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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Monsieur
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourof
le
the13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
ont
haveperusedthosesameLetters,
le
thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
ami
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
et
andIampleasedtofindyou
pensez
thinktheymaybeprinted
avec
withagoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
peuvent
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,
premier
first,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
peuvent
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
personnes
personsstillliving,givemeleave,
avec
withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersin
question
questionwerenotwrittenandsent
sous
underthesealofsecrecy;
thattheyhavenotendencyto
la
themalafama,orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
mais
butrathertotheinformation
et
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
une
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
devant
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
cet
thisplace,who,afterdueinspection
et
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
pense
thinkthesaidLetterscontainanymatterwhich
être
willbeheldactionablein
la
theeyeofthelaw.
Finally,ifyou
et
andIshouldcometo
une
arightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
que
that,incaseofanysuchprosecution,I
voudrais
willtakethewholeuponmyownshoulders,
même
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,though,I
dois
mustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
le
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
peux
maysay,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotwillinglyvilipend
aucun
anyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
plus
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
tous
allsuchvagrantforeignersas
peuvent
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
et
andstate—GodforbidthatI
devrais
shouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
pas
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;
mais
butthisIwillassert
et
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,from
le
thedayhequalified,hehas
jamais
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,
que
thatistosay,within
le
theparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,whenthe
dit
saidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
dois
mustinformyou,mygood
Monsieur
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
dit
saidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;
mais
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
une
abarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenat
dîner
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
et
andlastly,withreferenceto
la
themannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
ces
theseLetters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmy
propre
ownconscienceonly;
sufficethitto
dire
say,Ihavefullysatisfied
les
thepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
et
and,bythistime,IhopeI
avoir
havealsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,
que
thatthelasthandmaybe
mise
puttoouragreement,andthe
travail
workproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
inwhichIhopeI
reposer
rest,.
RespectedSir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,tohavethepleasureof
voir
seeingyouinthegreat
ville
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreat
avec
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
un
acertainclergymandeceased;
acakeof
le
therightleaven,forthepresenttasteof
le
thepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
au
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
et
andshallbegladtotreat
avec
withyoufortheM.S.
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
ami
friendMrBehn;
butcanby
aucun
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Ces
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeenaloserby
les
theworksofthegreatestmenof
les
theage—Icouldmentionparticulars,
et
andnamenames;
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
ville
townissochangeable.
Thenthere
eu
havebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
entre
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
et
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
avec
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
si
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
et
andpublishing,andyoushall
eu
havehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—You
besoin
neednottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
lit
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iam
tout à fait
quiteastrangertothatsortof
lit
reading;
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponin
ces
thosematters,areoutofthe
chemin
way;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofa
homme
manofwar;
andtheother,
avoir
hasbeensillyenoughtoabscond,inordertoavoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
grand
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—He
avoir
hasleftamanualofdevotion
moitié
halffinishedonmyhands,
après
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
et
andhadthemostorthodoxpenofallmy
peuple
people;
andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,
mais
butinflyingfromhisbread
et
andbutteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
mis
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
la
thebenefitofagoodplea,overandabove
la
theadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthe
fin
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
un
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
un
acertainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregiment
venu
cametomyshop,and,inthepresenceofmy
femme
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedto
couper
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
plus
morewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
et
andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
eu
havenothingtofear,and
rien
nothingtohope,onthathead—There
eu
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedat
la
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
et
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesby
la
theHouseofL—;
butitcameto
rien
nothing.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
et
andgrantedagainstyou,astheeditorof
ces
thoseLetters,Ihopeyou
être
willhavehonestyandwitenoughtoappear
et
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimes
passent
go,that’sasuresteptohonour
et
andpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
heureux
happyifIcanlendyoualift;
et
andam,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—Ihave
envoyé
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhe
sera
willpleasetoacceptasa
petit
smalltokenofmyregard.
My
femme
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,
et
andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodasto
envoyer
senduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Docteur
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
pourrais
mightaswellswallowsnowballsto
refroidir
coolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandoverhow
difficile
hardIamtomove;
et
andatthistimeofday,Ioughtto
savoir
knowsomethingofmyownconstitution.
Pourquoi
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Pritheesendme
autre
anotherprescription—Iamaslame
et
andasmuchtorturedin
tous
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeupon
la
thewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedinmind
et
andbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesenoughofmy
propre
own,thosechildrenofmy
sœur
sisterareleftmefor
une
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusiness
ont
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Un
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinsuch
un
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
avec
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
peut
mayexplainmyselfinmy
prochain
next.
Ishallsetout
demain
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
où
whereIamafraidIshall
rester
staylongerthanIcould
voudrais
wish.
Onthereceiptofthis
envoyer
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
et
andthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
deux
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
et
andsellitofftothe
pauvres
pooratashillingabushelundermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringto
faire
makeapublicsubmissionand
payer
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocketanyofhis
argent
money.
Thefellowisa
mauvais
badneighbour,andIdesire,tohave
rien
nothingtodowithhim:
mais
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
paiera
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
donne
givefivepoundstothe
pauvres
pooroftheparish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
et
andinthemeantimeyou
pouvez
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidow
avoir
havetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
enfants
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthe
affaire
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’ll
ferai
makeherpaywhensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllock
jusqu'à
upallmydrawers,and
gardez
keepthekeystillmeeting;
et
andbesureyoutake
le
theironchestwithmypapersintoyour
propre
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
de
from,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Quand
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupin
le
thetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
sans
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
avec
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
et
andmyblackvelvetswith
le
theshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
tête
headandlappetsandthelitelbox
avec
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
apporter
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviol
avec
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
et
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
depuis
sincewelefthuom.
Pray
prenez
takeparticularcareofthe
maison
housewhilethefamilyisabsent.
Let
y
therebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
et
andmine.
Themaids,having
rien
nothingtodo,maybe
assises
sataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
et
andletnoneofthemenhaveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettohavethegate
chier
shiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
et
andthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethe
maison
house,withtheblunderbussandthe
grand
greatdog;
andhopeyou’llhave
un
awatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
connais
knowthathussyMaryJones,
aime
lovestoberumpingwith
les
themen.
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
et
andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebe
assise
sitting;
andifthecoblerhas
coupé
cutDicky,andhowporeanemilbore
le
theoperation.
Nomoreatpresent,
mais
butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Chère
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
amour
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,
et
andhopingtohearthe
même
samefromyou;
andthatyou
et
andSaulwilltakemy
pauvre
poorkittentobedwithyou
ce
thiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
tous
allin,asadtaking
ici
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhad
aimé
liketohaverunaway
avec
withaplayer-man,andyoung
maître
masterandhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;
mais
butthesquireappliedto
la
themare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeak
un
awordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for,weservints
devrions
shouldseeallandsay
rien
nothing—
Butwhatwasworse
que
thanallthis,Chowderhas
eu
hadthemisfortunetobe
inquiété
worriedbyabutcher’sdog,
et
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
avec
withtheasterisks,buttheysoonwentoff.
The
docteur
doctorwassentfortoChowder,
et
andhesubscribedarepository
qui
whichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Dieu
Godhe’snowinafair
manière
waytodowell—praytakecareofmybox
et
andthepillyberandputthem
sous
underyourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
va
willbeapryingintomysecrets,
maintenant
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
mais
butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoa
pauvre
poorman;
andJohnsays
comme
as,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—I
dit
toldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
aucun
novails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
une
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
et
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
tous
allgoingtotheHotWell,
où
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthin
un
aglassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
rien
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
ou
orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,
maintenant
nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
et
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
avoir
haveitinyourpowertorefuteanyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,
touchant
touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichI
avoir
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmy
sœur
sister,whohadbeensome
temps
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Quand
WhenIcamehitherwithmy
oncle
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetall
fille
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
personne
person;
butremarkablysimple,and
tout à fait
quiteignorantoftheworld.
Cette
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesof
une
aperson—Iknownotwhattocallhim,
qui
whohadseenherat
une
aplay;
and,withaconfidence
et
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,
trouvé
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
Itwasby
le
thegreatestaccidentIintercepted
une
oneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinessto
trouver
findhimout,andtellhim
très
veryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.
Le
Thesparkdidnotlike
le
thestileIused,andbehaved
avec
withabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhisrankin
vie
life(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
beaucoup
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeofagentleman,
et
andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
pris
tookair,Iknownot
comment
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
et
andhonour,&c.
andto-morrow
matin
morningwesetoutforBristolWells,
où
whereIexpecttohearfromyouby
le
thereturnofthepost.—I
avoir
havegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomI
peut
mayonedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
et
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
toujours
alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedto
tenir
keephimcompany,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
la
thegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,
et
and,perhaps,Imaylikehim
mieux
betteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainit
est
is,allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
pays
countryarefondofhim,
même
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonof
dont
whichIcannotasyetcomprehend.
Rappelez
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
et
andalltherestofmy
vieux
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,
et
andpraytakecareof
pauvre
poorPonto,forthesakeofhis
vieux
oldmaster,whois,andever
sera
willbe,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
ami
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
maison
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
pas
nomotherofmyown,Ihopeyou
été
willgivemeleavetodisburdenmy
pauvre
poorhearttoyou,whohave
toujours
alwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,ever
depuis
sinceIwasputunderyour
soins
care.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
peut
maybelieveme,whenIassureher,thatI
jamais
neverharbouredathoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
et
and,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishall
jamais
neverbehavesoastocast
une
areflectiononthecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhave
donné
givenjustcauseofoffencebymy
manque
wantofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnotto
dû
havelistenedtowhatthe
jeune
youngmansaid;
anditwasmydutyto
devoir
havetoldyouallthatpassed,
mais
butIwasashamedtomentionit;
et
andthenhebehavedsomodest
et
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
et
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
trouver
findinmyheartto
faire
doanythingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
et
anddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,I
ne
dodeclare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourofa:
salute;
et
andastothefewletters
qui
thatpassedbetweenus,theyare
toutes
allinmyuncle’shands,
et
andIhopetheycontain
rien
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuaded
qui
thatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
mais
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourtoforget
une
aconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
famille
family.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
et
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,
depuis
sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidIonce
fermé
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
mais
butIhopetosoftenherin
temps
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
oncle
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
et
anddistress;
andisnowalltenderness
et
andcompassion;
andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
promesse
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondence
avec
withthatunfortunateyouth;
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
pas
nopeaceofmindtillI
sache
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
pauvre
poor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
une
afright,lestthisshouldnot
vienne
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyou
été
willwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingto
moi
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
une
agoodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
très
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletter
et
andthelittleparcel,becausehis
sœur
sisterSallyhadliketo
avoir
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethe
homme
manforhiscaution;
butIhave
fait
madeitworthhiswhile.—My
cher
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itis
un
agrievousadditiontomy
autres
othermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
compagnie
companyandconversation,ata
moment
timewhenIneedsomuch
la
thecomfortofyourgoodhumour
et
andgoodsense;
but,Ihope,
la
thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,will
durera
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
mais
butonmysideitwilldailyincrease
et
andimprove,asIgainexperience,
et
andlearntoknowthevalueofa
véritable
truefriend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
dire
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihave
promis
promisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,
et
and,ifpossible,toforgethim:
mais
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceive
que
thatwillnotbeinmy
pouvoir
power.
Asitisby
pas
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbe
le
theoccasionofmoremischief,Ihave
envoyé
sentittoyouby
cette
thisopportunity,beggingyouwill
soit
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,
ou
orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,will
rendre
makeithisbusinessto
voir
seeyouattheusualplace.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,you
pouvez
maytellhimIhavenooccasionforapicture,
tandis que
whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
I
voudrais
wouldnothaveyoutellhim
que
thatneither;
becausetheremustbe
une
anendofourcorrespondence—I
souhaite
wishhemayforgetme,for
le
thesakeofhisownpeace;
et
andyetifheshould,hemustbe
un
abarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
et
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowriteto
me
me,norattempttoseemeforsome
temps
time;
for,consideringtheresentment
et
andpassionatetemperofmy
frère
brotherJery,suchanattempt
pourrait
mightbeattendedwithconsequences
qui
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letus
confiance
trusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;
ou
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,sooner
ou
orlater,torewardthosethat
marchent
walkinthepathsofhonour
et
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
amour
lovetotheyoungladies;
mais
butitisnotfit
que
thatanyofthemshould
sache
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
allons
gotoBath,Ishall
enverrai
sendyoumysimpleremarksupon
que
thatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
et
andeveryotherplacewe
pourrions
maychancetovisit;
andIflattermyself
que
thatmydearMissWilliswillbepunctualinanswering
la
thelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
Ihave
suivi
followedyourdirectionswithsomesuccess,
et
andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
ce
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
IrodeoutupontheDowns
dernier
lastTuesday,intheforenoon,
quand
whenthesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,was
sans
withoutacloud;
butbeforeIhadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyastormofrain
qui
thatwetmetotheskinin
trois
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevilknows;
mais
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
une
onefortnight.
Itmakesmesicktohear
gens
peopletalkofthefineairuponClifton-downs:
Comment
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeable
ou
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
une
aperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
plus
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniece
eu
hashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheis
une
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
et
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’s
une
afool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
et
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatisto
dire
say,shecanwriteandspell,
et
andspeakFrench,andplayupontheharpsichord;
thenshe
danse
dancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,
et
andisverywellinclined;
mais
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
et
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgot
un
alanguishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,
un
apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
et
andself-conceit;
proudasaGermancount,
et
andashotandhastyas
un
aWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
sœur
sisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Dieu
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
presque
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
venu
cometotormentmeformysins;
et
andyetIamconsciousof
pas
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevil
devrait
shouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsat
fois
once?
Ian’tmarriedtoTabby,
merci
thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
les
theothertwo:
letthemchoose
autre
anotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintend
la
theconductofgiddy-headedboys
et
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
connaître
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,
et
andIhopetheywillgo
pas
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
longtemps
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,
côté
nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshe
devenue
becameasinflammableastouch-wood;
et
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
dire
tellyou!
shefellinlovewith
un
oneoftheactors—ahandsome
jeune
youngfellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
bientôt
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
et
andmanagedmatterssoasto
voir
seeheratahouse
où
whereshewenttodrinktea
avec
withhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningof
une
acorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansof
une
ajadeofamilliner,whomade
et
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Quand
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycameto
séjourner
stayatlodgingswithheraunt,
et
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
une
aletterintoherownhands;
mais
butitseemsJeryhad
déjà
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebest
connaît
knows)thatshecarriedthelettertohim,
et
andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
garçon
boy,withoutsayingawordofthe
question
mattertome,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
et
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
avec
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
trop
toofargoneinromancetobrook
tel
suchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
et
andaformalchallengeensued.