ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
I
telah
havereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyoutelah
haveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyteman
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;dan
andIampleasedtomenemukan
findyouthinktheymaybeprinteddengan
withagoodprospectofsuccess;inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
dapat
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,pertama
first,inthefirstplace,asmenyentuh
touchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceoforang
personsstillliving,givemeleave,dengan
withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwrittendan
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;bahwa
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,atau
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;butrathertotheinformation
dan
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometha
semacam
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,I
telah
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyofini
thisplace,who,afterdueinspectiondan
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnotberpikir
thinkthesaidLetterscontainanymasalah
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthehukum
law.Finally,ifyouandIshould
datang
cometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,inkasus
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iakan
willtakethewholeuponmysendiri
ownshoulders,evenquoadfinedan
andimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotpeduli
caretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
dapat
maysay,nonfloccifacio—Iakan
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,jika
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iam
banyak
muchsurprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommissionsemua
allsuchvagrantforeignersasmungkin
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourbahagia
happyconstitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIharus
shouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagoistidak
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;tapi
butthisIwillassertdan
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthehari
dayhequalified,hehasneverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,bahwa
thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
ketika
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Iharus
mustinformyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;tapi
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’srow,whichIhadmakan
eatenatdinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,
dan
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichImendapatkan
gotpossessionoftheseLetters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmysendiri
ownconscienceonly;sufficethitto
mengatakan
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;dan
and,bythistime,Iberharap
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinseperti
suchways,thatthelasttangan
handmaybeputtoouragreement,dan
andtheworkproceedwithsemua
allconvenientexpedition;inwhichI
berharap
hopeIrest,.RespectedSir,Your
sangat
veryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
memiliki
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthebesar
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatdengan
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofseorang
acertainclergymandeceased;acakeof
yang
therightleaven,forthepresenttasteofyang
thepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
di
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
dan
andshallbegladtotreatdengan
withyoufortheM.S.yang
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourteman
friendMrBehn;butcanby
tidak
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
semua
allalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Ibisa
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;tapi
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthekota
townissochangeable.Then
ada
therehavebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—Whatantara
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,dan
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyeddengan
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iakan
will,ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprintingdan
andpublishing,andyoushallhavesetengah
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youperlu
neednottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodymembaca
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formymemiliki
ownpart,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortofmembaca
reading;andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
keluar
outoftheway;oneis
pergi
goneabroad,carpenterofapria
manofwar;andthe
lain
other,hasbeensillyenoughtoabscond,inordertoavoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’mabesar
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hememiliki
hasleftamanualofdevotionsetengah
halffinishedonmyhands,setelah
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforyang
thewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,dan
andhadthemostorthodoxpenofsemua
allmypeople;andI
pernah
neverknewhisjudgmentfail,tapi
butinflyingfromhisbreaddan
andbutteronthisoccasion.ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
yang
thebenefitofagoodplea,overdan
andabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.Inthe
akhir
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,aparagraphthatdatang
camebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofacertainregimentinbattle.Anofficerofsaidregiment
datang
cametomyshop,and,inthepresenceofmyistri
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtomemotong
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearlebih
morewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;myaction
berbaring
lay,andIrecovered.Asforflagellation,you
memiliki
havenothingtofear,andapa
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therememiliki
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatthecart’stailini
thesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
dan
andheassuredmeitwastidak
nomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbytheHouseofL—;
tapi
butitcametonothing.Jika
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,dan
andgrantedagainstyou,asyang
theeditorofthoseLetters,Iberharap
hopeyouwillhavehonestydan
andwitenoughtoappeardan
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyouharus
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sapasti
suresteptohonourandpreferment.Ishallthinkmyself
bahagia
happyifIcanlendyoualift;dan
andam,verysincerely,.Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Tolong
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—Itelah
havesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,yang
whichhewillpleasetoacceptasakecil
smalltokenofmyregard.Mywife,whois
sangat
veryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,dan
andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthatsemacam
kind,whichhewassobaik
goodastosenduslalu
lastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Doktor
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswellswallowsnowballsto
mendinginkan
coolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandoverbetapa
howhardIamtobergerak
move;andatthistimeofday,Ioughtto
tahu
knowsomethingofmyownconstitution.Kenapa
Whywillyoubesopositive?Prithee
mengirim
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslamedan
andasmuchtorturedinsemua
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeuponthewheel:indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
pikiran
mindandbody—AsifImemiliki
hadnotplaguesenoughofmymemiliki
own,thosechildrenofmysaudara
sisterareleftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbisnis
businesshavepeopletogetanak
childrentoplaguetheirneighbours?Sebuah
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinseperti
suchamanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupdengan
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Idapat
mayexplainmyselfinmyberikutnya
next.Ishallsetout
besok
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,mana
whereIamafraidIshalltinggal
staylongerthanIcouldwish.Onthereceiptof
ini
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horsedan
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothresh
keluar
outthetwooldricks,dan
andsendthecorntomarket,dan
andsellitofftothemiskin
pooratashillingabushelbawah
undermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtomembuat
makeapublicsubmissionandmembayar
paycosts.Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
akan
willIpocketanyofhismoney.Yang
Thefellowisabadneighbour,dan
andIdesire,tohaveapa
nothingtodowithhim:tetapi
butasheispurse-proud,heshallmembayar
payforhisinsolence:lethim
memberikan
givefivepoundstothemiskin
pooroftheparish,andIakan
willwithdrawmyaction;andinthemeantimeyou
dapat
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowmemiliki
havetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheheranak
children:butdon’tsayasyllableofthe
masalah
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakehermembayar
paywhensheisable.Idesireyou
akan
willlockupallmydrawers,dan
andkeepthekeystillmeeting;dan
andbesureyoutaketheironchestdengan
withmypapersintoyoursendiri
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistroubledari
from,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Ketika
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
tanpa
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejay
dengan
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,dan
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
kepala
headandlappetsandthelitelboxdengan
withmyjowls.Williamsmay
membawa
bringovermybum-daffee,andthevioldengan
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwaterdan
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
sejak
sincewelefthuom.Praytakeparticularcareofthe
rumah
housewhilethefamilyisabsent.Let
ada
therebeafireconstantlyterus
keptinmybrother’schamberdan
andmine.Themaids,having
apa
nothingtodo,maybeduduk
sataspinning.Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckon
yang
thewind-seller,andletnoneofyang
themenhaveexcesstoyang
thestrongbear—don’tforgettomemiliki
havethegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnirdan
andthehindmayliebelowinyang
thelandry,topartaketherumah
house,withtheblunderbussandyang
thegreatdog;andhopeyou’ll
memiliki
haveawatchfuleyeoveryang
themaids.IknowthathussyMaryJones,
suka
lovestoberumpingwiththemen.Letme
tahu
knowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,dan
andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebeduduk
sitting;andifthecoblerhas
memotong
cutDicky,andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.Tidak
Nomoreatpresent,butrests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Tersayang
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,I
mengirim
send,mylovetoyoudan
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,dan
andhopingtohearthesama
samefromyou;andthatyou
dan
andSaulwilltakemymalang
poorkittentobedwithyouini
thiscoldweather.Wehavebeen
semua
allin,asadtakingsini
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketotelah
haverunawaywithaplayer-man,dan
andyoungmasterandheakan
wouldadonethemselvesamischief;tapi
butthesquireappliedtothemare,dan
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotberbicara
speakawordofthemasalah
mattertoanyChristiansoul—nolagi
moreIshall;for,weservints
harus
shouldseeallandsayapa
nothing—Butwhatwasworse
dari
thanallthis,Chowderhasmemiliki
hadthemisfortunetobeworriedbyabutcher’sanjing
dog,andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastakenwithyang
theasterisks,buttheysoonpergi
wentoff.ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
dan
andhesubscribedarepositorywhichmelakukan
didhimgreatservice—thankGodhe’ssekarang
nowinafairwaytomelakukan
dowell—praytakecareofmyboxdan
andthepillyberandputthemunderyoursendiri
ownbed;for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
akan
willbeapryingintomysecrets,sekarang
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisin
baik
goodhealth,butsulky.Thesquire
memberikan
gaveawayanouldcoattoseorang
apoorman;andJohn
mengatakan
saysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Imengatakan
toldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceivetidak
novails;buthesaysas
bagaimana
howthere’sadifferencebetwixtvailsdan
andperquisites;andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
semua
allgoingtotheHotWell,mana
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthinaglassofair
water,being,.ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Terhormat
DEARPHILLIPS,AsIhave
apa
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofmelupakan
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipImembuat
madeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyoudan
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyou
mungkin
mayhaveitinyourkekuatan
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhichmungkin
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,menyentuh
touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichImemiliki
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysaudara
sister,whohadbeensomewaktu
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.Ketika
WhenIcamehitherwithmypaman
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchherpergi
away,Ifoundherabaik
finetallgirl,ofseventeen,dengan
withanagreeableperson;butremarkablysimple,
dan
andquiteignorantofthedunia
world.Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesof
sebuah
aperson—Iknownotwhattocallhim,whohadseenheratsebuah
aplay;and,withaconfidence
dan
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,menemukan
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
ini
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imembuat
madeitmybusinesstofindhimout,dan
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthemasalah
matter.Thesparkdidnotlike
yang
thestileIused,andbehaveddengan
withabundanceofmettle.Thoughhisrankin
hidup
life(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtobanyak
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
seorang
agentleman,andsomethingmighttelah
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebisnis
businesstookair,Iknownotbagaimana
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtomemberikan
givemywordandhonour,&c.dan
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,mana
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubyyang
thereturnofthepost.—Itelah
havegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomImungkin
mayonedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,is
seorang
amaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,dan
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddjenis
kindofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,dan
andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephimcompany,I’dresignsemua
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmay
telah
havesouredhistemper,and,perhaps,Imaylikehimlebih
betteronfurtheracquaintance;certainitis,
semua
allhisservantsandneighboursinthenegara
countryarefondofhim,bahkan
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thealasan
reasonofwhichIcannotasbelum
yetcomprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
dan
andalltherestofmylama
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,dan
andpraytakecareofmalang
poorPonto,forthesakeofhislama
oldmaster,whois,andeverakan
willbe,.DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
teman
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNatherhouseinGloucester.
Terhormat
DEARMADAM,Havingnomotherofmy
memiliki
own,Ihopeyouwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmymalang
poorhearttoyou,whohaveselalu
alwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,eversinceIwasputbawah
underyourcare.Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
mungkin
maybelieveme,whenIassureher,thatIpernah
neverharbouredathoughtthatwasotherwisedari
thanvirtuous;and,ifGod
akan
willgivemegrace,Ishallpernah
neverbehavesoastocastareflectionontheperawatan
careyouhavetakeninmyeducation.IconfessI
telah
havegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudencedan
andexperience.Ioughtnottohave
mendengarkan
listenedtowhattheyoungmansaid;dan
anditwasmydutytotelah
havetoldyouallthatpassed,tapi
butIwasashamedtomentionit;dan
andthenhebehavedsomodestdan
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholydan
andtimorous,thatIcouldnotmenemukan
findinmyhearttodoanythingthatharus
shouldmakehimmiserableanddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourofa:
salute;
dan
andastothefewlettersthatpassedantara
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,dan
andIhopetheycontainnothingcontrarytoinnocencedan
andhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:tapi
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIakan
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,yang
whichissodispleasingtomykeluarga
family.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
dan
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sejak
sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;nordidI
pernah
onceclosemyeyesfortiga
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelyketika
whenwearebyourselves;tapi
butIhopetosoftenherintime,byhumilitydan
andsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearsdan
anddistress;andisnow
semua
alltendernessandcompassion;andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmypromisetobreakoff
semua
allcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;tapi
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallmemiliki
havenopeaceofmindtillItahu
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernessmemiliki
hasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuchafright,lest
ini
thisshouldnotcomesafetotangan
handbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouakan
willwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisabaik
goodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatItelah
havemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
sangat
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletterdan
andthelittleparcel,becausehissisterSallyhadliketotelah
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:indeedIcannotblamethe
pria
manforhiscaution;butI
telah
havemadeitworthhiswhile.—Myterhormat
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomylain
othermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeableperusahaan
companyandconversation,atatimewhenImembutuhkan
needsomuchthecomfortofyourbaik
goodhumourandgoodsense;tapi
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,akan
willlastforlife—Idoubtnottapi
butonmysideitakan
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,dan
andlearntoknowthevalueofasejati
truefriend.O,mydearLetty!
whatshallIsay
tentang
aboutpoorMrWilson?I
telah
havepromisedtobreakoffsemua
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,toforgethim:tapi
but,alas!Ibegintoperceivethat
akan
willnotbeinmypower.Asitisby
tidak
nomeansproperthatthepictureharus
shouldremaininmyhands,lestitharus
shouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Itelah
havesentittoyoubyini
thisopportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepitaman
safetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,akan
willmakeithisbusinesstomelihat
seeyouattheusualtempat
place.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
mengirim
sendingbackhispicture,youdapat
maytellhimIhavetidak
nooccasionforapicture,sementara
whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Buttidak
no;Iwouldnothaveyoutellhim
itu
thatneither;becausetheremustbean
akhir
endofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemaymelupakan
forgetme,forthesakeofhissendiri
ownpeace;andyetifheshould,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
dan
andinconstant:Ibeseechhimnotto
menulis
writetome,norattempttomelihat
seemeforsometime;for,consideringtheresentment
dan
andpassionatetemperofmybrotherJery,seperti
suchanattemptmightbeattendeddengan
withconsequenceswhichwouldmakeussemua
allmiserableforlife—letuspercaya
trusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;atau
orrathertothatProvidencewhichakan
willnotfail,soonerorlater,torewardmereka
thosethatwalkinthepathsofhonourdan
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermylovetothe
muda
youngladies;butitisnotfitthatanyofthem
harus
shouldknowyouhavereceivedini
thisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallmengirim
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,dan
andeveryotherplacewemungkin
maychancetovisit;andIflattermyself
bahwa
thatmydearMissWillisakan
willbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
Tersayang
DEARLEWIS,Ihavefollowedyourdirectionswith
beberapa
somesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbyini
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmetomenggunakan
usemysaddle-horse.Irodeoutupon
yang
theDownslastTuesday,inyang
theforenoon,whenthesky,assejauh
farasthevisiblehorizon,wastanpa
withoutacloud;butbeforeIhad
pergi
goneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyastormofrainthatwetmetotheskinintiga
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedeviltahu
knows;butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
satu
onefortnight.Itmakesme
sakit
sicktohearpeopletalkofyang
thefineairuponClifton-downs:Bagaimana
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeableatau
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthe
lebih
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundeddengan
withdomesticvexations.Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
dan
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,dan
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;thatistosay,she
bisa
canwriteandspell,andberbicara
speakFrench,andplayupontheharpsichord;thenshe
menari
dancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,dan
andisverywellinclined;tapi
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,dan
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shepunya
hasgotalanguishingeye,dan
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,sebuah
apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulancedan
andself-conceit;proudasaGermancount,
dan
andashotandhastyasseorang
aWelchmountaineer.Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
saudara
sisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoTuhan
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatIhampir
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatedatang
cometotormentmeformysins;and
namun
yetIamconsciousoftidak
nosinsthatoughttoentailseperti
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilharus
shouldnotIshakeoffini
thesetormentsatonce?Ian’t
menikah
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!nordidIbeget
yang
theothertwo:letthemchoose
lain
anotherguardian:formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
jauh
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboysdan
andgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
tahu
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflyini
these,andIhopetheyakan
willgonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensolama
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttosebuah
anunnery,istheworstjenis
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedformuda
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;dan
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtomemberitahu
tellyou!shefellin
cinta
lovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbythenama
nameofWilson.Therascal
segera
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmembuat
made,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeheratarumah
housewhereshewenttominum
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomembuat
madeanddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Ketika
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddydatang
cametostayatlodgingsdengan
withheraunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliveraletterintohersendiri
ownhands;butitseemsJeryhad
sudah
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)thatshecarriedthelettertohim,dan
andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.Yang
Therashboy,withoutsayingakata
wordofthemattertome,pergi
wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;dan
and,Isuppose,treatedhimdengan
withinsolenceenough.Thetheatricalherowas
terlalu
toofargoneinromancetobrookseperti
suchusage:herepliedinblankverse,
dan
andaformalchallengeensued.