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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
Ihave
ontvangen
receivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
vriend
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
en
andIampleasedto
vinden
findyouthinktheymaybeprinted
met
withagoodprospectof
succes
success;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
noemt
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kunnen
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirst
plaats
place,astouchingwhatprosecutions
kunnen
mayarisefromprintingthe
privé
privatecorrespondenceofpersonsstill
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,aneminent
advocaat
attorneyofthisplace,who,
na
afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
denkt
thinkthesaidLetterscontainany
zaak
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableinthe
oog
eyeofthelaw.
Finally,
als
ifyouandIshould
komen
cometoarightunderstanding,Ido
verklaar
declareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
geval
caseofanysuchprosecution,I
zal
willtakethewholeuponmy
eigen
ownshoulders,evenquoadfine
en
andimprisonment,though,Imust
bekennen
confess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
met betrekking tot
concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
mag
maysay,nonfloccifacio—I
zou
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
als
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuch
verbaasd
surprisedthatmorecareisnot
genomen
takentoexcludefromthe
commissie
commissionallsuchvagrantforeignersas
kunnen
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappy
grondwet
constitution,inchurchandstate—God
verhoede
forbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positief
positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisno
beter
betterthanaJesuitin
vermomming
disguise;
butthisIwillassert
en
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,from
de
thedayhequalified,hehas
nooit
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,
dat
thatistosay,within
de
theparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
tafel
table,whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
moet
mustinformyou,mygoodSir,thatIwas
gedwongen
obligedtoretire,notby
angst
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
zei
saidabove,Ivaluenotof
een
arush;
butfromthe
plotselinge
suddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’s
rij
row,whichIhadeatenat
diner
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaid
rij
rowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
hoofdstuk
chapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,and
ten slotte
lastly,withreferencetothe
manier
mannerinwhichIgot
bezit
possessionoftheseLetters,itis
een
acircumstancethatconcernsmy
eigen
ownconscienceonly;
sufficethitto
zeggen
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesin
wiens
whosecustodytheywere;
and,by
deze
thistime,IhopeI
hebben
havealsosatisfiedyouin
zulke
suchways,thatthelast
hand
handmaybeputtoour
overeenkomst
agreement,andtheworkproceed
met
withallconvenientexpedition;
in
waarin
whichIhopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Your
zeer
veryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
stel
propose,Deovolente,tohavethe
genoegen
pleasureofseeingyouinthe
grote
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladto
behandelen
treatwithyouconcerninga
pakket
parcelofMS.sermons,of
een
acertainclergymandeceased;
a
taart
cakeoftherightleaven,forthe
huidige
presenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
bij
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseof
post
post,andshallbegladto
behandelen
treatwithyoufortheM.S.
die
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
vriend
friendMrBehn;
butcanbynomeans
voldoen
complywiththetermsproposed.
Die
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisall
een
alottery—Ihavebeena
verliezer
loserbytheworksof
de
thegreatestmenoftheage—I
kunnen
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;
maar
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
stad
townissochangeable.
Then
er
therehavebeensomanylettersupontravels
de laatste tijd
latelypublished—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
en
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,the
publiek
publicseemstobecloyed
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;
oneisgone
buitenland
abroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
en
andtheother,hasbeensilly
genoeg
enoughtoabscond,inorderto
vermijden
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’m
een
agreatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
vertrek
leftamanualofdevotion
half
halffinishedonmyhands,
nadat
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthe
hele
wholecopy—Hewasthesoundest
goddelijke
divine,andhadthemost
orthodoxe
orthodoxpenofallmy
mensen
people;
andIneverknewhis
oordeel
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhis
brood
breadandbutteronthis
gelegenheid
occasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
gezet
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
het
thebenefitofagood
pleidooi
plea,overandabovetheadvantageof
binden
bindinghimover.
Inthelate
oorlog
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
een
aparagraphthatcamebythe
post
post,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
een
acertainregimentinbattle.
An
officier
officerofsaidregimentcametomy
winkel
shop,and,inthepresenceofmy
vrouw
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedto
snijden
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksof
lichamelijke
bodilyfearmorewaysthanone,to
de
theconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhim
over
over;
myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
hebt
havenothingtofear,and
niets
nothingtohope,onthathead—There
hebt
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedat
de
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;
dat
thatwasCharlesWatson;
andhe
verzekerde
assuredmeitwasno
meer
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeen
bedreigd
threatenedseveraltimesbythe
Huis
HouseofL—;
butit
kwam
cametonothing.
Ifan
informatie
informationshouldbemovedfor,
en
andgrantedagainstyou,as
de
theeditorofthoseLetters,I
hoop
hopeyouwillhavehonesty
en
andwitenoughtoappear
en
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbe
veroordeeld
sentencedtothepillory,your
fortuin
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasure
stap
steptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
gelukkig
happyifIcanlendyou
een
alift;
andam,very
oprecht
sincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemy
vriendelijke
kindservicetoyourneighbour,my
neef
cousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanack
en
andCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,
koets
carriagepaid,whichhewillpleaseto
accepteren
acceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
vrouw
wife,whoisveryfondoftoasted
kaas
cheese,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
Whywillyoubeso
positief
positive?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
kreupel
lameandasmuchtorturedin
al
allmylimbsasifIwas
gebroken
brokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
geest
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
genoeg
enoughofmyown,those
kinderen
childrenofmysisterareleftmefor
een
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusiness
hebben
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Een
Aridiculousincidentthathappened
gisteren
yesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
heeft
hasdisorderedmeinsuch
een
amanner,thatIexpecttobe
gelegd
laidupwithanotherfitof
de
thegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmy
volgende
next.
Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningfor
de
theHotWellatBristol,
waar
whereIamafraidIshall
blijven
staylongerthanIcould
willen
wish.
Onthereceiptof
deze
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
en
andthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
twee
twooldricks,andsendthe
maïs
corntomarket,andsellitofftothepoorat
een
ashillingabushelunder
markt
marketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
brief
letterfromGriffin,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,andIwill
intrekken
withdrawmyaction;
andin
de
themeantimeyoumay
zeggen
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
weduwe
widowhavetheAlderneycow,
en
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
thetrunkmalethatstandsinmy
kast
closet;
tobesentmein
de
theBristolwaggonwithoutlossoftime,
de
thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
met
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
en
andmyblackvelvetswith
de
theshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,my
groene
greenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hoofd
headandlappetsandthelitel
doos
boxwithmyjowls.
Williams
kan
maybringovermybum-daffee,
en
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
en
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
wezen
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
sinds
sincewelefthuom.
Praytakeparticular
zorg
careofthehousewhilethe
familie
familyisabsent.
Lettherebe
een
afireconstantlykeptinmybrother’s
kamer
chamberandmine.
Themaids,
hebben
havingnothingtodo,maybesat
een
aspinning.
Idesireyou’ll
klappen
clapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
en
andletnoneofthemen
hebben
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’t
vergeet
forgettohavethegateshit
elke
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnir
en
andthehindmaylie
beneden
belowinthelandry,topartakethe
huis
house,withtheblunderbussandthe
grote
greatdog;
andhopeyou’ll
hebt
haveawatchfuleyeover
de
themaids.
IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
met
withthemen.
Letme
weten
knowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
en
andwhathefought—iftheould
gans
goosebesitting;
andif
de
thecoblerhascutDicky,
en
andhowporeanemilbore
de
theoperation.
Nomoreatpresent,
maar
butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Lieve
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
zend
send,mylovetoyou
en
andSaul,beingingood
gezondheid
health,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,
gebonden
boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
spreken
speakawordofthe
zaak
mattertoanyChristiansoul—no
meer
moreIshall;
for,weservints
moeten
shouldseeallandsay
niets
nothing—
Butwhatwasworse
dan
thanallthis,Chowderhashadthe
ongeluk
misfortunetobeworriedby
een
abutcher’sdog,andcame
huis
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
genomen
takenwiththeasterisks,butthey
snel
soonwentoff.
Thedoctorwas
gestuurd
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribed
een
arepositorywhichdidhim
grote
greatservice—thankGodhe’snowin
een
afairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmy
doos
boxandthepillyberandputthem
onder
underyourownbed;
for,Ido
veronderstel
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,
nu
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
goede
goodhealth,butsulky.
The
squire
squiregaveawayanould
jas
coattoapoorman;
en
andJohnsaysas,how‘tis
beroven
robbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
hem
him,byhisagreementhewasto
ontvangen
receivenovails;
buthe
zegt
saysashowthere’sa
verschil
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
en
andsothereisforsartain.
Weareall
gaan
goingtotheHotWell,
waar
whereIshalldrinkyour
gezondheid
healthinaglassof
water
water,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
niets
nothingmoreatheartthanto
overtuigen
convinceyouIamincapableof
vergeten
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipI
gemaakt
madeatcollege,nowbeginthat
correspondentie
correspondencebyletters,whichyou
en
andIagreed,atparting,to
cultiveren
cultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
dan
thanIintended,thatyou
kunnen
mayhaveitinyour
macht
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhich
kunnen
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchinga
dwaze
foolishquarrel,inwhichI
hebt
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmy
zus
sister,whohadbeensome
tijd
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Toen
WhenIcamehitherwithmy
oom
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)to
halen
fetchheraway,Ifoundherafine
lang
tallgirl,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
persoon
person;
butremarkablysimple,and
heel
quiteignorantoftheworld.
Deze
Thisdisposition,andwantof
ervaring
experience,hadexposedherto
de
theaddressesofaperson—I
weet
knownotwhattocall
hem
him,whohadseenherat
een
aplay;
and,withaconfidence
en
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,
vond
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoher
kennis
acquaintance.
Itwasbythe
grootste
greatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
plicht
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinits
geboorte
birth,Imadeitmybusinessto
vinden
findhimout,andtellhim
heel
veryfreelymysentimentsofthe
zaak
matter.
Thesparkdidnotlike
de
thestileIused,and
gedroeg
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhis
rang
rankinlife(which,by
het
thebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
veel
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
opmerkelijk
remarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtothe
voorrecht
privilegeofagentleman,and
iets
somethingmighthavehappened,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
dayattempttodescribeforyour
vermaak
amusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,
ijdel
vain,andridiculous.—Myuncleisan
vreemd
oddkindofhumorist,alwayson
de
thefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,
dat
thatratherthanbeobligedto
houden
keephimcompany,I’dresign
alle
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhis
landgoed
estate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
de
thegoutmayhavesouredhis
humeur
temper,and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteron
verdere
furtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
al
allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
land
countryarefondofhim,
zelfs
eventoadegreeof
enthousiasme
enthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyet
begrijpen
comprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
en
andalltherestofmy
oude
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
dienst
servicetothecook,and
bid
praytakecareofpoorPonto,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,whenI
verzeker
assureher,thatIneverharboured
een
athoughtthatwasotherwise
dan
thanvirtuous;
and,ifGod
zal
willgivemegrace,Ishall
nooit
neverbehavesoastocast
een
areflectiononthecareyou
hebt
havetakeninmyeducation.
I
beken
confessIhavegivenjust
oorzaak
causeofoffencebymywantofprudence
en
andexperience.
Ioughtnotto
had
havelistenedtowhatthe
jonge
youngmansaid;
anditwasmy
plicht
dutytohavetoldyouallthatpassed,
maar
butIwasashamedto
noemen
mentionit;
andthenhe
gedroeg
behavedsomodestandrespectful,
en
andseemedtobesomelancholy
en
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
vinden
findinmyheartto
doen
doanythingthatshould
maken
makehimmiserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Ido
verklaar
declare,Ineveronceallowedhim
de
thefavourofa:
salute;
en
andastothefewlettersthatpassed
tussen
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
en
andIhopetheycontain
niets
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
nog steeds
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhathe
lijkt
appearstobe:
buttime
zal
willdiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourto
vergeten
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
familie
family.
Ihavecriedwithout
ophouden
ceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbut
thee
tea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidI
eens
onceclosemyeyesfor
drie
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
als
whenwearebyourselves;
maar
butIhopetosoftenherin
tijd
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
oom
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthe
begin
beginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
en
anddistress;
andisnowall
tederheid
tendernessandcompassion;
andmy
broer
brotherisreconciledtomeonmy
belofte
promisetobreakoffall
correspondentie
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
maar
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishall
hebben
havenopeaceofmindtillI
weet
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshas
vergeven
forgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
een
afright,lestthisshouldnot
komen
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthe
drager
carrier,thatIbegyou
zou
willwriteme,onthe
ontvangst
receiptofit,directingto
mij
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
een
agoodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatI
heb
havemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
erg
veryshyoftakingchargeofmy
brief
letterandthelittleparcel,
omdat
becausehissisterSallyhadliketo
had
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannot
verwijten
blamethemanforhis
voorzichtigheid
caution;
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
lieve
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itis
een
agrievousadditiontomy
andere
othermisfortunes,thatIam
beroofd
deprivedofyouragreeablecompany
en
andconversation,atatimewhenI
nodig
needsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
en
andgoodsense;
but,I
hoop
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
zal
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
maar
butonmysideit
zal
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgain
ervaring
experience,andlearntoknowthe
waarde
valueofatruefriend.
O,my
lieve
dearLetty!
whatshallI
zeggen
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
I
heb
havepromisedtobreakoff
alle
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,to
vergeten
forgethim:
but,alas!
I
begin
begintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
macht
power.
Asitisbynomeansproperthatthepictureshould
blijft
remaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionof
meer
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
deze
thisopportunity,beggingyouwill
ofwel
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,
of
orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
veronderstel
suppose,willmakeithisbusinessto
zien
seeyouattheusual
plaats
place.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhis
foto
picture,youmaytellhimI
heb
havenooccasionfora
foto
picture,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,consideringthe
wrok
resentmentandpassionatetemperofmy
broer
brotherJery,suchanattempt
kunnen
mightbeattendedwithconsequences
die
whichwouldmakeusall
ellendig
miserableforlife—letustrustto
tijd
timeandthechapterofaccidents;
of
orrathertothatProvidencewhich
zal
willnotfail,soonerorlater,to
belonen
rewardthosethatwalkin
het
thepathsofhonourand
deugd
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
liefde
lovetotheyoungladies;
maar
butitisnotfitthatanyofthemshould
weet
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
gaan
gotoBath,Ishall
sturen
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthat
beroemde
famouscenterofpoliteamusement,
en
andeveryotherplacewemaychanceto
bezoeken
visit;
andIflattermyself
dat
thatmydearMissWillis
zal
willbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Lieve
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
met
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbythis
tijd
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
gebruiken
usemysaddle-horse.
Irode
uit
outupontheDownslast
Dinsdag
Tuesday,intheforenoon,when
de
thesky,asfaras
de
thevisiblehorizon,waswithout
een
acloud;
butbeforeI
had
hadgoneafullmile,Iwas
overvallen
overtakeninstantaneouslybyastormofrain
die
thatwetmetothe
huid
skininthreeminutes—whenceit
kwam
camethedevilknows;
butit
heeft
haslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
een
onefortnight.
Itmakesme
ziek
sicktohearpeopletalkofthefine
lucht
airuponClifton-downs:
Howcan
de
theairbeeitheragreeable
of
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
een
aperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIam
omringd
surroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashad
een
adangerousfitofillness,occasionedby
dat
thatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichI
vermeldde
mentionedinmylast.—Sheis
een
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,as
zacht
softasbutter,andas
gemakkelijk
easilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenot
verachtelijk
despicable,andhereducationhasnotbeen
verwaarloosd
neglected;
thatistosay,she
kan
canwriteandspell,and
spreken
speakFrench,andplayupon
het
theharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
heeft
hasagoodfigure,andis
heel
verywellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientin
geest
spirit,andsosusceptible—andso
teder
tenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgot
een
alanguishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
broer
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
vol
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
trots
proudasaGermancount,
en
andashotandhastyas
een
aWelchmountaineer.
Asfor
dat
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
geen
nostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
God
God,sheissometimesso
ondraaglijk
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’sthe
duivel
devilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
en
andyetIamconsciousof
geen
nosinsthatoughttoentail
zulke
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythe
duivel
devilshouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
getrouwd
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
de
theothertwo:
letthem
kiezen
chooseanotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
veel
muchlesstosuperintendthe
gedrag
conductofgiddy-headedboysandgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
weten
knowtheparticularsofour
avontuur
adventureatGloucester,whichare
kort
brieflythese,andIhopethey
zullen
willgonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
lang
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,
naast
nexttoanunnery,isthe
ergste
worstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
jonge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
en
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’m
schaam
ashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewith
een
oneoftheactors—ahandsome
jonge
youngfellowthatgoesby
de
thenameofWilson.
The
schurk
rascalsoonperceivedtheimpressionhe
had
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoasto
zag
seeheratahouse
waar
whereshewenttodrink
thee
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthe
begin
beginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansof
een
ajadeofamilliner,whomade
en
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Toen
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kwam
cametostayatlodgingswithher
tante
aunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidto
leveren
deliveraletterintoher
eigen
ownhands;
butitseemsJery
had
hadalreadyacquiredsomuch
krediet
creditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)
dat
thatshecarriedtheletterto
hem
him,andsothewhole
complot
plotwasdiscovered.
Therash
jongen
boy,withoutsayingawordof
de
themattertome,went
onmiddellijk
immediatelyinsearchofWilson;
en
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
met
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatrical
held
herowastoofargonein
romantiek
romancetobrooksuchusage:
he
antwoordde
repliedinblankverse,and
een
aformalchallengeensued.