ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
I
haben
havereceivedyouresteemedfavourofdie
the13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,dass
thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,die
thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyfreund
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;und
andIampleasedtofinden
findyouthinktheymaybeprintedwithagoodprospectofsuccess;inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
erwähnten
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aresolche
suchasmayberedargued,wenn
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthezuerst
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprintingtheprivatekorrespondenz
correspondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,withaller
allduesubmission,toobserve,dass
thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwrittenund
andsentunderthesealofgeheimhaltung
secrecy;thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
sondern
butrathertotheinformationund
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometh
eine
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminent
anwalt
attorneyofthisplace,who,nach
afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,Dass
ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLettersenthalten
containanymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.Schließlich
Finally,ifyouandIsollten
shouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,dass
that,incaseofanysuchstrafverfolgung
prosecution,Iwilltaketheganze
wholeuponmyownshoulders,sogar
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,obwohl
though,Imustconfess,Isollten
shouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
betrifft
concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrRichter
JusticeLismahago,Imaysay,nonfloccifacio—Iwürde
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,wenn
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iam
sehr
muchsurprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoexcludefromthekommission
commissionallsuchvagrantforeignersaskönnen
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyverfassung
constitution,inchurchandstate—Godbewahre
forbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positiv
positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisnicht
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;aber
butthisIwillassertund
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthetag
dayhequalified,hehasnie
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,dass
thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
tisch
table,whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutal
brutalinhisreprehensions,Imustinformieren
informyou,mygoodSir,so
thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyangst
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaidoben
above,Ivaluenotofaeile
rush;butfromthesudden
wirkung
effectproduced,byabarbel’sreihe
row,whichIhadeatenatabendessen
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaidreihe
rowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhiskapitel
chapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,and
schließlich
lastly,withreferencetotheweise
mannerinwhichIgotbesitz
possessionoftheseLetters,itisein
acircumstancethatconcernsmyowngewissen
conscienceonly;sufficethitto
sagen
say,Ihavefullysatisfieddie
thepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;und
and,bythistime,Ihoffe
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinsolche
suchways,thatthelasthandkann
maybeputtoourvereinbarung
agreement,andtheworkproceedwithaller
allconvenientexpedition;inwhichI
hoffe
hopeIrest,.RespectedSir,Your
sehr
veryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
schlage vor
propose,Deovolente,tohavethevergnügen
pleasureofseeingyouinthegreatstadt
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatwithyouconcerningein
aparcelofMS.sermons,ofein
acertainclergymandeceased;a
kuchen
cakeoftherightleaven,forthepresentgeschmack
tasteofthepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
To
den
theRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,an
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseof
post
post,andshallbegladtotreatwithyoufortheM.S.whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
freund
friendMrBehn;butcanbynomeanscomplywith
die
thetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeena
verlierer
loserbytheworksofthegrößten
greatestmenoftheage—Ikönnte
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’sSentimental
SentimentalTravels,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,inordertovermeiden
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’magreatverlierer
loserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasgehen
leftamanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,afterhavingreceivedgeld
moneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,und
andhadthemostorthodoxfeder
penofallmypeople;und
andIneverknewhisurteil
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhisbrot
breadandbutteronthisgelegenheit
occasion.ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
den
thebenefitofagoodplea,overandaboveden
theadvantageofbindinghimover.Inthelatewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
ein
aparagraphthatcamebythepost
post,reflectinguponthebehaviourofein
acertainregimentinbattle.An
offizier
officerofsaidregimentcametomyladen
shop,and,inthepresenceofmyfrau
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIzeigte
exhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmehr
morewaysthanone,totheüberzeugung
convictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;my
aktion
actionlay,andIrecovered.Asforflagellation,you
haben
havenothingtofear,andnichts
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbutonedrucker
printerfloggedatthecart’stailthesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
und
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethanein
aflea-bite.C—S—hasbeen
bedroht
threatenedseveraltimesbytheHaus
HouseofL—;butit
kam
cametonothing.Ifan
information
informationshouldbemovedfor,und
andgrantedagainstyou,astheherausgeber
editorofthoseLetters,Ihoffe
hopeyouwillhavehonestyund
andwitenoughtoappearund
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyousollte
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourvermögen
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonourund
andpreferment.Ishallthinkmyselfhappy
wenn
ifIcanlendyoualift;und
andam,verysincerely,.Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Bitte
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousin
cousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanackund
andCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,kutsche
carriagepaid,whichhewillbitte
pleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.My
frau
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedkäse
cheese,presentshercomplimentstoihn
him,andbegstoknowob
ifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodastogeschickt
senduslastChristmas,tobeverkaufen
soldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Doktor
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
könnte
mightaswellswallowsnowballstokühlen
coolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandoverhowschwer
hardIamtomove;und
andatthistimeofday,Ioughttowissen
knowsomethingofmyownverfassung
constitution.Whywillyoubeso
positiv
positive?Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
lahm
lameandasmuchtorturedinallmylimbsasifIwasgebrochen
brokeuponthewheel:indeed,Iam
gleichermaßen
equallydistressedinmindandbody—Asob
ifIhadnotplaguesgenug
enoughofmyown,thosekinder
childrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetualquelle
sourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavemenschen
peopletogetchildrentoplagen
plaguetheirneighbours?Aridiculous
vorfall
incidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynichte
nieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinsuchein
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupwithanotherfitofder
thegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmynext.IshallsetouttomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
wo
whereIamafraidIshallbleiben
staylongerthanIcouldwünschen
wish.Onthereceiptofthis
schicke
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horseund
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothreshoutthetwooldricks,
und
andsendthecorntomarkt
market,andsellitofftothepoorateine
ashillingabushelundermarkt
marketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivellingbrief
letterfromGriffin,offeringtomachen
makeapublicsubmissionandbezahlen
paycosts.Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
werde
willIpocketanyofhisgeld
money.Thefellowisabad
nachbar
neighbour,andIdesire,tohaben
havenothingtodowithihm
him:butasheispurse-proud,heshall
bezahlen
payforhisinsolence:lethim
geben
givefivepoundstothepooroftheparish,und
andIwillwithdrawmyaktion
action;andinthemeantimeyou
können
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’switwe
widowhavetheAlderneycow,und
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,besuretopackupinthekofferraum
trunkmalethatstandsinmyschrank
closet;tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
ohne
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
und
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshortreifen
hoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylaced
schürze
apron,myFrenchcommode,Macklinkopf
headandlappetsandthelitelschachtel
boxwithmyjowls.Williams
kann
maybringovermybum-daffee,und
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwaterund
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoor
geschöpf
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedeverseit
sincewelefthuom.Praytakeparticularcareofthe
haus
housewhilethefamilyisabwesend
absent.Lettherebea
feuer
fireconstantlykeptinmybrother’skammer
chamberandmine.Themaids,having
nichts
nothingtodo,maybesatadrehen
spinning.Idesireyou’llclap
ein
apad-luckonthewind-seller,und
andletnoneofthemensein
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettosein
havethegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnirund
andthehindmaylieunten
belowinthelandry,topartakethehaus
house,withtheblunderbussandthegreathund
dog;andhopeyou’llhave
ein
awatchfuleyeoverthemaids.Iknow
dass
thathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumpingwiththemen.Lassen
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,und
andwhathefought—iftheouldgans
goosebesitting;andifthecoblerhascutDicky,
und
andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.Nicht
Nomoreatpresent,butrests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April2.TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Liebe
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,I
schicke
send,mylovetoyouund
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,und
andhopingtohearthesamefromyou;und
andthatyouandSaulwerdet
willtakemypoorkittentobett
bedwithyouthiscoldwetter
weather.Wehavebeenallin,asadtaking
hier
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunawaywithaplayer-man,und
andyoungmasterandhewürde
wouldadonethemselvesamischief;aber
butthesquireappliedtothestute
mare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeakawort
wordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;for,weservints
sollten
shouldseeallandsaynichts
nothing—Butwhatwasworsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthe
unglück
misfortunetobeworriedbyabutcher’sdog,und
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswasgenommen
takenwiththeasterisks,buttheybald
soonwentoff.Thedoctorwas
geschickt
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribedein
arepositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thankGott
Godhe’snowinafairweise
waytodowell—praytakecareofmyboxund
andthepillyberandputthemunter
underyourownbed;for,Ido
nehme an
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbeein
apryingintomysecrets,jetzt
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisingood
gesundheit
health,butsulky.Thesquiregaveawayanould
mantel
coattoapoorman;und
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisberauben
robbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisvereinbarung
agreementhewastoreceivenovails;aber
buthesaysashowthere’saunterschied
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;und
andsothereisforsartain.Weare
alle
allgoingtotheHotWell,wo
whereIshalldrinkyourgesundheit
healthinaglassofwasser
water,being,.ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college,Oxon.DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
haben
havenothingmoreatheartthantoüberzeugen
convinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,orvernachlässigen
neglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege
college,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouund
andIagreed,atparting,topflegen
cultivate.Ibeginitsooner
als
thanIintended,thatyoukönnen
mayhaveitinyourpowertorefutealle
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyvorurteil
prejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishstreit
quarrel,inwhichIhavebeenverwickelt
involvedonaccountofmyschwester
sister,whohadbeensomezeit
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.Als
WhenIcamehitherwithmyonkel
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)toholen
fetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetallmädchen
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson
person;butremarkablysimple,and
ziemlich
quiteignorantoftheworld.Diese
Thisdisposition,andwantoferfahrung
experience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—Iknownotwhattonennen
callhim,whohadseenherataplay;und
and,withaconfidenceanddexterityeigen
peculiartohimself,foundmeanstobeempfohlen
recommendedtoheracquaintance.ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
pflicht
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,und
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsoftheangelegenheit
matter.ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
und
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.Obwohl
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtoviel
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwas
bemerkenswert
remarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtodas
theprivilegeofagentleman,und
andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inkurz
short,thebusinesstookair,Iknownothow,und
andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogeben
givemywordandhonour,&c.und
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,wo
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubydie
thereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoafamilie
familyoforiginals,whomImayonedayversuchen
attempttodescribeforyouramusement.My
tante
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isajungfrau
maidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,und
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddart
kindofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,und
andsounpleasantinhisweise
manner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephimcompany,I’dresignalle
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
die
thegoutmayhavesouredhistemperament
temper,and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbesser
betteronfurtheracquaintance;certainitis,
alle
allhisservantsandneighboursintheland
countryarefondofhim,sogar
eventoadegreeofbegeisterung
enthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyetbegreifen
comprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
und
andalltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemydienst
servicetothecook,andbeten
praytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,whois,und
andeverwillbe,.DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
freund
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNather
haus
houseinGloucester.DEARMADAM,
Havingno
mutter
motherofmyown,Ihoffe
hopeyouwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmypoorherz
hearttoyou,whohavealwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,everseit
sinceIwasputunderyourcare.Tat
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygovernesskann
maybelieveme,whenIversichere
assureher,thatIneverharbouredaglauben
thoughtthatwasotherwisethantugendhaft
virtuous;and,ifGodwillgiveme
gnade
grace,Ishallneverbehavesoastocastareflectionondie
thecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.I
gestehe
confessIhavegivenjustgrund
causeofoffencebymywantofprudenceund
andexperience.Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhat
der
theyoungmansaid;anditwasmy
pflicht
dutytohavetoldyouallthatpassed,aber
butIwasashamedtoerwähnen
mentionit;andthenhebehavedso
bescheiden
modestandrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholisch
melancholyandtimorous,thatIkonnte
couldnotfindinmyhearttodoanythingthatsollte
shouldmakehimmiserableandverzweifelt
desperate.Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nie
neveronceallowedhimthegefallen
favourofa:salute;
andastothefewletters
dass
thatpassedbetweenus,theyarealle
allinmyuncle’shands,und
andIhopetheycontainnichts
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamimmer noch
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:aber
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourtovergessen
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomyfamilie
family.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
und
andhavenottastedanythingbuttee
tea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;nordidI
einmal
onceclosemyeyesfordrei
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywenn
whenwearebyourselves;aber
butIhopetosoftenherinzeit
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myonkel
uncle,whowassodreadfullyleidenschaftlich
passionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearsund
anddistress;andisnowall
zärtlichkeit
tendernessandcompassion;andmy
bruder
brotherisreconciledtomeonmyversprechen
promisetobreakoffallkorrespondenz
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;aber
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhaben
havenopeaceofmindtillIknowmyliebe
dearandeverhonouredgovernesshasvergeben
forgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
ein
afright,lestthisshouldnotkommen
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvistheträger
carrier,thatIbegyouwillschreiben
writeme,onthereceiptofes
it,directingtome,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’sdienstmädchen
maid,whoisagoodmädchen
girl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,so
thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
sehr
veryshyoftakingchargeofmybrief
letterandthelittleparcel,weil
becausehissisterSallyhadliketohaben
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:tat
indeedIcannotblamethemann
manforhiscaution;butIhavemadeit
wert
worthhiswhile.—Mydearcompanionund
andbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamberaubt
deprivedofyouragreeablecompanyund
andconversation,atatimewhenIbrauche
needsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumourund
andgoodsense;but,I
hoffe
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,wird
willlastforlife—Idoubtnotaber
butonmysideitwird
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainerfahrung
experience,andlearntoknowthewert
valueofatruefriend.O,my
liebe
dearLetty!whatshallI
sagen
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?Ihave
versprochen
promisedtobreakoffallkorrespondenz
correspondence,and,ifpossible,tovergessen
forgethim:but,alas!
I
beginne
begintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmypower.Asitisby
nicht
nomeansproperthatthebild
pictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavegeschickt
sentittoyoubydieser
thisopportunity,beggingyouwillentweder
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Ivermute
suppose,willmakeithisbusinesstosehen
seeyouattheusualort
place.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhis
bild
picture,youmaytellhimIsein
havenooccasionforabild
picture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butnein
no;Iwouldnothaveyou
sagst
tellhimthatneither;becausethere
muss
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayvergessen
forgetme,forthesakeofhisownpeace;und
andyetifheshould,hemuss
mustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalsch
falseandinconstant:Ibeseechhimnotto
schreiben
writetome,norattempttosehen
seemeforsometime;for,consideringtheresentment
und
andpassionatetemperofmybrotherJery,suchein
anattemptmightbeattendedwithconsequenceswhichwürden
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letusvertrauen
trusttotimeandthekapitel
chapterofaccidents;orrathertothat
Vorsehung
Providencewhichwillnotfail,soonerorspäter
later,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonourund
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermy
liebe
lovetotheyoungladies;aber
butitisnotfitdass
thatanyofthemshouldknowyouhaben
havereceivedthisletter.—Ifwegehen
gotoBath,Ishallschicken
sendyoumysimpleremarksupondass
thatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,und
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetobesuchen
visit;andIflattermyself
dass
thatmydearMissWilliswillbepünktlich
punctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
I
sein
havefollowedyourdirectionswithsomeerfolg
success,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbydieser
thistime,hadtheweathererlaubt
permittedmetousemysaddle-horse.IrodeoutupontheDownslast
Dienstag
Tuesday,intheforenoon,whenthehimmel
sky,asfarasthevisiblehorizont
horizon,waswithoutacloud;aber
butbeforeIhadgoneeine
afullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyeine
astormofrainthatnass
wetmetotheskinindrei
threeminutes—whenceitcametheteufel
devilknows;butithas
gelegt
laidmeup(Isuppose)foreine
onefortnight.Itmakesme
krank
sicktohearpeopletalkofder
thefineairuponClifton-downs:How
kann
cantheairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,wo
wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
My
nichte
niecehashadadangerousfitofkrankheit
illness,occasionedbythatcursedvorfall
incidentatGloucester,whichIerwähnte
mentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,asweich
softasbutter,andasleicht
easilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,und
andhereducationhasnotbeenvernachlässigt
neglected;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;proudasaGerman
graf
count,andashotandhastyasein
aWelchmountaineer.Asforthatfantastical
tier
animal,mysisterTabby,youarenicht
nostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGott
God,sheissometimessounerträglich
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’sdie
thedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;und
andyetIamconsciousofnicht
nosinsthatoughttoentailsolche
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whytheteufel
devilshouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?Ian’t
verheiratet
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!nordidIbeget
die
theothertwo:letthemchooseanother
vormund
guardian:formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
viel
muchlesstosuperintendtheverhalten
conductofgiddy-headedboysandgirls.Youearnestly
wünschen
desiretoknowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharekurz
brieflythese,andIhopetheywillgehen
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensolange
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheschlechteste
worstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforjunge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;und
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtosagen
tellyou!shefellinlovewithoneof
der
theactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbyder
thenameofWilson.The
schurke
rascalsoonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,und
andmanagedmatterssoastosehen
seeheratahousewheresheging
wenttodrinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofakorrespondenz
correspondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomadeund
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Als
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddykam
cametostayatlodgingswithhertante
aunt,andWilsonbribedthedienstmädchen
maidtodeliveraletterintoherownhands;aber
butitseemsJeryhadbereits
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththedienstmädchen
maid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)thatshecarriedthebrief
lettertohim,andsotheganze
wholeplotwasdiscovered.Therash
junge
boy,withoutsayingawordofthemattertomir
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;und
and,Isuppose,treatedhimwithinsolencegenug
enough.Thetheatricalherowastoofar
gegangen
goneinromancetobrooksuchusage:herepliedinblank
vers
verse,andaformalchallengeensued.