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THEAUTHOR’SPREFACE
Ofallkindsofsatire,thereisnonesoentertaining
i
anduniversallyimproving,asthatwhichisintroduced,asitwere
povremeno
occasionally,inthecourseofaninterestingstory,whichbrings
svaki
everyincidenthometolife,
i
andbyrepresentingfamiliarscenesinanuncommon
i
andamusingpointofview,investsthemwithall
na
thegracesofnovelty,whilenatureisappealedtoin
svaki
everyparticular.
Thereadergratifieshiscuriosityinpursuingtheadventuresofa
osobe
personinwhosefavourheisprepossessed;
heespouseshiscause,hesympathises
s
withhiminhisdistress,hisindignationisheated
protiv
againsttheauthorsofhiscalamity:
thehumanepassionsareinflamed;
the
kontrast
contrastbetweendejectedvirtueandinsultingviceappears
s
withgreateraggravation,andevery
dojam
impressionhavingadoubleforceonthe
mašti
imagination,thememoryretainsthecircumstance,andthe
srce
heartimprovesbytheexample.
Theattentionisnottiredwithabarecatalogueofcharacters,butagreeablydivertedwith
svim
allthevarietyofinvention;
i
andthevicissitudesoflifeappearintheirpeculiarcircumstances,openinganample
polje
fieldforwitandhumour.
Romance,
bez
nodoubt,owesitsorigintoignorance,vanity,
i
andsuperstition.
InthedarkagesoftheWorld,
kada
whenamanhadrenderedhimselffamousforwisdom
ili
orvalour,hisfamilyandadherentsavailedthemselvesofhissuperiorqualities,magnifiedhisvirtues,
i
andrepresentedhischaracterand
osobu
personassacredandsupernatural.
Thevulgar
lako
easilyswallowedthebait,imploredhis
zaštitu
protection,andyieldedthetributeofhomage
i
andpraise,eventoadoration;
hisexploitswerehandeddowntoposterity
sa
withathousandexaggerations;
theywererepeatedasincitementstovirtue;
divinehonourswerepaid,
i
andaltarserectedtohis
sjećanje
memory,fortheencouragementof
onih
thosewhoattemptedtoimitatehis
primjer
example;
andhencearosetheheathen
mitologija
mythology,whichisnoother
nego
thanacollectionofextravagantromances.
Aslearningadvanced,
a
andgeniusreceivedcultivation,thesestorieswereembellishedwiththegracesofpoetry,thattheymightthe
bolje
betterrecommendthemselvestotheattention;
theyweresungin
javnosti
public,atfestivals,fortheinstruction
i
anddelightoftheaudience;
i
andrehearsedbeforebattle,asincentivestodeedsofglory.
Thus
tragedija
tragedyandtheepicmusewereborn,
i
and,intheprogressof
ukusa
taste,arrivedatperfection.
Itisnowonderthattheancientscouldnot
uživati
relishafableinprose,
nakon
aftertheyhadseensomanyremarkableeventscelebratedinversebytheirbestpoets;
we
stoga
thereforefindnoromanceamongthemduringthe
doba
eraoftheirexcellence,unlesstheCyropædiaofXenophon
može
maybesocalled;
anditwasnottillarts
i
andsciencesbegantorevive
nakon
aftertheirruptionofthebarbariansintoEurope,that
nešto
anythingofthiskindappeared.
Ali
Butwhenthemindsofmenweredebauchedbytheimpositionofpriestcrafttothemostabsurdpitchofcredulity,theauthorsof
romantike
romancearose,andlosingsightof
vjerojatnost
probability,filledtheirperformanceswiththemostmonstroushyperboles.
Ako
Iftheycouldnotequal
na
theancientpoetsinpointofgeniustheywereresolvedtoexceltheminfiction,and
primijeniti
applytothewonder,ratherthan
na
thejudgment,oftheirreaders.
Accordingly,theybroughtnecromancytotheir
pomoć
aid,andinsteadofsupportingthe
karakter
characteroftheirheroesbydignityofsentiment
i
andpractice,distinguishedthembytheirbodilystrength,activity,
i
andextravaganceofbehaviour.
Although
ništa
nothingcouldbemoreludicrous
i
andunnaturalthanthefigurestheydrew,theydidnotwantpatrons
i
andadmirers;
andtheworld
zapravo
actuallybegantobeinfectedwith
na
thespiritofknight-errantry,whenCervantes,byaninimitablepieceof
ismijavanja
ridicule,reformedthetasteofmankind,representing
viteštvo
chivalryintherightpointofview,
i
andconvertingromancetopurposes
daleko
farmoreusefulandentertaining,bymakingitassume
na
thesock,andpointout
na
thefolliesofordinarylife.
The
ista
samemethodhasbeenpractisedby
drugih
otherSpanishandFrenchauthors,andby
nijedan
nonemoresuccessfullythanbyMonsieurLeSage,
koji
who,inhisAdventuresofGilBlas,hasdescribedtheknaveryandfoiblesoflife,
s
withinfinitehumourandsagacity.
ThefollowingsheetsI
su
havemodelledonhisplan,takingme
slobodu
liberty,however,todifferfromhimintheexecution,
gdje
whereIthoughthisparticularsituationswereuncommon,extravagant,
ili
orpeculiartothecountryin
kojoj
whichthesceneislaid.
ThedisgracesofGilBlas
su
are,forthemostpart,suchasratherexcitemirththancompassion;
hehimselflaughsat
im
them;
andhistransitionsfromdistressto
sreću
happiness,oratleastease,aresosudden,thatneitherthereaderhas
vremena
timetopityhim,norhimselftobeacquainted
s
withaffliction.
Thisconduct,inmyopinion,not
samo
onlydeviatesfromprobability,butpreventsthatgenerousindignation,whichoughttoanimatethereader
protiv
againstthesordidandviciousdispositionoftheworld.
Ihaveattemptedtorepresentmodestmeritstruggling
s
witheverydifficultytowhichafriendless
siroče
orphanisexposed,fromhisownwantofexperience,aswellasfromthe
sebičnosti
selfishness,envy,malice,andbaseindifferenceofmankind.
Tosecureafavourableprepossession,Ihaveallowedhimtheadvantagesof
rođenja
birthandeducation,whichintheseriesofhismisfortunes
će
will,Ihope,engagetheingenuousmorewarmlyinhis
ime
behalf;
andthoughIforesee,that
neki
somepeoplewillbeoffendedatthemeanscenesinwhichheis
umiješan
involved,Ipersuademyselfthatthejudicious
će
willnotonlyperceivethe
nužnost
necessityofdescribingthosesituationstowhichhe
mora
mustofcoursebeconfined,inhislowestate,but
također
alsofindentertainmentinviewingthosepartsoflife,
gdje
wherethehumoursandpassionsareundisguisedbyaffectation,ceremony,
ili
oreducation;
andthewhimsicalpeculiaritiesofdispositionappearasnaturehasimplanted
ih
them.
ButIbelieveIneednottroublemyselfinvindicatingapracticeauthorizedby
na
thebestwritersinthis
način
way,someofwhomIhave
već
alreadynamed.
Everyintelligentreader
će
will,atfirstsight,perceiveIhavenotdeviatedfrom
prirode
natureinthefacts,whichare
sve
alltrueinthemain,
iako
althoughthecircumstancesarealtered
i
anddisguised,toavoidpersonal
satira
satire.
Itnowremainsto
dati
givemyreasonsformakingthechiefpersonageof
ovog
thisworkaNorthBriton,
koji
whicharechieflythese:
Icould,at
je
asmallexpense,bestowonhim
takvo
sucheducationasIthoughtthe
dostojanstvo
dignityofhisbirthandcharacterrequired,
koje
whichcouldnotpossiblybeobtainedinEngland,by
takvo
suchslendermeansasthenatureofmyplanwould
priuštiti
afford.
Inthenextplace,Icouldrepresent
jednostavnost
simplicityofmannersina
udaljenom
remotepartofthekingdom,
s
withmoreproprietythanin
bilo
anyplacenearthecapital;
i
andlastly,thedispositionof
na
theScots,addictedtotravelling,justifiesmyconductinderivinganadventurerfromthatcountry.
APOLOGUE
Je
Ayoungpainter,indulgingaveinofpleasantry,sketched
je
akindofconversationpiece,representing
je
abear,anowl,amonkey,
i
andanass;
andtorenderitmorestriking,humorous,
i
andmoral,distinguishedeveryfigurebysomeemblemofhumanlife.
Bruinwasexhibitedinthegarb
i
andattitudeofanold,toothless,drunkensoldier;
the
sova
owlpercheduponthehandleofacoffee-pot,
sa
withspectacleonnose,seemedtocontemplateanewspaper;
a
andtheass,ornamentedwith
je
ahugetie-wig(which,however,couldnotconcealhis
duge
longears),satforhis
sliku
picturetothemonkey,whoappeared
s
withtheimplementsofpainting.
Ova
Thiswhimsicalgroupaffordedsomemirth,
i
andmetwithgeneralapprobation,
dok
untilsomemischievouswaghinted
da
thatthewhole—wasalampoonupon
na
thefriendsoftheperformer;
aninsinuationwhichwasnosoonercirculatedthanthosevery
ljudi
peoplewhoapplaudeditbeforebegantobealarmed,and
čak
eventofancythemselvessignifiedbythe
nekoliko
severalfiguresofthepiece.
Među
Amongothers,aworthypersonageinyears,whohadservedinthe
vojsci
armywithreputation,beingincensedatthesupposed
ogorčenje
outrage,repairedtothelodgingofthepainter,
i
andfindinghimathome,“Harkye,Mr.Monkey,”said
on
he,“Ihaveagood
um
mindtoconvinceyou,that
iako
thoughthebearhaslosthisteeth,heretainshispaws,
i
andthatheisnotsodrunk
ali
buthecanperceiveyourimpertinence.”
“Sblood!
gospodine
sir,thattoothlessjawisad—nedscandalouslibel—butdon’tyou
zamisliti
imaginemesochopfallenasnottobeableto
žvakati
chewthecudofresentment.”
Ovdje
Herehewasinterruptedbythearrivalof
je
alearnedphysician,who,advancingtotheculprit
s
withfuryinhisaspect,exclaimed,“Supposetheaugmentationoftheass’searsshouldprovethediminutionofthebaboon’s—nay,seeknottoprevaricate,for,bythebeardofAesculapius!
postoji
thereisnotonehairinthisperiwigthatwillnotstandupinjudgmenttoconvicttheeofpersonal
zlostavljanje
abuse.
Dobutobserve,captain,
kako
howthispitifullittlefellowhascopiedtheverycurls—the
boja
colour,indeed,isdifferent,butthentheform
i
andforetoparequitesimilar.”
Dok
Whilehethusremonstratedin
je
astrainofvociferation,avenerable
senator
senatorentered,andwaddlinguptothedelinquent,“Jackanapes!”
criedhe,“IwillnowlettheeseeI
mogu
canreadsomethingelsethan
je
anewspaper,andthatwithoutthe
pomoći
helpofspectacles:
hereisyourownnoteofhand,sirrah,for
novac
money,whichifIhadnotadvanced,youyourselfwouldhaveresembledanowl,innotdaringto
pokazati
showyourfacebyday,you
nezahvalni
ungratefulslanderousknave!”
Invaintheastonished
slikar
painterdeclaredthathehadnointentiontogiveoffence,
ili
ortocharacteriseparticularpersons:
theyaffirmedthe
sličnost
resemblancewastoopalpabletobeoverlooked;
theytaxedhimwith
drskost
insolence,malice,andingratitude;
andtheirclamoursbeingoverheardbythepublic,thecaptainwas
je
abear,thedoctoran
magarac
ass,andthesenatoran
sova
owl,tohisdyingday.
Christianreader,Ibeseechthee,inthebowelsoftheLord,remember
ovog
thisexample“whilethouartemployedintheperusalofthefollowingsheets;
i
andseeknottoappropriatetothyselfthat
što
whichequallybelongstofive
stotina
hundreddifferentpeople.
Ifthoushouldstmeet
sa
withacharacterthatreflectstheeinsomeungraciousparticular,keepthyown
savjet
counsel;
CHAPTERI
OfmyBirth
i
andParentage.
Iwasborninthenorthernpartof
ovog
thisunitedkingdom,inthe
kući
houseofmygrandfather,agentlemanofconsiderablefortune
i
andinfluence,whohadonmanyoccasionssignalisedhimselfin
korist
behalfofhiscountry;
andwas
izvanredan
remarkableforhisabilitiesinthelaw,
koje
whichheexercisedwithgreatsuccessinthestationof
je
ajudge,particularlyagainstbeggars,forwhomhehad
je
asingularaversion.
Myfather(his
najmlađi
youngestson)fallinginlove
sa
withapoorrelation,wholived
sa
withtheoldgentlemaninqualityof
je
ahousekeeper,espousedherprivately;
a
andIwasthefirst
plod
fruitofthatmarriage.
Duringherpregnancy,
je
adreamdiscomposedmymothersomuch
da
thatherhusband,tiredwithherimportunity,atlastconsulted
je
ahighlandseer,whosefavourable
tumačenje
interpretationhewouldhavesecured
unaprijed
beforehandbyabribe,butfoundhimincorruptible.
Shedreamedshewasdeliveredof
je
atennis-ball,whichthedevil(who,tohergreat
iznenađenje
surprise,actedthepartof
je
amidwife)strucksoforcibly
sa
witharacketthatitdisappearedinaninstant;
i
andshewasforsome
vrijeme
timeinconsolableforthelostofheroffspring;
kad
when,allonasudden,shebehelditreturn
s
withequalviolence,andentertheearth,beneathher
nogama
feet,whenceimmediatelysprangup
je
agoodlytreecoveredwithblossoms,the
miris
scentofwhichoperatedso
snažno
stronglyonhernervesthatsheawoke.
The
pažljiv
attentivesage,aftersomedeliberation,assuredmyparents,
da
thattheirfirstbornwouldbe
je
agreattraveller;
thathewould
proći
undergomanydangersanddifficulties,
i
andatlastreturntohisnativeland,
gdje
wherehewouldflourishin
sreći
happinessandreputation.
Howtrulythiswasforetold
će
willappearinthesequel.
Itwasnotlong
prije
beforesomeofficiouspersoninformedmy
djeda
grandfatherofcertainfamiliaritiesthatpassed
između
betweenhissonandhousekeeperwhichalarmedhimso
mnogo
muchthat,afewdaysafter,hetoldmy
ocu
fatheritwashightimeforhimtothinkofsettling;
i
andthathehadprovided
je
amatchforhim,towhichhecouldinjustice
imati
havenoobjections.
Myfather,findingitwouldbe
nemoguće
impossibletoconcealhissituationmuchlonger,
iskreno
franklyownedwhathehaddone;
i
andexcusedhimselffornothavingaskedtheconsentofhis
oca
father,bysaying,heknewitwouldhavebeentonopurpose;
i
andthat,hadhisinclinationbeenknown,my
djed
grandfathermighthavetakensuchmeasuresaswouldhaveeffectuallyputthegratificationofitoutofhis
moći
power:
headded,thatnoexceptionscouldbetakentohiswife’svirtue,
rođenja
birth,beauty,andgoodsense,andasforfortune,itwas
ispod
beneathhiscare.
Theold
gospodin
gentleman,whokeptallhispassions,
osim
exceptone,inexcellentorder,heardhimtoan
kraja
endwithgreattemper,andthen
smireno
calmlyasked,howheproposedtomaintainhimselfandspouse?
Hereplied,hecouldbein
ne
nodangerofwantingwhilehisfather’s
nježnost
tendernessremained,whichheandhis
supruga
wifeshouldalwayscultivatewiththeutmostveneration;
i
andhewaspersuadedhisallowancewouldbesuitabletothe
dostojanstvo
dignityandcircumstancesofhisfamily,
i
andtotheprovisionalreadymadeforhisbrothers
i
andsisters,whowerehappilysettled
pod
underhisprotection.
“Yourbrothers
i
andsisters,”saidmygrandfather,“didnotthinkit
ispod
beneaththemtoconsultmeinanaffairofsuchimportanceas
brak
matrimony;
neither,Isuppose,wouldyouhaveomitted
da
thatpieceofduty,hadyounot
neki
somesecretfundinreserve;
tothecomfortsofwhichIleaveyou,
s
withadesirethatyouwillthisnightseekoutanotherhabitationforyourself
i
andwife,whither,inashort
vrijeme
time,IwillsendyouanaccountoftheexpenseIhavebeenatinyour
obrazovanje
education,withaviewofbeingreimbursed.
Gospodine
Sir,youhavemadethegrandtour—youarea
pristojan
politegentleman—averyprettygentleman—I
želim
wishyouagreatdealof
radost
joy,andamyourveryhumbleservant.”
Sosaying,heleftmy
oca
fatherinasituationeasilyimagined.
Međutim
However,hedidnotlonghesitate;
for,being
savršeno
perfectlywellacquaintedwithhisfather’sdisposition,hedidnotdoubtthathewasgladof
ovog
thispretencetogetridof
ga
him;
andhisresolvesbeingasinvariableasthelawsoftheMedes
i
andPersians,heknewitwouldbetono
svrhe
purposetoattempthimbyprayers
i
andentreaties;
sowithoutanyfarther
primjene
application,hebetookhimself,withhisdisconsolatebedfellowto
je
afarm-house,whereanold
sluga
servantofhismotherdwelt:
tamo
theretheyremainedsometimeinasituation
ali
butilladaptedtotheeleganceoftheirdesires
i
andtendernessoftheirlove;
which
ipak
neverthelessmyfatherchoseto
podnijeti
endure,ratherthansupplicateanunnatural
i
andinflexibleparentbutmy
majka
mother,foreseeingtheinconveniencestowhichshemusthavebeenexposed,hadshebeendeliveredin
ovom
thisplace(andherpregnancywasvery
daleko
faradvanced),withoutcommunicatingherdesigntoher
mužu
husband,wentindisguiseto
na
thehouseofmygrandfather,hopingthathertears
i
andconditionwouldmovehimtocompassion,
i
andreconcilehimtoaneventwhichwas
sada
nowirrecoverablypast.
Shefoundmeanstodeceive
na
theservants,andgetintroducedasanunfortunatelady,whowantedtocomplainof
neke
somematrimonialgrievances,itbeingmygrandfather’sparticularprovincetodecidein
svim
allcasesofscandal.
Shewasaccordinglyadmittedintohispresence,
gdje
where,discoveringherself,shefellathis
noge
feet,andinthemostaffecting
način
mannerimploredhisforgiveness;
atthe
isto
sametimerepresentingthedangerthatthreatenednot
samo
onlyherlife,butthatofhisown
unuka
grandchild,whichwasaboutto
vidjeti
seethelight.
Hetoldherhewas
žao
sorrythattheindiscretionofher
i
andhissonhadcompelledhimtomake
je
avow,whichputitoutofhis
moći
powertogivethemany
pomoć
assistance;
thathehadalreadyimpartedhisthoughtsonthat
temu
subjecttoherhusband,andwassurprisedthattheyshould
poremetiti
disturbhispeacewithanyfartherimportunity.
Thissaid,heretired.
The
nasilje
violenceofmymother’safflictionhad
takav
suchaneffectonherconstitution
da
thatshewasimmediatelyseizedwiththepainsofchildbed;
i
andhadnotanoldmaidservant,towhomshewas
vrlo
verydear,affordedherpity
i
andassistance,atthehazardofincurringmygrandfather’sdispleasure,she
i
andtheinnocentfruitofherwombmusthavefallenmiserablevictimstohisrigour
i
andinhumanity.
Bythefriendshipofthispoor
žene
womanshewascarriedupto
je
agarret,andimmediatelydeliveredof
je
amanchild,thestoryofwhoseunfortunatebirthhehimselfnowrelates.
My
otac
father,beinginformedofwhathadhappened,flewtotheembracesofhisdarlingspouse,
i
andwhileheloadedhisoffspringwithpaternalembraces,couldnotforbearshedding
je
afloodoftearsonbeholdingthedearpartnerofhis
srca
heart(forwhoseeasehewouldhavesacrificedthetreasuresoftheeast)stretchedupon
je
aflockbed,inamiserable
stanu
apartment,unabletoprotectherfromtheinclemenciesoftheweather.
Itisnottobesupposedthatthe
stari
oldgentlemanwasignorantofwhatpassed,
iako
thoughheaffectedtoknow
ništa
nothingofthematter,andpretendedtobe
vrlo
verymuchsurprised,whenoneofhis
unuka
grandchildren,byhiseldestsondeceased,wholived
s
withhimashisheirapparent,acquaintedhim
s
withtheaffair;
hedetermined
dakle
thereforetoobservenomedium,
ali
butimmediately(onthethird
dan
dayafterherdelivery)senther
je
aperemptoryordertobegone,
i
andturnedofftheservant
koji
whohadpreservedherlife.
Ovo
Thisbehavioursoexasperatedmy
oca
fatherthathehadrecoursetothemostdreadfulimprecations;
i
andonhisbarekneesimplored
da
thatHeavenwouldrenouncehim
ako
ifeverheshouldforget
ili
orforgivethebarbarityofhissire.
Theinjuries
koje
whichthisunhappymotherreceivedfromherremovalin
takvim
suchcircumstances,andthewantofnecessaries
gdje
whereshelodged,togetherwithher
tugom
griefandanxietyofmind,
ubrzo
soonthrewherintoalanguishingdisorder,
koje
whichputanendtoher
život
life.
Myfather,wholovedhertenderly,wassoaffectedwithher
smrću
deaththatheremainedsixweeksdeprivedofhissenses;
duringwhich
vrijeme
time,thepeoplewherehelodgedcarriedtheinfanttotheoldmanwhorelentedsofar,onhearingthemelancholystoryofhisdaughter-in-law’s
smrti
death,andthedeplorableconditionofhis
sina
son,astosendthe
dijete
childtonurse,andheorderedmyfathertobecarriedhometohishouse,
gdje
wherehesoonrecoveredtheuseofhis
razum
reason.
Whetherthishardheartedjudgefelt
bilo
anyremorseforhiscrueltreatmentofhis
sinu
sonanddaughter,or(whichismoreprobable)wasafraidhis
karakter
characterwouldsufferinthe
susjedstvu
neighbourhood,heprofessedgreatsorrowforhis
ponašanja
conducttomyfather,whose
delirij
deliriumwassucceededbyaprofoundmelancholy
i
andreserve.
Atlengthhedisappeared,
i
and,notwithstandingallimaginableinquiry,couldnotbeheardof;
je
acircumstancewhichconfirmedmost
ljudi
peopleintheopinionofhishavingmadeawaywithhimselfin
je
afitofdespair.
CHAPTERII
Igrowup—amhatedbymyRelations—senttoSchool—neglectedbymyGrandfather—maltreatedbymyMaster—seasonedtoAdversity—IformCabals
protiv
againstthePedant—amdebarredAccesstomyGrandfather—huntedbyhisHeir—IdemolishtheTeethofhisTutor.
Therewerenotwantingsomewhosuspectedmyunclesofbeing
zabrinuti
concernedinmyfather’sfate,onthesuppositionthattheywould
svi
allshareinthepatrimonydestinedfor
njemu
him;
andthisconjecturewasstrengthenedbyreflectingthatin
svim
allhiscalamitiestheyneverdiscoveredtheleastinclinationtoservehim;
ali
but,onthecontrary,by
svim
alltheartificesintheir
moći
power,fedhisresentmentandsupportedhisresolutionofleavinghimtomisery
i
andwant.
Butpeopleofjudgmenttreated
ovu
thisinsinuationasanidlechimera;
jer
because,hadmyrelationsbeenso
zli
wickedastoconsulttheirinterestbycommittingsuchanatrocious
zločin
crime,thefateofmy
oca
fatherwouldhaveextendedtometoo
čiji
whoselifewasanotherobstacletotheirexpectation.
Međuvremenu
Meanwhile,Igrewapace,andasI
snažno
stronglyresembledmyfather,whowasthe
dragi
darlingofthetenants,Iwanted
ništa
nothingwhichtheirindigentcircumstancescould
priuštiti
afford:
buttheirfavourwas
je
aweakresourceagainstthe
ljubomornog
jealousenmityofmycousins;
koji
whothemoremyinfancypromised,conceivedthe
više
moreimplacablehatredagainstme:
i
andbeforeIwassixyearsofage,hadsoeffectuallyblockadedmy
djeda
grandfatherthatIneversawhimbutbystealth,
kada
whenIsometimesmadeuptohischairashesattoviewhislabourersin
na
thefield:
onwhichoccasionhewouldstrokemy
glavu
head,bidmebea
dobar
goodboy,andpromisetotakecareofme.
Iwas
ubrzo
soonaftersenttoschoolat
je
avillagehardby,ofwhichhehadbeen
diktator
dictatortimeoutofmind;
ali
butasheneverpaidformyboard,
niti
norsuppliedmewithclothes,books,and
druge
othernecessariesIrequired,my
stanje
conditionwasveryraggedandcontemptible,andtheschoolmaster,
koji
who,throughfearofmy
djeda
grandfather,taughtmegratis,gavehimselfnoconcern
o
abouttheprogressImade
pod
underhisinstruction.
Inspiteof
svim
allthesedifficultiesanddisgraces,Ibecamea
dobar
goodproficientintheLatin
jezik
tongue;
and,assoonasIcould
pisati
writetolerably,pesteredmygrandfather
s
withletterstosuchadegreethathesentformymaster,
i
andchidhimseverelyforbestowingsuchpainsonmy
obrazovanje
education,tellinghimthat,ifeverIshouldbebroughttothegallowsforforgery,whichhehadtaughtmetocommit,my
krv
bloodwouldlieonhishead.
Thepedant,whodreaded
ništa
nothingmorethanthedispleasureofhispatron,assuredhishonourthattheboy’s
sposobnost
abilitywasmoreowingtohisowngenius
i
andapplicationthantoanyinstruction
ili
orencouragementhereceived;
that,
iako
althoughhecouldnotdivesthimofthe
znanja
knowledgehehadalreadyimbibed,
ako
unlesshewouldempowerhimtodisablehisfingers,heshouldendeavour,
uz
withGod’shelp,topreventhis
buduće
futureimprovement.
And,indeed,hepunctuallyperformedwhathehadundertaken;
for,onpretencethatIhadwrittenimpertinentletterstomygrandfather,hecaused
je
aboardtobemade
s
withfiveholesinit,
kroz
throughwhichhethrustthefingers
i
andthumbofmyright
ruke
hand,andfasteneditbywhipcordtomy
zglob
wrist,insuchamanneraseffectuallydebarredmethe
upotrebu
useofmypen.
But
ovaj
thisrestraintIwasfreedfromina
nekoliko
fewdays,byanaccident
koja
whichhappenedinaquarrel
između
betweenmeandanotherboy;
who,takinguponhimtoinsultmypoverty,IwassoincensedathisungenerousreproachthatwithonestrokewithmymachineIcuthimtothe
lubanje
skull,tothegreatterrorofmyself
i
andschoolfellows,wholefthimbleedingontheground,
i
andrantoinformthemasterofwhathadhappened.
Iwasso
teško
severelypunishedforthistrespassthat,wereItolivetothe
dobi
ageofMethusalem,theimpressionitmadeonmewouldnotbeeffaced;
the
više
morethantheantipathyand
užasa
horrorIconceivedforthemercilesstyrant
koji
whoinflictedit.
Thecontemptwhichmy
izgled
appearancenaturallyproducedinallwhosaw
me
me,thecontinualwantstowhichIwasexposed,
i
andmyownhaughtydisposition,
nestrpljiv
impatientofaffronts,involvedmein
je
athousandtroublesomeadventures,bywhichIwasatlengthinuredinadversity,
i
andemboldenedtoundertakingsfar
iznad
abovemyyears.
Iwas
često
ofteninhumanlyscourgedforcrimesIdidnotcommit,
jer
because,havingthecharacterof
je
avagabondinthevillage,
svaki
everypieceofmischief,whose
autor
authorlayunknown,waschargedupon
me
me.
IhavebeenfoundguiltyofrobbingorchardsI
nikada
neverentered,ofkillingcatsI
nikada
neverhunted,ofstealinggingerbreadI
nikada
nevertouched,andofabusingoldwomenI
nikada
neversaw.
Nay,astammering
stolar
carpenterhadeloquenceenoughtopersuademymasterthatIfired
je
apistolloadedwithsmallshotintohis
prozor
window;
thoughmylandladyandthewhole
obitelj
familyborewitnessthatIwasabedfastasleepatthe
vrijeme
timewhenthisoutragewascommitted.
Iwas
jednom
oncefloggedforhavingnarrowlyescapeddrowning,bythesinkingofaferryboatin
kojem
whichIwaspassenger.
Another
put
time,forhavingrecoveredofabruiseoccasionedbya
konjem
horseandcartrunningover
me
me.
Athirdtime,forbeingbittenby
je
abaker’sdog.
Inshort,
li
whetherIwasguiltyorunfortunate,the
korekcija
correctionandsympathyofthisarbitrarypedagoguewerethe
isti
same.
Farfrombeingsubduedby
ova
thisinformalusage,myindignationtriumphed
nad
overthatslavishawewhichhadhithertoenforcedmy
poslušnost
obedience;
andthemoremyyears
i
andknowledgeincreased,themoreIperceivedtheinjustice
i
andbarbarityofhisbehaviour.
By
na
thehelpofanuncommongenius,
i
andtheadviceanddirectionofourusher,
koji
whohadservedmyfatherinhistravels,Imade
je
asurprisingprogressintheclassics,writing,
i
andarithmetic;
sothat,beforeIwastwelveyearsold,Iwasallowedby
svi
everybodytobethebest
učenjak
scholarintheschool.
Thisqualification,
zajedno
togetherwiththeboldnessoftemper
i
andstrengthofmakewhichhadsubjected
gotovo
almostallmycontemporaries,gaveme
takav
suchinfluenceoverthemthatIbegantoformcabals
protiv
againstmypersecutor;
andwasinhopeof,beingabletobidhim
prkos
defianceinaveryshorttime.
Beingattheheadof
je
afaction,consistingofthirtyboys,
većina
mostofthemofmyownage,Iwas
odlučan
determinedtoputtheirmettletotrial,thatImight
znati
knowhowfartheyweretobedependedupon,
prije
beforeIputmygrandschemeinexecution:
s
withthisview,weattackeda
tijelo
bodyofstoutapprentices,whohadtakenpossessionofa
dio
partofthegroundallottedtousforthe
shemu
schemeofourdiversions,and
koji
whowerethenplayingatninepinsonthe
licu mjesta
spot;
butIhadthemortificationto
vidjeti
seemyadherentsroutedinaninstant,
a
andalegofoneofthembrokeinhisflightbythebowl,whichoneofouradversarieshaddetachedinpursuitof
nama
us.
Thisdiscomfituredidnothinderusfromengagingthem
kasnije
afterwardsinfrequentskirmishes,whichwemaintainedbythrowingstonesatadistance,whereinIreceived
mnoge
manywounds,thescarsof
koje
whichstillremain.
Ourenemiesweresoharassed
i
andinterruptedbythesealarmsthattheyatlastabandonedtheirconquest,
i
andleftustothepeaceableenjoymentofourownterritories.
Itwouldbeendlesstoenumeratetheexploitsweperformedinthecourseofthisconfederacy,whichbecamethe
teror
terrorofthewholevillage;
insomuchthat,
kada
whendifferentinterestsdividedit,
jedna
oneofthepartiescommonlycourtedthe
pomoć
assistanceofRoderickRandom(bywhichnameIwasknown)tocastthe
ravnotežu
balance,andkeeptheoppositefactioninawe.
Međuvremenu
Meanwhile,Itooktheadvantageof
svaki
everyplay-daytopresentmyselfbeforemygrandfather,towhomI
rijetko
seldomfoundaccess,byreasonofhisbeing
blisko
closelybesiegedbyanumerous
obitelj
familyofhisfemalegrandchildren,who,
iako
thoughtheyperpetuallyquarrelledamongthemselves,
nikada
neverfailedtojoinagainst
mene
me,asthecommonenemyof
svih
all.
Hisheir,whowas
o
abouttheageofeighteen,minded
ništa
nothingbutfox-hunting,andindeedwasqualifiedfor
ništa
nothingelse,notwithstandinghisgrandfather’sindulgenceinentertaining
je
atutorforhimat
kuće
home;
whoatthesame
vrijeme
timeperformedtheofficeofparishclerk.
Ovaj
ThisyoungActaeon,whoinheritedhisgrandfather’santipathyto
svemu
everythingindistress,neversateyesonmewithoutuncouplinghisbeagles,andhuntingmeintosomecottage
ili
orother,whitherIgenerallyfledforshelter.
InthisChristianamusementhewasencouragedbyhispreceptor,who,
bez
nodoubt,tooksuchopportunitiestoingratiatehimselfwiththerising
suncu
sun,observing,thattheold
gospodin
gentleman,accordingtothecourseofnature,hadnot
dugo
longtolive,forhewas
već
alreadyonthevergeoffourscore.
Poglavlje
CHAPTERIII
MyMother’sBrotherarrives—relievesme—a
Opis
Descriptionofhim—hegoesalongwithmetothe
Kuću
HouseofmyGrandfather—isencounteredbyhisDogs—defeatsthem,
nakon
afterabloodyEngagement—isadmittedtothe
starog
oldGentleman—aDialoguebetweenthem.
Aboutthis
vrijeme
timemymother’sonlybrother,
koji
whohadbeenlongabroad,
poručnik
lieutenantofaman-of-war,arrivedinhisowncountry;
wherebeinginformedofmy
stanje
condition,hecametoseeme,
i
andoutofhisslenderfinancesnot
samo
onlysuppliedmewithwhatnecessariesIwantedforthepresent,butresolvednotto
napustiti
leavethecountryuntilhehadprevailedonmy
djeda
grandfathertosettlesomethinghandsomeforthefuture.
Thiswas
je
atasktowhichhewasby
ne
nomeansequal,beingentirelyignorant,not
samo
onlyofthejudge’sdisposition,butalsoofthewaysofmenin
općenito
general,towhichhiseducationon
brodu
boardhadkepthimanutterstranger.
Hewas
je
astrongbuiltman,somewhatbandylegged,
s
withanecklikethatof
je
abull,andafacewhich(youmight
lako
easilyperceive)hadwithstoodthemostobstinateassaultsoftheweather.
Hisdressconsistedof
je
asoldier’scoatalteredforhimby
na
theship’stailor,astripedflanneljacket,
je
apairofredbreechesspanned
s
withpitch,cleangrayworstedstockings,largesilverbucklesthatcoveredthree-fourthsofhisshoes,
je
asilver-lacedhat,whosecrownoverlooked
na
thebrimsaboutaninch
i
andahalf,blackbobwiginbuckle,
je
acheckshirt,asilkhandkerchief,
je
ahanger,withabrasshandle,girdedtohisthighby
je
afurnishedlacebelt,and
je
agoodoakplantunderhisarm.
Thusequipped,hesetout
sa
withme(whobyhisbountymade
je
averydecentappearance)formygrandfather’s
kući
house,whereweweresalutedbyJowler
i
andCaesar,whommycousin,
mladi
youngmaster,hadletlooseatourapproach.
Being
dobro
wellacquaintedwiththeinveteracyof
ovih
thesecurs,Iwasabouttobetakemyselftomyheels,
kada
whenmyuncleseizedme
s
withonehand,brandishedhiscudgel
s
withtheother,andatoneblowlaidCaesarsprawlingonthe
zemlju
ground;
but,findinghimselfattackedatthesametimeinthe
stražnjem
rearbyJowler,andfearingCaesarmight
oporaviti
recover,hedrewhishanger,wheeledabout,
i
andbyaluckystrokeseveredJowler’s
glavu
headfromhisbody.
Bythis
vrijeme
time,theyoungfoxhunterand
tri
threeservants,armedwithpitchforks
i
andflails,werecometo
na
theassistanceofthedogs,whomtheyfound
bez daha
breathlessuponthefield;
andmy
rođak
cousinwassoprovokedatthe
smrti
deathofhisfavourites,thatheorderedhisattendantstoadvance,andtakevengeanceontheirexecutioner,whomheloadedwith
svim
allthecursesandreproacheshis
bijes
angercouldsuggest.
Uponwhichmy
ujak
unclesteppedforwardswithanundauntedair,atthesightof
čije
whosebloodyweaponshisantagonistsfellback
s
withprecipitation,whenheaccostedtheirleaderthus:.
“Lookee,
brate
brother,yourdogshavingboardedme
bez
withoutprovocation,whatIdidwasinmyowndefence.
Soyouhadbestbecivil,
i
andletusshoota
glavu
head,clearofyou.”
Whetherthe
mladi
youngsquiremisinterpretedmyuncle’s
želju
desireofpeace,orwasenragedatthefateofhishoundsbeyondhis
uobičajene
usualpitchofresolution,I
znam
knownot;
buthesnatched
je
aflailfromoneofhisfollowers,
i
andcameupwithashowofassaultingthelieutenant,
koji
who,puttinghimselfinapostureof
obrane
defence,proceededthus:
“Lookee,youlubberly
sin
sonofaw—e,ifyoucomeathwartme,’wareyourgingerbread
posao
work.
I’llbefoulofyourquarter,d—nme.”
Ova
Thisdeclaration,followedbyaflourishofhishanger,seemedtocheckthe
napredak
progressoftheyounggentleman’scholer,
koji
who,lookingbehindhim,perceivedhisattendantshadslunkintothe
kuću
house,shutthegate,andlefthimtodecidethecontentionbyhimself.
Ovdje
Hereaparleyensued,whichwasintroducedbymycousin’sasking,“Whothedevilareyou?
Whatdoyouwant?
Neki
Somescoundrelofaseaman,Isuppose,
koji
whohasdesertedandturned
lopov
thief.
Butdon’tthinkyoushall
pobjeći
escape,sirrah—I’llhaveyouhang’d,you
pas
dog,Iwill.
Yourbloodshall
platiti
payforthatofmy
dva
twohounds,youragamuffin.
Iwouldnothavepartedwiththemtosaveyourwholegenerationfromthegallows,youruffian,you!”
“Noneofyour
vilice
jaw,youswab—noneofyourjaw,”repliedmy
ujak
uncle,“elseIshalltrimyourlaced
jaknu
jacketforyou.
Ishall
trljati
rubyoudownwithanoakentowel,my
dječak
boy,Ishall.”
Sosaying,hesheathedhishanger,
i
andgraspedhiscudgel.