ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
سيدي
SIR,.Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourof
في
the13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouقد
haveperusedthosesameLetters,في
thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyfriend,في
thereverendMrHugoBehn;andIampleasedtofindyou
تعتقد
thinktheymaybeprintedمع
withagoodprospectofsuccess;inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
قد
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionsقد
mayarisefromprintingtheالخاصة
privatecorrespondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,مع
withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwrittenandsentundertheختم
sealofsecrecy;thatthey
لديهم
havenotendencytothemalafama,أو
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;butrathertotheinformationandedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecomethasortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,
على
aneminentattorneyofthisالمكان
place,who,afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLettersتحتوي
containanymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeoftheالقانون
law.Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometo
على
arightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,inحالة
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwilltaketheكله
wholeuponmyownshoulders,حتى
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imaysay,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotwillinglyvilipend
أي
anyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iammuch
مندهش
surprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoexcludefromtheاللجنة
commissionallsuchvagrantforeignersasmaybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inالكنيسة
churchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisnoأفضل
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;butthisIwillassertandmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
اليوم
dayhequalified,hehasلم
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withintheparishكنيسة
church.Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
طاولة
table,whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Iيجب
mustinformyou,mygoodسيدي
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyالخوف
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaidabove,Ivaluenotofعلى
arush;butfromthe
المفاجئ
suddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenatالعشاء
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatمعينة
certainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
هذه
theseLetters,itisaظرف
circumstancethatconcernsmyownconscienceفقط
only;sufficethittosay,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
and,bythis
الوقت
time,IhopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,thattheالأخيرة
lasthandmaybeputtoouragreement,andtheالعمل
workproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;in
الذي
whichIhopeIrest,.Respected
سيدي
Sir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
يكون
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthegreatالمدينة
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatwithyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofaمعين
certainclergymandeceased;acakeoftherightleaven,forthe
الحالي
presenttasteofthepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,andshallbegladtotreat
مع
withyoufortheM.S.التي
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;but
يمكن
canbynomeanscomplywiththetermsالمقترحة
proposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeenaloserby
في
theworksofthegreatestmenofفي
theage—Icouldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;لكن
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteoftheالبلدة
townissochangeable.Then
هناك
therehavebeensomanylettersupontravelsالآونة الأخيرة
latelypublished—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,و
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,theالجمهور
publicseemstobecloyedمع
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,إذا
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprintingو
andpublishing,andyoushallhaveنصف
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—NobodyreadssermonsbutMethodistsو
andDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortofreading;andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponin
تلك
thosematters,areoutoftheway;واحد
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofaرجل
manofwar;andtheother,hasbeensilly
فيه الكفاية
enoughtoabscond,inordertoتجنب
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’magreatخاسر
loserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleftamanualofdevotionنصف
halffinishedonmyhands,بعد
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,andhadtheأكثر
mostorthodoxpenofallmypeople;andIneverknewhisjudgment
يفشل
fail,butinflyingfromhisbreadandbutteronهذه
thisoccasion.Byowningyouwasnotputinbodily
خوف
fearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromtheفائدة
benefitofagoodplea,overandabovetheميزة
advantageofbindinghimover.Inthe
أواخر
latewar,Iinsertedinmyالمساء
eveningpaper,aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofaمعين
certainregimentinbattle.An
ضابط
officerofsaidregimentcametomyshop,and,intheحضور
presenceofmywifeandjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyالخوف
fearmorewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
لديك
havenothingtofear,andشيء
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbutواحدة
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’sذيل
tailthesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
andheassuredmeitwasno
أكثر
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—hasbeenthreatened
عدة
severaltimesbytheHouseofL—;لكنه
butitcametonothing.إذا
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,andgrantedagainstyou,astheeditorofهذه
thoseLetters,Ihopeyouwillhavehonestyandwitenoughtoappearandtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasureخطوة
steptohonourandpreferment.Ishallthinkmyselfhappy
إذا
ifIcanlendyoualift;andam,verysincerely,.
ملكك
Yours,.HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasa
صغيرة
smalltokenofmyregard.Mywife,whoisveryfondoftoasted
الجبن
cheese,presentshercomplimentstoله
him,andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthatالنوع
kind,whichhewassogoodastosendusالماضي
lastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandover
كم
howhardIamtomove;andat
هذا
thistimeofday,Ioughttoأعرف
knowsomethingofmyownconstitution.Whywillyoubesopositive?
Pritheesendme
أخرى
anotherprescription—Iamaslameandasmuchtorturedinجميع
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeupontheالعجلة
wheel:indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
العقل
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesenoughofmyالخاصة
own,thosechildrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshaveالناس
peopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?على
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinsuchعلى
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupمع
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Iقد
mayexplainmyselfinmynext.Ishallsetout
الغد
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,حيث
whereIamafraidIshallstaylongerمما
thanIcouldwish.Onthe
استلام
receiptofthissendWilliamsthitherمع
withmysaddle-horseandthedemipique.TellBarnstothreshoutthetwooldricks,andsendthe
الذرة
corntomarket,andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushelundermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivellingرسالة
letterfromGriffin,offeringtomakeapublicsubmissionandpaycosts.I
أريد
wantnoneofhissubmissions,لا
neitherwillIpocketanyofhismoney.في
Thefellowisabadneighbour,andIdesire,tohaveشيء
nothingtodowithhim:butasheispurse-proud,heshallpayforhisinsolence:
lethim
يعطي
givefivepoundstothepoorofفي
theparish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;andinthemeantimeyoumay
تخبر
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneyبقرة
cow,andfortyshillingstoclotheherchildren:لكن
butdon’tsayasyllableoftheالمسألة
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherتدفع
paywhensheisable.Idesireyouwilllock
حتى
upallmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;andbesureyou
تأخذ
taketheironchestwithmypapersintoyourالخاصة
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistroubleمن
from,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
عندما
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackيصل
upinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmyخزانتي
closet;tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
دون
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.my
الوردة
rosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myالأصفر
yellowdamask,andmyblackvelvetsمع
withtheshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklinheadandlappetsandthelitelboxwithmyjowls.
Williamsmaybringovermybum-daffee,
و
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwaterو
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoor
المخلوق
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedeverمنذ
sincewelefthuom.Praytake
خاص
particularcareofthehouseأثناء
whilethefamilyisabsent.Let
هناك
therebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamberandmine.Themaids,havingnothingtodo,
قد
maybesataspinning.Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,and
تدع
letnoneofthemenhaveexcesstotheالقوي
strongbear—don’tforgettohavetheالبوابة
gateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnirandthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartaketheالمنزل
house,withtheblunderbussandthegreatالكلب
dog;andhopeyou’llhave
على
awatchfuleyeoverthemaids.I
أعرف
knowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumpingمع
withthemen.Letme
أعرف
knowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitting;و
andifthecoblerhasقطع
cutDicky,andhowporeanemilboretheالعملية
operation.Nomoreatpresent,butrests,.
ملكك
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
عزيزي
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,mylovetoyouandSaul,beingin
جيدة
goodhealth,andhopingtoheartheنفسه
samefromyou;andthatyouandSaulwilltakemypoorkittentobedwithyouthiscold
الطقس
weather.Wehavebeenallin,a
حزينة
sadtakinghereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunawayمع
withaplayer-man,andyoungmasterandhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;لكن
butthesquireappliedtothemare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeakaكلمة
wordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;for,weservintsshould
نرى
seeallandsaynothing—Butwhatwas
أسوأ
worsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobeworriedbyabutcher’sdog,andcameالمنزل
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastakenمع
withtheasterisks,buttheyسرعان ما
soonwentoff.ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
و
andhesubscribedarepositorywhichdidhimكبيرة
greatservice—thankGodhe’snowinaعادل
fairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmyboxو
andthepillyberandputthemتحت
underyourownbed;for,Idosuppose
سيدتي
madam,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,الآن
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisingood
صحة
health,butsulky.Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoapoorman;
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
أي
novails;buthesaysas
كيف
howthere’sadifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;andsothereisforsartain.
WeareallgoingtotheHotWell,
حيث
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthinaglassofالماء
water,being,.ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
كلية
college,Oxon.DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
شيء
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,أو
orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatالجامعة
college,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumayhaveitinyourpowertorefuteanyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysister,whohadbeensometimesettled
هنا
hereinaboarding-school.WhenIcamehither
مع
withmyuncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetallفتاة
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableشخص
person;butremarkablysimple,and
تماما
quiteignorantoftheworld.هذا
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—Iأعرف
knownotwhattocallhim,الذي
whohadseenherataplay;and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
واحدة
oneofhisletters;asitwasmydutytostifle
هذه
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstoالعثور
findhimout,andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhisrankin
الحياة
life(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtoالكثير
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtothe
امتياز
privilegeofagentleman,andشيء
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusinesstookالهواء
air,Iknownothow,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemywordandhonour,&c.and
الغد
to-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,حيث
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubyفي
thereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoaعائلة
familyoforiginals,whomImayoneيوم
dayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.My
عمتي
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,andridiculous.—Myuncleisanغريب
oddkindofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephimcompany,I’dresignكل
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.الواقع
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronالمزيد
furtheracquaintance;certainitis,
جميع
allhisservantsandneighboursintheالبلاد
countryarefondofhim,حتى
eventoadegreeofالحماس
enthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
و
andalltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,و
andpraytakecareofالمسكين
poorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,whois,و
andeverwillbe,.DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
صديقك
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNatherhouseinGloucester.
DEAR
سيدتي
MADAM,Havingnomotherofmyown,Ihopeyouwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmy
المسكين
poorhearttoyou,whohavealwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,everمنذ
sinceIwasputunderyourcare.Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
قد
maybelieveme,whenIأؤكد
assureher,thatIneverharbouredathoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;and,if
الله
Godwillgivemegrace,Ishallneverbehavesoastoيلقي
castareflectionontheالعناية
careyouhavetakeninmyeducation.IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhattheyoungmansaid;
anditwasmydutytohavetoldyouallthatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;
و
andthenhebehavedsomodestو
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholyو
andtimorous,thatIcouldnotfindinmyhearttoفعل
doanythingthatshouldmakehimmiserableو
anddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
لم
neveronceallowedhimthefavourofa:salute;
andastothe
القليلة
fewlettersthatpassedbetweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,andIhopetheyتحتوي
containnothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamما زلت
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:لكن
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,التي
whichissodispleasingtomyfamily.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,andhavenottasted
أي
anythingbuttea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;nordidIonce
أغلق
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myعمتي
auntcontinuestochidemeseverelyعندما
whenwearebyourselves;butIhopetosoftenherin
الوقت
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myعمي
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateintheالبداية
beginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearsanddistress;andisnow
كل
alltendernessandcompassion;andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmypromisetobreakoff
كل
allcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;but,notwithstanding
كل
alltheirindulgence,Ishallhavenoسلام
peaceofmindtillIأعرف
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.To
الآنسة
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuchafright,lestthisshouldnotcomesafeto
يد
handbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIأتوسل
begyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtoلي
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisagoodفتاة
girl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewasveryshyoftakingchargeofmyletter
و
andthelittleparcel,becausehissisterSallyhadliketoقد
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:الواقع
indeedIcannotblametheالرجل
manforhiscaution;butIhavemadeit
يستحق
worthhiswhile.—Mydearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousإضافة
additiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompanyandconversation,ataوقت
timewhenIneedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumourandgoodsense;but,Ihope,the
الصداقة
friendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,willlastforlife—Iأشك
doubtnotbutonmysideitwilldailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainالخبرة
experience,andlearntoknowtheقيمة
valueofatruefriend.O,my
عزيزي
dearLetty!whatshallIsay
عن
aboutpoorMrWilson?Ihavepromisedtobreakoff
كل
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,toforgethim:but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmypower.
Asitisbynomeansproperthatthe
الصورة
pictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubyهذه
thisopportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepitآمنة
safetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouattheالمعتاد
usualplace.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,youmaytellhimI
يكون
havenooccasionforapicture,حين
whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;Iwouldnothaveyoutellhim
أن
thatneither;becausetheremustbean
نهاية
endofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforgetme,forthesakeofhisownpeace;andyetifheshould,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbe
كاذبة
falseandinconstant:Ibeseechhimnotto
يكتب
writetome,norattempttoseemeforsomeالوقت
time;for,consideringtheresentmentandpassionatetemperofmybrotherJery,suchan
المحاولة
attemptmightbeattendedwithconsequenceswhichwouldmakeusجميعا
allmiserableforlife—letustrusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;أو
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,soonerأو
orlater,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonourandvirtue.Iwouldoffermylovetotheyoungladies;
butitisnotfitthat
أي
anyofthemshouldknowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumyالبسيطة
simpleremarksuponthatfamousالمركز
centerofpoliteamusement,andeveryotherمكان
placewemaychancetovisit;andIflattermyselfthatmydear
آنسة
MissWilliswillbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
عزيزي
DEARLEWIS,Ihavefollowedyourdirectionswithsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
هذا
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.IrodeoutupontheDownslast
الثلاثاء
Tuesday,intheforenoon,whenthesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,waswithoutعلى
acloud;butbeforeIhadgone
على
afullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyعلى
astormofrainthatwetmetotheالجلد
skininthreeminutes—whenceitcametheالشيطان
devilknows;butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)foronefortnight.
Itmakesmesicktohear
الناس
peopletalkofthefineالهواء
airuponClifton-downs:Howcanthe
الهواء
airbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashada
خطير
dangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,asناعمة
softasbutter,andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;thatistosay,she
يمكن
canwriteandspell,andspeakFrench,andplayupontheharpsichord;thenshedancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,andisverywellinclined;
لكنها
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgotalanguishingعين
eye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;فخور
proudasaGermancount,andashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.Asforthatfantastical
الحيوان
animal,mysisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGod,sheisبعض الأحيان
sometimessointolerable,thatIalmostأعتقد
thinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;andyetIamconsciousofnosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythe
الشيطان
devilshouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?Ian’tmarriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbegettheother
الاثنان
two:letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formypartIan’tina
حالة
conditiontotakecareofmyself;muchlesstosuperintendthe
سلوك
conductofgiddy-headedboysandgirls.YouearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,andIhopetheywill
تذهب
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensoطويلة
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoعلى
anunnery,istheworstنوع
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtotellyou!
shefellin
حب
lovewithoneoftheactors—aوسيم
handsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.Therascalsoonperceivedthe
الانطباع
impressionhehadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeherataمنزل
housewhereshewenttodrinkالشاي
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswastheبداية
beginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptحتى
upbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomadeanddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.عندما
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametoالإقامة
stayatlodgingswithheraunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliveraرسالة
letterintoherownhands;لكن
butitseemsJeryhadalreadyacquiredsoالكثير
muchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)thatshecarriedtheالرسالة
lettertohim,andsothewholeالمؤامرة
plotwasdiscovered.Therash
الفتى
boy,withoutsayingawordofthemattertoلي
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;and,Isuppose,treatedhimwithinsolence
كافية
enough.Thetheatricalherowastoofargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,anda
رسمي
formalchallengeensued.