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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
I
haben
have
receivedyouresteemedfavourof
die
the
13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,
dass
that
youhaveperusedthosesameLetters,
die
the
whichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
freund
friend
,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
und
and
Iampleasedto
finden
find
youthinktheymaybeprintedwithagoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
erwähnten
mention
,Ihumblyconceive,are
solche
such
asmayberedargued,
wenn
if
notentirelyremoved—And,first,inthe
zuerst
first
place,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprintingtheprivate
korrespondenz
correspondence
ofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,with
aller
all
duesubmission,toobserve,
dass
that
theLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
und
and
sentunderthesealof
geheimhaltung
secrecy
;
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
sondern
but
rathertotheinformation
und
and
edificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
eine
a
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminent
anwalt
attorney
ofthisplace,who,
nach
after
dueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,
Dass
That
hedothnotthinkthesaidLetters
enthalten
contain
anymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.
Schließlich
Finally
,ifyouandI
sollten
should
cometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
dass
that
,incaseofanysuch
strafverfolgung
prosecution
,Iwilltakethe
ganze
whole
uponmyownshoulders,
sogar
even
quoadfineandimprisonment,
obwohl
though
,Imustconfess,I
sollten
should
notcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
betrifft
concerning
thepersonalresentmentofMr
Richter
Justice
Lismahago,Imaysay,nonfloccifacio—I
würde
would
notwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
wenn
if
,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iam
sehr
much
surprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoexcludefromthe
kommission
commission
allsuchvagrantforeignersas
können
may
bejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappy
verfassung
constitution
,inchurchandstate—God
bewahre
forbid
thatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positiv
positively
,thatthesaidLismahagois
nicht
no
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;
aber
but
thisIwillassert
und
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
tag
day
hequalified,hehas
nie
never
beenonceseenintratempliparietes,
dass
that
istosay,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
tisch
table
,whenthesaidLismahagowasso
brutal
brutal
inhisreprehensions,Imust
informieren
inform
you,mygoodSir,
so
that
Iwasobligedtoretire,notby
angst
fear
arisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaid
oben
above
,Ivaluenotofa
eile
rush
;
butfromthesudden
wirkung
effect
produced,byabarbel’s
reihe
row
,whichIhadeatenat
abendessen
dinner
,notknowing,thatthesaid
reihe
row
isatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
kapitel
chapter
Periichtos.
Fourthly,and
schließlich
lastly
,withreferencetothe
weise
manner
inwhichIgot
besitz
possession
oftheseLetters,itis
ein
a
circumstancethatconcernsmyown
gewissen
conscience
only;
sufficethitto
sagen
say
,Ihavefullysatisfied
die
the
partiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
und
and
,bythistime,I
hoffe
hope
Ihavealsosatisfiedyouin
solche
such
ways,thatthelasthand
kann
may
beputtoour
vereinbarung
agreement
,andtheworkproceedwith
aller
all
convenientexpedition;
inwhichI
hoffe
hope
Irest,.
RespectedSir,Your
sehr
very
humbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
schlage vor
propose
,Deovolente,tohavethe
vergnügen
pleasure
ofseeingyouinthegreat
stadt
city
,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatwithyouconcerning
ein
a
parcelofMS.sermons,of
ein
a
certainclergymandeceased;
a
kuchen
cake
oftherightleaven,forthepresent
geschmack
taste
ofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
To
den
the
Revd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
an
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseof
post
post
,andshallbegladtotreatwithyoufortheM.S.
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
freund
friend
MrBehn;
butcanbynomeanscomplywith
die
the
termsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeena
verlierer
loser
bytheworksofthe
größten
greatest
menoftheage—I
könnte
could
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;
aber
but
don’tchooseit—Thetasteof
der
the
townissochangeable.
Thentherehavebeenso
viele
many
lettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
zwischen
between
Smollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
und
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’s
Sentimental
Sentimental
Travels,thepublicseemstobecloyedwith
so
that
kindofentertainment—Nevertheless,I
werden
will
,ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
und
and
publishing,andyoushallhave
hälfte
half
theprofitsoftheimpression—You
brauchen
need
nottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermons
aber
but
MethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangerto
so
that
sortofreading;
and
die
the
twopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
aus
out
oftheway;
oneis
gegangen
gone
abroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
und
and
theother,hasbeensilly
genug
enough
toabscond,inorderto
vermeiden
avoid
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’magreat
verlierer
loser
byhisgoingoff—Hehas
gehen
left
amanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,afterhavingreceived
geld
money
forthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
und
and
hadthemostorthodox
feder
pen
ofallmypeople;
und
and
Ineverknewhis
urteil
judgment
fail,butinflyingfromhis
brot
bread
andbutteronthis
gelegenheit
occasion
.
ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
den
the
benefitofagoodplea,overandabove
den
the
advantageofbindinghimover.
Inthelatewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
ein
a
paragraphthatcamebythe
post
post
,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
ein
a
certainregimentinbattle.
An
offizier
officer
ofsaidregimentcametomy
laden
shop
,and,inthepresenceofmy
frau
wife
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsI
zeigte
exhibited
marksofbodilyfear
mehr
more
waysthanone,tothe
überzeugung
conviction
ofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
my
aktion
action
lay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
haben
have
nothingtofear,and
nichts
nothing
tohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbutone
drucker
printer
floggedatthecart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
und
and
heassuredmeitwasnomorethan
ein
a
flea-bite.C—S—
hasbeen
bedroht
threatened
severaltimesbythe
Haus
House
ofL—;
butit
kam
came
tonothing.
Ifan
information
information
shouldbemovedfor,
und
and
grantedagainstyou,asthe
herausgeber
editor
ofthoseLetters,I
hoffe
hope
youwillhavehonesty
und
and
witenoughtoappear
und
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyou
sollte
should
besentencedtothepillory,your
vermögen
fortune
ismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonour
und
and
preferment.
Ishallthinkmyselfhappy
wenn
if
Icanlendyoualift;
und
and
am,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Bitte
Please
mykindservicetoyourneighbour,my
cousin
cousin
Madoc—IhavesentanAlmanack
und
and
Court-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,
kutsche
carriage
paid,whichhewill
bitte
please
toacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
frau
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoasted
käse
cheese
,presentshercomplimentsto
ihn
him
,andbegstoknow
ob
if
there’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodasto
geschickt
send
uslastChristmas,tobe
verkaufen
sold
inLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Doktor
DOCTOR
,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
könnte
might
aswellswallowsnowballsto
kühlen
cool
myreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandoverhow
schwer
hard
Iamtomove;
und
and
atthistimeofday,Ioughtto
wissen
know
somethingofmyown
verfassung
constitution
.
Whywillyoubeso
positiv
positive
?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
lahm
lame
andasmuchtorturedinallmylimbsasifIwas
gebrochen
broke
uponthewheel:
indeed,Iam
gleichermaßen
equally
distressedinmindandbody—As
ob
if
Ihadnotplagues
genug
enough
ofmyown,those
kinder
children
ofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetual
quelle
source
ofvexation—whatbusinesshave
menschen
people
togetchildrento
plagen
plague
theirneighbours?
Aridiculous
vorfall
incident
thathappenedyesterdaytomy
nichte
niece
Liddy,hasdisorderedmeinsuch
ein
a
manner,thatIexpecttobelaidupwithanotherfitof
der
the
gout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmynext.
IshallsetouttomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
wo
where
IamafraidIshall
bleiben
stay
longerthanIcould
wünschen
wish
.
Onthereceiptofthis
schicke
send
Williamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
und
and
thedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthetwooldricks,
und
and
sendthecornto
markt
market
,andsellitofftothepoorat
eine
a
shillingabushelunder
markt
market
price.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
brief
letter
fromGriffin,offeringto
machen
make
apublicsubmissionand
bezahlen
pay
costs.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
werde
will
Ipocketanyofhis
geld
money
.
Thefellowisabad
nachbar
neighbour
,andIdesire,to
haben
have
nothingtodowith
ihm
him
:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
bezahlen
pay
forhisinsolence:
lethim
geben
give
fivepoundstothepooroftheparish,
und
and
Iwillwithdrawmy
aktion
action
;
andinthemeantimeyou
können
may
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
witwe
widow
havetheAlderneycow,
und
and
fortyshillingstoclotheher
kinder
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
bezahlen
pay
whensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
alle
all
mydrawers,andkeep
die
the
keystillmeeting;
andbe
sicher
sure
youtaketheironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgive
alle
all
,thistroublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Wenn
When
thiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthe
kofferraum
trunk
malethatstandsinmy
schrank
closet
;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
ohne
without
lossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
und
and
myblackvelvetswiththeshort
reifen
hoop
;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylaced
schürze
apron
,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
kopf
head
andlappetsandthelitel
schachtel
box
withmyjowls.
Williams
kann
may
bringovermybum-daffee,
und
and
theviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
und
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
geschöpf
creature
hasbeenterriblystupratedever
seit
since
welefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthe
haus
house
whilethefamilyis
abwesend
absent
.
Lettherebea
feuer
fire
constantlykeptinmybrother’s
kammer
chamber
andmine.
Themaids,having
nichts
nothing
todo,maybesata
drehen
spinning
.
Idesireyou’llclap
ein
a
pad-luckonthewind-seller,
und
and
letnoneofthemen
sein
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’tforgetto
sein
have
thegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
und
and
thehindmaylie
unten
below
inthelandry,topartakethe
haus
house
,withtheblunderbussandthegreat
hund
dog
;
andhopeyou’llhave
ein
a
watchfuleyeoverthemaids.
Iknow
dass
that
hussyMaryJones,lovestoberumpingwiththemen.
Lassen
Let
meknowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
und
and
whathefought—iftheould
gans
goose
besitting;
andifthecoblerhascutDicky,
und
and
howporeanemilboretheoperation.
Nicht
No
moreatpresent,butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April
2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Liebe
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
schicke
send
,mylovetoyou
und
and
Saul,beingingoodhealth,
und
and
hopingtohearthesamefromyou;
und
and
thatyouandSaul
werdet
will
takemypoorkittento
bett
bed
withyouthiscold
wetter
weather
.
Wehavebeenallin,asadtaking
hier
here
atGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunawaywithaplayer-man,
und
and
youngmasterandhe
würde
would
adonethemselvesamischief;
aber
but
thesquireappliedtothe
stute
mare
,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeaka
wort
word
ofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for,weservints
sollten
should
seeallandsay
nichts
nothing—
Butwhatwasworsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthe
unglück
misfortune
tobeworriedbyabutcher’sdog,
und
and
camehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
genommen
taken
withtheasterisks,butthey
bald
soon
wentoff.
Thedoctorwas
geschickt
sent
fortoChowder,andhesubscribed
ein
a
repositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Gott
God
he’snowinafair
weise
way
todowell—praytakecareofmybox
und
and
thepillyberandputthem
unter
under
yourownbed;
for,Ido
nehme an
suppose
madam,Gwyllimwillbe
ein
a
pryingintomysecrets,
jetzt
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingood
gesundheit
health
,butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanould
mantel
coat
toapoorman;
und
and
Johnsaysas,how‘tis
berauben
robbing
himofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhis
vereinbarung
agreement
hewastoreceivenovails;
aber
but
hesaysashowthere’sa
unterschied
difference
betwixtvailsandperquisites;
und
and
sothereisforsartain.
Weare
alle
all
goingtotheHotWell,
wo
where
Ishalldrinkyour
gesundheit
health
inaglassof
wasser
water
,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college
,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
haben
have
nothingmoreatheartthanto
überzeugen
convince
youIamincapableofforgetting,or
vernachlässigen
neglecting
thefriendshipImadeat
college
college
,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
und
and
Iagreed,atparting,to
pflegen
cultivate
.
Ibeginitsooner
als
than
Iintended,thatyou
können
may
haveitinyourpowertorefute
alle
any
idlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomy
vorurteil
prejudice
atOxford,touchingafoolish
streit
quarrel
,inwhichIhavebeen
verwickelt
involved
onaccountofmy
schwester
sister
,whohadbeensome
zeit
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Als
When
Icamehitherwithmy
onkel
uncle
andaunt(whoareourguardians)to
holen
fetch
heraway,Ifoundherafinetall
mädchen
girl
,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
person
person
;
butremarkablysimple,and
ziemlich
quite
ignorantoftheworld.
Diese
This
disposition,andwantof
erfahrung
experience
,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—Iknownotwhatto
nennen
call
him,whohadseenherataplay;
und
and
,withaconfidenceanddexterity
eigen
peculiar
tohimself,foundmeanstobe
empfohlen
recommended
toheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
pflicht
duty
tostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
und
and
tellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthe
angelegenheit
matter
.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
und
and
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Obwohl
Though
hisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
viel
much
deference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
bemerkenswert
remarkably
spirited,Iadmittedhimto
das
the
privilegeofagentleman,
und
and
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—In
kurz
short
,thebusinesstookair,Iknownothow,
und
and
madeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
geben
give
mywordandhonour,&c.
und
and
to-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
wo
where
Iexpecttohearfromyouby
die
the
returnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
familie
family
oforiginals,whomImayoneday
versuchen
attempt
todescribeforyouramusement.
My
tante
aunt
,MrsTabithaBramble,isa
jungfrau
maiden
offorty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
und
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
art
kind
ofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,
und
and
sounpleasantinhis
weise
manner
,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephimcompany,I’dresign
alle
all
claimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
die
the
goutmayhavesouredhis
temperament
temper
,and,perhaps,Imaylikehim
besser
better
onfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
alle
all
hisservantsandneighboursinthe
land
country
arefondofhim,
sogar
even
toadegreeof
begeisterung
enthusiasm
,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyet
begreifen
comprehend
.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
und
and
alltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
dienst
service
tothecook,and
beten
pray
takecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,whois,
und
and
everwillbe,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
freund
friend
,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
haus
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Havingno
mutter
mother
ofmyown,I
hoffe
hope
youwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmypoor
herz
heart
toyou,whohavealwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,ever
seit
since
Iwasputunderyourcare.
Tat
Indeed
,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kann
may
believeme,whenI
versichere
assure
her,thatIneverharboureda
glauben
thought
thatwasotherwisethan
tugendhaft
virtuous
;
and,ifGodwillgiveme
gnade
grace
,Ishallneverbehavesoastocastareflectionon
die
the
careyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
I
gestehe
confess
Ihavegivenjust
grund
cause
ofoffencebymywantofprudence
und
and
experience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhat
der
the
youngmansaid;
anditwasmy
pflicht
duty
tohavetoldyouallthatpassed,
aber
but
Iwasashamedto
erwähnen
mention
it;
andthenhebehavedso
bescheiden
modest
andrespectful,andseemedtobeso
melancholisch
melancholy
andtimorous,thatI
konnte
could
notfindinmyhearttodoanythingthat
sollte
should
makehimmiserableand
verzweifelt
desperate
.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nie
never
onceallowedhimthe
gefallen
favour
ofa:
salute;
andastothefewletters
dass
that
passedbetweenus,theyare
alle
all
inmyuncle’shands,
und
and
Ihopetheycontain
nichts
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
immer noch
still
persuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
aber
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourto
vergessen
forget
aconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
familie
family
.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
und
and
havenottastedanythingbut
tee
tea
,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidI
einmal
once
closemyeyesfor
drei
three
nightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
wenn
when
wearebyourselves;
aber
but
Ihopetosoftenherin
zeit
time
,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
onkel
uncle
,whowassodreadfully
leidenschaftlich
passionate
inthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
und
and
distress;
andisnowall
zärtlichkeit
tenderness
andcompassion;
andmy
bruder
brother
isreconciledtomeonmy
versprechen
promise
tobreakoffall
korrespondenz
correspondence
withthatunfortunateyouth;
aber
but
,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishall
haben
have
nopeaceofmindtillIknowmy
liebe
dear
andeverhonouredgovernesshas
vergeben
forgiven
herpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
ein
a
fright,lestthisshouldnot
kommen
come
safetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthe
träger
carrier
,thatIbegyouwill
schreiben
write
me,onthereceiptof
es
it
,directingtome,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’s
dienstmädchen
maid
,whoisagood
mädchen
girl
,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,
so
that
Ihavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
sehr
very
shyoftakingchargeofmy
brief
letter
andthelittleparcel,
weil
because
hissisterSallyhadliketo
haben
have
lostherplaceonmyaccount:
tat
indeed
Icannotblamethe
mann
man
forhiscaution;
butIhavemadeit
wert
worth
hiswhile.—Mydearcompanion
und
and
bed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIam
beraubt
deprived
ofyouragreeablecompany
und
and
conversation,atatimewhenI
brauche
need
somuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
und
and
goodsense;
but,I
hoffe
hope
,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
wird
will
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
aber
but
onmysideit
wird
will
dailyincreaseandimprove,asIgain
erfahrung
experience
,andlearntoknowthe
wert
value
ofatruefriend.
O,my
liebe
dear
Letty!
whatshallI
sagen
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihave
versprochen
promised
tobreakoffall
korrespondenz
correspondence
,and,ifpossible,to
vergessen
forget
him:
but,alas!
I
beginne
begin
toperceivethatwillnotbeinmypower.
Asitisby
nicht
no
meansproperthatthe
bild
picture
shouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihave
geschickt
sent
ittoyouby
dieser
this
opportunity,beggingyouwill
entweder
either
keepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
vermute
suppose
,willmakeithisbusinessto
sehen
see
youattheusual
ort
place
.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhis
bild
picture
,youmaytellhimI
sein
have
nooccasionfora
bild
picture
,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
nein
no
;
Iwouldnothaveyou
sagst
tell
himthatneither;
becausethere
muss
must
beanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemay
vergessen
forget
me,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
und
and
yetifheshould,he
muss
must
beabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbe
falsch
false
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
schreiben
write
tome,norattemptto
sehen
see
meforsometime;
for,consideringtheresentment
und
and
passionatetemperofmybrotherJery,such
ein
an
attemptmightbeattendedwithconsequenceswhich
würden
would
makeusallmiserableforlife—letus
vertrauen
trust
totimeandthe
kapitel
chapter
ofaccidents;
orrathertothat
Vorsehung
Providence
whichwillnotfail,sooneror
später
later
,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
und
and
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
liebe
love
totheyoungladies;
aber
but
itisnotfit
dass
that
anyofthemshouldknowyou
haben
have
receivedthisletter.—Ifwe
gehen
go
toBath,Ishall
schicken
send
youmysimpleremarksupon
dass
that
famouscenterofpoliteamusement,
und
and
everyotherplacewemaychanceto
besuchen
visit
;
andIflattermyself
dass
that
mydearMissWilliswillbe
pünktlich
punctual
inansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
I
sein
have
followedyourdirectionswithsome
erfolg
success
,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
dieser
this
time,hadtheweather
erlaubt
permitted
metousemysaddle-horse.
IrodeoutupontheDownslast
Dienstag
Tuesday
,intheforenoon,whenthe
himmel
sky
,asfarasthevisible
horizont
horizon
,waswithoutacloud;
aber
but
beforeIhadgone
eine
a
fullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
eine
a
stormofrainthat
nass
wet
metotheskinin
drei
three
minutes—whenceitcamethe
teufel
devil
knows;
butithas
gelegt
laid
meup(Isuppose)for
eine
one
fortnight.
Itmakesme
krank
sick
tohearpeopletalkof
der
the
fineairuponClifton-downs:
How
kann
can
theairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
wo
where
thedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
My
nichte
niece
hashadadangerousfitof
krankheit
illness
,occasionedbythatcursed
vorfall
incident
atGloucester,whichI
erwähnte
mentioned
inmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,as
weich
soft
asbutter,andas
leicht
easily
melted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
und
and
hereducationhasnotbeen
vernachlässigt
neglected
;
thatistosay,she
kann
can
writeandspell,and
sprechen
speak
French,andplayupon
das
the
harpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,has
eine
a
goodfigure,andis
sehr
very
wellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
und
and
sosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgot
ein
a
languishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
bruder
brother
,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
und
and
self-conceit;
proudasaGerman
graf
count
,andashotandhastyas
ein
a
Welchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantastical
tier
animal
,mysisterTabby,youare
nicht
no
strangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Gott
God
,sheissometimesso
unerträglich
intolerable
,thatIalmostthinkshe’s
die
the
devilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
und
and
yetIamconsciousof
nicht
no
sinsthatoughttoentail
solche
such
family-plaguesuponme—whythe
teufel
devil
shouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
verheiratet
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
die
the
othertwo:
letthemchooseanother
vormund
guardian
:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
viel
much
lesstosuperintendthe
verhalten
conduct
ofgiddy-headedboysandgirls.
Youearnestly
wünschen
desire
toknowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whichare
kurz
briefly
these,andIhopetheywill
gehen
go
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
lange
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,isthe
schlechteste
worst
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
junge
young
women,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
und
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
sagen
tell
you!
shefellinlovewithoneof
der
the
actors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesby
der
the
nameofWilson.
The
schurke
rascal
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
und
and
managedmatterssoasto
sehen
see
heratahousewhereshe
ging
went
todrinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofa
korrespondenz
correspondence
,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
und
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Als
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kam
came
tostayatlodgingswithher
tante
aunt
,andWilsonbribedthe
dienstmädchen
maid
todeliveraletterintoherownhands;
aber
but
itseemsJeryhad
bereits
already
acquiredsomuchcreditwiththe
dienstmädchen
maid
(bywhatmeanshebestknows)thatshecarriedthe
brief
letter
tohim,andsothe
ganze
whole
plotwasdiscovered.
Therash
junge
boy
,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
mir
me
,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
und
and
,Isuppose,treatedhimwithinsolence
genug
enough
.
Thetheatricalherowastoofar
gegangen
gone
inromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblank
vers
verse
,andaformalchallengeensued.