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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Sir
SIR,
.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
har
have
perusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
venn
friend
,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
og
and
Iampleasedto
finne
find
youthinktheymaybeprinted
med
with
agoodprospectofsuccess;
inas
mye
much
astheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kan
may
beredargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,in
den
the
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
kan
may
arisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
personer
persons
stillliving,givemeleave,
med
with
allduesubmission,toobserve,that
den
the
Lettersinquestionwerenot
skrevet
written
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thatthey
har
have
notendencytothemalafama,
eller
or
prejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
men
but
rathertotheinformation
og
and
edificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
en
a
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
har
have
consultedMrDavyHiggins,
en
an
eminentattorneyofthis
stedet
place
,who,afterdueinspection
og
and
consideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
tror
think
thesaidLetterscontain
noen
any
matterwhichwillbe
holdt
held
actionableintheeyeof
de
the
law.
Finally,ifyou
og
and
Ishouldcometo
en
a
rightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
tilfelle
case
ofanysuchprosecution,I
vil
will
takethewholeuponmy
egne
own
shoulders,evenquoadfine
og
and
imprisonment,though,Imustconfess,I
skulle
should
notcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
den
the
personalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
kan
may
say,nonfloccifacio—I
ville
would
notwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
hvis
if
,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
mer
more
careisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
alle
all
suchvagrantforeignersas
kan
may
bejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
og
and
state—GodforbidthatI
skal
should
besouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisno
bedre
better
thanaJesuitindisguise;
men
but
thisIwillassert
og
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,from
den
the
dayhequalified,he
har
has
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatisto
si
say
,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
med
with
respecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
da
when
thesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
must
informyou,mygood
Sir
Sir
,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
sa
said
above,Ivaluenotof
en
a
rush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
en
a
barbel’srow,whichI
hadde
had
eatenatdinner,not
vite
knowing
,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
og
and
lastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichI
fikk
got
possessionoftheseLetters,itis
en
a
circumstancethatconcernsmy
egen
own
conscienceonly;
sufficethitto
si
say
,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
og
and
,bythistime,I
håper
hope
Ihavealsosatisfiedyouin
slik
such
ways,thatthelast
hånden
hand
maybeputtoouragreement,
og
and
theworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
in
som
which
IhopeIrest,.
Respected
Sir
Sir
,Yourveryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
ha
have
thepleasureofseeingyouin
den
the
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
når
when
Ishallbegladtotreat
med
with
youconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
en
a
certainclergymandeceased;
acakeof
den
the
rightleaven,forthepresenttasteof
den
the
public.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursin
løpet
course
ofpost,andshallbegladtotreat
med
with
youfortheM.S.
som
which
Ihavedeliveredtoyour
venn
friend
MrBehn;
butcanby
ingen
no
meanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
alt
all
alottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—I
kunne
could
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;
men
but
don’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
byen
town
issochangeable.
Thentherehavebeenso
mange
many
lettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
mellom
between
Smollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
og
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,
den
the
publicseemstobecloyed
med
with
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,I
vil
will
,ifyouplease,run
den
the
risqueofprintingandpublishing,
og
and
youshallhavehalf
den
the
profitsoftheimpression—You
trenger
need
nottakethetroubletobring
opp
up
yoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
leser
reads
sermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formy
egen
own
part,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortof
leser
reading
;
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
ute
out
oftheway;
oneis
gått
gone
abroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
og
and
theother,hasbeensilly
nok
enough
toabscond,inordertoavoid
en
a
prosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
stor
great
loserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleft
en
a
manualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
etter
after
havingreceivedmoneyfor
den
the
wholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
og
and
hadthemostorthodoxpenofallmy
folk
people
;
andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,
men
but
inflyingfromhisbread
og
and
butteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
satt
put
inbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitof
en
a
goodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
In
den
the
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
et
a
paragraphthatcameby
den
the
post,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
et
a
certainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregiment
kom
came
tomyshop,and,inthepresenceofmy
kone
wife
andjourneyman,threatenedto
kutte
cut
offmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
mer
more
waysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhim
over
over
;
myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
har
have
nothingtofear,and
ingenting
nothing
tohope,onthathead—There
har
has
beenbutoneprinterfloggedatthecart’stail
disse
these
thirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
og
and
heassuredmeitwasno
mer
more
thanaflea-bite.C—S—
har
has
beenthreatenedseveraltimesbythe
Huset
House
ofL—;
butit
kom
came
tonothing.
Ifaninformation
skal
should
bemovedfor,andgranted
mot
against
you,astheeditorof
disse
those
Letters,Ihopeyou
vil
will
havehonestyandwit
nok
enough
toappearandtakeyourtrial—Ifyou
skal
should
besentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimes
går
go
,that’sasuresteptohonour
og
and
preferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
lykkelig
happy
ifIcanlendyou
et
a
lift;
andam,verysincerely,.
Din
Yours,
.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Vennligst
Please
mykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—I
har
have
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriage
betalt
paid
,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
kone
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentsto
ham
him
,andbegstoknow
om
if
there’sanyofthat
typen
kind
,whichhewasso
god
good
astosenduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Doktor
DOCTOR
,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kan
might
aswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—I
har
have
toldyouoverandover
hvor
how
hardIamto
bevege
move
;
andatthistimeof
dagen
day
,Ioughttoknow
noe
something
ofmyownconstitution.
Hvorfor
Why
willyoubesopositive?
Prithee
sende
send
meanotherprescription—Iamaslame
og
and
asmuchtorturedin
alle
all
mylimbsasifIwas
brutt
broke
uponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
sinn
mind
andbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
nok
enough
ofmyown,thosechildrenofmy
søster
sister
areleftmefor
en
a
perpetualsourceofvexation—what
virksomhet
business
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculousincidentthat
skjedde
happened
yesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
har
has
disorderedmeinsuchamanner,thatIexpecttobelaid
opp
up
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmy
neste
next
.
Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Hot
Hot
WellatBristol,whereIam
redd
afraid
Ishallstaylonger
enn
than
Icouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
dette
this
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
og
and
thedemipique.
TellBarnstothresh
ut
out
thetwooldricks,
og
and
sendthecorntomarket,
og
and
sellitoffto
de
the
pooratashillingabushel
under
under
marketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringto
gjøre
make
apublicsubmissionand
betale
pay
costs.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocket
noen
any
ofhismoney.
Thefellowis
en
a
badneighbour,andIdesire,to
ha
have
nothingtodowith
ham
him
:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betale
pay
forhisinsolence:
lethim
gi
give
fivepoundstothe
fattige
poor
oftheparish,andI
vil
will
withdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyou
kan
may
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,
og
and
fortyshillingstoclotheher
barna
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthe
saken
matter
toanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
betale
pay
whensheisable.
Idesireyou
vil
will
lockupallmydrawers,
og
and
keepthekeystillmeeting;
og
and
besureyoutaketheironchest
med
with
mypapersintoyour
egen
own
custody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
fra
from,
.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Når
When
thiscumstohand,besuretopack
opp
up
inthetrunkmale
som
that
standsinmycloset;
tobe
sendt
sent
meintheBristolwaggon
uten
without
lossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
med
with
greenrobins,myyellowdamask,
og
and
myblackvelvetswith
den
the
shorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hode
head
andlappetsandthelitelbox
med
with
myjowls.
Williamsmay
bringe
bring
overmybum-daffee,andtheviol
med
with
theeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
og
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreature
har
has
beenterriblystupratedever
siden
since
welefthuom.
Pray
ta
take
particularcareofthe
huset
house
whilethefamilyisabsent.
La
Let
therebeafireconstantly
holdt
kept
inmybrother’schamber
og
and
mine.
Themaids,having
noe
nothing
todo,maybe
sitte
sat
aspinning.
Idesireyou’llclap
en
a
pad-luckonthewind-seller,
og
and
letnoneofthemen
ha
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’t
glem
forget
tohavethegateshit
hver
every
eveningbedark—Thegardnir
og
and
thehindmayliebelowin
den
the
landry,topartakethe
huset
house
,withtheblunderbussand
den
the
greatdog;
andhopeyou’ll
ha
have
awatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
vet
know
thathussyMaryJones,
elsker
loves
toberumpingwiththemen.
La
Let
meknowAlderney’scalfbesould
ennå
yet
,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitting;
og
and
ifthecoblerhas
kuttet
cut
Dicky,andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.
No
mer
more
atpresent,butrests,.
Din
Yours
,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kjære
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
sender
send
,mylovetoyou
og
and
Saul,beingingoodhealth,
og
and
hopingtohearthe
samme
same
fromyou;
andthatyou
og
and
Saulwilltakemy
stakkars
poor
kittentobedwithyou
dette
this
coldweather.
Wehavebeen
alle
all
in,asadtaking
her
here
atGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohave
løpt
run
awaywithaplayer-man,
og
and
youngmasterandhe
ville
would
adonethemselvesamischief;
men
but
thesquireappliedtothemare,
og
and
theywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
snakke
speak
awordofthe
saken
matter
toanyChristiansoul—no
mer
more
Ishall;
for,weservints
bør
should
seeallandsay
ingenting
nothing—
Butwhatwasworse
enn
than
allthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobe
bekymret
worried
byabutcher’sdog,
og
and
camehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswas
tatt
taken
withtheasterisks,butthey
snart
soon
wentoff.
Thedoctorwas
sendt
sent
fortoChowder,andhesubscribed
en
a
repositorywhichdidhim
stor
great
service—thankGodhe’snowin
en
a
fairwaytodowell—pray
ta
take
careofmybox
og
and
thepillyberandputthem
under
under
yourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
vil
will
beapryingintomysecrets,
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
god
good
health,butsulky.
Thesquiregave
bort
away
anouldcoattoapoor
mann
man
;
andJohnsaysas,
hvordan
how
‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
ham
him
,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
ingen
no
vails;
buthesaysas
hvordan
how
there’sadifferencebetwixtvails
og
and
perquisites;
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
alle
all
goingtotheHot
Brønnen
Well
,whereIshalldrinkyourhealthin
et
a
glassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
Sir
WATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Kjære
DEAR
PHILLIPS,
AsIhave
ingenting
nothing
moreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
glemme
forgetting
,orneglectingthefriendshipI
gjorde
made
atcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
og
and
Iagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
enn
than
Iintended,thatyou
kan
may
haveitinyour
makt
power
torefuteanyidlereportswhich
kan
may
becirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,
berører
touching
afoolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmy
søster
sister
,whohadbeensome
tid
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Da
When
Icamehitherwithmy
onkel
uncle
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchher
bort
away
,Ifoundhera
fin
fine
tallgirl,ofseventeen,
med
with
anagreeableperson;
butremarkablysimple,
og
and
quiteignorantofthe
verden
world
.
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,
hadde
had
exposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—I
vet
know
notwhattocall
ham
him
,whohadseenherataplay;
og
and
,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,
funnet
found
meanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
en
one
ofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
denne
this
correspondenceinitsbirth,I
gjorde
made
itmybusinessto
finne
find
himout,andtellhim
veldig
very
freelymysentimentsofthe
saken
matter
.
Thesparkdidnot
likte
like
thestileIused,
og
and
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Om
Though
hisrankinlife(which,bythe
bye
bye
,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
mye
much
deference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
en
a
gentleman,andsomethingmight
ha
have
happened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
tok
took
air,Iknownot
hvordan
how
,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
gi
give
mywordandhonour,&c.
og
and
to-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
hvor
where
Iexpecttohearfromyoubythe
retur
return
ofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
familie
family
oforiginals,whomI
kan
may
onedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
og
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
type
kind
ofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,
og
and
sounpleasantinhismanner,
at
that
ratherthanbeobligedto
holde
keep
himcompany,I’dresign
alle
all
claimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmay
ha
have
souredhistemper,and,perhaps,Imay
like
like
himbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
alle
all
hisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondof
ham
him
,eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotas
ennå
yet
comprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
og
and
alltherestofmy
gamle
old
Cambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyserviceto
de
the
cook,andpraytake
vare
care
ofpoorPonto,for
de
the
sakeofhisoldmaster,
som
who
is,andeverwillbe,.
Kjære
Dear
Phillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
og
and
humbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
hus
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Har
Having
nomotherofmy
egen
own
,Ihopeyouwill
gi
give
meleavetodisburdenmy
stakkars
poor
hearttoyou,who
har
have
alwaysactedthepartof
en
a
kindparenttome,ever
siden
since
Iwasputunderyour
omsorg
care
.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
may
believeme,whenIassure
henne
her
,thatIneverharboured
en
a
thoughtthatwasotherwise
enn
than
virtuous;
and,ifGod
vil
will
givemegrace,Ishall
aldri
never
behavesoastocast
en
a
reflectiononthecareyou
har
have
takeninmyeducation.
IconfessI
har
have
givenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
og
and
experience.
Ioughtnotto
ha
have
listenedtowhatthe
unge
young
mansaid;
anditwasmydutyto
ha
have
toldyouallthatpassed,
men
but
Iwasashamedtomentionit;
og
and
thenhebehavedsomodest
og
and
respectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
og
and
timorous,thatIcouldnot
finne
find
inmyhearttodoanythingthat
skulle
should
makehimmiserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
aldri
never
onceallowedhimthefavourof
en
a
:
salute;
andastothe
few
lettersthatpassedbetween
oss
us
,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
og
and
Ihopetheycontain
ingenting
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
fortsatt
still
persuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
men
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileI
vil
will
endeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
som
which
issodispleasingtomy
familie
family
.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
og
and
havenottastedanythingbuttea,
siden
since
Iwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidIonce
lukket
close
myeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
men
but
Ihopetosoftenherin
tiden
time
,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
onkel
uncle
,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,
har
has
beenmovedbymytears
og
and
distress;
andisnowalltenderness
og
and
compassion;
andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
løfte
promise
tobreakoffallcorrespondence
med
with
thatunfortunateyouth;
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,IshallhavenopeaceofmindtillI
vet
know
mydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
fattige
poor
,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iamin
such
afright,lestthis
skal
should
notcomesafeto
hånden
hand
bytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouwill
skrive
write
me,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
under
under
cover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
en
a
goodgirl,andhasbeenso
snill
kind
tomeinmyaffliction,thatI
har
have
madehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
veldig
very
shyoftakingchargeofmyletter
og
and
thelittleparcel,becausehis
søster
sister
Sallyhadliketo
hadde
have
lostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethe
mannen
man
forhiscaution;
butI
har
have
madeitworthhiswhile.—My
kjære
dear
companionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomy
andre
other
misfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompany
og
and
conversation,atatime
da
when
Ineedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
og
and
goodsense;
but,I
håper
hope
,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
vil
will
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
men
but
onmysideit
vil
will
dailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,
og
and
learntoknowthevalueof
en
a
truefriend.
O,my
kjære
dear
Letty!
whatshallI
si
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
I
har
have
promisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,
og
and
,ifpossible,toforget
ham
him
:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethat
vil
will
notbeinmy
makt
power
.
Asitisby
ingen
no
meansproperthatthepicture
skal
should
remaininmyhands,lestit
skal
should
betheoccasionof
mer
more
mischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
denne
this
opportunity,beggingyouwill
enten
either
keepitsafetill
bedre
better
times,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,
vil
will
makeithisbusinessto
se
see
youattheusual
stedet
place
.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysending
tilbake
back
hispicture,youmay
fortelle
tell
himIhavenooccasionfor
et
a
picture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
I
vil
would
nothaveyoutellhim
at
that
neither;
becausetheremustbe
en
an
endofourcorrespondence—I
ønsker
wish
hemayforgetme,forthesakeofhis
egen
own
peace;
andyetifhe
skulle
should
,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
og
and
inconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
skrive
write
tome,norattemptto
se
see
meforsometime;
for
for
,consideringtheresentmentandpassionatetemperofmy
bror
brother
Jery,suchanattempt
kan
might
beattendedwithconsequences
som
which
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letus
stole
trust
totimeandthechapterofaccidents;
eller
or
rathertothatProvidencewhich
vil
will
notfail,sooneror
senere
later
,torewardthosethat
går
walk
inthepathsofhonour
og
and
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
kjærlighet
love
totheyoungladies;
men
but
itisnotfitthat
noen
any
ofthemshouldknowyou
har
have
receivedthisletter.—Ifwe
går
go
toBath,Ishall
sende
send
youmysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
og
and
everyotherplacewe
kan
may
chancetovisit;
andIflattermyself
at
that
mydearMissWillis
vil
will
bepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Kjære
DEAR
LEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
med
with
somesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
dette
this
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
bruke
use
mysaddle-horse.
Irode
ut
out
upontheDownslastTuesday,in
den
the
forenoon,whenthesky,as
langt
far
asthevisiblehorizon,was
uten
without
acloud;
butbeforeI
hadde
had
goneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
en
a
stormofrainthatwetmetotheskinin
tre
three
minutes—whenceitcamethedevil
vet
knows
;
butithaslaidme
opp
up
(Isuppose)foronefortnight.
It
gjør
makes
mesicktohear
folk
people
talkofthefineairuponClifton-downs:
How
kan
can
theairbeeitheragreeable
eller
or
salutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
en
a
perpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementis
den
the
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashad
en
a
dangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheis
en
a
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
og
and
aseasilymelted—notthatshe’s
en
a
fool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
og
and
hereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
det
that
istosay,she
kan
can
writeandspell,andspeakFrench,
og
and
playupontheharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
har
has
agoodfigure,andis
veldig
very
wellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
og
and
sosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
har
has
gotalanguishingeye,
og
and
readsromances.—Thenthere’sher
bror
brother
,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
full
full
ofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudas
en
a
Germancount,andas
varm
hot
andhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
søster
sister
Tabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Gud
God
,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
nesten
almost
thinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
kommet
come
totormentmeformysins;
og
and
yetIamconsciousof
ingen
no
sinsthatoughttoentail
slike
such
family-plaguesuponme—whythedevilshouldnotIshakeoff
disse
these
tormentsatonce?
Ian’t
gift
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
de
the
othertwo:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formy
del
part
Ian’tinaconditionto
ta
take
careofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
og
and
girls.
Youearnestlydesireto
vite
know
theparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebriefly
disse
these
,andIhopethey
vil
will
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
lenge
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworst
typen
kind
ofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
unge
young
women,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
og
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
fortelle
tell
you!
shefellinlovewith
en
one
oftheactors—ahandsome
ung
young
fellowthatgoesbythe
navnet
name
ofWilson.
Therascal
snart
soon
perceivedtheimpressionhe
hadde
had
made,andmanagedmatterssoasto
se
see
heratahouse
hvor
where
shewenttodrinktea
med
with
hergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichthey
holdt
kept
upbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
og
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Da
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kom
came
tostayatlodgings
med
with
heraunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
et
a
letterintoherownhands;
men
but
itseemsJeryhad
allerede
already
acquiredsomuchcredit
med
with
themaid(bywhatmeanshebest
vet
knows)
thatshecarriedtheletterto
ham
him
,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
gutten
boy
,withoutsayingawordofthe
saken
matter
tome,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
og
and
,Isuppose,treatedhim
med
with
insolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
for
too
fargoneinromancetobrook
slik
such
usage:
herepliedinblankverse,
og
and
aformalchallengeensued.