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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Sir
SIR,
.
Ihavereceivedyour
ærede
esteemed
favourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,
at
that
youhaveperusedthose
samme
same
Letters,thewhichwere
afleveret
delivered
untoyoubymy
ven
friend
,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
og
and
Iampleasedto
finde
find
youthinktheymaybeprinted
med
with
agoodprospectof
succes
success
;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
nævner
mention
,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kan
may
beredargued,ifnot
helt
entirely
removed—And,first,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
kan
may
arisefromprintingtheprivate
korrespondance
correspondence
ofpersonsstillliving,
give
give
meleave,withalldue
underkastelse
submission
,toobserve,thattheLettersin
pågældende
question
werenotwrittenand
sendt
sent
underthesealofsecrecy;
thatthey
har
have
notendencytothemalafama,
eller
or
prejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
men
but
rathertotheinformation
og
and
edificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
en
a
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Desuden
Besides
,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,
en
an
eminentattorneyofthisplace,who,
efter
after
dueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
mener
think
thesaidLetterscontainanymatterwhichwillbeheldactionablein
de
the
eyeofthelaw.
Endelig
Finally
,ifyouandI
skulle
should
cometoarightunderstanding,Ido
erklærer
declare
inverbosacerdotis,that,in
tilfælde
case
ofanysuchprosecution,I
vil
will
takethewholeuponmy
egne
own
shoulders,evenquoadfine
og
and
imprisonment,though,Imust
indrømme
confess
,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthe
personlige
personal
resentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
kan
may
say,nonfloccifacio—I
ville
would
notwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
hvis
if
,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iam
meget
much
surprisedthatmorecareisnot
taget
taken
toexcludefromthe
kommissionen
commission
allsuchvagrantforeignersas
kan
may
bejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappy
forfatning
constitution
,inchurchandstate—God
forbyde
forbid
thatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positivt
positively
,thatthesaidLismahagois
ikke
no
betterthanaJesuitin
forklædt
disguise
;
butthisIwillassert
og
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
dag
day
hequalified,hehas
aldrig
never
beenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatisto
sige
say
,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
med
with
respecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
bord
table
,whenthesaidLismahagowasso
brutal
brutal
inhisreprehensions,I
must
informyou,mygood
Hr
Sir
,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notby
frygt
fear
arisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
sagde
said
above,Ivaluenotof
en
a
rush;
butfromthesudden
virkning
effect
produced,byabarbel’s
række
row
,whichIhadeatenat
middag
dinner
,notknowing,thatthesaid
række
row
isatcertainseasons
voldsomt
violently
cathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
kapitel
chapter
Periichtos.
Fourthly,and
sidst
lastly
,withreferencetothe
måde
manner
inwhichIgot
besiddelse
possession
oftheseLetters,itis
en
a
circumstancethatconcernsmy
egen
own
conscienceonly;
sufficethitto
sige
say
,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesin
hvis
whose
custodytheywere;
and,by
denne
this
time,IhopeI
have
have
alsosatisfiedyouin
sådan
such
ways,thatthelast
hånd
hand
maybeputtoour
aftale
agreement
,andtheworkproceed
med
with
allconvenientexpedition;
in
hvor
which
IhopeIrest,.
Respected
Sir
Sir
,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
foreslår
propose
,Deovolente,tohave
den
the
pleasureofseeingyouin
den
the
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
når
when
Ishallbegladto
behandle
treat
withyouconcerninga
pakke
parcel
ofMS.sermons,of
en
a
certainclergymandeceased;
a
kage
cake
oftherightleaven,for
den
the
presenttasteofthe
offentligheden
public
.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
Sir
SIR
,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
og
and
shallbegladto
behandle
treat
withyoufortheM.S.
som
which
Ihavedeliveredtoyour
ven
friend
MrBehn;
butcanby
ingen
no
meanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
alt
all
alottery—Ihavebeena
taber
loser
bytheworksofthe
største
greatest
menoftheage—I
kunne
could
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;
men
but
don’tchooseit—Thetasteof
den
the
townissochangeable.
Thentherehavebeenso
mange
many
lettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
mellem
between
Smollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
og
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’s
Sentimental
Sentimental
Travels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
med
with
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,I
vil
will
,ifyouplease,run
den
the
risqueofprintingandpublishing,
og
and
youshallhavehalf
den
the
profitsoftheimpression—You
behøver
need
nottakethetroubleto
bringe
bring
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
læser
reads
sermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formy
egen
own
part,Iamquitea
fremmed
stranger
tothatsortof
læser
reading
;
andthetwopersons,
hvis
whose
judgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
ude
out
oftheway;
oneisgone
udlandet
abroad
,carpenterofamanofwar;
og
and
theother,hasbeensilly
nok
enough
toabscond,inorderto
undgå
avoid
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’m
en
a
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
efterladt
left
amanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
efter
after
havingreceivedmoneyfor
den
the
wholecopy—Hewasthesoundest
guddommelige
divine
,andhadthemost
ortodokse
orthodox
penofallmy
folk
people
;
andIneverknewhis
dom
judgment
fail,butinflyingfromhis
brød
bread
andbutteronthis
lejlighed
occasion
.
Byowningyouwasnot
sat
put
inbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitof
en
a
goodplea,overandabovetheadvantageof
binde
binding
himover.
Inthe
slutningen
late
war,Iinsertedinmy
aften
evening
paper,aparagraphthat
kom
came
bythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
et
a
certainregimentinbattle.
An
officer
officer
ofsaidregimentcametomy
butik
shop
,and,inthepresenceofmy
kone
wife
andjourneyman,threatenedto
skære
cut
offmyears—AsI
udviste
exhibited
marksofbodilyfear
flere
more
waysthanone,tothe
overbevisning
conviction
ofthebyestanders,Iboundhim
over
over
;
myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
har
have
nothingtofear,and
intet
nothing
tohope,onthathead—There
har
has
beenbutoneprinterfloggedat
det
the
cart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
og
and
heassuredmeitwas
ikke
no
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—
har
has
beenthreatenedseveraltimesbythe
House
House
ofL—;
butitcameto
noget
nothing
.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
og
and
grantedagainstyou,as
det
the
editorofthoseLetters,I
håber
hope
youwillhavehonesty
og
and
witenoughtoappear
og
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyou
skulle
should
besentencedtothepillory,your
formue
fortune
ismade—Astimesgo,that’sasure
skridt
step
tohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
glad
happy
ifIcanlendyou
et
a
lift;
andam,very
oprigtigt
sincerely,
.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyour
nabo
neighbour
,mycousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanack
og
and
Court-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,
vogn
carriage
paid,whichhewillpleaseto
acceptere
accept
asasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
kone
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoasted
ost
cheese
,presentshercomplimentsto
ham
him
,andbegstoknowifthere’s
nogen
any
ofthatkind,whichhewasso
god
good
astosendus
sidste
last
Christmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Læge
DOCTOR
,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kunne
might
aswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—I
har
have
toldyouoverandover
hvor
how
hardIamtomove;
og
and
atthistimeof
dagen
day
,Ioughttoknow
noget
something
ofmyownconstitution.
Hvorfor
Why
willyoubeso
positiv
positive
?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
lam
lame
andasmuchtorturedin
alle
all
mylimbsasifIwas
brudt
broke
uponthewheel:
indeed,Iam
lige
equally
distressedinmindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
nok
enough
ofmyown,those
børn
children
ofmysisterare
efterladt
left
meforaperpetual
kilde
source
ofvexation—whatbusinesshave
folk
people
togetchildrento
plage
plague
theirneighbours?
Aridiculous
hændelse
incident
thathappenedyesterdaytomy
niece
niece
Liddy,hasdisorderedmein
sådan
such
amanner,thatI
forventer
expect
tobelaidup
med
with
anotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
kan
may
explainmyselfinmy
næste
next
.
Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Hot
Hot
WellatBristol,whereIam
bange
afraid
Ishallstaylonger
end
than
Icouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
dette
this
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
og
and
thedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
to
two
oldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
og
and
sellitofftothe
fattige
poor
atashillingabushel
under
under
marketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
brev
letter
fromGriffin,offeringto
gøre
make
apublicsubmissionand
betale
pay
costs.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocket
nogen
any
ofhismoney.
Thefellowis
en
a
badneighbour,andI
ønsker
desire
,tohavenothingto
gøre
do
withhim:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betale
pay
forhisinsolence:
lethim
give
give
fivepoundstothe
fattige
poor
oftheparish,andI
vil
will
withdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyou
kan
may
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
enke
widow
havetheAlderneycow,
og
and
fortyshillingstoclotheher
børn
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableof
det
the
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
betale
pay
whensheisable.
I
ønsker
desire
youwilllockup
alle
all
mydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
og
and
besureyoutaketheironchest
med
with
mypapersintoyour
egen
own
custody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
fra
from,
.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Når
When
thiscumstohand,besureto
pakke
pack
upinthetrunk
mand
male
thatstandsinmy
skab
closet
;
tobesentmein
de
the
Bristolwaggonwithoutlossof
tid
time
,thefollowingarticles,viz.
my
rose
rose
collardneglejaywithgreenrobins,my
gule
yellow
damask,andmyblackvelvets
med
with
theshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,my
grønne
green
mantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hoved
head
andlappetsandthelitel
kasse
box
withmyjowls.
Williams
kan
may
bringovermybum-daffee,
og
and
theviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
og
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
skabning
creature
hasbeenterriblystupratedever
siden
since
welefthuom.
Praytake
særlig
particular
careofthehouse
mens
while
thefamilyisabsent.
Lad
Let
therebeafire
konstant
constantly
keptinmybrother’s
kammer
chamber
andmine.
Themaids,
har
having
nothingtodo,maybesat
en
a
spinning.
Idesireyou’ll
klappe
clap
apad-luckonthewind-seller,
og
and
letnoneofthemenhave
overskydende
excess
tothestrongbear—don’t
glemme
forget
tohavethegate
lort
shit
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnir
og
and
thehindmaylie
nedenfor
below
inthelandry,topartake
den
the
house,withtheblunderbuss
og
and
thegreatdog;
and
håber
hope
you’llhaveawatchful
øje
eye
overthemaids.
I
kender
know
thathussyMaryJones,
elsker
loves
toberumpingwith
den
the
men.
LetmeknowAlderney’s
kalv
calf
besouldyet,andwhathefought—iftheould
gåsen
goose
besitting;
andifthecobler
har
has
cutDicky,andhowporeanemil
båret
bore
theoperation.
Nomoreatpresent,
men
but
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April
2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kære
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
sender
send
,mylovetoyou
og
and
Saul,beingingood
helbred
health
,andhopingtohear
det
the
samefromyou;
andthatyou
og
and
Saulwilltakemy
stakkels
poor
kittentobedwithyou
dette
this
coldweather.
Wehavebeen
alle
all
in,asadtaking
her
here
atGlostar—MissLiddyhad
gerne
like
tohaverunaway
med
with
aplayer-man,andyoungmaster
og
and
hewouldadonethemselves
en
a
mischief;
butthesquireappliedto
det
the
mare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
sige
speak
awordofthematterto
nogen
any
Christiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for
for
,weservintsshouldsee
alt
all
andsaynothing—
Butwhatwas
værre
worse
thanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobe
bekymret
worried
byabutcher’sdog,
og
and
camehomeina
forfærdelig
terrible
pickle—Mistresswastakenwiththeasterisks,
men
but
theysoonwentoff.
Det
The
doctorwassentfortoChowder,
og
and
hesubscribedarepository
som
which
didhimgreatservice—thank
Gud
God
he’snowina
retfærdig
fair
waytodowell—pray
tage
take
careofmybox
og
and
thepillyberandputthem
under
under
yourownbed;
for,Idosuppose
frue
madam
,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,
nu
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
godt
good
health,butsulky.
Thesquire
gav
gave
awayanouldcoattoapoor
mand
man
;
andJohnsaysas,
hvordan
how
‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
ham
him
,byhisagreementhewasto
modtage
receive
novails;
buthe
siger
says
ashowthere’sa
forskel
difference
betwixtvailsandperquisites;
og
and
sothereisforsartain.
Weare
alle
all
goingtotheHotWell,
hvor
where
Ishalldrinkyour
sundhed
health
inaglassof
vand
water
,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college
,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
har
have
nothingmoreatheart
end
than
toconvinceyouIam
ude
incapable
offorgetting,orneglectingthe
venskab
friendship
Imadeatcollege,
nu
now
beginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
og
and
Iagreed,atparting,to
dyrke
cultivate
.
Ibeginitsooner
end
than
Iintended,thatyou
kan
may
haveitinyour
magt
power
torefuteanyidlereportswhich
kan
may
becirculatedtomy
berører
prejudice
atOxford,touchingafoolish
skænderi
quarrel
,inwhichIhavebeen
involveret
involved
onaccountofmy
søster
sister
,whohadbeensome
tid
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Da
When
Icamehitherwithmy
onkel
uncle
andaunt(whoareourguardians)to
hente
fetch
heraway,Ifoundhera
fin
fine
tallgirl,ofseventeen,
med
with
anagreeableperson;
but
bemærkelsesværdigt
remarkably
simple,andquiteignorantofthe
verden
world
.
Thisdisposition,andwantof
erfaring
experience
,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—Iknownotwhatto
kalde
call
him,whohadseenherataplay;
og
and
,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,
fandt
found
meanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
Itwasbythe
største
greatest
accidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
pligt
duty
tostiflethiscorrespondenceinits
fødsel
birth
,Imadeitmybusinessto
finde
find
himout,andtellhim
meget
very
freelymysentimentsofthe
sagen
matter
.
Thesparkdidnot
lide
like
thestileIused,
og
and
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Selv
Though
hisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iam
skammer
ashamed
todeclare)didnotentitlehimto
meget
much
deference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
bemærkelsesværdigt
remarkably
spirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
en
a
gentleman,andsomethingmight
havde
have
happened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
tog
took
air,Iknownot
hvordan
how
,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewas
havde
had
tojustice—Iwasobligedto
give
give
mywordandhonour,&c.
og
and
to-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
hvor
where
Iexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
familie
family
oforiginals,whomImayone
dag
day
attempttodescribeforyouramusement.
My
tante
aunt
,MrsTabithaBramble,isa
jomfru
maiden
offorty-five,exceedinglystarched,
forfængelig
vain
,andridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
slags
kind
ofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,
og
and
sounpleasantinhis
måde
manner
,thatratherthanbe
forpligtet
obliged
tokeephimcompany,I’d
træde tilbage
resign
allclaimtothe
arven
inheritance
ofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeing
tortureret
tortured
bythegoutmay
have
have
souredhistemper,and,
måske
perhaps
,Imaylikehim
bedre
better
onfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
alle
all
hisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondof
ham
him
,eventoadegreeof
begejstring
enthusiasm
,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyet
forstå
comprehend
.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
og
and
alltherestofmy
gamle
old
Cambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
tjeneste
service
tothecook,and
bed
pray
takecareofpoorPonto,for
de
the
sakeofhisoldmaster,
som
who
is,andeverwillbe,.
Kære
Dear
Phillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
og
and
humbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
hus
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Har
Having
nomotherofmy
egen
own
,Ihopeyouwill
give
give
meleavetodisburdenmy
stakkels
poor
hearttoyou,who
har
have
alwaysactedthepartof
en
a
kindparenttome,eversinceIwas
lagt
put
underyourcare.
Indeed,
og
and
indeed,myworthygoverness
kan
may
believeme,whenI
forsikrer
assure
her,thatIneverharboured
en
a
thoughtthatwasotherwise
end
than
virtuous;
and,ifGod
vil
will
givemegrace,Ishall
aldrig
never
behavesoastocast
en
a
reflectiononthecareyou
har
have
takeninmyeducation.
I
indrømmer
confess
Ihavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
og
and
experience.
Ioughtnotto
have
have
listenedtowhatthe
unge
young
mansaid;
anditwasmy
pligt
duty
tohavetoldyou
alt
all
thatpassed,butIwasashamedto
nævne
mention
it;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
og
and
respectful,andseemedtobeso
melankolsk
melancholy
andtimorous,thatI
kunne
could
notfindinmy
hjerte
heart
todoanythingthat
skulle
should
makehimmiserableand
desperat
desperate
.
Asforfamiliarities,Ido
erklærer
declare
,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourof
en
a
:
salute;
andastothe
few
lettersthatpassedbetween
os
us
,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
og
and
Ihopetheycontain
intet
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
stadig
still
persuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
men
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileI
vil
will
endeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
som
which
issodispleasingtomy
familie
family
.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
og
and
havenottastedanythingbut
te
tea
,sinceIwashurried
væk
away
fromyou;
nordidIonce
lukket
close
myeyesforthreenightsrunning.—My
tante
aunt
continuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
men
but
Ihopetosoftenherin
tiden
time
,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
onkel
uncle
,whowassodreadfully
lidenskabelig
passionate
inthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
og
and
distress;
andisnow
alt
all
tendernessandcompassion;
andmy
bror
brother
isreconciledtomeonmy
løfte
promise
tobreakoffall
korrespondance
correspondence
withthatunfortunateyouth;
men
but
,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
ikke
no
peaceofmindtillI
ved
know
mydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
stakkels
poor
,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
en
a
fright,lestthisshouldnot
komme
come
safetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatI
beder
beg
youwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
under
under
cover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,
som
who
isagoodgirl,
og
and
hasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatI
har
have
madehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
meget
very
shyoftakingchargeofmy
brev
letter
andthelittleparcel,
fordi
because
hissisterSallyhadliketo
havde
have
lostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannot
bebrejde
blame
themanforhis
forsigtighed
caution
;
butIhavemadeit
værd
worth
hiswhile.—Mydearcompanion
og
and
bed-fellow,itisagrievous
tilføjelse
addition
tomyothermisfortunes,thatIam
berøvet
deprived
ofyouragreeablecompany
og
and
conversation,atatimewhenIneedso
meget
much
thecomfortofyour
gode
good
humourandgoodsense;
men
but
,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
vil
will
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
men
but
onmysideit
vil
will
dailyincreaseandimprove,asI
får
gain
experience,andlearnto
kende
know
thevalueofa
sand
true
friend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
sige
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
I
har
have
promisedtobreakoff
al
all
correspondence,and,ifpossible,to
glemme
forget
him:
but,alas!
I
begynder
begin
toperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
magt
power
.
Asitisbynomeans
passende
proper
thatthepictureshould
forbliver
remain
inmyhands,lestit
skal
should
betheoccasionof
mere
more
mischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
denne
this
opportunity,beggingyouwill
enten
either
keepitsafetill
bedre
better
times,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
antager
suppose
,willmakeithis
forretning
business
toseeyouatthe
sædvanlige
usual
place.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
sender
sending
backhispicture,you
kan
may
tellhimIhaveno
anledning
occasion
forapicture,whilethe
originalen
original
continuesengravedonmy—Butno;
I
vil
would
nothaveyoutellhimthatneither;
because
der
there
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—I
ønsker
wish
hemayforgetme,forthe
skyld
sake
ofhisownpeace;
og
and
yetifheshould,he
must
beabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbe
falsk
false
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
skrive
write
tome,norattemptto
se
see
meforsometime;
for
for
,consideringtheresentmentandpassionate
temperament
temper
ofmybrotherJery,
et sådant
such
anattemptmightbeattendedwithconsequences
der
which
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrustto
tiden
time
andthechapterofaccidents;
eller
or
rathertothatProvidencewhich
vil
will
notfail,soonerorlater,to
belønne
reward
thosethatwalkin
den
the
pathsofhonourand
dyd
virtue
.
Iwouldoffermy
kærlighed
love
totheyoungladies;
men
but
itisnotfitthat
nogen
any
ofthemshouldknowyou
har
have
receivedthisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishall
sende
send
youmysimpleremarksuponthat
berømte
famous
centerofpoliteamusement,
og
and
everyotherplacewe
kan
may
chancetovisit;
andI
smigrer
flatter
myselfthatmydear
Miss
Miss
Williswillbepunctualin
besvare
answering
thelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Kære
DEAR
LEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
med
with
somesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
dette
this
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
bruge
use
mysaddle-horse.
Irode
ud
out
upontheDownslast
Tirsdag
Tuesday
,intheforenoon,when
den
the
sky,asfaras
den
the
visiblehorizon,waswithout
en
a
cloud;
butbeforeI
havde
had
goneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
en
a
stormofrainthatwetmetothe
huden
skin
inthreeminutes—whenceit
kom
came
thedevilknows;
butit
har
has
laidmeup(Isuppose)for
en
one
fortnight.
Itmakesme
syg
sick
tohearpeopletalkofthe
fine
fine
airuponClifton-downs:
How
kan
can
theairbeeitheragreeable
eller
or
salutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
en
a
perpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
mere
more
intolerable,asIam
omgivet
surrounded
withdomesticvexations.
My
niece
niece
hashadadangerousfitof
sygdom
illness
,occasionedbythatcursed
hændelse
incident
atGloucester,whichI
nævnte
mentioned
inmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,as
blød
soft
asbutter,andas
let
easily
melted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenot
foragtelige
despicable
,andhereducationhasnotbeen
forsømt
neglected
;
thatistosay,she
kan
can
writeandspell,andspeakFrench,
og
and
playupontheharpsichord;
thenshe
danser
dances
finely,hasagood
figur
figure
,andisverywellinclined;
men
but
,she’sdeficientinspirit,
og
and
sosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
har
has
gotalanguishingeye,
og
and
readsromances.—Thenthere’sher
bror
brother
,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
fuld
full
ofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
stolt
proud
asaGermancount,
og
and
ashotandhastyas
en
a
Welchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantastical
dyr
animal
,mysisterTabby,youare
ikke
no
strangertoherqualifications—I
sværger
vow
toGod,sheis
nogle gange
sometimes
sointolerable,thatI
næsten
almost
thinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
kommet
come
totormentmeformysins;
og
and
yetIamconsciousof
ikke
no
sinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythe
djævlen
devil
shouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
gift
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
heller ikke
nor
didIbegetthe
andre
other
two:
letthemchooseanother
værge
guardian
:
formypartIan’tina
stand
condition
totakecareofmyself;
much
mindre
less
tosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
og
and
girls.
Youearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofour
eventyr
adventure
atGloucester,whichare
korthed
briefly
these,andIhopethey
vil
will
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
længe
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,isthe
værste
worst
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
unge
young
women,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
og
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’m
skammer
ashamed
totellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—a
smuk
handsome
youngfellowthatgoesbythe
navn
name
ofWilson.
Therascal
snart
soon
perceivedtheimpressionhe
havde
had
made,andmanagedmatterssoasto
se
see
heratahousewhereshe
gik
went
todrinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthe
begyndelsen
beginning
ofacorrespondence,whichthey
holdt
kept
upbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
og
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Da
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kom
came
tostayatlodgingswithher
tante
aunt
,andWilsonbribedthemaidto
levere
deliver
aletterintoher
egne
own
hands;
butitseemsJery
havde
had
alreadyacquiredsomuch
kredit
credit
withthemaid(bywhat
men
means
hebestknows)thatshe
bar
carried
thelettertohim,
og
and
sothewholeplotwas
opdaget
discovered
.
Therashboy,without
sige
saying
awordofthe
sagen
matter
tome,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
og
and
,Isuppose,treatedhim
med
with
insolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
for
too
fargoneinromancetobrook
sådan
such
usage:
herepliedin
tomt
blank
verse,andaformal
udfordring
challenge
ensued.