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

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

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
I
haben
havereceivedyouresteemedfavourof
die
the13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,
dass
thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,
die
thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
freund
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
und
andIampleasedto
finden
findyouthinktheymaybeprintedwithagoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
erwähnten
mention,Ihumblyconceive,are
solche
suchasmayberedargued,
wenn
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthe
zuerst
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprintingtheprivate
korrespondenz
correspondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,with
aller
allduesubmission,toobserve,
dass
thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
und
andsentunderthesealof
geheimhaltung
secrecy;
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
sondern
butrathertotheinformation
und
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
eine
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminent
anwalt
attorneyofthisplace,who,
nach
afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,
Dass
ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetters
enthalten
containanymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.
Schließlich
Finally,ifyouandI
sollten
shouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
dass
that,incaseofanysuch
strafverfolgung
prosecution,Iwilltakethe
ganze
wholeuponmyownshoulders,
sogar
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,
obwohl
though,Imustconfess,I
sollten
shouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
betrifft
concerningthepersonalresentmentofMr
Richter
JusticeLismahago,Imaysay,nonfloccifacio—I
würde
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
wenn
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iam
sehr
muchsurprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoexcludefromthe
kommission
commissionallsuchvagrantforeignersas
können
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappy
verfassung
constitution,inchurchandstate—God
bewahre
forbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positiv
positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
nicht
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;
aber
butthisIwillassert
und
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
tag
dayhequalified,hehas
nie
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,
dass
thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
tisch
table,whenthesaidLismahagowasso
brutal
brutalinhisreprehensions,Imust
informieren
informyou,mygoodSir,
so
thatIwasobligedtoretire,notby
angst
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaid
oben
above,Ivaluenotofa
eile
rush;
butfromthesudden
wirkung
effectproduced,byabarbel’s
reihe
row,whichIhadeatenat
abendessen
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaid
reihe
rowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
kapitel
chapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,and
schließlich
lastly,withreferencetothe
weise
mannerinwhichIgot
besitz
possessionoftheseLetters,itis
ein
acircumstancethatconcernsmyown
gewissen
conscienceonly;
sufficethitto
sagen
say,Ihavefullysatisfied
die
thepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
und
and,bythistime,I
hoffe
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouin
solche
suchways,thatthelasthand
kann
maybeputtoour
vereinbarung
agreement,andtheworkproceedwith
aller
allconvenientexpedition;
inwhichI
hoffe
hopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Your
sehr
veryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
schlage vor
propose,Deovolente,tohavethe
vergnügen
pleasureofseeingyouinthegreat
stadt
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatwithyouconcerning
ein
aparcelofMS.sermons,of
ein
acertainclergymandeceased;
a
kuchen
cakeoftherightleaven,forthepresent
geschmack
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
loserbytheworksofthe
größten
greatestmenoftheage—I
könnte
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;
aber
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteof
der
thetownissochangeable.
Thentherehavebeenso
viele
manylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
zwischen
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
und
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’s
Sentimental
SentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedwith
so
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,I
werden
will,ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
und
andpublishing,andyoushallhave
hälfte
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—You
brauchen
neednottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermons
aber
butMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangerto
so
thatsortofreading;
and
die
thetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
aus
outoftheway;
oneis
gegangen
goneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
und
andtheother,hasbeensilly
genug
enoughtoabscond,inorderto
vermeiden
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’magreat
verlierer
loserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
gehen
leftamanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,afterhavingreceived
geld
moneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
und
andhadthemostorthodox
feder
penofallmypeople;
und
andIneverknewhis
urteil
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhis
brot
breadandbutteronthis
gelegenheit
occasion.
ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
den
thebenefitofagoodplea,overandabove
den
theadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthelatewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
ein
aparagraphthatcamebythe
post
post,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
ein
acertainregimentinbattle.
An
offizier
officerofsaidregimentcametomy
laden
shop,and,inthepresenceofmy
frau
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsI
zeigte
exhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
mehr
morewaysthanone,tothe
überzeugung
convictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
my
aktion
actionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
haben
havenothingtofear,and
nichts
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbutone
drucker
printerfloggedatthecart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
und
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethan
ein
aflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeen
bedroht
threatenedseveraltimesbythe
Haus
HouseofL—;
butit
kam
cametonothing.
Ifan
information
informationshouldbemovedfor,
und
andgrantedagainstyou,asthe
herausgeber
editorofthoseLetters,I
hoffe
hopeyouwillhavehonesty
und
andwitenoughtoappear
und
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyou
sollte
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,your
vermögen
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonour
und
andpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyselfhappy
wenn
ifIcanlendyoualift;
und
andam,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Bitte
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,my
cousin
cousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanack
und
andCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,
kutsche
carriagepaid,whichhewill
bitte
pleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
frau
wife,whoisveryfondoftoasted
käse
cheese,presentshercomplimentsto
ihn
him,andbegstoknow
ob
ifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodasto
geschickt
senduslastChristmas,tobe
verkaufen
soldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Doktor
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
könnte
mightaswellswallowsnowballsto
kühlen
coolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandoverhow
schwer
hardIamtomove;
und
andatthistimeofday,Ioughtto
wissen
knowsomethingofmyown
verfassung
constitution.
Whywillyoubeso
positiv
positive?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
lahm
lameandasmuchtorturedinallmylimbsasifIwas
gebrochen
brokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iam
gleichermaßen
equallydistressedinmindandbody—As
ob
ifIhadnotplagues
genug
enoughofmyown,those
kinder
childrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetual
quelle
sourceofvexation—whatbusinesshave
menschen
peopletogetchildrento
plagen
plaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculous
vorfall
incidentthathappenedyesterdaytomy
nichte
nieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinsuch
ein
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupwithanotherfitof
der
thegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmynext.
IshallsetouttomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
wo
whereIamafraidIshall
bleiben
staylongerthanIcould
wünschen
wish.
Onthereceiptofthis
schicke
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
und
andthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthetwooldricks,
und
andsendthecornto
markt
market,andsellitofftothepoorat
eine
ashillingabushelunder
markt
marketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
brief
letterfromGriffin,offeringto
machen
makeapublicsubmissionand
bezahlen
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
werde
willIpocketanyofhis
geld
money.
Thefellowisabad
nachbar
neighbour,andIdesire,to
haben
havenothingtodowith
ihm
him:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
bezahlen
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
geben
givefivepoundstothepooroftheparish,
und
andIwillwithdrawmy
aktion
action;
andinthemeantimeyou
können
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
witwe
widowhavetheAlderneycow,
und
andfortyshillingstoclotheher
kinder
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
bezahlen
paywhensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
alle
allmydrawers,andkeep
die
thekeystillmeeting;
andbe
sicher
sureyoutaketheironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgive
alle
all,thistroublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Wenn
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthe
kofferraum
trunkmalethatstandsinmy
schrank
closet;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
ohne
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
und
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshort
reifen
hoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylaced
schürze
apron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
kopf
headandlappetsandthelitel
schachtel
boxwithmyjowls.
Williams
kann
maybringovermybum-daffee,
und
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
und
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
geschöpf
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
seit
sincewelefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthe
haus
housewhilethefamilyis
abwesend
absent.
Lettherebea
feuer
fireconstantlykeptinmybrother’s
kammer
chamberandmine.
Themaids,having
nichts
nothingtodo,maybesata
drehen
spinning.
Idesireyou’llclap
ein
apad-luckonthewind-seller,
und
andletnoneofthemen
sein
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgetto
sein
havethegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
und
andthehindmaylie
unten
belowinthelandry,topartakethe
haus
house,withtheblunderbussandthegreat
hund
dog;
andhopeyou’llhave
ein
awatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
Iknow
dass
thathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumpingwiththemen.
Lassen
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
und
andwhathefought—iftheould
gans
goosebesitting;
andifthecoblerhascutDicky,
und
andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.
Nicht
Nomoreatpresent,butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Liebe
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
schicke
send,mylovetoyou
und
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,
und
andhopingtohearthesamefromyou;
und
andthatyouandSaul
werdet
willtakemypoorkittento
bett
bedwithyouthiscold
wetter
weather.
Wehavebeenallin,asadtaking
hier
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunawaywithaplayer-man,
und
andyoungmasterandhe
würde
wouldadonethemselvesamischief;
aber
butthesquireappliedtothe
stute
mare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeaka
wort
wordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for,weservints
sollten
shouldseeallandsay
nichts
nothing—
Butwhatwasworsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthe
unglück
misfortunetobeworriedbyabutcher’sdog,
und
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
genommen
takenwiththeasterisks,butthey
bald
soonwentoff.
Thedoctorwas
geschickt
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribed
ein
arepositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Gott
Godhe’snowinafair
weise
waytodowell—praytakecareofmybox
und
andthepillyberandputthem
unter
underyourownbed;
for,Ido
nehme an
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbe
ein
apryingintomysecrets,
jetzt
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingood
gesundheit
health,butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanould
mantel
coattoapoorman;
und
andJohnsaysas,how‘tis
berauben
robbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhis
vereinbarung
agreementhewastoreceivenovails;
aber
buthesaysashowthere’sa
unterschied
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
und
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
alle
allgoingtotheHotWell,
wo
whereIshalldrinkyour
gesundheit
healthinaglassof
wasser
water,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
haben
havenothingmoreatheartthanto
überzeugen
convinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,or
vernachlässigen
neglectingthefriendshipImadeat
college
college,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
und
andIagreed,atparting,to
pflegen
cultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
als
thanIintended,thatyou
können
mayhaveitinyourpowertorefute
alle
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomy
vorurteil
prejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolish
streit
quarrel,inwhichIhavebeen
verwickelt
involvedonaccountofmy
schwester
sister,whohadbeensome
zeit
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Als
WhenIcamehitherwithmy
onkel
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)to
holen
fetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetall
mädchen
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
person
person;
butremarkablysimple,and
ziemlich
quiteignorantoftheworld.
Diese
Thisdisposition,andwantof
erfahrung
experience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—Iknownotwhatto
nennen
callhim,whohadseenherataplay;
und
and,withaconfidenceanddexterity
eigen
peculiartohimself,foundmeanstobe
empfohlen
recommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
pflicht
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
und
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthe
angelegenheit
matter.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
und
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Obwohl
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
viel
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
bemerkenswert
remarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimto
das
theprivilegeofagentleman,
und
andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—In
kurz
short,thebusinesstookair,Iknownothow,
und
andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
geben
givemywordandhonour,&c.
und
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
wo
whereIexpecttohearfromyouby
die
thereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
familie
familyoforiginals,whomImayoneday
versuchen
attempttodescribeforyouramusement.
My
tante
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isa
jungfrau
maidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
und
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
art
kindofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,
und
andsounpleasantinhis
weise
manner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephimcompany,I’dresign
alle
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
die
thegoutmayhavesouredhis
temperament
temper,and,perhaps,Imaylikehim
besser
betteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
alle
allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
land
countryarefondofhim,
sogar
eventoadegreeof
begeisterung
enthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyet
begreifen
comprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
und
andalltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
dienst
servicetothecook,and
beten
praytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,whois,
und
andeverwillbe,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
freund
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
haus
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Havingno
mutter
motherofmyown,I
hoffe
hopeyouwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmypoor
herz
hearttoyou,whohavealwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,ever
seit
sinceIwasputunderyourcare.
Tat
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kann
maybelieveme,whenI
versichere
assureher,thatIneverharboureda
glauben
thoughtthatwasotherwisethan
tugendhaft
virtuous;
and,ifGodwillgiveme
gnade
grace,Ishallneverbehavesoastocastareflectionon
die
thecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
I
gestehe
confessIhavegivenjust
grund
causeofoffencebymywantofprudence
und
andexperience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhat
der
theyoungmansaid;
anditwasmy
pflicht
dutytohavetoldyouallthatpassed,
aber
butIwasashamedto
erwähnen
mentionit;
andthenhebehavedso
bescheiden
modestandrespectful,andseemedtobeso
melancholisch
melancholyandtimorous,thatI
konnte
couldnotfindinmyhearttodoanythingthat
sollte
shouldmakehimmiserableand
verzweifelt
desperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nie
neveronceallowedhimthe
gefallen
favourofa:
salute;
andastothefewletters
dass
thatpassedbetweenus,theyare
alle
allinmyuncle’shands,
und
andIhopetheycontain
nichts
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
immer noch
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
aber
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourto
vergessen
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
familie
family.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
und
andhavenottastedanythingbut
tee
tea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidI
einmal
onceclosemyeyesfor
drei
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
wenn
whenwearebyourselves;
aber
butIhopetosoftenherin
zeit
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
onkel
uncle,whowassodreadfully
leidenschaftlich
passionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
und
anddistress;
andisnowall
zärtlichkeit
tendernessandcompassion;
andmy
bruder
brotherisreconciledtomeonmy
versprechen
promisetobreakoffall
korrespondenz
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
aber
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishall
haben
havenopeaceofmindtillIknowmy
liebe
dearandeverhonouredgovernesshas
vergeben
forgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
ein
afright,lestthisshouldnot
kommen
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthe
träger
carrier,thatIbegyouwill
schreiben
writeme,onthereceiptof
es
it,directingtome,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’s
dienstmädchen
maid,whoisagood
mädchen
girl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,
so
thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
sehr
veryshyoftakingchargeofmy
brief
letterandthelittleparcel,
weil
becausehissisterSallyhadliketo
haben
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
tat
indeedIcannotblamethe
mann
manforhiscaution;
butIhavemadeit
wert
worthhiswhile.—Mydearcompanion
und
andbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIam
beraubt
deprivedofyouragreeablecompany
und
andconversation,atatimewhenI
brauche
needsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
und
andgoodsense;
but,I
hoffe
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
wird
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
aber
butonmysideit
wird
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgain
erfahrung
experience,andlearntoknowthe
wert
valueofatruefriend.
O,my
liebe
dearLetty!
whatshallI
sagen
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihave
versprochen
promisedtobreakoffall
korrespondenz
correspondence,and,ifpossible,to
vergessen
forgethim:
but,alas!
I
beginne
begintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmypower.
Asitisby
nicht
nomeansproperthatthe
bild
pictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihave
geschickt
sentittoyouby
dieser
thisopportunity,beggingyouwill
entweder
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
vermute
suppose,willmakeithisbusinessto
sehen
seeyouattheusual
ort
place.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhis
bild
picture,youmaytellhimI
sein
havenooccasionfora
bild
picture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
nein
no;
Iwouldnothaveyou
sagst
tellhimthatneither;
becausethere
muss
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemay
vergessen
forgetme,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
und
andyetifheshould,he
muss
mustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbe
falsch
falseandinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
schreiben
writetome,norattemptto
sehen
seemeforsometime;
for,consideringtheresentment
und
andpassionatetemperofmybrotherJery,such
ein
anattemptmightbeattendedwithconsequenceswhich
würden
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letus
vertrauen
trusttotimeandthe
kapitel
chapterofaccidents;
orrathertothat
Vorsehung
Providencewhichwillnotfail,sooneror
später
later,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
und
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
liebe
lovetotheyoungladies;
aber
butitisnotfit
dass
thatanyofthemshouldknowyou
haben
havereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
gehen
gotoBath,Ishall
schicken
sendyoumysimpleremarksupon
dass
thatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
und
andeveryotherplacewemaychanceto
besuchen
visit;
andIflattermyself
dass
thatmydearMissWilliswillbe
pünktlich
punctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
I
sein
havefollowedyourdirectionswithsome
erfolg
success,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
dieser
thistime,hadtheweather
erlaubt
permittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
IrodeoutupontheDownslast
Dienstag
Tuesday,intheforenoon,whenthe
himmel
sky,asfarasthevisible
horizont
horizon,waswithoutacloud;
aber
butbeforeIhadgone
eine
afullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
eine
astormofrainthat
nass
wetmetotheskinin
drei
threeminutes—whenceitcamethe
teufel
devilknows;
butithas
gelegt
laidmeup(Isuppose)for
eine
onefortnight.
Itmakesme
krank
sicktohearpeopletalkof
der
thefineairuponClifton-downs:
How
kann
cantheairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
wo
wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
My
nichte
niecehashadadangerousfitof
krankheit
illness,occasionedbythatcursed
vorfall
incidentatGloucester,whichI
erwähnte
mentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,as
weich
softasbutter,andas
leicht
easilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
und
andhereducationhasnotbeen
vernachlässigt
neglected;
thatistosay,she
kann
canwriteandspell,and
sprechen
speakFrench,andplayupon
das
theharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,has
eine
agoodfigure,andis
sehr
verywellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
und
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgot
ein
alanguishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
bruder
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
und
andself-conceit;
proudasaGerman
graf
count,andashotandhastyas
ein
aWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantastical
tier
animal,mysisterTabby,youare
nicht
nostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Gott
God,sheissometimesso
unerträglich
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’s
die
thedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
und
andyetIamconsciousof
nicht
nosinsthatoughttoentail
solche
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythe
teufel
devilshouldnotIshakeoffthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
verheiratet
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
die
theothertwo:
letthemchooseanother
vormund
guardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
viel
muchlesstosuperintendthe
verhalten
conductofgiddy-headedboysandgirls.
Youearnestly
wünschen
desiretoknowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whichare
kurz
brieflythese,andIhopetheywill
gehen
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
lange
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,isthe
schlechteste
worstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
junge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
und
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
sagen
tellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneof
der
theactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesby
der
thenameofWilson.
The
schurke
rascalsoonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
und
andmanagedmatterssoasto
sehen
seeheratahousewhereshe
ging
wenttodrinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofa
korrespondenz
correspondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
und
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Als
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kam
cametostayatlodgingswithher
tante
aunt,andWilsonbribedthe
dienstmädchen
maidtodeliveraletterintoherownhands;
aber
butitseemsJeryhad
bereits
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththe
dienstmädchen
maid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)thatshecarriedthe
brief
lettertohim,andsothe
ganze
wholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
junge
boy,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
mir
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
und
and,Isuppose,treatedhimwithinsolence
genug
enough.
Thetheatricalherowastoofar
gegangen
goneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblank
vers
verse,andaformalchallengeensued.