ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Uram
SIR,.Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,
hogy
thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymybarátom
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;és
andIampleasedtofindyouúgy gondolja
thinktheymaybeprintedwithagoodprospectofsuccess;inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,
ha
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,intheelőször
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceofszemélyek
personsstillliving,givemeleave,withminden
allduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestionwerenotírták
writtenandsentunderthesealofsecrecy;thatthey
vagy
havenotendencytothemalafama,vagy
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;butratherto
az
theinformationandedificationofmankind:sothatitbecomethasortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyofthisplace,
aki
who,afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,Hogy
ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetterscontainbármilyen
anymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthetörvény
law.Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,incaseofany
ilyen
suchprosecution,Iwilltakethewholeuponmysaját
ownshoulders,evenquoadfineés
andimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imaysay,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
ha
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommissionall
olyan
suchvagrantforeignersasmaybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourboldog
happyconstitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisnem
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;de
butthisIwillassertés
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthedayhequalified,hehasneverbeenoncelátták
seenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
amikor
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Ikell
mustinformyou,mygoodUram
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,ami
which,asIsaidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;de
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byegy
abarbel’srow,whichIhadettem
eatenatdinner,notknowing,amit
thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,
és
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinami
whichIgotpossessionofezeket
theseLetters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmysaját
ownconscienceonly;sufficethitto
mondom
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;és
and,bythistime,Iremélem
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,thattheutolsó
lasthandmaybeputtoouragreement,és
andtheworkproceedwithminden
allconvenientexpedition;inwhichI
remélem
hopeIrest,.RespectedSir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
legyen
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthenagy
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatwithyouconcerningegy
aparcelofMS.sermons,ofegy
acertainclergymandeceased;acakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
Uram
SIR,Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
és
andshallbegladtotreatwithyoufortheM.S.whichIhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
de
butcanbynomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisall
egy
alottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icouldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;de
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteoftheváros
townissochangeable.Thentherehavebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
és
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedwiththatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,ha
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprintingés
andpublishing,andyoushallhavehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—NobodyreadssermonsbutMethodistsés
andDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortofreading;és
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,areoutoftheway;oneis
ment
goneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;és
andtheother,hasbeensillyelég
enoughtoabscond,inordertoavoidegy
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’managy
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehashagyott
leftamanualofdevotionfélig
halffinishedonmyhands,miután
afterhavingreceivedmoneyfortheegész
wholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,és
andhadthemostorthodoxpenofallmypeople;és
andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,de
butinflyingfromhisbreadés
andbutteronthisoccasion.Byowningyouwasnot
tett
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofegy
agoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.Inthe
végén
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,egy
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofegy
acertainregimentinbattle.Anofficerofsaidregimentcametomyshop,
és
and,inthepresenceofmywifeés
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmorewaysthanegyik
one,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;myactionlay,
és
andIrecovered.Asforflagellation,youhavenothingtofear,
és
andnothingtohope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbutegy
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’stailthesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
és
andheassuredmeitwasnem
nomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesby
az
theHouseofL—;butitcametonothing.
Ha
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,és
andgrantedagainstyou,astheeditorofthoseLetters,Iremélem
hopeyouwillhavehonestyés
andwitenoughtoappearés
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sabiztos
suresteptohonourandpreferment.Ishallthinkmyselfhappy
ha
ifIcanlendyoualift;és
andam,verysincerely,.Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Kérem
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanackés
andCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhewillkérem
pleasetoacceptasakis
smalltokenofmyregard.Mywife,
aki
whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,és
andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofamit
thatkind,whichhewassojó
goodastosenduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Doktor
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouover
és
andoverhowhardIamtomove;és
andatthistimeofday,Ioughttotudnom
knowsomethingofmyownconstitution.Miért
Whywillyoubesopositive?Prithee
küldj
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslameés
andasmuchtorturedinösszes
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeuponthewheel:indeed,Iamequallydistressedinmind
és
andbody—AsifIhadnotplagueselég
enoughofmyown,thosechildrenofmyhúgom
sisterareleftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinessvagyok
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?Egy
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinolyan
suchamanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupwithanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmynext.Ishallsetout
holnap
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,ahol
whereIamafraidIshallmaradok
staylongerthanIcouldwish.OnthereceiptofthissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
és
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothreshoutthe
két
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,és
andsellitofftothepoorategy
ashillingabushelundermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedegy
asnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtomakeegy
apublicsubmissionandpaycosts.I
akarom
wantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherfogom
willIpocketanyofhismoney.Thefellowis
egy
abadneighbour,andIdesire,tohavesemmi
nothingtodowithhim:de
butasheispurse-proud,heshallpayforhisinsolence:lethim
adjon
givefivepoundstothepooroftheparish,és
andIwillwithdrawmyaction;és
andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,és
andfortyshillingstoclotheherchildren:de
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanyélő
livingsoul—I’llmakeherpayha
whensheisable.Idesireyouwilllockup
összes
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;és
andbesureyoutaketheironchestwithmypapersintoyoursaját
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistroublefrom,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Ha
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
nélkül
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
és
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklinhead
és
andlappetsandthelitelboxwithmyjowls.Williamsmaybring
át
overmybum-daffee,andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwaterés
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedeversincewelefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthehousewhilethe
család
familyisabsent.Lettherebea
tűz
fireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamberés
andmine.Themaids,havingnothingto
csinálniuk
do,maybesataspinning.Idesireyou’llclap
egy
apad-luckonthewind-seller,és
andletnoneofthemenlegyen
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettolegyen
havethegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnirés
andthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartaketheház
house,withtheblunderbussandthenagy
greatdog;andhopeyou’llhaveawatchfuleyeover
a
themaids.IknowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumpingwiththemen.
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesould
még
yet,andwhathefought—ifa
theouldgoosebesitting;és
andifthecoblerhascutDicky,és
andhowporeanemilborea
theoperation.Nomoreatpresent,butrests,.
Tiéd
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kedves
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,mylovetoyou
és
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,és
andhopingtohearthesamefromyou;és
andthatyouandSaulwilltakemyszegény
poorkittentobedwithyouthishideg
coldweather.Wehavebeenallin,
egy
asadtakinghereatGlostar—MissLiddyvoltunk
hadliketohaverunel
awaywithaplayer-man,andfiatal
youngmasterandhewouldadonethemselvesegy
amischief;butthesquireappliedtothemare,
és
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeakegy
awordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;for,weservintsshould
látunk
seeallandsaynothing—De
Butwhatwasworsethanallthis,Chowdervolt
hashadthemisfortunetobeworriedbyegy
abutcher’sdog,andcamehaza
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastakenwiththeasterisks,de
buttheysoonwentoff.ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
és
andhesubscribedarepositoryami
whichdidhimgreatservice—thankGodhe’snowinegy
afairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmyboxés
andthepillyberandputthemunderyourownbed;a
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllimlesz
willbeapryingintomysecrets,most
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisin
jó
goodhealth,butsulky.Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoapoorman;
és
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldneki
him,byhisagreementhewastoreceivenem
novails;buthesaysashowthere’sadifferencebetwixtvails
és
andperquisites;andsothereisforsartain.
Weareall
megyünk
goingtotheHotWell,ahol
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthinegy
aglassofwater,being,.To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.Kedves
DEARPHILLIPS,AsIhavenothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
elfelejteni
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipIhogy
madeatcollege,nowbeginamit
thatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyoués
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.Ibeginitsooner
mint
thanIintended,thatyoumaylegyen
haveitinyourpowertorefuteminden
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingegy
afoolishquarrel,inwhichIlegyen
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmyhúgom
sister,whohadbeensometimesettledhereinegy
aboarding-school.WhenIcamehitherwithmyuncle
és
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Italáltam
foundherafinetallgirl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;de
butremarkablysimple,andquiteignorantoftheworld.Ez
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofegy
aperson—Iknownotwhattocallhim,aki
whohadseenherategy
aplay;and,withaconfidence
és
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
egyik
oneofhisletters;asitwasmydutytostifle
ezt
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Ihogy
madeitmybusinesstofindhimout,és
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
és
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.Bár
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtosok
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
egy
agentleman,andsomethingmightvolna
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusinesstookair,Itudom
knownothow,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtoadni
givemywordandhonour,&c.és
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,ahol
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomImayonenap
dayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
és
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,mindig
alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtotartani
keephimcompany,I’dresignminden
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,
és
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimjobban
betteronfurtheracquaintance;certainitis,
összes
allhisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondofőt
him,eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
és
andalltherestofmyrégi
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,és
andpraytakecareofszegény
poorPonto,forthesakeofhisrégi
oldmaster,whois,andeverlesz
willbe,.DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
és
andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNatherhouseinGloucester.
Kedves
DEARMADAM,Havingnomotherofmy
saját
own,Ihopeyouwilladjam
givemeleavetodisburdenmyszegény
poorhearttoyou,whohavemindig
alwaysactedthepartofakedves
kindparenttome,evermivel
sinceIwasputunderyourcare.Indeed,
és
andindeed,myworthygovernessmaybelieveme,amikor
whenIassureher,thatIneverharbouredathoughthogy
thatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;és
and,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishallneverbehavesoastocastareflectiononthecareyouhavefogok
takeninmyeducation.IconfessIhave
adtam
givenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudenceés
andexperience.Ioughtnotto
volna
havelistenedtowhattheyoungmanmondott
said;anditwasmydutyto
volt
havetoldyouallthatpassed,de
butIwasashamedtomentionit;és
andthenhebehavedsomodestés
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholyés
andtimorous,thatIcouldnottaláltam
findinmyhearttodoanythingthatshouldmakehimmiserableés
anddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourof
egy
a:salute;
andastothe
néhány
fewlettersthatpassedbetweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,és
andIhopetheycontainnothingcontrarytoinnocenceés
andhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:de
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourtoelfelejteni
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomyfamily.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
és
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;nordidIonceclosemyeyesfor
három
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelyamikor
whenwearebyourselves;de
butIhopetosoftenherintime,byhumilityés
andsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,volt
hasbeenmovedbymytearsés
anddistress;andisnow
minden
alltendernessandcompassion;andmy
bátyám
brotherisreconciledtomeonmymegígérem
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;de
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishalllesz
havenopeaceofmindtillItudom
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesslesz
hasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.To
Miss
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iamin
olyan
suchafright,lestthisshouldnotjöjjön
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyoulett
willwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,aki
whoisagoodgirl,és
andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIvolt
havemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
nagyon
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletterés
andthelittleparcel,becausehishúga
sisterSallyhadliketovolna
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:indeedIcannotblame
az
themanforhiscaution;butIhave
hogy
madeitworthhiswhile.—Mydrága
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisegy
agrievousadditiontomytöbbi
othermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompanyés
andconversation,atatimeamikor
whenIneedsomuchthecomfortofyourjó
goodhumourandgoodsense;de
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,willlastforlife—Idoubtnotde
butonmysideitwilldailyincreaseés
andimprove,asIgainexperience,és
andlearntoknowthevalueofatruefriend.O,my
drága
dearLetty!whatshallI
mondjak
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?Ihavepromisedtobreakoff
összes
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,toforgetőt
him:but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmypower.
Asitisbynomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionof
több
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubythisopportunity,beggingyoulegyen
willeitherkeepitsafetilljobb
bettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,aki
who,Isuppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouattheusualplace.Ha
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,youmaytellhimIvan
havenooccasionforapicture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butnincs
no;Iwouldnothaveyoutellhimthatneither;
mert
becausetheremustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforgetengem
me,forthesakeofhissaját
ownpeace;andyetifhe
kellene
should,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseés
andinconstant:Ibeseechhimnotto
írjon
writetome,norattempttoseemeforsometime;for,consideringtheresentment
és
andpassionatetemperofmybátyám
brotherJery,suchanattemptmightbeattendedwithconsequencesami
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrusttoidőben
timeandthechapterofaccidents;vagy
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,soonervagy
orlater,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonourés
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermyloveto
a
theyoungladies;butitisnotfit
amit
thatanyofthemshouldknowyouhavereceivedezt
thisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksuponamit
thatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,és
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetovisit;és
andIflattermyselfthatmydrága
dearMissWilliswillbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
Kedves
DEARLEWIS,Ihavefollowedyourdirectionswith
némi
somesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbythistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.IrodeoutupontheDowns
múlt
lastTuesday,intheforenoon,amikor
whenthesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,wasnélkül
withoutacloud;butbeforeI
volna
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyegy
astormofrainthatwetmetotheskininhárom
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedeviltudja
knows;butithaslaidmeup
Azt
(Isuppose)foronefortnight.It
hogy
makesmesicktohearemberek
peopletalkofthefineairuponClifton-downs:Hogyan
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,ahol
wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinegy
aperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniece
volt
hashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbyamit
thatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisaszegény
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,és
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,és
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;thatistosay,she
tud
canwriteandspell,andbeszélni
speakFrench,andplayupontheharpsichord;thenshedancesfinely,hasa
jó
goodfigure,andisverywellinclined;de
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,és
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shevan
hasgotalanguishingeye,és
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbátyja
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,tele
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;proudas
egy
aGermancount,andasforró
hotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
húgom
sisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGod,sheisnéha
sometimessointolerable,thatImajdnem
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;és
andyetIamconsciousofnem
nosinsthatoughttoentaililyen
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilshouldnotIshakele
offthesetormentsatonce?Ian’tmarriedtoTabby,
hála
thankHeaven!nordidIbeget
a
theothertwo:letthemchoose
másik
anotherguardian:formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
sokkal
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboysés
andgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
tudni
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,és
andIhopetheywillmennek
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensosokáig
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoegy
anunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforfiatal
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;és
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtotellyou!shefellinlovewithoneof
az
theactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbyaz
thenameofWilson.Therascalsoonperceivedtheimpressionhe
volt
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeherategy
ahousewhereshewenttoivott
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofegy
acorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofegy
ajadeofamilliner,aki
whomadeanddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Amikor
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