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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
Rispetto
RESPECTED
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyour
stimato
esteemed
favourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,
il
the
whichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
amico
friend
,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
e
and
Iampleasedtofindyou
pensi
think
theymaybeprintedwithagoodprospectof
successo
success
;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
menzionate
mention
,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,
se
if
notentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirst
luogo
place
,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmay
sorgere
arise
fromprintingtheprivate
corrispondenza
correspondence
ofpersonsstillliving,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
itbecomethasortof
dovere
duty
topromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
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,Ido
dichiaro
declare
inverbosacerdotis,that,in
caso
case
ofanysuchprosecution,Iwill
prenderò
take
thewholeuponmyownshoulders,evenquoad
multa
fine
andimprisonment,though,Imust
confessare
confess
,Ishouldnotcareto
subire
undergo
flagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthe
personale
personal
resentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imay
dire
say
,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnot
volentieri
willingly
vilipendanyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveth
che
that
epithet:
albeit,Iammuch
sorpreso
surprised
thatmorecareisnottakento
escludere
exclude
fromthecommissionallsuchvagrantforeignersasmaybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoour
felice
happy
constitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positivamente
positively
,thatthesaidLismahagois
non
no
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;
ma
but
thisIwillassert
e
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
giorno
day
hequalified,hehasneverbeenonce
visto
seen
intratempliparietes,thatistosay,withinthe
parrocchiale
parish
church.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
quando
when
thesaidLismahagowasso
brutale
brutal
inhisreprehensions,I
devo
must
informyou,mygood
Signore
Sir
,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notby
paura
fear
arisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
detto
said
above,Ivaluenotofa
fretta
rush
;
butfromthesudden
effetto
effect
produced,byabarbel’s
fila
row
,whichIhadeatenat
cena
dinner
,notknowing,thatthesaid
fila
row
isatcertainseasons
violentemente
violently
cathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
capitolo
chapter
Periichtos.
Fourthly,and
infine
lastly
,withreferencetothe
modo
manner
inwhichIgot
possesso
possession
oftheseLetters,itis
una
a
circumstancethatconcernsmyown
coscienza
conscience
only;
sufficethitto
dire
say
,Ihavefullysatisfied
le
the
partiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
e
and
,bythistime,IhopeIhavealso
soddisfatto
satisfied
youinsuchways,
che
that
thelasthandmaybeputtoour
accordo
agreement
,andtheworkproceedwithall
conveniente
convenient
expedition;
inwhichIhopeI
riposare
rest,
.
RespectedSir,Yourvery
umile
humble
servant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
propongo
propose
,Deovolente,tohave
il
the
pleasureofseeingyouin
il
the
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
quando
when
Ishallbegladto
trattare
treat
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
un
a
certainclergymandeceased;
a
torta
cake
oftherightleaven,for
il
the
presenttasteofthe
pubblico
public
.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
Signore
SIR
,
Ireceivedyoursincourseof
posta
post
,andshallbegladto
trattare
treat
withyoufortheM.S.
che
which
Ihavedeliveredtoyour
amico
friend
MrBehn;
butcanby
non
no
meanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
tutto
all
alottery—Ihavebeena
perdente
loser
bytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icould
menzionare
mention
particulars,andnamenames;
ma
but
don’tchooseit—Thetasteof
il
the
townissochangeable.
Then
ci
there
havebeensomanylettersupon
viaggi
travels
latelypublished—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
e
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimental
Viaggi
Travels
,thepublicseemstobecloyedwiththatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
se
if
youplease,runtherisqueof
stampa
printing
andpublishing,andyoushall
avrete
have
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubleto
portare
bring
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
legge
reads
sermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyown
parte
part
,Iamquitea
estraneo
stranger
tothatsortof
legge
reading
;
andthetwopersons,whose
giudizio
judgment
Idependeduponinthosematters,are
fuori
out
oftheway;
oneis
andato
gone
abroad,carpenterofa
uomo
man
ofwar;
andtheother,
aveva
has
beensillyenoughtoabscond,inorderto
evitare
avoid
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’m
un
a
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—He
aveva
has
leftamanualof
devozione
devotion
halffinishedonmyhands,
dopo
after
havingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundest
divino
divine
,andhadthemostorthodox
penna
pen
ofallmypeople;
e
and
Ineverknewhis
giudizio
judgment
fail,butinflyingfromhis
pane
bread
andbutteronthis
occasione
occasion
.
Byowningyouwasnot
messo
put
inbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
il
the
benefitofagoodplea,
oltre
over
andabovetheadvantageofbindinghim
oltre
over
.
Inthelatewar,I
inserito
inserted
inmyeveningpaper,
un
a
paragraphthatcamebythe
posta
post
,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
un
a
certainregimentinbattle.
An
ufficiale
officer
ofsaidregimentcametomy
negozio
shop
,and,inthepresenceofmy
moglie
wife
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodily
paura
fear
morewaysthanone,tothe
convinzione
conviction
ofthebyestanders,I
legai
bound
himover;
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—
hasbeen
minacciato
threatened
severaltimesbythe
Casa
House
ofL—;
butitcameto
niente
nothing
.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
e
and
grantedagainstyou,asthe
redattore
editor
ofthoseLetters,Ihopeyouwill
avrai
have
honestyandwitenoughto
comparire
appear
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbe
condannato
sentenced
tothepillory,your
fortuna
fortune
ismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonour
e
and
preferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
felice
happy
ifIcanlendyou
un
a
lift;
andam,very
sinceramente
sincerely,
.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Per favore
Please
mykindservicetoyour
vicino
neighbour
,mycousinMadoc—Ihave
inviato
sent
anAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,
carrozza
carriage
paid,whichhewill
per favore
please
toacceptasa
piccolo
small
tokenofmyregard.
My
moglie
wife
,whoisveryfondof
tostato
toasted
cheese,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—Iamas
zoppo
lame
andasmuchtorturedin
tutti
all
mylimbsasifIwas
rotto
broke
uponthewheel:
indeed,Iam
ugualmente
equally
distressedinmindandbody—As
se
if
Ihadnotplagues
abbastanza
enough
ofmyown,those
figli
children
ofmysisterareleftmefor
una
a
perpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavepeopletoget
figli
children
toplaguetheirneighbours?
Un
A
ridiculousincidentthathappened
ieri
yesterday
tomynieceLiddy,
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,andsendthe
mais
corn
tomarket,andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
sotto
under
marketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
lettera
letter
fromGriffin,offeringto
fare
make
apublicsubmissionand
pagare
pay
costs.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,
neither
willIpocketanyofhis
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,andIwill
ritirerò
withdraw
myaction;
andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigto
fermare
stop
proceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderney
mucca
cow
,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
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,my
giallo
yellow
damask,andmyblackvelvetswiththe
corto
short
hoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,my
verde
green
mantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
testa
head
andlappetsandthelitel
scatola
box
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
portare
bring
overmybum-daffee,andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
e
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
creatura
creature
hasbeenterriblystupratedeversincewe
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,maybesata
girare
spinning
.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
e
and
letnoneofthemen
abbia
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’t
dimenticare
forget
tohavethegateshit
ogni
every
eveningbedark—Thegardnir
e
and
thehindmaylie
sotto
below
inthelandry,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,andhowporeanemil
sopportato
bore
theoperation.
Nomoreatpresent,
ma
but
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
Aprile
April
2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Caro
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
amore
love
toyouandSaul,beingingood
salute
health
,andhopingtohear
il
the
samefromyou;
and
che
that
youandSaulwilltakemy
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’snowina
giusto
fair
waytodowell—praytake
cura
care
ofmyboxand
il
the
pillyberandputthem
sotto
under
yourownbed;
for,Ido
suppongo
suppose
madam,Gwyllimwillbe
un
a
pryingintomysecrets,
ora
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingood
salute
health
,butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanould
cappotto
coat
toapoorman;
e
and
Johnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhis
accordo
agreement
hewastoreceive
non
no
vails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
una
a
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
e
and
sothereisforsartain.
Weare
tutti
all
goingtotheHotWell,
dove
where
Ishalldrinkyour
salute
health
inaglassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
Sir
WATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college
,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhavenothingmoreat
cuore
heart
thantoconvinceyouIam
incapace
incapable
offorgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipI
fatto
made
atcollege,nowbeginthat
corrispondenza
correspondence
byletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,to
coltivare
cultivate
.
IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
avere
have
itinyourpowertorefute
qualsiasi
any
idlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomy
pregiudizio
prejudice
atOxford,touchingafoolish
lite
quarrel
,inwhichIhavebeen
coinvolto
involved
onaccountofmy
sorella
sister
,whohadbeensome
tempo
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Quando
When
Icamehitherwithmy
zio
uncle
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetall
ragazza
girl
,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;
ma
but
remarkablysimple,andquite
ignorante
ignorant
oftheworld.
This
disposizione
disposition
,andwantofexperience,hadexposedherto
la
the
addressesofaperson—I
so
know
notwhattocallhim,
che
who
hadseenherat
una
a
play;
and,witha
fiducia
confidence
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,
trovato
found
meanstoberecommendedtoher
conoscenza
acquaintance
.
Itwasbythe
più grande
greatest
accidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
dovere
duty
tostiflethiscorrespondenceinits
nascita
birth
,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
e
and
tellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthe
questione
matter
.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
e
and
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhis
rango
rank
inlife(which,by
il
the
bye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkably
vivace
spirited
,Iadmittedhimto
il
the
privilegeofagentleman,
e
and
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—In
breve
short
,thebusinesstookair,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
attempttodescribeforyour
divertimento
amusement
.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isa
fanciulla
maiden
offorty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
e
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisan
strano
odd
kindofhumorist,alwayson
la
the
fret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,that
piuttosto
rather
thanbeobligedtokeephim
compagnia
company
,I’dresignallclaimto
la
the
inheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeing
tortura
tortured
bythegoutmayhavesouredhis
temperamento
temper
,and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurther
conoscenza
acquaintance
;
certainitis,allhisservants
e
and
neighboursinthecountryarefondofhim,
ancora
even
toadegreeof
entusiasmo
enthusiasm
,thereasonofwhichIcannotas
ancora
yet
comprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
e
and
alltherestofmy
vecchio
old
Cambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
servizio
service
tothecook,and
pregate
pray
takecareofpoorPonto,forthe
bene
sake
ofhisoldmaster,
che
who
is,andeverwillbe,.
Caro
Dear
Phillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
e
and
humbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
casa
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
non
no
motherofmyown,Ihopeyouwill
darete
give
meleavetodisburdenmy
povero
poor
hearttoyou,whohave
sempre
always
actedthepartofakind
genitore
parent
tome,eversinceIwas
messo
put
underyourcare.
Indeed,
e
and
indeed,myworthygovernessmaybelieveme,
quando
when
Iassureher,thatIneverharboured
un
a
thoughtthatwasotherwisethan
virtuoso
virtuous
;
and,ifGodwill
darà
give
megrace,Ishallnever
comporterò
behave
soastocastareflectionon
la
the
careyouhavetakeninmy
istruzione
education
.
IconfessIhave
dato
given
justcauseofoffencebymy
mancanza
want
ofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnottohave
ascoltare
listened
towhattheyoungman
detto
said
;
anditwasmy
dovere
duty
tohavetoldyou
tutto
all
thatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;
e
and
thenhebehavedso
modesto
modest
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
e
and
timorous,thatIcouldnot
trovare
find
inmyheartto
fare
do
anythingthatshould
fare
make
himmiserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Ido
dichiaro
declare
,Ineveronceallowedhimthe
favore
favour
ofa:
salute;
andasto
le
the
fewlettersthatpassed
tra
between
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
e
and
Ihopetheycontain
nulla
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
ancora
still
persuadedthatheisnotwhathe
sembra
appears
tobe:
buttime
è
will
discover—meanwhileIwillendeavourto
dimenticare
forget
aconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
famiglia
family
.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
e
and
havenottastedanythingbuttea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nor
didIonceclosemyeyesfor
tre
three
nightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochideme
severamente
severely
whenwearebyourselves;
ma
but
Ihopetosoftenherin
tempo
time
,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
zio
uncle
,whowassodreadfully
appassionato
passionate
inthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
e
and
distress;
andisnowalltenderness
e
and
compassion;
andmybrotheris
riconciliato
reconciled
tomeonmy
promessa
promise
tobreakoffall
corrispondenza
correspondence
withthatunfortunateyouth;
ma
but
,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
non
no
peaceofmindtillI
saprò
know
mydearandeverhonouredgovernesshas
perdonato
forgiven
herpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
To
Signorina
Miss
LAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
una
a
fright,lestthisshouldnotcome
sicuro
safe
tohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatI
prego
beg
youwillwriteme,onthe
ricevimento
receipt
ofit,directingto
me
me
,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’s
cameriera
maid
,whoisagood
ragazza
girl
,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewasvery
timido
shy
oftakingchargeofmy
lettera
letter
andthelittleparcel,
perché
because
hissisterSallyhadliketo
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,thefriendshipwe
contratto
contracted
atboarding-school,willlastforlife—I
dubito
doubt
notbutonmysideitwill
ogni giorno
daily
increaseandimprove,asI
guadagno
gain
experience,andlearntoknowthe
valore
value
ofatruefriend.
O,my
cara
dear
Letty!
whatshallI
dire
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
I
ho
have
promisedtobreakoffall
corrispondenza
correspondence
,and,ifpossible,toforgethim:
ma
but
,alas!
Ibeginto
percepire
perceive
thatwillnotbeinmy
potere
power
.
Asitisby
non
no
meansproperthatthepictureshould
rimanga
remain
inmyhands,lestitshouldbe
il
the
occasionofmoremischief,Ihave
inviato
sent
ittoyouby
questa
this
opportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepit
sicuro
safe
tillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
suppongo
suppose
,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouat
il
the
usualplace.
Ifhe
dovesse
should
below-spiritedatmy
inviare
sending
backhispicture,youmaytellhimI
ho
have
nooccasionfora
foto
picture
,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
non
no
;
Iwouldnothaveyou
detto
tell
himthatneither;
becausethere
deve
must
beanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemay
dimenticasse
forget
me,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
e
and
yetifheshould,he
dovrebbe
must
beabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbe
falso
false
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowritetome,
nor
attempttoseemefor
qualche
some
time;
for,consideringthe
risentimento
resentment
andpassionatetemperofmy
fratello
brother
Jery,suchanattempt
potrebbe
might
beattendedwithconsequences
che
which
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrustto
tempo
time
andthechapterofaccidents;
o
or
rathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,
prima
sooner
orlater,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
famouscenterofpolite
divertimento
amusement
,andeveryotherplacewemaychanceto
visitare
visit
;
andIflattermyselfthatmy
cara
dear
MissWilliswillbe
puntuale
punctual
inansweringthelettersofher
affettuoso
affectionate,
.
ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
Ihave
seguito
followed
yourdirectionswithsome
successo
success
,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
questo
this
time,hadtheweather
permesso
permitted
metousemysaddle-horse.
I
cavalcato
rode
outupontheDowns
scorso
last
Tuesday,intheforenoon,
quando
when
thesky,asfaras
il
the
visiblehorizon,waswithoutacloud;
ma
but
beforeIhadgoneafull
miglio
mile
,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybya
tempesta
storm
ofrainthatwetmeto
il
the
skininthreeminutes—whenceit
veniva
came
thedevilknows;
butit
ha
has
laidmeup(Isuppose)for
una
one
fortnight.
Itmakesmesickto
sentire
hear
peopletalkofthefine
aria
air
uponClifton-downs:
Howcan
il
the
airbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
dove
where
thedemonofvapours
scende
descends
inaperpetualdrizzle?
My
confinamento
confinement
isthemoreintolerable,asIam
circondato
surrounded
withdomesticvexations.
My
nipote
niece
hashadadangerousfitof
malattia
illness
,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichI
menzionato
mentioned
inmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftas
burro
butter
,andaseasilymelted—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;
orgoglioso
proud
asaGermancount,
e
and
ashotandhastyas
un
a
Welchmountaineer.
Asfor
che
that
fantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
non
no
strangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Dio
God
,sheissometimesso
intollerabile
intolerable
,thatIalmostthinkshe’sthe
diavolo
devil
incarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
andyetIam
consapevole
conscious
ofnosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—why
il
the
devilshouldnotI
scuotere
shake
offthesetormentsat
volta
once
?
Ian’tmarriedtoTabby,thank
Cielo
Heaven
!
nordidIbegetthe
altri
other
two:
letthemchooseanother
tutore
guardian
:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotake
cura
care
ofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintend
la
the
conductofgiddy-headedboys
e
and
girls.
Youearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofour
avventura
adventure
atGloucester,whichare
brevemente
briefly
these,andIhopetheywill
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.—Thiswasthebeginningofa
corrispondenza
correspondence
,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
e
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Quando
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddycameto
soggiornare
stay
atlodgingswithher
zia
aunt
,andWilsonbribedthe
cameriera
maid
todeliveraletterintoherownhands;
ma
but
itseemsJeryhad
già
already
acquiredsomuchcreditwiththe
cameriera
maid
(bywhatmeanshebestknows)
che
that
shecarriedtheletterto
gli
him
,andsothewhole
complotto
plot
wasdiscovered.
Therash
ragazzo
boy
,withoutsayingawordof
il
the
mattertome,wentimmediatelyin
ricerca
search
ofWilson;
and,I
suppongo
suppose
,treatedhimwithinsolence
abbastanza
enough
.
Thetheatricalherowastoo
lontano
far
goneinromancetobrook
tale
such
usage:
herepliedin
vuoto
blank
verse,andaformal
sfida
challenge
ensued.