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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Gospodine
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
su
haveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyfriend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
i
andIampleasedtofindyouthinktheymaybeprinted
s
withagoodprospectof
uspjeh
success;
inasmuchas
na
theobjectionsyoumention,I
ponizno
humblyconceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,
ako
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,in
na
thefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmay
nastati
arisefromprintingtheprivate
korespondencije
correspondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,withall
zbog
duesubmission,toobserve,that
na
theLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
i
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
ili
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
butrathertotheinformation
i
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
je
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Osim toga
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
ovog
thisplace,who,afterdueinspection
i
andconsideration,declareth,ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetters
sadrže
containanymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.
Konačno
Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
slučaju
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwilltake
na
thewholeuponmyownshoulders,
čak
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,
iako
though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcareto
podvrgnuti
undergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
tiče
concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
možda
maysay,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
ako
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
više
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
sve
allsuchvagrantforeignersas
može
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,in
crkvi
churchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
pozitivno
positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
ne
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;
ali
butthisIwillassert
i
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
dana
dayhequalified,hehasneverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withinthe
župne
parishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
kada
whenthesaidLismahagowasso
brutalan
brutalinhisreprehensions,Imust
obavijestiti
informyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedto
povući
retire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaid
gore
above,Ivaluenotof
je
arush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’s
red
row,whichIhadeatenat
večeru
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaid
red
rowisatcertainseasons
nasilno
violentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
i
andlastly,withreferenceto
na
themannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
ove
theseLetters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmyown
savjesti
conscienceonly;
sufficethitto
reći
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhose
pritvoru
custodytheywere;
and,by
ovog
thistime,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;
a
kolač
cakeoftherightleaven,forthepresent
ukus
tasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
u
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
i
andshallbegladto
tretirati
treatwithyoufortheM.S.
koji
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
ali
butcanbynomeans
pridržavati
complywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
sve
allalottery—Ihavebeena
gubitnik
loserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icould
spomenuti
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;
ali
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,Iamquitea
stranac
strangertothatsortofreading;
a
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
van
outoftheway;
oneisgoneabroad,
stolar
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
butinflyingfromhis
kruha
breadandbutteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnotputinbodily
strah
fearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofagoodplea,over
i
andabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthelate
ratu
war,Iinsertedinmyevening
novine
paper,aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
je
acertainregimentinbattle.
An
časnik
officerofsaidregimentcametomyshop,
i
and,inthepresenceofmywife
i
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
više
morewaysthanone,to
na
theconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
a
andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhavenothingtofear,
i
andnothingtohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbut
jedan
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’s
repu
tailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
i
andheassuredmeitwasno
više
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatened
nekoliko
severaltimesbytheHouseofL—;
ali
butitcametonothing.
Ako
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,whoisveryfondoftoasted
sira
cheese,presentshercomplimentsto
mu
him,andbegstoknowifthere’s
bilo
anyofthatkind,whichhewasso
dobar
goodastosenduslast
Božić
Christmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswell
progutati
swallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouover
i
andoverhowhardIamtomove;
i
andatthistimeof
dana
day,Ioughttoknow
nešto
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Zašto
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Prithee
pošaljite
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
i
andasmuchtorturedin
svim
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeupon
na
thewheel:
indeed,Iam
jednako
equallydistressedinmindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
dovoljno
enoughofmyown,thosechildrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetual
izvor
sourceofvexation—whatbusinesshave
ljudi
peopletogetchildrento
kuga
plaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculous
incident
incidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,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,andsendthe
kukuruz
corntomarket,andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
ispod
undermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
pismo
letterfromGriffin,offeringtomakea
javno
publicsubmissionandpaycosts.
I
želim
wantnoneofhissubmissions,
niti
neitherwillIpocketanyofhis
novca
money.
Thefellowisa
loš
badneighbour,andIdesire,tohave
nikakve
nothingtodowithhim:
ali
butasheispurse-proud,heshallpayforhis
drskost
insolence:
lethimgivefivepoundstothepoorofthe
župi
parish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
udovica
widowhavetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
djece
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherpay
kad
whensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
sve
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
i
andbesureyoutaketheironchest
sa
withmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgiveall,
ovaj
thistroublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,
domaćica
house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Kad
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthe
prtljažnik
trunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
bez
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
sa
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
i
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylaced
pregača
apron,myFrenchcommode,Macklinhead
i
andlappetsandthelitel
kutija
boxwithmyjowls.
Williams
može
maybringovermybum-daffee,
i
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
i
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
stvorenje
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
otkad
sincewelefthuom.
Praytake
posebno
particularcareofthehouse
dok
whilethefamilyisabsent.
Neka
Lettherebeafire
stalno
constantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
i
andmine.
Themaids,havingnothingtodo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
i
andletnoneofthemen
imaju
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgetto
imaju
havethegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
i
andthehindmaylie
ispod
belowinthelandry,topartakethe
kuću
house,withtheblunderbussandthe
veliki
greatdog;
andhopeyou’ll
imati
haveawatchfuleyeover
na
themaids.
IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
s
withthemen.
LetmeknowAlderney’s
tele
calfbesouldyet,andwhathefought—iftheould
guska
goosebesitting;
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,Chowderhashadthe
nesreću
misfortunetobeworriedby
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,Idosuppose
gospođo
madam,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,
sada
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
ali
butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanould
kaput
coattoapoorman;
i
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
ne
novails;
buthesaysas
kako
howthere’sadifferencebetwixtvails
i
andperquisites;
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
svi
allgoingtotheHotWell,
gdje
whereIshalldrinkyour
zdravlje
healthinaglassof
vode
water,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Dragi
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
ništa
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
ili
orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginit
ranije
soonerthanIintended,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;
asitwasmy
dužnost
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
i
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.
The
iskra
sparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
i
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Iako
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,by
na
thebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
puno
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
izuzetno
remarkablyspirited,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
mayonedayattemptto
opisati
describeforyouramusement.
My
tetka
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
i
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
uvijek
alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhis
način
manner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephim
društvo
company,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Zaista
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhis
temperament
temper,and,perhaps,Imay
sviđa
likehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
svi
allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
zemlji
countryarefondofhim,
čak
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,the
razlog
reasonofwhichIcannotas
još
yetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
i
andalltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothe
kuhar
cook,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,and
zaista
indeed,myworthygovernessmay
vjerovati
believeme,whenIassureher,thatIneverharboured
je
athoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
i
and,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishall
nikada
neverbehavesoastocastareflectiononthecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
i
andexperience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhattheyoungmansaid;
i
anditwasmydutytohavetoldyou
sve
allthatpassed,butIwasashamedto
spomenuti
mentionit;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
i
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
i
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
naći
findinmyhearttodo
bilo
anythingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
i
anddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nikada
neveronceallowedhimthe
uslugu
favourofa:
salute;
andastothe
nekoliko
fewlettersthatpassedbetween
nas
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,andIhopethey
sadrže
containnothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
ali
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileI
će
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
koja
whichissodispleasingtomyfamily.
Ihavecried
bez
withoutceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbut
čaja
tea,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,thatI
molim
begyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
pod
undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisa
dobra
goodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
vrlo
veryshyoftakingchargeofmy
pismo
letterandthelittleparcel,
jer
becausehissisterSallyhadliketohavelosther
mjesto
placeonmyaccount:
indeedIcannot
kriviti
blamethemanforhiscaution;
ali
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
dragi
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievous
dodatak
additiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompany
i
andconversation,atatime
kada
whenIneedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
i
andgoodsense;
but,Ihope,the
prijateljstvo
friendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
će
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
ali
butonmysideit
će
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgain
iskustvo
experience,andlearntoknowthe
vrijednost
valueofatruefriend.
O,my
draga
dearLetty!
whatshallI
kažem
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihavepromisedtobreakoff
sve
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,toforget
ga
him:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
moći
power.
Asitisby
ne
nomeansproperthatthepictureshould
ostane
remaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
ovom
thisopportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,
će
willmakeithisbusinessto
vidi
seeyouattheusualplace.
Ako
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhis
sliku
picture,youmaytellhimIhave
ne
nooccasionforapicture,
dok
whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
ne
no;
Iwouldnothaveyoutellhimthatneither;
jer
becausetheremustbean
kraja
endofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforget
me
me,forthesakeofhisown
mira
peace;
andyetifhe
bi trebao
should,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseandinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowritetome,
niti
norattempttoseemeforsome
vrijeme
time;
for,consideringtheresentment
i
andpassionatetemperofmy
brata
brotherJery,suchanattemptmightbeattended
s
withconsequenceswhichwouldmakeus
sve
allmiserableforlife—letustrusttotime
i
andthechapterofaccidents;
ili
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,
prije
soonerorlater,toreward
one
thosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
i
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
ljubav
lovetotheyoungladies;
ali
butitisnotfitthat
bilo
anyofthemshouldknowyouhavereceived
ovo
thisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
i
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetovisit;
i
andIflattermyselfthatmy
draga
dearMissWilliswillbe
točna
punctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
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
astormofrainthatwetmetothe
kože
skininthreeminutes—whenceitcamethe
đavo
devilknows;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
jedan
onefortnight.
Itmakesme
muka
sicktohearpeopletalkof
na
thefineairuponClifton-downs:
Kako
Howcantheairbeeither
ugodan
agreeableorsalutary,wherethe
demon
demonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
još
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
My
nećakinja
niecehashadadangerousfitof
bolesti
illness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisa
jadna
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftas
maslac
butter,andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,andher
edukacija
educationhasnotbeenneglected;
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;
ponosan
proudasaGermancount,
i
andashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youareno
stranac
strangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Bogu
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
gotovo
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
a
andyetIamconsciousof
ne
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythe
vrag
devilshouldnotIshakeoff
ove
thesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
oženjen
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
niti
nordidIbegetthe
druga
othertwo:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formy
dio
partIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
mnogo
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
i
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
znati
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whichare
ukratko
brieflythese,andIhopetheywill
ići
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
dugo
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
i
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’m
sram
ashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsomeyoung
momka
fellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
ubrzo
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
i
andmanagedmatterssoasto
vidi
seeheratahousewhereshewentto
piti
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthe
početak
beginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansof
je
ajadeofamilliner,whomade
i
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Kad
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
a
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
je
aletterintoherownhands;
ali
butitseemsJeryhad
već
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshe
najbolje
bestknows)thatshecarriedthe
pismo
lettertohim,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
dječak
boy,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
mi
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
i
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
s
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatrical
heroj
herowastoofargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
i
andaformalchallengeensued.