ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
vriend
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;en
andIampleasedtovinden
findyouthinktheymaybeprintedmet
withagoodprospectofsuccess;inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kunnen
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirstplaats
place,astouchingwhatprosecutionskunnen
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceofpersonsstillleven
living,givemeleave,withalle
allduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinkwestie
questionwerenotwrittenandverzonden
sentunderthesealofsecrecy;dat
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,of
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;maar
butrathertotheinformationen
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometh
een
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,I
heb
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyofdeze
thisplace,who,afterdueinspectionen
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnotdenkt
thinkthesaidLetterscontainanyzaak
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthewet
law.Finally,ifyouandIshould
komen
cometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,dat
that,incaseofanydergelijke
suchprosecution,Iwilltakehet
thewholeuponmyownshoulders,zelfs
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
de
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imag
maysay,nonfloccifacio—Izou
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,als
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
meer
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromde
thecommissionallsuchvagrantforeignersaskunnen
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurchen
andstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatde
thesaidLismahagoisnobeter
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;maar
butthisIwillasserten
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromde
thedayhequalified,hehasnooit
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,dat
thatistosay,withinde
theparishchurch.Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
toen
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Imoet
mustinformyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIzei
saidabove,Ivaluenotofeen
arush;butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
een
abarbel’srow,whichIhad
hadeatenatdinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,
en
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionoftheseLetters,itiseen
acircumstancethatconcernsmyeigen
ownconscienceonly;sufficethitto
zeggen
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;en
and,bythistime,Ihoop
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinzulke
suchways,thatthelasthand
handmaybeputtoouragreement,en
andtheworkproceedwithalle
allconvenientexpedition;inwhichI
hoop
hopeIrest,.RespectedSir,Your
zeer
veryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
hebben
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthegrote
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatmet
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofeen
acertainclergymandeceased;acakeofthe
juiste
rightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
bij
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
en
andshallbegladtotreatmet
withyoufortheM.S.die
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourvriend
friendMrBehn;butcanbynomeanscomplywith
de
thetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisall
een
alottery—Ihavebeenaloserbyde
theworksofthegreatestmenofde
theage—Icouldmentionparticulars,en
andnamenames;butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
stad
townissochangeable.Then
er
therehavebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—Whattussen
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,en
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedmet
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Izal
will,ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprintingen
andpublishing,andyoushallhavehelft
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youhoeft
neednottakethetroubletobrengen
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermonsmaar
butMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyeigen
ownpart,Iamquiteastrangertodat
thatsortofreading;and
de
thetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponindie
thosematters,areoutofde
theway;oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
en
andtheother,hasbeensillygenoeg
enoughtoabscond,inordertoavoideen
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’magrote
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasvertrek
leftamanualofdevotionhalf
halffinishedonmyhands,nadat
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthehele
wholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,en
andhadthemostorthodoxpenofal
allmypeople;andI
nooit
neverknewhisjudgmentfail,maar
butinflyingfromhisbreaden
andbutteronthisoccasion.Byowningyouwasnot
gezet
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromhet
thebenefitofagoodplea,over
overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover
over.Inthelatewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
een
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofeen
acertainregimentinbattle.Anofficerofsaidregiment
kwam
cametomyshop,and,inde
thepresenceofmywifeen
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutaf
offmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmeer
morewaysthanone,tode
theconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover
over;myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
hebt
havenothingtofear,andniets
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehebt
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatde
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;dat
thatwasCharlesWatson;andheassuredmeitwasno
meer
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesby
het
theHouseofL—;butit
kwam
cametonothing.Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
en
andgrantedagainstyou,asde
theeditorofthoseLetters,Ihoop
hopeyouwillhavehonestyen
andwitenoughtoappearen
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtode
thepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgaan
go,that’sasuresteptohonouren
andpreferment.Ishallthinkmyself
gelukkig
happyifIcanlendyoueen
alift;andam,verysincerely,.
Jouwe
Yours,.HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemy
vriendelijke
kindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—Iheb
havesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagebetaald
paid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasaklein
smalltokenofmyregard.My
vrouw
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohem
him,andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthatsoort
kind,whichhewassogoed
goodastosendusafgelopen
lastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Dokter
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kan
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Iheb
havetoldyouoverandoverhoe
howhardIamtobewegen
move;andatthistimeof
dag
day,Ioughttoknowiets
somethingofmyownconstitution.Waarom
Whywillyoubesopositive?Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
en
andasmuchtorturedinal
allmylimbsasifIwasgebroken
brokeuponthewheel:indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
geest
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesgenoeg
enoughofmyown,thosekinderen
childrenofmysisterareleftmeforeen
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshebben
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?Een
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,heeft
hasdisorderedmeinsucheen
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupmet
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Ikan
mayexplainmyselfinmyvolgende
next.Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningfor
de
theHotWellatBristol,waar
whereIamafraidIshallblijven
staylongerthanIcouldwillen
wish.Onthereceiptof
deze
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horseen
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothreshoutthe
twee
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,en
andsellitofftothepoorateen
ashillingabushelundermarketprice.—Iheb
havereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtomakeeen
apublicsubmissionandpaycosts.I
wil
wantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherzal
willIpocketanyofhisgeld
money.Thefellowisa
slechte
badneighbour,andIdesire,tohebben
havenothingtodowithhem
him:butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betalen
payforhisinsolence:lethim
geven
givefivepoundstothepoorofde
theparish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;en
andinthemeantimeyoumag
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavede
theAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheherkinderen
children:butdon’tsayasyllableof
de
themattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherbetalen
paywhensheisable.Idesireyou
wil
willlockupallmydrawers,en
andkeepthekeystillmeeting;en
andbesureyoutakede
theironchestwithmypapersintoyoureigen
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistroublevan
from,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Als
Whenthiscumstohand,bezeker
suretopackupinde
thetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;tobe
sturen
sentmeintheBristolwaggonzonder
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejay
met
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,en
andmyblackvelvetswithde
theshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hoofd
headandlappetsandthelitelboxmet
withmyjowls.Williamsmay
brengen
bringovermybum-daffee,andde
theviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwateren
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
sinds
sincewelefthuom.Praytakeparticular
zorg
careofthehousewhilethefamilie
familyisabsent.Lettherebe
een
afireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamberen
andmine.Themaids,having
niets
nothingtodo,maybesateen
aspinning.Idesireyou’llclap
een
apad-luckonthewind-seller,en
andletnoneofthemenhebben
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tvergeet
forgettohavethegateshitelke
everyeveningbedark—Thegardniren
andthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethehuis
house,withtheblunderbussandthegrote
greatdog;andhopeyou’ll
hebt
haveawatchfuleyeoverde
themaids.IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
met
withthemen.Letme
weten
knowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,en
andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebezit
sitting;andifthecobler
heeft
hascutDicky,andhowporeanemilborede
theoperation.Nomoreatpresent,
maar
butrests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Lieve
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,I
zend
send,mylovetoyouen
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,en
andhopingtohearthehetzelfde
samefromyou;andthatyou
en
andSaulwilltakemyarme
poorkittentobedwithyoudeze
thiscoldweather.Wehavebeenallin,
een
asadtakinghereatGlostar—MissLiddyhad
hadliketohaverunawaymet
withaplayer-man,andyoungmeester
masterandhewouldadonethemselveseen
amischief;butthesquireappliedto
de
themare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspreken
speakawordofthezaak
mattertoanyChristiansoul—nomeer
moreIshall;for,weservints
moeten
shouldseeallandsayniets
nothing—Butwhatwasworse
dan
thanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobezorgen
worriedbyabutcher’sdog,en
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswasgenomen
takenwiththeasterisks,buttheysnel
soonwentoff.Thedoctorwas
gestuurd
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribedeen
arepositorywhichdidhimgrote
greatservice—thankGodhe’snowineen
afairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmyboxen
andthepillyberandputthemonder
underyourownbed;for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
zal
willbeapryingintomysecrets,nu
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisin
goede
goodhealth,butsulky.Thesquire
gaf
gaveawayanouldcoattoaarme
poorman;andJohnsays
als
as,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhem
him,byhisagreementhewastoreceivegeen
novails;buthesaysashowthere’s
een
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;en
andsothereisforsartain.Weareall
gaan
goingtotheHotWell,waar
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthineen
aglassofwater,being,.To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.Lieve
DEARPHILLIPS,AsIhave
niets
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofvergeten
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipIgemaakt
madeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouen
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.Ibeginitsooner
dan
thanIintended,thatyoukunnen
mayhaveitinyourmacht
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhichkunnen
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIhebt
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmyzus
sister,whohadbeensometijd
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.Toen
WhenIcamehitherwithmyoom
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchherweg
away,Ifoundherafinetallmeisje
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeablepersoon
person;butremarkablysimple,and
heel
quiteignorantoftheworld.Deze
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,had
hadexposedhertotheaddressesofeen
aperson—Iknownotwhattonoemen
callhim,whohadseenherateen
aplay;and,withaconfidence
en
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,vond
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
een
oneofhisletters;asitwasmydutytostifle
deze
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imaakte
madeitmybusinesstovinden
findhimout,andtellhimheel
veryfreelymysentimentsofthezaak
matter.Thesparkdidnotlike
de
thestileIused,andbehavedmet
withabundanceofmettle.Thoughhisrankin
leven
life(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtoveel
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
een
agentleman,andsomethingmighthad
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusinessnam
tookair,Iknownothoe
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashad
hadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogeven
givemywordandhonour,&c.en
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,waar
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubyde
thereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoafamilie
familyoforiginals,whomImayonedag
dayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
en
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddsoort
kindofhumorist,alwaysonde
thefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,dat
thatratherthanbeobligedtohouden
keephimcompany,I’dresignalle
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
de
thegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,en
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;certainit
is
is,allhisservantsandneighboursintheland
countryarefondofhim,zelfs
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thereden
reasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
en
andalltherestofmyoude
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetode
thecook,andpraytakezorg
careofpoorPonto,forde
thesakeofhisoldmeester
master,whois,andeverzal
willbe,.DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
vriend
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNather
huis
houseinGloucester.DEARMADAM,
Having
geen
nomotherofmyown,Ihoop
hopeyouwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmyarme
poorhearttoyou,whoheb
havealwaysactedthepartofeen
akindparenttome,eversinds
sinceIwasputunderyourzorg
care.Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
maybelieveme,whenIassurehaar
her,thatIneverharbouredeen
athoughtthatwasotherwisedan
thanvirtuous;and,ifGod
zal
willgivemegrace,Ishallnooit
neverbehavesoastocasteen
areflectiononthecareyouhebt
havetakeninmyeducation.IconfessI
heb
havegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudenceen
andexperience.Ioughtnotto
had
havelistenedtowhatthejonge
youngmansaid;anditwasmydutytohave
vertellen
toldyouallthatpassed,maar
butIwasashamedtomentionhet
it;andthenhebehavedsomodest
en
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholyen
andtimorous,thatIcouldnotvinden
findinmyhearttodoen
doanythingthatshouldmaken
makehimmiserableanddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nooit
neveronceallowedhimthefavourofeen
a:salute;
andasto
de
thefewlettersthatpassedtussen
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,en
andIhopetheycontainniets
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamnog steeds
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:maar
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIzal
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,die
whichissodispleasingtomyfamilie
family.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
en
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sinds
sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;nordidI
eens
onceclosemyeyesfordrie
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelyals
whenwearebyourselves;maar
butIhopetosoftenherintijd
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myoom
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearsen
anddistress;andisnowalltenderness
en
andcompassion;andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
belofte
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondencemet
withthatunfortunateyouth;but,notwithstanding
al
alltheirindulgence,Ishallhebben
havenopeaceofmindtillIweet
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherarme
poor,disconsolate,forlorn,.ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
een
afright,lestthisshouldnotkomen
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouzou
willwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtomij
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoiseen
agoodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIheb
havemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
erg
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletteren
andthelittleparcel,becausehiszus
sisterSallyhadliketohad
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:indeedIcannotblame
de
themanforhiscaution;maar
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—Mylieve
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itiseen
agrievousadditiontomyandere
othermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablegezelschap
companyandconversation,atamoment
timewhenIneedsoveel
muchthecomfortofyourgoodhumouren
andgoodsense;but,I
hoop
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,zal
willlastforlife—Idoubtnotmaar
butonmysideitzal
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,en
andlearntoknowthevalueofeen
atruefriend.O,my
lieve
dearLetty!whatshallI
zeggen
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?I
heb
havepromisedtobreakoffalle
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,tovergeten
forgethim:but,alas!
Ibegintoperceive
dat
thatwillnotbeinmymacht
power.Asitisbynomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionof
meer
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubydeze
thisopportunity,beggingyouwillofwel
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,of
orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,zal
willmakeithisbusinesstozien
seeyouattheusualplaats
place.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,you
mag
maytellhimIhavenooccasionforeen
apicture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;Iwouldnothaveyou
vertelt
tellhimthatneither;because
er
theremustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwou dat
wishhemayforgetme,forthesakeofhiseigen
ownpeace;andyetifheshould,hemustbe
een
abarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseen
andinconstant:Ibeseechhimnotto
schrijven
writetome,norattempttozien
seemeforsometime;for,consideringtheresentment
en
andpassionatetemperofmybroer
brotherJery,suchanattemptkunnen
mightbeattendedwithconsequencesdie
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letusvertrouwen
trusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;of
orrathertothatProvidencewhichzal
willnotfail,soonerorlater,torewardthosethatlopen
walkinthepathsofhonouren
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermy
liefde
lovetotheyoungladies;maar
butitisnotfitthatanyofthemshouldweet
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwegaan
gotoBath,Ishallsturen
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,en
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetovisit;en
andIflattermyselfthatmylieve
dearMissWilliswillbepunctualinbeantwoorden
answeringthelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
Lieve
DEARLEWIS,Ihavefollowedyourdirections
met
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbythistijd
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmetogebruiken
usemysaddle-horse.Irode
uit
outupontheDownslastTuesday,inde
theforenoon,whenthesky,asver
farasthevisiblehorizon,waszonder
withoutacloud;butbeforeI
had
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyeen
astormofrainthatwetmetotheskinindrie
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevilweet
knows;butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
een
onefortnight.Itmakesme
ziek
sicktohearpeopletalkofthefinelucht
airuponClifton-downs:Howcan
de
theairbeeitheragreeableof
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsineen
aperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashad
een
adangerousfitofillness,occasionedbydat
thatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheiseen
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,en
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’seen
afool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,en
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;dat
thatistosay,shekan
canwriteandspell,andspreken
speakFrench,andplayuponhet
theharpsichord;thenshedancesfinely,
heeft
hasagoodfigure,andisheel
verywellinclined;but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
en
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,sheheeft
hasgotalanguishingeye,en
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbroer
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,vol
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;proudas
een
aGermancount,andasheet
hotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.Asfor
dat
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youaregeen
nostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGod
God,sheissometimessointolerable,dat
thatIalmostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;en
andyetIamconsciousofgeen
nosinsthatoughttoentailzulke
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilmoeten
shouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?Ian’t
getrouwd
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!nordidIbeget
de
theothertwo:letthemchoose
andere
anotherguardian:formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
veel
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboysen
andgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
weten
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,en
andIhopetheywillgaan
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensolang
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,naast
nexttoanunnery,istheworstsoort
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforjonge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;en
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtovertellen
tellyou!shefellinlovewith
een
oneoftheactors—ahandsomejonge
youngfellowthatgoesbyde
thenameofWilson.Therascal
snel
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehad
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastozag
seeheratahousewaar
whereshewenttodrinkteamet
withhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofeen
acorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofeen
ajadeofamilliner,whomadeen
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Toen
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddykwam
cametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,en
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodelivereen
aletterintoherownhands;maar
butitseemsJeryhadal
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)dat
thatshecarriedthelettertohem
him,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.De
Therashboy,withoutsayingeen
awordofthemattertomij
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;en
and,Isuppose,treatedhimmet
withinsolenceenough.Thetheatricalherowastoo
ver
fargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:herepliedinblankverse,
en
andaformalchallengeensued.