ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
I
haben
havereceivedyouresteemedfavourofdie
the13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,dass
thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,die
thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyfreund
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;und
andIampleasedtofinden
findyouthinktheymaybeprintedwithagoodprospectofsuccess;inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,are
solche
suchasmayberedargued,wenn
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthezuerst
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,withaller
allduesubmission,toobserve,dass
thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwrittenund
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;dass
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;sondern
butrathertotheinformationund
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometh
eine
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
dieses
thisplace,who,afterdueinspectionund
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnotglaubt
thinkthesaidLetterscontainanyangelegenheit
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.Finally,
wenn
ifyouandIshouldkommen
cometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,dass
that,incaseofanysuchprosecution,Iwillnehmen
takethewholeuponmyownshoulders,sogar
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,obwohl
though,Imustconfess,Isollten
shouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
den
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imaysagen
say,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,wenn
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iam
sehr
muchsurprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommissionalle
allsuchvagrantforeignersaskönnen
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurchund
andstate—GodforbidthatIsollte
shouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisnicht
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;aber
butthisIwillassertund
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthetag
dayhequalified,hehasnie
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,dass
thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Imustinformyou,mygoodSir,
so
thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;sondern
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenatabendessen
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,
und
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionoftheseLetters,itisein
acircumstancethatconcernsmyownconsciencenur
only;sufficethittosay,Ihavefullysatisfied
die
thepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;und
and,bythistime,Ihoffe
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinsolche
suchways,thatthelasthandkann
maybeputtoouragreement,und
andtheworkproceedwithaller
allconvenientexpedition;inwhichI
hoffe
hopeIrest,.RespectedSir,Your
sehr
veryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
haben
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthegreatstadt
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatwithyouconcerningein
aparcelofMS.sermons,ofein
acertainclergymandeceased;acakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
To
den
theRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,an
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
und
andshallbegladtotreatwithyoufortheM.S.whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
freund
friendMrBehn;butcanbynomeanscomplywith
die
thetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—I
könnte
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;aber
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofder
thetownissochangeable.Thentherehavebeenso
viele
manylettersupontravelslatelypublished—Whatzwischen
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,und
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedwithso
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwerden
will,ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprintingund
andpublishing,andyoushallhavehälfte
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youbrauchen
neednottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermonsaber
butMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangertoso
thatsortofreading;and
die
thetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,areaus
outoftheway;oneis
gegangen
goneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;und
andtheother,hasbeensillygenug
enoughtoabscond,inordertoavoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’magreatloserbyhisgehen
goingoff—Hehasleftamanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,afterhavingreceivedgeld
moneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,und
andhadthemostorthodoxpenofallmypeople;und
andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,aber
butinflyingfromhisbreadund
andbutteronthisoccasion.ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
den
thebenefitofagoodplea,overandaboveden
theadvantageofbindinghimover.Inthelatewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
ein
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofein
acertainregimentinbattle.Anofficerofsaidregiment
kam
cametomyshop,and,inthepresenceofmyfrau
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmehr
morewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;myaction
lag
lay,andIrecovered.Asforflagellation,you
haben
havenothingtofear,andnichts
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatdie
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
und
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethanein
aflea-bite.C—S—hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbythe
Haus
HouseofL—;butit
kam
cametonothing.Ifaninformation
sollte
shouldbemovedfor,andgrantedgegen
againstyou,astheeditorofthoseLetters,Ihoffe
hopeyouwillhavehonestyund
andwitenoughtoappearund
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyousollte
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonourund
andpreferment.Ishallthinkmyselfhappy
wenn
ifIcanlendyoualift;und
andam,verysincerely,.Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Bitte
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—Ihavegeschickt
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,der
whichhewillpleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.My
frau
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstoihn
him,andbegstoknowob
ifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodastogeschickt
senduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Doktor
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
könnte
mightaswellswallowsnowballstokühlen
coolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandoverhowschwer
hardIamtomove;und
andatthistimeofday,Ioughttowissen
knowsomethingofmyownconstitution.Warum
Whywillyoubesopositive?Prithee
schicken
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslameund
andasmuchtorturedinallmylimbsasifIwasgebrochen
brokeuponthewheel:indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
geist
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesgenug
enoughofmyown,thosekinder
childrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshaben
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?Ein
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinsuchein
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupwithanotherfitofder
thegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmynext.IshallsetouttomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
wo
whereIamafraidIshallbleiben
staylongerthanIcouldwünschen
wish.Onthereceiptofthis
schicke
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horseund
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothreshoutthetwooldricks,
und
andsendthecorntomarket,und
andsellitofftothepoorateine
ashillingabushelundermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedeine
asnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtomachen
makeapublicsubmissionandbezahlen
paycosts.Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
werde
willIpocketanyofhisgeld
money.Thefellowisabadneighbour,
und
andIdesire,tohavenichts
nothingtodowithhim:aber
butasheispurse-proud,heshallbezahlen
payforhisinsolence:lethim
geben
givefivepoundstothepooroftheparish,und
andIwillwithdrawmyaction;und
andinthemeantimeyoukönnen
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhaben
havetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheherkinder
children:butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
bezahlen
paywhensheisable.Idesireyouwilllockup
alle
allmydrawers,andkeepdie
thekeystillmeeting;andbe
sicher
sureyoutaketheironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgivealle
all,thistroublefrom,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Wenn
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;tobe
geschickt
sentmeintheBristolwaggonohne
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
und
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
kopf
headandlappetsandthelitelboxwithmyjowls.Williams
kann
maybringovermybum-daffee,und
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwaterund
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
seit
sincewelefthuom.Praytakeparticularcareofthe
haus
housewhilethefamilyisabsent.Lettherebe
ein
afireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamberund
andmine.Themaids,having
nichts
nothingtodo,maybesataspinning.Idesireyou’llclap
ein
apad-luckonthewind-seller,und
andletnoneofthemensein
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettosein
havethegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnirund
andthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethehaus
house,withtheblunderbussandthegreathund
dog;andhopeyou’llhave
ein
awatchfuleyeoverthemaids.Iknow
dass
thathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumpingwiththemen.Lassen
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,und
andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitting;und
andifthecoblerhascutDicky,und
andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.Nicht
Nomoreatpresent,butrests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Liebe
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,I
schicke
send,mylovetoyouund
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,und
andhopingtohearthesamefromyou;und
andthatyouandSaulwerdet
willtakemypoorkittentobett
bedwithyouthiscoldweather.Wehavebeen
alle
allin,asadtakinghier
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunawaywithaplayer-man,und
andyoungmasterandhewürde
wouldadonethemselvesamischief;aber
butthesquireappliedtothemare,und
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeakawort
wordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;for,weservints
sollten
shouldseeallandsaynichts
nothing—Butwhatwasworsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobe
beunruhigt
worriedbyabutcher’sdog,und
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswasgenommen
takenwiththeasterisks,buttheybald
soonwentoff.Thedoctorwas
geschickt
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribedein
arepositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thankGott
Godhe’snowinafairweise
waytodowell—praytakecareofmyboxund
andthepillyberandputthemunter
underyourownbed;for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
wird
willbeapryingintomysecrets,jetzt
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
aber
butsulky.Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoapoorman;
und
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceivenovails;aber
buthesaysashowthere’sadifferencebetwixtvailsund
andperquisites;andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
alle
allgoingtotheHotWell,wo
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthinaglassofwasser
water,being,.ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
haben
havenothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,jetzt
nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouund
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.Ibeginitsooner
als
thanIintended,thatyoukönnen
mayhaveitinyourpowertorefutealle
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIhaben
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmyschwester
sister,whohadbeensomezeit
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.Als
WhenIcamehitherwithmyonkel
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetallmädchen
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson
person;butremarkablysimple,and
ziemlich
quiteignorantoftheworld.Diese
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—Iknownotwhattonennen
callhim,whohadseenherataplay;und
and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
und
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsoftheangelegenheit
matter.ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
und
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.Obwohl
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtoviel
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimto
das
theprivilegeofagentleman,und
andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,das
thebusinesstookair,Iknownothow,und
andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogeben
givemywordandhonour,&c.und
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,wo
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubydie
thereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoafamilie
familyoforiginals,whomImayonedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
und
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddart
kindofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,und
andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephimcompany,I’dresignalle
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
die
thegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,und
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbesser
betteronfurtheracquaintance;certainitis,
alle
allhisservantsandneighboursintheland
countryarefondofhim,sogar
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thegrund
reasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
und
andalltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,und
andpraytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,whois,und
andeverwillbe,.DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
freund
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNather
haus
houseinGloucester.DEARMADAM,
Havingno
mutter
motherofmyown,Ihoffe
hopeyouwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmypoorherz
hearttoyou,whohavealwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,everseit
sinceIwasputunderyourcare.Indeed,
und
andindeed,myworthygovernesskann
maybelieveme,whenIassureihr
her,thatIneverharbouredaglauben
thoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;und
and,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishallnie
neverbehavesoastocastareflectionondie
thecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.IconfessIhavegivenjust
grund
causeofoffencebymywantofprudenceund
andexperience.Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhat
der
theyoungmansaid;anditwasmydutytohavetoldyouallthatpassed,
aber
butIwasashamedtomentiones
it;andthenhebehavedsomodest
und
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholyund
andtimorous,thatIcouldnotfinden
findinmyhearttodoanythingthatsollte
shouldmakehimmiserableanddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nie
neveronceallowedhimthefavourofa:salute;
und
andastothefewlettersdass
thatpassedbetweenus,theyarealle
allinmyuncle’shands,und
andIhopetheycontainnichts
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamimmer noch
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:aber
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourtovergessen
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomyfamilie
family.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
und
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,seit
sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;nordidI
einmal
onceclosemyeyesfordrei
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywenn
whenwearebyourselves;aber
butIhopetosoftenherinzeit
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myonkel
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinder
thebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearsund
anddistress;andisnowalltenderness
und
andcompassion;andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
versprechen
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;aber
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhaben
havenopeaceofmindtillIknowmyliebe
dearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
ein
afright,lestthisshouldnotkommen
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,so
thatIbegyouwillschreiben
writeme,onthereceiptofes
it,directingtome,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisein
agoodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,so
thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
sehr
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletterund
andthelittleparcel,becausehisschwester
sisterSallyhadliketohaben
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:indeedIcannotblame
der
themanforhiscaution;aber
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—Mydearcompanionund
andbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompanyund
andconversation,atatimewhenIbrauche
needsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumourund
andgoodsense;but,I
hoffe
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,wird
willlastforlife—Idoubtnotaber
butonmysideitwird
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,und
andlearntoknowthevalueofein
atruefriend.O,my
liebe
dearLetty!whatshallI
sagen
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?Ihave
versprochen
promisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,und
and,ifpossible,toforgetihn
him:but,alas!
Ibegintoperceive
dass
thatwillnotbeinmypower.Asitisby
nicht
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavegeschickt
sentittoyoubydieser
thisopportunity,beggingyouwillentweder
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,wird
willmakeithisbusinesstosehen
seeyouattheusualort
place.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,you
können
maytellhimIhavenein
nooccasionforapicture,während
whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butnein
no;Iwouldnothaveyou
sagst
tellhimthatneither;becausethere
muss
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayvergessen
forgetme,forthesakeofhisownpeace;und
andyetifheshould,hemuss
mustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseund
andinconstant:Ibeseechhimnotto
schreiben
writetome,norattempttosehen
seemeforsometime;for,consideringtheresentment
und
andpassionatetemperofmybrotherJery,suchein
anattemptmightbeattendedwithconsequenceswhichwürden
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letusvertrauen
trusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;orrathertothatProvidencewhich
wird
willnotfail,soonerorspäter
later,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonourund
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermy
liebe
lovetotheyoungladies;aber
butitisnotfitdass
thatanyofthemshouldknowyouhaben
havereceivedthisletter.—Ifwegehen
gotoBath,Ishallschicken
sendyoumysimpleremarksupondass
thatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,und
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetovisit;und
andIflattermyselfthatmyliebe
dearMissWilliswillbepunctualinansweringdie
thelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
I
sein
havefollowedyourdirectionswithsomesuccess,und
andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbydieser
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmetobenutzen
usemysaddle-horse.IrodeoutupontheDownslastTuesday,intheforenoon,whenthesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,was
ohne
withoutacloud;butbeforeIhadgone
eine
afullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyeine
astormofrainthatwetmetotheskinindrei
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevilknows;aber
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)foreine
onefortnight.Itmakesme
krank
sicktohearpeopletalkofder
thefineairuponClifton-downs:How
kann
cantheairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,wo
wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
und
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,und
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;thatistosay,she
kann
canwriteandspell,andsprechen
speakFrench,andplayupondas
theharpsichord;thenshedancesfinely,has
eine
agoodfigure,andissehr
verywellinclined;but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
und
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgotein
alanguishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbruder
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulanceund
andself-conceit;proudasaGermancount,
und
andashotandhastyasein
aWelchmountaineer.Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
schwester
sisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGott
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatIfast
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;und
andyetIamconsciousofnicht
nosinsthatoughttoentailsolche
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilsollte
shouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?Ian’t
verheiratet
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!nordidIbeget
die
theothertwo:letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formy
teil
partIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;viel
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboysund
andgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
kennen
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,und
andIhopetheywillgehen
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensolange
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworstart
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforjunge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;und
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtosagen
tellyou!shefellinlovewithoneof
der
theactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbyder
thenameofWilson.Therascal
bald
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,und
andmanagedmatterssoastosehen
seeheratahousewheresheging
wenttodrinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomadeund
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Als
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddykam
cametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,und
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliveraletterintoherownhands;aber
butitseemsJeryhadbereits
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)thatshecarriedthelettertoihm
him,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.Therash
junge
boy,withoutsayingawordofthemattertomir
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;und
and,Isuppose,treatedhimwithinsolencegenug
enough.Thetheatricalherowastoofar
gegangen
goneinromancetobrooksuchusage:herepliedinblankverse,
und
andaformalchallengeensued.