THEAUTHOR’SPREFACE
Of
semua
allkindsofsatire,thereistidak
nonesoentertaininganduniversallymeningkatkan
improving,asthatwhichisintroduced,asitwereoccasionally,inthecourseofanmenarik
interestingstory,whichbringseveryinsiden
incidenthometolife,andbymewakili
representingfamiliarscenesinanuncommondan
andamusingpointofview,investsthemwithsemua
allthegracesofnovelty,sementara
whilenatureisappealedtoinsetiap
everyparticular.Thereadergratifieshiscuriosityin
mengejar
pursuingtheadventuresofaseseorang
personinwhosefavourheisprepossessed;heespouseshiscause,hesympathises
dengan
withhiminhisdistress,hisindignationisheatedterhadap
againsttheauthorsofhismalapetaka
calamity:thehumanepassionsareinflamed;
yang
thecontrastbetweendejectedvirtuedan
andinsultingviceappearswithgreateraggravation,dan
andeveryimpressionhavingaganda
doubleforceontheimagination,yang
thememoryretainsthecircumstance,dan
andtheheartimprovesbyyang
theexample.Theattentionisnot
lelah
tiredwithabarecatalogueofcharacters,tapi
butagreeablydivertedwithalltheberbagai
varietyofinvention;andthevicissitudesof
kehidupan
lifeappearintheirpeculiarcircumstances,membuka
openinganamplefieldforkecerdasan
witandhumour.Romance,no
diragukan lagi
doubt,owesitsorigintoketidaktahuan
ignorance,vanity,andsuperstition.In
yang
thedarkagesoftheDunia
World,whenamanhadmembuat
renderedhimselffamousforwisdomatau
orvalour,hisfamilyandadherentsavailedthemselvesofhisunggul
superiorqualities,magnifiedhisvirtues,dan
andrepresentedhischaracterandpersonassuci
sacredandsupernatural.Thevulgar
mudah
easilyswallowedthebait,imploredhisperlindungan
protection,andyieldedthetributeofpenghormatan
homageandpraise,eventopemujaan
adoration;hisexploitswerehandeddowntoposterity
dengan
withathousandexaggerations;theywererepeatedasincitementsto
kebajikan
virtue;divinehonourswerepaid,
dan
andaltarserectedtohismemory,forthedorongan
encouragementofthosewhoattemptedtomeniru
imitatehisexample;andhence
muncul
arosetheheathenmythology,whichistidak
nootherthanacollectionofextravagantromances.Aslearningadvanced,
dan
andgeniusreceivedcultivation,thesestorieswereembellisheddengan
withthegracesofpoetry,bahwa
thattheymightthebettermerekomendasikan
recommendthemselvestotheattention;theyweresungin
umum
public,atfestivals,forthepengajaran
instructionanddelightofthepenonton
audience;andrehearsedbeforebattle,asincentivestodeedsof
kemuliaan
glory.Thustragedyandthe
epik
epicmusewereborn,and,inthekemajuan
progressoftaste,arrivedatkesempurnaan
perfection.Itisnowonder
bahwa
thattheancientscouldnotmenikmati
relishafableinprose,setelah
aftertheyhadseensobanyak
manyremarkableeventscelebratedinversebytheirterbaik
bestpoets;wethereforefind
tidak
noromanceamongthemduringtheera
eraoftheirexcellence,unlesstheCyropædiaofXenophondapat
maybesocalled;anditwasnottillarts
dan
andsciencesbegantorevivesetelah
aftertheirruptionofthebarbariansintoEurope,thatanythingofini
thiskindappeared.Butwhen
yang
themindsofmenweredebauchedbyyang
theimpositionofpriestcrafttoyang
themostabsurdpitchofcredulity,yang
theauthorsofromancearose,dan
andlosingsightofprobability,filledtheirperformanceswithyang
themostmonstroushyperboles.Ifthey
bisa
couldnotequaltheancientpoetsinpointofjenius
geniustheywereresolvedtoexceltheminfiksi
fiction,andapplytothewonder,bukan
ratherthanthejudgment,oftheirreaders.Accordingly,they
membawa
broughtnecromancytotheiraid,dan
andinsteadofsupportingthekarakter
characteroftheirheroesbymartabat
dignityofsentimentandpractice,membedakan
distinguishedthembytheirbodilykekuatan
strength,activity,andextravaganceofbehaviour.Meskipun
Althoughnothingcouldbemoreludicrousdan
andunnaturalthanthefigurestheydrew,theydidnotingin
wantpatronsandadmirers;and
yang
theworldactuallybegantobeinfectedwithyang
thespiritofknight-errantry,whenCervantes,byaninimitablesepotong
pieceofridicule,reformedtheselera
tasteofmankind,representingchivalryinyang
therightpointofview,dan
andconvertingromancetopurposesjauh
farmoreusefulandentertaining,bymakingitassumeyang
thesock,andpointoutyang
thefolliesofordinarylife.The
sama
samemethodhasbeenpractisedbyotherSpanishdan
andFrenchauthors,andbynonelebih
moresuccessfullythanbyMonsieurLeSage
Sage,who,inhisAdventuresofGilBlas,hasmenggambarkan
describedtheknaveryandfoiblesofkehidupan
life,withinfinitehumourandsagacity.ThefollowingsheetsI
telah
havemodelledonhisplan,mengambil
takingmeliberty,however,toberbeda
differfromhimintheeksekusi
execution,whereIthoughthistertentu
particularsituationswereuncommon,extravagant,atau
orpeculiartothecountryinwhichtheadegan
sceneislaid.ThedisgracesofGilBlasare,forthe
sebagian besar
mostpart,suchasrathermenggairahkan
excitemirththancompassion;hehimselflaughsat
mereka
them;andhistransitionsfromdistressto
kebahagiaan
happiness,oratleastease,aresosudden,bahwa
thatneitherthereaderhaswaktu
timetopityhim,norhimselftobeacquainteddengan
withaffliction.Thisconduct,inmy
pendapat
opinion,notonlydeviatesfromprobabilitas
probability,butpreventsthatgenerousindignation,whichoughttoanimatethepembaca
readeragainstthesordidandviciousdisposisi
dispositionoftheworld.I
telah
haveattemptedtorepresentmodestprestasi
meritstrugglingwitheverydifficultytowhichafriendlessorphanisexposed,fromhissendiri
ownwantofexperience,aswellasfromthekeegoisan
selfishness,envy,malice,andbaseketidakpedulian
indifferenceofmankind.Tosecureafavourableprepossession,I
telah
haveallowedhimtheadvantagesofkelahiran
birthandeducation,whichintheseriesofhismisfortunesakan
will,Ihope,engagetheingenuouslebih
morewarmlyinhisbehalf;dan
andthoughIforesee,thatbeberapa
somepeoplewillbeoffendedatthemeanscenesinwhichheisterlibat
involved,Ipersuademyselfthatthejudiciousakan
willnotonlyperceivethekebutuhan
necessityofdescribingthosesituationstowhichheharus
mustofcoursebeconfined,inhisrendah
lowestate,butalsofindhiburan
entertainmentinviewingthosepartsofkehidupan
life,wherethehumoursandpassionsareundisguisedbyaffectation,upacara
ceremony,oreducation;andthewhimsicalpeculiaritiesofdisposition
muncul
appearasnaturehasimplantedthem.Tapi
ButIbelieveIneednottroublemyselfinvindicatingapracticeauthorizedbyyang
thebestwritersinthiscara
way,someofwhomIhavesudah
alreadynamed.Everyintelligentreader
akan
will,atfirstsight,perceiveIhavenotdeviatedfromalam
natureinthefacts,whicharesemua
alltrueinthemain,meskipun
althoughthecircumstancesarealtereddan
anddisguised,toavoidpersonalsatire.It
sekarang
nowremainstogivemyreasonsformembuat
makingthechiefpersonageofthiskarya
workaNorthBriton,whicharechieflythese:I
bisa
could,atasmallexpense,bestowonhimsuchpendidikan
educationasIthoughtthemartabat
dignityofhisbirthandkarakter
characterrequired,whichcouldnotmungkin
possiblybeobtainedinEngland,bysuchramping
slendermeansasthenatureofmyrencana
planwouldafford.Inthe
berikutnya
nextplace,Icouldrepresentkesederhanaan
simplicityofmannersinaterpencil
remotepartofthekingdom,dengan
withmoreproprietythaninanytempat
placenearthecapital;andlastly,the
disposisi
dispositionoftheScots,addictedtotravelling,membenarkan
justifiesmyconductinderivinganpetualang
adventurerfromthatcountry.APOLOGUE
Seorang
Ayoungpainter,indulgingaurat
veinofpleasantry,sketchedasemacam
kindofconversationpiece,representingseorang
abear,anowl,amonyet
monkey,andanass;andtorenderit
lebih
morestriking,humorous,andmoral,distinguishedsetiap
everyfigurebysomeemblemofmanusia
humanlife.Bruinwasexhibitedinthegarb
dan
andattitudeofanold,toothless,drunkententara
soldier;theowlpercheduponthe
pegangan
handleofacoffee-pot,withtontonan
spectacleonnose,seemedtomerenungkan
contemplateanewspaper;andthe
keledai
ass,ornamentedwithahugetie-wig(which,bagaimanapun
however,couldnotconcealhislongears),duduk
satforhispicturetothemonyet
monkey,whoappearedwiththeimplementsofpainting.Ini
Thiswhimsicalgroupaffordedsomemirth,dan
andmetwithgeneralapprobation,sampai
untilsomemischievouswaghintedbahwa
thatthewhole—wasalampoonuponthefriendsoftheperformer;sebuah
aninsinuationwhichwasnosoonercirculatedthanthosesangat
verypeoplewhoapplaudeditsebelum
beforebegantobealarmed,dan
andeventofancythemselvessignifiedbythebeberapa
severalfiguresofthepiece.Antara
Amongothers,aworthypersonageinyears,whomemiliki
hadservedinthearmydengan
withreputation,beingincensedatthesupposedoutrage,repairedtothelodgingofthepelukis
painter,andfindinghimatrumah
home,“Harkye,Mr.Monkey,”saidhe,“Imemiliki
haveagoodmindtomeyakinkan
convinceyou,thatthoughtheberuang
bearhaslosthisteeth,hemempertahankan
retainshispaws,andthatheisnotsodrunktetapi
buthecanperceiveyourimpertinence.”“Sblood!
pak
sir,thattoothlessjawisad—nedskandal
scandalouslibel—butdon’tyouimaginemesochopfallenasnottobedapat
abletochewthecudofresentment.”Sini
Herehewasinterruptedbythekedatangan
arrivalofalearnedphysician,who,advancingtothepelakunya
culpritwithfuryinhisaspect,exclaimed,“Supposetheaugmentationoftheass’searsharus
shouldprovethediminutionofthebaboon’s—nay,berusaha
seeknottoprevaricate,for,bythejenggot
beardofAesculapius!thereisnot
satu
onehairinthisperiwigyang
thatwillnotstandupinpengadilan
judgmenttoconvicttheeofpribadi
personalabuse.Dobutobserve,
kapten
captain,howthispitifullittlefellowhasmenyalin
copiedtheverycurls—thecolour,memang
indeed,isdifferent,butthentheformdan
andforetoparequitesimilar.”Sementara
Whilehethusremonstratedinseorang
astrainofvociferation,avenerablesenator
senatorentered,andwaddlinguptothedelinquent,“Jackanapes!”cried
dia
he,“Iwillnowlettheemelihat
seeIcanreadsomethingelsethanasurat kabar
newspaper,andthatwithoutthebantuan
helpofspectacles:hereisyour
sendiri
ownnoteofhand,sirrah,foruang
money,whichifIhadnotadvanced,youyourselfakan
wouldhaveresembledanowl,innotberani
daringtoshowyourfacebyday,youungratefulslanderousknave!”In
sia
vaintheastonishedpainterdeclaredthathehadtidak
nointentiontogiveoffence,atau
ortocharacteriseparticularpersons:theyaffirmedthe
kemiripan
resemblancewastoopalpabletobeoverlooked;theytaxedhim
dengan
withinsolence,malice,andingratitude;dan
andtheirclamoursbeingoverheardbythepublik
public,thecaptainwasaberuang
bear,thedoctoranass,dan
andthesenatoranowl,tohisdyinghari
day.Christianreader,Ibeseechthee,inthebowelsofthe
Tuhan
Lord,rememberthisexample“whilethouartemployedintheperusalofthefollowingsheets;dan
andseeknottoappropriatetothyselfthatwhichsama
equallybelongstofivehundredberbeda
differentpeople.Ifthoushouldst
bertemu
meetwithacharacterthatreflectstheeinbeberapa
someungraciousparticular,keepthysendiri
owncounsel;CHAPTERI
Ofmy
Kelahiran
BirthandParentage.Iwas
lahir
borninthenorthernpartofini
thisunitedkingdom,intherumah
houseofmygrandfather,apria
gentlemanofconsiderablefortuneandpengaruh
influence,whohadonmanyoccasionssignalisedhimselfinnama
behalfofhiscountry;andwas
luar biasa
remarkableforhisabilitiesinthehukum
law,whichheexercisedwithbesar
greatsuccessinthestationofahakim
judge,particularlyagainstbeggars,forwhomhememiliki
hadasingularaversion.Myfather(hisyoungestson)
jatuh
fallinginlovewithamiskin
poorrelation,wholivedwiththetua
oldgentlemaninqualityofahousekeeper,espousedherpribadi
privately;andIwasthe
pertama
firstfruitofthatmarriage.Selama
Duringherpregnancy,adreamdiscomposedmyibu
mothersomuchthatherhusband,lelah
tiredwithherimportunity,atlastconsultedahighlandseer,whosefavourableinterpretasi
interpretationhewouldhavesecuredsebelumnya
beforehandbyabribe,butmenemukan
foundhimincorruptible.Shedreamedshewasdeliveredof
seorang
atennis-ball,whichthedevil(who,tohergreatkejutan
surprise,actedthepartofseorang
amidwife)strucksoforciblydengan
witharacketthatitmenghilang
disappearedinaninstant;andshewasfor
beberapa
sometimeinconsolableforthekehilangan
lostofheroffspring;when,allonasudden,shebeheldit
kembali
returnwithequalviolence,andmemasuki
entertheearth,beneathherfeet,whencesegera
immediatelysprangupagoodlypohon
treecoveredwithblossoms,thearoma
scentofwhichoperatedsokuat
stronglyonhernervesthatsheawoke.The
penuh perhatian
attentivesage,aftersomedeliberation,meyakinkan
assuredmyparents,thattheirfirstbornakan
wouldbeagreattraveller;bahwa
thathewouldundergomanydangersdan
anddifficulties,andatlastkembali
returntohisnativeland,mana
wherehewouldflourishinkebahagiaan
happinessandreputation.Howtruly
ini
thiswasforetoldwillappearinthesekuel
sequel.Itwasnotlong
sebelum
beforesomeofficiouspersoninformedmykakek
grandfatherofcertainfamiliaritiesthatpassedantara
betweenhissonandhousekeeperwhichalarmedhimsobanyak
muchthat,afewdaysafter,hemengatakan
toldmyfatheritwashighwaktu
timeforhimtothinkofsettling;dan
andthathehadprovidedapertandingan
matchforhim,towhichhebisa
couldinjusticehavenoobjections.Myfather,
menemukan
findingitwouldbeimpossibletoconcealhissituationmuchlonger,terus terang
franklyownedwhathehaddone;dan
andexcusedhimselffornothavingmeminta
askedtheconsentofhisfather,bymengatakan
saying,heknewitwouldhavebeentotidak
nopurpose;andthat,hadhisinclinationbeenknown,my
kakek
grandfathermighthavetakensuchmeasuresasakan
wouldhaveeffectuallyputthegratificationofitoutofhispower:he
menambahkan
added,thatnoexceptionscouldbetakentohiswife’skebajikan
virtue,birth,beauty,andgoodsense,dan
andasforfortune,itwasbawah
beneathhiscare.Theoldgentleman,who
menjaga
keptallhispassions,exceptsatu
one,inexcellentorder,heardhimtoanakhir
endwithgreattemper,andthentenang
calmlyasked,howheproposedtomaintainhimselfdan
andspouse?Hereplied,he
bisa
couldbeinnodangerofingin
wantingwhilehisfather’stendernesstetap
remained,whichheandhiswifeharus
shouldalwayscultivatewiththeutmostveneration;dan
andhewaspersuadedhisallowanceakan
wouldbesuitabletothemartabat
dignityandcircumstancesofhisfamily,dan
andtotheprovisionalreadymadeforhisbrothersdan
andsisters,whowerehappilysettledbawah
underhisprotection.“Yourbrothersandsisters,”saidmy
kakek
grandfather,“didnotthinkitbawah
beneaththemtoconsultmeinanurusan
affairofsuchimportanceasmatrimony;tidak
neither,Isuppose,wouldyoumemiliki
haveomittedthatpieceoftugas
duty,hadyounotsomerahasia
secretfundinreserve;tothecomfortsof
mana
whichIleaveyou,withakeinginan
desirethatyouwillthismalam
nightseekoutanotherhabitationforyourselfdan
andwife,whither,inasingkat
shorttime,Iwillsendyouanakun
accountoftheexpenseItelah
havebeenatinyourpendidikan
education,withaviewofbeingreimbursed.Sir,you
telah
havemadethegrandtour—youareseorang
apolitegentleman—averyprettygentleman—Iberharap
wishyouagreatdealofkegembiraan
joy,andamyourveryrendah hati
humbleservant.”Sosaying,he
meninggalkan
leftmyfatherinasituasi
situationeasilyimagined.However,hedidnotlong
ragu
hesitate;for,beingperfectlywellacquainted
dengan
withhisfather’sdisposition,hedidnotragu
doubtthathewasgladofini
thispretencetogetridofhim;dan
andhisresolvesbeingasinvariableasthelawsoftheMedesdan
andPersians,heknewitakan
wouldbetonopurposetoattempthimbyprayersdan
andentreaties;sowithoutany
jauh
fartherapplication,hebetookhimself,dengan
withhisdisconsolatebedfellowtoafarm-house,mana
whereanoldservantofhisibunya
motherdwelt:theretheyremained
beberapa
sometimeinasituationtetapi
butilladaptedtothekeanggunan
eleganceoftheirdesiresandkelembutan
tendernessoftheirlove;whichneverthelessmyfather
memilih
chosetoendure,ratherthansupplicateanwajar
unnaturalandinflexibleparentbutmyibu
mother,foreseeingtheinconveniencestowhichshemusthavebeenexposed,hadshebeenmenyampaikan
deliveredinthisplace(andherpregnancywassangat
veryfaradvanced),withoutcommunicatingherdesigntoherhusband,pergi
wentindisguisetotherumah
houseofmygrandfather,hopingthathertearsdan
andconditionwouldmovehimtobelas kasihan
compassion,andreconcilehimtoanperistiwa
eventwhichwasnowirrecoverablypast.She
menemukan
foundmeanstodeceivetheservants,dan
andgetintroducedasanunfortunatewanita
lady,whowantedtocomplainofbeberapa
somematrimonialgrievances,itbeingmygrandfather’skhusus
particularprovincetodecideinsemua
allcasesofscandal.Shewasaccordinglyadmittedintohispresence,
mana
where,discoveringherself,shefellathisfeet,dan
andinthemostaffectingcara
mannerimploredhisforgiveness;atthe
sama
sametimerepresentingthedangerthatmengancam
threatenednotonlyherlife,tapi
butthatofhisowngrandchild,whichwasabouttomelihat
seethelight.Hetoldherhewas
menyesal
sorrythattheindiscretionofherdan
andhissonhadcompelledhimtomembuat
makeavow,whichputitkeluar
outofhispowertomemberikan
givethemanyassistance;thathehad
sudah
alreadyimpartedhisthoughtsonthatsubjek
subjecttoherhusband,andwassurprisedthattheyharus
shoulddisturbhispeacewithanyjauh
fartherimportunity.Thissaid,he
pensiun
retired.Theviolenceofmymother’s
penderitaan
afflictionhadsuchaneffectonherconstitutionthatshewassegera
immediatelyseizedwiththepainsofchildbed;dan
andhadnotanoldmaidservant,towhomshewassangat
verydear,affordedherpitydan
andassistance,atthehazardofincurringmygrandfather’sdispleasure,shedan
andtheinnocentfruitofherwombmusttelah
havefallenmiserablevictimstohisrigourdan
andinhumanity.Bythefriendshipof
ini
thispoorwomanshewascarrieduptoseorang
agarret,andimmediatelydeliveredofseorang
amanchild,thestoryofwhoseunfortunatebirthhehimselfsekarang
nowrelates.Myfather,beinginformedofwhathad
terjadi
happened,flewtotheembracesofhisdarlingspouse,dan
andwhileheloadedhisoffspringdengan
withpaternalembraces,couldnotforbearmenumpahkan
sheddingafloodoftearsonbeholdingthedearpartnerofhisheart(forwhosekemudahan
easehewouldhavesacrificedthetreasuresoftheeast)stretcheduponadomba
flockbed,inamiserableapartemen
apartment,unabletoprotectherfromtheinclemenciesofthecuaca
weather.Itisnottobesupposedthatthe
tua
oldgentlemanwasignorantofwhatpassed,meskipun
thoughheaffectedtoknownothingofthemasalah
matter,andpretendedtobesangat
verymuchsurprised,whenoneofhisgrandchildren,byhiseldestputra
sondeceased,wholivedwithhimashisheirapparent,acquaintedhimwiththeurusan
affair;hedeterminedthereforeto
mengamati
observenomedium,butimmediately(ontheketiga
thirddayafterherdelivery)mengirim
sentheraperemptoryordertobepergi
gone,andturnedoffthepelayan
servantwhohadpreservedherlife.Ini
Thisbehavioursoexasperatedmyfatherthathehadrecoursetothepaling
mostdreadfulimprecations;andonhisbarekneesimplored
bahwa
thatHeavenwouldrenouncehimjika
ifeverheshouldforgetatau
orforgivethebarbarityofhissire.Theinjurieswhich
ini
thisunhappymotherreceivedfromherpenghapusan
removalinsuchcircumstances,andthewantofnecessarieswhereshelodged,bersama
togetherwithhergriefandkecemasan
anxietyofmind,soonthrewherintoalanguishinggangguan
disorder,whichputanendtoherlife.Myfather,wholovedhertenderly,wassoaffected
dengan
withherdeaththathetetap
remainedsixweeksdeprivedofhissenses;selama
duringwhichtime,thepeoplewherehelodgedmembawa
carriedtheinfanttothetua
oldmanwhorelentedsofar,onmendengar
hearingthemelancholystoryofhisdaughter-in-law’skematian
death,andthedeplorableconditionofhisson,astomengirim
sendthechildtonurse,dan
andheorderedmyfathertobemembawa
carriedhometohishouse,wherehesegera
soonrecoveredtheuseofhisreason.Apakah
Whetherthishardheartedjudgefeltanypenyesalan
remorseforhiscrueltreatmentofhissondan
anddaughter,or(whichislebih
moreprobable)wasafraidhischaracterakan
wouldsufferintheneighbourhood,heprofessedbesar
greatsorrowforhisconducttomyfather,whosedeliriumwassucceededbyamendalam
profoundmelancholyandreserve.Atlengthhe
menghilang
disappeared,and,notwithstandingallimaginablepenyelidikan
inquiry,couldnotbehearddari
of;acircumstancewhichconfirmed
sebagian besar
mostpeopleintheopinionofhishavingmembuat
madeawaywithhimselfinsebuah
afitofdespair.CHAPTERII
Igrowup—amhatedbymyRelations—senttoSchool—neglectedbymyGrandfather—maltreatedbymyMaster—seasonedtoAdversity—I
membentuk
formCabalsagainstthePedant—amdebarredAkses
AccesstomyGrandfather—huntedbyhisHeir—IdemolishtheTeethofhisTutor.Ada
Therewerenotwantingsomewhomencurigai
suspectedmyunclesofbeingprihatin
concernedinmyfather’sfate,onthesuppositionthattheyakan
wouldallshareinthepatrimonydestinedforhim;dan
andthisconjecturewasstrengthenedbymencerminkan
reflectingthatinallhiscalamitiestheypernah
neverdiscoveredtheleastinclinationtomelayani
servehim;but,onthe
sebaliknya
contrary,byalltheartificesintheirpower,fedhisresentmentdan
andsupportedhisresolutionofleavinghimtokesengsaraan
miseryandwant.Butpeopleofjudgment
memperlakukan
treatedthisinsinuationasanidlechimera;karena
because,hadmyrelationsbeensojahat
wickedastoconsulttheirkepentingan
interestbycommittingsuchanmengerikan
atrociouscrime,thefateofmyfatherakan
wouldhaveextendedtomejuga
toowhoselifewasanotherhambatan
obstacletotheirexpectation.Meanwhile,I
tumbuh
grewapace,andasIsangat
stronglyresembledmyfather,whowasthedarlingofthetenants,Iingin
wantednothingwhichtheirindigentcircumstancesbisa
couldafford:buttheirfavourwasa
lemah
weakresourceagainstthejealouspermusuhan
enmityofmycousins;whothe
lebih
moremyinfancypromised,conceivedthelebih
moreimplacablehatredagainstme:dan
andbeforeIwassixyearsofage,hadsoeffectuallyblockadedmykakek
grandfatherthatIneversawhimtetapi
butbystealth,whenIkadang
sometimesmadeuptohiskursi
chairashesattomelihat
viewhislabourersinthelapangan
field:onwhichoccasionhe
akan
wouldstrokemyhead,bidmebeabaik
goodboy,andpromisetotakecareofme.Iwas
segera
soonaftersenttoschoolatsebuah
avillagehardby,ofyang
whichhehadbeendictatorwaktu
timeoutofmind;butashe
pernah
neverpaidformyboard,atau
norsuppliedmewithclothes,books,dan
andothernecessariesIrequired,mykondisi
conditionwasveryraggedandcontemptible,dan
andtheschoolmaster,who,throughtakut
fearofmygrandfather,taughtmegratis,memberikan
gavehimselfnoconcernaboutthekemajuan
progressImadeunderhisinstruction.Inspiteof
semua
allthesedifficultiesanddisgraces,Imenjadi
becameagoodproficientintheLatintongue;dan
and,assoonasIbisa
couldwritetolerably,pesteredmygrandfatherdengan
withletterstosuchadegreethathemengirim
sentformymaster,andchidhimseverelyforbestowingsuchpainsonmypendidikan
education,tellinghimthat,ifeverIharus
shouldbebroughttothegallowsforpemalsuan
forgery,whichhehadtaughtmetomelakukan
commit,mybloodwouldlieonhishead.Thepedant,who
takut
dreadednothingmorethanthedispleasureofhispatron,meyakinkan
assuredhishonourthattheboy’skemampuan
abilitywasmoreowingtohissendiri
owngeniusandapplicationthantoanyinstruksi
instructionorencouragementhereceived;that,
meskipun
althoughhecouldnotdivesthimofthepengetahuan
knowledgehehadalreadyimbibed,kecuali
unlesshewouldempowerhimtodisablehisfingers,heharus
shouldendeavour,withGod’shelp,tomencegah
preventhisfutureimprovement.And,
memang
indeed,hepunctuallyperformedwhathehadmelakukan
undertaken;for,onpretencethatIhad
menulis
writtenimpertinentletterstomygrandfather,hecausedsebuah
aboardtobemadewithlima
fiveholesinit,throughwhichhethrustthefingersdan
andthumbofmyrighttangan
hand,andfasteneditbywhipcordtomywrist,insuchsebuah
amanneraseffectuallydebarredmethemenggunakan
useofmypen.But
ini
thisrestraintIwasfreedfrominabeberapa
fewdays,byanaccidentyang
whichhappenedinaquarrelantara
betweenmeandanotherboy;who,
mengambil
takinguponhimtoinsultmykemiskinan
poverty,Iwassoincensedathisungenerousreproachthatdengan
withonestrokewithmymesin
machineIcuthimtotheskull,tothebesar
greatterrorofmyselfandschoolfellows,whomeninggalkan
lefthimbleedingonthetanah
ground,andrantoinformthemaster
masterofwhathadhappened.Iwassoseverelypunishedfor
ini
thistrespassthat,wereItohidup
livetotheageofMethusalem,thekesan
impressionitmadeonmeakan
wouldnotbeeffaced;the
lebih
morethantheantipathyandhorrorIconceivedforthemercilesstiran
tyrantwhoinflictedit.The
penghinaan
contemptwhichmyappearancenaturallyproducedinsemua
allwhosawme,thecontinualingin
wantstowhichIwasexposed,dan
andmyownhaughtydisposition,sabar
impatientofaffronts,involvedmeinaseribu
thousandtroublesomeadventures,bywhichIwasatpanjang
lengthinuredinadversity,andemboldenedtoundertakingsjauh
farabovemyyears.Iwas
sering
ofteninhumanlyscourgedforcrimesIdidnotcommit,karena
because,havingthecharacterofavagabondinthedesa
village,everypieceofmischief,whoseauthorlaydiketahui
unknown,waschargeduponme.I
telah
havebeenfoundguiltyofrobbingorchardsIpernah
neverentered,ofkillingcatsIpernah
neverhunted,ofstealinggingerbreadIpernah
nevertouched,andofabusingtua
oldwomenIneversaw.Nay,
seorang
astammeringcarpenterhadeloquencecukup
enoughtopersuademymasterthatIfiredseorang
apistolloadedwithsmalltembakan
shotintohiswindow;thoughmylandlady
dan
andthewholefamilyborebersaksi
witnessthatIwasabedfasttertidur
asleepatthetimewhenini
thisoutragewascommitted.Iwas
pernah
oncefloggedforhavingnarrowlyescapedtenggelam
drowning,bythesinkingofaferi
ferryboatinwhichIwaspenumpang
passenger.Anothertime,forhaving
pulih
recoveredofabruiseoccasionedbyakuda
horseandcartrunningoversaya
me.Athirdtime,forbeingbittenbyabaker’s
anjing
dog.Inshort,whetherIwas
bersalah
guiltyorunfortunate,thecorrectiondan
andsympathyofthisarbitrarypedagoguewerethesama
same.Farfrombeingsubduedby
ini
thisinformalusage,myindignationmenang
triumphedoverthatslavishawewhichhadhithertomemaksakan
enforcedmyobedience;andthemoremyyears
dan
andknowledgeincreased,themoreImerasakan
perceivedtheinjusticeandbarbarityofhisbehaviour.Bythe
bantuan
helpofanuncommongenius,dan
andtheadviceanddirectionofourusher
usher,whohadservedmyayah
fatherinhistravels,Imembuat
madeasurprisingprogressintheklasik
classics,writing,andarithmetic;sothat,
sebelum
beforeIwastwelveyearsberusia
old,Iwasallowedbysemua
everybodytobethebestscholarinthesekolah
school.Thisqualification,togetherwiththeboldnessoftemper
dan
andstrengthofmakewhichhadsubjectedhampir
almostallmycontemporaries,gavemeseperti
suchinfluenceoverthemthatImulai
begantoformcabalsagainstmypersecutor;dan
andwasinhopeof,beingdapat
abletobidhimdefianceinasangat
veryshorttime.Beingatthe
kepala
headofafaction,consistingofthirtyboys,sebagian besar
mostofthemofmysendiri
ownage,Iwasdeterminedtomenempatkan
puttheirmettletotrial,thatIdapat
mightknowhowfartheyweretobedependedupon,sebelum
beforeIputmygrandschemeineksekusi
execution:withthisview,we
menyerang
attackedabodyofstoutapprentices,whohadmengambil
takenpossessionofapartofthetanah
groundallottedtousfortheskema
schemeofourdiversions,andwhowerethenbermain
playingatninepinsonthetempat
spot;butIhadthemortificationto
melihat
seemyadherentsroutedinansekejap
instant,andalegofoneofthembrokeinhisflightbythemangkuk
bowl,whichoneofouradversariesmemiliki
haddetachedinpursuitofus.Ini
Thisdiscomfituredidnothinderusfromengagingthemafterwardsinsering
frequentskirmishes,whichwemaintainedbythrowingstonesatakejauhan
distance,whereinIreceivedmanywounds,thescarsofwhichmasih
stillremain.Ourenemiesweresoharassed
dan
andinterruptedbythesealarmsbahwa
thattheyatlastabandonedtheirconquest,dan
andleftustothepeaceablekenikmatan
enjoymentofourownterritories.It
akan
wouldbeendlesstoenumeratetheexploitsweperformedinthecourseofini
thisconfederacy,whichbecametheteror
terrorofthewholevillage;insomuchthat,
ketika
whendifferentinterestsdividedit,oneofthepartiescommonlycourtedthebantuan
assistanceofRoderickRandom(bywhichnama
nameIwasknown)tomelemparkan
castthebalance,andkeeptheberlawanan
oppositefactioninawe.Meanwhile,I
mengambil
tooktheadvantageofeveryplay-daytomenyajikan
presentmyselfbeforemygrandfather,towhomIjarang
seldomfoundaccess,byreasonofhisbeingcloselybesiegedbyabanyak
numerousfamilyofhisfemalecucu
grandchildren,who,thoughtheyperpetuallybertengkar
quarrelledamongthemselves,neverfailedtobergabung
joinagainstme,astheumum
commonenemyofall.Hisheir,whowas
sekitar
abouttheageofeighteen,mindedapa
nothingbutfox-hunting,andindeedwasqualifiedforapa
nothingelse,notwithstandinghisgrandfather’sindulgenceinmenghibur
entertainingatutorforhimatrumah
home;whoatthesame
saat
timeperformedtheofficeofparoki
parishclerk.ThisyoungActaeon,
yang
whoinheritedhisgrandfather’santipathytosegala sesuatu
everythingindistress,neversateyesonmetanpa
withoutuncouplinghisbeagles,andhuntingmeintobeberapa
somecottageorother,whitherIbiasanya
generallyfledforshelter.In
ini
thisChristianamusementhewasencouragedbyhispreceptor,who,tidak
nodoubt,tooksuchopportunitiestoingratiatehimselfwiththerisingmatahari
sun,observing,thattheoldpria
gentleman,accordingtothecourseofalam
nature,hadnotlongtohidup
live,forhewasalreadyontheambang
vergeoffourscore.CHAPTERIII
MyMother’s
Saudara
Brotherarrives—relievesme—aDescriptionofhim—hepergi
goesalongwithmetotheRumah
HouseofmyGrandfather—isencounteredbyhisDogs—defeatsmereka
them,afterabloodyEngagement—isadmittedtothetua
oldGentleman—aDialoguebetweenthem.Sekitar
Aboutthistimemymother’ssatunya
onlybrother,whohadbeenlama
longabroad,lieutenantofaman-of-war,tiba
arrivedinhisowncountry;mana
wherebeinginformedofmykondisi
condition,hecametoseeme,dan
andoutofhisslenderfinancesnothanya
onlysuppliedmewithwhatnecessariesIwantedforyang
thepresent,butresolvednottomeninggalkan
leavethecountryuntilhehadmenang
prevailedonmygrandfathertomenyelesaikan
settlesomethinghandsomeforthemasa depan
future.Thiswasatasktowhichhewasby
tidak
nomeansequal,beingentirelyignorant,nothanya
onlyofthejudge’sdisposition,tetapi
butalsoofthewaysofmeninumumnya
general,towhichhiseducationonboardhadkepthimanutterasing
stranger.Hewasastrongbuilt
pria
man,somewhatbandylegged,withseorang
anecklikethatofseorang
abull,andafacewhich(youmightmudah
easilyperceive)hadwithstoodthepaling
mostobstinateassaultsofthecuaca
weather.Hisdressconsistedofasoldier’s
mantel
coatalteredforhimbytheship’spenjahit
tailor,astripedflanneljacket,asepasang
pairofredbreechesspannedwithpitch
pitch,cleangrayworstedstockings,besar
largesilverbucklesthatcoveredthree-fourthsofhisshoes,asilver-lacedtopi
hat,whosecrownoverlookedthebrimssekitar
aboutaninchandasetengah
half,blackbobwiginbuckle,acek
checkshirt,asilkhandkerchief,ahanger,withakuningan
brasshandle,girdedtohispaha
thighbyafurnishedlacesabuk
belt,andagoodoaktanaman
plantunderhisarm.Thusequipped,hesetoutwithme
Yang
(whobyhisbountymadeasangat
verydecentappearance)formygrandfather’srumah
house,whereweweresalutedbyJowlerdan
andCaesar,whommycousin,muda
youngmaster,hadletlooseatourpendekatan
approach.Beingwellacquaintedwith
yang
theinveteracyofthesecurs,Iwasabouttobetakemyselftomyheels,ketika
whenmyuncleseizedmedengan
withonehand,brandishedhiscudgeldengan
withtheother,andatsatu
oneblowlaidCaesarsprawlingonyang
theground;but,findinghimselfattackedat
yang
thesametimeinthebelakang
rearbyJowler,andfearingCaesarmightpulih
recover,hedrewhishanger,wheeledabout,dan
andbyaluckystrokeseveredJowler’skepala
headfromhisbody.By
ini
thistime,theyoungfoxhunterdan
andthreeservants,armedwithpitchforksdan
andflails,werecometoyang
theassistanceofthedogs,whomtheytemukan
foundbreathlessuponthefield;dan
andmycousinwassoprovokedatthekematian
deathofhisfavourites,thatheorderedhisattendantstomaju
advance,andtakevengeanceontheirexecutioner,whomheloadeddengan
withallthecursesandreproacheshisangerbisa
couldsuggest.Uponwhichmy
paman
unclesteppedforwardswithanundauntedudara
air,atthesightofwhoseberdarah
bloodyweaponshisantagonistsfellkembali
backwithprecipitation,whenheaccostedtheirpemimpin
leaderthus:.“Lookee,brother,yourdogshavingboardedme
tanpa
withoutprovocation,whatIdidwasinmyowndefence.Soyouhadbestbecivil,
dan
andletusshootakepala
head,clearofyou.”Whetherthe
muda
youngsquiremisinterpretedmyuncle’skeinginan
desireofpeace,orwasenragedatthenasib
fateofhishoundsbeyondhisusualpitch
pitchofresolution,Iknownot;tapi
buthesnatchedaflailfromoneofhisfollowers,dan
andcameupwithashowofassaultingtheletnan
lieutenant,who,puttinghimselfinapostur
postureofdefence,proceededthus:“Lookee,youlubberly
anak
sonofaw—e,ifyoudatang
comeathwartme,’wareyourgingerbreadwork.I’llbefoulofyour
kuartal
quarter,d—nme.”Thisdeclaration,followedbyaflourishofhishanger,seemedto
memeriksa
checktheprogressoftheyounggentleman’scholer,who,melihat
lookingbehindhim,perceivedhisattendantshadslunkintotherumah
house,shutthegate,andlefthimtomemutuskan
decidethecontentionbyhimself.Sini
Hereaparleyensued,whichwasintroducedbymycousin’sbertanya
asking,“Whothedevilareyou?Whatdoyouwant?
Beberapa
Somescoundrelofaseaman,Ikira
suppose,whohasdesertedandturnedpencuri
thief.Butdon’tthinkyoushall
melarikan diri
escape,sirrah—I’llhaveyouhang’d,youanjing
dog,Iwill.Yourbloodshall
membayar
payforthatofmydua
twohounds,youragamuffin.I
akan
wouldnothavepartedwiththemtomenyelamatkan
saveyourwholegenerationfromthegallows,youruffian,you!”“Noneofyour
rahang
jaw,youswab—noneofyourjaw,”repliedmypaman
uncle,“elseIshalltrimyourlacedjaket
jacketforyou.Ishallrubyoudown
dengan
withanoakentowel,myboy,Ishall.”Sosaying,hesheathedhishanger,
dan
andgraspedhiscudgel.