ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
Ihave
ontvangen
receivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyvriend
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;en
andIampleasedtovinden
findyouthinktheymaybeprintedmet
withagoodprospectofsucces
success;inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
noemt
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchaskunnen
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirstplaats
place,astouchingwhatprosecutionskunnen
mayarisefromprintingtheprivé
privatecorrespondenceofpersonsstillleven
living,givemeleave,withalle
allduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinkwestie
questionwerenotwrittenandverzonden
sentunderthesealofsecrecy;dat
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,of
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;maar
butrathertotheinformationen
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometh
een
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,I
heb
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentadvocaat
attorneyofthisplace,who,na
afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnotdenkt
thinkthesaidLetterscontainanyzaak
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheoog
eyeofthelaw.Finally,
als
ifyouandIshouldkomen
cometoarightunderstanding,Idoverklaar
declareinverbosacerdotis,that,ingeval
caseofanysuchprosecution,Izal
willtakethewholeuponmyeigen
ownshoulders,evenquoadfineen
andimprisonment,though,Imustbekennen
confess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
met betrekking tot
concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imag
maysay,nonfloccifacio—Izou
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,als
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iammuch
verbaasd
surprisedthatmorecareisnotgenomen
takentoexcludefromthecommissie
commissionallsuchvagrantforeignersaskunnen
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappygrondwet
constitution,inchurchandstate—Godverhoede
forbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positief
positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisnobeter
betterthanaJesuitinvermomming
disguise;butthisIwillassert
en
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromde
thedayhequalified,hehasnooit
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,dat
thatistosay,withinde
theparishchurch.Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
tafel
table,whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Imoet
mustinformyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasgedwongen
obligedtoretire,notbyangst
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIzei
saidabove,Ivaluenotofeen
arush;butfromthe
plotselinge
suddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’srij
row,whichIhadeatenatdiner
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrij
rowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhishoofdstuk
chapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,and
ten slotte
lastly,withreferencetothemanier
mannerinwhichIgotbezit
possessionoftheseLetters,itiseen
acircumstancethatconcernsmyeigen
ownconscienceonly;sufficethitto
zeggen
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwiens
whosecustodytheywere;and,by
deze
thistime,IhopeIhebben
havealsosatisfiedyouinzulke
suchways,thatthelasthand
handmaybeputtoourovereenkomst
agreement,andtheworkproceedmet
withallconvenientexpedition;in
waarin
whichIhopeIrest,.RespectedSir,Your
zeer
veryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
stel
propose,Deovolente,tohavethegenoegen
pleasureofseeingyouinthegrote
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtobehandelen
treatwithyouconcerningapakket
parcelofMS.sermons,ofeen
acertainclergymandeceased;a
taart
cakeoftherightleaven,forthehuidige
presenttasteofthepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
bij
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseof
post
post,andshallbegladtobehandelen
treatwithyoufortheM.S.die
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourvriend
friendMrBehn;butcanbynomeans
voldoen
complywiththetermsproposed.Die
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisalleen
alottery—Ihavebeenaverliezer
loserbytheworksofde
thegreatestmenoftheage—Ikunnen
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;maar
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthestad
townissochangeable.Then
er
therehavebeensomanylettersupontravelsde laatste tijd
latelypublished—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,en
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepubliek
publicseemstobecloyedmet
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;oneisgone
buitenland
abroad,carpenterofamanofwar;en
andtheother,hasbeensillygenoeg
enoughtoabscond,inordertovermijden
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’meen
agreatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasvertrek
leftamanualofdevotionhalf
halffinishedonmyhands,nadat
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthehele
wholecopy—Hewasthesoundestgoddelijke
divine,andhadthemostorthodoxe
orthodoxpenofallmymensen
people;andIneverknewhis
oordeel
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhisbrood
breadandbutteronthisgelegenheid
occasion.Byowningyouwasnot
gezet
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromhet
thebenefitofagoodpleidooi
plea,overandabovetheadvantageofbinden
bindinghimover.Inthelate
oorlog
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,een
aparagraphthatcamebythepost
post,reflectinguponthebehaviourofeen
acertainregimentinbattle.An
officier
officerofsaidregimentcametomywinkel
shop,and,inthepresenceofmyvrouw
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtosnijden
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksoflichamelijke
bodilyfearmorewaysthanone,tode
theconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover
over;myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
hebt
havenothingtofear,andniets
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehebt
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatde
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;dat
thatwasCharlesWatson;andhe
verzekerde
assuredmeitwasnomeer
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—hasbeen
bedreigd
threatenedseveraltimesbytheHuis
HouseofL—;butit
kwam
cametonothing.Ifan
informatie
informationshouldbemovedfor,en
andgrantedagainstyou,asde
theeditorofthoseLetters,Ihoop
hopeyouwillhavehonestyen
andwitenoughtoappearen
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbeveroordeeld
sentencedtothepillory,yourfortuin
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasurestap
steptohonourandpreferment.Ishallthinkmyself
gelukkig
happyifIcanlendyoueen
alift;andam,very
oprecht
sincerely,.Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemy
vriendelijke
kindservicetoyourneighbour,myneef
cousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanacken
andCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,koets
carriagepaid,whichhewillpleasetoaccepteren
acceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.My
vrouw
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedkaas
cheese,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
Whywillyoubesopositief
positive?Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
kreupel
lameandasmuchtorturedinal
allmylimbsasifIwasgebroken
brokeuponthewheel:indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
geest
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesgenoeg
enoughofmyown,thosekinderen
childrenofmysisterareleftmeforeen
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshebben
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?Een
Aridiculousincidentthathappenedgisteren
yesterdaytomynieceLiddy,heeft
hasdisorderedmeinsucheen
amanner,thatIexpecttobegelegd
laidupwithanotherfitofde
thegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmyvolgende
next.Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningfor
de
theHotWellatBristol,waar
whereIamafraidIshallblijven
staylongerthanIcouldwillen
wish.Onthereceiptof
deze
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horseen
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothreshoutthe
twee
twooldricks,andsendthemaïs
corntomarket,andsellitofftothepoorateen
ashillingabushelundermarkt
marketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivellingbrief
letterfromGriffin,offeringtomakeeen
apublicsubmissionandpaycosts.I
wil
wantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherzal
willIpocketanyofhisgeld
money.Thefellowisa
slechte
badneighbour,andIdesire,tohebben
havenothingtodowithhem
him:butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betalen
payforhisinsolence:lethim
geven
givefivepoundstothepoorofde
theparish,andIwillintrekken
withdrawmyaction;andin
de
themeantimeyoumayzeggen
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’sweduwe
widowhavetheAlderneycow,en
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
thetrunkmalethatstandsinmykast
closet;tobesentmein
de
theBristolwaggonwithoutlossoftime,de
thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejay
met
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,en
andmyblackvelvetswithde
theshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,my
groene
greenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklinhoofd
headandlappetsandtheliteldoos
boxwithmyjowls.Williams
kan
maybringovermybum-daffee,en
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwateren
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoor
wezen
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedeversinds
sincewelefthuom.Praytakeparticular
zorg
careofthehousewhilethefamilie
familyisabsent.Lettherebe
een
afireconstantlykeptinmybrother’skamer
chamberandmine.Themaids,
hebben
havingnothingtodo,maybesateen
aspinning.Idesireyou’ll
klappen
clapapad-luckonthewind-seller,en
andletnoneofthemenhebben
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tvergeet
forgettohavethegateshitelke
everyeveningbedark—Thegardniren
andthehindmayliebeneden
belowinthelandry,topartakethehuis
house,withtheblunderbussandthegrote
greatdog;andhopeyou’ll
hebt
haveawatchfuleyeoverde
themaids.IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
met
withthemen.Letme
weten
knowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,en
andwhathefought—iftheouldgans
goosebesitting;andif
de
thecoblerhascutDicky,en
andhowporeanemilborede
theoperation.Nomoreatpresent,
maar
butrests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April2.TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Lieve
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,I
zend
send,mylovetoyouen
andSaul,beingingoodgezondheid
health,andhopingtohearthehetzelfde
samefromyou;andthatyou
en
andSaulwilltakemyarme
poorkittentobedwithyoudeze
thiscoldweather.Wehavebeenallin,
een
asadtakinghereatGlostar—MissLiddyhad
hadliketohaverunawaymet
withaplayer-man,andyoungmeester
masterandhewouldadonethemselveseen
amischief;butthesquireappliedto
de
themare,andtheywere,gebonden
boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspreken
speakawordofthezaak
mattertoanyChristiansoul—nomeer
moreIshall;for,weservints
moeten
shouldseeallandsayniets
nothing—Butwhatwasworse
dan
thanallthis,Chowderhashadtheongeluk
misfortunetobeworriedbyeen
abutcher’sdog,andcamehuis
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswasgenomen
takenwiththeasterisks,buttheysnel
soonwentoff.Thedoctorwas
gestuurd
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribedeen
arepositorywhichdidhimgrote
greatservice—thankGodhe’snowineen
afairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmydoos
boxandthepillyberandputthemonder
underyourownbed;for,Ido
veronderstel
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,nu
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisin
goede
goodhealth,butsulky.The
squire
squiregaveawayanouldjas
coattoapoorman;en
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisberoven
robbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhem
him,byhisagreementhewastoontvangen
receivenovails;buthe
zegt
saysashowthere’saverschil
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;en
andsothereisforsartain.Weareall
gaan
goingtotheHotWell,waar
whereIshalldrinkyourgezondheid
healthinaglassofwater
water,being,.ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college,Oxon.DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
niets
nothingmoreatheartthantoovertuigen
convinceyouIamincapableofvergeten
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipIgemaakt
madeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondentie
correspondencebyletters,whichyouen
andIagreed,atparting,tocultiveren
cultivate.Ibeginitsooner
dan
thanIintended,thatyoukunnen
mayhaveitinyourmacht
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhichkunnen
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingadwaze
foolishquarrel,inwhichIhebt
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmyzus
sister,whohadbeensometijd
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.Toen
WhenIcamehitherwithmyoom
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tohalen
fetchheraway,Ifoundherafinelang
tallgirl,ofseventeen,withanagreeablepersoon
person;butremarkablysimple,and
heel
quiteignorantoftheworld.Deze
Thisdisposition,andwantofervaring
experience,hadexposedhertode
theaddressesofaperson—Iweet
knownotwhattocallhem
him,whohadseenherateen
aplay;and,withaconfidence
en
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,vond
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoherkennis
acquaintance.Itwasbythe
grootste
greatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;asitwasmy
plicht
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsgeboorte
birth,Imadeitmybusinesstovinden
findhimout,andtellhimheel
veryfreelymysentimentsofthezaak
matter.Thesparkdidnotlike
de
thestileIused,andgedroeg
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.Thoughhis
rang
rankinlife(which,byhet
thebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtoveel
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwas
opmerkelijk
remarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtothevoorrecht
privilegeofagentleman,andiets
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusinessnam
tookair,Iknownothoe
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashad
hadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogeven
givemywordandhonour,&c.en
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,waar
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubyde
thereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoafamilie
familyoforiginals,whomImayonedag
dayattempttodescribeforyourvermaak
amusement.Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,
ijdel
vain,andridiculous.—Myuncleisanvreemd
oddkindofhumorist,alwaysonde
thefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,dat
thatratherthanbeobligedtohouden
keephimcompany,I’dresignalle
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhislandgoed
estate.Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
de
thegoutmayhavesouredhishumeur
temper,and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronverdere
furtheracquaintance;certainitis,
al
allhisservantsandneighboursintheland
countryarefondofhim,zelfs
eventoadegreeofenthousiasme
enthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyetbegrijpen
comprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
en
andalltherestofmyoude
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemydienst
servicetothecook,andbid
praytakecareofpoorPonto,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,whenIverzeker
assureher,thatIneverharbouredeen
athoughtthatwasotherwisedan
thanvirtuous;and,ifGod
zal
willgivemegrace,Ishallnooit
neverbehavesoastocasteen
areflectiononthecareyouhebt
havetakeninmyeducation.I
beken
confessIhavegivenjustoorzaak
causeofoffencebymywantofprudenceen
andexperience.Ioughtnotto
had
havelistenedtowhatthejonge
youngmansaid;anditwasmy
plicht
dutytohavetoldyouallthatpassed,maar
butIwasashamedtonoemen
mentionit;andthenhe
gedroeg
behavedsomodestandrespectful,en
andseemedtobesomelancholyen
andtimorous,thatIcouldnotvinden
findinmyhearttodoen
doanythingthatshouldmaken
makehimmiserableanddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Ido
verklaar
declare,Ineveronceallowedhimde
thefavourofa:salute;
en
andastothefewlettersthatpassedtussen
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,en
andIhopetheycontainniets
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamnog steeds
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhathelijkt
appearstobe:buttime
zal
willdiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourtovergeten
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomyfamilie
family.Ihavecriedwithout
ophouden
ceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbutthee
tea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;nordidI
eens
onceclosemyeyesfordrie
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelyals
whenwearebyourselves;maar
butIhopetosoftenherintijd
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myoom
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebegin
beginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearsen
anddistress;andisnowall
tederheid
tendernessandcompassion;andmy
broer
brotherisreconciledtomeonmybelofte
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondentie
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;maar
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhebben
havenopeaceofmindtillIweet
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasvergeven
forgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
een
afright,lestthisshouldnotkomen
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthedrager
carrier,thatIbegyouzou
willwriteme,ontheontvangst
receiptofit,directingtomij
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoiseen
agoodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIheb
havemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
erg
veryshyoftakingchargeofmybrief
letterandthelittleparcel,omdat
becausehissisterSallyhadliketohad
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:indeedIcannot
verwijten
blamethemanforhisvoorzichtigheid
caution;butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
lieve
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itiseen
agrievousadditiontomyandere
othermisfortunes,thatIamberoofd
deprivedofyouragreeablecompanyen
andconversation,atatimewhenInodig
needsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumouren
andgoodsense;but,I
hoop
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,zal
willlastforlife—Idoubtnotmaar
butonmysideitzal
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainervaring
experience,andlearntoknowthewaarde
valueofatruefriend.O,my
lieve
dearLetty!whatshallI
zeggen
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?I
heb
havepromisedtobreakoffalle
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,tovergeten
forgethim:but,alas!
I
begin
begintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmymacht
power.Asitisbynomeansproperthatthepictureshould
blijft
remaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmeer
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubydeze
thisopportunity,beggingyouwillofwel
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,of
orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Iveronderstel
suppose,willmakeithisbusinesstozien
seeyouattheusualplaats
place.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhis
foto
picture,youmaytellhimIheb
havenooccasionforafoto
picture,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,consideringthe
wrok
resentmentandpassionatetemperofmybroer
brotherJery,suchanattemptkunnen
mightbeattendedwithconsequencesdie
whichwouldmakeusallellendig
miserableforlife—letustrusttotijd
timeandthechapterofaccidents;of
orrathertothatProvidencewhichzal
willnotfail,soonerorlater,tobelonen
rewardthosethatwalkinhet
thepathsofhonouranddeugd
virtue.Iwouldoffermy
liefde
lovetotheyoungladies;maar
butitisnotfitthatanyofthemshouldweet
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwegaan
gotoBath,Ishallsturen
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatberoemde
famouscenterofpoliteamusement,en
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetobezoeken
visit;andIflattermyself
dat
thatmydearMissWilliszal
willbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
Lieve
DEARLEWIS,Ihavefollowedyourdirections
met
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbythistijd
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmetogebruiken
usemysaddle-horse.Irode
uit
outupontheDownslastDinsdag
Tuesday,intheforenoon,whende
thesky,asfarasde
thevisiblehorizon,waswithouteen
acloud;butbeforeI
had
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovervallen
overtakeninstantaneouslybyastormofraindie
thatwetmetothehuid
skininthreeminutes—whenceitkwam
camethedevilknows;butit
heeft
haslaidmeup(Isuppose)foreen
onefortnight.Itmakesme
ziek
sicktohearpeopletalkofthefinelucht
airuponClifton-downs:Howcan
de
theairbeeitheragreeableof
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsineen
aperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIam
omringd
surroundedwithdomesticvexations.Myniecehashad
een
adangerousfitofillness,occasionedbydat
thatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichIvermeldde
mentionedinmylast.—Sheiseen
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,aszacht
softasbutter,andasgemakkelijk
easilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotverachtelijk
despicable,andhereducationhasnotbeenverwaarloosd
neglected;thatistosay,she
kan
canwriteandspell,andspreken
speakFrench,andplayuponhet
theharpsichord;thenshedancesfinely,
heeft
hasagoodfigure,andisheel
verywellinclined;but,she’sdeficientin
geest
spirit,andsosusceptible—andsoteder
tenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgoteen
alanguishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbroer
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,vol
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;trots
proudasaGermancount,en
andashotandhastyaseen
aWelchmountaineer.Asfor
dat
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youaregeen
nostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGod
God,sheissometimessoondraaglijk
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’stheduivel
devilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;en
andyetIamconsciousofgeen
nosinsthatoughttoentailzulke
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whytheduivel
devilshouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?Ian’t
getrouwd
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!nordidIbeget
de
theothertwo:letthem
kiezen
chooseanotherguardian:formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
veel
muchlesstosuperintendthegedrag
conductofgiddy-headedboysandgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
weten
knowtheparticularsofouravontuur
adventureatGloucester,whicharekort
brieflythese,andIhopetheyzullen
willgonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensolang
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,naast
nexttoanunnery,istheergste
worstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforjonge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;en
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mschaam
ashamedtotellyou!shefellinlovewith
een
oneoftheactors—ahandsomejonge
youngfellowthatgoesbyde
thenameofWilson.The
schurk
rascalsoonperceivedtheimpressionhehad
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastozag
seeheratahousewaar
whereshewenttodrinkthee
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebegin
beginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofeen
ajadeofamilliner,whomadeen
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Toen
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddykwam
cametostayatlodgingswithhertante
aunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidtoleveren
deliveraletterintohereigen
ownhands;butitseemsJery
had
hadalreadyacquiredsomuchkrediet
creditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)dat
thatshecarriedthelettertohem
him,andsothewholecomplot
plotwasdiscovered.Therash
jongen
boy,withoutsayingawordofde
themattertome,wentonmiddellijk
immediatelyinsearchofWilson;en
and,Isuppose,treatedhimmet
withinsolenceenough.Thetheatrical
held
herowastoofargoneinromantiek
romancetobrooksuchusage:he
antwoordde
repliedinblankverse,andeen
aformalchallengeensued.