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THEAUTHOR’SPREFACE

Ofallkindsofsatire,thereisnonesoentertaininganduniversallyimproving,asthatwhichisintroduced,asitwere

silloin tällöin

occasionally,inthecourseofaninterestingstory,whichbringseveryincidenthometolife,andbyrepresentingfamiliarscenesinanuncommonandamusingpointofview,investsthemwithallthegracesofnovelty,

kun

whilenatureisappealedtoineveryparticular.

The

lukija

readergratifieshiscuriosityinpursuingtheadventuresofapersonin

jonka

whosefavourheisprepossessed;

heespouseshiscause,hesympathiseswithhiminhisdistress,hisindignationisheated

vastaan

againsttheauthorsofhiscalamity:

thehumanepassionsareinflamed;

thecontrastbetweendejected

hyveen

virtueandinsultingviceappearswithgreateraggravation,

andeveryimpressionhavinga

kaksinkertainen

doubleforceontheimagination,the

muisti

memoryretainsthecircumstance,andthe

sydän

heartimprovesbytheexample.

The

huomiota

attentionisnottiredwithabare

luettelo

catalogueofcharacters,butagreeablydivertedwithallthevarietyofinvention;

andthevicissitudesof

elämän

lifeappearintheirpeculiarcircumstances,

avaen

openinganamplefieldforwitandhumour.

Romance,no

epäilemättä

doubt,owesitsorigintoignorance,vanity,

andsuperstition.

Inthedarkagesofthe

Maailman

World,whenamanhadrenderedhimselffamousforwisdom

tai

orvalour,hisfamilyandadherentsavailedthemselvesofhissuperiorqualities,magnifiedhisvirtues,andrepresentedhischaracterandpersonassacredandsupernatural.

The

vulgaari

vulgareasilyswallowedthebait,imploredhisprotection,andyieldedthetributeofhomageandpraise,

jopa

eventoadoration;

hisexploitswerehandeddowntoposterity

kanssa

withathousandexaggerations;

theywere

toistettiin

repeatedasincitementstovirtue;

divinehonourswerepaid,andaltars

pystytettiin

erectedtohismemory,fortheencouragementof

niitä

thosewhoattemptedtoimitatehisexample;

andhence

syntyi

arosetheheathenmythology,whichisnoother

kuin

thanacollectionofextravagantromances.

oppiminen

learningadvanced,andgeniusreceivedcultivation,

näitä

thesestorieswereembellishedwiththegracesofpoetry,thatthey

voisivat

mightthebetterrecommendthemselvestotheattention;

theywere

laulettiin

sunginpublic,atfestivals,fortheinstructionand

iloksi

delightoftheaudience;

and

harjoiteltiin

rehearsedbeforebattle,asincentivestodeedsofglory.

Thus

tragedia

tragedyandtheepicmusewere

syntyi

born,and,intheprogressof

maun

taste,arrivedatperfection.

Itis

nowonderthattheancientscouldnot

nauttimaan

relishafableinprose,

kun

aftertheyhadseenso

monta

manyremarkableeventscelebratedinversebytheir

parhaat

bestpoets;

wethereforefindnoromanceamongthem

aikana

duringtheeraoftheirexcellence,

ellei

unlesstheCyropædiaofXenophon

voida

maybesocalled;

anditwasnottillartsandsciences

alkoivat

begantoreviveaftertheirruptionofthebarbariansintoEurope,that

jotain

anythingofthiskindappeared.

Mutta

Butwhenthemindsofmenweredebauchedbytheimpositionofpriestcrafttothe

kaikkein

mostabsurdpitchofcredulity,theauthorsofromance

nousivat

arose,andlosingsightofprobability,

täyttivät

filledtheirperformanceswiththe

kaikkein

mostmonstroushyperboles.

Iftheycouldnotequaltheancientpoetsinpointofgeniustheywereresolvedtoexceltheminfiction,andapplytothewonder,

pikemminkin

ratherthanthejudgment,oftheirreaders.

Accordingly,they

toivat

broughtnecromancytotheiraid,andinsteadof

olisivat tukeneet

supportingthecharacteroftheirheroesbydignityofsentimentandpractice,distinguishedthembytheirbodilystrength,activity,andextravaganceofbehaviour.

Although

mikään

nothingcouldbemoreludicrous

andunnaturalthanthefigurestheydrew,theydidnotwantpatrons

andadmirers;

andtheworldactually

alkoi

begantobeinfectedwiththespiritofknight-errantry,

kun

whenCervantes,byaninimitablepieceofridicule,reformedthe

makua

tasteofmankind,representingchivalryintherightpointofview,andconvertingromancetopurposes

paljon

farmoreusefulandentertaining,bymakingitassumethesock,andpointoutthefolliesofordinary

elämän

life.

Thesamemethodhasbeen

ovat harjoittaneet

practisedbyotherSpanishandFrenchauthors,andby

kukaan

nonemoresuccessfullythanbyMonsieurLe

Sage

Sage,who,inhisAdventuresofGilBlas,hasdescribedtheknaveryandfoiblesof

elämän

life,withinfinitehumourandsagacity.

The

seuraavat

followingsheetsIhavemodelledonhisplan,

ottaen

takingmeliberty,however,to

erota

differfromhimintheexecution,

jossa

whereIthoughthisparticularsituationswereuncommon,extravagant,

tai

orpeculiartothecountryinwhichthe

kohtaus

sceneislaid.

ThedisgracesofGilBlasare,forthemostpart,suchas

mieluummin

ratherexcitemirththancompassion;

hehimself

nauraa

laughsatthem;

andhistransitionsfrom

ahdistusta

distresstohappiness,orat

ainakin

leastease,aresosudden,thatneitherthereaderhastimetopity

häntä

him,norhimselftobeacquaintedwithaffliction.

This

käytös

conduct,inmyopinion,notonlydeviatesfromprobability,but

estää

preventsthatgenerousindignation,whichoughttoanimatethereaderagainstthesordidandviciousdispositionofthe

maailman

world.

Ihaveattemptedtorepresentmodest

ansioita

meritstrugglingwitheverydifficultyto

jotka

whichafriendlessorphanisexposed,fromhisownwantofexperience,aswellasfromtheselfishness,envy,malice,andbaseindifferenceof

ihmiskunnan

mankind.

Tosecureafavourableprepossession,I

olen

haveallowedhimtheadvantagesof

syntymän

birthandeducation,whichintheseriesofhismisfortuneswill,I

toivottavasti

hope,engagetheingenuousmorewarmlyinhisbehalf;

andthoughIforesee,

että

thatsomepeoplewillbeoffendedatthemeanscenesinwhichheisinvolved,I

vakuutan

persuademyselfthatthejudiciouswillnot

vain

onlyperceivethenecessityof

kuvailla

describingthosesituationstowhichhe

täytyy

mustofcoursebeconfined,inhislowestate,but

myös

alsofindentertainmentinviewing

niitä

thosepartsoflife,wherethehumoursandpassionsareundisguisedbyaffectation,ceremony,

tai

oreducation;

andthewhimsicalpeculiaritiesofdispositionappearas

luonto

naturehasimplantedthem.

ButIbelieveI

tarvitse

neednottroublemyselfinvindicatingapracticeauthorizedbythe

parhaat

bestwritersinthisway,

joitakin

someofwhomIhave

alreadynamed.

Everyintelligentreaderwill,atfirstsight,

huomaa

perceiveIhavenotdeviatedfromnatureinthefacts,

jotka

whicharealltrueinthemain,althoughthecircumstancesarealtered

anddisguised,toavoidpersonalsatire.

nyt

nowremainstogivemyreasonsformakingthechiefpersonageof

tämän

thisworkaNorthBriton,whicharechieflythese:

voisin

could,atasmallexpense,bestowonhimsucheducationasIthoughtthedignityofhisbirthandcharacter

vaati

required,whichcouldnotpossiblybe

saada

obtainedinEngland,bysuchslendermeansasthenatureofmyplanwould

antaa

afford.

Inthenextplace,I

voisin

couldrepresentsimplicityofmannersinaremote

osassa

partofthekingdom,withmorepropriety

kuin

thaninanyplacenearthecapital;

and

lopuksi

lastly,thedispositionoftheScots,addictedtotravelling,

oikeuttaa

justifiesmyconductinderivinganadventurerfrom

että

thatcountry.

APOLOGUE

Ayoung

maalari

painter,indulgingaveinofpleasantry,sketchedakindof

keskustelu

conversationpiece,representingabear,an

pöllö

owl,amonkey,andan

aasi

ass;

andtorenderitmorestriking,humorous,andmoral,

erotti

distinguishedeveryfigurebysomeemblemofhumanlife.

Bruinwasexhibitedinthegarbandattitudeofanold,toothless,drunkensoldier;

the

pöllö

owlpercheduponthehandleofacoffee-pot,withspectacleonnose,

näytti

seemedtocontemplateanewspaper;

andthe

aasi

ass,ornamentedwithahugetie-wig(which,

kuitenkaan

however,couldnotconcealhislongears),

istui

satforhispicturetothemonkey,who

ilmestyi

appearedwiththeimplementsof

maalaamaan

painting.

Thiswhimsicalgroupaffordedsomemirth,andmetwithgeneralapprobation,

kunnes

untilsomemischievouswaghinted

että

thatthewhole—wasalampoonuponthefriendsoftheperformer;

aninsinuationwhichwasnosoonercirculatedthan

thoseverypeoplewhoapplaudedit

ennen

beforebegantobealarmed,and

jopa

eventofancythemselvessignifiedbythe

useat

severalfiguresofthepiece.

Amongothers,a

arvokas

worthypersonageinyears,whohadservedinthearmywithreputation,beingincensedatthesupposedoutrage,repairedtothelodgingofthepainter,and

löysi

findinghimathome,“Harkye,Mr.Monkey,”

sanoi

saidhe,“Ihavea

hyvä

goodmindtoconvinceyou,

että

thatthoughthebearhas

menettänyt

losthisteeth,heretainshispaws,and

että

thatheisnotsodrunk

mutta

buthecanperceiveyourimpertinence.”

“Sblood!

herra

sir,thattoothlessjawisad—nedscandalouslibel—butdon’tyou

kuvittele

imaginemesochopfallenasnottobe

pysty

abletochewthecudofresentment.”

Herehewas

keskeytti

interruptedbythearrivalofalearnedphysician,

joka

who,advancingtotheculpritwithfuryinhisaspect,exclaimed,“Supposetheaugmentationoftheass’searsshould

osoittaisi

provethediminutionofthebaboon’s—nay,seeknottoprevaricate,for,bythebeardofAesculapius!

thereisnotonehairinthisperiwigthatwillnot

seisoisi

standupinjudgmentto

tuomitsematta

convicttheeofpersonalabuse.

mutta

butobserve,captain,howthis

säälittävä

pitifullittlefellowhascopiedtheverycurls—the

väri

colour,indeed,isdifferent,butthenthe

muoto

formandforetoparequitesimilar.”

Kun

Whilehethusremonstratedinastrainofvociferation,avenerable

senaattori

senatorentered,andwaddlinguptothedelinquent,“Jackanapes!”

huusi

criedhe,“IwillnowlettheeseeI

voin

canreadsomethingelsethananewspaper,and

että

thatwithoutthehelpofspectacles:

hereisyourownnoteofhand,sirrah,formoney,

joka

whichifIhadnotadvanced,youyourselfwouldhaveresembledan

pöllö

owl,innotdaringto

näyttää

showyourfacebyday,youungratefulslanderousknave!”

Invaintheastonished

taiteilija

painterdeclaredthathehadnointentiontogiveoffence,

tai

ortocharacteriseparticularpersons:

theyaffirmedthe

samankaltaisuus

resemblancewastoopalpabletobeoverlooked;

theytaxedhimwithinsolence,malice,

andingratitude;

andtheirclamoursbeingoverheardbythepublic,the

kapteeni

captainwasabear,the

lääkäri

doctoranass,andthe

senaattori

senatoranowl,tohisdyingday.

Christian

lukija

reader,Ibeseechthee,inthebowelsoftheLord,

muista

rememberthisexample“whilethouartemployedintheperusalofthefollowingsheets;

andseeknottoappropriatetothyselfthatwhichequally

kuuluu

belongstofivehundreddifferentpeople.

Jos

Ifthoushouldstmeetwithacharacterthat

heijastaa

reflectstheeinsomeungraciousparticular,

pidä

keepthyowncounsel;

CHAPTERI

OfmyBirthandParentage.

Iwasborninthenorthernpartof

tämän

thisunitedkingdom,inthehouseofmygrandfather,agentlemanofconsiderablefortuneandinfluence,

joka

whohadonmanyoccasionssignalisedhimselfinbehalfofhiscountry;

andwas

huomattava

remarkableforhisabilitiesinthelaw,whichhe

käytti

exercisedwithgreatsuccessinthestationofajudge,

varsinkin

particularlyagainstbeggars,forwhomhe

oli

hadasingularaversion.

Myfather(his

nuorin

youngestson)fallinginlove

kanssa

withapoorrelation,wholived

kanssa

withtheoldgentlemaninqualityofahousekeeper,espousedher

yksityisesti

privately;

andIwasthe

ensimmäinen

firstfruitofthatmarriage.

Duringherpregnancy,adreamdiscomposedmymothersomuch

että

thatherhusband,tiredwithherimportunity,atlastconsultedahighlandseer,

jonka

whosefavourableinterpretationhewouldhavesecured

etukäteen

beforehandbyabribe,butfoundhimincorruptible.

Shedreamedshewas

toimitettu

deliveredofatennis-ball,whichthe

paholainen

devil(who,tohergreatsurprise,actedthepartofamidwife)strucksoforciblywitharacket

että

thatitdisappearedinaninstant;

andshewasforsometimeinconsolableforthelostofheroffspring;

when,allona

yhtäkkiä

sudden,shebehelditreturnwithequalviolence,andentertheearth,beneathherfeet,whence

heti

immediatelysprangupagoodly

puu

treecoveredwithblossoms,the

tuoksu

scentofwhichoperatedso

voimakkaasti

stronglyonhernervesthatsheawoke.

The

huomaavainen

attentivesage,aftersomedeliberation,

vakuutti

assuredmyparents,thattheirfirstbornwouldbea

suuri

greattraveller;

thathewouldundergo

monia

manydangersanddifficulties,andatlast

palaisi

returntohisnativeland,

missä

wherehewouldflourishinhappiness

andreputation.

Howtrulythiswasforetoldwillappearinthe

jatko

sequel.

Itwasnotlongbeforesomeofficiousperson

ilmoitti

informedmygrandfatherofcertainfamiliarities

että

thatpassedbetweenhissonandhousekeeperwhichalarmedhimsomuch

että

that,afewdaysafter,he

sanoi

toldmyfatheritwashigh

aika

timeforhimtothinkof

asettumista

settling;

andthathehadprovidedamatchfor

hänelle

him,towhichhecouldinjusticehave

noobjections.

Myfather,findingitwouldbeimpossibletoconcealhissituationmuchlonger,

avoimesti

franklyownedwhathehaddone;

andexcusedhimselffornothaving

kysynyt

askedtheconsentofhisfather,by

sanoen

saying,heknewitwouldhavebeentonopurpose;

andthat,hadhisinclinationbeenknown,mygrandfather

voinut

mighthavetakensuchmeasuresaswouldhaveeffectuallyputthegratificationofitoutofhispower:

lisäsi

added,thatnoexceptionscouldbetakentohiswife’svirtue,birth,beauty,

andgoodsense,andasforfortune,itwas

alapuolella

beneathhiscare.

Theold

herrasmies

gentleman,whokeptallhispassions,

lukuun ottamatta

exceptone,inexcellentorder,

kuunteli

heardhimtoanendwithgreattemper,

andthencalmlyasked,howheproposedto

elättää

maintainhimselfandspouse?

vastasi

replied,hecouldbeinnodangerofwantingwhilehisfather’s

hellyys

tendernessremained,whichheandhiswife

pitäisi

shouldalwayscultivatewiththeutmostveneration;

andhewaspersuadedhisallowancewouldbesuitabletothedignityandcircumstancesofhisfamily,andtotheprovision

alreadymadeforhisbrothersandsisters,

jotka

whowerehappilysettledunderhisprotection.

“Yourbrothersandsisters,”

sanoi

saidmygrandfather,“didnotthinkitbeneaththemtoconsultmeinanaffairofsuchimportanceas

avioliitto

matrimony;

neither,Isuppose,wouldyouhaveomittedthatpieceofduty,hadyounotsomesecretfundinreserve;

tothecomfortsofwhichI

jätän

leaveyou,withadesire

että

thatyouwillthisnight

etsitte

seekoutanotherhabitationforyourselfandwife,whither,inashorttime,Iwill

lähetän

sendyouanaccountoftheexpenseI

olen

havebeenatinyoureducation,withaviewofbeingreimbursed.

Herra

Sir,youhavemadethegrandtour—youarea

kohtelias

politegentleman—averyprettygentleman—Iwishyouagreat

paljon

dealofjoy,andamyour

hyvin

veryhumbleservant.”

Sosaying,he

jätti

leftmyfatherinasituationeasilyimagined.

Kuitenkaan

However,hedidnotlong

epäröinyt

hesitate;

for,beingperfectlywellacquaintedwithhisfather’sdisposition,hedidnot

epäillyt

doubtthathewasgladof

tästä

thispretencetogetridof

hänestä

him;

andhisresolvesbeingasinvariableasthelawsoftheMedesandPersians,he

tiesi

knewitwouldbetonopurposetoattempthimbyprayersandentreaties;

sowithoutanyfartherapplication,hebetookhimself,withhisdisconsolatebedfellowtoafarm-house,wherean

vanha

oldservantofhismother

asui

dwelt:

theretheyremainedsometimeinasituation

mutta

butilladaptedtotheeleganceoftheirdesiresandtendernessoftheirlove;

joka

whichneverthelessmyfatherchosetoendure,ratherthansupplicateanunnaturalandinflexibleparent

mutta

butmymother,foreseeingtheinconveniencesto

joka

whichshemusthavebeenexposed,hadshebeendeliveredinthisplace(andherpregnancywas

hyvin

veryfaradvanced),withoutcommunicatingherdesigntoherhusband,wentindisguisetothehouseofmygrandfather,

toivoen

hopingthathertearsandconditionwouldmovehimtocompassion,andreconcilehimtoanevent

joka

whichwasnowirrecoverablypast.

She

löysi

foundmeanstodeceivetheservants,andgetintroducedasanunfortunatelady,

joka

whowantedtocomplainofsomematrimonialgrievances,itbeingmygrandfather’sparticularprovincetodecidein

kaikki

allcasesofscandal.

Shewasaccordinglyadmittedintohispresence,where,discoveringherself,shefellathisfeet,

andinthemostaffecting

tavalla

mannerimploredhisforgiveness;

atthesametime

edusti

representingthedangerthatthreatenednot

vain

onlyherlife,butthatofhisowngrandchild,

joka

whichwasabouttoseethelight.

sanoi

toldherhewassorry

että

thattheindiscretionofherandhisson

oli

hadcompelledhimtomakeavow,

joka

whichputitoutofhispowertogivethem

mitään

anyassistance;

thathehad

alreadyimpartedhisthoughtson

että

thatsubjecttoherhusband,

andwassurprisedthatthey

oli

shoulddisturbhispeacewithanyfartherimportunity.

Tämän

Thissaid,heretired.

The

väkivalta

violenceofmymother’safflictionhad

niin

suchaneffectonherconstitution

että

thatshewasimmediatelyseizedwiththepainsofchildbed;

andhadnotan

vanha

oldmaidservant,towhomshewas

hyvin

verydear,affordedherpityandassistance,atthehazardofincurringmygrandfather’sdispleasure,sheandthe

viaton

innocentfruitofherwombmusthavefallenmiserablevictimstohisrigourandinhumanity.

Bythefriendshipof

tämän

thispoorwomanshewascarrieduptoagarret,and

välittömästi

immediatelydeliveredofamanchild,thestoryof

jonka

whoseunfortunatebirthhehimself

nyt

nowrelates.

Myfather,beinginformedofwhathadhappened,

lensi

flewtotheembracesofhisdarlingspouse,and

kun

whileheloadedhisoffspringwithpaternalembraces,

voinut

couldnotforbearsheddingafloodoftearsonbeholdingthedearpartnerofhisheart(forwhoseeasehewould

olla

havesacrificedthetreasuresoftheeast)stretcheduponaflockbed,inamiserableapartment,unableto

suojelemaan

protectherfromtheinclemenciesoftheweather.

Itisnottobe

olettaa

supposedthattheoldgentlemanwasignorantofwhatpassed,thoughheaffectedtoknownothingofthematter,and

teeskenteli

pretendedtobeverymuchsurprised,

kun

whenoneofhisgrandchildren,byhis

vanhin

eldestsondeceased,wholivedwithhimashisheirapparent,acquaintedhimwiththeaffair;

päätti

determinedthereforetoobservenomedium,

mutta

butimmediately(onthethirddayafterherdelivery)

lähetti

sentheraperemptoryordertobegone,

andturnedofftheservant

joka

whohadpreservedherlife.

Tämä

Thisbehavioursoexasperatedmyfather

että

thathehadrecoursetothemostdreadfulimprecations;

andonhisbarekneesimplored

että

thatHeavenwouldrenouncehim

jos

ifeverheshouldforget

tai

orforgivethebarbarityofhissire.

Theinjuries

joka

whichthisunhappymotherreceivedfromherremovalinsuchcircumstances,andthewantofnecessarieswhereshelodged,

yhdessä

togetherwithhergriefandanxietyofmind,

pian

soonthrewherintoalanguishingdisorder,

joka

whichputanendtoherlife.

Myfather,

joka

wholovedhertenderly,wassoaffectedwithherdeath

että

thatheremainedsixweeksdeprivedofhissenses;

duringwhichtime,thepeople

jossa

wherehelodgedcarriedthe

lapsen

infanttotheoldmanwhorelentedsofar,onhearingthemelancholystoryofhisdaughter-in-law’sdeath,andthedeplorableconditionofhisson,asto

lähetti

sendthechildtonurse,andheorderedmyfathertobe

kantoivat

carriedhometohishouse,

jossa

wherehesoonrecoveredtheuseofhisreason.

Olipa

Whetherthishardheartedjudgefeltanyremorseforhiscrueltreatmentofhissonanddaughter,

tai

or(whichismoreprobable)wasafraidhischaracterwould

kärsi

sufferintheneighbourhood,heprofessedgreat

surua

sorrowforhisconducttomyfather,

jonka

whosedeliriumwassucceededbya

syvä

profoundmelancholyandreserve.

Atlengthhe

katosi

disappeared,and,notwithstandingallimaginableinquiry,couldnotbe

kuulla

heardof;

acircumstancewhich

vahvisti

confirmedmostpeopleintheopinionofhis

oli

havingmadeawaywithhimselfinafitofdespair.

CHAPTERII

kasvan

growup—amhatedbymyRelations—senttoSchool—neglectedbymyGrandfather—maltreatedbymyMaster—seasonedtoAdversity—I

muodostan

formCabalsagainstthePedant—amdebarred

Pääsy

AccesstomyGrandfather—huntedbyhisHeir—I

tuhoan

demolishtheTeethofhisTutor.

Therewerenotwantingsome

jotka

whosuspectedmyunclesofbeing

huolissaan

concernedinmyfather’sfate,onthesupposition

että

thattheywouldallshareinthepatrimonydestinedforhim;

andthisconjecturewasstrengthenedbyreflecting

että

thatinallhiscalamitiesthey

koskaan

neverdiscoveredtheleastinclinationto

palvella

servehim;

but,onthecontrary,byalltheartificesintheirpower,fedhisresentmentand

tukivat

supportedhisresolutionofleavinghimtomiseryandwant.

Mutta

Butpeopleofjudgmenttreated

tätä

thisinsinuationasanidlechimera;

sillä

because,hadmyrelationsbeensowickedastoconsulttheirinterestbycommittingsuchanatrociouscrime,the

kohtalo

fateofmyfatherwouldhaveextendedtome

myös

toowhoselifewasanother

este

obstacletotheirexpectation.

Meanwhile,I

kasvoin

grewapace,andasIstronglyresembledmyfather,whowasthedarlingofthetenants,Iwanted

mitään

nothingwhichtheirindigentcircumstancescould

antoivat

afford:

buttheirfavourwasaweak

voimavara

resourceagainstthejealousenmityofmycousins;

who

sitä

themoremyinfancypromised,conceived

sitä

themoreimplacablehatredagainst

minua

me:

andbeforeIwassixyearsofage,

olin

hadsoeffectuallyblockadedmygrandfatherthatI

koskaan

neversawhimbutbystealth,

kun

whenIsometimesmadeuptohischairashe

istui

sattoviewhislabourersinthefield:

onwhichoccasionhewouldstrokemyhead,bidmebeagood

poika

boy,andpromisetotakecareofme.

Iwas

pian

soonaftersenttoschoolatavillagehardby,ofwhichhehadbeen

diktaattori

dictatortimeoutofmind;

mutta

butasheneverpaidformyboard,

eikä

norsuppliedmewithclothes,books,and

muita

othernecessariesIrequired,myconditionwas

hyvin

veryraggedandcontemptible,andtheschoolmaster,

joka

who,throughfearofmygrandfather,

opetti

taughtmegratis,gavehimself

noconcernabouttheprogressImadeunderhisinstruction.

huolimatta

spiteofallthesedifficultiesanddisgraces,I

tuli

becameagoodproficientintheLatintongue;

and,assoonasIcould

kirjoittamista

writetolerably,pesteredmygrandfatherwithletterstosuchadegree

että

thathesentformymaster,

andchidhimseverelyforbestowingsuchpainsonmyeducation,

sanoi

tellinghimthat,ifeverIshouldbe

tuodaan

broughttothegallowsforforgery,whichhehadtaughtmetocommit,mybloodwouldlieonhis

päänsä

head.

Thepedant,whodreadednothingmore

kuin

thanthedispleasureofhispatron,

vakuutti

assuredhishonourthattheboy’s

kyky

abilitywasmoreowingtohisowngeniusandapplication

kuin

thantoanyinstructionorencouragementhereceived;

that,althoughhe

voinut

couldnotdivesthimof

sitä

theknowledgehehadalreadyimbibed,

ellei

unlesshewouldempowerhimtodisablehisfingers,heshouldendeavour,withGod’shelp,topreventhisfutureimprovement.

And,indeed,hepunctuallyperformedwhathe

oli

hadundertaken;

for,onpretence

että

thatIhadwrittenimpertinentletterstomygrandfather,hecausedaboardtobe

teki

madewithfiveholesin

sen

it,throughwhichhethrustthefingersandthumbofmyrighthand,andfasteneditbywhipcordtomywrist,insuchamanneraseffectuallydebarredmethe

käyttää

useofmypen.

But

tämä

thisrestraintIwasfreedfromina

muutaman

fewdays,byanaccident

joka

whichhappenedinaquarrelbetweenme

andanotherboy;

who,takinguponhimtoinsultmypoverty,Iwassoincensedathisungenerousreproach

että

thatwithonestrokewithmymachineI

leikkasin

cuthimtotheskull,tothegreatterrorofmyselfandschoolfellows,who

jättivät

lefthimbleedingonthe

maahan

ground,andrantoinformthemasterofwhathadhappened.

Iwasso

ankarasti

severelypunishedforthistrespass

että

that,wereItolivetothe

ikään

ageofMethusalem,theimpressionit

teki

madeonmewouldnotbeeffaced;

the

enemmän

morethantheantipathyand

kauhu

horrorIconceivedforthemercilesstyrantwhoinflictedit.

Thecontemptwhichmyappearance

luonnollisesti

naturallyproducedinallwho

näkivät

sawme,thecontinualwantstowhichIwasexposed,andmyownhaughtydisposition,

kärsimätön

impatientofaffronts,involvedmeinathousandtroublesomeadventures,bywhichIwasatlengthinuredinadversity,andemboldenedtoundertakings

paljon

farabovemyyears.

Iwas

usein

ofteninhumanlyscourgedforcrimesI

tehnyt

didnotcommit,because,havingthe

luonne

characterofavagabondinthevillage,everypieceofmischief,

jonka

whoseauthorlayunknown,waschargedupon

minua

me.

Ihavebeenfoundguiltyof

ryöstämään

robbingorchardsIneverentered,of

tappamaan

killingcatsIneverhunted,of

varastamaan

stealinggingerbreadInevertouched,andofabusing

vanhoja

oldwomenIneversaw.

Nay,astammering

puuseppä

carpenterhadeloquenceenoughto

vakuuttamaan

persuademymasterthatIfiredapistolloadedwithsmallshotintohiswindow;

thoughmylandlady

andthewholefamilybore

todistivat

witnessthatIwasabedfastasleepatthetime

kun

whenthisoutragewascommitted.

Iwasoncefloggedfor

olin

havingnarrowlyescapeddrowning,bythe

upposi

sinkingofaferryboatinwhichIwaspassenger.

Anothertime,forhavingrecoveredofabruiseoccasionedbya

hevonen

horseandcartrunningoverme.

Athird

kertaa

time,forbeingbittenbyabaker’sdog.

Inshort,whetherIwas

syyllinen

guiltyorunfortunate,thecorrectionandsympathyof

tämän

thisarbitrarypedagoguewerethe

samat

same.

Farfrombeingsubduedby

tämä

thisinformalusage,myindignationtriumphedover

että

thatslavishawewhichhadhithertoenforcedmyobedience;

and

sitä

themoremyyearsandknowledgeincreased,

sitä

themoreIperceivedtheinjusticeandbarbarityofhisbehaviour.

Bythehelpofanuncommongenius,andtheadviceanddirectionofourusher,whohadservedmyfatherinhistravels,I

tein

madeasurprisingprogressintheclassics,writing,andarithmetic;

sothat,beforeIwastwelveyearsold,Iwas

sallivat

allowedbyeverybodytobethe

paras

bestscholarintheschool.

Tämä

Thisqualification,togetherwiththeboldnessoftemperandstrengthofmake

jotka

whichhadsubjectedalmostallmycontemporaries,

antoivat

gavemesuchinfluenceoverthem

että

thatIbegantoformcabals

vastaan

againstmypersecutor;

andwasin

toivoin

hopeof,beingabletobidhimdefianceinaveryshorttime.

Beingattheheadofafaction,consistingofthirtyboys,

useimmat

mostofthemofmyownage,Iwas

päättänyt

determinedtoputtheirmettletotrial,thatI

voi

mightknowhowfartheyweretobedependedupon,beforeIputmygrandschemeinexecution:

with

tämän

thisview,weattackedabodyofstoutapprentices,whohad

olivat ottaneet

takenpossessionofapartofthe

maasta

groundallottedtousfortheschemeofourdiversions,andwhowerethen

leikkivät

playingatninepinsonthespot;

butI

oli

hadthemortificationtoseemyadherentsroutedinaninstant,and

alegofoneofthembrokeinhisflightbythebowl,whichoneofouradversaries

oli

haddetachedinpursuitofus.

Tämä

Thisdiscomfituredidnothinderusfromengagingthem

myöhemmin

afterwardsinfrequentskirmishes,whichwemaintainedbythrowingstonesatadistance,whereinI

sain

receivedmanywounds,thescarsofwhich

yhä

stillremain.

Ourenemieswereso

häiritsivät

harassedandinterruptedbythesealarms

että

thattheyatlastabandonedtheirconquest,and

jättivät

leftustothepeaceableenjoymentofour

omista

ownterritories.

Itwouldbeendlesstoenumeratetheexploitswe

teimme

performedinthecourseof

tämän

thisconfederacy,whichbecametheterrorofthewholevillage;

insomuch

että

that,whendifferentinterestsdividedit,

yksi

oneofthepartiescommonlycourtedthe

apua

assistanceofRoderickRandom(bywhichnameIwasknown)to

heittää

castthebalance,andkeeptheopposite

ryhmä

factioninawe.

Meanwhile,Itooktheadvantageofeveryplay-daytopresentmyselfbeforemygrandfather,towhomI

harvoin

seldomfoundaccess,byreasonofhisbeingcloselybesiegedbyanumerousfamilyofhisfemalegrandchildren,

jotka

who,thoughtheyperpetuallyquarrelledamongthemselves,

koskaan

neverfailedtojoinagainst

minua

me,asthecommonenemyofall.

Hisheir,

joka

whowasabouttheageofeighteen,mindednothingbutfox-hunting,andindeedwasqualifiedfornothingelse,notwithstandinghisgrandfather’sindulgenceinentertainingatutorforhimathome;

joka

whoatthesametimeperformedtheofficeof

seurakunnan

parishclerk.

ThisyoungActaeon,

joka

whoinheritedhisgrandfather’santipathytoeverythingin

hädässä

distress,neversateyesonme

ilman

withoutuncouplinghisbeagles,andhuntingmeintosomecottageorother,whitherI

yleensä

generallyfledforshelter.

tätä

thisChristianamusementhewasencouragedbyhispreceptor,

joka

who,nodoubt,tooksuchopportunitiestoingratiatehimselfwiththerisingsun,observing,

että

thattheoldgentleman,accordingtothecourseofnature,hadnot

kauan

longtolive,forhewas

alreadyonthevergeoffourscore.

CHAPTERIII

MyMother’s

Veli

Brotherarrives—relievesme—aDescriptionofhim—he

menee

goesalongwithmetotheHouseofmyGrandfather—is

kohtaa

encounteredbyhisDogs—defeatsthem,

jälkeen

afterabloodyEngagement—isadmittedtotheoldGentleman—a

Vuoropuhelu

Dialoguebetweenthem.

Aboutthistimemymother’s

ainoa

onlybrother,whohadbeen

kauan

longabroad,lieutenantofaman-of-war,

saapui

arrivedinhisowncountry;

wherebeinginformedofmycondition,he

tuli

cametoseeme,andoutofhisslenderfinancesnotonlysuppliedmewithwhatnecessariesIwantedforthepresent,butresolvednotto

lähtemättä

leavethecountryuntilhehadprevailedonmygrandfathertosettle

jotakin

somethinghandsomeforthefuture.

Tämä

Thiswasatasktowhichhewasby

nomeansequal,beingentirelyignorant,notonlyofthejudge’sdisposition,but

myös

alsoofthewaysofmeningeneral,towhichhiseducationonboardhadkepthimanutterstranger.

Hewasa

vahva

strongbuiltman,somewhatbandylegged,witha

kaula

necklikethatofabull,anda

kasvot

facewhich(youmighteasilyperceive)had

olivat kestäneet

withstoodthemostobstinateassaultsoftheweather.

Hisdressconsistedofasoldier’scoat

muuttanut

alteredforhimbytheship’stailor,astripedflanneljacket,apairofredbreechesspannedwithpitch,cleangrayworstedstockings,largesilverbucklesthatcoveredthree-fourthsofhisshoes,asilver-lacedhat,

jonka

whosecrownoverlookedthebrims

noin

aboutaninchandahalf,blackbobwiginbuckle,acheckshirt,asilkhandkerchief,ahanger,withabrasshandle,girdedtohisthighbyafurnishedlacebelt,anda

hyvää

goodoakplantunderhisarm.

Thusequipped,hesetoutwithme

Jotka

(whobyhisbountymadeaverydecentappearance)formygrandfather’shouse,wherewewere

tervehtivät

salutedbyJowlerandCaesar,whommycousin,

nuori

youngmaster,hadletlooseatourapproach.

Being

hyvin

wellacquaintedwiththeinveteracyof

näiden

thesecurs,Iwasabouttobetakemyselftomyheels,

kun

whenmyuncleseizedmewithone

kädellä

hand,brandishedhiscudgelwiththeother,andatoneblowlaidCaesarsprawlingontheground;

mutta

but,findinghimselfattackedatthesametimeintherearbyJowler,

andfearingCaesarmightrecover,he

veti

drewhishanger,wheeledabout,

andbyaluckystrokeseveredJowler’s

pään

headfromhisbody.

Bythistime,the

nuori

youngfoxhunterandthreeservants,armedwithpitchforksandflails,were

olivat tulleet

cometotheassistanceofthedogs,whomthey

löysivät

foundbreathlessuponthefield;

andmycousinwassoprovokedatthedeathofhisfavourites,

että

thatheorderedhisattendantstoadvance,andtake

kostamaan

vengeanceontheirexecutioner,whomheloadedwithallthecursesandreproacheshisangercouldsuggest.

Uponwhichmyunclesteppedforwardswithanundauntedair,atthesightofwhosebloodyweaponshisantagonistsfell

taaksepäin

backwithprecipitation,whenheaccostedtheirleaderthus:.

“Lookee,

veli

brother,yourdogshavingboardedme

ilman

withoutprovocation,whatIdidwasinmyowndefence.

Soyouhadbestbecivil,and

anna

letusshootahead,clearofyou.”

Whetherthe

nuori

youngsquiremisinterpretedmyuncle’sdesireofpeace,orwasenragedatthefateofhishoundsbeyondhisusualpitchofresolution,I

tiedä

knownot;

buthesnatchedaflailfromoneofhisfollowers,andcameupwithashowofassaultingthelieutenant,

joka

who,puttinghimselfinapostureofdefence,proceededthus:

“Lookee,youlubberlysonofaw—e,

jos

ifyoucomeathwartme,’wareyourgingerbreadwork.

I’llbefoulofyourquarter,d—nme.”

Tämä

Thisdeclaration,followedbyaflourishofhishanger,

näytti

seemedtochecktheprogressoftheyounggentleman’scholer,who,

näytti

lookingbehindhim,perceivedhisattendants

olivat

hadslunkintothehouse,shutthe

portin

gate,andlefthimtodecidethecontentionbyhimself.

Täällä

Hereaparleyensued,whichwas

esitteli

introducedbymycousin’sasking,“Whothedevilareyou?

Whatdoyou

haluat

want?

Somescoundrelofaseaman,Isuppose,

joka

whohasdesertedandturnedthief.

Mutta

Butdon’tthinkyoushallescape,sirrah—I’llhaveyouhang’d,you

koira

dog,Iwill.

Yourbloodshall

maksaa

payforthatofmytwohounds,youragamuffin.

Iwouldnot

olisi

havepartedwiththemtosaveyourwholegenerationfromthegallows,youruffian,you!”

“Noneofyourjaw,youswab—noneofyourjaw,”

vastasi

repliedmyuncle,“elseIshall

leikkaan

trimyourlacedjacketforyou.

Ishall

hieron

rubyoudownwithanoakentowel,myboy,Ishall.”

sanoen

saying,hesheathedhishanger,

andgraspedhiscudgel.

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