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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1 Students

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Gospodine
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
su
haveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyfriend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
i
andIampleasedtofindyouthinktheymaybeprinted
s
withagoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchas
na
theobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,
ako
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,in
na
thefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprinting
na
theprivatecorrespondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,withallduesubmission,toobserve,that
na
theLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
i
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
ili
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
butrathertotheinformation
i
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
je
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
ovog
thisplace,who,afterdueinspection
i
andconsideration,declareth,ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetterscontain
bilo
anymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.
Finally,
ako
ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
slučaju
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwilltake
na
thewholeuponmyownshoulders,
čak
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,
iako
though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
možda
maysay,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
ako
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
više
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
sve
allsuchvagrantforeignersas
može
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
i
andstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
ne
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;
ali
butthisIwillassert
i
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
dana
dayhequalified,hehasneverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
s
withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
kada
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Imustinformyou,my
dobri
goodSir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaidabove,Ivaluenotof
je
arush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenat
večeru
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
i
andlastly,withreferenceto
na
themannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
ove
theseLetters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmyownconscience
samo
only;
sufficethittosay,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
i
and,bythistime,IhopeIhave
također
alsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,that
na
thelasthandmaybe
staviti
puttoouragreement,and
na
theworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
in
kojoj
whichIhopeIrest,.
Respected
Gospodine
Sir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
imam
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthegreat
gradu
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreat
s
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofacertainclergymandeceased;
acakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
u
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
i
andshallbegladtotreat
s
withyoufortheM.S.
koji
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
ali
butcanbynomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
sve
allalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icouldmentionparticulars,
i
andnamenames;
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
grada
townissochangeable.
Then
tu
therehavebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
između
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
i
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
s
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
ako
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
i
andpublishing,andyoushall
imati
havehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubleto
dovesti
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermons
ali
butMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyown
dio
part,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortofreading;
a
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
van
outoftheway;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
a
andtheother,hasbeensilly
dovoljno
enoughtoabscond,inordertoavoid
je
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
veliki
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleft
je
amanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
nakon
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthe
cijeli
wholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
a
andhadthemostorthodoxpenofallmypeople;
i
andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,
ali
butinflyingfromhisbread
i
andbutteronthisoccasion.
ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofagoodplea,over
i
andabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthelate
ratu
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
je
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
je
acertainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregimentcametomyshop,
i
and,inthepresenceofmywife
i
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
više
morewaysthanone,to
na
theconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
a
andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhavenothingtofear,
i
andnothingtohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbut
jedan
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’stail
ovih
thesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
i
andheassuredmeitwasno
više
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbythe
Kuća
HouseofL—;
butitcameto
ništa
nothing.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
i
andgrantedagainstyou,as
na
theeditorofthoseLetters,Ihopeyouwill
imati
havehonestyandwitenoughtoappear
i
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedto
na
thepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sa
siguran
suresteptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
sretna
happyifIcanlendyoualift;
i
andam,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
anyofthatkind,whichhewasso
dobar
goodastosenduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouover
i
andoverhowhardIamtomove;
i
andatthistimeof
dana
day,Ioughttoknow
nešto
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Zašto
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Prithee
pošaljite
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
i
andasmuchtorturedin
svim
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeupon
na
thewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
umu
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
dovoljno
enoughofmyown,thosechildrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—what
posao
businesshavepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Je
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmein
takav
suchamanner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
s
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
možda
mayexplainmyselfinmynext.
Ishallsetout
sutra
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
gdje
whereIamafraidIshall
ostati
staylongerthanIcouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
ovo
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
i
andthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
dva
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
i
andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
ispod
undermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtomakeapublicsubmission
i
andpaycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocketanyofhis
novca
money.
Thefellowisa
loš
badneighbour,andIdesire,tohave
nikakve
nothingtodowithhim:
ali
butasheispurse-proud,heshallpayforhisinsolence:
neka
lethimgivefivepoundstothepooroftheparish,
a
andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
djece
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherpay
kad
whensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
sve
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
i
andbesureyoutaketheironchest
sa
withmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgiveall,
ovaj
thistroublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Kad
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
bez
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
sa
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
i
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklinhead
i
andlappetsandthelitelbox
s
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
donijeti
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviol
sa
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
i
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
otkad
sincewelefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthe
kuću
housewhilethefamilyisabsent.
Neka
Lettherebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
i
andmine.
Themaids,havingnothingtodo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
i
andletnoneofthemen
imaju
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgetto
imaju
havethegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
i
andthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethe
kuću
house,withtheblunderbussandthe
veliki
greatdog;
andhopeyou’ll
imati
haveawatchfuleyeover
na
themaids.
IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
s
withthemen.
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesould
još
yet,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitting;
i
andifthecoblerhascutDicky,
i
andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.
Nema
Nomoreatpresent,butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Draga
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
ljubav
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,
i
andhopingtohearthesamefromyou;
i
andthatyouandSaulwill
odvesti
takemypoorkittentobed
s
withyouthiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
svi
allin,asadtaking
ovdje
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunaway
s
withaplayer-man,andyoung
gospodar
masterandhewouldadonethemselves
je
amischief;
butthesquireappliedtothemare,
i
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeak
je
awordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—no
više
moreIshall;
for,weservintsshould
vidjeti
seeallandsaynothing—
Ali
Butwhatwasworsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobeworriedby
je
abutcher’sdog,andcame
kući
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
sa
withtheasterisks,butthey
ubrzo
soonwentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,andhesubscribed
je
arepositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Bogu
Godhe’snowinafair
način
waytodowell—praytakecareofmyboxand
na
thepillyberandputthem
pod
underyourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
će
willbeapryingintomysecrets,
sada
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
ali
butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoatto
je
apoorman;
andJohnsays
kao
as,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
ne
novails;
buthesaysas
kako
howthere’sadifferencebetwixtvails
i
andperquisites;
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
svi
allgoingtotheHotWell,
gdje
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthinaglassof
vode
water,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Dragi
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
ništa
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
ili
orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
nego
thanIintended,thatyoumay
imati
haveitinyourpowertorefute
bilo
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touching
je
afoolishquarrel,inwhichI
imati
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysister,whohadbeensome
vrijeme
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Kad
WhenIcamehitherwithmyuncle
i
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundher
je
afinetallgirl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;
ali
butremarkablysimple,andquiteignorantoftheworld.
Ova
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesof
je
aperson—Iknownotwhattocall
ga
him,whohadseenherat
je
aplay;
and,withaconfidence
i
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
jedno
oneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
ovu
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
i
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
i
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Iako
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,by
na
thebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
puno
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
je
agentleman,andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,the
posao
businesstookair,Iknownot
kako
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
i
andhonour,&c.
andto-morrow
ujutro
morningwesetoutforBristolWells,
gdje
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
obitelj
familyoforiginals,whomI
možda
mayonedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
i
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
uvijek
alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephim
društvo
company,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,
i
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
svi
allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
zemlji
countryarefondofhim,
čak
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,the
razlog
reasonofwhichIcannotas
još
yetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
i
andalltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,
i
andpraytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,
koji
whois,andeverwillbe,.
Dragi
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
i
andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
kući
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Havingno
majku
motherofmyown,Ihopeyouwill
dati
givemeleavetodisburdenmypoor
srce
hearttoyou,whohave
uvijek
alwaysactedthepartofa
ljubazni
kindparenttome,eversinceIwasput
pod
underyourcare.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
može
maybelieveme,whenIassureher,thatIneverharboured
je
athoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
i
and,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishall
nikada
neverbehavesoastocastareflectiononthecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
i
andexperience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhattheyoungmansaid;
i
anditwasmydutytohavetoldyou
sve
allthatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;
i
andthenhebehavedsomodest
i
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
i
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
naći
findinmyhearttodo
bilo
anythingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
i
anddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nikada
neveronceallowedhimthefavourofa:
salute;
andastothe
nekoliko
fewlettersthatpassedbetween
nas
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,andIhopetheycontain
ništa
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
ali
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileI
će
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
koja
whichissodispleasingtomyfamily.
Ihavecried
bez
withoutceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sinceIwashurried
daleko
awayfromyou;
nordidI
jednom
onceclosemyeyesfor
tri
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
kad
whenwearebyourselves;
ali
butIhopetosoftenherintime,byhumility
i
andsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionatein
na
thebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
i
anddistress;
andisnow
sve
alltendernessandcompassion;
andmy
brat
brotherisreconciledtomeonmy
obećanje
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
ali
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishall
imati
havenopeaceofmindtillIknowmy
draga
dearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuchafright,lest
ovo
thisshouldnotcomesafeto
ruke
handbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
pod
undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisa
dobra
goodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
vrlo
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletter
i
andthelittleparcel,becausehis
sestra
sisterSallyhadliketohavelosther
mjesto
placeonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethemanforhiscaution;
ali
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
dragi
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompany
i
andconversation,atatime
kada
whenIneedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
i
andgoodsense;
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
će
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
ali
butonmysideit
će
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,
i
andlearntoknowthevalueofatruefriend.
O,my
draga
dearLetty!
whatshallI
kažem
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihavepromisedtobreakoff
sve
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,toforget
ga
him:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
moći
power.
Asitisby
ne
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
ovom
thisopportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,
će
willmakeithisbusinessto
vidi
seeyouattheusualplace.
Ako
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,youmay
reći
tellhimIhavenooccasionforapicture,
dok
whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
ne
no;
Iwouldnothaveyoutellhimthatneither;
jer
becausetheremustbean
kraja
endofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforget
me
me,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
andyet
ako
ifheshould,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseandinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowritetome,norattemptto
vidi
seemeforsometime;
for,considering
na
theresentmentandpassionatetemperofmy
brata
brotherJery,suchanattemptmightbeattended
s
withconsequenceswhichwouldmakeus
sve
allmiserableforlife—letustrusttotime
i
andthechapterofaccidents;
ili
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,sooner
ili
orlater,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
i
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
ljubav
lovetotheyoungladies;
ali
butitisnotfitthat
bilo
anyofthemshouldknowyouhavereceived
ovo
thisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
i
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetovisit;
i
andIflattermyselfthatmy
draga
dearMissWilliswillbepunctualinanswering
na
thelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Dragi
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
s
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
ovog
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
Irodeoutupon
na
theDownslastTuesday,in
na
theforenoon,whenthesky,asfaras
na
thevisiblehorizon,waswithout
je
acloud;
butbeforeIhadgone
je
afullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
je
astormofrainthatwetmetotheskinin
tri
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevilknows;
ali
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
jedan
onefortnight.
Itmakesme
muka
sicktohearpeopletalkof
na
thefineairuponClifton-downs:
Kako
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
gdje
wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
još
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisa
jadna
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
to
thatistosay,she
može
canwriteandspell,and
govoriti
speakFrench,andplayupon
na
theharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,
i
andisverywellinclined;
ali
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgot
je
alanguishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
brat
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
pun
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudasaGermancount,
i
andashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Bogu
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
gotovo
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
a
andyetIamconsciousof
ne
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevil
bi trebao
shouldnotIshakeoff
ove
thesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
oženjen
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbegetthe
druga
othertwo:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formy
dio
partIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
mnogo
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
i
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
znati
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebriefly
ove
these,andIhopetheywill
ići
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
dugo
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
i
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
reći
tellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
ubrzo
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
i
andmanagedmatterssoasto
vidi
seeheratahousewhereshewentto
piti
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningof
je
acorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansof
je
ajadeofamilliner,whomade
i
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Kad
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
a
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
je
aletterintoherownhands;
ali
butitseemsJeryhad
već
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshe
najbolje
bestknows)thatshecarriedtheletterto
mu
him,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
dječak
boy,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
mi
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
i
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
s
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
previše
toofargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
i
andaformalchallengeensued.