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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressive Translation Books for Norwegian A1-B2 Students

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Sir
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemed
gunst
favourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
har
haveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichwere
levert
delivereduntoyoubymy
venn
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
og
andIampleasedto
finne
findyouthinktheymaybeprinted
med
withagoodprospectof
suksess
success;
inasmuchas
den
theobjectionsyoumention,I
ydmykt
humblyconceive,aresuchas
kan
mayberedargued,ifnot
helt
entirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirstplace,as
berører
touchingwhatprosecutionsmayarisefromprinting
den
theprivatecorrespondenceofpersons
fortsatt
stillliving,givemeleave,
med
withallduesubmission,to
observere
observe,thattheLettersinquestionwerenot
skrevet
writtenandsentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thatthey
har
havenotendencytothemalafama,
eller
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
men
butrathertotheinformation
og
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
en
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Dessuten
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,
en
aneminentattorneyofthis
stedet
place,who,afterdueinspection
og
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
tror
thinkthesaidLetterscontain
noen
anymatterwhichwillbe
holdt
heldactionableintheeyeof
de
thelaw.
Finally,ifyou
og
andIshouldcometo
en
arightunderstanding,Ido
erklærer
declareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
tilfelle
caseofanysuchprosecution,I
vil
willtakethewholeuponmy
egne
ownshoulders,evenquoadfine
og
andimprisonment,though,Imustconfess,I
skulle
shouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
den
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
kan
maysay,nonfloccifacio—I
ville
wouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
hvis
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
mer
morecareisnottakento
utelukke
excludefromthecommissionallsuchvagrantforeignersas
kan
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappy
konstitusjon
constitution,inchurchandstate—God
forby
forbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positivt
positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisno
bedre
betterthanaJesuitin
forkledning
disguise;
butthisIwillassert
og
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,from
den
thedayhequalified,he
har
hasneverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatisto
si
say,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
med
withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
bord
table,whenthesaidLismahagowasso
brutal
brutalinhisreprehensions,I
må
mustinformyou,mygood
Sir
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notby
frykt
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
sa
saidabove,Ivaluenotof
en
arush;
butfromthesuddeneffect
produsert
produced,byabarbel’srow,whichI
hadde
hadeatenatdinner,not
vite
knowing,thatthesaidrowisat
visse
certainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
kapittel
chapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,andlastly,
med
withreferencetothemannerinwhichI
fikk
gotpossessionoftheseLetters,itis
en
acircumstancethatconcernsmy
egen
ownconscienceonly;
sufficethitto
si
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesin
hvis
whosecustodytheywere;
and,by
dette
thistime,IhopeI
har
havealsosatisfiedyouin
slik
suchways,thatthelast
hånden
handmaybeputtoour
avtale
agreement,andtheworkproceed
med
withallconvenientexpedition;
in
som
whichIhopeIrest,.
Respektert
RespectedSir,Yourveryhumble
tjener
servant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
foreslår
propose,Deovolente,tohave
den
thepleasureofseeingyouin
den
thegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
når
whenIshallbegladto
behandle
treatwithyouconcerninga
pakke
parcelofMS.sermons,of
en
acertainclergymandeceased;
a
kake
cakeoftherightleaven,for
den
thepresenttasteofthe
publikum
public.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
på
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursin
løpet
courseofpost,andshallbe
glad
gladtotreatwithyoufortheM.S.
som
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
venn
friendMrBehn;
butcanby
ingen
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
alt
allalottery—Ihavebeena
taper
loserbytheworksofthe
største
greatestmenoftheage—I
kunne
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;
men
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
byen
townissochangeable.
Thentherehavebeenso
mange
manylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
mellom
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
og
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’s
Sentimental
SentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
med
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,I
vil
will,ifyouplease,run
den
therisqueofprintingandpublishing,
og
andyoushallhavehalf
den
theprofitsoftheimpression—You
trenger
neednottakethetroubletobring
opp
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
leser
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formy
egen
ownpart,Iamquitea
fremmed
strangertothatsortof
leser
reading;
andthetwopersons,
hvis
whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,are
ute
outoftheway;
oneis
gått
goneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
og
andtheother,hasbeensilly
nok
enoughtoabscond,inorderto
unngå
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’m
en
agreatloserbyhis
går
goingoff—Hehaslefta
håndbok
manualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
etter
afterhavingreceivedmoneyfor
den
thewholecopy—Hewasthesoundest
guddommelige
divine,andhadthemost
ortodokse
orthodoxpenofallmy
folk
people;
andIneverknewhis
dom
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhisbread
og
andbutteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
satt
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitof
en
agoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageof
binde
bindinghimover.
Inthelate
krigen
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
et
aparagraphthatcameby
den
thepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
et
acertainregimentinbattle.
An
offiser
officerofsaidregimentcametomy
butikk
shop,and,inthepresenceofmy
kone
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedto
kutte
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksof
kroppslig
bodilyfearmorewaysthanone,tothe
overbevisning
convictionofthebyestanders,I
bundet
boundhimover;
myaction
lå
lay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
har
havenothingtofear,and
ingenting
nothingtohope,onthathead—There
har
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatthecart’s
hale
tailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
og
andheassuredmeitwasno
mer
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—
har
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbythe
Huset
HouseofL—;
butit
kom
cametonothing.
Ifan
informasjon
informationshouldbemovedfor,
og
andgrantedagainstyou,asthe
redaktør
editorofthoseLetters,I
håper
hopeyouwillhavehonesty
og
andwitenoughtoappear
og
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyou
skal
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,your
formue
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasure
skritt
steptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
lykkelig
happyifIcanlendyou
et
alift;
andam,very
oppriktig
sincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Vennligst
Pleasemykindservicetoyour
nabo
neighbour,mycousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanack
og
andCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,
vogn
carriagepaid,whichhewill
vennligst
pleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmy
hensyn
regard.
Mywife,whois
veldig
veryfondoftoastedcheese,
presenterer
presentshercomplimentstohim,
og
andbegstoknowifthere’s
noen
anyofthatkind,whichhewasso
god
goodastosenduslast
Jul
Christmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Doktor
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kan
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—I
har
havetoldyouoverandover
hvor
howhardIamto
bevege
move;
andatthistimeof
dagen
day,Ioughttoknow
noe
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Hvorfor
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Prithee
sende
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
halt
lameandasmuchtorturedin
alle
allmylimbsasifIwas
brutt
brokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iam
like
equallydistressedinmindandbody—As
om
ifIhadnotplagues
nok
enoughofmyown,thosechildrenofmy
søster
sisterareleftmefor
en
aperpetualsourceofvexation—what
virksomhet
businesshavepeopletogetchildrento
plage
plaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculous
hendelse
incidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
har
hasdisorderedmeinsucha
måte
manner,thatIexpecttobe
lagt
laidupwithanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imay
forklare
explainmyselfinmynext.
Ishall
sette
setouttomorrowmorningforthe
Hot
HotWellatBristol,whereIam
redd
afraidIshallstaylonger
enn
thanIcouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
dette
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
og
andthedemipique.
TellBarnstothresh
ut
outthetwooldricks,
og
andsendthecornto
markedet
market,andsellitoffto
de
thepooratashillingabushel
under
undermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
brev
letterfromGriffin,offeringto
gjøre
makeapublicsubmissionand
betale
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocket
noen
anyofhismoney.
The
fyren
fellowisabadneighbour,
og
andIdesire,tohave
ingenting
nothingtodowithhim:
men
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betale
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
gi
givefivepoundstothe
fattige
pooroftheparish,andI
vil
willwithdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyou
kan
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
enke
widowhavetheAlderneycow,
og
andfortyshillingstoclotheher
barna
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthe
saken
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
betale
paywhensheisable.
I
ønsker
desireyouwilllockup
alle
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
og
andbesureyoutakethe
jern
ironchestwithmypapersintoyour
egen
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
fra
from,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Når
Whenthiscumstohand,besureto
pakke
packupinthetrunk
mann
malethatstandsinmy
skapet
closet;
tobesentmein
de
theBristolwaggonwithoutlossof
tid
time,thefollowingarticles,viz.
my
rose
rosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,my
gule
yellowdamask,andmyblackvelvets
med
withtheshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
hode
headandlappetsandthelitel
boksen
boxwithmyjowls.
Williams
kan
maybringovermybum-daffee,
og
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
og
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreature
har
hasbeenterriblystupratedever
siden
sincewelefthuom.
Pray
ta
takeparticularcareofthe
huset
housewhilethefamilyis
fraværende
absent.
Lettherebea
ild
fireconstantlykeptinmybrother’s
kammer
chamberandmine.
Themaids,
har
havingnothingtodo,maybe
sitte
sataspinning.
Idesireyou’ll
klappe
clapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
og
andletnoneofthemen
ha
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’t
glem
forgettohavethegateshit
hver
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnir
og
andthehindmaylie
nedenfor
belowinthelandry,topartake
den
thehouse,withtheblunderbuss
og
andthegreatdog;
and
håper
hopeyou’llhaveawatchful
øye
eyeoverthemaids.
I
vet
knowthathussyMaryJones,
elsker
lovestoberumpingwiththemen.
La
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesould
ennå
yet,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitting;
og
andifthecoblerhas
kuttet
cutDicky,andhowporeanemil
båret
boretheoperation.
Nomoreatpresent,
men
butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kjære
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
sender
send,mylovetoyou
og
andSaul,beingingood
helse
health,andhopingtohearthe
samme
samefromyou;
andthatyou
og
andSaulwilltakemy
stakkars
poorkittentobedwithyou
dette
thiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
alle
allin,asadtaking
her
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohave
løpt
runawaywithaplayer-man,
og
andyoungmasterandhe
ville
wouldadonethemselvesamischief;
men
butthesquireappliedtothemare,
og
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
snakke
speakawordofthe
saken
mattertoanyChristiansoul—no
mer
moreIshall;
for,weservints
bør
shouldseeallandsay
ingenting
nothing—
Butwhatwasworse
enn
thanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobe
bekymret
worriedbyabutcher’sdog,
og
andcamehomeina
forferdelig
terriblepickle—Mistresswastakenwiththeasterisks,
men
buttheysoonwentoff.
The
legen
doctorwassentfortoChowder,
og
andhesubscribedarepository
som
whichdidhimgreatservice—thank
Gud
Godhe’snowina
rettferdig
fairwaytodowell—pray
ta
takecareofmybox
og
andthepillyberandputthem
under
underyourownbed;
for,Ido
antar
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbe
en
apryingintomysecrets,
nå
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
god
goodhealth,butsulky.
The
squire
squiregaveawayanouldcoattoapoor
mann
man;
andJohnsaysas,
hvordan
how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
ham
him,byhisagreementhewasto
motta
receivenovails;
buthe
sier
saysashowthere’sa
forskjell
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
og
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
alle
allgoingtotheHot
Brønnen
Well,whereIshalldrinkyour
helse
healthinaglassof
vann
water,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
har
havenothingmoreatheart
enn
thantoconvinceyouIam
ute
incapableofforgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipI
gjorde
madeatcollege,nowbeginthat
korrespondanse
correspondencebyletters,whichyou
og
andIagreed,atparting,to
dyrke
cultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
enn
thanIintended,thatyou
kan
mayhaveitinyour
makt
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhich
kan
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,
berører
touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeen
involvert
involvedonaccountofmy
søster
sister,whohadbeensome
tid
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Da
WhenIcamehitherwithmy
onkel
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)to
hente
fetchheraway,Ifoundhera
fin
finetallgirl,ofseventeen,
med
withanagreeableperson;
but
bemerkelsesverdig
remarkablysimple,andquiteignorantofthe
verden
world.
Thisdisposition,andwantof
erfaring
experience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—I
vet
knownotwhattocall
ham
him,whohadseenherataplay;
og
and,withaconfidenceanddexterity
særegne
peculiartohimself,foundmeanstobe
anbefalt
recommendedtoheracquaintance.
Itwasbythe
største
greatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
plikt
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinits
fødsel
birth,Imadeitmy
virksomhet
businesstofindhimout,
og
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofthe
saken
matter.
Thesparkdidnot
likte
likethestileIused,
og
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Om
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythe
bye
bye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
mye
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
bemerkelsesverdig
remarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
en
agentleman,andsomethingmight
ha
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
tok
tookair,Iknownot
hvordan
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwas
forpliktet
obligedtogivemyword
og
andhonour,&c.
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
hvor
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubythe
retur
returnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
familie
familyoforiginals,whomI
kan
mayonedayattemptto
beskrive
describeforyouramusement.
My
tante
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,
forfengelig
vain,andridiculous.—Myuncleisan
merkelig
oddkindofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,
og
andsounpleasantinhis
måte
manner,thatratherthanbe
forpliktet
obligedtokeephimcompany,I’dresign
alle
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhis
eiendom
estate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmay
ha
havesouredhistemper,and,perhaps,Imay
like
likehimbetteronfurther
bekjentskap
acquaintance;
certainitis,allhisservants
og
andneighboursinthecountryare
glad
fondofhim,evento
en
adegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotas
ennå
yetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
og
andalltherestofmy
gamle
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyserviceto
de
thecook,andpraytake
vare
careofpoorPonto,for
de
thesakeofhisoldmaster,
som
whois,andeverwillbe,.
Kjære
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
og
andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
hus
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Har
Havingnomotherofmy
egen
own,Ihopeyouwill
gi
givemeleavetodisburdenmy
stakkars
poorhearttoyou,who
har
havealwaysactedthepartof
en
akindparenttome,ever
siden
sinceIwasputunderyour
omsorg
care.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
maybelieveme,whenI
forsikrer
assureher,thatIneverharboured
en
athoughtthatwasotherwise
enn
thanvirtuous;
and,ifGod
vil
willgivemegrace,Ishall
aldri
neverbehavesoasto
kaster
castareflectiononthe
omsorg
careyouhavetakeninmy
utdanning
education.
IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
og
andexperience.
Ioughtnotto
ha
havelistenedtowhatthe
unge
youngmansaid;
anditwasmy
plikt
dutytohavetoldyou
alt
allthatpassed,butIwasashamedto
nevne
mentionit;
andthenhe
oppførte
behavedsomodestandrespectful,
og
andseemedtobesomelancholy
og
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
finne
findinmyhearttodoanythingthat
skulle
shouldmakehimmiserableand
desperat
desperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Ido
erklærer
declare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourof
en
a:
salute;
andastothe
få
fewlettersthatpassedbetween
oss
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
og
andIhopetheycontain
ingenting
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
fortsatt
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
men
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileI
vil
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
som
whichissodispleasingtomy
familie
family.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
og
andhavenottastedanythingbut
te
tea,sinceIwashurried
bort
awayfromyou;
nordidIonce
lukket
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—My
tante
auntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
men
butIhopetosoftenherin
tiden
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
onkel
uncle,whowassodreadfully
lidenskapelig
passionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
og
anddistress;
andisnowall
ømhet
tendernessandcompassion;
andmy
bror
brotherisreconciledtomeonmy
løfte
promisetobreakoffall
korrespondanse
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
men
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhaveno
fred
peaceofmindtillI
vet
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
fattige
poor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iamin
så
suchafright,lestthis
skal
shouldnotcomesafeto
hånden
handbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatI
ber
begyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
under
undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
en
agoodgirl,andhasbeenso
snill
kindtomeinmyaffliction,thatI
har
havemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
veldig
veryshyoftakingchargeofmy
brev
letterandthelittleparcel,
fordi
becausehissisterSallyhadliketo
hadde
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
faktisk
indeedIcannotblamethe
mannen
manforhiscaution;
butI
har
havemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
kjære
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievous
tillegg
additiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompany
og
andconversation,atatime
da
whenIneedsomuchthe
trøst
comfortofyourgoodhumour
og
andgoodsense;
but,I
håper
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
vil
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
men
butonmysideit
vil
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asI
får
gainexperience,andlearnto
kjenne
knowthevalueofa
sann
truefriend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
si
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
I
har
havepromisedtobreakoffall
korrespondanse
correspondence,and,ifpossible,to
glemme
forgethim:
but,alas!
I
begynner
begintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
makt
power.
Asitisby
ingen
nomeansproperthatthepicture
skal
shouldremaininmyhands,lestit
skal
shouldbetheoccasionof
mer
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
denne
thisopportunity,beggingyouwill
enten
eitherkeepitsafetill
bedre
bettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
antar
suppose,willmakeithis
virksomhet
businesstoseeyouattheusual
stedet
place.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysending
tilbake
backhispicture,youmay
fortelle
tellhimIhaveno
anledning
occasionforapicture,whiletheoriginal
fortsetter
continuesengravedonmy—Butno;
I
vil
wouldnothaveyoutellhim
at
thatneither;
becausetheremustbe
en
anendofourcorrespondence—I
ønsker
wishhemayforgetme,forthesakeofhis
egen
ownpeace;
andyetifhe
skulle
should,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
og
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
skrive
writetome,norattemptto
se
seemeforsometime;
for
for,consideringtheresentmentand
lidenskapelig
passionatetemperofmybrotherJery,such
et
anattemptmightbeattended
med
withconsequenceswhichwouldmakeus
alle
allmiserableforlife—letus
stole
trusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;
eller
orrathertothatProvidencewhich
vil
willnotfail,sooneror
senere
later,torewardthosethat
går
walkinthepathsofhonour
og
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
kjærlighet
lovetotheyoungladies;
men
butitisnotfitthat
noen
anyofthemshouldknowyou
har
havereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
går
gotoBath,Ishall
sende
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthat
berømte
famouscenterofpoliteamusement,
og
andeveryotherplacewe
kan
maychancetovisit;
andI
smigrer
flattermyselfthatmydearMissWillis
vil
willbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Kjære
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
med
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
dette
thistime,hadtheweather
tillatt
permittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
I
red
rodeoutupontheDowns
sist
lastTuesday,intheforenoon,
da
whenthesky,asfaras
den
thevisiblehorizon,waswithout
en
acloud;
butbeforeI
hadde
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
en
astormofrainthatwetmetothe
huden
skininthreeminutes—whenceit
kom
camethedevilknows;
butit
har
haslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
en
onefortnight.
Itmakesme
syk
sicktohearpeopletalkofthe
fine
fineairuponClifton-downs:
How
kan
cantheairbeeitheragreeable
eller
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
en
aperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementis
den
themoreintolerable,asIam
omgitt
surroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashad
en
adangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursed
hendelsen
incidentatGloucester,whichI
nevnte
mentionedinmylast.—Sheis
en
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,as
myk
softasbutter,andas
lett
easilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
og
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
det
thatistosay,she
kan
canwriteandspell,andspeakFrench,
og
andplayupontheharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
har
hasagoodfigure,andis
veldig
verywellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientin
ånd
spirit,andsosusceptible—andso
øm
tenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgotalanguishing
øye
eye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
bror
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
full
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
stolt
proudasaGermancount,
og
andashotandhastyas
en
aWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantastical
dyret
animal,mysisterTabby,youareno
fremmed
strangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Gud
God,sheissometimesso
uutholdelig
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
kommet
cometotormentmeformysins;
og
andyetIamconsciousof
ingen
nosinsthatoughttoentail
slike
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilshouldnotI
riste
shakeoffthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
gift
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
heller
nordidIbegetthe
andre
othertwo:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formy
del
partIan’tinaconditionto
ta
takecareofmyself;
much
mindre
lesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
og
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
vite
knowtheparticularsofour
eventyr
adventureatGloucester,whicharebriefly
disse
these,andIhopethey
vil
willgonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
lenge
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,isthe
verste
worstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
unge
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
og
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
fortelle
tellyou!
shefellinlovewith
en
oneoftheactors—ahandsome
ung
youngfellowthatgoesbythe
navnet
nameofWilson.
Therascal
snart
soonperceivedtheimpressionhe
hadde
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoasto
se
seeheratahouse
hvor
whereshewenttodrink
te
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthe
begynnelsen
beginningofacorrespondence,whichthey
holdt
keptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
og
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Da
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kom
cametostayatlodgings
med
withheraunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidto
levere
deliveraletterintoher
egne
ownhands;
butitseemsJery
hadde
hadalreadyacquiredsomuch
kreditt
creditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebest
vet
knows)thatshecarriedthe
brevet
lettertohim,andsothe
hele
wholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
gutten
boy,withoutsayingawordofthe
saken
mattertome,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
og
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
med
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
for
toofargoneinromancetobrook
slik
suchusage:
herepliedin
tomt
blankverse,andaformal
utfordring
challengeensued.