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THEAUTHOR’SPREFACE
Ofallkindsofsatire,thereis
nincs
none
soentertaininganduniversallyimproving,asthat
amely
which
isintroduced,asitwere
alkalmanként
occasionally
,inthecourseof
egy
an
interestingstory,whichbringseveryincidenthometolife,
és
and
byrepresentingfamiliarscenesin
egy
an
uncommonandamusingpointofview,investsthemwithallthegracesof
újdonság
novelty
,whilenatureisappealedtoineveryparticular.
The
olvasó
reader
gratifieshiscuriosityinpursuingtheadventuresof
egy
a
personinwhosefavourheisprepossessed;
heespouseshiscause,hesympathiseswithhiminhisdistress,hisindignationisheated
ellen
against
theauthorsofhiscalamity:
az
the
humanepassionsareinflamed;
thecontrastbetweendejected
erény
virtue
andinsultingviceappearswithgreateraggravation,
és
and
everyimpressionhavinga
kettős
double
forceontheimagination,the
emlékezet
memory
retainsthecircumstance,andthe
szív
heart
improvesbytheexample.
The
figyelmet
attention
isnottiredwitha
puszta
bare
catalogueofcharacters,butagreeablydivertedwithallthevarietyofinvention;
és
and
thevicissitudesoflife
megjelennek
appear
intheirpeculiarcircumstances,openinganamplefieldforwit
és
and
humour.
Romance,nodoubt,owesitsorigintoignorance,vanity,
és
and
superstition.
Inthedarkagesofthe
Világ
World
,whenamanhadrenderedhimself
híres
famous
forwisdomorvalour,hisfamily
és
and
adherentsavailedthemselvesofhissuperiorqualities,magnifiedhisvirtues,
és
and
representedhischaracterandpersonassacred
és
and
supernatural.
Thevulgareasilyswallowedthebait,imploredhisprotection,
és
and
yieldedthetributeofhomage
és
and
praise,eventoadoration;
hisexploitswerehandeddowntoposterity
a
with
athousandexaggerations;
theywererepeatedasincitementstovirtue;
isteni
divine
honourswerepaid,andaltarserectedtohismemory,fortheencouragementofthose
akik
who
attemptedtoimitatehisexample;
és
and
hencearosetheheathen
mitológia
mythology
,whichisnoother
mint
than
acollectionofextravagantromances.
Aslearningadvanced,
és
and
geniusreceivedcultivation,thesestorieswereembellishedwiththegracesof
költészet
poetry
,thattheymightthe
jobban
better
recommendthemselvestotheattention;
theyweresunginpublic,atfestivals,fortheinstruction
és
and
delightoftheaudience;
és
and
rehearsedbeforebattle,asincentivestodeedsofglory.
Thus
tragédia
tragedy
andtheepicmusewere
született
born
,and,intheprogressof
ízlés
taste
,arrivedatperfection.
Itis
nem
no
wonderthattheancients
tudtak
could
notrelishafableinprose,
miután
after
theyhadseensomanyremarkableeventscelebratedin
versben
verse
bytheirbestpoets;
we
ezért
therefore
findnoromanceamongthemduringtheeraoftheirexcellence,
hacsak
unless
theCyropædiaofXenophonmaybesocalled;
és
and
itwasnottillarts
és
and
sciencesbegantorevive
után
after
theirruptionofthebarbariansintoEurope,thatanythingofthiskindappeared.
De
But
whenthemindsofmenweredebauchedbytheimpositionofpriestcrafttothemostabsurdpitchofcredulity,theauthorsofromancearose,
és
and
losingsightofprobability,filledtheirperformanceswiththemostmonstroushyperboles.
Ha
If
theycouldnotequalthe
ókori
ancient
poetsinpointofgeniustheywereresolvedtoexceltheminfiction,
és
and
applytothewonder,
inkább
rather
thanthejudgment,oftheirreaders.
Ennek megfelelően
Accordingly
,theybroughtnecromancytotheiraid,
és
and
insteadofsupportingthecharacteroftheirheroesbydignityofsentiment
és
and
practice,distinguishedthembytheir
testi
bodily
strength,activity,andextravaganceofbehaviour.
Bár
Although
nothingcouldbemoreludicrous
és
and
unnaturalthanthefigurestheydrew,theydidnot
akartak
want
patronsandadmirers;
andthe
világ
world
actuallybegantobeinfectedwiththespiritofknight-errantry,
amikor
when
Cervantes,byaninimitablepieceofridicule,reformedthetasteof
emberiség
mankind
,representingchivalryintherightpointofview,
és
and
convertingromancetopurposes
sokkal
far
moreusefulandentertaining,by
hogy
making
itassumethesock,
és
and
pointoutthefolliesof
hétköznapi
ordinary
life.
Thesamemethodhasbeenpractisedby
más
other
SpanishandFrenchauthors,
és
and
bynonemoresuccessfully
mint
than
byMonsieurLeSage,
aki
who
,inhisAdventuresofGilBlas,hasdescribedtheknavery
és
and
foiblesoflife,with
végtelen
infinite
humourandsagacity.
ThefollowingsheetsI
vagy
have
modelledonhisplan,takingmeliberty,however,todifferfromhimintheexecution,
ahol
where
Ithoughthisparticularsituationswere
szokatlan
uncommon
,extravagant,orpeculiartothecountryinwhichthe
jelenet
scene
islaid.
ThedisgracesofGilBlasare,forthemostpart,suchas
inkább
rather
excitemirththancompassion;
hehimselflaughsatthem;
andhistransitionsfromdistresstohappiness,
vagy
or
atleastease,areso
hirtelen
sudden
,thatneitherthereader
vagy
has
timetopityhim,norhimselftobeacquaintedwithaffliction.
Ez
This
conduct,inmyopinion,notonlydeviatesfromprobability,butpreventsthat
nagylelkű
generous
indignation,whichoughttoanimatethereader
ellen
against
thesordidandviciousdispositionofthe
világ
world
.
Ihaveattemptedto
ábrázolni
represent
modestmeritstrugglingwith
minden
every
difficultytowhichafriendless
árva
orphan
isexposed,fromhis
saját
own
wantofexperience,aswellasfromtheselfishness,envy,malice,
és
and
baseindifferenceofmankind.
Tosecureafavourableprepossession,Ihaveallowedhimtheadvantagesofbirth
és
and
education,whichintheseriesofhismisfortuneswill,I
remélem
hope
,engagetheingenuousmorewarmlyinhis
nevében
behalf
;
andthoughIforesee,thatsomepeoplewillbeoffendedatthemeanscenesinwhichheisinvolved,Ipersuademyselfthatthejudiciouswillnotonlyperceivethenecessityofdescribingthosesituationstowhichhe
kell
must
ofcoursebeconfined,inhis
alacsony
low
estate,butalsofindentertainmentinviewingthosepartsof
élet
life
,wherethehumoursandpassionsareundisguisedbyaffectation,
szertartás
ceremony
,oreducation;
andthewhimsicalpeculiaritiesofdisposition
jelennek meg
appear
asnaturehasimplanted
őket
them
.
ButIbelieveIneednottroublemyselfinvindicating
egy
a
practiceauthorizedbythe
legjobb
best
writersinthisway,someofwhomIhavealreadynamed.
Every
értelmes
intelligent
readerwill,atfirstsight,perceiveIhavenotdeviatedfromnatureinthefacts,whichareall
igaz
true
inthemain,althoughthecircumstancesarealtered
és
and
disguised,toavoidpersonalsatire.
It
most
now
remainstogivemyreasonsfor
hogy
making
thechiefpersonageofthiswork
egy
a
NorthBriton,whicharechieflythese:
I
lehetne
could
,atasmallexpense,bestowonhim
olyan
such
educationasIthoughtthedignityofhisbirth
és
and
characterrequired,whichcouldnotpossiblybeobtainedinEngland,by
olyan
such
slendermeansasthenatureofmyplanwouldafford.
Inthe
következő
next
place,Icouldrepresentsimplicityofmannersin
egy
a
remotepartofthe
királyság
kingdom
,withmoreproprietythaninanyplace
közelében
near
thecapital;
andlastly,thedispositionoftheScots,addictedto
utazni
travelling
,justifiesmyconductinderiving
egy
an
adventurerfromthatcountry.
APOLOGUE
A
fiatal
young
painter,indulgingaveinofpleasantry,sketchedakindof
beszélgetés
conversation
piece,representingabear,an
bagoly
owl
,amonkey,andan
szamár
ass
;
andtorenderitmorestriking,humorous,
és
and
moral,distinguishedeveryfigureby
valamilyen
some
emblemofhumanlife.
Bruinwasexhibitedinthegarb
és
and
attitudeofanold,toothless,drunken
katona
soldier
;
theowlpercheduponthe
fogantyú
handle
ofacoffee-pot,with
látvány
spectacle
onnose,seemedtocontemplate
egy
a
newspaper;
andtheass,ornamentedwitha
hatalmas
huge
tie-wig(which,however,couldnotconcealhis
hosszú
long
ears),satforhispicturetothemonkey,
aki
who
appearedwiththeimplementsofpainting.
Ez
This
whimsicalgroupaffordedsomemirth,
és
and
metwithgeneralapprobation,
amíg
until
somemischievouswaghinted
hogy
that
thewhole—wasalampoonuponthefriendsoftheperformer;
aninsinuationwhichwasnosoonercirculatedthanthoseverypeople
akik
who
applaudeditbeforebegantobealarmed,andeventofancythemselvessignifiedbytheseveralfiguresofthe
darab
piece
.
Amongothers,aworthypersonageinyears,
aki
who
hadservedinthearmywithreputation,beingincensedatthesupposed
felháborodás
outrage
,repairedtothelodgingofthe
festő
painter
,andfindinghimat
otthon
home
,“Harkye,Mr.Monkey,”
mondta
said
he,“Ihaveagoodmindto
meggyőzni
convince
you,thatthoughthe
medve
bear
haslosthisteeth,he
megtartja
retains
hispaws,andthatheisnotsodrunk
de
but
hecanperceiveyourimpertinence.”
“Sblood!
uram
sir
,thattoothlessjawis
egy
a
d—nedscandalouslibel—butdon’tyouimaginemesochopfallenasnottobeableto
rágni
chew
thecudofresentment.”
Herehewasinterruptedbythearrivalof
egy
a
learnedphysician,who,advancingtotheculpritwithfuryinhisaspect,exclaimed,“Supposetheaugmentationoftheass’searsshould
bizonyítja
prove
thediminutionofthebaboon’s—nay,seeknottoprevaricate,for,bythebeardofAesculapius!
nem
there
isnotonehairinthisperiwigthatwillnotstand
fel
up
injudgmenttoconvicttheeof
személyes
personal
abuse.
Dobutobserve,
kapitány
captain
,howthispitifullittle
fickó
fellow
hascopiedtheverycurls—thecolour,indeed,is
más
different
,butthentheform
és
and
foretoparequitesimilar.”
Míg
While
hethusremonstratedin
egy
a
strainofvociferation,avenerable
szenátor
senator
entered,andwaddlinguptothedelinquent,“Jackanapes!”
criedhe,“IwillnowlettheeseeI
tudok
can
readsomethingelsethan
egy
a
newspaper,andthatwithoutthehelpofspectacles:
hereisyour
saját
own
noteofhand,sirrah,formoney,which
ha
if
Ihadnotadvanced,youyourselfwouldhaveresembled
egy
an
owl,innotdaringtoshowyourfacebyday,you
hálátlan
ungrateful
slanderousknave!”
Invaintheastonished
festő
painter
declaredthathehad
nem
no
intentiontogiveoffence,
vagy
or
tocharacteriseparticularpersons:
theyaffirmed
a
the
resemblancewastoopalpabletobeoverlooked;
theytaxedhimwithinsolence,malice,
és
and
ingratitude;
andtheirclamoursbeingoverheardbythepublic,the
kapitány
captain
wasabear,the
orvos
doctor
anass,andthe
szenátor
senator
anowl,tohisdyingday.
Christian
olvasó
reader
,Ibeseechthee,inthebowelsofthe
Úr
Lord
,rememberthisexample“whilethouartemployedintheperusalofthefollowingsheets;
és
and
seeknottoappropriatetothyselfthat
ami
which
equallybelongstofivehundred
különböző
different
people.
Ifthoushouldst
találkozol
meet
withacharacterthatreflectstheein
valamilyen
some
ungraciousparticular,keepthy
saját
own
counsel;
CHAPTERI
OfmyBirth
és
and
Parentage.
Iwasborninthe
északi
northern
partofthisunited
királyság
kingdom
,inthehouseofmygrandfather,
egy
a
gentlemanofconsiderablefortune
és
and
influence,whohadon
sok
many
occasionssignalisedhimselfin
nevében
behalf
ofhiscountry;
andwasremarkableforhisabilitiesinthelaw,whichheexercisedwith
nagy
great
successinthestationofa
bíró
judge
,particularlyagainstbeggars,forwhomhe
volt
had
asingularaversion.
Myfather(his
legfiatalabb
youngest
son)fallinginlovewith
egy
a
poorrelation,wholivedwith
az
the
oldgentlemaninqualityof
egy
a
housekeeper,espousedherprivately;
és
and
Iwasthefirstfruitofthatmarriage.
Alatt
During
herpregnancy,adreamdiscomposedmymothersomuch
hogy
that
herhusband,tiredwithherimportunity,atlastconsulted
egy
a
highlandseer,whosefavourableinterpretationhewould
volna
have
securedbeforehandbyabribe,
de
but
foundhimincorruptible.
Shedreamedshewas
szállított
delivered
ofatennis-ball,whichthe
ördög
devil
(who,tohergreatsurprise,actedthepartofa
szülésznő
midwife)
strucksoforciblywitharacketthatitdisappearedinaninstant;
és
and
shewasforsometimeinconsolableforthe
elveszett
lost
ofheroffspring;
when,allon
egy
a
sudden,shebeheldit
vissza
return
withequalviolence,and
belép
enter
theearth,beneathherfeet,whence
azonnal
immediately
sprangupagoodly
fa
tree
coveredwithblossoms,thescentof
melynek
which
operatedsostronglyonhernerves
hogy
that
sheawoke.
Theattentive
bölcs
sage
,aftersomedeliberation,assuredmyparents,
hogy
that
theirfirstbornwouldbea
nagy
great
traveller;
thathewouldundergo
sok
many
dangersanddifficulties,andatlastreturntohisnativeland,
ahol
where
hewouldflourishinhappiness
és
and
reputation.
Howtrulythiswasforetold
fogjuk
will
appearinthesequel.
Itwasnot
sokáig
long
beforesomeofficiouspersoninformedmygrandfatherofcertainfamiliaritiesthatpassed
között
between
hissonandhousekeeper
ami
which
alarmedhimsomuchthat,
egy
a
fewdaysafter,he
mondta
told
myfatheritwashigh
ideje
time
forhimtothinkofsettling;
és
and
thathehadprovided
egy
a
matchforhim,towhichhecouldinjusticehave
nem
no
objections.
Myfather,findingitwouldbeimpossibletoconcealhissituationmuchlonger,
őszintén
frankly
ownedwhathehaddone;
és
and
excusedhimselffornothavingasked
az
the
consentofhisfather,bysaying,he
tudta
knew
itwouldhavebeento
nem
no
purpose;
andthat,hadhisinclinationbeenknown,mygrandfathermight
volna
have
takensuchmeasuresaswould
volna
have
effectuallyputthegratificationofitoutofhispower:
headded,that
nem
no
exceptionscouldbetakentohiswife’svirtue,birth,beauty,
és
and
goodsense,andasforfortune,itwas
alatt
beneath
hiscare.
Theold
úriember
gentleman
,whokeptallhispassions,exceptone,inexcellentorder,heardhimtoanendwithgreattemper,
és
and
thencalmlyasked,howheproposedto
fenntartani
maintain
himselfandspouse?
He
válaszolta
replied
,hecouldbein
nem
no
dangerofwantingwhilehisfather’stendernessremained,whichhe
és
and
hiswifeshouldalwayscultivatewiththeutmostveneration;
és
and
hewaspersuadedhisallowancewouldbesuitabletothedignity
és
and
circumstancesofhisfamily,
és
and
totheprovisionalready
hogy
made
forhisbrothersandsisters,
akik
who
werehappilysettledunderhisprotection.
“Yourbrothers
és
and
sisters,”saidmygrandfather,“didnot
gondolták
think
itbeneaththemtoconsultmein
egy
an
affairofsuchimportanceasmatrimony;
sem
neither
,Isuppose,wouldyouhaveomitted
hogy
that
pieceofduty,hadyounotsome
titkos
secret
fundinreserve;
tothecomfortsofwhichIleaveyou,withadesirethatyouwillthis
este
night
seekoutanotherhabitationforyourself
és
and
wife,whither,ina
rövid
short
time,IwillsendyouanaccountoftheexpenseIhavebeenatinyoureducation,withaviewofbeingreimbursed.
Uram
Sir
,youhavemadethegrandtour—youare
egy
a
politegentleman—averyprettygentleman—Iwishyou
egy
a
greatdealofjoy,
és
and
amyourveryhumbleservant.”
Sosaying,heleftmyfatherinasituation
könnyen
easily
imagined.
However,hedidnot
sokáig
long
hesitate;
for,beingperfectlywellacquaintedwithhisfather’sdisposition,hedidnotdoubtthathewasgladofthispretencetogetridofhim;
és
and
hisresolvesbeingasinvariableasthelawsoftheMedes
és
and
Persians,heknewit
lenne
would
betonopurposetoattempthimbyprayers
és
and
entreaties;
sowithoutanyfartherapplication,hebetookhimself,withhisdisconsolatebedfellowtoafarm-house,
ahol
where
anoldservantofhis
anyja
mother
dwelt:
theretheyremainedsometimein
egy
a
situationbutilladaptedtotheeleganceoftheirdesires
és
and
tendernessoftheirlove;
ami
which
neverthelessmyfatherchosetoendure,ratherthansupplicate
egy
an
unnaturalandinflexibleparent
de
but
mymother,foreseeingtheinconveniencesto
ami
which
shemusthavebeenexposed,hadshebeendeliveredin
ezen
this
place(andherpregnancywas
nagyon
very
faradvanced),withoutcommunicatingherdesigntoherhusband,
ment
went
indisguisetothehouseofmygrandfather,hopingthathertears
és
and
conditionwouldmovehimtocompassion,
és
and
reconcilehimtoanevent
ami
which
wasnowirrecoverablypast.
Shefoundmeanstodeceivetheservants,
és
and
getintroducedasan
szerencsétlen
unfortunate
lady,whowantedtocomplainof
néhány
some
matrimonialgrievances,itbeingmygrandfather’s
sajátos
particular
provincetodecidein
minden
all
casesofscandal.
Shewas
ennek megfelelően
accordingly
admittedintohispresence,
ahol
where
,discoveringherself,shefellathisfeet,
és
and
inthemostaffecting
módon
manner
imploredhisforgiveness;
atthesametimerepresentingthedangerthatthreatenednotonlyherlife,butthatofhis
saját
own
grandchild,whichwasabouttoseethe
fényt
light
.
Hetoldherhewassorrythattheindiscretionofher
és
and
hissonhadcompelledhimtomakeavow,
ami
which
putitoutofhispowertogivethem
bármilyen
any
assistance;
thathehadalreadyimpartedhisthoughtsonthatsubjecttoherhusband,
és
and
wassurprisedthattheyshoulddisturbhispeacewithanyfartherimportunity.
Thissaid,he
visszavonult
retired
.
Theviolenceofmymother’safflictionhad
olyan
such
aneffectonherconstitution
hogy
that
shewasimmediatelyseizedwiththepainsofchildbed;
és
and
hadnotanoldmaidservant,towhomshewas
nagyon
very
dear,affordedherpity
és
and
assistance,atthehazardofincurringmygrandfather’sdispleasure,she
és
and
theinnocentfruitofherwombmust
volna
have
fallenmiserablevictimstohisrigour
és
and
inhumanity.
Bythefriendshipofthis
szegény
poor
womanshewascarriedupto
egy
a
garret,andimmediatelydeliveredof
egy
a
manchild,thestoryof
akinek
whose
unfortunatebirthhehimselfnowrelates.
Myfather,beinginformedofwhat
volt
had
happened,flewtotheembracesofhisdarlingspouse,
és
and
whileheloadedhisoffspringwithpaternalembraces,
tudta
could
notforbearsheddingafloodoftearsonbeholdingthedearpartnerofhisheart(forwhoseeasehewould
volt
have
sacrificedthetreasuresofthe
kelet
east)
stretcheduponaflock
ágyban
bed
,inamiserableapartment,
képtelen
unable
toprotectherfromtheinclemenciesofthe
időjárás
weather
.
Itisnottobe
feltételezni
supposed
thattheoldgentlemanwasignorantofwhatpassed,
bár
though
heaffectedtoknownothingofthematter,
és
and
pretendedtobeverymuchsurprised,
amikor
when
oneofhisgrandchildren,byhis
legidősebb
eldest
sondeceased,wholivedwithhimashisheirapparent,acquaintedhimwiththeaffair;
hedetermined
tehát
therefore
toobservenomedium,
de
but
immediately(onthethirdday
után
after
herdelivery)senther
egy
a
peremptoryordertobe
menjen
gone
,andturnedofftheservant
aki
who
hadpreservedherlife.
Ez
This
behavioursoexasperatedmyfatherthathehadrecourseto
a
the
mostdreadfulimprecations;
andonhisbarekneesimplored
hogy
that
Heavenwouldrenouncehim
ha
if
everheshouldforget
vagy
or
forgivethebarbarityofhissire.
Theinjuries
ami
which
thisunhappymotherreceivedfromherremovalin
ilyen
such
circumstances,andthewantofnecessaries
ahol
where
shelodged,togetherwithhergrief
és
and
anxietyofmind,soonthrewherintoalanguishingdisorder,
ami
which
putanendtoherlife.
Myfather,
aki
who
lovedhertenderly,wassoaffectedwithherdeath
hogy
that
heremainedsixweeksdeprivedofhissenses;
duringwhich
időben
time
,thepeoplewherehelodgedcarriedtheinfanttotheoldman
aki
who
relentedsofar,onhearingthemelancholystoryofhisdaughter-in-law’sdeath,
és
and
thedeplorableconditionofhis
fia
son
,astosendthechildtonurse,
és
and
heorderedmyfathertobecarried
haza
home
tohishouse,wherehe
hamarosan
soon
recoveredtheuseofhisreason.
Whether
ez
this
hardheartedjudgefeltanyremorseforhis
kegyetlen
cruel
treatmentofhisson
és
and
daughter,or(whichismoreprobable)was
félt
afraid
hischaracterwouldsufferintheneighbourhood,heprofessed
nagy
great
sorrowforhisconducttomyfather,
akinek
whose
deliriumwassucceededbya
mély
profound
melancholyandreserve.
Atlengthhedisappeared,
és
and
,notwithstandingallimaginableinquiry,
lehetett
could
notbeheardof;
egy
a
circumstancewhichconfirmedmostpeopleintheopinionofhishaving
hogy
made
awaywithhimselfin
egy
a
fitofdespair.
CHAPTERII
Igrowup—amhatedbymyRelations—senttoSchool—neglectedbymyGrandfather—maltreatedbymyMaster—seasonedtoAdversity—IformCabals
ellen
against
thePedant—amdebarredAccesstomyGrandfather—huntedbyhisHeir—IdemolishtheTeethofhisTutor.
Nem
There
werenotwantingsome
akik
who
suspectedmyunclesofbeingconcernedinmyfather’sfate,onthesupposition
amit
that
theywouldallshareinthepatrimonydestinedfor
neki
him
;
andthisconjecturewasstrengthenedbyreflectingthatin
minden
all
hiscalamitiestheyneverdiscoveredtheleastinclinationtoserve
őt
him
;
but,onthecontrary,by
minden
all
theartificesintheirpower,fedhisresentment
és
and
supportedhisresolutionof
hagyják
leaving
himtomiseryandwant.
De
But
peopleofjudgmenttreatedthisinsinuationas
egy
an
idlechimera;
because,hadmyrelationsbeensowickedastoconsulttheirinterestbycommittingsuch
egy
an
atrociouscrime,thefateofmyfatherwould
volna
have
extendedtometoo
akinek
whose
lifewasanotherobstacletotheirexpectation.
Eközben
Meanwhile
,Igrewapace,andasIstronglyresembledmyfather,
aki
who
wasthedarlingofthetenants,I
akartam
wanted
nothingwhichtheirindigentcircumstancescouldafford:
de
but
theirfavourwasaweak
erőforrás
resource
againstthejealousenmityofmycousins;
akik
who
themoremyinfancypromised,conceived
a
the
moreimplacablehatredagainstme:
és
and
beforeIwassixyearsofage,hadsoeffectuallyblockadedmygrandfatherthatInever
láttam
saw
himbutbystealth,
amikor
when
Isometimesmadeuptohischairashe
ült
sat
toviewhislabourersinthefield:
onwhichoccasionhe
legyek
would
strokemyhead,bidmebea
good
boy,andpromisetotakecareofme.
Iwassoonaftersenttoschoolat
egy
a
villagehardby,ofwhichhe
volt
had
beendictatortimeoutofmind;
de
but
asheneverpaidformyboard,norsuppliedmewith
ruhát
clothes
,books,andothernecessariesIrequired,myconditionwas
nagyon
very
raggedandcontemptible,andtheschoolmaster,
aki
who
,throughfearofmygrandfather,taughtmegratis,gavehimself
nem
no
concernabouttheprogressI
hogy
made
underhisinstruction.
Inspiteofallthesedifficulties
és
and
disgraces,IbecameagoodproficientintheLatintongue;
és
and
,assoonasIcould
írtam
write
tolerably,pesteredmygrandfatherwithletterstosuchadegree
amit
that
hesentformymaster,
és
and
chidhimseverelyforbestowingsuchpainsonmyeducation,
mondta
telling
himthat,ifeverIshouldbe
hogy
brought
tothegallowsforforgery,whichhe
lesz
had
taughtmetocommit,myblood
lesz
would
lieonhishead.
Thepedant,
aki
who
dreadednothingmorethanthedispleasureofhispatron,assuredhishonour
amit
that
theboy’sabilitywasmoreowingtohis
saját
own
geniusandapplicationthanto
bármilyen
any
instructionorencouragementhe
kapott
received
;
that,althoughhecouldnotdivesthimoftheknowledgehehadalreadyimbibed,
hacsak
unless
hewouldempowerhimtodisablehisfingers,he
kell
should
endeavour,withGod’shelp,topreventhis
jövőbeli
future
improvement.
And,indeed,hepunctuallyperformedwhathehadundertaken;
for,onpretencethatI
volna
had
writtenimpertinentletterstomygrandfather,hecaused
egy
a
boardtobemadewith
öt
five
holesinit,throughwhichhethrustthefingers
és
and
thumbofmyrighthand,
és
and
fasteneditbywhipcordtomywrist,insuch
egy
a
manneraseffectuallydebarredmetheuseofmypen.
De
But
thisrestraintIwasfreedfromina
néhány
few
days,byanaccident
ami
which
happenedinaquarrel
között
between
meandanotherboy;
akik
who
,takinguponhimtoinsultmypoverty,Iwassoincensedathisungenerousreproachthatwith
egy
one
strokewithmymachineIcuthimtotheskull,tothegreatterrorofmyself
és
and
schoolfellows,wholefthimbleedingonthe
földön
ground
,andrantoinformthemasterofwhathad
történt
happened
.
Iwassoseverelypunishedforthistrespass
amit
that
,wereItolivetotheageofMethusalem,theimpressionit
hogy
made
onmewouldnotbeeffaced;
the
több
more
thantheantipathyandhorrorIconceivedforthe
könyörtelen
merciless
tyrantwhoinflictedit.
The
megvetés
contempt
whichmyappearancenaturallyproducedinall
aki
who
sawme,thecontinualwantstowhichIwasexposed,
és
and
myownhaughtydisposition,
türelmetlen
impatient
ofaffronts,involvedmeinathousand
kellemetlen
troublesome
adventures,bywhichIwasatlengthinuredinadversity,
és
and
emboldenedtoundertakingsfarabovemyyears.
Iwas
gyakran
often
inhumanlyscourgedforcrimesIdidnotcommit,
mert
because
,havingthecharacterofavagabondinthevillage,
minden
every
pieceofmischief,whoseauthorlay
ismeretlen
unknown
,waschargeduponme.
Ihavebeen
találtak
found
guiltyofrobbingorchardsIneverentered,ofkillingcatsIneverhunted,ofstealinggingerbreadInevertouched,
és
and
ofabusingoldwomenInever
láttam
saw
.
Nay,astammeringcarpenter
volt
had
eloquenceenoughtopersuademymasterthatIfired
egy
a
pistolloadedwithsmallshotintohiswindow;
bár
though
mylandladyandthewhole
család
family
borewitnessthatIwasabedfastasleepatthetime
amikor
when
thisoutragewascommitted.
Iwas
egyszer
once
floggedforhavingnarrowlyescapeddrowning,bythesinkingof
egy
a
ferryboatinwhichIwas
utas
passenger
.
Anothertime,forhavingrecoveredof
egy
a
bruiseoccasionedbya
horse
andcartrunningoverme.
Athirdtime,forbeingbittenbyabaker’sdog.
Inshort,whetherIwas
bűnös
guilty
orunfortunate,thecorrection
és
and
sympathyofthisarbitrarypedagoguewerethe
ugyanaz
same
.
Farfrombeingsubduedby
ezt
this
informalusage,myindignationtriumphed
felett
over
thatslavishawewhich
volna
had
hithertoenforcedmyobedience;
és
and
themoremyyears
és
and
knowledgeincreased,themoreIperceivedtheinjustice
és
and
barbarityofhisbehaviour.
Bythehelpofan
szokatlan
uncommon
genius,andtheadvice
és
and
directionofourusher,
aki
who
hadservedmyfatherinhistravels,Imadeasurprisingprogressintheclassics,writing,
és
and
arithmetic;
sothat,beforeIwastwelveyearsold,Iwasallowedby
mindenki
everybody
tobethebestscholarin
az
the
school.
Thisqualification,togetherwiththeboldnessoftemper
és
and
strengthofmakewhichhadsubjected
szinte
almost
allmycontemporaries,gaveme
olyan
such
influenceoverthemthatIbegantoformcabals
ellen
against
mypersecutor;
andwasinhopeof,being
képes
able
tobidhimdefianceina
nagyon
very
shorttime.
Beingattheheadof
egy
a
faction,consistingofthirtyboys,mostofthemofmyownage,Iwasdeterminedto
teszem
put
theirmettletotrial,thatImightknowhowfartheyweretobedependedupon,
mielőtt
before
Iputmygrandschemeinexecution:
withthisview,weattacked
egy
a
bodyofstoutapprentices,whohadtakenpossessionof
egy
a
partofthegroundallottedtousfortheschemeofourdiversions,
és
and
whowerethenplayingatninepinsonthe
helyszínen
spot
;
butIhadthemortificationto
láttam
see
myadherentsroutedinaninstant,
és
and
alegofoneofthembrokeinhisflightbythebowl,whichoneofouradversarieshaddetachedinpursuitof
minket
us
.
Thisdiscomfituredidnothinderusfromengagingthem
később
afterwards
infrequentskirmishes,whichwemaintainedbythrowingstonesatadistance,whereinI
kaptam
received
manywounds,thescarsofwhichstillremain.
Ourenemiesweresoharassed
és
and
interruptedbythesealarmsthattheyatlastabandonedtheirconquest,
és
and
leftustothepeaceableenjoymentofour
saját
own
territories.
Itwouldbe
végtelen
endless
toenumeratetheexploitswe
végre
performed
inthecourseofthisconfederacy,
ami
which
becametheterrorofthewhole
falu
village
;
insomuchthat,whendifferentinterestsdividedit,
egyik
one
ofthepartiescommonlycourtedtheassistanceofRoderickRandom(bywhichnameIwasknown)tocastthebalance,
és
and
keeptheoppositefactioninawe.
Meanwhile,Itooktheadvantageofeveryplay-daytopresentmyselfbeforemygrandfather,towhomI
ritkán
seldom
foundaccess,byreasonofhisbeing
szorosan
closely
besiegedbyanumerousfamilyofhis
női
female
grandchildren,who,thoughtheyperpetuallyquarrelledamongthemselves,never
nem
failed
tojoinagainstme,asthe
közös
common
enemyofall.
His
örököse
heir
,whowasabouttheageofeighteen,minded
semmi
nothing
butfox-hunting,andindeedwasqualifiedfor
semmi
nothing
else,notwithstandinghisgrandfather’sindulgenceinentertaining
egy
a
tutorforhimat
otthon
home
;
whoatthesametimeperformedtheofficeofparish
hivatalnok
clerk
.
ThisyoungActaeon,whoinheritedhisgrandfather’santipathytoeverythingindistress,neversateyesonmewithoutuncouplinghisbeagles,
és
and
huntingmeintosomecottageorother,whitherI
általában
generally
fledforshelter.
In
ezt
this
Christianamusementhewas
bátorította
encouraged
byhispreceptor,who,
nem
no
doubt,tooksuchopportunitiestoingratiatehimselfwiththerising
nap
sun
,observing,thattheoldgentleman,
szerint
according
tothecourseof
természet
nature
,hadnotlongto
élnie
live
,forhewasalreadyonthevergeoffourscore.
Fejezet
CHAPTER
III
MyMother’sBrotherarrives—relievesme—aDescriptionofhim—hegoesalongwithmetotheHouseofmyGrandfather—is
találkozik
encountered
byhisDogs—defeatsthem,
után
after
abloodyEngagement—isadmittedtothe
öreg
old
Gentleman—aDialoguebetweenthem.
Körülbelül
About
thistimemymother’s
egyetlen
only
brother,whohadbeenlong
külföldön
abroad
,lieutenantofaman-of-war,arrivedinhis
saját
own
country;
wherebeinginformedofmycondition,hecametoseeme,
és
and
outofhisslenderfinancesnotonlysuppliedmewithwhatnecessariesIwantedforthepresent,butresolvednotto
hagyja
leave
thecountryuntilhe
volt
had
prevailedonmygrandfathertosettle
valami
something
handsomeforthefuture.
Ez
This
wasatasktowhichhewasby
nem
no
meansequal,beingentirely
tudatlan
ignorant
,notonlyofthejudge’sdisposition,but
is
also
ofthewaysofmeningeneral,towhichhiseducationon
fedélzeten
board
hadkepthimanutterstranger.
Hewas
egy
a
strongbuiltman,somewhatbandylegged,with
egy
a
necklikethatof
egy
a
bull,andaface
amely
which
(youmighteasilyperceive)
volt
had
withstoodthemostobstinateassaultsofthe
időjárás
weather
.
Hisdressconsistedofasoldier’scoatalteredforhimbytheship’stailor,astripedflanneljacket,a
pár
pair
ofredbreechesspannedwithpitch,
tiszta
clean
grayworstedstockings,large
ezüst
silver
bucklesthatcoveredthree-fourthsofhis
cipő
shoes
,asilver-lacedhat,whosecrownoverlookedthebrims
körülbelül
about
aninchandahalf,
fekete
black
bobwiginbuckle,acheck
ing
shirt
,asilkhandkerchief,ahanger,witha
réz
brass
handle,girdedtohisthighbyafurnishedlace
öv
belt
,andagoodoak
növény
plant
underhisarm.
Thusequipped,hesetoutwithme(whobyhisbountymadea
nagyon
very
decentappearance)formygrandfather’shouse,
ahol
where
weweresalutedbyJowler
és
and
Caesar,whommycousin,
fiatal
young
master,hadletlooseatourapproach.
Being
jól
well
acquaintedwiththeinveteracyofthesecurs,Iwasabouttobetakemyselftomyheels,
amikor
when
myuncleseizedmewith
egy
one
hand,brandishedhiscudgelwiththeother,
és
and
atoneblowlaid
Caesar
Caesar
sprawlingontheground;
de
but
,findinghimselfattackedatthesametimeintherearbyJowler,
és
and
fearingCaesarmightrecover,hedrewhishanger,wheeledabout,
és
and
byaluckystrokeseveredJowler’s
fejét
head
fromhisbody.
Bythis
időben
time
,theyoungfoxhunterand
három
three
servants,armedwithpitchforks
és
and
flails,werecometotheassistanceofthedogs,whomthey
találtak
found
breathlessuponthefield;
és
and
mycousinwassoprovokedatthedeathofhisfavourites,
amit
that
heorderedhisattendantsto
előre
advance
,andtakevengeanceontheirexecutioner,whomheloadedwith
minden
all
thecursesandreproacheshisangercouldsuggest.
Uponwhichmyunclesteppedforwardswith
egy
an
undauntedair,atthesightof
akinek
whose
bloodyweaponshisantagonistsfellbackwithprecipitation,
amikor
when
heaccostedtheirleaderthus:.
“Lookee,
testvér
brother
,yourdogshavingboardedme
nélkül
without
provocation,whatIdidwasinmy
saját
own
defence.
Soyouhadbestbecivil,
és
and
letusshootahead,clearofyou.”
Hogy
Whether
theyoungsquiremisinterpretedmyuncle’sdesireof
béke
peace
,orwasenragedatthefateofhishounds
túl
beyond
hisusualpitchofresolution,I
tudom
know
not;
buthesnatchedaflailfromoneofhisfollowers,
és
and
cameupwithashowofassaultingthelieutenant,
aki
who
,puttinghimselfinapostureofdefence,proceededthus:
“Lookee,youlubberlysonofaw—e,
ha
if
youcomeathwartme,’wareyourgingerbreadwork.
I’llbefoulofyourquarter,d—nme.”
Ez
This
declaration,followedbyaflourishofhishanger,seemedtochecktheprogressofthe
fiatal
young
gentleman’scholer,who,lookingbehindhim,perceivedhisattendantshadslunkintothehouse,shutthe
kaput
gate
,andlefthimtodecidethecontentionbyhimself.
Here
egy
a
parleyensued,whichwasintroducedbymycousin’s
kérdezte
asking
,“Whothedevilareyou?
Whatdoyou
akar
want
?
Somescoundrelofaseaman,Isuppose,
aki
who
hasdesertedandturned
tolvaj
thief
.
Butdon’tthinkyoushallescape,sirrah—I’llhaveyouhang’d,you
kutya
dog
,Iwill.
Yourbloodshall
fizetni
pay
forthatofmy
két
two
hounds,youragamuffin.
Iwouldnot
volna
have
partedwiththemtosaveyourwholegenerationfrom
az
the
gallows,youruffian,you!”
“Noneofyourjaw,youswab—noneofyourjaw,”repliedmyuncle,“elseIshalltrimyourlacedjacketforyou.
Ishallrubyou
le
down
withanoakentowel,myboy,Ishall.”
Sosaying,hesheathedhishanger,
és
and
graspedhiscudgel.