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.
Desde allí y hasta los límites de la vista en torno nuestro las tierras y los témpanos estaban invadidos por los mamíferos. Involuntariamente, busqué con la mirada al viejo Proteo, al mitológico pastor que guardaba los inmensos rebaños de Neptuno.