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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
Respecte
RESPECTEDSIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemed
faveur
favourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
ont
haveperusedthosesameLetters,
le
thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
ami
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
et
andIampleasedtofindyou
pensez
thinktheymaybeprinted
avec
withagoodprospectof
succès
success;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
mentionnez
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
peuvent
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,
premier
first,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
peuvent
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
personnes
personsstillliving,givemeleave,
avec
withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersin
question
questionwerenotwrittenandsent
sous
underthesealofsecrecy;
thattheyhaveno
tendance
tendencytothemalafama,
ou
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
mais
butrathertotheinformation
et
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
une
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
devant
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,an
éminent
eminentattorneyofthisplace,who,
après
afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
pense
thinkthesaidLetterscontainanymatterwhich
être
willbeheldactionablein
la
theeyeofthelaw.
Enfin
Finally,ifyouandI
dois
shouldcometoarightunderstanding,I
ne
dodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
que
that,incaseofanysuch
poursuite
prosecution,Iwilltakethewholeuponmyownshoulders,
même
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,though,I
dois
mustconfess,Ishouldnotcareto
subir
undergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
concerne
concerningthepersonalresentmentofMr
Juge
JusticeLismahago,Imaysay,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnot
volontairement
willinglyvilipendanyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuch
surpris
surprisedthatmorecareisnot
pris
takentoexcludefromthe
commission
commissionallsuchvagrantforeignersas
peuvent
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappy
constitution
constitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatI
devrais
shouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positivement
positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
pas
nobetterthanaJesuitin
déguisé
disguise;
butthisIwillassert
et
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,from
le
thedayhequalified,hehas
jamais
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,
que
thatistosay,within
le
theparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhat
passé
passedatMrKendal’stable,whenthe
dit
saidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
dois
mustinformyou,mygood
Monsieur
Sir,thatIwasobligedto
retirer
retire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
dit
saidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;
mais
butfromthesuddeneffect
produit
produced,byabarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenat
dîner
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaid
rangée
rowisatcertainseasons
violemment
violentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
chapitre
chapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,and
enfin
lastly,withreferencetothe
manière
mannerinwhichIgot
possession
possessionoftheseLetters,itis
une
acircumstancethatconcernsmy
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,Yourvery
humble
humbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
propose
propose,Deovolente,tohavethe
plaisir
pleasureofseeingyouinthegreat
ville
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbe
heureux
gladtotreatwithyou
concernant
concerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
un
acertainclergymandeceased;
a
gâteau
cakeoftherightleaven,for
le
thepresenttasteofthe
public
public.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
au
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseof
poste
post,andshallbegladto
traiter
treatwithyoufortheM.S.
whichIhave
livré
deliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
mais
butcanbynomeans
se conformer
complywiththetermsproposed.
Ces
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeena
perdant
loserbytheworksof
les
thegreatestmenoftheage—I
pourrais
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;
mais
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
ville
townissochangeable.
Thenthere
eu
havebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
entre
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
et
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’s
Sentimental
SentimentalTravels,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,whose
jugement
judgmentIdependeduponin
ces
thosematters,areoutofthe
chemin
way;
oneisgoneabroad,
charpentier
carpenterofamanof
guerre
war;
andtheother,hasbeensillyenoughtoabscond,inordertoavoida
poursuite
prosecutionforblasphemy—I’magreat
perdant
loserbyhisgoingoff—He
avoir
hasleftamanualof
dévotion
devotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
après
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundest
divin
divine,andhadthemost
orthodoxe
orthodoxpenofallmy
peuple
people;
andIneverknewhis
jugement
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhis
pain
breadandbutteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
mis
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
la
thebenefitofagood
plaidoyer
plea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthe
fin
latewar,Iinsertedinmyevening
journal
paper,aparagraphthatcamebythe
poste
post,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
un
acertainregimentinbattle.
An
officier
officerofsaidregimentcametomyshop,
et
and,inthepresenceofmy
femme
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedto
couper
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodily
peur
fearmorewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
my
action
actionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
eu
havenothingtofear,and
rien
nothingtohope,onthathead—There
eu
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedat
la
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
et
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeen
menacé
threatenedseveraltimesbythe
Maison
HouseofL—;
butitcameto
rien
nothing.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
et
andgrantedagainstyou,asthe
rédacteur
editorofthoseLetters,Ihopeyou
être
willhavehonestyandwitenoughto
apparaître
appearandtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,your
fortune
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sa
sûr
suresteptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
heureux
happyifIcanlendyoualift;
et
andam,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykind
service
servicetoyourneighbour,my
cousin
cousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanack
et
andCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhe
sera
willpleasetoacceptasa
petit
smalltokenofmyregard.
My
femme
wife,whoisveryfondoftoasted
fromage
cheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,
et
andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodasto
envoyer
senduslastChristmas,tobe
vendu
soldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Docteur
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
pourrais
mightaswellswallowsnowballsto
refroidir
coolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandoverhow
difficile
hardIamtomove;
et
andatthistimeofday,Ioughtto
savoir
knowsomethingofmyown
constitution
constitution.
Whywillyoubeso
positif
positive?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
boiteux
lameandasmuchtorturedin
tous
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeupon
la
thewheel:
indeed,Iamequally
affligé
distressedinmindandbody—As
si
ifIhadnotplaguesenoughofmy
propre
own,thosechildrenofmy
sœur
sisterareleftmefor
une
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusiness
ont
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Un
Aridiculousincidentthathappened
hier
yesterdaytomynieceLiddy,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,andsendthe
maïs
corntomarket,andsellitofftothe
pauvres
pooratashillingabushelunder
marché
marketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
lettre
letterfromGriffin,offeringto
faire
makeapublicsubmissionand
payer
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillI
empocher
pocketanyofhismoney.
Thefellowis
un
abadneighbour,andI
désire
desire,tohavenothingtodo
avec
withhim:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
paiera
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
donne
givefivepoundstothe
pauvres
pooroftheparish,andIwill
retirerai
withdrawmyaction;
andin
la
themeantimeyoumay
dire
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
veuve
widowhavetheAlderneycow,
et
andfortyshillingstoclotheher
enfants
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthe
affaire
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’ll
ferai
makeherpaywhensheisable.
Idesireyouwill
verrouillez
lockupallmydrawers,
et
andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
et
andbesureyoutake
le
theironchestwithmypapersintoyour
propre
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
de
from,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Quand
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupin
le
thetrunkmalethatstandsinmy
placard
closet;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
sans
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
avec
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
et
andmyblackvelvetswith
le
theshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylaced
tablier
apron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
tête
headandlappetsandthelitelbox
avec
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
apporter
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviol
avec
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
et
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
créature
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
depuis
sincewelefthuom.
Pray
prenez
takeparticularcareofthe
maison
housewhilethefamilyisabsent.
Let
y
therebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
et
andmine.
Themaids,having
rien
nothingtodo,maybe
assises
sataspinning.
Idesireyou’ll
applaudissiez
clapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
et
andletnoneofthemenhaveexcesstothe
fort
strongbear—don’tforgettohavethe
porte
gateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
et
andthehindmaylie
dessous
belowinthelandry,topartakethe
maison
house,withtheblunderbussandthe
grand
greatdog;
andhopeyou’llhave
un
awatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
connais
knowthathussyMaryJones,
aime
lovestoberumpingwith
les
themen.
LetmeknowAlderney’s
veau
calfbesouldyet,andwhathefought—if
le
theouldgoosebesitting;
et
andifthecoblerhas
coupé
cutDicky,andhowporeanemil
supporté
boretheoperation.
Nomoreat
actuelle
present,butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
Avril
April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Chère
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
amour
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingood
santé
health,andhopingtohear
la
thesamefromyou;
and
que
thatyouandSaulwill
prendrez
takemypoorkittento
coucher
bedwithyouthiscold
temps
weather.
Wehavebeenall
dans
in,asadtakinghereatGlostar—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
andcamehomeina
terrible
terriblepickle—Mistresswastakenwiththeasterisks,
mais
buttheysoonwentoff.
The
docteur
doctorwassentfortoChowder,
et
andhesubscribedarepository
qui
whichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Dieu
Godhe’snowina
équitable
fairwaytodowell—pray
prendre
takecareofmybox
et
andthepillyberandputthem
sous
underyourownbed;
for,Ido
suppose
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbea
fouiller
pryingintomysecrets,nowmy
dos
backisturned.
JohnThomasisingood
santé
health,butsulky.
Thesquire
donné
gaveawayanouldcoattoa
pauvre
poorman;
andJohnsays
comme
as,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—I
dit
toldhim,byhisagreementhewasto
recevoir
receivenovails;
buthe
dit
saysashowthere’sa
différence
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
et
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
tous
allgoingtotheHotWell,
où
whereIshalldrinkyour
santé
healthinaglassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
collège
college,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
rien
nothingmoreatheartthanto
convaincre
convinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
ou
orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,
maintenant
nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
et
andIagreed,atparting,to
cultiver
cultivate.
IbeginitsoonerthanI
prévu
intended,thatyoumayhaveitinyour
pouvoir
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,
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;
asitwasmy
devoir
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinits
naissance
birth,Imadeitmybusinessto
trouver
findhimout,andtellhim
très
veryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.
Le
Thesparkdidnotlike
le
thestileIused,and
comportée
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhisrankin
vie
life(which,bythebye,Iam
honte
ashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
beaucoup
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
remarquablement
remarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtothe
privilège
privilegeofagentleman,and
quelque chose
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—In
bref
short,thebusinesstookair,I
sais
knownothow,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
et
andhonour,&c.
andto-morrow
matin
morningwesetoutforBristolWells,
où
whereIexpecttohearfromyouby
le
thereturnofthepost.—I
avoir
havegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomI
peut
mayonedayattemptto
décrire
describeforyouramusement.
My
tante
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isa
jeune fille
maidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
et
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
toujours
alwaysonthefret,andso
désagréable
unpleasantinhismanner,that
plutôt
ratherthanbeobligedto
tenir
keephimcompany,I’dresignall
revendication
claimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
En effet
Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
la
thegoutmayhavesouredhis
tempérament
temper,and,perhaps,Imaylikehim
mieux
betteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainit
est
is,allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
pays
countryarefondofhim,
même
eventoadegreeof
enthousiasme
enthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyet
comprendre
comprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
et
andalltherestofmy
vieux
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
service
servicetothecook,and
priez
praytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhis
vieux
oldmaster,whois,andever
sera
willbe,.
DearPhillips,Your
affectueux
affectionatefriend,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
maison
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
pas
nomotherofmyown,Ihopeyou
été
willgivemeleavetodisburdenmy
pauvre
poorhearttoyou,whohave
toujours
alwaysactedthepartofakind
parent
parenttome,eversinceIwas
placé
putunderyourcare.
Indeed,
et
andindeed,myworthygoverness
peut
maybelieveme,whenIassureher,thatI
jamais
neverharbouredathoughtthatwas
autrement
otherwisethanvirtuous;
and,if
Dieu
Godwillgivemegrace,Ishall
jamais
neverbehavesoastocast
une
areflectiononthecareyouhavetakeninmy
éducation
education.
IconfessIhave
donné
givenjustcauseofoffencebymy
manque
wantofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnotto
dû
havelistenedtowhatthe
jeune
youngmansaid;
anditwasmy
devoir
dutytohavetoldyou
tout
allthatpassed,butIwas
honte
ashamedtomentionit;
andthenhe
comportait
behavedsomodestandrespectful,
et
andseemedtobeso
mélancolique
melancholyandtimorous,thatIcouldnot
trouver
findinmyheartto
faire
doanythingthatshouldmakehim
misérable
miserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,I
ne
dodeclare,Ineveronce
permis
allowedhimthefavourofa:
salut
salute;
andastothe
quelques
fewlettersthatpassedbetween
nous
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
et
andIhopetheycontain
rien
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuaded
qui
thatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
mais
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourtoforget
une
aconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
famille
family.
Ihavecriedwithout
cesse
ceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbut
thé
tea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidIonce
fermé
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
mais
butIhopetosoftenherin
temps
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
oncle
uncle,whowassodreadfully
passionné
passionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
et
anddistress;
andisnowalltenderness
et
andcompassion;
andmybrotheris
réconcilie
reconciledtomeonmy
promesse
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondence
avec
withthatunfortunateyouth;
but,notwithstandingalltheir
indulgence
indulgence,Ishallhaveno
paix
peaceofmindtillI
sache
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshas
pardonné
forgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
To
Mlle
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
une
afright,lestthisshouldnot
vienne
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthe
porteur
carrier,thatIbegyou
été
willwriteme,onthe
réception
receiptofit,directingto
moi
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
une
agoodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
très
veryshyoftakingchargeofmy
lettre
letterandthelittleparcel,becausehis
sœur
sisterSallyhadliketo
avoir
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
en effet
indeedIcannotblamethe
homme
manforhiscaution;
butIhave
fait
madeitworthhiswhile.—My
cher
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itis
un
agrievousadditiontomy
autres
othermisfortunes,thatIam
privé
deprivedofyouragreeablecompany
et
andconversation,atatimewhenI
besoin
needsomuchthecomfortofyour
bon
goodhumourandgoodsense;
mais
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,will
durera
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
mais
butonmysideitwilldaily
augmentera
increaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,
et
andlearntoknowthe
valeur
valueofatruefriend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
dire
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihave
promis
promisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,
et
and,ifpossible,toforgethim:
mais
but,alas!
Ibeginto
percevoir
perceivethatwillnotbeinmy
pouvoir
power.
Asitisby
pas
nomeansproperthatthe
tableau
pictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbe
le
theoccasionofmoremischief,Ihave
envoyé
sentittoyouby
cette
thisopportunity,beggingyouwill
soit
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,
ou
orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
suppose
suppose,willmakeithisbusinessto
voir
seeyouattheusualplace.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhis
tableau
picture,youmaytellhimIhavenooccasionfora
tableau
picture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
I
voudrais
wouldnothaveyoutellhim
que
thatneither;
becausetheremustbe
une
anendofourcorrespondence—I
souhaite
wishhemayforgetme,for
le
thesakeofhisown
paix
peace;
andyetifhe
devrait
should,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
et
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowriteto
me
me,norattempttoseemeforsome
temps
time;
for,consideringtheresentment
et
andpassionatetemperofmy
frère
brotherJery,suchanattempt
pourrait
mightbeattendedwithconsequences
qui
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letus
confiance
trusttotimeandthe
chapitre
chapterofaccidents;
orrathertothat
Providence
Providencewhichwillnotfail,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;
andI
flatte
flattermyselfthatmydear
Mlle
MissWilliswillbepunctualinanswering
la
thelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
Ihave
suivi
followedyourdirectionswithsome
succès
success,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
ce
thistime,hadtheweather
permis
permittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
I
roulé
rodeoutupontheDowns
dernier
lastTuesday,intheforenoon,
quand
whenthesky,asfarasthe
visible
visiblehorizon,waswithouta
nuage
cloud;
butbeforeIhadgoneafull
kilomètre
mile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybya
tempête
stormofrainthatwetmeto
la
theskininthreeminutes—whenceitcame
la
thedevilknows;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
une
onefortnight.
Itmakesmesicktohear
gens
peopletalkofthefineairuponClifton-downs:
Comment
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeable
ou
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapours
descend
descendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
plus
moreintolerable,asIam
entouré
surroundedwithdomesticvexations.
My
nièce
niecehashadadangerousfitof
maladie
illness,occasionedbythatcursed
incident
incidentatGloucester,whichI
mentionné
mentionedinmylast.—Sheis
une
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftas
beurre
butter,andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’s
une
afool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
et
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatisto
dire
say,shecanwriteand
épeler
spell,andspeakFrench,and
jouer
playupontheharpsichord;
thenshe
danse
dancesfinely,hasagood
figure
figure,andisverywellinclined;
mais
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
et
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgot
un
alanguishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,
un
apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
et
andself-conceit;
proudasaGerman
comte
count,andashotandhastyas
un
aWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantastical
animal
animal,mysisterTabby,youare
pas
nostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Dieu
God,sheissometimesso
intolérable
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’s
le
thedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
et
andyetIamconsciousof
pas
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevil
devrait
shouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsat
fois
once?
Ian’tmarriedtoTabby,
merci
thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
les
theothertwo:
letthem
choisissent
chooseanotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
much
moins
lesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
et
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
connaître
knowtheparticularsofour
aventure
adventureatGloucester,whichare
brièvement
brieflythese,andIhopethey
été
willgonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
longtemps
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,
côté
nexttoanunnery,isthe
pire
worstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshe
devenue
becameasinflammableastouch-wood;
et
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’m
honte
ashamedtotellyou!
she
tombée
fellinlovewithoneoftheactors—a
beau
handsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
bientôt
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
et
andmanagedmatterssoasto
voir
seeheratahouse
où
whereshewenttodrink
thé
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthe
début
beginningofacorrespondence,whichthey
maintenaient
keptupbymeansof
une
ajadeofamilliner,whomade
et
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Quand
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycameto
séjourner
stayatlodgingswithher
tante
aunt,andWilsonbribedthe
ménage
maidtodeliveraletterintoherownhands;
mais
butitseemsJeryhad
déjà
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththe
ménage
maid(bywhatmeanshebest
connaît
knows)thatshecarriedthe
lettre
lettertohim,andsothe
tout
wholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
garçon
boy,withoutsayingawordofthe
question
mattertome,wentimmediatelyin
recherche
searchofWilson;
and,I
suppose
suppose,treatedhimwithinsolenceenough.
The
théâtral
theatricalherowastoofargonein
romance
romancetobrooksuchusage:
he
répondu
repliedinblankverse,and
un
aformalchallengeensued.