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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Gospodine
SIR,
.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
su
have
perusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyfriend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
i
and
Iampleasedtofindyouthinktheymaybeprinted
s
with
agoodprospectof
uspjeh
success
;
inasmuchas
na
the
objectionsyoumention,I
ponizno
humbly
conceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,
ako
if
notentirelyremoved—And,first,in
na
the
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmay
nastati
arise
fromprintingtheprivate
korespondencije
correspondence
ofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,withall
zbog
due
submission,toobserve,that
na
the
Lettersinquestionwerenotwritten
i
and
sentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
ili
or
prejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
butrathertotheinformation
i
and
edificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
je
a
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Osim toga
Besides
,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
ovog
this
place,who,afterdueinspection
i
and
consideration,declareth,ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetters
sadrže
contain
anymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.
Konačno
Finally
,ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
slučaju
case
ofanysuchprosecution,Iwilltake
na
the
wholeuponmyownshoulders,
čak
even
quoadfineandimprisonment,
iako
though
,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcareto
podvrgnuti
undergo
flagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
tiče
concerning
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
možda
may
say,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
ako
if
,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
više
more
careisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
sve
all
suchvagrantforeignersas
može
may
bejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,in
crkvi
church
andstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
pozitivno
positively
,thatthesaidLismahagois
ne
no
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;
ali
but
thisIwillassert
i
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
dana
day
hequalified,hehasneverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withinthe
župne
parish
church.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
kada
when
thesaidLismahagowasso
brutalan
brutal
inhisreprehensions,Imust
obavijestiti
inform
you,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedto
povući
retire
,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaid
gore
above
,Ivaluenotof
je
a
rush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’s
red
row
,whichIhadeatenat
večeru
dinner
,notknowing,thatthesaid
red
row
isatcertainseasons
nasilno
violently
cathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
i
and
lastly,withreferenceto
na
the
mannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
ove
these
Letters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmyown
savjesti
conscience
only;
sufficethitto
reći
say
,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhose
pritvoru
custody
theywere;
and,by
ovog
this
time,IhopeIhave
također
also
satisfiedyouinsuchways,that
na
the
lasthandmaybe
staviti
put
toouragreement,and
na
the
workproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
in
kojoj
which
IhopeIrest,.
Respected
Gospodine
Sir
,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
imam
have
thepleasureofseeingyouinthegreat
gradu
city
,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreat
s
with
youconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofacertainclergymandeceased;
a
kolač
cake
oftherightleaven,forthepresent
ukus
taste
ofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
u
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
i
and
shallbegladto
tretirati
treat
withyoufortheM.S.
koji
which
IhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
ali
but
canbynomeans
pridržavati
comply
withthetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
sve
all
alottery—Ihavebeena
gubitnik
loser
bytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icould
spomenuti
mention
particulars,andnamenames;
ali
but
don’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
grada
town
issochangeable.
Then
tu
there
havebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
između
between
Smollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
i
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
s
with
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
ako
if
youplease,runtherisqueofprinting
i
and
publishing,andyoushall
imati
have
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubleto
dovesti
bring
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermons
ali
but
MethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyown
dio
part
,Iamquitea
stranac
stranger
tothatsortofreading;
a
and
thetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
van
out
oftheway;
oneisgoneabroad,
stolar
carpenter
ofamanofwar;
a
and
theother,hasbeensilly
dovoljno
enough
toabscond,inordertoavoid
je
a
prosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
veliki
great
loserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleft
je
a
manualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
nakon
after
havingreceivedmoneyforthe
cijeli
whole
copy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
a
and
hadthemostorthodoxpenofallmypeople;
i
and
Ineverknewhisjudgmentfail,
ali
but
inflyingfromhis
kruha
bread
andbutteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnotputinbodily
strah
fear
byLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofagoodplea,over
i
and
abovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthelate
ratu
war
,Iinsertedinmyevening
novine
paper
,aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
je
a
certainregimentinbattle.
An
časnik
officer
ofsaidregimentcametomyshop,
i
and
,inthepresenceofmywife
i
and
journeyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
više
more
waysthanone,to
na
the
convictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
a
and
Irecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhavenothingtofear,
i
and
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbut
jedan
one
printerfloggedatthecart’s
repu
tail
thesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
i
and
heassuredmeitwasno
više
more
thanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatened
nekoliko
several
timesbytheHouseofL—;
ali
but
itcametonothing.
Ako
If
aninformationshouldbemovedfor,
i
and
grantedagainstyou,as
na
the
editorofthoseLetters,Ihopeyouwill
imati
have
honestyandwitenoughtoappear
i
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedto
na
the
pillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sa
siguran
sure
steptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
sretna
happy
ifIcanlendyoualift;
i
and
am,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
supruga
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoasted
sira
cheese
,presentshercomplimentsto
mu
him
,andbegstoknowifthere’s
bilo
any
ofthatkind,whichhewasso
dobar
good
astosenduslast
Božić
Christmas
,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswell
progutati
swallow
snowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouover
i
and
overhowhardIamtomove;
i
and
atthistimeof
dana
day
,Ioughttoknow
nešto
something
ofmyownconstitution.
Zašto
Why
willyoubesopositive?
Prithee
pošaljite
send
meanotherprescription—Iamaslame
i
and
asmuchtorturedin
svim
all
mylimbsasifIwasbrokeupon
na
the
wheel:
indeed,Iam
jednako
equally
distressedinmindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
dovoljno
enough
ofmyown,thosechildrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetual
izvor
source
ofvexation—whatbusinesshave
ljudi
people
togetchildrento
kuga
plague
theirneighbours?
Aridiculous
incident
incident
thathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmein
takav
such
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
s
with
anotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
možda
may
explainmyselfinmynext.
Ishallsetout
sutra
tomorrow
morningfortheHotWellatBristol,
gdje
where
IamafraidIshall
ostati
stay
longerthanIcouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
ovo
this
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
i
and
thedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
dva
two
oldricks,andsendthe
kukuruz
corn
tomarket,andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
ispod
under
marketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
pismo
letter
fromGriffin,offeringtomakea
javno
public
submissionandpaycosts.
I
želim
want
noneofhissubmissions,
niti
neither
willIpocketanyofhis
novca
money
.
Thefellowisa
loš
bad
neighbour,andIdesire,tohave
nikakve
nothing
todowithhim:
ali
but
asheispurse-proud,heshallpayforhis
drskost
insolence
:
lethimgivefivepoundstothepoorofthe
župi
parish
,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
udovica
widow
havetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
djece
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherpay
kad
when
sheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
sve
all
mydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
i
and
besureyoutaketheironchest
sa
with
mypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgiveall,
ovaj
this
troublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,
domaćica
house-keeper
atBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Kad
When
thiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthe
prtljažnik
trunk
malethatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
bez
without
lossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
sa
with
greenrobins,myyellowdamask,
i
and
myblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylaced
pregača
apron
,myFrenchcommode,Macklinhead
i
and
lappetsandthelitel
kutija
box
withmyjowls.
Williams
može
may
bringovermybum-daffee,
i
and
theviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
i
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
stvorenje
creature
hasbeenterriblystupratedever
otkad
since
welefthuom.
Praytake
posebno
particular
careofthehouse
dok
while
thefamilyisabsent.
Neka
Let
therebeafire
stalno
constantly
keptinmybrother’schamber
i
and
mine.
Themaids,havingnothingtodo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
i
and
letnoneofthemen
imaju
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’tforgetto
imaju
have
thegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
i
and
thehindmaylie
ispod
below
inthelandry,topartakethe
kuću
house
,withtheblunderbussandthe
veliki
great
dog;
andhopeyou’ll
imati
have
awatchfuleyeover
na
the
maids.
IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
s
with
themen.
LetmeknowAlderney’s
tele
calf
besouldyet,andwhathefought—iftheould
guska
goose
besitting;
andifthecoblerhascutDicky,
i
and
howporeanemilboretheoperation.
Nema
No
moreatpresent,butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Draga
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
ljubav
love
toyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,
i
and
hopingtohearthesamefromyou;
i
and
thatyouandSaulwill
odvesti
take
mypoorkittentobed
s
with
youthiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
svi
all
in,asadtaking
ovdje
here
atGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunaway
s
with
aplayer-man,andyoung
gospodar
master
andhewouldadonethemselves
je
a
mischief;
butthesquireappliedtothemare,
i
and
theywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeak
je
a
wordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—no
više
more
Ishall;
for,weservintsshould
vidjeti
see
allandsaynothing—
Ali
But
whatwasworsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthe
nesreću
misfortune
tobeworriedby
je
a
butcher’sdog,andcame
kući
home
inaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
sa
with
theasterisks,butthey
ubrzo
soon
wentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,andhesubscribed
je
a
repositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Bogu
God
he’snowinafair
način
way
todowell—praytakecareofmyboxand
na
the
pillyberandputthem
pod
under
yourownbed;
for,Idosuppose
gospođo
madam
,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,
sada
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
ali
but
sulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanould
kaput
coat
toapoorman;
i
and
Johnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
ne
no
vails;
buthesaysas
kako
how
there’sadifferencebetwixtvails
i
and
perquisites;
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
svi
all
goingtotheHotWell,
gdje
where
Ishalldrinkyour
zdravlje
health
inaglassof
vode
water
,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Dragi
DEAR
PHILLIPS,
AsIhave
ništa
nothing
moreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
ili
or
neglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginit
ranije
sooner
thanIintended,thatyoumay
imati
have
itinyourpowertorefute
bilo
any
idlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touching
je
a
foolishquarrel,inwhichI
imati
have
beeninvolvedonaccountofmysister,whohadbeensome
vrijeme
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Kad
When
Icamehitherwithmyuncle
i
and
aunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundher
je
a
finetallgirl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;
ali
but
remarkablysimple,andquiteignorantoftheworld.
Ova
This
disposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesof
je
a
person—Iknownotwhattocall
ga
him
,whohadseenherat
je
a
play;
and,withaconfidence
i
and
dexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
jedno
one
ofhisletters;
asitwasmy
dužnost
duty
tostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
i
and
tellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.
The
iskra
spark
didnotlikethestileIused,
i
and
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Iako
Though
hisrankinlife(which,by
na
the
bye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
puno
much
deference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
izuzetno
remarkably
spirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
je
a
gentleman,andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,the
posao
business
tookair,Iknownot
kako
how
,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
i
and
honour,&c.
andto-morrow
ujutro
morning
wesetoutforBristolWells,
gdje
where
Iexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
obitelj
family
oforiginals,whomI
možda
may
onedayattemptto
opisati
describe
foryouramusement.
My
tetka
aunt
,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
i
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
uvijek
always
onthefret,andsounpleasantinhis
način
manner
,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephim
društvo
company
,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Zaista
Indeed
hisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhis
temperament
temper
,and,perhaps,Imay
sviđa
like
himbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
svi
all
hisservantsandneighboursinthe
zemlji
country
arefondofhim,
čak
even
toadegreeofenthusiasm,the
razlog
reason
ofwhichIcannotas
još
yet
comprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
i
and
alltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothe
kuhar
cook
,andpraytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,
koji
who
is,andeverwillbe,.
Dragi
Dear
Phillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
i
and
humbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
kući
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Havingno
majku
mother
ofmyown,Ihopeyouwill
dati
give
meleavetodisburdenmypoor
srce
heart
toyou,whohave
uvijek
always
actedthepartofa
ljubazni
kind
parenttome,eversinceIwasput
pod
under
yourcare.
Indeed,and
zaista
indeed
,myworthygovernessmay
vjerovati
believe
me,whenIassureher,thatIneverharboured
je
a
thoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
i
and
,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishall
nikada
never
behavesoastocastareflectiononthecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
i
and
experience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhattheyoungmansaid;
i
and
itwasmydutytohavetoldyou
sve
all
thatpassed,butIwasashamedto
spomenuti
mention
it;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
i
and
respectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
i
and
timorous,thatIcouldnot
naći
find
inmyhearttodo
bilo
any
thingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
i
and
desperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nikada
never
onceallowedhimthe
uslugu
favour
ofa:
salute;
andastothe
nekoliko
few
lettersthatpassedbetween
nas
us
,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,andIhopethey
sadrže
contain
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
ali
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileI
će
will
endeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
koja
which
issodispleasingtomyfamily.
Ihavecried
bez
without
ceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbut
čaja
tea
,sinceIwashurried
daleko
away
fromyou;
nordidI
jednom
once
closemyeyesfor
tri
three
nightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
kad
when
wearebyourselves;
ali
but
Ihopetosoftenherintime,byhumility
i
and
submission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionatein
na
the
beginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
i
and
distress;
andisnow
sve
all
tendernessandcompassion;
andmy
brat
brother
isreconciledtomeonmy
obećanje
promise
tobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
ali
but
,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishall
imati
have
nopeaceofmindtillIknowmy
draga
dear
andeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuchafright,lest
ovo
this
shouldnotcomesafeto
ruke
hand
bytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatI
molim
beg
youwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
pod
under
cover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisa
dobra
good
girl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
vrlo
very
shyoftakingchargeofmy
pismo
letter
andthelittleparcel,
jer
because
hissisterSallyhadliketohavelosther
mjesto
place
onmyaccount:
indeedIcannot
kriviti
blame
themanforhiscaution;
ali
but
Ihavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
dragi
dear
companionandbed-fellow,itisagrievous
dodatak
addition
tomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompany
i
and
conversation,atatime
kada
when
Ineedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
i
and
goodsense;
but,Ihope,the
prijateljstvo
friendship
wecontractedatboarding-school,
će
will
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
ali
but
onmysideit
će
will
dailyincreaseandimprove,asIgain
iskustvo
experience
,andlearntoknowthe
vrijednost
value
ofatruefriend.
O,my
draga
dear
Letty!
whatshallI
kažem
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihavepromisedtobreakoff
sve
all
correspondence,and,ifpossible,toforget
ga
him
:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
moći
power
.
Asitisby
ne
no
meansproperthatthepictureshould
ostane
remain
inmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
ovom
this
opportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,
će
will
makeithisbusinessto
vidi
see
youattheusualplace.
Ako
If
heshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhis
sliku
picture
,youmaytellhimIhave
ne
no
occasionforapicture,
dok
while
theoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
ne
no
;
Iwouldnothaveyoutellhimthatneither;
jer
because
theremustbean
kraja
end
ofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforget
me
me
,forthesakeofhisown
mira
peace
;
andyetifhe
bi trebao
should
,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseandinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowritetome,
niti
nor
attempttoseemeforsome
vrijeme
time
;
for,consideringtheresentment
i
and
passionatetemperofmy
brata
brother
Jery,suchanattemptmightbeattended
s
with
consequenceswhichwouldmakeus
sve
all
miserableforlife—letustrusttotime
i
and
thechapterofaccidents;
ili
or
rathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,
prije
sooner
orlater,toreward
one
those
thatwalkinthepathsofhonour
i
and
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
ljubav
love
totheyoungladies;
ali
but
itisnotfitthat
bilo
any
ofthemshouldknowyouhavereceived
ovo
this
letter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
i
and
everyotherplacewemaychancetovisit;
i
and
Iflattermyselfthatmy
draga
dear
MissWilliswillbe
točna
punctual
inansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Dragi
DEAR
LEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
s
with
somesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
ovog
this
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
Irodeoutupon
na
the
DownslastTuesday,in
na
the
forenoon,whenthesky,asfaras
na
the
visiblehorizon,waswithout
je
a
cloud;
butbeforeIhadgone
je
a
fullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
je
a
stormofrainthatwetmetothe
kože
skin
inthreeminutes—whenceitcamethe
đavo
devil
knows;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
jedan
one
fortnight.
Itmakesme
muka
sick
tohearpeopletalkof
na
the
fineairuponClifton-downs:
Kako
How
cantheairbeeither
ugodan
agreeable
orsalutary,wherethe
demon
demon
ofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
još
more
intolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
My
nećakinja
niece
hashadadangerousfitof
bolesti
illness
,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisa
jadna
poor
good-naturedsimpleton,assoftas
maslac
butter
,andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,andher
edukacija
education
hasnotbeenneglected;
to
that
istosay,she
može
can
writeandspell,and
govoriti
speak
French,andplayupon
na
the
harpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,
i
and
isverywellinclined;
ali
but
,she’sdeficientinspirit,andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgot
je
a
languishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
brat
brother
,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
pun
full
ofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
ponosan
proud
asaGermancount,
i
and
ashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youareno
stranac
stranger
toherqualifications—Ivowto
Bogu
God
,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
gotovo
almost
thinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
a
and
yetIamconsciousof
ne
no
sinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythe
vrag
devil
shouldnotIshakeoff
ove
these
tormentsatonce?
Ian’t
oženjen
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
niti
nor
didIbegetthe
druga
other
two:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formy
dio
part
Ian’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
mnogo
much
lesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
i
and
girls.
Youearnestlydesireto
znati
know
theparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whichare
ukratko
briefly
these,andIhopetheywill
ići
go
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
dugo
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
i
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’m
sram
ashamed
totellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsomeyoung
momka
fellow
thatgoesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
ubrzo
soon
perceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
i
and
managedmatterssoasto
vidi
see
heratahousewhereshewentto
piti
drink
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthe
početak
beginning
ofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansof
je
a
jadeofamilliner,whomade
i
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Kad
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
a
and
Wilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
je
a
letterintoherownhands;
ali
but
itseemsJeryhad
već
already
acquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshe
najbolje
best
knows)thatshecarriedthe
pismo
letter
tohim,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
dječak
boy
,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
mi
me
,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
i
and
,Isuppose,treatedhim
s
with
insolenceenough.
Thetheatrical
heroj
hero
wastoofargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
i
and
aformalchallengeensued.