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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Signore
SIR,
.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourof
il
the
13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,
il
the
whichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
amico
friend
,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
e
and
Iampleasedtofindyou
pensi
think
theymaybeprintedwithagoodprospectofsuccess;
inas
quanto
much
astheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,
se
if
notentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirst
luogo
place
,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
persone
persons
stillliving,givemeleave,with
tutto
all
duesubmission,toobserve,
che
that
theLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
e
and
sentunderthesealofsecrecy;
che
that
theyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
o
or
prejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
ma
but
rathertotheinformation
e
and
edificationofmankind:
so
che
that
itbecomethasortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
ho
have
consultedMrDavyHiggins,
un
an
eminentattorneyofthis
posto
place
,who,afterdueinspection
e
and
consideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
pensa
think
thesaidLetterscontainany
questione
matter
whichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthe
legge
law
.
Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
che
that
,incaseofany
tale
such
prosecution,Iwilltake
la
the
wholeuponmyownshoulders,evenquoad
multa
fine
andimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imay
dire
say
,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
se
if
,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
più
more
careisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
tutti
all
suchvagrantforeignersasmaybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoour
felice
happy
constitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthe
detto
said
Lismahagoisnobetterthan
un
a
Jesuitindisguise;
but
questo
this
Iwillassertandmaintain,totisviribus,
che
that
,fromthedayhequalified,hehasneverbeenonce
visto
seen
intratempliparietes,thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
quando
when
thesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
devo
must
informyou,mygood
Signore
Sir
,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
detto
said
above,Ivaluenotofarush;
ma
but
fromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
una
a
barbel’srow,whichI
avevo
had
eatenatdinner,not
sapendo
knowing
,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
e
and
lastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionoftheseLetters,itis
una
a
circumstancethatconcernsmyownconscience
solo
only
;
sufficethittosay,I
ho
have
fullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
e
and
,bythistime,IhopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,
che
that
thelasthandmaybeputtoouragreement,
e
and
theworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
in
cui
which
IhopeIrest,.
Respected
Signore
Sir
,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
avere
have
thepleasureofseeingyouin
il
the
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
quando
when
Ishallbegladtotreatwithyouconcerning
un
a
parcelofMS.sermons,of
un
a
certainclergymandeceased;
acakeof
il
the
rightleaven,forthepresenttasteof
il
the
public.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
Signore
SIR
,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
e
and
shallbegladtotreatwithyoufor
il
the
M.S.
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
amico
friend
MrBehn;
butcanby
non
no
meanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
tutto
all
alottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icouldmentionparticulars,
e
and
namenames;
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteof
il
the
townissochangeable.
Then
ci
there
havebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
tra
between
Smollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
e
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedwiththatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
se
if
youplease,runtherisqueofprinting
e
and
publishing,andyoushall
avrete
have
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubleto
portare
bring
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
legge
reads
sermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyown
parte
part
,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortof
legge
reading
;
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
fuori
out
oftheway;
oneis
andato
gone
abroad,carpenterofa
uomo
man
ofwar;
andtheother,
aveva
has
beensillyenoughtoabscond,inordertoavoid
un
a
prosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
grande
great
loserbyhisgoingoff—He
aveva
has
leftamanualofdevotion
mezzo
half
finishedonmyhands,
dopo
after
havingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
e
and
hadthemostorthodoxpenof
tutto
all
mypeople;
andInever
saputo
knew
hisjudgmentfail,butinflyingfromhisbread
e
and
butteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
messo
put
inbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
il
the
benefitofagoodplea,
oltre
over
andabovetheadvantageofbindinghim
oltre
over
.
Inthelatewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
un
a
paragraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
un
a
certainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerof
detto
said
regimentcametomyshop,
e
and
,inthepresenceofmy
moglie
wife
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmorewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
e
and
Irecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
avete
have
nothingtofear,and
nulla
nothing
tohope,onthathead—There
avete
has
beenbutoneprinterfloggedat
la
the
cart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
e
and
heassuredmeitwas
non
no
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbythe
Casa
House
ofL—;
butitcameto
niente
nothing
.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
e
and
grantedagainstyou,astheeditorofthoseLetters,Ihopeyouwill
avrai
have
honestyandwitenoughtoappear
e
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonour
e
and
preferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
felice
happy
ifIcanlendyou
un
a
lift;
andam,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Per favore
Please
mykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—I
ho
have
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,
che
which
hewillpleasetoacceptasa
piccolo
small
tokenofmyregard.
My
moglie
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,
e
and
begstoknowifthere’sanyofthat
tipo
kind
,whichhewasso
buono
good
astosendus
scorso
last
Christmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Dottore
DOCTOR
,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
potrei
might
aswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—I
ho
have
toldyouoverand
più
over
howhardIamtomove;
e
and
atthistimeof
giorno
day
,Ioughttoknow
qualcosa
something
ofmyownconstitution.
Why
sarai
will
youbesopositive?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
e
and
asmuchtorturedin
tutti
all
mylimbsasifIwas
rotto
broke
uponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
mente
mind
andbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
abbastanza
enough
ofmyown,those
figli
children
ofmysisterareleftmefor
una
a
perpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavepeopletoget
figli
children
toplaguetheirneighbours?
Un
A
ridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
ha
has
disorderedmeinsuch
un
a
manner,thatIexpecttobelaidupwithanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmy
prossimo
next
.
Ishallsetout
domani
tomorrow
morningfortheHotWellatBristol,
dove
where
IamafraidIshallstaylongerthanIcould
desiderare
wish
.
Onthereceiptof
questo
this
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
e
and
thedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
due
two
oldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
e
and
sellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
sotto
under
marketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringto
fare
make
apublicsubmissionand
pagare
pay
costs.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
voglio
will
Ipocketanyofhis
denaro
money
.
Thefellowisa
cattivo
bad
neighbour,andIdesire,to
avere
have
nothingtodowith
lui
him
:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
pagherà
pay
forhisinsolence:
lethim
dia
give
fivepoundstothepoorof
la
the
parish,andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
e
and
inthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigto
fermare
stop
proceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,
e
and
fortyshillingstoclotheher
figli
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableof
le
the
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’ll
farò
make
herpaywhensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
tutti
all
mydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
e
and
besureyoutaketheironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgive
tutti
all
,thistroublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Quando
When
thiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmale
che
that
standsinmycloset;
tobesentmein
i
the
Bristolwaggonwithoutlossof
tempo
time
,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
e
and
myblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
testa
head
andlappetsandthelitelbox
di
with
myjowls.
Williamsmay
portare
bring
overmybum-daffee,andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
e
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreature
abbiamo
has
beenterriblystupratedeversincewe
lasciato
left
huom.
Praytakeparticular
cura
care
ofthehousewhile
la
the
familyisabsent.
Let
ci
there
beafireconstantly
tenuto
kept
inmybrother’schamber
e
and
mine.
Themaids,having
nulla
nothing
todo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
e
and
letnoneofthemen
abbia
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’t
dimenticare
forget
tohavethegateshit
ogni
every
eveningbedark—Thegardnir
e
and
thehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethe
casa
house
,withtheblunderbussandthe
grande
great
dog;
andhopeyou’ll
abbia
have
awatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
Iknow
che
that
hussyMaryJones,lovestoberumpingwiththemen.
Letme
sapere
know
Alderney’scalfbesould
ancora
yet
,andwhathefought—if
il
the
ouldgoosebesitting;
e
and
ifthecoblerhas
tagliato
cut
Dicky,andhowporeanemilbore
il
the
operation.
Nomoreatpresent,
ma
but
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Caro
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
amore
love
toyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,
e
and
hopingtohearthe
stesso
same
fromyou;
andthatyou
e
and
Saulwilltakemy
povero
poor
kittentobedwithyou
questo
this
coldweather.
Wehavebeen
tutti
all
in,asadtaking
qui
here
atGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketo
avrebbe
have
runawaywithaplayer-man,
e
and
youngmasterandhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;
ma
but
thesquireappliedto
la
the
mare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeak
una
a
wordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for,weservints
dovremmo
should
seeallandsay
nulla
nothing—
Butwhatwasworsethan
tutto
all
this,Chowderhashad
la
the
misfortunetobeworriedby
un
a
butcher’sdog,andcame
casa
home
inaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
preso
taken
withtheasterisks,butthey
presto
soon
wentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
e
and
hesubscribedarepository
che
which
didhimgreatservice—thank
Dio
God
he’snowinafair
modo
way
todowell—praytake
cura
care
ofmyboxand
il
the
pillyberandputthem
sotto
under
yourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
sarà
will
beapryingintomysecrets,
ora
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
ma
but
sulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoa
povero
poor
man;
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
non
no
vails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
una
a
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
e
and
sothereisforsartain.
Weare
tutti
all
goingtotheHotWell,
dove
where
Ishalldrinkyourhealthin
un
a
glassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
Sir
WATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Caro
DEAR
PHILLIPS,
AsIhavenothingmoreat
cuore
heart
thantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
dimenticare
forgetting
,orneglectingthefriendshipI
fatto
made
atcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
avere
have
itinyourpowertorefute
qualsiasi
any
idlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichI
avere
have
beeninvolvedonaccountofmy
sorella
sister
,whohadbeensome
tempo
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Quando
When
Icamehitherwithmy
zio
uncle
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetall
ragazza
girl
,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;
ma
but
remarkablysimple,andquiteignorantofthe
mondo
world
.
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedherto
la
the
addressesofaperson—I
so
know
notwhattocallhim,
che
who
hadseenherat
una
a
play;
and,withaconfidence
e
and
dexteritypeculiartohimself,
trovato
found
meanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
Itwasby
il
the
greatestaccidentIintercepted
una
one
ofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
questa
this
correspondenceinitsbirth,I
fatto
made
itmybusinesstofindhimout,
e
and
tellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthe
questione
matter
.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
e
and
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhisrankin
vita
life
(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimto
il
the
privilegeofagentleman,
e
and
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,
il
the
businesstookair,I
so
know
nothow,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
e
and
honour,&c.
andto-morrow
mattina
morning
wesetoutforBristolWells,
dove
where
Iexpecttohearfromyouby
il
the
returnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
famiglia
family
oforiginals,whomImayone
giorno
day
attempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
e
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
tipo
kind
ofhumorist,alwayson
la
the
fret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephim
compagnia
company
,I’dresignallclaimto
la
the
inheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,
e
and
,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainit
è
is
,allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
paese
country
arefondofhim,
ancora
even
toadegreeofenthusiasm,the
ragione
reason
ofwhichIcannotas
ancora
yet
comprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
e
and
alltherestofmy
vecchio
old
Cambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,
e
and
praytakecareof
povero
poor
Ponto,forthesakeofhis
vecchio
old
master,whois,andever
sarà
will
be,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
amico
friend
,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
casa
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
non
no
motherofmyown,Ihopeyouwill
darete
give
meleavetodisburdenmy
povero
poor
hearttoyou,whohave
sempre
always
actedthepartofakindparenttome,eversinceIwas
messo
put
underyourcare.
Indeed,
e
and
indeed,myworthygovernessmaybelieveme,
quando
when
Iassureher,thatIneverharboured
un
a
thoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
e
and
,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishallneverbehavesoastocastareflectionon
la
the
careyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhave
dato
given
justcauseofoffencebymy
mancanza
want
ofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnottohave
ascoltare
listened
towhattheyoungman
detto
said
;
anditwasmydutytohavetoldyou
tutto
all
thatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;
e
and
thenhebehavedsomodest
e
and
respectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
e
and
timorous,thatIcouldnot
trovare
find
inmyheartto
fare
do
anythingthatshould
fare
make
himmiserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourof
un
a
:
salute;
andasto
le
the
fewlettersthatpassed
tra
between
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
e
and
Ihopetheycontain
nulla
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
ancora
still
persuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
ma
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileI
è
will
endeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
che
which
issodispleasingtomy
famiglia
family
.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
e
and
havenottastedanythingbuttea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidIonce
chiuso
close
myeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
quando
when
wearebyourselves;
ma
but
Ihopetosoftenherin
tempo
time
,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
zio
uncle
,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
e
and
distress;
andisnowalltenderness
e
and
compassion;
andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
promessa
promise
tobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
ma
but
,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
non
no
peaceofmindtillI
saprò
know
mydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
To
Signorina
Miss
LAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
una
a
fright,lestthisshouldnotcome
sicuro
safe
tohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouwillwrite
me
me
,onthereceiptofit,directingto
me
me
,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
una
a
goodgirl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewasveryshyoftakingchargeofmyletter
e
and
thelittleparcel,becausehis
sorella
sister
Sallyhadliketo
avrebbe
have
lostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblame
la
the
manforhiscaution;
ma
but
Ihavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
caro
dear
companionandbed-fellow,itis
un
a
grievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,
che
that
Iamdeprivedofyouragreeable
compagnia
company
andconversation,atatimewhenI
bisogno
need
somuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
e
and
goodsense;
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,will
durerà
last
forlife—Idoubtnot
ma
but
onmysideitwilldailyincrease
e
and
improve,asIgainexperience,
e
and
learntoknowthevalueof
un
a
truefriend.
O,my
cara
dear
Letty!
whatshallI
dire
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
I
ho
have
promisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,
e
and
,ifpossible,toforgethim:
ma
but
,alas!
Ibegintoperceive
che
that
willnotbeinmy
potere
power
.
Asitisby
non
no
meansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbe
il
the
occasionofmoremischief,Ihave
inviato
sent
ittoyouby
questa
this
opportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepit
sicuro
safe
tillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouat
il
the
usualplace.
Ifhe
dovesse
should
below-spiritedatmy
inviare
sending
backhispicture,youmaytellhimI
ho
have
nooccasionforapicture,
mentre
while
theoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
non
no
;
Iwouldnothaveyou
detto
tell
himthatneither;
becausethere
deve
must
beanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemay
dimenticasse
forget
me,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
e
and
yetifheshould,he
dovrebbe
must
beabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
e
and
inconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowritetome,norattempttoseemefor
qualche
some
time;
for,consideringtheresentment
e
and
passionatetemperofmy
fratello
brother
Jery,suchanattempt
potrebbe
might
beattendedwithconsequences
che
which
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrustto
tempo
time
andthechapterofaccidents;
o
or
rathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,sooner
o
or
later,torewardthosethat
camminano
walk
inthepathsofhonour
e
and
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
amore
love
totheyoungladies;
ma
but
itisnotfit
che
that
anyofthemshould
sappia
know
youhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
andiamo
go
toBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksupon
che
that
famouscenterofpoliteamusement,
e
and
everyotherplacewemaychancetovisit;
e
and
Iflattermyselfthatmy
cara
dear
MissWilliswillbepunctualin
rispondere
answering
thelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Caro
DEAR
LEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirectionswithsomesuccess,
e
and
mighthavebeenuponmylegsby
questo
this
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
usare
use
mysaddle-horse.
Irodeoutupon
il
the
DownslastTuesday,in
il
the
forenoon,whenthesky,asfaras
il
the
visiblehorizon,waswithoutacloud;
ma
but
beforeIhadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyastormofrain
che
that
wetmetotheskinin
tre
three
minutes—whenceitcamethedevil
sa
knows
;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
una
one
fortnight.
Itmakesmesickto
sentire
hear
peopletalkofthefine
aria
air
uponClifton-downs:
Howcan
il
the
airbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
dove
where
thedemonofvapoursdescendsin
una
a
perpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementis
il
the
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
e
and
aseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
e
and
hereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatistosay,shecan
scrivere
write
andspell,andspeakFrench,
e
and
playupontheharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
ha
has
agoodfigure,andisverywellinclined;
ma
but
,she’sdeficientinspirit,
e
and
sosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
ha
has
gotalanguishingeye,
e
and
readsromances.—Thenthere’sher
fratello
brother
,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
pieno
full
ofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudas
un
a
Germancount,andas
caldo
hot
andhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asfor
che
that
fantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
non
no
strangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Dio
God
,sheissometimessointolerable,
che
that
Ialmostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
venuto
come
totormentmeformysins;
andyetIamconsciousof
non
no
sinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—why
il
the
devilshouldnotIshake
via
off
thesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
sposato
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbegetthe
altri
other
two:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotake
cura
care
ofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintend
la
the
conductofgiddy-headedboys
e
and
girls.
YouearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,
e
and
Ihopetheywill
andranno
go
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
lungo
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,nextto
un
a
nunnery,istheworst
tipo
kind
ofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
giovani
young
women,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
e
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsome
giovane
young
fellowthatgoesbythe
nome
name
ofWilson.
Therascal
presto
soon
perceivedtheimpressionhe
aveva
had
made,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeherata
casa
house
whereshewentto
bere
drink
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichthey
mantennero
kept
upbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
e
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Quando
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddycameto
soggiornare
stay
atlodgingswithheraunt,
e
and
Wilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
una
a
letterintoherownhands;
ma
but
itseemsJeryhad
già
already
acquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)
che
that
shecarriedtheletterto
gli
him
,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Il
The
rashboy,withoutsaying
una
a
wordofthematterto
me
me
,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
e
and
,Isuppose,treatedhimwithinsolence
abbastanza
enough
.
Thetheatricalherowastoo
lontano
far
goneinromancetobrook
tale
such
usage:
herepliedinblankverse,
e
and
aformalchallengeensued.