ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Gospodine
SIR,.Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
su
haveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyfriend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;i
andIampleasedtofindyouthinktheymaybeprinteds
withagoodprospectofuspjeh
success;inasmuchas
na
theobjectionsyoumention,Iponizno
humblyconceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,ako
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inna
thefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmaynastati
arisefromprintingtheprivatekorespondencije
correspondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,withallzbog
duesubmission,toobserve,thatna
theLettersinquestionwerenotwritteni
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
ili
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;butrathertotheinformation
i
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometh
je
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Osim toga
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyofovog
thisplace,who,afterdueinspectioni
andconsideration,declareth,ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetterssadrže
containanymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.Konačno
Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,inslučaju
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwilltakena
thewholeuponmyownshoulders,čak
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,iako
though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretopodvrgnuti
undergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
tiče
concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imožda
maysay,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,ako
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
više
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommissionsve
allsuchvagrantforeignersasmože
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,incrkvi
churchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,pozitivno
positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisne
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;ali
butthisIwillasserti
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthedana
dayhequalified,hehasneverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withinthežupne
parishchurch.Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
kada
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalan
brutalinhisreprehensions,Imustobavijestiti
informyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedtopovući
retire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaidgore
above,Ivaluenotofje
arush;butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’s
red
row,whichIhadeatenatvečeru
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaidred
rowisatcertainseasonsnasilno
violentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,
i
andlastly,withreferencetona
themannerinwhichIgotpossessionofove
theseLetters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmyownsavjesti
conscienceonly;sufficethitto
reći
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosepritvoru
custodytheywere;and,by
ovog
thistime,IhopeIhavetakođer
alsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,thatna
thelasthandmaybestaviti
puttoouragreement,andna
theworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;in
kojoj
whichIhopeIrest,.Respected
Gospodine
Sir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
imam
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthegreatgradu
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreats
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofacertainclergymandeceased;a
kolač
cakeoftherightleaven,forthepresentukus
tasteofthepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
u
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
i
andshallbegladtotretirati
treatwithyoufortheM.S.koji
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;ali
butcanbynomeanspridržavati
complywiththetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
sve
allalottery—Ihavebeenagubitnik
loserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icouldspomenuti
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;ali
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthegrada
townissochangeable.Then
tu
therehavebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—Whatizmeđu
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,i
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyeds
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,ako
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprintingi
andpublishing,andyoushallimati
havehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubletodovesti
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermonsali
butMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyowndio
part,Iamquiteastranac
strangertothatsortofreading;a
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,arevan
outoftheway;oneisgoneabroad,
stolar
carpenterofamanofwar;a
andtheother,hasbeensillydovoljno
enoughtoabscond,inordertoavoidje
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’maveliki
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleftje
amanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,nakon
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthecijeli
wholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,a
andhadthemostorthodoxpenofallmypeople;i
andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,ali
butinflyingfromhiskruha
breadandbutteronthisoccasion.Byowningyouwasnotputinbodily
strah
fearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofagoodplea,overi
andabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.Inthelate
ratu
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningnovine
paper,aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofje
acertainregimentinbattle.An
časnik
officerofsaidregimentcametomyshop,i
and,inthepresenceofmywifei
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearviše
morewaysthanone,tona
theconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;myactionlay,
a
andIrecovered.Asforflagellation,youhavenothingtofear,
i
andnothingtohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbutjedan
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’srepu
tailthesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
i
andheassuredmeitwasnoviše
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—hasbeenthreatened
nekoliko
severaltimesbytheHouseofL—;ali
butitcametonothing.Ako
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,i
andgrantedagainstyou,asna
theeditorofthoseLetters,Ihopeyouwillimati
havehonestyandwitenoughtoappeari
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtona
thepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasiguran
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,whoisveryfondoftoastedsira
cheese,presentshercomplimentstomu
him,andbegstoknowifthere’sbilo
anyofthatkind,whichhewassodobar
goodastosenduslastBožić
Christmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswell
progutati
swallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoveri
andoverhowhardIamtomove;i
andatthistimeofdana
day,Ioughttoknownešto
somethingofmyownconstitution.Zašto
Whywillyoubesopositive?Prithee
pošaljite
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslamei
andasmuchtorturedinsvim
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeuponna
thewheel:indeed,Iam
jednako
equallydistressedinmindandbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesdovoljno
enoughofmyown,thosechildrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetualizvor
sourceofvexation—whatbusinesshaveljudi
peopletogetchildrentokuga
plaguetheirneighbours?Aridiculous
incident
incidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeintakav
suchamanner,thatIexpecttobelaidups
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imožda
mayexplainmyselfinmynext.Ishallsetout
sutra
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,gdje
whereIamafraidIshallostati
staylongerthanIcouldwish.Onthereceiptof
ovo
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horsei
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothreshoutthe
dva
twooldricks,andsendthekukuruz
corntomarket,andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushelispod
undermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivellingpismo
letterfromGriffin,offeringtomakeajavno
publicsubmissionandpaycosts.I
želim
wantnoneofhissubmissions,niti
neitherwillIpocketanyofhisnovca
money.Thefellowisa
loš
badneighbour,andIdesire,tohavenikakve
nothingtodowithhim:ali
butasheispurse-proud,heshallpayforhisdrskost
insolence:lethimgivefivepoundstothepoorofthe
župi
parish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
udovica
widowhavetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheherdjece
children:butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherpay
kad
whensheisable.Idesireyouwilllockup
sve
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;i
andbesureyoutaketheironchestsa
withmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgiveall,ovaj
thistroublefrom,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,
domaćica
house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.MRSGWILLIM,
Kad
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupintheprtljažnik
trunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
bez
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejay
sa
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,i
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylaced
pregača
apron,myFrenchcommode,Macklinheadi
andlappetsandthelitelkutija
boxwithmyjowls.Williams
može
maybringovermybum-daffee,i
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwateri
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoor
stvorenje
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedeverotkad
sincewelefthuom.Praytake
posebno
particularcareofthehousedok
whilethefamilyisabsent.Neka
Lettherebeafirestalno
constantlykeptinmybrother’schamberi
andmine.Themaids,havingnothingtodo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
i
andletnoneofthemenimaju
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettoimaju
havethegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardniri
andthehindmaylieispod
belowinthelandry,topartakethekuću
house,withtheblunderbussandtheveliki
greatdog;andhopeyou’ll
imati
haveawatchfuleyeoverna
themaids.IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
s
withthemen.LetmeknowAlderney’s
tele
calfbesouldyet,andwhathefought—iftheouldguska
goosebesitting;andifthecoblerhascutDicky,
i
andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.Nema
Nomoreatpresent,butrests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Draga
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
ljubav
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,i
andhopingtohearthesamefromyou;i
andthatyouandSaulwillodvesti
takemypoorkittentobeds
withyouthiscoldweather.Wehavebeen
svi
allin,asadtakingovdje
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunaways
withaplayer-man,andyounggospodar
masterandhewouldadonethemselvesje
amischief;butthesquireappliedtothemare,
i
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeakje
awordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—noviše
moreIshall;for,weservintsshould
vidjeti
seeallandsaynothing—Ali
Butwhatwasworsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthenesreću
misfortunetobeworriedbyje
abutcher’sdog,andcamekući
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastakensa
withtheasterisks,buttheyubrzo
soonwentoff.ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,andhesubscribed
je
arepositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thankBogu
Godhe’snowinafairnačin
waytodowell—praytakecareofmyboxandna
thepillyberandputthempod
underyourownbed;for,Idosuppose
gospođo
madam,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,sada
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
ali
butsulky.Thesquiregaveawayanould
kaput
coattoapoorman;i
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceivene
novails;buthesaysas
kako
howthere’sadifferencebetwixtvailsi
andperquisites;andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
svi
allgoingtotheHotWell,gdje
whereIshalldrinkyourzdravlje
healthinaglassofvode
water,being,.ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Dragi
DEARPHILLIPS,AsIhave
ništa
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,ili
orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.Ibeginit
ranije
soonerthanIintended,thatyoumayimati
haveitinyourpowertorefutebilo
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingje
afoolishquarrel,inwhichIimati
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysister,whohadbeensomevrijeme
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.Kad
WhenIcamehitherwithmyunclei
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherje
afinetallgirl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;ali
butremarkablysimple,andquiteignorantoftheworld.Ova
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofje
aperson—Iknownotwhattocallga
him,whohadseenheratje
aplay;and,withaconfidence
i
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
jedno
oneofhisletters;asitwasmy
dužnost
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,i
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.The
iskra
sparkdidnotlikethestileIused,i
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.Iako
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,byna
thebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtopuno
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwas
izuzetno
remarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeofje
agentleman,andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,theposao
businesstookair,Iknownotkako
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemywordi
andhonour,&c.andto-morrow
ujutro
morningwesetoutforBristolWells,gdje
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoaobitelj
familyoforiginals,whomImožda
mayonedayattempttoopisati
describeforyouramusement.My
tetka
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,i
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,uvijek
alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhisnačin
manner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephimdruštvo
company,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.Zaista
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemperament
temper,and,perhaps,Imaysviđa
likehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;certainitis,
svi
allhisservantsandneighboursinthezemlji
countryarefondofhim,čak
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,therazlog
reasonofwhichIcannotasjoš
yetcomprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
i
andalltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothekuhar
cook,andpraytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,koji
whois,andeverwillbe,.Dragi
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,i
andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNather
kući
houseinGloucester.DEARMADAM,
Havingno
majku
motherofmyown,Ihopeyouwilldati
givemeleavetodisburdenmypoorsrce
hearttoyou,whohaveuvijek
alwaysactedthepartofaljubazni
kindparenttome,eversinceIwasputpod
underyourcare.Indeed,and
zaista
indeed,myworthygovernessmayvjerovati
believeme,whenIassureher,thatIneverharbouredje
athoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;i
and,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishallnikada
neverbehavesoastocastareflectiononthecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
i
andexperience.Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhattheyoungmansaid;
i
anditwasmydutytohavetoldyousve
allthatpassed,butIwasashamedtospomenuti
mentionit;andthenhebehavedsomodest
i
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholyi
andtimorous,thatIcouldnotnaći
findinmyhearttodobilo
anythingthatshouldmakehimmiserablei
anddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nikada
neveronceallowedhimtheuslugu
favourofa:salute;
andastothe
nekoliko
fewlettersthatpassedbetweennas
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,andIhopetheysadrže
containnothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:ali
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIće
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,koja
whichissodispleasingtomyfamily.Ihavecried
bez
withoutceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbutčaja
tea,sinceIwashurrieddaleko
awayfromyou;nordidI
jednom
onceclosemyeyesfortri
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelykad
whenwearebyourselves;ali
butIhopetosoftenherintime,byhumilityi
andsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinna
thebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearsi
anddistress;andisnow
sve
alltendernessandcompassion;andmy
brat
brotherisreconciledtomeonmyobećanje
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;ali
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallimati
havenopeaceofmindtillIknowmydraga
dearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuchafright,lest
ovo
thisshouldnotcomesafetoruke
handbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatImolim
begyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,pod
undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisadobra
goodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
vrlo
veryshyoftakingchargeofmypismo
letterandthelittleparcel,jer
becausehissisterSallyhadliketohavelosthermjesto
placeonmyaccount:indeedIcannot
kriviti
blamethemanforhiscaution;ali
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—Mydragi
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousdodatak
additiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompanyi
andconversation,atatimekada
whenIneedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumouri
andgoodsense;but,Ihope,the
prijateljstvo
friendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,će
willlastforlife—Idoubtnotali
butonmysideitće
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainiskustvo
experience,andlearntoknowthevrijednost
valueofatruefriend.O,my
draga
dearLetty!whatshallI
kažem
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?Ihavepromisedtobreakoff
sve
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,toforgetga
him:but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
moći
power.Asitisby
ne
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldostane
remaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubyovom
thisopportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,će
willmakeithisbusinesstovidi
seeyouattheusualplace.Ako
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhissliku
picture,youmaytellhimIhavene
nooccasionforapicture,dok
whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butne
no;Iwouldnothaveyoutellhimthatneither;
jer
becausetheremustbeankraja
endofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforgetme
me,forthesakeofhisownmira
peace;andyetifhe
bi trebao
should,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseandinconstant:Ibeseechhimnottowritetome,
niti
norattempttoseemeforsomevrijeme
time;for,consideringtheresentment
i
andpassionatetemperofmybrata
brotherJery,suchanattemptmightbeattendeds
withconsequenceswhichwouldmakeussve
allmiserableforlife—letustrusttotimei
andthechapterofaccidents;ili
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,prije
soonerorlater,torewardone
thosethatwalkinthepathsofhonouri
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermy
ljubav
lovetotheyoungladies;ali
butitisnotfitthatbilo
anyofthemshouldknowyouhavereceivedovo
thisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,i
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetovisit;i
andIflattermyselfthatmydraga
dearMissWilliswillbetočna
punctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
Dragi
DEARLEWIS,Ihavefollowedyourdirections
s
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbyovog
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.Irodeoutupon
na
theDownslastTuesday,inna
theforenoon,whenthesky,asfarasna
thevisiblehorizon,waswithoutje
acloud;butbeforeIhadgone
je
afullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyje
astormofrainthatwetmetothekože
skininthreeminutes—whenceitcametheđavo
devilknows;butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
jedan
onefortnight.Itmakesme
muka
sicktohearpeopletalkofna
thefineairuponClifton-downs:Kako
Howcantheairbeeitherugodan
agreeableorsalutary,wherethedemon
demonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthe
još
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.My
nećakinja
niecehashadadangerousfitofbolesti
illness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisajadna
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasmaslac
butter,andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,andheredukacija
educationhasnotbeenneglected;to
thatistosay,shemože
canwriteandspell,andgovoriti
speakFrench,andplayuponna
theharpsichord;thenshedancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,
i
andisverywellinclined;ali
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgotje
alanguishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrat
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,pun
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;ponosan
proudasaGermancount,i
andashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.Asforthatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youareno
stranac
strangertoherqualifications—IvowtoBogu
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatIgotovo
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;a
andyetIamconsciousofne
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythevrag
devilshouldnotIshakeoffove
thesetormentsatonce?Ian’t
oženjen
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!niti
nordidIbegetthedruga
othertwo:letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formy
dio
partIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;mnogo
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboysi
andgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
znati
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whichareukratko
brieflythese,andIhopetheywillići
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensodugo
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;i
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’msram
ashamedtotellyou!shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsomeyoung
momka
fellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.Therascal
ubrzo
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,i
andmanagedmatterssoastovidi
seeheratahousewhereshewenttopiti
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthepočetak
beginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofje
ajadeofamilliner,whomadei
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Kad
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,a
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliverje
aletterintoherownhands;ali
butitseemsJeryhadveć
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshenajbolje
bestknows)thatshecarriedthepismo
lettertohim,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.Therash
dječak
boy,withoutsayingawordofthemattertomi
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;i
and,Isuppose,treatedhims
withinsolenceenough.Thetheatrical
heroj
herowastoofargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:herepliedinblankverse,
i
andaformalchallengeensued.