ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
Rispetto
RESPECTEDSIR,.Ihavereceivedyour
stimato
esteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,il
thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyamico
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;e
andIampleasedtofindyoupensi
thinktheymaybeprintedwithagoodprospectofsuccesso
success;inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
menzionate
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,se
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirstluogo
place,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmaysorgere
arisefromprintingtheprivatecorrispondenza
correspondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,withtutto
allduesubmission,toobserve,che
thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwrittene
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;che
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,o
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;ma
butrathertotheinformatione
andedificationofmankind:so
che
thatitbecomethasortofdovere
dutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,I
ho
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,un
aneminentattorneyofthisposto
place,who,afterdueinspectione
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnotpensa
thinkthesaidLetterscontainanyquestione
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelegge
law.Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Ido
dichiaro
declareinverbosacerdotis,that,incaso
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwillprenderò
takethewholeuponmyownshoulders,evenquoadmulta
fineandimprisonment,though,Imustconfessare
confess,Ishouldnotcaretosubire
undergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthe
personale
personalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imaydire
say,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotvolentieri
willinglyvilipendanyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeservethche
thatepithet:albeit,Iammuch
sorpreso
surprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoescludere
excludefromthecommissionallsuchvagrantforeignersasmaybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourfelice
happyconstitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positivamente
positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisnon
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;ma
butthisIwillasserte
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthegiorno
dayhequalified,hehasneverbeenoncevisto
seenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withintheparrocchiale
parishchurch.Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
quando
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutale
brutalinhisreprehensions,Idevo
mustinformyou,mygoodSignore
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbypaura
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIdetto
saidabove,Ivaluenotofafretta
rush;butfromthesudden
effetto
effectproduced,byabarbel’sfila
row,whichIhadeatenatcena
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaidfila
rowisatcertainseasonsviolentemente
violentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhiscapitolo
chapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,and
infine
lastly,withreferencetothemodo
mannerinwhichIgotpossesso
possessionoftheseLetters,itisuna
acircumstancethatconcernsmyowncoscienza
conscienceonly;sufficethitto
dire
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedle
thepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;e
and,bythistime,IhopeIhavealsosoddisfatto
satisfiedyouinsuchways,che
thatthelasthandmaybeputtoouraccordo
agreement,andtheworkproceedwithallconveniente
convenientexpedition;inwhichIhopeI
riposare
rest,.RespectedSir,Yourvery
umile
humbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
propongo
propose,Deovolente,tohaveil
thepleasureofseeingyouinil
thegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,quando
whenIshallbegladtotrattare
treatwithyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofun
acertainclergymandeceased;a
torta
cakeoftherightleaven,foril
thepresenttasteofthepubblico
public.Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
Signore
SIR,Ireceivedyoursincourseof
posta
post,andshallbegladtotrattare
treatwithyoufortheM.S.che
whichIhavedeliveredtoyouramico
friendMrBehn;butcanby
non
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
tutto
allalottery—Ihavebeenaperdente
loserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icouldmenzionare
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;ma
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofil
thetownissochangeable.Then
ci
therehavebeensomanylettersuponviaggi
travelslatelypublished—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,e
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalViaggi
Travels,thepublicseemstobecloyedwiththatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,se
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofstampa
printingandpublishing,andyoushallavrete
havehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubletoportare
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodylegge
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyownparte
part,Iamquiteaestraneo
strangertothatsortoflegge
reading;andthetwopersons,whose
giudizio
judgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,arefuori
outoftheway;oneis
andato
goneabroad,carpenterofauomo
manofwar;andtheother,
aveva
hasbeensillyenoughtoabscond,inordertoevitare
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’mun
agreatloserbyhisgoingoff—Heaveva
hasleftamanualofdevozione
devotionhalffinishedonmyhands,dopo
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivino
divine,andhadthemostorthodoxpenna
penofallmypeople;e
andIneverknewhisgiudizio
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhispane
breadandbutteronthisoccasione
occasion.Byowningyouwasnot
messo
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromil
thebenefitofagoodplea,oltre
overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimoltre
over.Inthelatewar,I
inserito
insertedinmyeveningpaper,un
aparagraphthatcamebytheposta
post,reflectinguponthebehaviourofun
acertainregimentinbattle.An
ufficiale
officerofsaidregimentcametomynegozio
shop,and,inthepresenceofmymoglie
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilypaura
fearmorewaysthanone,totheconvinzione
convictionofthebyestanders,Ilegai
boundhimover;myactionlay,
e
andIrecovered.Asforflagellation,you
avete
havenothingtofear,andnulla
nothingtohope,onthathead—Thereavete
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatla
thecart’stailthesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
e
andheassuredmeitwasnon
nomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—hasbeen
minacciato
threatenedseveraltimesbytheCasa
HouseofL—;butitcameto
niente
nothing.Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
e
andgrantedagainstyou,astheredattore
editorofthoseLetters,Ihopeyouwillavrai
havehonestyandwitenoughtocomparire
appearandtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbecondannato
sentencedtothepillory,yourfortuna
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonoure
andpreferment.Ishallthinkmyself
felice
happyifIcanlendyouun
alift;andam,very
sinceramente
sincerely,.Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Per favore
Pleasemykindservicetoyourvicino
neighbour,mycousinMadoc—Ihaveinviato
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carrozza
carriagepaid,whichhewillper favore
pleasetoacceptasapiccolo
smalltokenofmyregard.My
moglie
wife,whoisveryfondoftostato
toastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,e
andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthattipo
kind,whichhewassobuono
goodastosendusscorso
lastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Dottore
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
potrei
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Iho
havetoldyouoverandpiù
overhowhardIamtomove;e
andatthistimeofgiorno
day,Ioughttoknowqualcosa
somethingofmyownconstitution.Why
sarai
willyoubesopositive?Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
zoppo
lameandasmuchtorturedintutti
allmylimbsasifIwasrotto
brokeuponthewheel:indeed,Iam
ugualmente
equallydistressedinmindandbody—Asse
ifIhadnotplaguesabbastanza
enoughofmyown,thosefigli
childrenofmysisterareleftmeforuna
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavepeopletogetfigli
childrentoplaguetheirneighbours?Un
Aridiculousincidentthathappenedieri
yesterdaytomynieceLiddy,ha
hasdisorderedmeinsuchun
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupwithanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmyprossimo
next.Ishallsetout
domani
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,dove
whereIamafraidIshallstaylongerthanIcoulddesiderare
wish.Onthereceiptof
questo
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horsee
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothreshoutthe
due
twooldricks,andsendthemais
corntomarket,andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushelsotto
undermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivellinglettera
letterfromGriffin,offeringtofare
makeapublicsubmissionandpagare
paycosts.Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,
né
neitherwillIpocketanyofhisdenaro
money.Thefellowisa
cattivo
badneighbour,andIdesire,toavere
havenothingtodowithlui
him:butasheispurse-proud,heshall
pagherà
payforhisinsolence:lethim
dia
givefivepoundstothepoorofla
theparish,andIwillritirerò
withdrawmyaction;andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigto
fermare
stopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneymucca
cow,andfortyshillingstoclotheherfigli
children:butdon’tsayasyllableof
le
themattertoanylivingsoul—I’llfarò
makeherpaywhensheisable.Idesireyouwilllockup
tutti
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;e
andbesureyoutaketheironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgivetutti
all,thistroublefrom,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Quando
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmaleche
thatstandsinmycloset;tobesentmein
i
theBristolwaggonwithoutlossoftempo
time,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,my
giallo
yellowdamask,andmyblackvelvetswiththecorto
shorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,my
verde
greenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklintesta
headandlappetsandthelitelscatola
boxwithmyjowls.Williamsmay
portare
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwatere
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoor
creatura
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedeversincewelasciato
lefthuom.Praytakeparticular
cura
careofthehousewhilela
thefamilyisabsent.Let
ci
therebeafireconstantlytenuto
keptinmybrother’schambere
andmine.Themaids,having
nulla
nothingtodo,maybesatagirare
spinning.Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
e
andletnoneofthemenabbia
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tdimenticare
forgettohavethegateshitogni
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnire
andthehindmayliesotto
belowinthelandry,topartakethecasa
house,withtheblunderbussandthegrande
greatdog;andhopeyou’ll
abbia
haveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.Iknow
che
thathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumpingwiththemen.Letme
sapere
knowAlderney’scalfbesouldancora
yet,andwhathefought—ifil
theouldgoosebesitting;e
andifthecoblerhastagliato
cutDicky,andhowporeanemilsopportato
boretheoperation.Nomoreatpresent,
ma
butrests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
Aprile
April2.TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Caro
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
amore
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingoodsalute
health,andhopingtohearil
thesamefromyou;and
che
thatyouandSaulwilltakemypovero
poorkittentobedwithyouquesto
thiscoldweather.Wehavebeen
tutti
allin,asadtakingqui
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketoavrebbe
haverunawaywithaplayer-man,e
andyoungmasterandhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;ma
butthesquireappliedtola
themare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeakuna
awordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;for,weservints
dovremmo
shouldseeallandsaynulla
nothing—Butwhatwasworsethan
tutto
allthis,Chowderhashadla
themisfortunetobeworriedbyun
abutcher’sdog,andcamecasa
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswaspreso
takenwiththeasterisks,buttheypresto
soonwentoff.ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
e
andhesubscribedarepositoryche
whichdidhimgreatservice—thankDio
Godhe’snowinagiusto
fairwaytodowell—praytakecura
careofmyboxandil
thepillyberandputthemsotto
underyourownbed;for,Ido
suppongo
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbeun
apryingintomysecrets,ora
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisingood
salute
health,butsulky.Thesquiregaveawayanould
cappotto
coattoapoorman;e
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisaccordo
agreementhewastoreceivenon
novails;buthesaysashowthere’s
una
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;e
andsothereisforsartain.Weare
tutti
allgoingtotheHotWell,dove
whereIshalldrinkyoursalute
healthinaglassofwater,being,.To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege
college,Oxon.DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhavenothingmoreat
cuore
heartthantoconvinceyouIamincapace
incapableofforgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipIfatto
madeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrispondenza
correspondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocoltivare
cultivate.IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
avere
haveitinyourpowertorefutequalsiasi
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomypregiudizio
prejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishlite
quarrel,inwhichIhavebeencoinvolto
involvedonaccountofmysorella
sister,whohadbeensometempo
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.Quando
WhenIcamehitherwithmyzio
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetallragazza
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;ma
butremarkablysimple,andquiteignorante
ignorantoftheworld.This
disposizione
disposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertola
theaddressesofaperson—Iso
knownotwhattocallhim,che
whohadseenheratuna
aplay;and,witha
fiducia
confidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,trovato
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoherconoscenza
acquaintance.Itwasbythe
più grande
greatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;asitwasmy
dovere
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsnascita
birth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,e
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthequestione
matter.ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
e
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.Thoughhis
rango
rankinlife(which,byil
thebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwasremarkably
vivace
spirited,Iadmittedhimtoil
theprivilegeofagentleman,e
andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inbreve
short,thebusinesstookair,Iso
knownothow,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyworde
andhonour,&c.andto-morrow
mattina
morningwesetoutforBristolWells,dove
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubyil
thereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoafamiglia
familyoforiginals,whomImayonegiorno
dayattempttodescribeforyourdivertimento
amusement.Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isa
fanciulla
maidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,e
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanstrano
oddkindofhumorist,alwaysonla
thefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatpiuttosto
ratherthanbeobligedtokeephimcompagnia
company,I’dresignallclaimtola
theinheritanceofhisestate.Indeedhisbeing
tortura
torturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemperamento
temper,and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtherconoscenza
acquaintance;certainitis,allhisservants
e
andneighboursinthecountryarefondofhim,ancora
eventoadegreeofentusiasmo
enthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasancora
yetcomprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
e
andalltherestofmyvecchio
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservizio
servicetothecook,andpregate
praytakecareofpoorPonto,forthebene
sakeofhisoldmaster,che
whois,andeverwillbe,.Caro
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,e
andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNather
casa
houseinGloucester.DEARMADAM,
Having
non
nomotherofmyown,Ihopeyouwilldarete
givemeleavetodisburdenmypovero
poorhearttoyou,whohavesempre
alwaysactedthepartofakindgenitore
parenttome,eversinceIwasmesso
putunderyourcare.Indeed,
e
andindeed,myworthygovernessmaybelieveme,quando
whenIassureher,thatIneverharbouredun
athoughtthatwasotherwisethanvirtuoso
virtuous;and,ifGodwill
darà
givemegrace,Ishallnevercomporterò
behavesoastocastareflectiononla
thecareyouhavetakeninmyistruzione
education.IconfessIhave
dato
givenjustcauseofoffencebymymancanza
wantofprudenceandexperience.Ioughtnottohave
ascoltare
listenedtowhattheyoungmandetto
said;anditwasmy
dovere
dutytohavetoldyoututto
allthatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;e
andthenhebehavedsomodesto
modestandrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholye
andtimorous,thatIcouldnottrovare
findinmyhearttofare
doanythingthatshouldfare
makehimmiserableanddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Ido
dichiaro
declare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavore
favourofa:salute;
andasto
le
thefewlettersthatpassedtra
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,e
andIhopetheycontainnulla
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamancora
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhathesembra
appearstobe:buttime
è
willdiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourtodimenticare
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomyfamiglia
family.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
e
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;né
nordidIonceclosemyeyesfortre
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseveramente
severelywhenwearebyourselves;ma
butIhopetosoftenherintempo
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myzio
uncle,whowassodreadfullyappassionato
passionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearse
anddistress;andisnowalltenderness
e
andcompassion;andmybrotheris
riconciliato
reconciledtomeonmypromessa
promisetobreakoffallcorrispondenza
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;ma
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhavenon
nopeaceofmindtillIsaprò
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasperdonato
forgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.To
Signorina
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
una
afright,lestthisshouldnotcomesicuro
safetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIprego
begyouwillwriteme,onthericevimento
receiptofit,directingtome
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’scameriera
maid,whoisagoodragazza
girl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewasvery
timido
shyoftakingchargeofmylettera
letterandthelittleparcel,perché
becausehissisterSallyhadliketoavrebbe
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:indeedIcannotblame
la
themanforhiscaution;ma
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—Mycaro
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisun
agrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,che
thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompagnia
companyandconversation,atatimewhenIbisogno
needsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumoure
andgoodsense;but,Ihope,thefriendshipwe
contratto
contractedatboarding-school,willlastforlife—Idubito
doubtnotbutonmysideitwillogni giorno
dailyincreaseandimprove,asIguadagno
gainexperience,andlearntoknowthevalore
valueofatruefriend.O,my
cara
dearLetty!whatshallI
dire
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?I
ho
havepromisedtobreakoffallcorrispondenza
correspondence,and,ifpossible,toforgethim:ma
but,alas!Ibeginto
percepire
perceivethatwillnotbeinmypotere
power.Asitisby
non
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldrimanga
remaininmyhands,lestitshouldbeil
theoccasionofmoremischief,Ihaveinviato
sentittoyoubyquesta
thisopportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepitsicuro
safetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppongo
suppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouatil
theusualplace.Ifhe
dovesse
shouldbelow-spiritedatmyinviare
sendingbackhispicture,youmaytellhimIho
havenooccasionforafoto
picture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butnon
no;Iwouldnothaveyou
detto
tellhimthatneither;becausethere
deve
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemaydimenticasse
forgetme,forthesakeofhisownpeace;e
andyetifheshould,hedovrebbe
mustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalso
falseandinconstant:Ibeseechhimnottowritetome,
né
norattempttoseemeforqualche
sometime;for,consideringthe
risentimento
resentmentandpassionatetemperofmyfratello
brotherJery,suchanattemptpotrebbe
mightbeattendedwithconsequencesche
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrusttotempo
timeandthechapterofaccidents;o
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,prima
soonerorlater,torewardthosethatcamminano
walkinthepathsofhonoure
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermy
amore
lovetotheyoungladies;ma
butitisnotfitche
thatanyofthemshouldsappia
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifweandiamo
gotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksuponche
thatfamouscenterofpolitedivertimento
amusement,andeveryotherplacewemaychancetovisitare
visit;andIflattermyselfthatmy
cara
dearMissWilliswillbepuntuale
punctualinansweringthelettersofheraffettuoso
affectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
Ihave
seguito
followedyourdirectionswithsomesuccesso
success,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbyquesto
thistime,hadtheweatherpermesso
permittedmetousemysaddle-horse.I
cavalcato
rodeoutupontheDownsscorso
lastTuesday,intheforenoon,quando
whenthesky,asfarasil
thevisiblehorizon,waswithoutacloud;ma
butbeforeIhadgoneafullmiglio
mile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyatempesta
stormofrainthatwetmetoil
theskininthreeminutes—whenceitveniva
camethedevilknows;butit
ha
haslaidmeup(Isuppose)foruna
onefortnight.Itmakesmesickto
sentire
hearpeopletalkofthefinearia
airuponClifton-downs:Howcan
il
theairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,dove
wherethedemonofvapoursscende
descendsinaperpetualdrizzle?My
confinamento
confinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamcircondato
surroundedwithdomesticvexations.My
nipote
niecehashadadangerousfitofmalattia
illness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImenzionato
mentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasburro
butter,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,sheha
hasgotalanguishingeye,e
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherfratello
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,pieno
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;orgoglioso
proudasaGermancount,e
andashotandhastyasun
aWelchmountaineer.Asfor
che
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youarenon
nostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoDio
God,sheissometimessointollerabile
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’sthediavolo
devilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;andyetIam
consapevole
consciousofnosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whyil
thedevilshouldnotIscuotere
shakeoffthesetormentsatvolta
once?Ian’tmarriedtoTabby,thank
Cielo
Heaven!nordidIbegetthe
altri
othertwo:letthemchooseanother
tutore
guardian:formypartIan’tinaconditiontotake
cura
careofmyself;muchlesstosuperintend
la
theconductofgiddy-headedboyse
andgirls.Youearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofour
avventura
adventureatGloucester,whicharebrevemente
brieflythese,andIhopetheywillandranno
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensolungo
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoun
anunnery,istheworsttipo
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforgiovani
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;e
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtotellyou!shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsome
giovane
youngfellowthatgoesbythenome
nameofWilson.Therascal
presto
soonperceivedtheimpressionheaveva
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeheratacasa
housewhereshewenttobere
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrispondenza
correspondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomadee
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Quando
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametosoggiornare
stayatlodgingswithherzia
aunt,andWilsonbribedthecameriera
maidtodeliveraletterintoherownhands;ma
butitseemsJeryhadgià
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththecameriera
maid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)che
thatshecarriedthelettertogli
him,andsothewholecomplotto
plotwasdiscovered.Therash
ragazzo
boy,withoutsayingawordofil
themattertome,wentimmediatelyinricerca
searchofWilson;and,I
suppongo
suppose,treatedhimwithinsolenceabbastanza
enough.Thetheatricalherowastoo
lontano
fargoneinromancetobrooktale
suchusage:herepliedin
vuoto
blankverse,andaformalsfida
challengeensued.