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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
Ihave
ontvangen
received
youresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
vriend
friend
,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
en
and
Iampleasedto
vinden
find
youthinktheymaybeprinted
met
with
agoodprospectof
succes
success
;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
noemt
mention
,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kunnen
may
beredargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirst
plaats
place
,astouchingwhatprosecutions
kunnen
may
arisefromprintingthe
privé
private
correspondenceofpersonsstill
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,aneminent
advocaat
attorney
ofthisplace,who,
na
after
dueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
denkt
think
thesaidLetterscontainany
zaak
matter
whichwillbeheldactionableinthe
oog
eye
ofthelaw.
Finally,
als
if
youandIshould
komen
come
toarightunderstanding,Ido
verklaar
declare
inverbosacerdotis,that,in
geval
case
ofanysuchprosecution,I
zal
will
takethewholeuponmy
eigen
own
shoulders,evenquoadfine
en
and
imprisonment,though,Imust
bekennen
confess
,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
met betrekking tot
concerning
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
mag
may
say,nonfloccifacio—I
zou
would
notwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
als
if
,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuch
verbaasd
surprised
thatmorecareisnot
genomen
taken
toexcludefromthe
commissie
commission
allsuchvagrantforeignersas
kunnen
may
bejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappy
grondwet
constitution
,inchurchandstate—God
verhoede
forbid
thatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positief
positively
,thatthesaidLismahagoisno
beter
better
thanaJesuitin
vermomming
disguise
;
butthisIwillassert
en
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,from
de
the
dayhequalified,hehas
nooit
never
beenonceseenintratempliparietes,
dat
that
istosay,within
de
the
parishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
tafel
table
,whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
moet
must
informyou,mygoodSir,thatIwas
gedwongen
obliged
toretire,notby
angst
fear
arisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
zei
said
above,Ivaluenotof
een
a
rush;
butfromthe
plotselinge
sudden
effectproduced,byabarbel’s
rij
row
,whichIhadeatenat
diner
dinner
,notknowing,thatthesaid
rij
row
isatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
hoofdstuk
chapter
Periichtos.
Fourthly,and
ten slotte
lastly
,withreferencetothe
manier
manner
inwhichIgot
bezit
possession
oftheseLetters,itis
een
a
circumstancethatconcernsmy
eigen
own
conscienceonly;
sufficethitto
zeggen
say
,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesin
wiens
whose
custodytheywere;
and,by
deze
this
time,IhopeI
hebben
have
alsosatisfiedyouin
zulke
such
ways,thatthelast
hand
hand
maybeputtoour
overeenkomst
agreement
,andtheworkproceed
met
with
allconvenientexpedition;
in
waarin
which
IhopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Your
zeer
very
humbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
stel
propose
,Deovolente,tohavethe
genoegen
pleasure
ofseeingyouinthe
grote
great
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladto
behandelen
treat
withyouconcerninga
pakket
parcel
ofMS.sermons,of
een
a
certainclergymandeceased;
a
taart
cake
oftherightleaven,forthe
huidige
present
tasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
bij
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseof
post
post
,andshallbegladto
behandelen
treat
withyoufortheM.S.
die
which
Ihavedeliveredtoyour
vriend
friend
MrBehn;
butcanbynomeans
voldoen
comply
withthetermsproposed.
Die
Those
thingsaresouncertain—Writingisall
een
a
lottery—Ihavebeena
verliezer
loser
bytheworksof
de
the
greatestmenoftheage—I
kunnen
could
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;
maar
but
don’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
stad
town
issochangeable.
Then
er
there
havebeensomanylettersupontravels
de laatste tijd
lately
published—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
en
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,the
publiek
public
seemstobecloyed
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;
oneisgone
buitenland
abroad
,carpenterofamanofwar;
en
and
theother,hasbeensilly
genoeg
enough
toabscond,inorderto
vermijden
avoid
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’m
een
a
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
vertrek
left
amanualofdevotion
half
half
finishedonmyhands,
nadat
after
havingreceivedmoneyforthe
hele
whole
copy—Hewasthesoundest
goddelijke
divine
,andhadthemost
orthodoxe
orthodox
penofallmy
mensen
people
;
andIneverknewhis
oordeel
judgment
fail,butinflyingfromhis
brood
bread
andbutteronthis
gelegenheid
occasion
.
Byowningyouwasnot
gezet
put
inbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
het
the
benefitofagood
pleidooi
plea
,overandabovetheadvantageof
binden
binding
himover.
Inthelate
oorlog
war
,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
een
a
paragraphthatcamebythe
post
post
,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
een
a
certainregimentinbattle.
An
officier
officer
ofsaidregimentcametomy
winkel
shop
,and,inthepresenceofmy
vrouw
wife
andjourneyman,threatenedto
snijden
cut
offmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksof
lichamelijke
bodily
fearmorewaysthanone,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;
andhe
verzekerde
assured
meitwasno
meer
more
thanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeen
bedreigd
threatened
severaltimesbythe
Huis
House
ofL—;
butit
kwam
came
tonothing.
Ifan
informatie
information
shouldbemovedfor,
en
and
grantedagainstyou,as
de
the
editorofthoseLetters,I
hoop
hope
youwillhavehonesty
en
and
witenoughtoappear
en
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbe
veroordeeld
sentenced
tothepillory,your
fortuin
fortune
ismade—Astimesgo,that’sasure
stap
step
tohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
gelukkig
happy
ifIcanlendyou
een
a
lift;
andam,very
oprecht
sincerely,
.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemy
vriendelijke
kind
servicetoyourneighbour,my
neef
cousin
Madoc—IhavesentanAlmanack
en
and
Court-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,
koets
carriage
paid,whichhewillpleaseto
accepteren
accept
asasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
vrouw
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoasted
kaas
cheese
,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
willyoubeso
positief
positive
?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
kreupel
lame
andasmuchtorturedin
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
ridiculousincidentthathappened
gisteren
yesterday
tomynieceLiddy,
heeft
has
disorderedmeinsuch
een
a
manner,thatIexpecttobe
gelegd
laid
upwithanotherfitof
de
the
gout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmy
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,andsendthe
maïs
corn
tomarket,andsellitofftothepoorat
een
a
shillingabushelunder
markt
market
price.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
brief
letter
fromGriffin,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,andIwill
intrekken
withdraw
myaction;
andin
de
the
meantimeyoumay
zeggen
tell
Prigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
weduwe
widow
havetheAlderneycow,
en
and
fortyshillingstoclotheher
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
trunkmalethatstandsinmy
kast
closet
;
tobesentmein
de
the
Bristolwaggonwithoutlossoftime,
de
the
followingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
met
with
greenrobins,myyellowdamask,
en
and
myblackvelvetswith
de
the
shorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,my
groene
green
mantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hoofd
head
andlappetsandthelitel
doos
box
withmyjowls.
Williams
kan
may
bringovermybum-daffee,
en
and
theviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
en
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
wezen
creature
hasbeenterriblystupratedever
sinds
since
welefthuom.
Praytakeparticular
zorg
care
ofthehousewhilethe
familie
family
isabsent.
Lettherebe
een
a
fireconstantlykeptinmybrother’s
kamer
chamber
andmine.
Themaids,
hebben
having
nothingtodo,maybesat
een
a
spinning.
Idesireyou’ll
klappen
clap
apad-luckonthewind-seller,
en
and
letnoneofthemen
hebben
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’t
vergeet
forget
tohavethegateshit
elke
every
eveningbedark—Thegardnir
en
and
thehindmaylie
beneden
below
inthelandry,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—iftheould
gans
goose
besitting;
andif
de
the
coblerhascutDicky,
en
and
howporeanemilbore
de
the
operation.
Nomoreatpresent,
maar
but
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April
2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Lieve
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
zend
send
,mylovetoyou
en
and
Saul,beingingood
gezondheid
health
,andhopingtohearthe
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,
gebonden
bound
over.—Mistressbidmenot
spreken
speak
awordofthe
zaak
matter
toanyChristiansoul—no
meer
more
Ishall;
for,weservints
moeten
should
seeallandsay
niets
nothing—
Butwhatwasworse
dan
than
allthis,Chowderhashadthe
ongeluk
misfortune
tobeworriedby
een
a
butcher’sdog,andcame
huis
home
inaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
genomen
taken
withtheasterisks,butthey
snel
soon
wentoff.
Thedoctorwas
gestuurd
sent
fortoChowder,andhesubscribed
een
a
repositorywhichdidhim
grote
great
service—thankGodhe’snowin
een
a
fairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmy
doos
box
andthepillyberandputthem
onder
under
yourownbed;
for,Ido
veronderstel
suppose
madam,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,
nu
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
goede
good
health,butsulky.
The
squire
squire
gaveawayanould
jas
coat
toapoorman;
en
and
Johnsaysas,how‘tis
beroven
robbing
himofhisperquisites.—Itold
hem
him
,byhisagreementhewasto
ontvangen
receive
novails;
buthe
zegt
says
ashowthere’sa
verschil
difference
betwixtvailsandperquisites;
en
and
sothereisforsartain.
Weareall
gaan
going
totheHotWell,
waar
where
Ishalldrinkyour
gezondheid
health
inaglassof
water
water
,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college
,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
niets
nothing
moreatheartthanto
overtuigen
convince
youIamincapableof
vergeten
forgetting
,orneglectingthefriendshipI
gemaakt
made
atcollege,nowbeginthat
correspondentie
correspondence
byletters,whichyou
en
and
Iagreed,atparting,to
cultiveren
cultivate
.
Ibeginitsooner
dan
than
Iintended,thatyou
kunnen
may
haveitinyour
macht
power
torefuteanyidlereportswhich
kunnen
may
becirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchinga
dwaze
foolish
quarrel,inwhichI
hebt
have
beeninvolvedonaccountofmy
zus
sister
,whohadbeensome
tijd
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Toen
When
Icamehitherwithmy
oom
uncle
andaunt(whoareourguardians)to
halen
fetch
heraway,Ifoundherafine
lang
tall
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
persoon
person
;
butremarkablysimple,and
heel
quite
ignorantoftheworld.
Deze
This
disposition,andwantof
ervaring
experience
,hadexposedherto
de
the
addressesofaperson—I
weet
know
notwhattocall
hem
him
,whohadseenherat
een
a
play;
and,withaconfidence
en
and
dexteritypeculiartohimself,
vond
found
meanstoberecommendedtoher
kennis
acquaintance
.
Itwasbythe
grootste
greatest
accidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
plicht
duty
tostiflethiscorrespondenceinits
geboorte
birth
,Imadeitmybusinessto
vinden
find
himout,andtellhim
heel
very
freelymysentimentsofthe
zaak
matter
.
Thesparkdidnotlike
de
the
stileIused,and
gedroeg
behaved
withabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhis
rang
rank
inlife(which,by
het
the
bye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
veel
much
deference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
opmerkelijk
remarkably
spirited,Iadmittedhimtothe
voorrecht
privilege
ofagentleman,and
iets
something
mighthavehappened,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
attempttodescribeforyour
vermaak
amusement
.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,
ijdel
vain
,andridiculous.—Myuncleisan
vreemd
odd
kindofhumorist,alwayson
de
the
fret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,
dat
that
ratherthanbeobligedto
houden
keep
himcompany,I’dresign
alle
all
claimtotheinheritanceofhis
landgoed
estate
.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
de
the
goutmayhavesouredhis
humeur
temper
,and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteron
verdere
further
acquaintance;
certainitis,
al
all
hisservantsandneighboursinthe
land
country
arefondofhim,
zelfs
even
toadegreeof
enthousiasme
enthusiasm
,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyet
begrijpen
comprehend
.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
en
and
alltherestofmy
oude
old
Cambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
dienst
service
tothecook,and
bid
pray
takecareofpoorPonto,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,whenI
verzeker
assure
her,thatIneverharboured
een
a
thoughtthatwasotherwise
dan
than
virtuous;
and,ifGod
zal
will
givemegrace,Ishall
nooit
never
behavesoastocast
een
a
reflectiononthecareyou
hebt
have
takeninmyeducation.
I
beken
confess
Ihavegivenjust
oorzaak
cause
ofoffencebymywantofprudence
en
and
experience.
Ioughtnotto
had
have
listenedtowhatthe
jonge
young
mansaid;
anditwasmy
plicht
duty
tohavetoldyouallthatpassed,
maar
but
Iwasashamedto
noemen
mention
it;
andthenhe
gedroeg
behaved
somodestandrespectful,
en
and
seemedtobesomelancholy
en
and
timorous,thatIcouldnot
vinden
find
inmyheartto
doen
do
anythingthatshould
maken
make
himmiserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Ido
verklaar
declare
,Ineveronceallowedhim
de
the
favourofa:
salute;
en
and
astothefewlettersthatpassed
tussen
between
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
en
and
Ihopetheycontain
niets
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
nog steeds
still
persuadedthatheisnotwhathe
lijkt
appears
tobe:
buttime
zal
will
discover—meanwhileIwillendeavourto
vergeten
forget
aconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
familie
family
.
Ihavecriedwithout
ophouden
ceasing
,andhavenottastedanythingbut
thee
tea
,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidI
eens
once
closemyeyesfor
drie
three
nightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
als
when
wearebyourselves;
maar
but
Ihopetosoftenherin
tijd
time
,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
oom
uncle
,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthe
begin
beginning
,hasbeenmovedbymytears
en
and
distress;
andisnowall
tederheid
tenderness
andcompassion;
andmy
broer
brother
isreconciledtomeonmy
belofte
promise
tobreakoffall
correspondentie
correspondence
withthatunfortunateyouth;
maar
but
,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishall
hebben
have
nopeaceofmindtillI
weet
know
mydearandeverhonouredgovernesshas
vergeven
forgiven
herpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
een
a
fright,lestthisshouldnot
komen
come
safetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthe
drager
carrier
,thatIbegyou
zou
will
writeme,onthe
ontvangst
receipt
ofit,directingto
mij
me
,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
een
a
goodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatI
heb
have
madehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
erg
very
shyoftakingchargeofmy
brief
letter
andthelittleparcel,
omdat
because
hissisterSallyhadliketo
had
have
lostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannot
verwijten
blame
themanforhis
voorzichtigheid
caution
;
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
lieve
dear
companionandbed-fellow,itis
een
a
grievousadditiontomy
andere
other
misfortunes,thatIam
beroofd
deprived
ofyouragreeablecompany
en
and
conversation,atatimewhenI
nodig
need
somuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
en
and
goodsense;
but,I
hoop
hope
,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
zal
will
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
maar
but
onmysideit
zal
will
dailyincreaseandimprove,asIgain
ervaring
experience
,andlearntoknowthe
waarde
value
ofatruefriend.
O,my
lieve
dear
Letty!
whatshallI
zeggen
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
I
heb
have
promisedtobreakoff
alle
all
correspondence,and,ifpossible,to
vergeten
forget
him:
but,alas!
I
begin
begin
toperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
macht
power
.
Asitisbynomeansproperthatthepictureshould
blijft
remain
inmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionof
meer
more
mischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
deze
this
opportunity,beggingyouwill
ofwel
either
keepitsafetillbettertimes,
of
or
returnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
veronderstel
suppose
,willmakeithisbusinessto
zien
see
youattheusual
plaats
place
.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhis
foto
picture
,youmaytellhimI
heb
have
nooccasionfora
foto
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,consideringthe
wrok
resentment
andpassionatetemperofmy
broer
brother
Jery,suchanattempt
kunnen
might
beattendedwithconsequences
die
which
wouldmakeusall
ellendig
miserable
forlife—letustrustto
tijd
time
andthechapterofaccidents;
of
or
rathertothatProvidencewhich
zal
will
notfail,soonerorlater,to
belonen
reward
thosethatwalkin
het
the
pathsofhonourand
deugd
virtue
.
Iwouldoffermy
liefde
love
totheyoungladies;
maar
but
itisnotfitthatanyofthemshould
weet
know
youhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
gaan
go
toBath,Ishall
sturen
send
youmysimpleremarksuponthat
beroemde
famous
centerofpoliteamusement,
en
and
everyotherplacewemaychanceto
bezoeken
visit
;
andIflattermyself
dat
that
mydearMissWillis
zal
will
bepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Lieve
DEAR
LEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
met
with
somesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbythis
tijd
time
,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
gebruiken
use
mysaddle-horse.
Irode
uit
out
upontheDownslast
Dinsdag
Tuesday
,intheforenoon,when
de
the
sky,asfaras
de
the
visiblehorizon,waswithout
een
a
cloud;
butbeforeI
had
had
goneafullmile,Iwas
overvallen
overtaken
instantaneouslybyastormofrain
die
that
wetmetothe
huid
skin
inthreeminutes—whenceit
kwam
came
thedevilknows;
butit
heeft
has
laidmeup(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,asIam
omringd
surrounded
withdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashad
een
a
dangerousfitofillness,occasionedby
dat
that
cursedincidentatGloucester,whichI
vermeldde
mentioned
inmylast.—Sheis
een
a
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,as
zacht
soft
asbutter,andas
gemakkelijk
easily
melted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenot
verachtelijk
despicable
,andhereducationhasnotbeen
verwaarloosd
neglected
;
thatistosay,she
kan
can
writeandspell,and
spreken
speak
French,andplayupon
het
the
harpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
heeft
has
agoodfigure,andis
heel
very
wellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientin
geest
spirit
,andsosusceptible—andso
teder
tender
forsooth!—truly,shehasgot
een
a
languishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
broer
brother
,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
vol
full
ofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
trots
proud
asaGermancount,
en
and
ashotandhastyas
een
a
Welchmountaineer.
Asfor
dat
that
fantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
geen
no
strangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
God
God
,sheissometimesso
ondraaglijk
intolerable
,thatIalmostthinkshe’sthe
duivel
devil
incarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
en
and
yetIamconsciousof
geen
no
sinsthatoughttoentail
zulke
such
family-plaguesuponme—whythe
duivel
devil
shouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
getrouwd
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
de
the
othertwo:
letthem
kiezen
choose
anotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
veel
much
lesstosuperintendthe
gedrag
conduct
ofgiddy-headedboysandgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
weten
know
theparticularsofour
avontuur
adventure
atGloucester,whichare
kort
briefly
these,andIhopethey
zullen
will
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
lang
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,
naast
next
toanunnery,isthe
ergste
worst
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
jonge
young
women,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
en
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’m
schaam
ashamed
totellyou!
shefellinlovewith
een
one
oftheactors—ahandsome
jonge
young
fellowthatgoesby
de
the
nameofWilson.
The
schurk
rascal
soonperceivedtheimpressionhe
had
had
made,andmanagedmatterssoasto
zag
see
heratahouse
waar
where
shewenttodrink
thee
tea
withhergoverness.—Thiswasthe
begin
beginning
ofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansof
een
a
jadeofamilliner,whomade
en
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Toen
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kwam
came
tostayatlodgingswithher
tante
aunt
,andWilsonbribedthemaidto
leveren
deliver
aletterintoher
eigen
own
hands;
butitseemsJery
had
had
alreadyacquiredsomuch
krediet
credit
withthemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)
dat
that
shecarriedtheletterto
hem
him
,andsothewhole
complot
plot
wasdiscovered.
Therash
jongen
boy
,withoutsayingawordof
de
the
mattertome,went
onmiddellijk
immediately
insearchofWilson;
en
and
,Isuppose,treatedhim
met
with
insolenceenough.
Thetheatrical
held
hero
wastoofargonein
romantiek
romance
tobrooksuchusage:
he
antwoordde
replied
inblankverse,and
een
a
formalchallengeensued.