ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Monsieur
SIR,.Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourof
le
the13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouont
haveperusedthosesameLetters,le
thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyami
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;et
andIampleasedtofindyoupensez
thinktheymaybeprintedavec
withagoodprospectofsuccess;inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
peuvent
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,premier
first,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionspeuvent
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceofpersonnes
personsstillliving,givemeleave,avec
withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestion
questionwerenotwrittenandsentsous
underthesealofsecrecy;thattheyhavenotendencyto
la
themalafama,orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;mais
butrathertotheinformationet
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometh
une
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,I
devant
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyofcet
thisplace,who,afterdueinspectionet
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnotpense
thinkthesaidLetterscontainanymatterwhichêtre
willbeheldactionableinla
theeyeofthelaw.Finally,ifyou
et
andIshouldcometoune
arightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,que
that,incaseofanysuchprosecution,Ivoudrais
willtakethewholeuponmyownshoulders,même
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,though,Idois
mustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
le
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Ipeux
maysay,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotwillinglyvilipendaucun
anyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
plus
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommissiontous
allsuchvagrantforeignersaspeuvent
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurchet
andstate—GodforbidthatIdevrais
shouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagoispas
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;mais
butthisIwillassertet
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromle
thedayhequalified,hehasjamais
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,que
thatistosay,withinle
theparishchurch.Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,whenthe
dit
saidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Idois
mustinformyou,mygoodMonsieur
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIdit
saidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;mais
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byune
abarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenatdîner
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,
et
andlastly,withreferencetola
themannerinwhichIgotpossessionofces
theseLetters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmypropre
ownconscienceonly;sufficethitto
dire
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedles
thepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;et
and,bythistime,IhopeIavoir
havealsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,que
thatthelasthandmaybemise
puttoouragreement,andthetravail
workproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;inwhichIhopeI
reposer
rest,.RespectedSir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,tohavethepleasureof
voir
seeingyouinthegreatville
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatavec
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofun
acertainclergymandeceased;acakeof
le
therightleaven,forthepresenttasteofle
thepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
au
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
et
andshallbegladtotreatavec
withyoufortheM.S.whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
ami
friendMrBehn;butcanby
aucun
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.Ces
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbyles
theworksofthegreatestmenofles
theage—Icouldmentionparticulars,et
andnamenames;butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
ville
townissochangeable.Thenthere
eu
havebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—Whatentre
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,et
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedavec
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,si
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprintinget
andpublishing,andyoushalleu
havehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youbesoin
neednottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodylit
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamtout à fait
quiteastrangertothatsortoflit
reading;andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponin
ces
thosematters,areoutofthechemin
way;oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofa
homme
manofwar;andtheother,
avoir
hasbeensillyenoughtoabscond,inordertoavoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’magrand
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Heavoir
hasleftamanualofdevotionmoitié
halffinishedonmyhands,après
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,et
andhadthemostorthodoxpenofallmypeuple
people;andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,
mais
butinflyingfromhisbreadet
andbutteronthisoccasion.Byowningyouwasnot
mis
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromla
thebenefitofagoodplea,overandabovela
theadvantageofbindinghimover.Inthe
fin
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,un
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofun
acertainregimentinbattle.Anofficerofsaidregiment
venu
cametomyshop,and,inthepresenceofmyfemme
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtocouper
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearplus
morewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;myactionlay,
et
andIrecovered.Asforflagellation,you
eu
havenothingtofear,andrien
nothingtohope,onthathead—Thereeu
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatla
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
et
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesby
la
theHouseofL—;butitcameto
rien
nothing.Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
et
andgrantedagainstyou,astheeditorofces
thoseLetters,Ihopeyouêtre
willhavehonestyandwitenoughtoappearet
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimespassent
go,that’sasuresteptohonouret
andpreferment.Ishallthinkmyself
heureux
happyifIcanlendyoualift;et
andam,verysincerely,.Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—Ihave
envoyé
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhesera
willpleasetoacceptasapetit
smalltokenofmyregard.My
femme
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,et
andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodastoenvoyer
senduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Docteur
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
pourrais
mightaswellswallowsnowballstorefroidir
coolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandoverhowdifficile
hardIamtomove;et
andatthistimeofday,Ioughttosavoir
knowsomethingofmyownconstitution.Pourquoi
Whywillyoubesopositive?Pritheesendme
autre
anotherprescription—Iamaslameet
andasmuchtorturedintous
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeuponla
thewheel:indeed,Iamequallydistressedinmind
et
andbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesenoughofmypropre
own,thosechildrenofmysœur
sisterareleftmeforune
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinessont
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?Un
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinsuchun
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupavec
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Ipeut
mayexplainmyselfinmyprochain
next.Ishallsetout
demain
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,où
whereIamafraidIshallrester
staylongerthanIcouldvoudrais
wish.Onthereceiptofthis
envoyer
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horseet
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothreshoutthe
deux
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,et
andsellitofftothepauvres
pooratashillingabushelundermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtofaire
makeapublicsubmissionandpayer
paycosts.Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocketanyofhis
argent
money.Thefellowisa
mauvais
badneighbour,andIdesire,tohaverien
nothingtodowithhim:mais
butasheispurse-proud,heshallpaiera
payforhisinsolence:lethim
donne
givefivepoundstothepauvres
pooroftheparish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;et
andinthemeantimeyoupouvez
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowavoir
havetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheherenfants
children:butdon’tsayasyllableofthe
affaire
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’llferai
makeherpaywhensheisable.Idesireyouwilllock
jusqu'à
upallmydrawers,andgardez
keepthekeystillmeeting;et
andbesureyoutakele
theironchestwithmypapersintoyourpropre
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistroublede
from,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Quand
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinle
thetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
sans
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejay
avec
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,et
andmyblackvelvetswithle
theshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
tête
headandlappetsandthelitelboxavec
withmyjowls.Williamsmay
apporter
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviolavec
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwateret
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
depuis
sincewelefthuom.Pray
prenez
takeparticularcareofthemaison
housewhilethefamilyisabsent.Let
y
therebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamberet
andmine.Themaids,having
rien
nothingtodo,maybeassises
sataspinning.Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
et
andletnoneofthemenhaveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettohavethegatechier
shiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardniret
andthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethemaison
house,withtheblunderbussandthegrand
greatdog;andhopeyou’llhave
un
awatchfuleyeoverthemaids.I
connais
knowthathussyMaryJones,aime
lovestoberumpingwithles
themen.LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
et
andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebeassise
sitting;andifthecoblerhas
coupé
cutDicky,andhowporeanemilborele
theoperation.Nomoreatpresent,
mais
butrests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Chère
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
amour
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,et
andhopingtohearthemême
samefromyou;andthatyou
et
andSaulwilltakemypauvre
poorkittentobedwithyouce
thiscoldweather.Wehavebeen
tous
allin,asadtakingici
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadaimé
liketohaverunawayavec
withaplayer-man,andyoungmaître
masterandhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;mais
butthesquireappliedtola
themare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeakun
awordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;for,weservints
devrions
shouldseeallandsayrien
nothing—Butwhatwasworse
que
thanallthis,Chowderhaseu
hadthemisfortunetobeinquiété
worriedbyabutcher’sdog,et
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastakenavec
withtheasterisks,buttheysoonwentoff.The
docteur
doctorwassentfortoChowder,et
andhesubscribedarepositoryqui
whichdidhimgreatservice—thankDieu
Godhe’snowinafairmanière
waytodowell—praytakecareofmyboxet
andthepillyberandputthemsous
underyourownbed;for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
va
willbeapryingintomysecrets,maintenant
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
mais
butsulky.Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoa
pauvre
poorman;andJohnsays
comme
as,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Idit
toldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceiveaucun
novails;buthesaysashowthere’s
une
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;et
andsothereisforsartain.Weare
tous
allgoingtotheHotWell,où
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthinun
aglassofwater,being,.To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
rien
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,ou
orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,maintenant
nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouet
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
avoir
haveitinyourpowertorefuteanyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchant
touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIavoir
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysœur
sister,whohadbeensometemps
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.Quand
WhenIcamehitherwithmyoncle
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetallfille
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeablepersonne
person;butremarkablysimple,and
tout à fait
quiteignorantoftheworld.Cette
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofune
aperson—Iknownotwhattocallhim,qui
whohadseenheratune
aplay;and,withaconfidence
et
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,trouvé
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.Itwasby
le
thegreatestaccidentIinterceptedune
oneofhisletters;asitwasmydutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinessto
trouver
findhimout,andtellhimtrès
veryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.Le
Thesparkdidnotlikele
thestileIused,andbehavedavec
withabundanceofmettle.Thoughhisrankin
vie
life(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtobeaucoup
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeofagentleman,
et
andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusinesspris
tookair,Iknownotcomment
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemywordet
andhonour,&c.andto-morrow
matin
morningwesetoutforBristolWells,où
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubyle
thereturnofthepost.—Iavoir
havegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomIpeut
mayonedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
et
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,toujours
alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtotenir
keephimcompany,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
la
thegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,et
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimmieux
betteronfurtheracquaintance;certainit
est
is,allhisservantsandneighboursinthepays
countryarefondofhim,même
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonofdont
whichIcannotasyetcomprehend.Rappelez
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,et
andalltherestofmyvieux
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,et
andpraytakecareofpauvre
poorPonto,forthesakeofhisvieux
oldmaster,whois,andeversera
willbe,.DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
ami
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNather
maison
houseinGloucester.DEARMADAM,
Having
pas
nomotherofmyown,Ihopeyouété
willgivemeleavetodisburdenmypauvre
poorhearttoyou,whohavetoujours
alwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,everdepuis
sinceIwasputunderyoursoins
care.Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
peut
maybelieveme,whenIassureher,thatIjamais
neverharbouredathoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;et
and,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishalljamais
neverbehavesoastocastune
areflectiononthecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.IconfessIhave
donné
givenjustcauseofoffencebymymanque
wantofprudenceandexperience.Ioughtnotto
dû
havelistenedtowhatthejeune
youngmansaid;anditwasmydutyto
devoir
havetoldyouallthatpassed,mais
butIwasashamedtomentionit;et
andthenhebehavedsomodestet
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholyet
andtimorous,thatIcouldnottrouver
findinmyhearttofaire
doanythingthatshouldmakehimmiserableet
anddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,I
ne
dodeclare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourofa:salute;
et
andastothefewlettersqui
thatpassedbetweenus,theyaretoutes
allinmyuncle’shands,et
andIhopetheycontainrien
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedqui
thatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:mais
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourtoforgetune
aconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomyfamille
family.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
et
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,depuis
sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;nordidIonce
fermé
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;mais
butIhopetosoftenherintemps
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myoncle
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearset
anddistress;andisnowalltenderness
et
andcompassion;andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
promesse
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondenceavec
withthatunfortunateyouth;but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
pas
nopeaceofmindtillIsache
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpauvre
poor,disconsolate,forlorn,.ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
une
afright,lestthisshouldnotvienne
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouété
willwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtomoi
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisune
agoodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
très
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletteret
andthelittleparcel,becausehissœur
sisterSallyhadliketoavoir
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:indeedIcannotblamethe
homme
manforhiscaution;butIhave
fait
madeitworthhiswhile.—Mycher
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisun
agrievousadditiontomyautres
othermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompagnie
companyandconversation,atamoment
timewhenIneedsomuchla
thecomfortofyourgoodhumouret
andgoodsense;but,Ihope,
la
thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,willdurera
lastforlife—Idoubtnotmais
butonmysideitwilldailyincreaseet
andimprove,asIgainexperience,et
andlearntoknowthevalueofavéritable
truefriend.O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
dire
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?Ihave
promis
promisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,et
and,ifpossible,toforgethim:mais
but,alas!Ibegintoperceive
que
thatwillnotbeinmypouvoir
power.Asitisby
pas
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbele
theoccasionofmoremischief,Ihaveenvoyé
sentittoyoubycette
thisopportunity,beggingyouwillsoit
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,ou
orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,willrendre
makeithisbusinesstovoir
seeyouattheusualplace.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,you
pouvez
maytellhimIhavenooccasionforapicture,tandis que
whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;I
voudrais
wouldnothaveyoutellhimque
thatneither;becausetheremustbe
une
anendofourcorrespondence—Isouhaite
wishhemayforgetme,forle
thesakeofhisownpeace;et
andyetifheshould,hemustbeun
abarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseet
andinconstant:Ibeseechhimnottowriteto
me
me,norattempttoseemeforsometemps
time;for,consideringtheresentment
et
andpassionatetemperofmyfrère
brotherJery,suchanattemptpourrait
mightbeattendedwithconsequencesqui
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letusconfiance
trusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;ou
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,soonerou
orlater,torewardthosethatmarchent
walkinthepathsofhonouret
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermy
amour
lovetotheyoungladies;mais
butitisnotfitque
thatanyofthemshouldsache
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifweallons
gotoBath,Ishallenverrai
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponque
thatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,et
andeveryotherplacewepourrions
maychancetovisit;andIflattermyself
que
thatmydearMissWilliswillbepunctualinansweringla
thelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
Ihave
suivi
followedyourdirectionswithsomesuccess,et
andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbyce
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.IrodeoutupontheDowns
dernier
lastTuesday,intheforenoon,quand
whenthesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,wassans
withoutacloud;butbeforeIhadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyastormofrain
qui
thatwetmetotheskinintrois
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevilknows;mais
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)forune
onefortnight.Itmakesmesicktohear
gens
peopletalkofthefineairuponClifton-downs:Comment
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeableou
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinune
aperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthe
plus
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.Myniece
eu
hashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisune
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,et
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’sune
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,shehasgotun
alanguishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,un
apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulanceet
andself-conceit;proudasaGermancount,
et
andashotandhastyasun
aWelchmountaineer.Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
sœur
sisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoDieu
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatIpresque
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatevenu
cometotormentmeformysins;et
andyetIamconsciousofpas
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevildevrait
shouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatfois
once?Ian’tmarriedtoTabby,
merci
thankHeaven!nordidIbeget
les
theothertwo:letthemchoose
autre
anotherguardian:formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintend
la
theconductofgiddy-headedboyset
andgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
connaître
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,et
andIhopetheywillgopas
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeensolongtemps
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,côté
nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshedevenue
becameasinflammableastouch-wood;et
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtodire
tellyou!shefellinlovewith
un
oneoftheactors—ahandsomejeune
youngfellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.Therascal
bientôt
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,et
andmanagedmatterssoastovoir
seeheratahouseoù
whereshewenttodrinkteaavec
withhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofune
acorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofune
ajadeofamilliner,whomadeet
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Quand
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametoséjourner
stayatlodgingswithheraunt,et
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliverune
aletterintoherownhands;mais
butitseemsJeryhaddéjà
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestconnaît
knows)thatshecarriedthelettertohim,et
andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.Therash
garçon
boy,withoutsayingawordofthequestion
mattertome,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;et
and,Isuppose,treatedhimavec
withinsolenceenough.Thetheatricalherowas
trop
toofargoneinromancetobrooktel
suchusage:herepliedinblankverse,
et
andaformalchallengeensued.