	O
how	O
heavily	O
I	O
bore	O
the	O
disappointment	O
.	O

But	O
just	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
I	O
inherited	EVENT
the	O
fortune	O
of	O
my	O
cousin	O
,	O
and	O
my	O
thoughts	EVENT
were	O
turned	EVENT
into	O
the	O
channel	O
of	O
their	O
earlier	O
bent	O
.	O

Six	O
years	O
have	O
passed	O
since	O
I	O
resolved	EVENT
on	O
my	O
present	O
undertaking	EVENT
.	O

I	O
can	O
,	O
even	O
now	O
,	O
remember	EVENT
the	O
hour	O
from	O
which	O
I	O
dedicated	EVENT
myself	O
to	O
this	O
great	O
enterprise	EVENT
.	O

I	O
commenced	EVENT
by	O
inuring	O
my	O
body	O
to	O
hardship	O
.	O

I	O
accompanied	O
the	O
whale-fishers	O
on	O
several	O
expeditions	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
Sea	O
;	O
I	O
voluntarily	O
endured	O
cold	O
,	O
famine	O
,	O
thirst	O
,	O
and	O
want	O
of	O
sleep	O
;	O
I	O
often	O
worked	O
harder	O
than	O
the	O
common	O
sailors	O
during	O
the	O
day	O
and	O
devoted	O
my	O
nights	O
to	O
the	O
study	O
of	O
mathematics	O
,	O
the	O
theory	O
of	O
medicine	O
,	O
and	O
those	O
branches	O
of	O
physical	O
science	O
from	O
which	O
a	O
naval	O
adventurer	O
might	O
derive	O
the	O
greatest	O
practical	O
advantage	O
.	O

Twice	O
I	O
actually	O
hired	O
myself	O
as	O
an	O
under-mate	O
in	O
a	O
Greenland	O
whaler	O
,	O
and	O
acquitted	O
myself	O
to	O
admiration	O
.	O

I	O
must	O
own	EVENT
I	O
felt	O
a	O
little	O
proud	EVENT
when	O
my	O
captain	O
offered	EVENT
me	O
the	O
second	O
dignity	O
in	O
the	O
vessel	O
and	O
entreated	EVENT
me	O
to	O
remain	O
with	O
the	O
greatest	O
earnestness	O
,	O
so	O
valuable	O
did	O
he	O
consider	O
my	O
services	O
.	O

And	O
now	O
,	O
dear	O
Margaret	O
,	O
do	O
I	O
not	O
deserve	O
to	O
accomplish	O
some	O
great	O
purpose	O
?	O

My	O
life	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
passed	O
in	O
ease	O
and	O
luxury	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
preferred	O
glory	O
to	O
every	O
enticement	O
that	O
wealth	O
placed	O
in	O
my	O
path	O
.	O

Oh	O
,	O
that	O
some	O
encouraging	O
voice	O
would	O
answer	O
in	O
the	O
affirmative	O
!	O

My	O
courage	O
and	O
my	O
resolution	O
is	O
firm	O
;	O
but	O
my	O
hopes	O
fluctuate	O
,	O
and	O
my	O
spirits	O
are	O
often	O
depressed	O
.	O

I	O
am	O
about	O
to	O
proceed	O
on	O
a	O
long	O
and	O
difficult	O
voyage	O
,	O
the	O
emergencies	O
of	O
which	O
will	O
demand	O
all	O
my	O
fortitude	O
:	O
I	O
am	O
required	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
spirits	O
of	O
others	O
,	O
but	O
sometimes	O
to	O
sustain	O
my	O
own	O
,	O
when	O
theirs	O
are	O
failing	O
.	O

This	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
favourable	O
period	O
for	O
travelling	O
in	O
Russia	O
.	O

They	O
fly	O
quickly	O
over	O
the	O
snow	O
in	O
their	O
sledges	O
;	O
the	O
motion	O
is	O
pleasant	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
my	O
opinion	O
,	O
far	O
more	O
agreeable	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
an	O
English	O
stagecoach	O
.	O

The	O
cold	O
is	O
not	O
excessive	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
are	O
wrapped	O
in	O
furs	O
--	O
a	O
dress	O
which	O
I	O
have	O
already	O
adopted	O
,	O
for	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
difference	O
between	O
walking	O
the	O
deck	O
and	O
remaining	O
seated	O
motionless	O
for	O
hours	O
,	O
when	O
no	O
exercise	O
prevents	O
the	O
blood	O
from	O
actually	O
freezing	O
in	O
your	O
veins	O
.	O

I	O
have	O
no	O
ambition	O
to	O
lose	O
my	O
life	O
on	O
the	O
post-road	O
between	O
St.	O
Petersburgh	O
and	O
Archangel	O
.	O

I	O
shall	O
depart	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
town	O
in	O
a	O
fortnight	O
or	O
three	O
weeks	O
;	O
and	O
my	O
intention	O
is	O
to	O
hire	O
a	O
ship	O
there	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
easily	O
be	O
done	O
by	O
paying	O
the	O
insurance	O
for	O
the	O
owner	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
engage	O
as	O
many	O
sailors	O
as	O
I	O
think	O
necessary	O
among	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
accustomed	O
to	O
the	O
whale-fishing	O
.	O

I	O
do	O
not	O
intend	O
to	O
sail	O
until	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
June	O
;	O
and	O
when	O
shall	O
I	O
return	O
?	O

Ah	O
,	O
dear	O
sister	O
,	O
how	O
can	O
I	O
answer	O
this	O
question	O
?	O

If	O
I	O
succeed	O
,	O
many	O
,	O
many	O
months	O
,	O
perhaps	O
years	O
,	O
will	O
pass	O
before	O
you	O
and	O
I	O
may	O
meet	O
.	O

If	O
I	O
fail	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
see	O
me	O
again	O
soon	O
,	O
or	O
never	O
.	O

Farewell	O
,	O
my	O
dear	O
,	O
excellent	O
Margaret	O
.	O

Heaven	O
shower	O
down	O
blessings	O
on	O
you	O
,	O
and	O
save	O
me	O
,	O
that	O
I	O
may	O
again	O
and	O
again	O
testify	O
my	O
gratitude	O
for	O
all	O
your	O
love	O
and	O
kindness	O
.	O

Your	O
affectionate	O
brother	O
,	O
R.	O
Walton	O
Letter	O
2	O
Archangel	O
,	O
28th	O
March	O
,	O
17	O
--	O
To	O
Mrs.	O
Saville	O
,	O
England	O
How	O
slowly	O
the	O
time	O
passes	O
here	O
,	O
encompassed	O
as	O
I	O
am	O
by	O
frost	O
and	O
snow	O
!	O

Yet	O
a	O
second	O
step	O
is	O
taken	O
towards	O
my	O
enterprise	O
.	O

I	O
have	O
hired	EVENT
a	O
vessel	O
and	O
am	O
occupied	O
in	O
collecting	O
my	O
sailors	O
;	O
those	O
whom	O
I	O
have	O
already	O
engaged	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
men	O
on	O
whom	O
I	O
can	O
depend	O
and	O
are	O
certainly	O
possessed	O
of	O
dauntless	O
courage	O
.	O

But	O
I	O
have	O
one	O
want	O
which	O
I	O
have	O
never	O
yet	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
satisfy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
object	O
of	O
which	O
I	O
now	O
feel	O
as	O
a	O
most	O
severe	O
evil	O
,	O
I	O
have	O
no	O
friend	O
,	O
Margaret	O
:	O
when	O
I	O
am	O
glowing	O
with	O
the	O
enthusiasm	O
of	O
success	O
,	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
none	O
to	O
participate	O
my	O
joy	O
;	O
if	O
I	O
am	O
assailed	O
by	O
disappointment	O
,	O
no	O
one	O
will	O
endeavour	O
to	O
sustain	O
me	O
in	O
dejection	O
.	O

I	O
shall	O
commit	O
my	O
thoughts	O
to	O
paper	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
true	O
;	O
but	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
poor	O
medium	O
for	O
the	O
communication	O
of	O
feeling	O
.	O

I	O
desire	O
the	O
company	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
could	O
sympathize	O
with	O
me	O
,	O
whose	O
eyes	O
would	O
reply	O
to	O
mine	O
.	O

You	O
may	O
deem	O
me	O
romantic	O
,	O
my	O
dear	O
sister	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
bitterly	O
feel	O
the	O
want	O
of	O
a	O
friend	O
.	O

I	O
have	O
no	O
one	O
near	O
me	O
,	O
gentle	O
yet	O
courageous	O
,	O
possessed	O
of	O
a	O
cultivated	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
of	O
a	O
capacious	O
mind	O
,	O
whose	O
tastes	O
are	O
like	O
my	O
own	O
,	O
to	O
approve	O
or	O
amend	O
my	O
plans	O
.	O

How	O
would	O
such	O
a	O
friend	O
repair	O
the	O
faults	O
of	O
your	O
poor	O
brother	O
!	O

I	O
am	O
too	O
ardent	O
in	O
execution	O
and	O
too	O
impatient	O
of	O
difficulties	O
.	O

But	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
still	O
greater	O
evil	O
to	O
me	O
that	O
I	O
am	O
self-educated	O
:	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
fourteen	O
years	O
of	O
my	O
life	O
I	O
ran	O
wild	O
on	O
a	O
common	O
and	O
read	O
nothing	O
but	O
our	O
Uncle	O
Thomas	O
'	O
books	O
of	O
voyages	O
.	O

At	O
that	O
age	O
I	O
became	O
acquainted	O
with	O
the	O
celebrated	O
poets	O
of	O
our	O
own	O
country	O
;	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
when	O
it	O
had	O
ceased	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
my	O
power	O
to	O
derive	O
its	O
most	O
important	O
benefits	O
from	O
such	O
a	O
conviction	O
that	O
I	O
perceived	O
the	O
necessity	O
of	O
becoming	O
acquainted	O
with	O
more	O
languages	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
my	O
native	O
country	O
.	O

Now	O
I	O
am	O
twenty-eight	O
and	O
am	O
in	O
reality	O
more	O
illiterate	O
than	O
many	O
schoolboys	O
of	O
fifteen	O
.	O

It	O
is	O
true	O
that	O
I	O
have	O
thought	O
more	O
and	O
that	O
my	O
daydreams	O
are	O
more	O
extended	O
and	O
magnificent	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
want	O
(	O
as	O
the	O
painters	O
call	O
it	O
)	O
KEEPING	O
;	O
and	O
I	O
greatly	O
need	O
a	O
friend	O
who	O
would	O
have	O
sense	O
enough	O
not	O
to	O
despise	O
me	O
as	O
romantic	O
,	O
and	O
affection	O
enough	O
for	O
me	O
to	O
endeavour	O
to	O
regulate	O
my	O
mind	O
.	O

Well	O
,	O
these	O
are	O
useless	O
complaints	EVENT
;	O
I	O
shall	O
certainly	O
find	O
no	O
friend	O
on	O
the	O
wide	O
ocean	O
,	O
nor	O
even	O
here	O
in	O
Archangel	O
,	O
among	O
merchants	O
and	O
seamen	O
.	O

Yet	O
some	O
feelings	O
,	O
unallied	O
to	O
the	O
dross	O
of	O
human	O
nature	O
,	O
beat	O
even	O
in	O
these	O
rugged	O
bosoms	O
.	O

My	O
lieutenant	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
man	O
of	O
wonderful	O
courage	O
and	O
enterprise	O
;	O
he	O
is	O
madly	O
desirous	O
of	O
glory	O
,	O
or	O
rather	O
,	O
to	O
word	O
my	O
phrase	O
more	O
characteristically	O
,	O
of	O
advancement	O
in	O
his	O
profession	O
.	O

He	O
is	O
an	O
Englishman	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
national	O
and	O
professional	O
prejudices	O
,	O
unsoftened	O
by	O
cultivation	O
,	O
retains	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
noblest	O
endowments	O
of	O
humanity	O
.	O

I	O
first	O
became	O
acquainted	EVENT
with	O
him	O
on	O
board	O
a	O
whale	O
vessel	O
;	O
finding	EVENT
that	O
he	O
was	O
unemployed	O
in	O
this	O
city	O
,	O
I	O
easily	O
engaged	EVENT
him	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
my	O
enterprise	O
.	O

The	O
master	O
is	O
a	O
person	O
of	O
an	O
excellent	O
disposition	O
and	O
is	O
remarkable	O
in	O
the	O
ship	O
for	O
his	O
gentleness	O
and	O
the	O
mildness	O
of	O
his	O
discipline	O
.	O

This	O
circumstance	O
,	O
added	O
to	O
his	O
well-known	O
integrity	O
and	O
dauntless	O
courage	O
,	O
made	O
me	O
very	O
desirous	O
to	O
engage	O
him	O
.	O

A	O
youth	O
passed	O
in	O
solitude	O
,	O
my	O
best	O
years	O
spent	O
under	O
your	O
gentle	O
and	O
feminine	O
fosterage	O
,	O
has	O
so	O
refined	O
the	O
groundwork	O
of	O
my	O
character	O
that	O
I	O
can	O
not	O
overcome	O
an	O
intense	O
distaste	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
brutality	O
exercised	O
on	O
board	O
ship	O
:	O
I	O
have	O
never	O
believed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
necessary	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
I	O
heard	EVENT
of	O
a	O
mariner	O
equally	O
noted	O
for	O
his	O
kindliness	O
of	O
heart	O
and	O
the	O
respect	O
and	O
obedience	O
paid	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
his	O
crew	O
,	O
I	O
felt	O
myself	O
peculiarly	O
fortunate	O
in	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
secure	EVENT
his	O
services	O
.	O

I	O
heard	EVENT
of	O
him	O
first	O
in	O
rather	O
a	O
romantic	O
manner	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
lady	O
who	O
owes	O
to	O
him	O
the	O
happiness	O
of	O
her	O
life	O
.	O

This	O
,	O
briefly	O
,	O
is	O
his	O
story	O
.	O

Some	O
years	O
ago	O
he	O
loved	O
a	O
young	O
Russian	O
lady	O
of	O
moderate	O
fortune	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
amassed	O
a	O
considerable	O
sum	O
in	O
prize-money	O
,	O
the	O
father	O
of	O
the	O
girl	O
consented	EVENT
to	O
the	O
match	O
.	O

He	O
saw	EVENT
his	O
mistress	O
once	O
before	O
the	O
destined	O
ceremony	O
;	O
but	O
she	O
was	O
bathed	O
in	O
tears	O
,	O
and	O
throwing	EVENT
herself	O
at	O
his	O
feet	O
,	O
entreated	EVENT
him	O
to	O
spare	O
her	O
,	O
confessing	EVENT
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
she	O
loved	O
another	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
poor	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
her	O
father	O
would	O
never	O
consent	O
to	O
the	O
union	O
.	O

My	O
generous	O
friend	O
reassured	EVENT
the	O
suppliant	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
being	O
informed	EVENT
of	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
her	O
lover	O
,	O
instantly	O
abandoned	EVENT
his	O
pursuit	O
.	O

He	O
had	O
already	O
bought	EVENT
a	O
farm	O
with	O
his	O
money	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
designed	O
to	O
pass	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
his	O
life	O
;	O
but	O
he	O
bestowed	EVENT
the	O
whole	O
on	O
his	O
rival	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
his	O
prize-money	O
to	O
purchase	O
stock	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
himself	O
solicited	EVENT
the	O
young	O
woman	O
's	O
father	O
to	O
consent	O
to	O
her	O
marriage	O
with	O
her	O
lover	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
old	O
man	O
decidedly	O
refused	EVENT
,	O
thinking	O
himself	O
bound	O
in	O
honour	O
to	O
my	O
friend	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
father	O
inexorable	O
,	O
quitted	EVENT
his	O
country	O
,	O
nor	O
returned	EVENT
until	O
he	O
heard	EVENT
that	O
his	O
former	O
mistress	O
was	O
married	EVENT
according	O
to	O
her	O
inclinations	O
.	O

"	O
What	O
a	O
noble	O
fellow	O
!	O
"	O

you	O
will	O
exclaim	O
.	O

He	O
is	O
so	O
;	O
but	O
then	O
he	O
is	O
wholly	O
uneducated	O
:	O
he	O
is	O
as	O
silent	O
as	O
a	O
Turk	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
ignorant	O
carelessness	O
attends	O
him	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
renders	O
his	O
conduct	O
the	O
more	O
astonishing	O
,	O
detracts	O
from	O
the	O
interest	O
and	O
sympathy	O
which	O
otherwise	O
he	O
would	O
command	O
.	O