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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
Rispetto
RESPECTEDSIR,.
Ihavereceivedyour
stimato
esteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,
il
thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
amico
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
e
andIampleasedtofindyou
pensi
thinktheymaybeprintedwithagoodprospectof
successo
success;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
menzionate
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchasmayberedargued,
se
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirst
luogo
place,astouchingwhatprosecutionsmay
sorgere
arisefromprintingtheprivate
corrispondenza
correspondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,with
tutto
allduesubmission,toobserve,
che
thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
e
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;
che
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
o
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
ma
butrathertotheinformation
e
andedificationofmankind:
so
che
thatitbecomethasortof
dovere
dutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
ho
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,
un
aneminentattorneyofthis
posto
place,who,afterdueinspection
e
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
pensa
thinkthesaidLetterscontainany
questione
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthe
legge
law.
Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Ido
dichiaro
declareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
caso
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwill
prenderò
takethewholeuponmyownshoulders,evenquoad
multa
fineandimprisonment,though,Imust
confessare
confess,Ishouldnotcareto
subire
undergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthe
personale
personalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imay
dire
say,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnot
volentieri
willinglyvilipendanyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveth
che
thatepithet:
albeit,Iammuch
sorpreso
surprisedthatmorecareisnottakento
escludere
excludefromthecommissionallsuchvagrantforeignersasmaybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoour
felice
happyconstitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positivamente
positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
non
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;
ma
butthisIwillassert
e
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
giorno
dayhequalified,hehasneverbeenonce
visto
seenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withinthe
parrocchiale
parishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
quando
whenthesaidLismahagowasso
brutale
brutalinhisreprehensions,I
devo
mustinformyou,mygood
Signore
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notby
paura
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
detto
saidabove,Ivaluenotofa
fretta
rush;
butfromthesudden
effetto
effectproduced,byabarbel’s
fila
row,whichIhadeatenat
cena
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaid
fila
rowisatcertainseasons
violentemente
violentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
capitolo
chapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,and
infine
lastly,withreferencetothe
modo
mannerinwhichIgot
possesso
possessionoftheseLetters,itis
una
acircumstancethatconcernsmyown
coscienza
conscienceonly;
sufficethitto
dire
say,Ihavefullysatisfied
le
thepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
e
and,bythistime,IhopeIhavealso
soddisfatto
satisfiedyouinsuchways,
che
thatthelasthandmaybeputtoour
accordo
agreement,andtheworkproceedwithall
conveniente
convenientexpedition;
inwhichIhopeI
riposare
rest,.
RespectedSir,Yourvery
umile
humbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
propongo
propose,Deovolente,tohave
il
thepleasureofseeingyouin
il
thegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
quando
whenIshallbegladto
trattare
treatwithyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
un
acertainclergymandeceased;
a
torta
cakeoftherightleaven,for
il
thepresenttasteofthe
pubblico
public.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
Signore
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseof
posta
post,andshallbegladto
trattare
treatwithyoufortheM.S.
che
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
amico
friendMrBehn;
butcanby
non
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
tutto
allalottery—Ihavebeena
perdente
loserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icould
menzionare
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;
ma
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteof
il
thetownissochangeable.
Then
ci
therehavebeensomanylettersupon
viaggi
travelslatelypublished—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
e
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimental
Viaggi
Travels,thepublicseemstobecloyedwiththatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
se
ifyouplease,runtherisqueof
stampa
printingandpublishing,andyoushall
avrete
havehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubleto
portare
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
legge
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyown
parte
part,Iamquitea
estraneo
strangertothatsortof
legge
reading;
andthetwopersons,whose
giudizio
judgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
fuori
outoftheway;
oneis
andato
goneabroad,carpenterofa
uomo
manofwar;
andtheother,
aveva
hasbeensillyenoughtoabscond,inorderto
evitare
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’m
un
agreatloserbyhisgoingoff—He
aveva
hasleftamanualof
devozione
devotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
dopo
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundest
divino
divine,andhadthemostorthodox
penna
penofallmypeople;
e
andIneverknewhis
giudizio
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhis
pane
breadandbutteronthis
occasione
occasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
messo
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffrom
il
thebenefitofagoodplea,
oltre
overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghim
oltre
over.
Inthelatewar,I
inserito
insertedinmyeveningpaper,
un
aparagraphthatcamebythe
posta
post,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
un
acertainregimentinbattle.
An
ufficiale
officerofsaidregimentcametomy
negozio
shop,and,inthepresenceofmy
moglie
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodily
paura
fearmorewaysthanone,tothe
convinzione
convictionofthebyestanders,I
legai
boundhimover;
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—
hasbeen
minacciato
threatenedseveraltimesbythe
Casa
HouseofL—;
butitcameto
niente
nothing.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
e
andgrantedagainstyou,asthe
redattore
editorofthoseLetters,Ihopeyouwill
avrai
havehonestyandwitenoughto
comparire
appearandtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbe
condannato
sentencedtothepillory,your
fortuna
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonour
e
andpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
felice
happyifIcanlendyou
un
alift;
andam,very
sinceramente
sincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Per favore
Pleasemykindservicetoyour
vicino
neighbour,mycousinMadoc—Ihave
inviato
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,
carrozza
carriagepaid,whichhewill
per favore
pleasetoacceptasa
piccolo
smalltokenofmyregard.
My
moglie
wife,whoisveryfondof
tostato
toastedcheese,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—Iamas
zoppo
lameandasmuchtorturedin
tutti
allmylimbsasifIwas
rotto
brokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iam
ugualmente
equallydistressedinmindandbody—As
se
ifIhadnotplagues
abbastanza
enoughofmyown,those
figli
childrenofmysisterareleftmefor
una
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavepeopletoget
figli
childrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Un
Aridiculousincidentthathappened
ieri
yesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
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,andsendthe
mais
corntomarket,andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
sotto
undermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
lettera
letterfromGriffin,offeringto
fare
makeapublicsubmissionand
pagare
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,
né
neitherwillIpocketanyofhis
denaro
money.
Thefellowisa
cattivo
badneighbour,andIdesire,to
avere
havenothingtodowith
lui
him:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
pagherà
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
dia
givefivepoundstothepoorof
la
theparish,andIwill
ritirerò
withdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyoumaytellPrigto
fermare
stopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderney
mucca
cow,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,my
giallo
yellowdamask,andmyblackvelvetswiththe
corto
shorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,my
verde
greenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
testa
headandlappetsandthelitel
scatola
boxwithmyjowls.
Williamsmay
portare
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
e
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
creatura
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedeversincewe
lasciato
lefthuom.
Praytakeparticular
cura
careofthehousewhile
la
thefamilyisabsent.
Let
ci
therebeafireconstantly
tenuto
keptinmybrother’schamber
e
andmine.
Themaids,having
nulla
nothingtodo,maybesata
girare
spinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
e
andletnoneofthemen
abbia
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’t
dimenticare
forgettohavethegateshit
ogni
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnir
e
andthehindmaylie
sotto
belowinthelandry,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,andhowporeanemil
sopportato
boretheoperation.
Nomoreatpresent,
ma
butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
Aprile
April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Caro
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
amore
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingood
salute
health,andhopingtohear
il
thesamefromyou;
and
che
thatyouandSaulwilltakemy
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’snowina
giusto
fairwaytodowell—praytake
cura
careofmyboxand
il
thepillyberandputthem
sotto
underyourownbed;
for,Ido
suppongo
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbe
un
apryingintomysecrets,
ora
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingood
salute
health,butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanould
cappotto
coattoapoorman;
e
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhis
accordo
agreementhewastoreceive
non
novails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
una
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
e
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
tutti
allgoingtotheHotWell,
dove
whereIshalldrinkyour
salute
healthinaglassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhavenothingmoreat
cuore
heartthantoconvinceyouIam
incapace
incapableofforgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipI
fatto
madeatcollege,nowbeginthat
corrispondenza
correspondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,to
coltivare
cultivate.
IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
avere
haveitinyourpowertorefute
qualsiasi
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomy
pregiudizio
prejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolish
lite
quarrel,inwhichIhavebeen
coinvolto
involvedonaccountofmy
sorella
sister,whohadbeensome
tempo
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Quando
WhenIcamehitherwithmy
zio
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetall
ragazza
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;
ma
butremarkablysimple,andquite
ignorante
ignorantoftheworld.
This
disposizione
disposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedherto
la
theaddressesofaperson—I
so
knownotwhattocallhim,
che
whohadseenherat
una
aplay;
and,witha
fiducia
confidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,
trovato
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoher
conoscenza
acquaintance.
Itwasbythe
più grande
greatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
dovere
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinits
nascita
birth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
e
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthe
questione
matter.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
e
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhis
rango
rankinlife(which,by
il
thebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkably
vivace
spirited,Iadmittedhimto
il
theprivilegeofagentleman,
e
andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—In
breve
short,thebusinesstookair,I
so
knownothow,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
e
andhonour,&c.
andto-morrow
mattina
morningwesetoutforBristolWells,
dove
whereIexpecttohearfromyouby
il
thereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
famiglia
familyoforiginals,whomImayone
giorno
dayattempttodescribeforyour
divertimento
amusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isa
fanciulla
maidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
e
andridiculous.—Myuncleisan
strano
oddkindofhumorist,alwayson
la
thefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,that
piuttosto
ratherthanbeobligedtokeephim
compagnia
company,I’dresignallclaimto
la
theinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeing
tortura
torturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhis
temperamento
temper,and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurther
conoscenza
acquaintance;
certainitis,allhisservants
e
andneighboursinthecountryarefondofhim,
ancora
eventoadegreeof
entusiasmo
enthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotas
ancora
yetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
e
andalltherestofmy
vecchio
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
servizio
servicetothecook,and
pregate
praytakecareofpoorPonto,forthe
bene
sakeofhisoldmaster,
che
whois,andeverwillbe,.
Caro
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
e
andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
casa
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
non
nomotherofmyown,Ihopeyouwill
darete
givemeleavetodisburdenmy
povero
poorhearttoyou,whohave
sempre
alwaysactedthepartofakind
genitore
parenttome,eversinceIwas
messo
putunderyourcare.
Indeed,
e
andindeed,myworthygovernessmaybelieveme,
quando
whenIassureher,thatIneverharboured
un
athoughtthatwasotherwisethan
virtuoso
virtuous;
and,ifGodwill
darà
givemegrace,Ishallnever
comporterò
behavesoastocastareflectionon
la
thecareyouhavetakeninmy
istruzione
education.
IconfessIhave
dato
givenjustcauseofoffencebymy
mancanza
wantofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnottohave
ascoltare
listenedtowhattheyoungman
detto
said;
anditwasmy
dovere
dutytohavetoldyou
tutto
allthatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;
e
andthenhebehavedso
modesto
modestandrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
e
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
trovare
findinmyheartto
fare
doanythingthatshould
fare
makehimmiserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Ido
dichiaro
declare,Ineveronceallowedhimthe
favore
favourofa:
salute;
andasto
le
thefewlettersthatpassed
tra
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
e
andIhopetheycontain
nulla
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
ancora
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhathe
sembra
appearstobe:
buttime
è
willdiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourto
dimenticare
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
famiglia
family.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
e
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
né
nordidIonceclosemyeyesfor
tre
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochideme
severamente
severelywhenwearebyourselves;
ma
butIhopetosoftenherin
tempo
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
zio
uncle,whowassodreadfully
appassionato
passionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
e
anddistress;
andisnowalltenderness
e
andcompassion;
andmybrotheris
riconciliato
reconciledtomeonmy
promessa
promisetobreakoffall
corrispondenza
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
ma
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
non
nopeaceofmindtillI
saprò
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshas
perdonato
forgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
To
Signorina
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
una
afright,lestthisshouldnotcome
sicuro
safetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatI
prego
begyouwillwriteme,onthe
ricevimento
receiptofit,directingto
me
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’s
cameriera
maid,whoisagood
ragazza
girl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewasvery
timido
shyoftakingchargeofmy
lettera
letterandthelittleparcel,
perché
becausehissisterSallyhadliketo
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,thefriendshipwe
contratto
contractedatboarding-school,willlastforlife—I
dubito
doubtnotbutonmysideitwill
ogni giorno
dailyincreaseandimprove,asI
guadagno
gainexperience,andlearntoknowthe
valore
valueofatruefriend.
O,my
cara
dearLetty!
whatshallI
dire
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
I
ho
havepromisedtobreakoffall
corrispondenza
correspondence,and,ifpossible,toforgethim:
ma
but,alas!
Ibeginto
percepire
perceivethatwillnotbeinmy
potere
power.
Asitisby
non
nomeansproperthatthepictureshould
rimanga
remaininmyhands,lestitshouldbe
il
theoccasionofmoremischief,Ihave
inviato
sentittoyouby
questa
thisopportunity,beggingyouwilleitherkeepit
sicuro
safetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
suppongo
suppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouat
il
theusualplace.
Ifhe
dovesse
shouldbelow-spiritedatmy
inviare
sendingbackhispicture,youmaytellhimI
ho
havenooccasionfora
foto
picture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
non
no;
Iwouldnothaveyou
detto
tellhimthatneither;
becausethere
deve
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemay
dimenticasse
forgetme,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
e
andyetifheshould,he
dovrebbe
mustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbe
falso
falseandinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowritetome,
né
norattempttoseemefor
qualche
sometime;
for,consideringthe
risentimento
resentmentandpassionatetemperofmy
fratello
brotherJery,suchanattempt
potrebbe
mightbeattendedwithconsequences
che
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrustto
tempo
timeandthechapterofaccidents;
o
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,
prima
soonerorlater,torewardthosethat
camminano
walkinthepathsofhonour
e
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
amore
lovetotheyoungladies;
ma
butitisnotfit
che
thatanyofthemshould
sappia
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
andiamo
gotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksupon
che
thatfamouscenterofpolite
divertimento
amusement,andeveryotherplacewemaychanceto
visitare
visit;
andIflattermyselfthatmy
cara
dearMissWilliswillbe
puntuale
punctualinansweringthelettersofher
affettuoso
affectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
Ihave
seguito
followedyourdirectionswithsome
successo
success,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
questo
thistime,hadtheweather
permesso
permittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
I
cavalcato
rodeoutupontheDowns
scorso
lastTuesday,intheforenoon,
quando
whenthesky,asfaras
il
thevisiblehorizon,waswithoutacloud;
ma
butbeforeIhadgoneafull
miglio
mile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybya
tempesta
stormofrainthatwetmeto
il
theskininthreeminutes—whenceit
veniva
camethedevilknows;
butit
ha
haslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
una
onefortnight.
Itmakesmesickto
sentire
hearpeopletalkofthefine
aria
airuponClifton-downs:
Howcan
il
theairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
dove
wherethedemonofvapours
scende
descendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
My
confinamento
confinementisthemoreintolerable,asIam
circondato
surroundedwithdomesticvexations.
My
nipote
niecehashadadangerousfitof
malattia
illness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichI
menzionato
mentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftas
burro
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,she
ha
hasgotalanguishingeye,
e
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
fratello
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
pieno
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
orgoglioso
proudasaGermancount,
e
andashotandhastyas
un
aWelchmountaineer.
Asfor
che
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
non
nostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Dio
God,sheissometimesso
intollerabile
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’sthe
diavolo
devilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
andyetIam
consapevole
consciousofnosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—why
il
thedevilshouldnotI
scuotere
shakeoffthesetormentsat
volta
once?
Ian’tmarriedtoTabby,thank
Cielo
Heaven!
nordidIbegetthe
altri
othertwo:
letthemchooseanother
tutore
guardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotake
cura
careofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintend
la
theconductofgiddy-headedboys
e
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofour
avventura
adventureatGloucester,whichare
brevemente
brieflythese,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.—Thiswasthebeginningofa
corrispondenza
correspondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
e
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Quando
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycameto
soggiornare
stayatlodgingswithher
zia
aunt,andWilsonbribedthe
cameriera
maidtodeliveraletterintoherownhands;
ma
butitseemsJeryhad
già
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththe
cameriera
maid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)
che
thatshecarriedtheletterto
gli
him,andsothewhole
complotto
plotwasdiscovered.
Therash
ragazzo
boy,withoutsayingawordof
il
themattertome,wentimmediatelyin
ricerca
searchofWilson;
and,I
suppongo
suppose,treatedhimwithinsolence
abbastanza
enough.
Thetheatricalherowastoo
lontano
fargoneinromancetobrook
tale
suchusage:
herepliedin
vuoto
blankverse,andaformal
sfida
challengeensued.