There, all about us, I swear that the shores and ice floes were crowded with marine mammals as far as the eye could see, and I involuntarily looked around for old Proteus, that mythological shepherd who guarded King Neptune's immense flocks. To be specific, these were seals.
Zoover ons gezicht reikte, waren de oevers van de ijsschotsen met zeedieren bedekt, en onwillekeurig zag ik uit naar den ouden Proteus, den herder, die volgens de fabelleer de kudden van Neptunus weidde.