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
and
Iampleasedto
vinden
find
youthinktheymaybeprinted
met
with
agoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kunnen
may
beredargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirst
plaats
place
,astouchingwhatprosecutions
kunnen
may
arisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceofpersonsstill
leven
living
,givemeleave,with
alle
all
duesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersin
kwestie
question
werenotwrittenand
verzonden
sent
underthesealofsecrecy;
dat
that
theyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
of
or
prejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
maar
but
rathertotheinformation
en
and
edificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
een
a
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
heb
have
consultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
deze
this
place,who,afterdueinspection
en
and
consideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
denkt
think
thesaidLetterscontainany
zaak
matter
whichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthe
wet
law
.
Finally,ifyouandIshould
komen
come
toarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
dat
that
,incaseofany
dergelijke
such
prosecution,Iwilltake
het
the
wholeuponmyownshoulders,
zelfs
even
quoadfineandimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
de
the
personalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
mag
may
say,nonfloccifacio—I
zou
would
notwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
als
if
,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
meer
more
careisnottakentoexcludefrom
de
the
commissionallsuchvagrantforeignersas
kunnen
may
bejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
en
and
state—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,that
de
the
saidLismahagoisno
beter
better
thanaJesuitindisguise;
maar
but
thisIwillassert
en
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,from
de
the
dayhequalified,hehas
nooit
never
beenonceseenintratempliparietes,
dat
that
istosay,within
de
the
parishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
toen
when
thesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
moet
must
informyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
zei
said
above,Ivaluenotof
een
a
rush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
een
a
barbel’srow,whichI
had
had
eatenatdinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
en
and
lastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionoftheseLetters,itis
een
a
circumstancethatconcernsmy
eigen
own
conscienceonly;
sufficethitto
zeggen
say
,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
en
and
,bythistime,I
hoop
hope
Ihavealsosatisfiedyouin
zulke
such
ways,thatthelast
hand
hand
maybeputtoouragreement,
en
and
theworkproceedwith
alle
all
convenientexpedition;
inwhichI
hoop
hope
Irest,.
RespectedSir,Your
zeer
very
humbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
hebben
have
thepleasureofseeingyouinthe
grote
great
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreat
met
with
youconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
een
a
certainclergymandeceased;
acakeofthe
juiste
right
leaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
bij
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
en
and
shallbegladtotreat
met
with
youfortheM.S.
die
which
Ihavedeliveredtoyour
vriend
friend
MrBehn;
butcanbynomeanscomplywith
de
the
termsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisall
een
a
lottery—Ihavebeenaloserby
de
the
worksofthegreatestmenof
de
the
age—Icouldmentionparticulars,
en
and
namenames;
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
stad
town
issochangeable.
Then
er
there
havebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
tussen
between
Smollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
en
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
met
with
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,I
zal
will
,ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
en
and
publishing,andyoushallhave
helft
half
theprofitsoftheimpression—You
hoeft
need
nottakethetroubleto
brengen
bring
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermons
maar
but
MethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formy
eigen
own
part,Iamquiteastrangerto
dat
that
sortofreading;
and
de
the
twopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponin
die
those
matters,areoutof
de
the
way;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
en
and
theother,hasbeensilly
genoeg
enough
toabscond,inordertoavoid
een
a
prosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
grote
great
loserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
vertrek
left
amanualofdevotion
half
half
finishedonmyhands,
nadat
after
havingreceivedmoneyforthe
hele
whole
copy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
en
and
hadthemostorthodoxpenof
al
all
mypeople;
andI
nooit
never
knewhisjudgmentfail,
maar
but
inflyingfromhisbread
en
and
butteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
gezet
put
inbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
het
the
benefitofagoodplea,
over
over
andabovetheadvantageofbindinghim
over
over
.
Inthelatewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
een
a
paragraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
een
a
certainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregiment
kwam
came
tomyshop,and,in
de
the
presenceofmywife
en
and
journeyman,threatenedtocut
af
off
myears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
meer
more
waysthanone,to
de
the
convictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhim
over
over
;
myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
hebt
have
nothingtofear,and
niets
nothing
tohope,onthathead—There
hebt
has
beenbutoneprinterfloggedat
de
the
cart’stailthesethirtyyears;
dat
that
wasCharlesWatson;
andheassuredmeitwasno
meer
more
thanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesby
het
the
HouseofL—;
butit
kwam
came
tonothing.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
en
and
grantedagainstyou,as
de
the
editorofthoseLetters,I
hoop
hope
youwillhavehonesty
en
and
witenoughtoappear
en
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedto
de
the
pillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimes
gaan
go
,that’sasuresteptohonour
en
and
preferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
gelukkig
happy
ifIcanlendyou
een
a
lift;
andam,verysincerely,.
Jouwe
Yours,
.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemy
vriendelijke
kind
servicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—I
heb
have
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriage
betaald
paid
,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasa
klein
small
tokenofmyregard.
My
vrouw
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentsto
hem
him
,andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthat
soort
kind
,whichhewasso
goed
good
astosendus
afgelopen
last
Christmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Dokter
DOCTOR
,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kan
might
aswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—I
heb
have
toldyouoverandover
hoe
how
hardIamto
bewegen
move
;
andatthistimeof
dag
day
,Ioughttoknow
iets
something
ofmyownconstitution.
Waarom
Why
willyoubesopositive?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
en
and
asmuchtorturedin
al
all
mylimbsasifIwas
gebroken
broke
uponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
geest
mind
andbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
genoeg
enough
ofmyown,those
kinderen
children
ofmysisterareleftmefor
een
a
perpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusiness
hebben
have
peopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Een
A
ridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
heeft
has
disorderedmeinsuch
een
a
manner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
met
with
anotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
kan
may
explainmyselfinmy
volgende
next
.
Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningfor
de
the
HotWellatBristol,
waar
where
IamafraidIshall
blijven
stay
longerthanIcould
willen
wish
.
Onthereceiptof
deze
this
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
en
and
thedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
twee
two
oldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
en
and
sellitofftothepoorat
een
a
shillingabushelundermarketprice.—I
heb
have
receivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtomake
een
a
publicsubmissionandpaycosts.
I
wil
want
noneofhissubmissions,neither
zal
will
Ipocketanyofhis
geld
money
.
Thefellowisa
slechte
bad
neighbour,andIdesire,to
hebben
have
nothingtodowith
hem
him
:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betalen
pay
forhisinsolence:
lethim
geven
give
fivepoundstothepoorof
de
the
parish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
en
and
inthemeantimeyou
mag
may
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhave
de
the
Alderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
kinderen
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableof
de
the
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
betalen
pay
whensheisable.
Idesireyou
wil
will
lockupallmydrawers,
en
and
keepthekeystillmeeting;
en
and
besureyoutake
de
the
ironchestwithmypapersintoyour
eigen
own
custody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
van
from,
.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Als
When
thiscumstohand,be
zeker
sure
topackupin
de
the
trunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobe
sturen
sent
meintheBristolwaggon
zonder
without
lossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
met
with
greenrobins,myyellowdamask,
en
and
myblackvelvetswith
de
the
shorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hoofd
head
andlappetsandthelitelbox
met
with
myjowls.
Williamsmay
brengen
bring
overmybum-daffee,and
de
the
violwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
en
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
sinds
since
welefthuom.
Praytakeparticular
zorg
care
ofthehousewhilethe
familie
family
isabsent.
Lettherebe
een
a
fireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
en
and
mine.
Themaids,having
niets
nothing
todo,maybesat
een
a
spinning.
Idesireyou’llclap
een
a
pad-luckonthewind-seller,
en
and
letnoneofthemen
hebben
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’t
vergeet
forget
tohavethegateshit
elke
every
eveningbedark—Thegardnir
en
and
thehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethe
huis
house
,withtheblunderbussandthe
grote
great
dog;
andhopeyou’ll
hebt
have
awatchfuleyeover
de
the
maids.
IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
met
with
themen.
Letme
weten
know
Alderney’scalfbesouldyet,
en
and
whathefought—iftheouldgoosebe
zit
sitting
;
andifthecobler
heeft
has
cutDicky,andhowporeanemilbore
de
the
operation.
Nomoreatpresent,
maar
but
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Lieve
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
zend
send
,mylovetoyou
en
and
Saul,beingingoodhealth,
en
and
hopingtohearthe
hetzelfde
same
fromyou;
andthatyou
en
and
Saulwilltakemy
arme
poor
kittentobedwithyou
deze
this
coldweather.
Wehavebeenallin,
een
a
sadtakinghereatGlostar—MissLiddy
had
had
liketohaverunaway
met
with
aplayer-man,andyoung
meester
master
andhewouldadonethemselves
een
a
mischief;
butthesquireappliedto
de
the
mare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
spreken
speak
awordofthe
zaak
matter
toanyChristiansoul—no
meer
more
Ishall;
for,weservints
moeten
should
seeallandsay
niets
nothing—
Butwhatwasworse
dan
than
allthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobe
zorgen
worried
byabutcher’sdog,
en
and
camehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
genomen
taken
withtheasterisks,butthey
snel
soon
wentoff.
Thedoctorwas
gestuurd
sent
fortoChowder,andhesubscribed
een
a
repositorywhichdidhim
grote
great
service—thankGodhe’snowin
een
a
fairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmybox
en
and
thepillyberandputthem
onder
under
yourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
zal
will
beapryingintomysecrets,
nu
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
goede
good
health,butsulky.
Thesquire
gaf
gave
awayanouldcoattoa
arme
poor
man;
andJohnsays
als
as
,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
hem
him
,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
geen
no
vails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
een
a
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
en
and
sothereisforsartain.
Weareall
gaan
going
totheHotWell,
waar
where
Ishalldrinkyourhealthin
een
a
glassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
Sir
WATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Lieve
DEAR
PHILLIPS,
AsIhave
niets
nothing
moreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
vergeten
forgetting
,orneglectingthefriendshipI
gemaakt
made
atcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
en
and
Iagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
dan
than
Iintended,thatyou
kunnen
may
haveitinyour
macht
power
torefuteanyidlereportswhich
kunnen
may
becirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichI
hebt
have
beeninvolvedonaccountofmy
zus
sister
,whohadbeensome
tijd
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Toen
When
Icamehitherwithmy
oom
uncle
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchher
weg
away
,Ifoundherafinetall
meisje
girl
,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
persoon
person
;
butremarkablysimple,and
heel
quite
ignorantoftheworld.
Deze
This
disposition,andwantofexperience,
had
had
exposedhertotheaddressesof
een
a
person—Iknownotwhatto
noemen
call
him,whohadseenherat
een
a
play;
and,withaconfidence
en
and
dexteritypeculiartohimself,
vond
found
meanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
een
one
ofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
deze
this
correspondenceinitsbirth,I
maakte
made
itmybusinessto
vinden
find
himout,andtellhim
heel
very
freelymysentimentsofthe
zaak
matter
.
Thesparkdidnotlike
de
the
stileIused,andbehaved
met
with
abundanceofmettle.
Thoughhisrankin
leven
life
(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
veel
much
deference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
een
a
gentleman,andsomethingmight
had
have
happened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
nam
took
air,Iknownot
hoe
how
,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewas
had
had
tojustice—Iwasobligedto
geven
give
mywordandhonour,&c.
en
and
to-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
waar
where
Iexpecttohearfromyouby
de
the
returnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
familie
family
oforiginals,whomImayone
dag
day
attempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
en
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
soort
kind
ofhumorist,alwayson
de
the
fret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,
dat
that
ratherthanbeobligedto
houden
keep
himcompany,I’dresign
alle
all
claimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
de
the
goutmayhavesouredhistemper,
en
and
,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainit
is
is
,allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
land
country
arefondofhim,
zelfs
even
toadegreeofenthusiasm,the
reden
reason
ofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
en
and
alltherestofmy
oude
old
Cambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyserviceto
de
the
cook,andpraytake
zorg
care
ofpoorPonto,for
de
the
sakeofhisold
meester
master
,whois,andever
zal
will
be,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
vriend
friend
,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
huis
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
geen
no
motherofmyown,I
hoop
hope
youwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmy
arme
poor
hearttoyou,who
heb
have
alwaysactedthepartof
een
a
kindparenttome,ever
sinds
since
Iwasputunderyour
zorg
care
.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
may
believeme,whenIassure
haar
her
,thatIneverharboured
een
a
thoughtthatwasotherwise
dan
than
virtuous;
and,ifGod
zal
will
givemegrace,Ishall
nooit
never
behavesoastocast
een
a
reflectiononthecareyou
hebt
have
takeninmyeducation.
IconfessI
heb
have
givenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
en
and
experience.
Ioughtnotto
had
have
listenedtowhatthe
jonge
young
mansaid;
anditwasmydutytohave
vertellen
told
youallthatpassed,
maar
but
Iwasashamedtomention
het
it
;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
en
and
respectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
en
and
timorous,thatIcouldnot
vinden
find
inmyheartto
doen
do
anythingthatshould
maken
make
himmiserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nooit
never
onceallowedhimthefavourof
een
a
:
salute;
andasto
de
the
fewlettersthatpassed
tussen
between
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
en
and
Ihopetheycontain
niets
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
nog steeds
still
persuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
maar
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileI
zal
will
endeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
die
which
issodispleasingtomy
familie
family
.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
en
and
havenottastedanythingbuttea,
sinds
since
Iwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidI
eens
once
closemyeyesfor
drie
three
nightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
als
when
wearebyourselves;
maar
but
Ihopetosoftenherin
tijd
time
,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
oom
uncle
,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
en
and
distress;
andisnowalltenderness
en
and
compassion;
andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
belofte
promise
tobreakoffallcorrespondence
met
with
thatunfortunateyouth;
but,notwithstanding
al
all
theirindulgence,Ishall
hebben
have
nopeaceofmindtillI
weet
know
mydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
arme
poor
,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
een
a
fright,lestthisshouldnot
komen
come
safetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyou
zou
will
writeme,onthereceiptofit,directingto
mij
me
,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
een
a
goodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatI
heb
have
madehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
erg
very
shyoftakingchargeofmyletter
en
and
thelittleparcel,becausehis
zus
sister
Sallyhadliketo
had
have
lostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblame
de
the
manforhiscaution;
maar
but
Ihavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
lieve
dear
companionandbed-fellow,itis
een
a
grievousadditiontomy
andere
other
misfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
gezelschap
company
andconversation,ata
moment
time
whenIneedso
veel
much
thecomfortofyourgoodhumour
en
and
goodsense;
but,I
hoop
hope
,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
zal
will
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
maar
but
onmysideit
zal
will
dailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,
en
and
learntoknowthevalueof
een
a
truefriend.
O,my
lieve
dear
Letty!
whatshallI
zeggen
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
I
heb
have
promisedtobreakoff
alle
all
correspondence,and,ifpossible,to
vergeten
forget
him:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceive
dat
that
willnotbeinmy
macht
power
.
Asitisbynomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionof
meer
more
mischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
deze
this
opportunity,beggingyouwill
ofwel
either
keepitsafetillbettertimes,
of
or
returnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,
zal
will
makeithisbusinessto
zien
see
youattheusual
plaats
place
.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,you
mag
may
tellhimIhavenooccasionfor
een
a
picture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
Iwouldnothaveyou
vertelt
tell
himthatneither;
because
er
there
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—I
wou dat
wish
hemayforgetme,forthesakeofhis
eigen
own
peace;
andyetifheshould,hemustbe
een
a
barbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
en
and
inconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
schrijven
write
tome,norattemptto
zien
see
meforsometime;
for,consideringtheresentment
en
and
passionatetemperofmy
broer
brother
Jery,suchanattempt
kunnen
might
beattendedwithconsequences
die
which
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letus
vertrouwen
trust
totimeandthechapterofaccidents;
of
or
rathertothatProvidencewhich
zal
will
notfail,soonerorlater,torewardthosethat
lopen
walk
inthepathsofhonour
en
and
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
liefde
love
totheyoungladies;
maar
but
itisnotfitthatanyofthemshould
weet
know
youhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
gaan
go
toBath,Ishall
sturen
send
youmysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
en
and
everyotherplacewemaychancetovisit;
en
and
Iflattermyselfthatmy
lieve
dear
MissWilliswillbepunctualin
beantwoorden
answering
thelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Lieve
DEAR
LEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
met
with
somesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbythis
tijd
time
,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
gebruiken
use
mysaddle-horse.
Irode
uit
out
upontheDownslastTuesday,in
de
the
forenoon,whenthesky,as
ver
far
asthevisiblehorizon,was
zonder
without
acloud;
butbeforeI
had
had
goneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
een
a
stormofrainthatwetmetotheskinin
drie
three
minutes—whenceitcamethedevil
weet
knows
;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
een
one
fortnight.
Itmakesme
ziek
sick
tohearpeopletalkofthefine
lucht
air
uponClifton-downs:
Howcan
de
the
airbeeitheragreeable
of
or
salutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
een
a
perpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashad
een
a
dangerousfitofillness,occasionedby
dat
that
cursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheis
een
a
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
en
and
aseasilymelted—notthatshe’s
een
a
fool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
en
and
hereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
dat
that
istosay,she
kan
can
writeandspell,and
spreken
speak
French,andplayupon
het
the
harpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
heeft
has
agoodfigure,andis
heel
very
wellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
en
and
sosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
heeft
has
gotalanguishingeye,
en
and
readsromances.—Thenthere’sher
broer
brother
,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
vol
full
ofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudas
een
a
Germancount,andas
heet
hot
andhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asfor
dat
that
fantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
geen
no
strangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
God
God
,sheissometimessointolerable,
dat
that
Ialmostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
en
and
yetIamconsciousof
geen
no
sinsthatoughttoentail
zulke
such
family-plaguesuponme—whythedevil
moeten
should
notIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
getrouwd
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
de
the
othertwo:
letthemchoose
andere
another
guardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
veel
much
lesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
en
and
girls.
Youearnestlydesireto
weten
know
theparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,
en
and
Ihopetheywill
gaan
go
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
lang
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,
naast
next
toanunnery,istheworst
soort
kind
ofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
jonge
young
women,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
en
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
vertellen
tell
you!
shefellinlovewith
een
one
oftheactors—ahandsome
jonge
young
fellowthatgoesby
de
the
nameofWilson.
Therascal
snel
soon
perceivedtheimpressionhe
had
had
made,andmanagedmatterssoasto
zag
see
heratahouse
waar
where
shewenttodrinktea
met
with
hergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningof
een
a
correspondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansof
een
a
jadeofamilliner,whomade
en
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Toen
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kwam
came
tostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
en
and
Wilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
een
a
letterintoherownhands;
maar
but
itseemsJeryhad
al
already
acquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)
dat
that
shecarriedtheletterto
hem
him
,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
De
The
rashboy,withoutsaying
een
a
wordofthematterto
mij
me
,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
en
and
,Isuppose,treatedhim
met
with
insolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowastoo
ver
far
goneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
en
and
aformalchallengeensued.