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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Signore
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourof
il
the13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,
il
thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
amico
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
e
andIampleasedtofindyou
pensi
thinktheymaybeprintedwithagoodprospectofsuccess;
inas
quanto
muchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,
se
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirst
luogo
place,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
persone
personsstillliving,givemeleave,with
tutto
allduesubmission,toobserve,
che
thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
e
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;
che
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
o
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
ma
butrathertotheinformation
e
andedificationofmankind:
so
che
thatitbecomethasortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
ho
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,
un
aneminentattorneyofthis
posto
place,who,afterdueinspection
e
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
pensa
thinkthesaidLetterscontainany
questione
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthe
legge
law.
Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
che
that,incaseofany
tale
suchprosecution,Iwilltake
la
thewholeuponmyownshoulders,evenquoad
multa
fineandimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imay
dire
say,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
se
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
più
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
tutti
allsuchvagrantforeignersasmaybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoour
felice
happyconstitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthe
detto
saidLismahagoisnobetterthan
un
aJesuitindisguise;
but
questo
thisIwillassertandmaintain,totisviribus,
che
that,fromthedayhequalified,hehasneverbeenonce
visto
seenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
quando
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
devo
mustinformyou,mygood
Signore
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
detto
saidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;
ma
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
una
abarbel’srow,whichI
avevo
hadeatenatdinner,not
sapendo
knowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
e
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionoftheseLetters,itis
una
acircumstancethatconcernsmyownconscience
solo
only;
sufficethittosay,I
ho
havefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
e
and,bythistime,IhopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,
che
thatthelasthandmaybeputtoouragreement,
e
andtheworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
in
cui
whichIhopeIrest,.
Respected
Signore
Sir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
avere
havethepleasureofseeingyouin
il
thegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
quando
whenIshallbegladtotreatwithyouconcerning
un
aparcelofMS.sermons,of
un
acertainclergymandeceased;
acakeof
il
therightleaven,forthepresenttasteof
il
thepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
Signore
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
e
andshallbegladtotreatwithyoufor
il
theM.S.
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
amico
friendMrBehn;
butcanby
non
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
tutto
allalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icouldmentionparticulars,
e
andnamenames;
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteof
il
thetownissochangeable.
Then
ci
therehavebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
tra
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
e
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedwiththatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
se
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
e
andpublishing,andyoushall
avrete
havehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubleto
portare
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
legge
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyown
parte
part,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortof
legge
reading;
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
fuori
outoftheway;
oneis
andato
goneabroad,carpenterofa
uomo
manofwar;
andtheother,
aveva
hasbeensillyenoughtoabscond,inordertoavoid
un
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
grande
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—He
aveva
hasleftamanualofdevotion
mezzo
halffinishedonmyhands,
dopo
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
e
andhadthemostorthodoxpenof
tutto
allmypeople;
andInever
saputo
knewhisjudgmentfail,butinflyingfromhisbread
e
andbutteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
messo
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
il
thebenefitofagoodplea,
oltre
overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghim
oltre
over.
Inthelatewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
un
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
un
acertainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerof
detto
saidregimentcametomyshop,
e
and,inthepresenceofmy
moglie
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmorewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
e
andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
avete
havenothingtofear,and
nulla
nothingtohope,onthathead—There
avete
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedat
la
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
e
andheassuredmeitwas
non
nomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbythe
Casa
HouseofL—;
butitcameto
niente
nothing.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
e
andgrantedagainstyou,astheeditorofthoseLetters,Ihopeyouwill
avrai
havehonestyandwitenoughtoappear
e
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonour
e
andpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
felice
happyifIcanlendyou
un
alift;
andam,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Per favore
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—I
ho
havesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,
che
whichhewillpleasetoacceptasa
piccolo
smalltokenofmyregard.
My
moglie
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,
e
andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthat
tipo
kind,whichhewasso
buono
goodastosendus
scorso
lastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Dottore
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
potrei
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—I
ho
havetoldyouoverand
più
overhowhardIamtomove;
e
andatthistimeof
giorno
day,Ioughttoknow
qualcosa
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Why
sarai
willyoubesopositive?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
e
andasmuchtorturedin
tutti
allmylimbsasifIwas
rotto
brokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
mente
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
abbastanza
enoughofmyown,those
figli
childrenofmysisterareleftmefor
una
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavepeopletoget
figli
childrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Un
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
ha
hasdisorderedmeinsuch
un
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupwithanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmy
prossimo
next.
Ishallsetout
domani
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
dove
whereIamafraidIshallstaylongerthanIcould
desiderare
wish.
Onthereceiptof
questo
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
e
andthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
due
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
e
andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
sotto
undermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringto
fare
makeapublicsubmissionand
pagare
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
voglio
willIpocketanyofhis
denaro
money.
Thefellowisa
cattivo
badneighbour,andIdesire,to
avere
havenothingtodowith
lui
him:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
pagherà
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
dia
givefivepoundstothepoorof
la
theparish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
e
andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigto
fermare
stopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,
e
andfortyshillingstoclotheher
figli
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableof
le
themattertoanylivingsoul—I’ll
farò
makeherpaywhensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
tutti
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
e
andbesureyoutaketheironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgive
tutti
all,thistroublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Quando
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmale
che
thatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmein
i
theBristolwaggonwithoutlossof
tempo
time,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
e
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
testa
headandlappetsandthelitelbox
di
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
portare
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
e
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreature
abbiamo
hasbeenterriblystupratedeversincewe
lasciato
lefthuom.
Praytakeparticular
cura
careofthehousewhile
la
thefamilyisabsent.
Let
ci
therebeafireconstantly
tenuto
keptinmybrother’schamber
e
andmine.
Themaids,having
nulla
nothingtodo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
e
andletnoneofthemen
abbia
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’t
dimenticare
forgettohavethegateshit
ogni
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnir
e
andthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethe
casa
house,withtheblunderbussandthe
grande
greatdog;
andhopeyou’ll
abbia
haveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
Iknow
che
thathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumpingwiththemen.
Letme
sapere
knowAlderney’scalfbesould
ancora
yet,andwhathefought—if
il
theouldgoosebesitting;
e
andifthecoblerhas
tagliato
cutDicky,andhowporeanemilbore
il
theoperation.
Nomoreatpresent,
ma
butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Caro
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
amore
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,
e
andhopingtohearthe
stesso
samefromyou;
andthatyou
e
andSaulwilltakemy
povero
poorkittentobedwithyou
questo
thiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
tutti
allin,asadtaking
qui
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketo
avrebbe
haverunawaywithaplayer-man,
e
andyoungmasterandhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;
ma
butthesquireappliedto
la
themare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeak
una
awordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for,weservints
dovremmo
shouldseeallandsay
nulla
nothing—
Butwhatwasworsethan
tutto
allthis,Chowderhashad
la
themisfortunetobeworriedby
un
abutcher’sdog,andcame
casa
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
preso
takenwiththeasterisks,butthey
presto
soonwentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
e
andhesubscribedarepository
che
whichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Dio
Godhe’snowinafair
modo
waytodowell—praytake
cura
careofmyboxand
il
thepillyberandputthem
sotto
underyourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
sarà
willbeapryingintomysecrets,
ora
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
ma
butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoa
povero
poorman;
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
non
novails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
una
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
e
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
tutti
allgoingtotheHotWell,
dove
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthin
un
aglassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Caro
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhavenothingmoreat
cuore
heartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
dimenticare
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipI
fatto
madeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
avere
haveitinyourpowertorefute
qualsiasi
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichI
avere
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmy
sorella
sister,whohadbeensome
tempo
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Quando
WhenIcamehitherwithmy
zio
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetall
ragazza
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;
ma
butremarkablysimple,andquiteignorantofthe
mondo
world.
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedherto
la
theaddressesofaperson—I
so
knownotwhattocallhim,
che
whohadseenherat
una
aplay;
and,withaconfidence
e
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,
trovato
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
Itwasby
il
thegreatestaccidentIintercepted
una
oneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
questa
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,I
fatto
madeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
e
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthe
questione
matter.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
e
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhisrankin
vita
life(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimto
il
theprivilegeofagentleman,
e
andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,
il
thebusinesstookair,I
so
knownothow,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
e
andhonour,&c.
andto-morrow
mattina
morningwesetoutforBristolWells,
dove
whereIexpecttohearfromyouby
il
thereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
famiglia
familyoforiginals,whomImayone
giorno
dayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
e
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
tipo
kindofhumorist,alwayson
la
thefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephim
compagnia
company,I’dresignallclaimto
la
theinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,
e
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainit
è
is,allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
paese
countryarefondofhim,
ancora
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,the
ragione
reasonofwhichIcannotas
ancora
yetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
e
andalltherestofmy
vecchio
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,
e
andpraytakecareof
povero
poorPonto,forthesakeofhis
vecchio
oldmaster,whois,andever
sarà
willbe,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
amico
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
casa
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
non
nomotherofmyown,Ihopeyouwill
darete
givemeleavetodisburdenmy
povero
poorhearttoyou,whohave
sempre
alwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,eversinceIwas
messo
putunderyourcare.
Indeed,
e
andindeed,myworthygovernessmaybelieveme,
quando
whenIassureher,thatIneverharboured
un
athoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
e
and,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishallneverbehavesoastocastareflectionon
la
thecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhave
dato
givenjustcauseofoffencebymy
mancanza
wantofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnottohave
ascoltare
listenedtowhattheyoungman
detto
said;
anditwasmydutytohavetoldyou
tutto
allthatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;
e
andthenhebehavedsomodest
e
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
e
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
trovare
findinmyheartto
fare
doanythingthatshould
fare
makehimmiserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourof
un
a:
salute;
andasto
le
thefewlettersthatpassed
tra
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
e
andIhopetheycontain
nulla
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
ancora
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
ma
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileI
è
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
che
whichissodispleasingtomy
famiglia
family.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
e
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidIonce
chiuso
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
quando
whenwearebyourselves;
ma
butIhopetosoftenherin
tempo
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
zio
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
e
anddistress;
andisnowalltenderness
e
andcompassion;
andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
promessa
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
ma
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
non
nopeaceofmindtillI
saprò
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
To
Signorina
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
una
afright,lestthisshouldnotcome
sicuro
safetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouwillwrite
me
me,onthereceiptofit,directingto
me
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
una
agoodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewasveryshyoftakingchargeofmyletter
e
andthelittleparcel,becausehis
sorella
sisterSallyhadliketo
avrebbe
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblame
la
themanforhiscaution;
ma
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
caro
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itis
un
agrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,
che
thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
compagnia
companyandconversation,atatimewhenI
bisogno
needsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
e
andgoodsense;
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,will
durerà
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
ma
butonmysideitwilldailyincrease
e
andimprove,asIgainexperience,
e
andlearntoknowthevalueof
un
atruefriend.
O,my
cara
dearLetty!
whatshallI
dire
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
I
ho
havepromisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,
e
and,ifpossible,toforgethim:
ma
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceive
che
thatwillnotbeinmy
potere
power.
Asitisby
non
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbe
il
theoccasionofmoremischief,Ihave
inviato
sentittoyouby
questa
thisopportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepit
sicuro
safetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouat
il
theusualplace.
Ifhe
dovesse
shouldbelow-spiritedatmy
inviare
sendingbackhispicture,youmaytellhimI
ho
havenooccasionforapicture,
mentre
whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
non
no;
Iwouldnothaveyou
detto
tellhimthatneither;
becausethere
deve
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemay
dimenticasse
forgetme,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
e
andyetifheshould,he
dovrebbe
mustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
e
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowritetome,norattempttoseemefor
qualche
sometime;
for,consideringtheresentment
e
andpassionatetemperofmy
fratello
brotherJery,suchanattempt
potrebbe
mightbeattendedwithconsequences
che
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrustto
tempo
timeandthechapterofaccidents;
o
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,sooner
o
orlater,torewardthosethat
camminano
walkinthepathsofhonour
e
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
amore
lovetotheyoungladies;
ma
butitisnotfit
che
thatanyofthemshould
sappia
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
andiamo
gotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksupon
che
thatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
e
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetovisit;
e
andIflattermyselfthatmy
cara
dearMissWilliswillbepunctualin
rispondere
answeringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Caro
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirectionswithsomesuccess,
e
andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
questo
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
usare
usemysaddle-horse.
Irodeoutupon
il
theDownslastTuesday,in
il
theforenoon,whenthesky,asfaras
il
thevisiblehorizon,waswithoutacloud;
ma
butbeforeIhadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyastormofrain
che
thatwetmetotheskinin
tre
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevil
sa
knows;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
una
onefortnight.
Itmakesmesickto
sentire
hearpeopletalkofthefine
aria
airuponClifton-downs:
Howcan
il
theairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
dove
wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
una
aperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementis
il
themoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
e
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
e
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatistosay,shecan
scrivere
writeandspell,andspeakFrench,
e
andplayupontheharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
ha
hasagoodfigure,andisverywellinclined;
ma
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
e
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
ha
hasgotalanguishingeye,
e
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
fratello
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
pieno
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudas
un
aGermancount,andas
caldo
hotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asfor
che
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
non
nostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Dio
God,sheissometimessointolerable,
che
thatIalmostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
venuto
cometotormentmeformysins;
andyetIamconsciousof
non
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—why
il
thedevilshouldnotIshake
via
offthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
sposato
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbegetthe
altri
othertwo:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotake
cura
careofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintend
la
theconductofgiddy-headedboys
e
andgirls.
YouearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,
e
andIhopetheywill
andranno
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
lungo
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nextto
un
anunnery,istheworst
tipo
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
giovani
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
e
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsome
giovane
youngfellowthatgoesbythe
nome
nameofWilson.
Therascal
presto
soonperceivedtheimpressionhe
aveva
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeherata
casa
housewhereshewentto
bere
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichthey
mantennero
keptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
e
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Quando
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycameto
soggiornare
stayatlodgingswithheraunt,
e
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
una
aletterintoherownhands;
ma
butitseemsJeryhad
già
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)
che
thatshecarriedtheletterto
gli
him,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Il
Therashboy,withoutsaying
una
awordofthematterto
me
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
e
and,Isuppose,treatedhimwithinsolence
abbastanza
enough.
Thetheatricalherowastoo
lontano
fargoneinromancetobrook
tale
suchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
e
andaformalchallengeensued.