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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Sir
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,
at
thatyouhaveperusedthose
samme
sameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
ven
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
og
andIampleasedto
finde
findyouthinktheymaybeprinted
med
withagoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kan
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
kan
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
personer
personsstillliving,givemeleave,
med
withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersin
pågældende
questionwerenotwrittenand
sendt
sentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thatthey
har
havenotendencytothemalafama,
eller
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
men
butrathertotheinformation
og
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
en
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
har
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,
en
aneminentattorneyofthisplace,who,
efter
afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
mener
thinkthesaidLetterscontainanymatterwhichwillbeheldactionablein
de
theeyeofthelaw.
Finally,
hvis
ifyouandIshould
komme
cometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
tilfælde
caseofanysuchprosecution,I
vil
willtakethewholeuponmy
egne
ownshoulders,evenquoadfine
og
andimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,I
skulle
shouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
kan
maysay,nonfloccifacio—I
ville
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
hvis
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iam
meget
muchsurprisedthatmorecareisnot
taget
takentoexcludefromthecommission
alle
allsuchvagrantforeignersas
kan
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
og
andstate—GodforbidthatI
skulle
shouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,that
den
thesaidLismahagoisno
bedre
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;
men
butthisIwillassert
og
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
dag
dayhequalified,hehas
aldrig
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatisto
sige
say,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
med
withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
da
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
må
mustinformyou,mygood
Hr
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
sagde
saidabove,Ivaluenotof
en
arush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
en
abarbel’srow,whichI
havde
hadeatenatdinner,not
vide
knowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
og
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichI
fik
gotpossessionoftheseLetters,itis
en
acircumstancethatconcernsmy
egen
ownconscienceonly;
sufficethitto
sige
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
og
and,bythistime,I
håber
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouin
sådan
suchways,thatthelast
hånd
handmaybeputtoouragreement,
og
andtheworkproceedwith
al
allconvenientexpedition;
inwhichI
håber
hopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Your
meget
veryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
have
havethepleasureofseeingyouin
den
thegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
når
whenIshallbegladtotreat
med
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
en
acertainclergymandeceased;
acakeof
den
therightleaven,forthepresenttasteof
den
thepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
Sir
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
og
andshallbegladtotreat
med
withyoufortheM.S.
som
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
ven
friendMrBehn;
butcanby
ingen
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
alt
allalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—I
kunne
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;
men
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteof
den
thetownissochangeable.
Thentherehavebeenso
mange
manylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
mellem
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
og
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,
den
thepublicseemstobecloyed
med
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,I
vil
will,ifyouplease,run
den
therisqueofprintingandpublishing,
og
andyoushallhavehalf
den
theprofitsoftheimpression—You
behøver
neednottakethetroubleto
bringe
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
læser
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formy
egen
ownpart,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortof
læser
reading;
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
ude
outoftheway;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
og
andtheother,hasbeensilly
nok
enoughtoabscond,inordertoavoid
en
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
stor
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
efterladt
leftamanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
efter
afterhavingreceivedmoneyfor
den
thewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
og
andhadthemostorthodoxpenofallmy
folk
people;
andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,
men
butinflyingfromhisbread
og
andbutteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
sat
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitof
en
agoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthe
slutningen
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
et
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
et
acertainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregiment
kom
cametomyshop,and,inthepresenceofmy
kone
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedto
skære
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
flere
morewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhim
over
over;
myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
har
havenothingtofear,and
intet
nothingtohope,onthathead—There
har
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedat
det
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
og
andheassuredmeitwas
ikke
nomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—
har
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbythe
House
HouseofL—;
butitcameto
noget
nothing.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
og
andgrantedagainstyou,as
det
theeditorofthoseLetters,I
håber
hopeyouwillhavehonesty
og
andwitenoughtoappear
og
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyou
skulle
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimes
går
go,that’sasuresteptohonour
og
andpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
glad
happyifIcanlendyou
et
alift;
andam,verysincerely,.
Din
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—I
har
havesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriage
betalt
paid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasa
lille
smalltokenofmyregard.
My
kone
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentsto
ham
him,andbegstoknowifthere’s
nogen
anyofthatkind,whichhewasso
god
goodastosendus
sidste
lastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Læge
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kunne
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—I
har
havetoldyouoverandover
hvor
howhardIamtomove;
og
andatthistimeof
dagen
day,Ioughttoknow
noget
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Hvorfor
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Prithee
send
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
og
andasmuchtorturedin
alle
allmylimbsasifIwas
brudt
brokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
sind
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
nok
enoughofmyown,those
børn
childrenofmysisterare
efterladt
leftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—what
forretning
businesshavepeopletoget
børn
childrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
En
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
har
hasdisorderedmeinsuch
en
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaid
op
upwithanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
kan
mayexplainmyselfinmy
næste
next.
Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Hot
HotWellatBristol,whereIam
bange
afraidIshallstaylonger
end
thanIcouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
dette
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
og
andthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
to
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
og
andsellitofftothe
fattige
pooratashillingabushel
under
undermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringto
gøre
makeapublicsubmissionand
betale
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocket
nogen
anyofhismoney.
Thefellowis
en
abadneighbour,andIdesire,to
have
havenothingtodowith
ham
him:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betale
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
give
givefivepoundstothe
fattige
pooroftheparish,andI
vil
willwithdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyou
kan
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidow
få
havetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
børn
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableof
det
themattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
betale
paywhensheisable.
Idesireyou
vil
willlockupallmydrawers,
og
andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
og
andbesureyoutaketheironchest
med
withmypapersintoyour
egen
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
fra
from,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Når
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopack
op
upinthetrunkmalethat
står
standsinmycloset;
tobe
sendt
sentmeintheBristolwaggon
uden
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
med
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
og
andmyblackvelvetswith
den
theshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hoved
headandlappetsandthelitelbox
med
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
bringe
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviol
med
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
og
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
siden
sincewelefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthe
huset
housewhilethefamilyisabsent.
Lad
Lettherebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
og
andmine.
Themaids,having
noget
nothingtodo,maybesat
en
aspinning.
Idesireyou’llclap
en
apad-luckonthewind-seller,
og
andletnoneofthemenhaveexcessto
den
thestrongbear—don’tforgettohave
den
thegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
og
andthehindmayliebelowin
den
thelandry,topartakethe
huset
house,withtheblunderbussand
den
thegreatdog;
andhopeyou’llhaveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
kender
knowthathussyMaryJones,
elsker
lovestoberumpingwith
den
themen.
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
og
andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebe
sidder
sitting;
andifthecobler
har
hascutDicky,andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.
Ikke
Nomoreatpresent,but
hviler
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kære
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
sender
send,mylovetoyou
og
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,
og
andhopingtohearthe
samme
samefromyou;
andthatyou
og
andSaulwilltakemy
stakkels
poorkittentobedwithyou
dette
thiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
alle
allin,asadtaking
her
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhad
gerne
liketohaverunaway
med
withaplayer-man,andyoungmaster
og
andhewouldadonethemselves
en
amischief;
butthesquireappliedto
det
themare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
sige
speakawordofthematterto
nogen
anyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for
for,weservintsshouldsee
alt
allandsaynothing—
Butwhatwasworse
end
thanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobe
bekymret
worriedbyabutcher’sdog,
og
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
taget
takenwiththeasterisks,butthey
snart
soonwentoff.
Thedoctorwas
sendt
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribedarepository
som
whichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Gud
Godhe’snowinafair
måde
waytodowell—praytakecareofmybox
og
andthepillyberandputthem
under
underyourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
vil
willbeapryingintomysecrets,
nu
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
godt
goodhealth,butsulky.
Thesquire
gav
gaveawayanouldcoattoapoor
mand
man;
andJohnsaysas,
hvordan
how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
ham
him,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
ingen
novails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
en
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
og
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
alle
allgoingtotheHotWell,
hvor
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthin
et
aglassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Kære
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhavenothingmoreat
hjertet
heartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
glemme
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,
nu
nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
og
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
end
thanIintended,thatyou
kan
mayhaveitinyour
magt
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhich
kan
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touching
en
afoolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmy
søster
sister,whohadbeensome
tid
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Da
WhenIcamehitherwithmy
onkel
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchher
væk
away,Ifoundhera
fin
finetallgirl,ofseventeen,
med
withanagreeableperson;
butremarkablysimple,
og
andquiteignorantofthe
verden
world.
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,
havde
hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—Iknownotwhatto
kalde
callhim,whohadseenherataplay;
og
and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,
fandt
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
et
oneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
denne
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,I
gjorde
madeitmybusinessto
finde
findhimout,andtellhim
meget
veryfreelymysentimentsofthe
sagen
matter.
Thesparkdidnot
lide
likethestileIused,
og
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Selv
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
meget
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
en
agentleman,andsomethingmight
havde
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
tog
tookair,Iknownot
hvordan
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewas
havde
hadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
give
givemywordandhonour,&c.
og
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
hvor
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
familie
familyoforiginals,whomImayone
dag
dayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
og
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
slags
kindofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,
og
andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedto
holde
keephimcompany,I’dresign
alt
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegout
kan
mayhavesouredhistemper,
og
and,perhaps,Imaylikehim
bedre
betteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
alle
allhisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondof
ham
him,eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonof
hvilket
whichIcannotasyetcomprehend.
Husk
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
og
andalltherestofmy
gamle
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyserviceto
de
thecook,andpraytakecareof
stakkels
poorPonto,forthesakeofhis
gamle
oldmaster,whois,andever
vil
willbe,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
ven
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
hus
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Har
Havingnomotherofmy
egen
own,Ihopeyouwill
give
givemeleavetodisburdenmy
stakkels
poorhearttoyou,who
har
havealwaysactedthepartof
en
akindparenttome,eversinceIwas
lagt
putunderyourcare.
Indeed,
og
andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
maybelieveme,whenIassure
hende
her,thatIneverharboured
en
athoughtthatwasotherwise
end
thanvirtuous;
and,ifGod
vil
willgivemegrace,Ishall
aldrig
neverbehavesoastocast
en
areflectiononthecareyou
har
havetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessI
har
havegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
og
andexperience.
Ioughtnotto
have
havelistenedtowhatthe
unge
youngmansaid;
anditwasmydutytohave
fortælle
toldyouallthatpassed,
men
butIwasashamedtomention
det
it;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
og
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
og
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
finde
findinmyhearttodoanythingthat
skulle
shouldmakehimmiserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
aldrig
neveronceallowedhimthefavourof
en
a:
salute;
andastothe
få
fewlettersthatpassedbetween
os
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
og
andIhopetheycontain
intet
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
stadig
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
men
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileI
vil
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
som
whichissodispleasingtomy
familie
family.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
og
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,
siden
sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidIonce
lukket
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
men
butIhopetosoftenherin
tiden
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
onkel
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,
nød
hasbeenmovedbymytears
og
anddistress;
andisnow
alt
alltendernessandcompassion;
andmy
bror
brotherisreconciledtomeonmy
løfte
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondence
med
withthatunfortunateyouth;
but,notwithstanding
al
alltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
ikke
nopeaceofmindtillI
ved
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
stakkels
poor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
en
afright,lestthisshouldnot
komme
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouwill
skrive
writeme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
under
undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,
som
whoisagoodgirl,
og
andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatI
har
havemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
meget
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletter
og
andthelittleparcel,becausehis
søster
sisterSallyhadliketo
havde
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethe
manden
manforhiscaution;
butI
har
havemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
kære
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomy
andre
othermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
selskab
companyandconversation,ata
tidspunkt
timewhenIneedso
meget
muchthecomfortofyour
gode
goodhumourandgoodsense;
men
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
vil
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
men
butonmysideit
vil
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,
og
andlearntoknowthevalueof
en
atruefriend.
O,my
kære
dearLetty!
whatshallI
sige
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
I
har
havepromisedtobreakoff
al
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,to
glemme
forgethim:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethat
vil
willnotbeinmy
magt
power.
Asitisbynomeansproperthatthepicture
skal
shouldremaininmyhands,lestit
skal
shouldbetheoccasionof
mere
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
denne
thisopportunity,beggingyouwill
enten
eitherkeepitsafetill
bedre
bettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,
vil
willmakeithisbusinessto
se
seeyouattheusual
sted
place.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
sender
sendingbackhispicture,you
kan
maytellhimIhavenooccasionfor
et
apicture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
I
vil
wouldnothaveyoutellhimthatneither;
because
der
theremustbeanendofourcorrespondence—I
ønsker
wishhemayforgetme,forthesakeofhis
egen
ownpeace;
andyetifhe
skulle
should,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
og
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
skrive
writetome,norattemptto
se
seemeforsometime;
for
for,consideringtheresentmentandpassionatetemperofmy
bror
brotherJery,suchanattempt
kan
mightbeattendedwithconsequences
der
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrustto
tiden
timeandthechapterofaccidents;
eller
orrathertothatProvidencewhich
vil
willnotfail,soonerorlater,toreward
dem
thosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
og
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
kærlighed
lovetotheyoungladies;
men
butitisnotfitthat
nogen
anyofthemshouldknowyou
har
havereceivedthisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishall
sende
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
og
andeveryotherplacewe
kan
maychancetovisit;
andIflattermyself
at
thatmydearMissWillis
vil
willbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Kære
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
med
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
dette
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
bruge
usemysaddle-horse.
Irode
ud
outupontheDownslastTuesday,in
den
theforenoon,whenthesky,as
langt
farasthevisiblehorizon,was
uden
withoutacloud;
butbeforeI
havde
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
en
astormofrainthatwetmetotheskinin
tre
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevil
ved
knows;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
en
onefortnight.
Itmakesme
syg
sicktohearpeopletalkofthe
fine
fineairuponClifton-downs:
How
kan
cantheairbeeitheragreeable
eller
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
en
aperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
mere
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedby
at
thatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
og
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
og
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatistosay,she
kan
canwriteandspell,andspeakFrench,
og
andplayupontheharpsichord;
thenshe
danser
dancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,
og
andisverywellinclined;
men
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
og
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
har
hasgotalanguishingeye,
og
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
bror
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
fuld
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudas
en
aGermancount,andas
varm
hotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
søster
sisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Gud
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
næsten
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
kommet
cometotormentmeformysins;
og
andyetIamconsciousof
ikke
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilshouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
gift
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
de
theothertwo:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formy
del
partIan’tinaconditionto
tage
takecareofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
og
andgirls.
YouearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebriefly
disse
these,andIhopethey
vil
willgonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
længe
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworst
slags
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
unge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
og
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
fortælle
tellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsome
ung
youngfellowthatgoesbythe
navn
nameofWilson.
Therascal
snart
soonperceivedtheimpressionhe
havde
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoasto
se
seeheratahousewhereshe
gik
wenttodrinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichthey
holdt
keptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
og
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Da
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kom
cametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
og
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
et
aletterintoherownhands;
men
butitseemsJeryhad
allerede
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhat
men
meanshebestknows)thatshecarriedtheletterto
ham
him,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Den
Therashboy,withoutsaying
et
awordofthematterto
mig
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
og
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
med
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
for
toofargoneinromancetobrook
sådan
suchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
og
andaformalchallengeensued.