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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressively Translated Dutch A1 Books

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressively Translated Dutch A1 Books

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
vriend
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
en
andIampleasedto
vinden
findyouthinktheymaybeprinted
met
withagoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kunnen
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirst
plaats
place,astouchingwhatprosecutions
kunnen
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceofpersonsstill
leven
living,givemeleave,with
alle
allduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersin
kwestie
questionwerenotwrittenand
verzonden
sentunderthesealofsecrecy;
dat
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
of
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
maar
butrathertotheinformation
en
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
een
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
heb
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
deze
thisplace,who,afterdueinspection
en
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
denkt
thinkthesaidLetterscontainany
zaak
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthe
wet
law.
Finally,ifyouandIshould
komen
cometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
dat
that,incaseofany
dergelijke
suchprosecution,Iwilltake
het
thewholeuponmyownshoulders,
zelfs
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
de
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
mag
maysay,nonfloccifacio—I
zou
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
als
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
meer
morecareisnottakentoexcludefrom
de
thecommissionallsuchvagrantforeignersas
kunnen
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
en
andstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,that
de
thesaidLismahagoisno
beter
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;
maar
butthisIwillassert
en
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,from
de
thedayhequalified,hehas
nooit
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,
dat
thatistosay,within
de
theparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
toen
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
moet
mustinformyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
zei
saidabove,Ivaluenotof
een
arush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
een
abarbel’srow,whichI
had
hadeatenatdinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
en
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionoftheseLetters,itis
een
acircumstancethatconcernsmy
eigen
ownconscienceonly;
sufficethitto
zeggen
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
en
and,bythistime,I
hoop
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouin
zulke
suchways,thatthelast
hand
handmaybeputtoouragreement,
en
andtheworkproceedwith
alle
allconvenientexpedition;
inwhichI
hoop
hopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Your
zeer
veryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
hebben
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthe
grote
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreat
met
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
een
acertainclergymandeceased;
acakeofthe
juiste
rightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
bij
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
en
andshallbegladtotreat
met
withyoufortheM.S.
die
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
vriend
friendMrBehn;
butcanbynomeanscomplywith
de
thetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisall
een
alottery—Ihavebeenaloserby
de
theworksofthegreatestmenof
de
theage—Icouldmentionparticulars,
en
andnamenames;
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
stad
townissochangeable.
Then
er
therehavebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
tussen
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
en
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
met
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,I
zal
will,ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
en
andpublishing,andyoushallhave
helft
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—You
hoeft
neednottakethetroubleto
brengen
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermons
maar
butMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formy
eigen
ownpart,Iamquiteastrangerto
dat
thatsortofreading;
and
de
thetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponin
die
thosematters,areoutof
de
theway;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
en
andtheother,hasbeensilly
genoeg
enoughtoabscond,inordertoavoid
een
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
grote
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
vertrek
leftamanualofdevotion
half
halffinishedonmyhands,
nadat
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthe
hele
wholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
en
andhadthemostorthodoxpenof
al
allmypeople;
andI
nooit
neverknewhisjudgmentfail,
maar
butinflyingfromhisbread
en
andbutteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
gezet
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
het
thebenefitofagoodplea,
over
overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghim
over
over.
Inthelatewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
een
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
een
acertainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregiment
kwam
cametomyshop,and,in
de
thepresenceofmywife
en
andjourneyman,threatenedtocut
af
offmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
meer
morewaysthanone,to
de
theconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhim
over
over;
myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
hebt
havenothingtofear,and
niets
nothingtohope,onthathead—There
hebt
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedat
de
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;
dat
thatwasCharlesWatson;
andheassuredmeitwasno
meer
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesby
het
theHouseofL—;
butit
kwam
cametonothing.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
en
andgrantedagainstyou,as
de
theeditorofthoseLetters,I
hoop
hopeyouwillhavehonesty
en
andwitenoughtoappear
en
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedto
de
thepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimes
gaan
go,that’sasuresteptohonour
en
andpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
gelukkig
happyifIcanlendyou
een
alift;
andam,verysincerely,.
Jouwe
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemy
vriendelijke
kindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—I
heb
havesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriage
betaald
paid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasa
klein
smalltokenofmyregard.
My
vrouw
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentsto
hem
him,andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthat
soort
kind,whichhewasso
goed
goodastosendus
afgelopen
lastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Dokter
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kan
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—I
heb
havetoldyouoverandover
hoe
howhardIamto
bewegen
move;
andatthistimeof
dag
day,Ioughttoknow
iets
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Waarom
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
en
andasmuchtorturedin
al
allmylimbsasifIwas
gebroken
brokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
geest
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
genoeg
enoughofmyown,those
kinderen
childrenofmysisterareleftmefor
een
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusiness
hebben
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Een
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
heeft
hasdisorderedmeinsuch
een
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
met
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
kan
mayexplainmyselfinmy
volgende
next.
Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningfor
de
theHotWellatBristol,
waar
whereIamafraidIshall
blijven
staylongerthanIcould
willen
wish.
Onthereceiptof
deze
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
en
andthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
twee
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
en
andsellitofftothepoorat
een
ashillingabushelundermarketprice.—I
heb
havereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtomake
een
apublicsubmissionandpaycosts.
I
wil
wantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
zal
willIpocketanyofhis
geld
money.
Thefellowisa
slechte
badneighbour,andIdesire,to
hebben
havenothingtodowith
hem
him:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betalen
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
geven
givefivepoundstothepoorof
de
theparish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
en
andinthemeantimeyou
mag
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhave
de
theAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
kinderen
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableof
de
themattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
betalen
paywhensheisable.
Idesireyou
wil
willlockupallmydrawers,
en
andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
en
andbesureyoutake
de
theironchestwithmypapersintoyour
eigen
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
van
from,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Als
Whenthiscumstohand,be
zeker
suretopackupin
de
thetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobe
sturen
sentmeintheBristolwaggon
zonder
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
met
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
en
andmyblackvelvetswith
de
theshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hoofd
headandlappetsandthelitelbox
met
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
brengen
bringovermybum-daffee,and
de
theviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
en
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
sinds
sincewelefthuom.
Praytakeparticular
zorg
careofthehousewhilethe
familie
familyisabsent.
Lettherebe
een
afireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
en
andmine.
Themaids,having
niets
nothingtodo,maybesat
een
aspinning.
Idesireyou’llclap
een
apad-luckonthewind-seller,
en
andletnoneofthemen
hebben
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’t
vergeet
forgettohavethegateshit
elke
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnir
en
andthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethe
huis
house,withtheblunderbussandthe
grote
greatdog;
andhopeyou’ll
hebt
haveawatchfuleyeover
de
themaids.
IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
met
withthemen.
Letme
weten
knowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
en
andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebe
zit
sitting;
andifthecobler
heeft
hascutDicky,andhowporeanemilbore
de
theoperation.
Nomoreatpresent,
maar
butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Lieve
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
zend
send,mylovetoyou
en
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,
en
andhopingtohearthe
hetzelfde
samefromyou;
andthatyou
en
andSaulwilltakemy
arme
poorkittentobedwithyou
deze
thiscoldweather.
Wehavebeenallin,
een
asadtakinghereatGlostar—MissLiddy
had
hadliketohaverunaway
met
withaplayer-man,andyoung
meester
masterandhewouldadonethemselves
een
amischief;
butthesquireappliedto
de
themare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
spreken
speakawordofthe
zaak
mattertoanyChristiansoul—no
meer
moreIshall;
for,weservints
moeten
shouldseeallandsay
niets
nothing—
Butwhatwasworse
dan
thanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobe
zorgen
worriedbyabutcher’sdog,
en
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
genomen
takenwiththeasterisks,butthey
snel
soonwentoff.
Thedoctorwas
gestuurd
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribed
een
arepositorywhichdidhim
grote
greatservice—thankGodhe’snowin
een
afairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmybox
en
andthepillyberandputthem
onder
underyourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
zal
willbeapryingintomysecrets,
nu
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
goede
goodhealth,butsulky.
Thesquire
gaf
gaveawayanouldcoattoa
arme
poorman;
andJohnsays
als
as,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
hem
him,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
geen
novails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
een
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
en
andsothereisforsartain.
Weareall
gaan
goingtotheHotWell,
waar
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthin
een
aglassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Lieve
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
niets
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
vergeten
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipI
gemaakt
madeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
en
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
dan
thanIintended,thatyou
kunnen
mayhaveitinyour
macht
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhich
kunnen
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichI
hebt
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmy
zus
sister,whohadbeensome
tijd
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Toen
WhenIcamehitherwithmy
oom
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchher
weg
away,Ifoundherafinetall
meisje
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
persoon
person;
butremarkablysimple,and
heel
quiteignorantoftheworld.
Deze
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,
had
hadexposedhertotheaddressesof
een
aperson—Iknownotwhatto
noemen
callhim,whohadseenherat
een
aplay;
and,withaconfidence
en
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,
vond
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
een
oneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
deze
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,I
maakte
madeitmybusinessto
vinden
findhimout,andtellhim
heel
veryfreelymysentimentsofthe
zaak
matter.
Thesparkdidnotlike
de
thestileIused,andbehaved
met
withabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhisrankin
leven
life(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
veel
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
een
agentleman,andsomethingmight
had
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
nam
tookair,Iknownot
hoe
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewas
had
hadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
geven
givemywordandhonour,&c.
en
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
waar
whereIexpecttohearfromyouby
de
thereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
familie
familyoforiginals,whomImayone
dag
dayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
en
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
soort
kindofhumorist,alwayson
de
thefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,
dat
thatratherthanbeobligedto
houden
keephimcompany,I’dresign
alle
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
de
thegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,
en
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainit
is
is,allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
land
countryarefondofhim,
zelfs
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,the
reden
reasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
en
andalltherestofmy
oude
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyserviceto
de
thecook,andpraytake
zorg
careofpoorPonto,for
de
thesakeofhisold
meester
master,whois,andever
zal
willbe,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
vriend
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
huis
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
geen
nomotherofmyown,I
hoop
hopeyouwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmy
arme
poorhearttoyou,who
heb
havealwaysactedthepartof
een
akindparenttome,ever
sinds
sinceIwasputunderyour
zorg
care.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
maybelieveme,whenIassure
haar
her,thatIneverharboured
een
athoughtthatwasotherwise
dan
thanvirtuous;
and,ifGod
zal
willgivemegrace,Ishall
nooit
neverbehavesoastocast
een
areflectiononthecareyou
hebt
havetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessI
heb
havegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
en
andexperience.
Ioughtnotto
had
havelistenedtowhatthe
jonge
youngmansaid;
anditwasmydutytohave
vertellen
toldyouallthatpassed,
maar
butIwasashamedtomention
het
it;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
en
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
en
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
vinden
findinmyheartto
doen
doanythingthatshould
maken
makehimmiserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nooit
neveronceallowedhimthefavourof
een
a:
salute;
andasto
de
thefewlettersthatpassed
tussen
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
en
andIhopetheycontain
niets
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
nog steeds
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
maar
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileI
zal
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
die
whichissodispleasingtomy
familie
family.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
en
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,
sinds
sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidI
eens
onceclosemyeyesfor
drie
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
als
whenwearebyourselves;
maar
butIhopetosoftenherin
tijd
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
oom
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
en
anddistress;
andisnowalltenderness
en
andcompassion;
andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
belofte
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondence
met
withthatunfortunateyouth;
but,notwithstanding
al
alltheirindulgence,Ishall
hebben
havenopeaceofmindtillI
weet
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
arme
poor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
een
afright,lestthisshouldnot
komen
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyou
zou
willwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingto
mij
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
een
agoodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatI
heb
havemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
erg
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletter
en
andthelittleparcel,becausehis
zus
sisterSallyhadliketo
had
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblame
de
themanforhiscaution;
maar
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
lieve
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itis
een
agrievousadditiontomy
andere
othermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
gezelschap
companyandconversation,ata
moment
timewhenIneedso
veel
muchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
en
andgoodsense;
but,I
hoop
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
zal
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
maar
butonmysideit
zal
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,
en
andlearntoknowthevalueof
een
atruefriend.
O,my
lieve
dearLetty!
whatshallI
zeggen
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
I
heb
havepromisedtobreakoff
alle
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,to
vergeten
forgethim:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceive
dat
thatwillnotbeinmy
macht
power.
Asitisbynomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionof
meer
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
deze
thisopportunity,beggingyouwill
ofwel
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,
of
orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,
zal
willmakeithisbusinessto
zien
seeyouattheusual
plaats
place.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,you
mag
maytellhimIhavenooccasionfor
een
apicture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
Iwouldnothaveyou
vertelt
tellhimthatneither;
because
er
theremustbeanendofourcorrespondence—I
wou dat
wishhemayforgetme,forthesakeofhis
eigen
ownpeace;
andyetifheshould,hemustbe
een
abarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
en
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
schrijven
writetome,norattemptto
zien
seemeforsometime;
for,consideringtheresentment
en
andpassionatetemperofmy
broer
brotherJery,suchanattempt
kunnen
mightbeattendedwithconsequences
die
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letus
vertrouwen
trusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;
of
orrathertothatProvidencewhich
zal
willnotfail,soonerorlater,torewardthosethat
lopen
walkinthepathsofhonour
en
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
liefde
lovetotheyoungladies;
maar
butitisnotfitthatanyofthemshould
weet
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
gaan
gotoBath,Ishall
sturen
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
en
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetovisit;
en
andIflattermyselfthatmy
lieve
dearMissWilliswillbepunctualin
beantwoorden
answeringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Lieve
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
met
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbythis
tijd
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
gebruiken
usemysaddle-horse.
Irode
uit
outupontheDownslastTuesday,in
de
theforenoon,whenthesky,as
ver
farasthevisiblehorizon,was
zonder
withoutacloud;
butbeforeI
had
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
een
astormofrainthatwetmetotheskinin
drie
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevil
weet
knows;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
een
onefortnight.
Itmakesme
ziek
sicktohearpeopletalkofthefine
lucht
airuponClifton-downs:
Howcan
de
theairbeeitheragreeable
of
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
een
aperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashad
een
adangerousfitofillness,occasionedby
dat
thatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheis
een
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
en
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’s
een
afool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
en
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
dat
thatistosay,she
kan
canwriteandspell,and
spreken
speakFrench,andplayupon
het
theharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
heeft
hasagoodfigure,andis
heel
verywellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
en
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
heeft
hasgotalanguishingeye,
en
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
broer
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
vol
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudas
een
aGermancount,andas
heet
hotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asfor
dat
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
geen
nostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
God
God,sheissometimessointolerable,
dat
thatIalmostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
en
andyetIamconsciousof
geen
nosinsthatoughttoentail
zulke
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevil
moeten
shouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
getrouwd
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
de
theothertwo:
letthemchoose
andere
anotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
veel
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
en
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
weten
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,
en
andIhopetheywill
gaan
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
lang
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,
naast
nexttoanunnery,istheworst
soort
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
jonge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
en
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
vertellen
tellyou!
shefellinlovewith
een
oneoftheactors—ahandsome
jonge
youngfellowthatgoesby
de
thenameofWilson.
Therascal
snel
soonperceivedtheimpressionhe
had
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoasto
zag
seeheratahouse
waar
whereshewenttodrinktea
met
withhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningof
een
acorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansof
een
ajadeofamilliner,whomade
en
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Toen
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kwam
cametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
en
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
een
aletterintoherownhands;
maar
butitseemsJeryhad
al
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)
dat
thatshecarriedtheletterto
hem
him,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
De
Therashboy,withoutsaying
een
awordofthematterto
mij
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
en
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
met
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowastoo
ver
fargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
en
andaformalchallengeensued.