ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Sir
SIR,.Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
har
haveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyvenn
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;og
andIampleasedtofinne
findyouthinktheymaybeprintedmed
withagoodprospectofsuccess;inas
mye
muchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchaskan
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inden
thefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionskan
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceofpersoner
personsstillliving,givemeleave,med
withallduesubmission,toobserve,thatden
theLettersinquestionwerenotskrevet
writtenandsentunderthesealofsecrecy;thatthey
har
havenotendencytothemalafama,eller
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;men
butrathertotheinformationog
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometh
en
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,I
har
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,en
aneminentattorneyofthisstedet
place,who,afterdueinspectionog
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnottror
thinkthesaidLetterscontainnoen
anymatterwhichwillbeholdt
heldactionableintheeyeofde
thelaw.Finally,ifyou
og
andIshouldcometoen
arightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,intilfelle
caseofanysuchprosecution,Ivil
willtakethewholeuponmyegne
ownshoulders,evenquoadfineog
andimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Iskulle
shouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
den
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Ikan
maysay,nonfloccifacio—Iville
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,hvis
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
mer
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommissionalle
allsuchvagrantforeignersaskan
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurchog
andstate—GodforbidthatIskal
shouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisnobedre
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;men
butthisIwillassertog
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromden
thedayhequalified,hehar
hasneverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosi
say,withintheparishchurch.Thirdly,
med
withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,da
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Imå
mustinformyou,mygoodSir
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsa
saidabove,Ivaluenotofen
arush;butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
en
abarbel’srow,whichIhadde
hadeatenatdinner,notvite
knowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,
og
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIfikk
gotpossessionoftheseLetters,itisen
acircumstancethatconcernsmyegen
ownconscienceonly;sufficethitto
si
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;og
and,bythistime,Ihåper
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinslik
suchways,thatthelasthånden
handmaybeputtoouragreement,og
andtheworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;in
som
whichIhopeIrest,.Respected
Sir
Sir,Yourveryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
ha
havethepleasureofseeingyouinden
thegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,når
whenIshallbegladtotreatmed
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofen
acertainclergymandeceased;acakeof
den
therightleaven,forthepresenttasteofden
thepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
på
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursin
løpet
courseofpost,andshallbegladtotreatmed
withyoufortheM.S.som
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourvenn
friendMrBehn;butcanby
ingen
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
alt
allalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Ikunne
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;men
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthebyen
townissochangeable.Thentherehavebeenso
mange
manylettersupontravelslatelypublished—Whatmellom
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,og
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,den
thepublicseemstobecloyedmed
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Ivil
will,ifyouplease,runden
therisqueofprintingandpublishing,og
andyoushallhavehalfden
theprofitsoftheimpression—Youtrenger
neednottakethetroubletobringopp
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyleser
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyegen
ownpart,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortofleser
reading;andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
ute
outoftheway;oneis
gått
goneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;og
andtheother,hasbeensillynok
enoughtoabscond,inordertoavoiden
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’mastor
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleften
amanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,etter
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforden
thewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,og
andhadthemostorthodoxpenofallmyfolk
people;andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,
men
butinflyingfromhisbreadog
andbutteronthisoccasion.Byowningyouwasnot
satt
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofen
agoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.In
den
thelatewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,et
aparagraphthatcamebyden
thepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofet
acertainregimentinbattle.Anofficerofsaidregiment
kom
cametomyshop,and,inthepresenceofmykone
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtokutte
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmer
morewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover
over;myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
har
havenothingtofear,andingenting
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehar
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatthecart’staildisse
thesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
og
andheassuredmeitwasnomer
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—har
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbytheHuset
HouseofL—;butit
kom
cametonothing.Ifaninformation
skal
shouldbemovedfor,andgrantedmot
againstyou,astheeditorofdisse
thoseLetters,Ihopeyouvil
willhavehonestyandwitnok
enoughtoappearandtakeyourtrial—Ifyouskal
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgår
go,that’sasuresteptohonourog
andpreferment.Ishallthinkmyself
lykkelig
happyifIcanlendyouet
alift;andam,verysincerely,.
Din
Yours,.HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Vennligst
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—Ihar
havesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagebetalt
paid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.My
kone
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstoham
him,andbegstoknowom
ifthere’sanyofthattypen
kind,whichhewassogod
goodastosenduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Doktor
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kan
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihar
havetoldyouoverandoverhvor
howhardIamtobevege
move;andatthistimeof
dagen
day,Ioughttoknownoe
somethingofmyownconstitution.Hvorfor
Whywillyoubesopositive?Prithee
sende
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslameog
andasmuchtorturedinalle
allmylimbsasifIwasbrutt
brokeuponthewheel:indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
sinn
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesnok
enoughofmyown,thosechildrenofmysøster
sisterareleftmeforen
aperpetualsourceofvexation—whatvirksomhet
businesshavepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?Aridiculousincidentthat
skjedde
happenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,har
hasdisorderedmeinsuchamanner,thatIexpecttobelaidopp
upwithanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmyneste
next.Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Hot
HotWellatBristol,whereIamredd
afraidIshallstaylongerenn
thanIcouldwish.Onthereceiptof
dette
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horseog
andthedemipique.TellBarnstothresh
ut
outthetwooldricks,og
andsendthecorntomarket,og
andsellitofftode
thepooratashillingabushelunder
undermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtogjøre
makeapublicsubmissionandbetale
paycosts.Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocket
noen
anyofhismoney.Thefellowis
en
abadneighbour,andIdesire,toha
havenothingtodowithham
him:butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betale
payforhisinsolence:lethim
gi
givefivepoundstothefattige
pooroftheparish,andIvil
willwithdrawmyaction;andinthemeantimeyou
kan
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,og
andfortyshillingstoclotheherbarna
children:butdon’tsayasyllableofthe
saken
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherbetale
paywhensheisable.Idesireyou
vil
willlockupallmydrawers,og
andkeepthekeystillmeeting;og
andbesureyoutaketheironchestmed
withmypapersintoyouregen
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistroublefra
from,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Når
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackopp
upinthetrunkmalesom
thatstandsinmycloset;tobe
sendt
sentmeintheBristolwaggonuten
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejay
med
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,og
andmyblackvelvetswithden
theshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hode
headandlappetsandthelitelboxmed
withmyjowls.Williamsmay
bringe
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviolmed
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwaterog
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoorcreature
har
hasbeenterriblystupratedeversiden
sincewelefthuom.Pray
ta
takeparticularcareofthehuset
housewhilethefamilyisabsent.La
Lettherebeafireconstantlyholdt
keptinmybrother’schamberog
andmine.Themaids,having
noe
nothingtodo,maybesitte
sataspinning.Idesireyou’llclap
en
apad-luckonthewind-seller,og
andletnoneofthemenha
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tglem
forgettohavethegateshithver
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnirog
andthehindmayliebelowinden
thelandry,topartakethehuset
house,withtheblunderbussandden
thegreatdog;andhopeyou’ll
ha
haveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.I
vet
knowthathussyMaryJones,elsker
lovestoberumpingwiththemen.La
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldennå
yet,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitting;og
andifthecoblerhaskuttet
cutDicky,andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.No
mer
moreatpresent,butrests,.Din
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kjære
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,I
sender
send,mylovetoyouog
andSaul,beingingoodhealth,og
andhopingtohearthesamme
samefromyou;andthatyou
og
andSaulwilltakemystakkars
poorkittentobedwithyoudette
thiscoldweather.Wehavebeen
alle
allin,asadtakingher
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaveløpt
runawaywithaplayer-man,og
andyoungmasterandheville
wouldadonethemselvesamischief;men
butthesquireappliedtothemare,og
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotsnakke
speakawordofthesaken
mattertoanyChristiansoul—nomer
moreIshall;for,weservints
bør
shouldseeallandsayingenting
nothing—Butwhatwasworse
enn
thanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobebekymret
worriedbyabutcher’sdog,og
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastatt
takenwiththeasterisks,buttheysnart
soonwentoff.Thedoctorwas
sendt
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribeden
arepositorywhichdidhimstor
greatservice—thankGodhe’snowinen
afairwaytodowell—prayta
takecareofmyboxog
andthepillyberandputthemunder
underyourownbed;for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
vil
willbeapryingintomysecrets,nå
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisin
god
goodhealth,butsulky.Thesquiregave
bort
awayanouldcoattoapoormann
man;andJohnsaysas,
hvordan
how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldham
him,byhisagreementhewastoreceiveingen
novails;buthesaysas
hvordan
howthere’sadifferencebetwixtvailsog
andperquisites;andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
alle
allgoingtotheHotBrønnen
Well,whereIshalldrinkyourhealthinet
aglassofwater,being,.To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.Kjære
DEARPHILLIPS,AsIhave
ingenting
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofglemme
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipIgjorde
madeatcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouog
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.Ibeginitsooner
enn
thanIintended,thatyoukan
mayhaveitinyourmakt
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhichkan
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,berører
touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysøster
sister,whohadbeensometid
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.Da
WhenIcamehitherwithmyonkel
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchherbort
away,Ifoundherafin
finetallgirl,ofseventeen,med
withanagreeableperson;butremarkablysimple,
og
andquiteignorantoftheverden
world.Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,
hadde
hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—Ivet
knownotwhattocallham
him,whohadseenherataplay;og
and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,funnet
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
en
oneofhisletters;asitwasmydutytostifle
denne
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Igjorde
madeitmybusinesstofinne
findhimout,andtellhimveldig
veryfreelymysentimentsofthesaken
matter.Thesparkdidnot
likte
likethestileIused,og
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.Om
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye
bye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomye
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
en
agentleman,andsomethingmightha
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusinesstok
tookair,Iknownothvordan
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogi
givemywordandhonour,&c.og
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,hvor
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubytheretur
returnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoafamilie
familyoforiginals,whomIkan
mayonedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
og
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddtype
kindofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,og
andsounpleasantinhismanner,at
thatratherthanbeobligedtoholde
keephimcompany,I’dresignalle
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmay
ha
havesouredhistemper,and,perhaps,Imaylike
likehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;certainitis,
alle
allhisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondofham
him,eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasennå
yetcomprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
og
andalltherestofmygamle
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetode
thecook,andpraytakevare
careofpoorPonto,forde
thesakeofhisoldmaster,som
whois,andeverwillbe,.Kjære
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,og
andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNather
hus
houseinGloucester.DEARMADAM,
Har
Havingnomotherofmyegen
own,Ihopeyouwillgi
givemeleavetodisburdenmystakkars
poorhearttoyou,whohar
havealwaysactedthepartofen
akindparenttome,eversiden
sinceIwasputunderyouromsorg
care.Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
maybelieveme,whenIassurehenne
her,thatIneverharboureden
athoughtthatwasotherwiseenn
thanvirtuous;and,ifGod
vil
willgivemegrace,Ishallaldri
neverbehavesoastocasten
areflectiononthecareyouhar
havetakeninmyeducation.IconfessI
har
havegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudenceog
andexperience.Ioughtnotto
ha
havelistenedtowhattheunge
youngmansaid;anditwasmydutyto
ha
havetoldyouallthatpassed,men
butIwasashamedtomentionit;og
andthenhebehavedsomodestog
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholyog
andtimorous,thatIcouldnotfinne
findinmyhearttodoanythingthatskulle
shouldmakehimmiserableanddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
aldri
neveronceallowedhimthefavourofen
a:salute;
andastothe
få
fewlettersthatpassedbetweenoss
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,og
andIhopetheycontainingenting
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamfortsatt
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:men
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIvil
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,som
whichissodispleasingtomyfamilie
family.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
og
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,siden
sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;nordidIonce
lukket
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;men
butIhopetosoftenherintiden
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myonkel
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,har
hasbeenmovedbymytearsog
anddistress;andisnowalltenderness
og
andcompassion;andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
løfte
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondencemed
withthatunfortunateyouth;but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,IshallhavenopeaceofmindtillI
vet
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherfattige
poor,disconsolate,forlorn,.ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iamin
så
suchafright,lestthisskal
shouldnotcomesafetohånden
handbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouwillskrive
writeme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,under
undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisen
agoodgirl,andhasbeensosnill
kindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhar
havemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
veldig
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletterog
andthelittleparcel,becausehissøster
sisterSallyhadliketohadde
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:indeedIcannotblamethe
mannen
manforhiscaution;butI
har
havemadeitworthhiswhile.—Mykjære
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyandre
othermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompanyog
andconversation,atatimeda
whenIneedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumourog
andgoodsense;but,I
håper
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,vil
willlastforlife—Idoubtnotmen
butonmysideitvil
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,og
andlearntoknowthevalueofen
atruefriend.O,my
kjære
dearLetty!whatshallI
si
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?I
har
havepromisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,og
and,ifpossible,toforgetham
him:but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethat
vil
willnotbeinmymakt
power.Asitisby
ingen
nomeansproperthatthepictureskal
shouldremaininmyhands,lestitskal
shouldbetheoccasionofmer
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubydenne
thisopportunity,beggingyouwillenten
eitherkeepitsafetillbedre
bettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,vil
willmakeithisbusinesstose
seeyouattheusualstedet
place.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysending
tilbake
backhispicture,youmayfortelle
tellhimIhavenooccasionforet
apicture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;I
vil
wouldnothaveyoutellhimat
thatneither;becausetheremustbe
en
anendofourcorrespondence—Iønsker
wishhemayforgetme,forthesakeofhisegen
ownpeace;andyetifhe
skulle
should,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalseog
andinconstant:Ibeseechhimnotto
skrive
writetome,norattempttose
seemeforsometime;for
for,consideringtheresentmentandpassionatetemperofmybror
brotherJery,suchanattemptkan
mightbeattendedwithconsequencessom
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letusstole
trusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;eller
orrathertothatProvidencewhichvil
willnotfail,soonerorsenere
later,torewardthosethatgår
walkinthepathsofhonourog
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermy
kjærlighet
lovetotheyoungladies;men
butitisnotfitthatnoen
anyofthemshouldknowyouhar
havereceivedthisletter.—Ifwegår
gotoBath,Ishallsende
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,og
andeveryotherplacewekan
maychancetovisit;andIflattermyself
at
thatmydearMissWillisvil
willbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
Kjære
DEARLEWIS,Ihavefollowedyourdirections
med
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbydette
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmetobruke
usemysaddle-horse.Irode
ut
outupontheDownslastTuesday,inden
theforenoon,whenthesky,aslangt
farasthevisiblehorizon,wasuten
withoutacloud;butbeforeI
hadde
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyen
astormofrainthatwetmetotheskinintre
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevilvet
knows;butithaslaidme
opp
up(Isuppose)foronefortnight.It
gjør
makesmesicktohearfolk
peopletalkofthefineairuponClifton-downs:How
kan
cantheairbeeitheragreeableeller
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinen
aperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementis
den
themoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.Myniecehashad
en
adangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisen
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,og
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’sen
afool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,og
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;det
thatistosay,shekan
canwriteandspell,andspeakFrench,og
andplayupontheharpsichord;thenshedancesfinely,
har
hasagoodfigure,andisveldig
verywellinclined;but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
og
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehar
hasgotalanguishingeye,og
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbror
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,full
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;proudas
en
aGermancount,andasvarm
hotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
søster
sisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGud
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatInesten
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatekommet
cometotormentmeformysins;og
andyetIamconsciousofingen
nosinsthatoughttoentailslike
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilshouldnotIshakeoffdisse
thesetormentsatonce?Ian’t
gift
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!nordidIbeget
de
theothertwo:letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formy
del
partIan’tinaconditiontota
takecareofmyself;muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
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andgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
vite
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflydisse
these,andIhopetheyvil
willgonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensolenge
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworsttypen
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforunge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;og
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtofortelle
tellyou!shefellinlovewith
en
oneoftheactors—ahandsomeung
youngfellowthatgoesbythenavnet
nameofWilson.Therascal
snart
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadde
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastose
seeheratahousehvor
whereshewenttodrinkteamed
withhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichtheyholdt
keptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomadeog
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Da
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddykom
cametostayatlodgingsmed
withheraunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliveret
aletterintoherownhands;men
butitseemsJeryhadallerede
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditmed
withthemaid(bywhatmeanshebestvet
knows)thatshecarriedthelettertoham
him,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.Therash
gutten
boy,withoutsayingawordofthesaken
mattertome,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;og
and,Isuppose,treatedhimmed
withinsolenceenough.Thetheatricalherowas
for
toofargoneinromancetobrookslik
suchusage:herepliedinblankverse,
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andaformalchallengeensued.