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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Gospodine
SIR,
.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
su
have
perusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyfriend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
i
and
Iampleasedtofindyouthinktheymaybeprinted
s
with
agoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchas
na
the
objectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,
ako
if
notentirelyremoved—And,first,in
na
the
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprinting
na
the
privatecorrespondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,withallduesubmission,toobserve,that
na
the
Lettersinquestionwerenotwritten
i
and
sentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
ili
or
prejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
butrathertotheinformation
i
and
edificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
je
a
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
ovog
this
place,who,afterdueinspection
i
and
consideration,declareth,ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetterscontain
bilo
any
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.
Finally,
ako
if
youandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
slučaju
case
ofanysuchprosecution,Iwilltake
na
the
wholeuponmyownshoulders,
čak
even
quoadfineandimprisonment,
iako
though
,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
možda
may
say,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
ako
if
,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
više
more
careisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
sve
all
suchvagrantforeignersas
može
may
bejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
i
and
state—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
ne
no
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;
ali
but
thisIwillassert
i
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
dana
day
hequalified,hehasneverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
s
with
respecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
kada
when
thesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Imustinformyou,my
dobri
good
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaidabove,Ivaluenotof
je
a
rush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenat
večeru
dinner
,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
i
and
lastly,withreferenceto
na
the
mannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
ove
these
Letters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmyownconscience
samo
only
;
sufficethittosay,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
i
and
,bythistime,IhopeIhave
također
also
satisfiedyouinsuchways,that
na
the
lasthandmaybe
staviti
put
toouragreement,and
na
the
workproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
in
kojoj
which
IhopeIrest,.
Respected
Gospodine
Sir
,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
imam
have
thepleasureofseeingyouinthegreat
gradu
city
,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreat
s
with
youconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofacertainclergymandeceased;
acakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
u
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
i
and
shallbegladtotreat
s
with
youfortheM.S.
koji
which
IhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
ali
but
canbynomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
sve
all
alottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icouldmentionparticulars,
i
and
namenames;
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
grada
town
issochangeable.
Then
tu
there
havebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
između
between
Smollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
i
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
s
with
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
ako
if
youplease,runtherisqueofprinting
i
and
publishing,andyoushall
imati
have
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubleto
dovesti
bring
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermons
ali
but
MethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyown
dio
part
,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortofreading;
a
and
thetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
van
out
oftheway;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
a
and
theother,hasbeensilly
dovoljno
enough
toabscond,inordertoavoid
je
a
prosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
veliki
great
loserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleft
je
a
manualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
nakon
after
havingreceivedmoneyforthe
cijeli
whole
copy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
a
and
hadthemostorthodoxpenofallmypeople;
i
and
Ineverknewhisjudgmentfail,
ali
but
inflyingfromhisbread
i
and
butteronthisoccasion.
ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofagoodplea,over
i
and
abovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthelate
ratu
war
,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
je
a
paragraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
je
a
certainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregimentcametomyshop,
i
and
,inthepresenceofmywife
i
and
journeyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
više
more
waysthanone,to
na
the
convictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
a
and
Irecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhavenothingtofear,
i
and
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbut
jedan
one
printerfloggedatthecart’stail
ovih
these
thirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
i
and
heassuredmeitwasno
više
more
thanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbythe
Kuća
House
ofL—;
butitcameto
ništa
nothing
.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
i
and
grantedagainstyou,as
na
the
editorofthoseLetters,Ihopeyouwill
imati
have
honestyandwitenoughtoappear
i
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedto
na
the
pillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sa
siguran
sure
steptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
sretna
happy
ifIcanlendyoualift;
i
and
am,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
supruga
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentsto
mu
him
,andbegstoknowifthere’s
bilo
any
ofthatkind,whichhewasso
dobar
good
astosenduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouover
i
and
overhowhardIamtomove;
i
and
atthistimeof
dana
day
,Ioughttoknow
nešto
something
ofmyownconstitution.
Zašto
Why
willyoubesopositive?
Prithee
pošaljite
send
meanotherprescription—Iamaslame
i
and
asmuchtorturedin
svim
all
mylimbsasifIwasbrokeupon
na
the
wheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
umu
mind
andbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
dovoljno
enough
ofmyown,thosechildrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—what
posao
business
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Je
A
ridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmein
takav
such
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
s
with
anotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
možda
may
explainmyselfinmynext.
Ishallsetout
sutra
tomorrow
morningfortheHotWellatBristol,
gdje
where
IamafraidIshall
ostati
stay
longerthanIcouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
ovo
this
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
i
and
thedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
dva
two
oldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
i
and
sellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
ispod
under
marketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtomakeapublicsubmission
i
and
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocketanyofhis
novca
money
.
Thefellowisa
loš
bad
neighbour,andIdesire,tohave
nikakve
nothing
todowithhim:
ali
but
asheispurse-proud,heshallpayforhisinsolence:
neka
let
himgivefivepoundstothepooroftheparish,
a
and
Iwillwithdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
djece
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherpay
kad
when
sheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
sve
all
mydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
i
and
besureyoutaketheironchest
sa
with
mypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgiveall,
ovaj
this
troublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Kad
When
thiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
bez
without
lossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
sa
with
greenrobins,myyellowdamask,
i
and
myblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklinhead
i
and
lappetsandthelitelbox
s
with
myjowls.
Williamsmay
donijeti
bring
overmybum-daffee,andtheviol
sa
with
theeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
i
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
otkad
since
welefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthe
kuću
house
whilethefamilyisabsent.
Neka
Let
therebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
i
and
mine.
Themaids,havingnothingtodo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
i
and
letnoneofthemen
imaju
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’tforgetto
imaju
have
thegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
i
and
thehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethe
kuću
house
,withtheblunderbussandthe
veliki
great
dog;
andhopeyou’ll
imati
have
awatchfuleyeover
na
the
maids.
IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
s
with
themen.
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesould
još
yet
,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitting;
i
and
ifthecoblerhascutDicky,
i
and
howporeanemilboretheoperation.
Nema
No
moreatpresent,butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Draga
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
ljubav
love
toyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,
i
and
hopingtohearthesamefromyou;
i
and
thatyouandSaulwill
odvesti
take
mypoorkittentobed
s
with
youthiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
svi
all
in,asadtaking
ovdje
here
atGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunaway
s
with
aplayer-man,andyoung
gospodar
master
andhewouldadonethemselves
je
a
mischief;
butthesquireappliedtothemare,
i
and
theywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeak
je
a
wordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—no
više
more
Ishall;
for,weservintsshould
vidjeti
see
allandsaynothing—
Ali
But
whatwasworsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobeworriedby
je
a
butcher’sdog,andcame
kući
home
inaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
sa
with
theasterisks,butthey
ubrzo
soon
wentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,andhesubscribed
je
a
repositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Bogu
God
he’snowinafair
način
way
todowell—praytakecareofmyboxand
na
the
pillyberandputthem
pod
under
yourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
će
will
beapryingintomysecrets,
sada
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
ali
but
sulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoatto
je
a
poorman;
andJohnsays
kao
as
,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
ne
no
vails;
buthesaysas
kako
how
there’sadifferencebetwixtvails
i
and
perquisites;
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
svi
all
goingtotheHotWell,
gdje
where
Ishalldrinkyourhealthinaglassof
vode
water
,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Dragi
DEAR
PHILLIPS,
AsIhave
ništa
nothing
moreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
ili
or
neglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
nego
than
Iintended,thatyoumay
imati
have
itinyourpowertorefute
bilo
any
idlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touching
je
a
foolishquarrel,inwhichI
imati
have
beeninvolvedonaccountofmysister,whohadbeensome
vrijeme
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Kad
When
Icamehitherwithmyuncle
i
and
aunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundher
je
a
finetallgirl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;
ali
but
remarkablysimple,andquiteignorantoftheworld.
Ova
This
disposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesof
je
a
person—Iknownotwhattocall
ga
him
,whohadseenherat
je
a
play;
and,withaconfidence
i
and
dexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
jedno
one
ofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
ovu
this
correspondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
i
and
tellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
i
and
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Iako
Though
hisrankinlife(which,by
na
the
bye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
puno
much
deference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
je
a
gentleman,andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,the
posao
business
tookair,Iknownot
kako
how
,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
i
and
honour,&c.
andto-morrow
ujutro
morning
wesetoutforBristolWells,
gdje
where
Iexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
obitelj
family
oforiginals,whomI
možda
may
onedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
i
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
uvijek
always
onthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephim
društvo
company
,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,
i
and
,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
svi
all
hisservantsandneighboursinthe
zemlji
country
arefondofhim,
čak
even
toadegreeofenthusiasm,the
razlog
reason
ofwhichIcannotas
još
yet
comprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
i
and
alltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,
i
and
praytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,
koji
who
is,andeverwillbe,.
Dragi
Dear
Phillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
i
and
humbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
kući
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Havingno
majku
mother
ofmyown,Ihopeyouwill
dati
give
meleavetodisburdenmypoor
srce
heart
toyou,whohave
uvijek
always
actedthepartofa
ljubazni
kind
parenttome,eversinceIwasput
pod
under
yourcare.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
može
may
believeme,whenIassureher,thatIneverharboured
je
a
thoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
i
and
,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishall
nikada
never
behavesoastocastareflectiononthecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
i
and
experience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhattheyoungmansaid;
i
and
itwasmydutytohavetoldyou
sve
all
thatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;
i
and
thenhebehavedsomodest
i
and
respectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
i
and
timorous,thatIcouldnot
naći
find
inmyhearttodo
bilo
any
thingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
i
and
desperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nikada
never
onceallowedhimthefavourofa:
salute;
andastothe
nekoliko
few
lettersthatpassedbetween
nas
us
,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,andIhopetheycontain
ništa
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
ali
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileI
će
will
endeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
koja
which
issodispleasingtomyfamily.
Ihavecried
bez
without
ceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sinceIwashurried
daleko
away
fromyou;
nordidI
jednom
once
closemyeyesfor
tri
three
nightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
kad
when
wearebyourselves;
ali
but
Ihopetosoftenherintime,byhumility
i
and
submission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionatein
na
the
beginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
i
and
distress;
andisnow
sve
all
tendernessandcompassion;
andmy
brat
brother
isreconciledtomeonmy
obećanje
promise
tobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
ali
but
,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishall
imati
have
nopeaceofmindtillIknowmy
draga
dear
andeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuchafright,lest
ovo
this
shouldnotcomesafeto
ruke
hand
bytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
pod
under
cover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisa
dobra
good
girl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
vrlo
very
shyoftakingchargeofmyletter
i
and
thelittleparcel,becausehis
sestra
sister
Sallyhadliketohavelosther
mjesto
place
onmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethemanforhiscaution;
ali
but
Ihavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
dragi
dear
companionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompany
i
and
conversation,atatime
kada
when
Ineedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
i
and
goodsense;
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
će
will
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
ali
but
onmysideit
će
will
dailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,
i
and
learntoknowthevalueofatruefriend.
O,my
draga
dear
Letty!
whatshallI
kažem
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihavepromisedtobreakoff
sve
all
correspondence,and,ifpossible,toforget
ga
him
:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
moći
power
.
Asitisby
ne
no
meansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
ovom
this
opportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,
će
will
makeithisbusinessto
vidi
see
youattheusualplace.
Ako
If
heshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,youmay
reći
tell
himIhavenooccasionforapicture,
dok
while
theoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
ne
no
;
Iwouldnothaveyoutellhimthatneither;
jer
because
theremustbean
kraja
end
ofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforget
me
me
,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
andyet
ako
if
heshould,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseandinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowritetome,norattemptto
vidi
see
meforsometime;
for,considering
na
the
resentmentandpassionatetemperofmy
brata
brother
Jery,suchanattemptmightbeattended
s
with
consequenceswhichwouldmakeus
sve
all
miserableforlife—letustrusttotime
i
and
thechapterofaccidents;
ili
or
rathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,sooner
ili
or
later,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
i
and
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
ljubav
love
totheyoungladies;
ali
but
itisnotfitthat
bilo
any
ofthemshouldknowyouhavereceived
ovo
this
letter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
i
and
everyotherplacewemaychancetovisit;
i
and
Iflattermyselfthatmy
draga
dear
MissWilliswillbepunctualinanswering
na
the
lettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Dragi
DEAR
LEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
s
with
somesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
ovog
this
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
Irodeoutupon
na
the
DownslastTuesday,in
na
the
forenoon,whenthesky,asfaras
na
the
visiblehorizon,waswithout
je
a
cloud;
butbeforeIhadgone
je
a
fullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
je
a
stormofrainthatwetmetotheskinin
tri
three
minutes—whenceitcamethedevilknows;
ali
but
ithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
jedan
one
fortnight.
Itmakesme
muka
sick
tohearpeopletalkof
na
the
fineairuponClifton-downs:
Kako
How
cantheairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
gdje
where
thedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
još
more
intolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisa
jadna
poor
good-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
to
that
istosay,she
može
can
writeandspell,and
govoriti
speak
French,andplayupon
na
the
harpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,
i
and
isverywellinclined;
ali
but
,she’sdeficientinspirit,andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgot
je
a
languishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
brat
brother
,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
pun
full
ofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudasaGermancount,
i
and
ashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Bogu
God
,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
gotovo
almost
thinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
a
and
yetIamconsciousof
ne
no
sinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevil
bi trebao
should
notIshakeoff
ove
these
tormentsatonce?
Ian’t
oženjen
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbegetthe
druga
other
two:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formy
dio
part
Ian’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
mnogo
much
lesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
i
and
girls.
Youearnestlydesireto
znati
know
theparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebriefly
ove
these
,andIhopetheywill
ići
go
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
dugo
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
i
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
reći
tell
you!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
ubrzo
soon
perceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
i
and
managedmatterssoasto
vidi
see
heratahousewhereshewentto
piti
drink
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningof
je
a
correspondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansof
je
a
jadeofamilliner,whomade
i
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Kad
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
a
and
Wilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
je
a
letterintoherownhands;
ali
but
itseemsJeryhad
već
already
acquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshe
najbolje
best
knows)thatshecarriedtheletterto
mu
him
,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
dječak
boy
,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
mi
me
,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
i
and
,Isuppose,treatedhim
s
with
insolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
previše
too
fargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
i
and
aformalchallengeensued.