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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Herra
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
on
haveperusedthosesameLetters,the
jotka
whichweredelivereduntoyoubymyfriend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
andIampleasedtofindyouthinkthey
voidaan
maybeprintedwithagoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchas
sitä
theobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,are
sellaisia
suchasmayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,in
sitä
thefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
voi
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceofpersonsstillliving,
antakaa
givemeleave,withallduesubmission,toobserve,
että
thattheLettersinquestionwerenot
kirjoitettu
writtenandsentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thatthey
ole
havenotendencytothemalafama,
tai
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
vaan
butrathertotheinformationandedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecomethasortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
olen
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
tämän
thisplace,who,afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,
Että
ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetterscontain
mitään
anymatterwhichwillbe
pidettäisiin
heldactionableintheeyeofthe
lain
law.
Finally,ifyouandI
tulemme
shouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
että
that,incaseofanysuchprosecution,Iwill
otan
takethewholeuponmyownshoulders,
jopa
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,though,I
täytyy
mustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
voin
maysay,nonfloccifacio—I
tahtoisi
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
jos
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iam
hyvin
muchsurprisedthatmorecareisnot
otettu
takentoexcludefromthecommission
kaikki
allsuchvagrantforeignersas
voidaan
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurchandstate—Godforbid
että
thatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,
että
thatthesaidLismahagoisno
parempi
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;
but
tätä
thisIwillassertandmaintain,totisviribus,
että
that,fromthedayhequalified,hehas
koskaan
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,
että
thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
kun
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Imustinformyou,my
hyvä
goodSir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,
joka
which,asIsaidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenatdinner,not
tietämättä
knowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,andlastly,withreferencetothemannerin
joka
whichIgotpossessionof
nämä
theseLetters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmyownconscience
vain
only;
sufficethittosay,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
ja
and,bythistime,I
toivon
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,
että
thatthelasthandmaybeputtoouragreement,
ja
andtheworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
inwhichI
toivon
hopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,tohavethepleasureofseeingyouinthegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatwithyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofacertainclergymandeceased;
acakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
Sir
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,andshallbegladtotreatwithyoufortheM.S.
whichI
olen
havedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
mutta
butcanbynomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icouldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;
mutta
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteof
sitä
thetownissochangeable.
Thenthere
on
havebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
välillä
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedwiththatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprintingandpublishing,andyoushall
on
havehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—NobodyreadssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortofreading;
andthe
kaksi
twopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponin
ne
thosematters,areoutoftheway;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
andtheother,hasbeensillyenoughtoabscond,inordertoavoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
suuri
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleftamanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,afterhavingreceived
rahaa
moneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,andhadthemostorthodoxpenofallmypeople;
ja
andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,
mutta
butinflyingfromhisbread
ja
andbutteronthisoccasion.
ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofa
hyvän
goodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthelate
sodan
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,aparagraphthat
tuli
camebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofacertainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregiment
tuli
cametomyshop,and,inthepresenceofmywifeandjourneyman,threatenedto
katkaista
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmorewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
ja
andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhave
mitään
nothingtofear,andnothingto
toivomista
hope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbut
yksi
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’stail
nämä
thesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
andheassuredmeitwasnomore
kuin
thanaflea-bite.C—S—
on
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbytheHouseofL—;
mutta
butitcametonothing.
Jos
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,andgranted
vastaan
againstyou,astheeditorofthoseLetters,I
toivon
hopeyouwillhavehonestyandwit
tarpeeksi
enoughtoappearandtakeyourtrial—Ifyou
on
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyselfhappy
jos
ifIcanlendyoualift;
andam,
hyvin
verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—I
on
havesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,
joka
whichhewillpleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
Mywife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,andbegsto
tietää
knowifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewasso
hyvä
goodastosendus
viime
lastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Tohtori
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
voisin
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouover
ja
andoverhowhardIamto
liikkua
move;
andatthistimeofday,Ioughtto
tietää
knowsomethingofmyownconstitution.
Miksi
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Prithee
lähettäkää
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
ja
andasmuchtorturedinallmylimbsas
jos
ifIwasbrokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedinmindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
riittävästi
enoughofmyown,those
lapset
childrenofmysisterare
jätetty
leftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavepeopleto
saada
getchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculousincident
että
thathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
on
hasdisorderedmeinsuchamanner,
että
thatIexpecttobelaidupwithanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmynext.
Ishallsetout
huomenna
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
jossa
whereIamafraidIshallstaylonger
kuin
thanIcouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
tämän
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horseandthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
kaksi
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
ja
andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushelundermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtomakeapublicsubmission
ja
andpaycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocket
mitään
anyofhismoney.
Thefellowisa
huono
badneighbour,andIdesire,tohavenothingtodowithhim:
mutta
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
maksaa
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
antakoon
givefivepoundstothepooroftheparish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
ja
andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,
ja
andfortyshillingstoclotheherchildren:
mutta
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
maksamaan
paywhensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
kaikki
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
ja
andbesureyoutaketheironchest
kanssa
withmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgive
kaikki
all,thistroublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Kun
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobe
lähetettävä
sentmeintheBristolwaggon
ilman
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
ja
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
pää
headandlappetsandthelitelbox
jossa
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
tuoda
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviol
jossa
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwaterandChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreature
on
hasbeenterriblystupratedeversincewe
lähdimme
lefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthehouse
kun
whilethefamilyisabsent.
Lettherebea
tulta
fireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
ja
andmine.
Themaids,having
mitään
nothingtodo,maybe
istua
sataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,and
anna
letnoneofthemenhaveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettohavethegate
paska
shiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnirandthehind
voivat
mayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethehouse,
kanssa
withtheblunderbussandthegreatdog;
ja
andhopeyou’llhaveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
tiedän
knowthathussyMaryJones,
rakastaa
lovestoberumpingwiththemen.
Kerro
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesould
vielä
yet,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebe
istuu
sitting;
andifthecobler
on
hascutDicky,andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.
Ei
Nomoreatpresent,but
lepää
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Rakas
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
lähetän
send,mylovetoyou
ja
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,
ja
andhopingtohearthesamefromyou;
ja
andthatyouandSaulwill
otatte
takemypoorkittentobedwithyouthiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
kaikki
allin,asadtaking
täällä
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunaway
kanssa
withaplayer-man,andyoungmaster
ja
andhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;
mutta
butthesquireappliedtothemare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
puhumatta
speakawordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for,weservints
pitäisi
shouldseeallandsay
mitään
nothing—
Butwhatwasworsethanallthis,Chowder
on
hashadthemisfortunetobeworriedbyabutcher’sdog,
ja
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
otti
takenwiththeasterisks,butthey
pian
soonwentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,andhesubscribedarepository
joka
whichdidhimgreatservice—thankGodhe’s
nyt
nowinafairwayto
teki
dowell—praytakecareofmyboxandthepillyberandputthemunderyourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
tahtoo
willbeapryingintomysecrets,
nyt
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
mutta
butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoapoorman;
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
hänelle
him,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
ei
novails;
buthesaysashowthere’sadifferencebetwixtvails
ja
andperquisites;
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
kaikki
allgoingtotheHotWell,
jossa
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthinaglassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Rakas
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhavenothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
unohtamaan
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,
nyt
nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
kuin
thanIintended,thatyou
saattavat
mayhaveitinyourpowertorefuteanyidlereportswhich
saattavat
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichI
on
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysister,whohadbeensometimesettled
täällä
hereinaboarding-school.
WhenI
tulin
camehitherwithmyuncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,I
löysin
foundherafinetall
tytön
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;
mutta
butremarkablysimple,andquiteignorantoftheworld.
Tämä
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—I
tiedä
knownotwhattocallhim,
joka
whohadseenherataplay;
ja
and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,
löysi
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
yhden
oneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
tämä
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,I
tein
madeitmybusinessto
löytää
findhimout,andtellhim
hyvin
veryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.
Thesparkdidnot
pitänyt
likethestileIused,andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Vaikka
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
paljon
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeofagentleman,and
jotain
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
otti
tookair,Iknownot
miten
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
antamaan
givemywordandhonour,&c.
and
huomenna
to-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
missä
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomImayonedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
aina
alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,
että
thatratherthanbeobligedto
pitämään
keephimcompany,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmay
on
havesouredhistemper,and,
ehkäpä
perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
kaikki
allhisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondof
häntä
him,eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,the
syytä
reasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.
Muistakaa
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,and
kaikki
alltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,andpraytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,
joka
whois,andeverwillbe,.
Rakas
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
ja
andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNatherhouseinGloucester.
Rakas
DEARMADAM,
Havingnomotherofmyown,I
toivon
hopeyouwillgiveme
lähtien
leavetodisburdenmypoorhearttoyou,
joka
whohavealwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,ever
koska
sinceIwasputunderyourcare.
Indeed,
ja
andindeed,myworthygoverness
saattaa
maybelieveme,whenIassure
hänelle
her,thatIneverharboureda
ajatellut
thoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
ja
and,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishall
koskaan
neverbehavesoastocastareflectiononthecareyou
olet
havetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnotto
olisi
havelistenedtowhattheyoungmansaid;
anditwasmydutyto
oli
havetoldyouallthatpassed,
mutta
butIwasashamedtomention
sitä
it;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
ja
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
ja
andtimorous,thatIcouldnotfindinmyhearttodo
mitään
anythingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
ja
anddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
koskaan
neveronceallowedhimthefavourofa:
salute;
ja
andastothefewlettersthatpassedbetweenus,theyare
kaikki
allinmyuncle’shands,
ja
andIhopetheycontain
mitään
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
yhä
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
mutta
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourto
unohtaa
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomyfamily.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,andhavenottasted
mitään
anythingbuttea,sinceIwashurried
pois
awayfromyou;
nordidIonce
sulkenut
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
mutta
butIhopetosoftenherintime,byhumility
ja
andsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
ja
anddistress;
andisnow
kaikki
alltendernessandcompassion;
andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmypromisetobreakoffallcorrespondence
kanssa
withthatunfortunateyouth;
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishall
on
havenopeaceofmindtillI
tietää
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iamin
niin
suchafright,lestthisshouldnotcomesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,
että
thatIbegyouwill
kirjoittamaan
writeme,onthereceiptof
sen
it,directingtome,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,
joka
whoisagoodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,
että
thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
hyvin
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletterandthelittleparcel,
sillä
becausehissisterSallyhadliketo
oli
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethemanforhiscaution;
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—Mydearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,
että
thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompanyandconversation,atatime
kun
whenIneedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumourandgoodsense;
mutta
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,will
kestää
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
mutta
butonmysideitwilldailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,andlearnto
tuntemaan
knowthevalueofatruefriend.
O,my
rakas
dearLetty!
whatshallI
sanon
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
I
olen
havepromisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,
ja
and,ifpossible,toforget
hänet
him:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmypower.
Asitisbynomeansproper
että
thatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubythisopportunity,beggingyouwill
joko
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,
tai
orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,
joka
who,Isuppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouattheusualplace.
Jos
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
lähetän
sendingbackhispicture,you
voitte
maytellhimIhavenooccasionforapicture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
Iwouldnothaveyou
kerrot
tellhimthatneither;
becausethere
täytyy
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemay
unohtaa
forgetme,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
ja
andyetifheshould,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
ja
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
kirjoittamatta
writetome,norattempttoseemeforsometime;
for,consideringtheresentmentandpassionatetemperofmybrotherJery,
tällainen
suchanattemptmightbeattendedwithconsequences
jotka
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;
tai
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,sooner
tai
orlater,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonourandvirtue.
Iwouldoffermylovetotheyoungladies;
mutta
butitisnotfit
että
thatanyofthemshould
tietää
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
menemme
gotoBath,Ishall
lähetän
sendyoumysimpleremarksupon
että
thatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,andeveryotherplacewe
saatamme
maychancetovisit;
andIflattermyself
että
thatmydearMissWilliswillbepunctualin
vastaamassa
answeringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Rakas
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirectionswithsomesuccess,
ja
andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbythistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
käyttää
usemysaddle-horse.
Irode
ulos
outupontheDownslastTuesday,intheforenoon,
kun
whenthesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,was
ilman
withoutacloud;
butbeforeI
olin
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyastormofrainthatwetmetotheskininthreeminutes—whenceit
tuli
camethedevilknows;
butit
on
haslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
yhden
onefortnight.
Itmakesmesickto
kuulla
hearpeopletalkofthefineairuponClifton-downs:
Miten
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeable
tai
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedby
että
thatcursedincidentatGloucester,
joka
whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,andaseasilymelted—not
että
thatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatisto
sanoen
say,shecanwriteandspell,
ja
andspeakFrench,andplayupontheharpsichord;
thenshe
tanssii
dancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,
ja
andisverywellinclined;
mutta
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
on
hasgotalanguishingeye,and
lukee
readsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudasaGermancount,
ja
andashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asfor
että
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGod,sheis
joskus
sometimessointolerable,thatI
melkein
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
and
silti
yetIamconsciousof
ei
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilshouldnotIshake
pois
offthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
naimisissa
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbegettheother
kahta
two:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboysandgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
tietää
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,andI
toivon
hopetheywillgonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
kauan
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworst
sellainen
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,
että
thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
ja
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
kertoa
tellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
pian
soonperceivedtheimpressionhe
oli
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeheratahouse
johon
whereshewenttodrinktea
kanssa
withhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichthey
pitivät
keptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomadeanddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Kun
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
tuli
cametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
ja
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliveraletterintoherownhands;
mutta
butitseemsJeryhad
jo
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)
että
thatshecarriedtheletterto
hänelle
him,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
poika
boy,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
minulle
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
ja
and,Isuppose,treatedhimwithinsolence
tarpeeksi
enough.
Thetheatricalherowas
liian
toofargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
ja
andaformalchallengeensued.