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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Monsieur
SIR,
.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourof
le
the
13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
ont
have
perusedthosesameLetters,
le
the
whichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
ami
friend
,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
et
and
Iampleasedtofindyou
pensez
think
theymaybeprinted
avec
with
agoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
peuvent
may
beredargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,
premier
first
,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
peuvent
may
arisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
personnes
persons
stillliving,givemeleave,
avec
with
allduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersin
question
question
werenotwrittenandsent
sous
under
thesealofsecrecy;
thattheyhavenotendencyto
la
the
malafama,orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
mais
but
rathertotheinformation
et
and
edificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
une
a
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
devant
have
consultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
cet
this
place,who,afterdueinspection
et
and
consideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
pense
think
thesaidLetterscontainanymatterwhich
être
will
beheldactionablein
la
the
eyeofthelaw.
Finally,ifyou
et
and
Ishouldcometo
une
a
rightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
que
that
,incaseofanysuchprosecution,I
voudrais
will
takethewholeuponmyownshoulders,
même
even
quoadfineandimprisonment,though,I
dois
must
confess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
le
the
personalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
peux
may
say,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotwillinglyvilipend
aucun
any
Christian,if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
plus
more
careisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
tous
all
suchvagrantforeignersas
peuvent
may
bejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
et
and
state—GodforbidthatI
devrais
should
besouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
pas
no
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;
mais
but
thisIwillassert
et
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,from
le
the
dayhequalified,hehas
jamais
never
beenonceseenintratempliparietes,
que
that
istosay,within
le
the
parishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,whenthe
dit
said
Lismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
dois
must
informyou,mygood
Monsieur
Sir
,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
dit
said
above,Ivaluenotofarush;
mais
but
fromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
une
a
barbel’srow,whichIhadeatenat
dîner
dinner
,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
et
and
lastly,withreferenceto
la
the
mannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
ces
these
Letters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmy
propre
own
conscienceonly;
sufficethitto
dire
say
,Ihavefullysatisfied
les
the
partiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
et
and
,bythistime,IhopeI
avoir
have
alsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,
que
that
thelasthandmaybe
mise
put
toouragreement,andthe
travail
work
proceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
inwhichIhopeI
reposer
rest,
.
RespectedSir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,tohavethepleasureof
voir
seeing
youinthegreat
ville
city
,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreat
avec
with
youconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
un
a
certainclergymandeceased;
acakeof
le
the
rightleaven,forthepresenttasteof
le
the
public.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
au
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
et
and
shallbegladtotreat
avec
with
youfortheM.S.
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
ami
friend
MrBehn;
butcanby
aucun
no
meanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Ces
Those
thingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeenaloserby
les
the
worksofthegreatestmenof
les
the
age—Icouldmentionparticulars,
et
and
namenames;
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
ville
town
issochangeable.
Thenthere
eu
have
beensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
entre
between
Smollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
et
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
avec
with
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
si
if
youplease,runtherisqueofprinting
et
and
publishing,andyoushall
eu
have
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—You
besoin
need
nottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
lit
reads
sermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iam
tout à fait
quite
astrangertothatsortof
lit
reading
;
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponin
ces
those
matters,areoutofthe
chemin
way
;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofa
homme
man
ofwar;
andtheother,
avoir
has
beensillyenoughtoabscond,inordertoavoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
grand
great
loserbyhisgoingoff—He
avoir
has
leftamanualofdevotion
moitié
half
finishedonmyhands,
après
after
havingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
et
and
hadthemostorthodoxpenofallmy
peuple
people
;
andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,
mais
but
inflyingfromhisbread
et
and
butteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
mis
put
inbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
la
the
benefitofagoodplea,overandabove
la
the
advantageofbindinghimover.
Inthe
fin
late
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
un
a
paragraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
un
a
certainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregiment
venu
came
tomyshop,and,inthepresenceofmy
femme
wife
andjourneyman,threatenedto
couper
cut
offmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
plus
more
waysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
et
and
Irecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
eu
have
nothingtofear,and
rien
nothing
tohope,onthathead—There
eu
has
beenbutoneprinterfloggedat
la
the
cart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
et
and
heassuredmeitwasnomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesby
la
the
HouseofL—;
butitcameto
rien
nothing
.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
et
and
grantedagainstyou,astheeditorof
ces
those
Letters,Ihopeyou
être
will
havehonestyandwitenoughtoappear
et
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimes
passent
go
,that’sasuresteptohonour
et
and
preferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
heureux
happy
ifIcanlendyoualift;
et
and
am,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—Ihave
envoyé
sent
anAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhe
sera
will
pleasetoacceptasa
petit
small
tokenofmyregard.
My
femme
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,
et
and
begstoknowifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodasto
envoyer
send
uslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Docteur
DOCTOR
,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
pourrais
might
aswellswallowsnowballsto
refroidir
cool
myreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandoverhow
difficile
hard
Iamtomove;
et
and
atthistimeofday,Ioughtto
savoir
know
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Pourquoi
Why
willyoubesopositive?
Pritheesendme
autre
another
prescription—Iamaslame
et
and
asmuchtorturedin
tous
all
mylimbsasifIwasbrokeupon
la
the
wheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedinmind
et
and
body—AsifIhadnotplaguesenoughofmy
propre
own
,thosechildrenofmy
sœur
sister
areleftmefor
une
a
perpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusiness
ont
have
peopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Un
A
ridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinsuch
un
a
manner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
avec
with
anotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
peut
may
explainmyselfinmy
prochain
next
.
Ishallsetout
demain
tomorrow
morningfortheHotWellatBristol,
where
IamafraidIshall
rester
stay
longerthanIcould
voudrais
wish
.
Onthereceiptofthis
envoyer
send
Williamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
et
and
thedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
deux
two
oldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
et
and
sellitofftothe
pauvres
poor
atashillingabushelundermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringto
faire
make
apublicsubmissionand
payer
pay
costs.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocketanyofhis
argent
money
.
Thefellowisa
mauvais
bad
neighbour,andIdesire,tohave
rien
nothing
todowithhim:
mais
but
asheispurse-proud,heshall
paiera
pay
forhisinsolence:
lethim
donne
give
fivepoundstothe
pauvres
poor
oftheparish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
et
and
inthemeantimeyou
pouvez
may
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidow
avoir
have
theAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
enfants
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthe
affaire
matter
toanylivingsoul—I’ll
ferai
make
herpaywhensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllock
jusqu'à
up
allmydrawers,and
gardez
keep
thekeystillmeeting;
et
and
besureyoutake
le
the
ironchestwithmypapersintoyour
propre
own
custody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
de
from,
.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Quand
When
thiscumstohand,besuretopackupin
le
the
trunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
sans
without
lossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
avec
with
greenrobins,myyellowdamask,
et
and
myblackvelvetswith
le
the
shorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
tête
head
andlappetsandthelitelbox
avec
with
myjowls.
Williamsmay
apporter
bring
overmybum-daffee,andtheviol
avec
with
theeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
et
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
depuis
since
welefthuom.
Pray
prenez
take
particularcareofthe
maison
house
whilethefamilyisabsent.
Let
y
there
beafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
et
and
mine.
Themaids,having
rien
nothing
todo,maybe
assises
sat
aspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
et
and
letnoneofthemenhaveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettohavethegate
chier
shit
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnir
et
and
thehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethe
maison
house
,withtheblunderbussandthe
grand
great
dog;
andhopeyou’llhave
un
a
watchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
connais
know
thathussyMaryJones,
aime
loves
toberumpingwith
les
the
men.
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
et
and
whathefought—iftheouldgoosebe
assise
sitting
;
andifthecoblerhas
coupé
cut
Dicky,andhowporeanemilbore
le
the
operation.
Nomoreatpresent,
mais
but
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Chère
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
amour
love
toyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,
et
and
hopingtohearthe
même
same
fromyou;
andthatyou
et
and
Saulwilltakemy
pauvre
poor
kittentobedwithyou
ce
this
coldweather.
Wehavebeen
tous
all
in,asadtaking
ici
here
atGlostar—MissLiddyhad
aimé
like
tohaverunaway
avec
with
aplayer-man,andyoung
maître
master
andhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;
mais
but
thesquireappliedto
la
the
mare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeak
un
a
wordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for,weservints
devrions
should
seeallandsay
rien
nothing—
Butwhatwasworse
que
than
allthis,Chowderhas
eu
had
themisfortunetobe
inquiété
worried
byabutcher’sdog,
et
and
camehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
avec
with
theasterisks,buttheysoonwentoff.
The
docteur
doctor
wassentfortoChowder,
et
and
hesubscribedarepository
qui
which
didhimgreatservice—thank
Dieu
God
he’snowinafair
manière
way
todowell—praytakecareofmybox
et
and
thepillyberandputthem
sous
under
yourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
va
will
beapryingintomysecrets,
maintenant
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
mais
but
sulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoa
pauvre
poor
man;
andJohnsays
comme
as
,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—I
dit
told
him,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
aucun
no
vails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
une
a
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
et
and
sothereisforsartain.
Weare
tous
all
goingtotheHotWell,
where
Ishalldrinkyourhealthin
un
a
glassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
Sir
WATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
rien
nothing
moreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
ou
or
neglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,
maintenant
now
beginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
et
and
Iagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
avoir
have
itinyourpowertorefuteanyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,
touchant
touching
afoolishquarrel,inwhichI
avoir
have
beeninvolvedonaccountofmy
sœur
sister
,whohadbeensome
temps
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Quand
When
Icamehitherwithmy
oncle
uncle
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetall
fille
girl
,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
personne
person
;
butremarkablysimple,and
tout à fait
quite
ignorantoftheworld.
Cette
This
disposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesof
une
a
person—Iknownotwhattocallhim,
qui
who
hadseenherat
une
a
play;
and,withaconfidence
et
and
dexteritypeculiartohimself,
trouvé
found
meanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
Itwasby
le
the
greatestaccidentIintercepted
une
one
ofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinessto
trouver
find
himout,andtellhim
très
very
freelymysentimentsofthematter.
Le
The
sparkdidnotlike
le
the
stileIused,andbehaved
avec
with
abundanceofmettle.
Thoughhisrankin
vie
life
(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
beaucoup
much
deference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeofagentleman,
et
and
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
pris
took
air,Iknownot
comment
how
,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
et
and
honour,&c.
andto-morrow
matin
morning
wesetoutforBristolWells,
where
Iexpecttohearfromyouby
le
the
returnofthepost.—I
avoir
have
gotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomI
peut
may
onedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
et
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
toujours
always
onthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedto
tenir
keep
himcompany,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
la
the
goutmayhavesouredhistemper,
et
and
,perhaps,Imaylikehim
mieux
better
onfurtheracquaintance;
certainit
est
is
,allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
pays
country
arefondofhim,
même
even
toadegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonof
dont
which
Icannotasyetcomprehend.
Rappelez
Remember
metoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
et
and
alltherestofmy
vieux
old
Cambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,
et
and
praytakecareof
pauvre
poor
Ponto,forthesakeofhis
vieux
old
master,whois,andever
sera
will
be,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
ami
friend
,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
maison
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
pas
no
motherofmyown,Ihopeyou
été
will
givemeleavetodisburdenmy
pauvre
poor
hearttoyou,whohave
toujours
always
actedthepartofakindparenttome,ever
depuis
since
Iwasputunderyour
soins
care
.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
peut
may
believeme,whenIassureher,thatI
jamais
never
harbouredathoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
et
and
,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishall
jamais
never
behavesoastocast
une
a
reflectiononthecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhave
donné
given
justcauseofoffencebymy
manque
want
ofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnotto
have
listenedtowhatthe
jeune
young
mansaid;
anditwasmydutyto
devoir
have
toldyouallthatpassed,
mais
but
Iwasashamedtomentionit;
et
and
thenhebehavedsomodest
et
and
respectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
et
and
timorous,thatIcouldnot
trouver
find
inmyheartto
faire
do
anythingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
et
and
desperate.
Asforfamiliarities,I
ne
do
declare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourofa:
salute;
et
and
astothefewletters
qui
that
passedbetweenus,theyare
toutes
all
inmyuncle’shands,
et
and
Ihopetheycontain
rien
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuaded
qui
that
heisnotwhatheappearstobe:
mais
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourtoforget
une
a
connexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
famille
family
.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
et
and
havenottastedanythingbuttea,
depuis
since
Iwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidIonce
fermé
close
myeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
mais
but
Ihopetosoftenherin
temps
time
,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
oncle
uncle
,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
et
and
distress;
andisnowalltenderness
et
and
compassion;
andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
promesse
promise
tobreakoffallcorrespondence
avec
with
thatunfortunateyouth;
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
pas
no
peaceofmindtillI
sache
know
mydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
pauvre
poor
,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
une
a
fright,lestthisshouldnot
vienne
come
safetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyou
été
will
writeme,onthereceiptofit,directingto
moi
me
,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
une
a
goodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
très
very
shyoftakingchargeofmyletter
et
and
thelittleparcel,becausehis
sœur
sister
Sallyhadliketo
avoir
have
lostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethe
homme
man
forhiscaution;
butIhave
fait
made
itworthhiswhile.—My
cher
dear
companionandbed-fellow,itis
un
a
grievousadditiontomy
autres
other
misfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
compagnie
company
andconversation,ata
moment
time
whenIneedsomuch
la
the
comfortofyourgoodhumour
et
and
goodsense;
but,Ihope,
la
the
friendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,will
durera
last
forlife—Idoubtnot
mais
but
onmysideitwilldailyincrease
et
and
improve,asIgainexperience,
et
and
learntoknowthevalueofa
véritable
true
friend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
dire
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihave
promis
promised
tobreakoffallcorrespondence,
et
and
,ifpossible,toforgethim:
mais
but
,alas!
Ibegintoperceive
que
that
willnotbeinmy
pouvoir
power
.
Asitisby
pas
no
meansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbe
le
the
occasionofmoremischief,Ihave
envoyé
sent
ittoyouby
cette
this
opportunity,beggingyouwill
soit
either
keepitsafetillbettertimes,
ou
or
returnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,will
rendre
make
ithisbusinessto
voir
see
youattheusualplace.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,you
pouvez
may
tellhimIhavenooccasionforapicture,
tandis que
while
theoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
I
voudrais
would
nothaveyoutellhim
que
that
neither;
becausetheremustbe
une
an
endofourcorrespondence—I
souhaite
wish
hemayforgetme,for
le
the
sakeofhisownpeace;
et
and
yetifheshould,hemustbe
un
a
barbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
et
and
inconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowriteto
me
me
,norattempttoseemeforsome
temps
time
;
for,consideringtheresentment
et
and
passionatetemperofmy
frère
brother
Jery,suchanattempt
pourrait
might
beattendedwithconsequences
qui
which
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letus
confiance
trust
totimeandthechapterofaccidents;
ou
or
rathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,sooner
ou
or
later,torewardthosethat
marchent
walk
inthepathsofhonour
et
and
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
amour
love
totheyoungladies;
mais
but
itisnotfit
que
that
anyofthemshould
sache
know
youhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
allons
go
toBath,Ishall
enverrai
send
youmysimpleremarksupon
que
that
famouscenterofpoliteamusement,
et
and
everyotherplacewe
pourrions
may
chancetovisit;
andIflattermyself
que
that
mydearMissWilliswillbepunctualinanswering
la
the
lettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
Ihave
suivi
followed
yourdirectionswithsomesuccess,
et
and
mighthavebeenuponmylegsby
ce
this
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
IrodeoutupontheDowns
dernier
last
Tuesday,intheforenoon,
quand
when
thesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,was
sans
without
acloud;
butbeforeIhadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyastormofrain
qui
that
wetmetotheskinin
trois
three
minutes—whenceitcamethedevilknows;
mais
but
ithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
une
one
fortnight.
Itmakesmesicktohear
gens
people
talkofthefineairuponClifton-downs:
Comment
How
cantheairbeeitheragreeable
ou
or
salutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
une
a
perpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
plus
more
intolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniece
eu
has
hadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheis
une
a
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
et
and
aseasilymelted—notthatshe’s
une
a
fool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
et
and
hereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatisto
dire
say
,shecanwriteandspell,
et
and
speakFrench,andplayupontheharpsichord;
thenshe
danse
dances
finely,hasagoodfigure,
et
and
isverywellinclined;
mais
but
,she’sdeficientinspirit,
et
and
sosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgot
un
a
languishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,
un
a
pertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
et
and
self-conceit;
proudasaGermancount,
et
and
ashotandhastyas
un
a
Welchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
sœur
sister
Tabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Dieu
God
,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
presque
almost
thinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
venu
come
totormentmeformysins;
et
and
yetIamconsciousof
pas
no
sinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevil
devrait
should
notIshakeoffthesetormentsat
fois
once
?
Ian’tmarriedtoTabby,
merci
thank
Heaven!
nordidIbeget
les
the
othertwo:
letthemchoose
autre
another
guardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintend
la
the
conductofgiddy-headedboys
et
and
girls.
Youearnestlydesireto
connaître
know
theparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,
et
and
Ihopetheywillgo
pas
no
further:—Liddyhadbeenso
longtemps
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,
côté
next
toanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshe
devenue
became
asinflammableastouch-wood;
et
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
dire
tell
you!
shefellinlovewith
un
one
oftheactors—ahandsome
jeune
young
fellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
bientôt
soon
perceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
et
and
managedmatterssoasto
voir
see
heratahouse
where
shewenttodrinktea
avec
with
hergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningof
une
a
correspondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansof
une
a
jadeofamilliner,whomade
et
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Quand
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddycameto
séjourner
stay
atlodgingswithheraunt,
et
and
Wilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
une
a
letterintoherownhands;
mais
but
itseemsJeryhad
déjà
already
acquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebest
connaît
knows)
thatshecarriedthelettertohim,
et
and
sothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
garçon
boy
,withoutsayingawordofthe
question
matter
tome,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
et
and
,Isuppose,treatedhim
avec
with
insolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
trop
too
fargoneinromancetobrook
tel
such
usage:
herepliedinblankverse,
et
and
aformalchallengeensued.