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

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Sir
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyour
ærede
esteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,
at
thatyouhaveperusedthose
samme
sameLetters,thewhichwere
afleveret
delivereduntoyoubymy
ven
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
og
andIampleasedto
finde
findyouthinktheymaybeprinted
med
withagoodprospectof
succes
success;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
nævner
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kan
mayberedargued,ifnot
helt
entirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
kan
mayarisefromprintingtheprivate
korrespondance
correspondenceofpersonsstillliving,
give
givemeleave,withalldue
underkastelse
submission,toobserve,thattheLettersin
pågældende
questionwerenotwrittenand
sendt
sentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thatthey
har
havenotendencytothemalafama,
eller
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
men
butrathertotheinformation
og
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
en
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Desuden
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,
en
aneminentattorneyofthisplace,who,
efter
afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
mener
thinkthesaidLetterscontainanymatterwhichwillbeheldactionablein
de
theeyeofthelaw.
Endelig
Finally,ifyouandI
skulle
shouldcometoarightunderstanding,Ido
erklærer
declareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
tilfælde
caseofanysuchprosecution,I
vil
willtakethewholeuponmy
egne
ownshoulders,evenquoadfine
og
andimprisonment,though,Imust
indrømme
confess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthe
personlige
personalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
kan
maysay,nonfloccifacio—I
ville
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
hvis
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iam
meget
muchsurprisedthatmorecareisnot
taget
takentoexcludefromthe
kommissionen
commissionallsuchvagrantforeignersas
kan
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappy
forfatning
constitution,inchurchandstate—God
forbyde
forbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positivt
positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
ikke
nobetterthanaJesuitin
forklædt
disguise;
butthisIwillassert
og
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
dag
dayhequalified,hehas
aldrig
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatisto
sige
say,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
med
withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
bord
table,whenthesaidLismahagowasso
brutal
brutalinhisreprehensions,I
må
mustinformyou,mygood
Hr
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notby
frygt
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
sagde
saidabove,Ivaluenotof
en
arush;
butfromthesudden
virkning
effectproduced,byabarbel’s
række
row,whichIhadeatenat
middag
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaid
række
rowisatcertainseasons
voldsomt
violentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
kapitel
chapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,and
sidst
lastly,withreferencetothe
måde
mannerinwhichIgot
besiddelse
possessionoftheseLetters,itis
en
acircumstancethatconcernsmy
egen
ownconscienceonly;
sufficethitto
sige
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesin
hvis
whosecustodytheywere;
and,by
denne
thistime,IhopeI
have
havealsosatisfiedyouin
sådan
suchways,thatthelast
hånd
handmaybeputtoour
aftale
agreement,andtheworkproceed
med
withallconvenientexpedition;
in
hvor
whichIhopeIrest,.
Respected
Sir
Sir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
foreslår
propose,Deovolente,tohave
den
thepleasureofseeingyouin
den
thegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
når
whenIshallbegladto
behandle
treatwithyouconcerninga
pakke
parcelofMS.sermons,of
en
acertainclergymandeceased;
a
kage
cakeoftherightleaven,for
den
thepresenttasteofthe
offentligheden
public.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
Sir
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
og
andshallbegladto
behandle
treatwithyoufortheM.S.
som
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
ven
friendMrBehn;
butcanby
ingen
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
alt
allalottery—Ihavebeena
taber
loserbytheworksofthe
største
greatestmenoftheage—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’s
Sentimental
SentimentalTravels,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,Iamquitea
fremmed
strangertothatsortof
læser
reading;
andthetwopersons,
hvis
whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
ude
outoftheway;
oneisgone
udlandet
abroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
og
andtheother,hasbeensilly
nok
enoughtoabscond,inorderto
undgå
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’m
en
agreatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
efterladt
leftamanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
efter
afterhavingreceivedmoneyfor
den
thewholecopy—Hewasthesoundest
guddommelige
divine,andhadthemost
ortodokse
orthodoxpenofallmy
folk
people;
andIneverknewhis
dom
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhis
brød
breadandbutteronthis
lejlighed
occasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
sat
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitof
en
agoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageof
binde
bindinghimover.
Inthe
slutningen
latewar,Iinsertedinmy
aften
eveningpaper,aparagraphthat
kom
camebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
et
acertainregimentinbattle.
An
officer
officerofsaidregimentcametomy
butik
shop,and,inthepresenceofmy
kone
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedto
skære
cutoffmyears—AsI
udviste
exhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
flere
morewaysthanone,tothe
overbevisning
convictionofthebyestanders,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,your
formue
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasure
skridt
steptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
glad
happyifIcanlendyou
et
alift;
andam,very
oprigtigt
sincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyour
nabo
neighbour,mycousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanack
og
andCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,
vogn
carriagepaid,whichhewillpleaseto
acceptere
acceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
kone
wife,whoisveryfondoftoasted
ost
cheese,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
Whywillyoubeso
positiv
positive?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
lam
lameandasmuchtorturedin
alle
allmylimbsasifIwas
brudt
brokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iam
lige
equallydistressedinmindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
nok
enoughofmyown,those
børn
childrenofmysisterare
efterladt
leftmeforaperpetual
kilde
sourceofvexation—whatbusinesshave
folk
peopletogetchildrento
plage
plaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculous
hændelse
incidentthathappenedyesterdaytomy
niece
nieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmein
sådan
suchamanner,thatI
forventer
expecttobelaidup
med
withanotherfitofthegout—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.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
brev
letterfromGriffin,offeringto
gøre
makeapublicsubmissionand
betale
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocket
nogen
anyofhismoney.
Thefellowis
en
abadneighbour,andI
ønsker
desire,tohavenothingto
gøre
dowithhim:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betale
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
give
givefivepoundstothe
fattige
pooroftheparish,andI
vil
willwithdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyou
kan
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
enke
widowhavetheAlderneycow,
og
andfortyshillingstoclotheher
børn
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableof
det
themattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
betale
paywhensheisable.
I
ønsker
desireyouwilllockup
alle
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
og
andbesureyoutaketheironchest
med
withmypapersintoyour
egen
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
fra
from,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Når
Whenthiscumstohand,besureto
pakke
packupinthetrunk
mand
malethatstandsinmy
skab
closet;
tobesentmein
de
theBristolwaggonwithoutlossof
tid
time,thefollowingarticles,viz.
my
rose
rosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,my
gule
yellowdamask,andmyblackvelvets
med
withtheshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,my
grønne
greenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hoved
headandlappetsandthelitel
kasse
boxwithmyjowls.
Williams
kan
maybringovermybum-daffee,
og
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
og
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
skabning
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
siden
sincewelefthuom.
Praytake
særlig
particularcareofthehouse
mens
whilethefamilyisabsent.
Lad
Lettherebeafire
konstant
constantlykeptinmybrother’s
kammer
chamberandmine.
Themaids,
har
havingnothingtodo,maybesat
en
aspinning.
Idesireyou’ll
klappe
clapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
og
andletnoneofthemenhave
overskydende
excesstothestrongbear—don’t
glemme
forgettohavethegate
lort
shiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
og
andthehindmaylie
nedenfor
belowinthelandry,topartake
den
thehouse,withtheblunderbuss
og
andthegreatdog;
and
håber
hopeyou’llhaveawatchful
øje
eyeoverthemaids.
I
kender
knowthathussyMaryJones,
elsker
lovestoberumpingwith
den
themen.
LetmeknowAlderney’s
kalv
calfbesouldyet,andwhathefought—iftheould
gåsen
goosebesitting;
andifthecobler
har
hascutDicky,andhowporeanemil
båret
boretheoperation.
Nomoreatpresent,
men
butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kære
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
sender
send,mylovetoyou
og
andSaul,beingingood
helbred
health,andhopingtohear
det
thesamefromyou;
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—
Butwhatwas
værre
worsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobe
bekymret
worriedbyabutcher’sdog,
og
andcamehomeina
forfærdelig
terriblepickle—Mistresswastakenwiththeasterisks,
men
buttheysoonwentoff.
Det
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
og
andhesubscribedarepository
som
whichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Gud
Godhe’snowina
retfærdig
fairwaytodowell—pray
tage
takecareofmybox
og
andthepillyberandputthem
under
underyourownbed;
for,Idosuppose
frue
madam,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,
nu
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
godt
goodhealth,butsulky.
Thesquire
gav
gaveawayanouldcoattoapoor
mand
man;
andJohnsaysas,
hvordan
how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
ham
him,byhisagreementhewasto
modtage
receivenovails;
buthe
siger
saysashowthere’sa
forskel
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
og
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
alle
allgoingtotheHotWell,
hvor
whereIshalldrinkyour
sundhed
healthinaglassof
vand
water,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
har
havenothingmoreatheart
end
thantoconvinceyouIam
ude
incapableofforgetting,orneglectingthe
venskab
friendshipImadeatcollege,
nu
nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
og
andIagreed,atparting,to
dyrke
cultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
end
thanIintended,thatyou
kan
mayhaveitinyour
magt
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhich
kan
maybecirculatedtomy
berører
prejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolish
skænderi
quarrel,inwhichIhavebeen
involveret
involvedonaccountofmy
søster
sister,whohadbeensome
tid
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Da
WhenIcamehitherwithmy
onkel
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)to
hente
fetchheraway,Ifoundhera
fin
finetallgirl,ofseventeen,
med
withanagreeableperson;
but
bemærkelsesværdigt
remarkablysimple,andquiteignorantofthe
verden
world.
Thisdisposition,andwantof
erfaring
experience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—Iknownotwhatto
kalde
callhim,whohadseenherataplay;
og
and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,
fandt
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
Itwasbythe
største
greatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
pligt
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinits
fødsel
birth,Imadeitmybusinessto
finde
findhimout,andtellhim
meget
veryfreelymysentimentsofthe
sagen
matter.
Thesparkdidnot
lide
likethestileIused,
og
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Selv
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iam
skammer
ashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
meget
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
bemærkelsesværdigt
remarkablyspirited,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.
My
tante
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isa
jomfru
maidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,
forfængelig
vain,andridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
slags
kindofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,
og
andsounpleasantinhis
måde
manner,thatratherthanbe
forpligtet
obligedtokeephimcompany,I’d
træde tilbage
resignallclaimtothe
arven
inheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeing
tortureret
torturedbythegoutmay
have
havesouredhistemper,and,
måske
perhaps,Imaylikehim
bedre
betteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
alle
allhisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondof
ham
him,eventoadegreeof
begejstring
enthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyet
forstå
comprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
og
andalltherestofmy
gamle
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
tjeneste
servicetothecook,and
bed
praytakecareofpoorPonto,for
de
thesakeofhisoldmaster,
som
whois,andeverwillbe,.
Kære
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
og
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,whenI
forsikrer
assureher,thatIneverharboured
en
athoughtthatwasotherwise
end
thanvirtuous;
and,ifGod
vil
willgivemegrace,Ishall
aldrig
neverbehavesoastocast
en
areflectiononthecareyou
har
havetakeninmyeducation.
I
indrømmer
confessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
og
andexperience.
Ioughtnotto
have
havelistenedtowhatthe
unge
youngmansaid;
anditwasmy
pligt
dutytohavetoldyou
alt
allthatpassed,butIwasashamedto
nævne
mentionit;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
og
andrespectful,andseemedtobeso
melankolsk
melancholyandtimorous,thatI
kunne
couldnotfindinmy
hjerte
hearttodoanythingthat
skulle
shouldmakehimmiserableand
desperat
desperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Ido
erklærer
declare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourof
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
andhavenottastedanythingbut
te
tea,sinceIwashurried
væk
awayfromyou;
nordidIonce
lukket
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—My
tante
auntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
men
butIhopetosoftenherin
tiden
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
onkel
uncle,whowassodreadfully
lidenskabelig
passionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
og
anddistress;
andisnow
alt
alltendernessandcompassion;
andmy
bror
brotherisreconciledtomeonmy
løfte
promisetobreakoffall
korrespondance
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
men
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
ikke
nopeaceofmindtillI
ved
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
stakkels
poor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
en
afright,lestthisshouldnot
komme
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatI
beder
begyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
under
undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,
som
whoisagoodgirl,
og
andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatI
har
havemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
meget
veryshyoftakingchargeofmy
brev
letterandthelittleparcel,
fordi
becausehissisterSallyhadliketo
havde
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannot
bebrejde
blamethemanforhis
forsigtighed
caution;
butIhavemadeit
værd
worthhiswhile.—Mydearcompanion
og
andbed-fellow,itisagrievous
tilføjelse
additiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIam
berøvet
deprivedofyouragreeablecompany
og
andconversation,atatimewhenIneedso
meget
muchthecomfortofyour
gode
goodhumourandgoodsense;
men
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
vil
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
men
butonmysideit
vil
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asI
får
gainexperience,andlearnto
kende
knowthevalueofa
sand
truefriend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
sige
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
I
har
havepromisedtobreakoff
al
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,to
glemme
forgethim:
but,alas!
I
begynder
begintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
magt
power.
Asitisbynomeans
passende
properthatthepictureshould
forbliver
remaininmyhands,lestit
skal
shouldbetheoccasionof
mere
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
denne
thisopportunity,beggingyouwill
enten
eitherkeepitsafetill
bedre
bettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
antager
suppose,willmakeithis
forretning
businesstoseeyouatthe
sædvanlige
usualplace.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
sender
sendingbackhispicture,you
kan
maytellhimIhaveno
anledning
occasionforapicture,whilethe
originalen
originalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
I
vil
wouldnothaveyoutellhimthatneither;
because
der
theremustbeanendofourcorrespondence—I
ønsker
wishhemayforgetme,forthe
skyld
sakeofhisownpeace;
og
andyetifheshould,he
må
mustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbe
falsk
falseandinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
skrive
writetome,norattemptto
se
seemeforsometime;
for
for,consideringtheresentmentandpassionate
temperament
temperofmybrotherJery,
et sådant
suchanattemptmightbeattendedwithconsequences
der
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrustto
tiden
timeandthechapterofaccidents;
eller
orrathertothatProvidencewhich
vil
willnotfail,soonerorlater,to
belønne
rewardthosethatwalkin
den
thepathsofhonourand
dyd
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
kærlighed
lovetotheyoungladies;
men
butitisnotfitthat
nogen
anyofthemshouldknowyou
har
havereceivedthisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishall
sende
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthat
berømte
famouscenterofpoliteamusement,
og
andeveryotherplacewe
kan
maychancetovisit;
andI
smigrer
flattermyselfthatmydear
Miss
MissWilliswillbepunctualin
besvare
answeringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Kære
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
med
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
dette
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
bruge
usemysaddle-horse.
Irode
ud
outupontheDownslast
Tirsdag
Tuesday,intheforenoon,when
den
thesky,asfaras
den
thevisiblehorizon,waswithout
en
acloud;
butbeforeI
havde
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
en
astormofrainthatwetmetothe
huden
skininthreeminutes—whenceit
kom
camethedevilknows;
butit
har
haslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
en
onefortnight.
Itmakesme
syg
sicktohearpeopletalkofthe
fine
fineairuponClifton-downs:
How
kan
cantheairbeeitheragreeable
eller
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
en
aperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
mere
moreintolerable,asIam
omgivet
surroundedwithdomesticvexations.
My
niece
niecehashadadangerousfitof
sygdom
illness,occasionedbythatcursed
hændelse
incidentatGloucester,whichI
nævnte
mentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,as
blød
softasbutter,andas
let
easilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenot
foragtelige
despicable,andhereducationhasnotbeen
forsømt
neglected;
thatistosay,she
kan
canwriteandspell,andspeakFrench,
og
andplayupontheharpsichord;
thenshe
danser
dancesfinely,hasagood
figur
figure,andisverywellinclined;
men
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
og
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
har
hasgotalanguishingeye,
og
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
bror
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
fuld
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
stolt
proudasaGermancount,
og
andashotandhastyas
en
aWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantastical
dyr
animal,mysisterTabby,youare
ikke
nostrangertoherqualifications—I
sværger
vowtoGod,sheis
nogle gange
sometimessointolerable,thatI
næsten
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
kommet
cometotormentmeformysins;
og
andyetIamconsciousof
ikke
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythe
djævlen
devilshouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
gift
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
heller ikke
nordidIbegetthe
andre
othertwo:
letthemchooseanother
værge
guardian:
formypartIan’tina
stand
conditiontotakecareofmyself;
much
mindre
lesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
og
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofour
eventyr
adventureatGloucester,whichare
korthed
brieflythese,andIhopethey
vil
willgonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
længe
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,isthe
værste
worstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
unge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
og
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’m
skammer
ashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—a
smuk
handsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbythe
navn
nameofWilson.
Therascal
snart
soonperceivedtheimpressionhe
havde
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoasto
se
seeheratahousewhereshe
gik
wenttodrinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthe
begyndelsen
beginningofacorrespondence,whichthey
holdt
keptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
og
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Da
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kom
cametostayatlodgingswithher
tante
aunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidto
levere
deliveraletterintoher
egne
ownhands;
butitseemsJery
havde
hadalreadyacquiredsomuch
kredit
creditwiththemaid(bywhat
men
meanshebestknows)thatshe
bar
carriedthelettertohim,
og
andsothewholeplotwas
opdaget
discovered.
Therashboy,without
sige
sayingawordofthe
sagen
mattertome,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
og
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
med
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
for
toofargoneinromancetobrook
sådan
suchusage:
herepliedin
tomt
blankverse,andaformal
udfordring
challengeensued.