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The Adventures of Roderick Random | Progressive Translation Books for Polish A1-B2 Learners

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THEAUTHOR’SPREFACE
Of
wszystkie
allkindsofsatire,thereisnonesoentertaining
i
anduniversallyimproving,asthatwhichisintroduced,asitwere
okazjonalnie
occasionally,inthecourseofaninterestingstory,whichbrings
każdy
everyincidenthometolife,
i
andbyrepresentingfamiliarscenesinanuncommon
i
andamusingpointofview,investsthemwith
wszystkie
allthegracesofnovelty,
podczas
whilenatureisappealedtoin
każdy
everyparticular.
Thereadergratifieshis
ciekawość
curiosityinpursuingtheadventuresofa
osoby
personinwhosefavourheisprepossessed;
heespouseshiscause,hesympathiseswithhiminhisdistress,hisindignationisheated
przeciwko
againsttheauthorsofhiscalamity:
thehumanepassionsareinflamed;
the
kontrast
contrastbetweendejectedvirtueandinsultingviceappears
z
withgreateraggravation,andevery
wrażenie
impressionhavingadoubleforceontheimagination,thememoryretainsthecircumstance,
a
andtheheartimprovesbytheexample.
The
uwaga
attentionisnottiredwithabarecatalogueofcharacters,
ale
butagreeablydivertedwithallthevarietyofinvention;
i
andthevicissitudesoflife
pojawiają się
appearintheirpeculiarcircumstances,openingan
szerokie
amplefieldforwitandhumour.
Romans
Romance,nodoubt,owesitsoriginto
ignorancji
ignorance,vanity,andsuperstition.
Inthedarkagesofthe
Świata
World,whenamanhadrenderedhimself
sławny
famousforwisdomorvalour,hisfamily
i
andadherentsavailedthemselvesofhissuperiorqualities,magnifiedhisvirtues,
i
andrepresentedhischaracterand
osobę
personassacredandsupernatural.
The
wulgarny
vulgareasilyswallowedthebait,imploredhisprotection,andyieldedthetributeofhomageandpraise,
nawet
eventoadoration;
hisexploitswerehandeddowntoposterity
z
withathousandexaggerations;
theywererepeatedasincitementsto
cnoty
virtue;
divinehonourswerepaid,
a
andaltarserectedtohismemory,forthe
zachęty
encouragementofthosewhoattemptedto
naśladować
imitatehisexample;
andhence
powstała
arosetheheathenmythology,whichis
nie
nootherthanacollectionofextravagantromances.
Aslearningadvanced,
a
andgeniusreceivedcultivation,thesestorieswereembellishedwiththegracesof
poezji
poetry,thattheymightthe
lepiej
betterrecommendthemselvestothe
uwagę
attention;
theyweresunginpublic,atfestivals,forthe
nauczania
instructionanddelightoftheaudience;
i
andrehearsedbeforebattle,asincentivestodeedsof
chwały
glory.
Thustragedyandtheepic
muza
musewereborn,and,in
ten
theprogressoftaste,arrivedatperfection.
Itis
nie
nowonderthattheancientscouldnotrelishafablein
prozie
prose,aftertheyhadseenso
wiele
manyremarkableeventscelebratedinversebytheir
najlepszych
bestpoets;
wethereforefind
nie
noromanceamongthemduringtheeraoftheir
doskonałości
excellence,unlesstheCyropædiaofXenophon
może
maybesocalled;
anditwasnottillarts
i
andsciencesbegantorevive
po
aftertheirruptionofthebarbariansintoEurope,that
coś
anythingofthiskindappeared.
Ale
Butwhenthemindsofmenweredebauchedbytheimpositionofpriestcrafttothe
najbardziej
mostabsurdpitchofcredulity,theauthorsofromancearose,
i
andlosingsightofprobability,filledtheirperformanceswiththe
najbardziej
mostmonstroushyperboles.
Iftheycouldnotequaltheancientpoetsinpointofgeniustheywereresolvedtoexceltheminfiction,andapplytothewonder,ratherthanthe
osądu
judgment,oftheirreaders.
Accordingly,theybroughtnecromancytotheiraid,
i
andinsteadofsupportingthe
charakter
characteroftheirheroesbydignityofsentiment
i
andpractice,distinguishedthembytheirbodilystrength,activity,
i
andextravaganceofbehaviour.
Although
nic
nothingcouldbemoreludicrous
i
andunnaturalthanthefigurestheydrew,theydidnotwantpatrons
i
andadmirers;
andtheworldactuallybegantobeinfectedwiththe
duchem
spiritofknight-errantry,whenCervantes,byaninimitable
kawałek
pieceofridicule,reformedthe
gust
tasteofmankind,representingchivalryintherightpointofview,
i
andconvertingromancetopurposesfar
bardziej
moreusefulandentertaining,bymakingitassumethesock,
i
andpointoutthefolliesofordinary
życia
life.
ThesamemethodhasbeenpractisedbyotherSpanishandFrenchauthors,andby
nikt
nonemoresuccessfullythanbyMonsieurLe
Sage
Sage,who,inhisAdventuresofGilBlas,has
opisał
describedtheknaveryandfoiblesof
życia
life,withinfinitehumourandsagacity.
ThefollowingsheetsIhavemodelledonhisplan,takingmeliberty,
jednak
however,todifferfromhimintheexecution,whereI
myślałem
thoughthisparticularsituationswereuncommon,
ekstrawaganckie
extravagant,orpeculiartothe
kraju
countryinwhichthesceneislaid.
ThedisgracesofGilBlasare,forthemostpart,suchas
raczej
ratherexcitemirththancompassion;
hehimselflaughsat
nich
them;
andhistransitionsfromdistressto
szczęście
happiness,oratleastease,areso
nagłe
sudden,thatneitherthereader
ma
hastimetopityhim,norhimselftobeacquaintedwithaffliction.
This
zachowanie
conduct,inmyopinion,not
tylko
onlydeviatesfromprobability,butpreventsthat
hojne
generousindignation,whichoughttoanimatethereader
przeciwko
againstthesordidandviciousdispositionofthe
świata
world.
Ihaveattemptedtorepresentmodestmeritstrugglingwitheverydifficultytowhichafriendlessorphanisexposed,fromhisownwantofexperience,aswellasfromtheselfishness,envy,
złośliwości
malice,andbaseindifferenceof
ludzkości
mankind.
Tosecureafavourableprepossession,I
mam
haveallowedhimtheadvantagesof
urodzenia
birthandeducation,whichinthe
serii
seriesofhismisfortuneswill,I
nadzieję
hope,engagetheingenuousmore
serdecznie
warmlyinhisbehalf;
and
chociaż
thoughIforesee,thatsomepeople
będą
willbeoffendedatthemeanscenesinwhichheisinvolved,Ipersuademyselfthatthejudicious
będą
willnotonlyperceivethe
konieczność
necessityofdescribingthosesituationstowhichhe
musi
mustofcoursebeconfined,inhislowestate,
ale
butalsofindentertainmentinviewing
tych
thosepartsoflife,wherethehumours
i
andpassionsareundisguisedbyaffectation,ceremony,
lub
oreducation;
andthewhimsicalpeculiaritiesofdisposition
pojawiają się
appearasnaturehasimplanted
je
them.
ButIbelieveIneednottroublemyselfinvindicatinga
praktyki
practiceauthorizedbythebestwritersinthis
sposób
way,someofwhomIhave
już
alreadynamed.
Everyintelligentreaderwill,atfirst
rzut oka
sight,perceiveIhavenotdeviatedfromnatureinthefacts,
które
whicharealltrueinthemain,
chociaż
althoughthecircumstancesarealtered
i
anddisguised,toavoidpersonalsatire.
It
teraz
nowremainstogivemyreasonsformakingthechiefpersonageof
tego
thisworkaNorthBriton,
które
whicharechieflythese:
Icould,ata
niewielki
smallexpense,bestowonhimsucheducationasIthoughtthedignityofhis
urodzenia
birthandcharacterrequired,whichcouldnotpossiblybeobtainedinEngland,bysuchslendermeansasthe
natura
natureofmyplanwouldafford.
Inthenextplace,Icouldrepresentsimplicityofmannersinaremote
części
partofthekingdom,withmorepropriety
niż
thaninanyplacenearthe
stolicy
capital;
andlastly,thedispositionoftheScots,addictedtotravelling,justifiesmyconductinderivingan
przygód
adventurerfromthatcountry.
APOLOGUE
Ayoung
malarz
painter,indulgingaveinofpleasantry,sketchedakindof
rozmowy
conversationpiece,representingabear,an
sowę
owl,amonkey,andanass;
i
andtorenderitmorestriking,humorous,
i
andmoral,distinguishedeveryfigurebysomeemblemof
ludzkiego
humanlife.
Bruinwasexhibitedinthegarb
i
andattitudeofanold,toothless,drunkensoldier;
the
sowa
owlpercheduponthehandleofacoffee-pot,withspectacleon
nosie
nose,seemedtocontemplateanewspaper;
a
andtheass,ornamentedwithahugetie-wig
Która
(which,however,couldnotconcealhislongears),
usiadł
satforhispicturetothe
małpy
monkey,whoappearedwiththeimplementsofpainting.
Ta
Thiswhimsicalgroupaffordedsomemirth,
i
andmetwithgeneralapprobation,
dopóki
untilsomemischievouswaghinted
że
thatthewhole—wasalampoonuponthefriendsoftheperformer;
aninsinuation
która
whichwasnosoonercirculatedthanthoseverypeople
którzy
whoapplaudeditbeforebegantobealarmed,
a
andeventofancythemselvessignifiedbythe
kilka
severalfiguresofthepiece.
Wśród
Amongothers,aworthypersonageinyears,whohad
służył
servedinthearmywithreputation,beingincensedatthesupposed
oburzenie
outrage,repairedtothelodgingofthepainter,
i
andfindinghimathome,“Harkye,Mr.Monkey,”
powiedział
saidhe,“Ihavea
dobry
goodmindtoconvinceyou,that
chociaż
thoughthebearhaslosthisteeth,heretainshispaws,
i
andthatheisnotsodrunk
ale
buthecanperceiveyourimpertinence.”
“Sblood!
sir
sir,thattoothlessjawisad—nedscandalouslibel—butdon’tyouimaginemesochopfallenasnottobe
stanie
abletochewthecudofresentment.”
Tutaj
Herehewasinterruptedbythearrivalofalearned
lekarza
physician,who,advancingtotheculpritwithfuryinhisaspect,exclaimed,“Supposetheaugmentationoftheass’searsshould
udowodni
provethediminutionofthebaboon’s—nay,seeknottoprevaricate,for,bythebeardofAesculapius!
nie
thereisnotonehairin
tej
thisperiwigthatwillnot
stanie
standupinjudgmenttoconvicttheeof
osobiste
personalabuse.
Dobutobserve,captain,
jak
howthispitifullittlefellowhas
skopiował
copiedtheverycurls—thecolour,
rzeczywiście
indeed,isdifferent,butthentheform
i
andforetoparequitesimilar.”
Podczas
Whilehethusremonstratedinastrainofvociferation,avenerable
senator
senatorentered,andwaddlinguptothedelinquent,“Jackanapes!”
criedhe,“IwillnowlettheeseeIcanread
coś
somethingelsethananewspaper,
i
andthatwithoutthehelpofspectacles:
hereisyour
własny
ownnoteofhand,sirrah,for
pieniądze
money,whichifIhadnotadvanced,youyourselfwouldhaveresembledan
sowy
owl,innotdaringto
pokazać
showyourfacebyday,you
niewdzięczny
ungratefulslanderousknave!”
Invaintheastonished
malarz
painterdeclaredthathehad
nie
nointentiontogiveoffence,ortocharacteriseparticular
osób
persons:
theyaffirmedtheresemblancewas
zbyt
toopalpabletobeoverlooked;
theytaxedhimwithinsolence,malice,
i
andingratitude;
andtheirclamoursbeingoverheardbythepublic,the
kapitan
captainwasabear,the
lekarz
doctoranass,andthe
senator
senatoranowl,tohisdying
dnia
day.
Christianreader,Ibeseechthee,inthebowelsofthe
Pana
Lord,rememberthisexample“whilethouartemployedintheperusalofthefollowingsheets;
i
andseeknottoappropriatetothyselfthat
co
whichequallybelongstofivehundred
różnych
differentpeople.
Ifthoushouldst
spotkasz
meetwithacharacterthatreflectstheeinsomeungraciousparticular,
zachowaj
keepthyowncounsel;
CHAPTERI
OfmyBirth
i
andParentage.
Iwasborninthe
północnej
northernpartofthisunited
zjednoczonego królestwa
kingdom,inthehouseofmygrandfather,agentlemanofconsiderablefortune
i
andinfluence,whohadonmanyoccasionssignalisedhimselfin
imieniu
behalfofhiscountry;
andwasremarkableforhisabilitiesinthe
prawa
law,whichheexercisedwithgreatsuccessinthestationofajudge,
zwłaszcza
particularlyagainstbeggars,forwhomhe
miał
hadasingularaversion.
My
ojciec
father(hisyoungestson)fallinginlove
ze
withapoorrelation,wholived
ze
withtheoldgentlemaninqualityofa
gospodyni
housekeeper,espousedherprivately;
andIwasthe
pierwszym
firstfruitofthatmarriage.
Podczas
Duringherpregnancy,adreamdiscomposedmy
matkę
mothersomuchthather
mąż
husband,tiredwithherimportunity,atlastconsultedahighlandseer,
którego
whosefavourableinterpretationhewouldhavesecured
wyprzedzeniem
beforehandbyabribe,butfoundhimincorruptible.
Shedreamedshewasdeliveredofatennis-ball,whichthe
diabeł
devil(who,tohergreatsurprise,actedthepartofamidwife)strucksoforciblywitharacket
że
thatitdisappearedinaninstant;
i
andshewasforsome
czas
timeinconsolableforthelostofher
potomstwa
offspring;
when,allona
nagle
sudden,shebehelditreturnwithequalviolence,
i
andentertheearth,beneathherfeet,whence
natychmiast
immediatelysprangupagoodlytreecoveredwithblossoms,the
zapach
scentofwhichoperatedso
mocno
stronglyonhernervesthatsheawoke.
The
uważny
attentivesage,aftersomedeliberation,
zapewnił
assuredmyparents,thattheirfirstbornwouldbeagreattraveller;
że
thathewouldundergomanydangersanddifficulties,andatlastreturntohisnativeland,
gdzie
wherehewouldflourishinhappinessandreputation.
Jak
Howtrulythiswasforetoldwillappearinthesequel.
Itwasnotlongbeforesomeofficiousperson
poinformował
informedmygrandfatherofcertainfamiliaritiesthat
by
passedbetweenhissonandhousekeeperwhichalarmedhimsomuchthat,afewdaysafter,hetoldmyfatheritwashigh
czas
timeforhimtothinkofsettling;
i
andthathehadprovidedamatchfor
mu
him,towhichhecouldinjustice
mieć
havenoobjections.
Myfather,findingitwouldbeimpossibletoconcealhis
sytuacji
situationmuchlonger,franklyownedwhathehad
zrobił
done;
andexcusedhimselffornothaving
poprosił
askedtheconsentofhis
ojca
father,bysaying,heknewitwouldhavebeento
nie
nopurpose;
andthat,hadhisinclinationbeenknown,my
dziadek
grandfathermighthavetakensuchmeasuresaswouldhaveeffectuallyputthegratificationofitoutofhis
mocy
power:
headded,thatnoexceptionscouldbetakentohiswife’s
cnoty
virtue,birth,beauty,andgoodsense,andasforfortune,itwasbeneathhiscare.
The
stary
oldgentleman,whokeptallhispassions,exceptone,inexcellent
porządku
order,heardhimtoan
końca
endwithgreattemper,andthen
spokojnie
calmlyasked,howheproposedto
zachował
maintainhimselfandspouse?
Hereplied,hecouldbein
nie
nodangerofwantingwhilehisfather’stendernessremained,whichhe
i
andhiswifeshouldalways
pielęgnować
cultivatewiththeutmostveneration;
i
andhewaspersuadedhis
zasiłek
allowancewouldbesuitabletothe
godności
dignityandcircumstancesofhis
rodziny
family,andtotheprovision
już
alreadymadeforhisbrothers
i
andsisters,whowerehappilysettled
pod
underhisprotection.
“Yourbrothers
i
andsisters,”saidmygrandfather,“didnotthinkitbeneaththemtoconsultmeinanaffairofsuchimportanceasmatrimony;
neither,I
przypuszczam
suppose,wouldyouhaveomittedthatpieceofduty,
miał
hadyounotsomesecret
funduszu
fundinreserve;
tothecomfortsofwhichIleaveyou,withadesirethatyouwillthisnightseekout
innego
anotherhabitationforyourselfand
żony
wife,whither,inashort
czasie
time,Iwillsendyouanaccountofthe
wydatków
expenseIhavebeenatinyour
wykształcenie
education,withaviewofbeingreimbursed.
Sir
Sir,youhavemadethegrandtour—youareapolitegentleman—a
bardzo
veryprettygentleman—Iwishyouagreatdealofjoy,
i
andamyourveryhumbleservant.”
Sosaying,heleftmy
ojca
fatherinasituationeasilyimagined.
However,hedidnot
długo
longhesitate;
for,beingperfectlywellacquaintedwithhisfather’sdisposition,hedidnot
wątpił
doubtthathewasgladof
tego
thispretencetogetridof
go
him;
andhisresolvesbeingasinvariableasthelawsoftheMedesandPersians,he
wiedział
knewitwouldbeto
nie
nopurposetoattempthimbyprayersandentreaties;
so
bez
withoutanyfartherapplication,hebetookhimself,withhisdisconsolatebedfellowtoafarm-house,
gdzie
whereanoldservantofhis
matki
motherdwelt:
theretheyremainedsome
czas
timeinasituationbut
źle
illadaptedtotheeleganceoftheirdesires
i
andtendernessoftheirlove;
whichneverthelessmy
ojciec
fatherchosetoendure,ratherthansupplicate
to
anunnaturalandinflexibleparent
ale
butmymother,foreseeingtheinconveniencestowhichshemusthavebeenexposed,hadshebeendeliveredin
tym
thisplace(andherpregnancywas
bardzo
veryfaradvanced),withoutcommunicatingherdesigntoher
męża
husband,wentindisguisetothe
domu
houseofmygrandfather,hopingthathertears
i
andconditionwouldmovehimtocompassion,
i
andreconcilehimtoaneventwhichwas
teraz
nowirrecoverablypast.
Shefoundmeansto
oszukać
deceivetheservants,andgetintroducedasanunfortunate
dama
lady,whowantedtocomplainof
pewne
somematrimonialgrievances,itbeingmygrandfather’sparticularprovincetodecideinallcasesofscandal.
Shewas
związku
accordinglyadmittedintohispresence,
gdzie
where,discoveringherself,shefellathis
stóp
feet,andinthemostaffecting
sposób
mannerimploredhisforgiveness;
atthe
tym samym
sametimerepresentingthedangerthatthreatenednot
tylko
onlyherlife,butthatofhisown
wnuka
grandchild,whichwasabouttoseethelight.
He
powiedział
toldherhewassorrythattheindiscretionofher
i
andhissonhadcompelledhimtomakeavow,whichputitoutofhis
mocy
powertogivethemany
pomocy
assistance;
thathehadalreadyimpartedhisthoughtson
że
thatsubjecttoherhusband,
i
andwassurprisedthattheyshould
zakłócać
disturbhispeacewithanyfartherimportunity.
This
powiedział
said,heretired.
Theviolenceofmymother’saffliction
miała
hadsuchaneffectonherconstitution
że
thatshewasimmediatelyseizedwiththepainsofchildbed;
i
andhadnotanoldmaidservant,towhomshewas
bardzo
verydear,affordedherpity
i
andassistance,atthehazardofincurringmygrandfather’sdispleasure,she
i
andtheinnocentfruitofher
macicy
wombmusthavefallenmiserablevictimstohisrigour
i
andinhumanity.
Bythefriendshipof
tej
thispoorwomanshewascarrieduptoagarret,
i
andimmediatelydeliveredofamanchild,thestoryof
którego
whoseunfortunatebirthhehimself
teraz
nowrelates.
Myfather,beinginformedofwhathadhappened,flewtotheembracesofhisdarlingspouse,
i
andwhileheloadedhisoffspringwithpaternalembraces,couldnotforbearsheddingafloodoftearsonbeholdingthedearpartnerofhis
serca
heart(forwhoseeasehewouldhave
poświęciłby
sacrificedthetreasuresoftheeast)stretcheduponaflock
łóżku
bed,inamiserableapartment,unableto
chronić
protectherfromtheinclemenciesoftheweather.
Itisnottobesupposedthatthe
stary
oldgentlemanwasignorantofwhatpassed,
chociaż
thoughheaffectedtoknow
nic
nothingofthematter,and
udawał
pretendedtobeverymuchsurprised,
gdy
whenoneofhisgrandchildren,byhis
najstarszy
eldestsondeceased,wholivedwithhimashisheirapparent,acquaintedhimwiththeaffair;
hedetermined
związku
thereforetoobservenomedium,
ale
butimmediately(onthethird
dzień
dayafterherdelivery)sentheraperemptoryordertobegone,
i
andturnedofftheservant
który
whohadpreservedherlife.
Thisbehavioursoexasperatedmy
ojca
fatherthathehadrecoursetothe
najbardziej
mostdreadfulimprecations;
andonhisbarekneesimploredthatHeavenwouldrenouncehimifeverheshouldforget
lub
orforgivethebarbarityofhissire.
Theinjurieswhich
ta
thisunhappymotherreceivedfromherremovalinsuchcircumstances,andthewantofnecessarieswhereshelodged,
wraz
togetherwithhergriefandanxietyofmind,
wkrótce
soonthrewherintoalanguishingdisorder,which
położyła
putanendtoherlife.
My
ojciec
father,wholovedhertenderly,wassoaffectedwithherdeaththatheremained
sześć
sixweeksdeprivedofhissenses;
duringwhich
czasie
time,thepeoplewherehelodgedcarriedtheinfanttotheoldmanwhorelentedsofar,onhearingthemelancholystoryofhisdaughter-in-law’s
śmierci
death,andthedeplorableconditionofhis
syna
son,astosendthechildtonurse,
i
andheorderedmyfathertobecarriedhometohishouse,
gdzie
wherehesoonrecoveredtheuseofhisreason.
Czy
Whetherthishardheartedjudgefeltanyremorseforhis
okrutne
crueltreatmentofhisson
i
anddaughter,or(whichis
bardziej
moreprobable)wasafraidhis
charakter
characterwouldsufferintheneighbourhood,heprofessed
wielki
greatsorrowforhisconducttomy
ojca
father,whosedeliriumwassucceededbyaprofoundmelancholy
i
andreserve.
Atlengthhedisappeared,
i
and,notwithstandingallimaginableinquiry,couldnotbeheardof;
acircumstance
która
whichconfirmedmostpeopleintheopinionofhishavingmadeawaywithhimselfinafitof
rozpaczy
despair.
CHAPTERII
Igrowup—amhatedbymyRelations—senttoSchool—neglectedbymyGrandfather—maltreatedbymyMaster—seasonedtoAdversity—IformCabals
przeciwko
againstthePedant—amdebarredAccesstomyGrandfather—huntedbyhisHeir—I
zniszczę
demolishtheTeethofhis
Nauczyciela
Tutor.
Therewerenotwantingsome
którzy
whosuspectedmyunclesofbeingconcernedinmyfather’s
losem
fate,onthesuppositionthattheywouldall
dzielić się
shareinthepatrimonydestinedfor
niego
him;
andthisconjecturewasstrengthenedbyreflecting
że
thatinallhiscalamitiesthey
nigdy nie
neverdiscoveredtheleastinclinationtoserve
mu
him;
but,onthecontrary,byalltheartificesintheir
mocy
power,fedhisresentmentandsupportedhisresolutionofleavinghimto
nędzy
miseryandwant.
Butpeopleofjudgment
traktowali
treatedthisinsinuationasanidlechimera;
because,hadmyrelationsbeensowickedasto
skonsultować się
consulttheirinterestbycommittingsuchanatrociouscrime,the
los
fateofmyfatherwouldhaveextendedtometoo
którego
whoselifewasanotherobstacletotheirexpectation.
Międzyczasie
Meanwhile,Igrewapace,andasI
mocno
stronglyresembledmyfather,whowasthedarlingofthetenants,Iwanted
nic
nothingwhichtheirindigentcircumstancescould
sobie pozwolić
afford:
buttheirfavourwasaweakresource
przeciwko
againstthejealousenmityofmycousins;
który
whothemoremyinfancypromised,conceivedthemoreimplacablehatredagainst
mnie
me:
andbeforeIwas
sześć
sixyearsofage,hadsoeffectuallyblockadedmygrandfather
że
thatIneversawhimbutbystealth,whenI
czasami
sometimesmadeuptohischairashe
siedział
sattoviewhislabourersinthe
polu
field:
onwhichoccasionhewouldstrokemy
głowie
head,bidmebeagoodboy,
i
andpromisetotakecareofme.
Iwas
wkrótce
soonaftersenttoschoolatavillagehardby,ofwhichhehadbeendictatortimeoutofmind;
ale
butasheneverpaidformyboard,
ani
norsuppliedmewithclothes,books,and
innych
othernecessariesIrequired,my
stan
conditionwasveryraggedandcontemptible,andtheschoolmaster,
który
who,throughfearofmygrandfather,
uczył
taughtmegratis,gavehimself
nie
noconcernabouttheprogressImade
pod
underhisinstruction.
Inspiteofall
tych
thesedifficultiesanddisgraces,IbecameagoodproficientintheLatintongue;
and,assoonasIcould
pisać
writetolerably,pesteredmygrandfatherwithletterstosuchadegree
że
thathesentformymaster,andchidhim
surowo
severelyforbestowingsuchpainsonmyeducation,tellinghim
że
that,ifeverIshouldbebroughttothegallowsforforgery,whichhehadtaughtmetocommit,my
krew
bloodwouldlieonhis
głowie
head.
Thepedant,whodreadednothingmore
niż
thanthedispleasureofhispatron,
zapewnił
assuredhishonourthattheboy’s
zdolność
abilitywasmoreowingtohisowngenius
i
andapplicationthantoanyinstruction
lub
orencouragementhereceived;
that,
chociaż
althoughhecouldnotdivesthimofthe
wiedzy
knowledgehehadalreadyimbibed,
chyba że
unlesshewouldempowerhimto
wyłączyć
disablehisfingers,heshouldendeavour,withGod’shelp,to
zapobiec
preventhisfutureimprovement.
And,
rzeczywiście
indeed,hepunctuallyperformedwhathehadundertaken;
for,onpretencethatIhad
pisałem
writtenimpertinentletterstomygrandfather,hecausedaboardtobemadewithfiveholesinit,throughwhichhethrustthefingers
i
andthumbofmyright
ręki
hand,andfasteneditbywhipcordtomy
nadgarstka
wrist,insuchamanneraseffectuallydebarredmetheuseofmypen.
Ale
ButthisrestraintIwasfreedfrominafewdays,by
to
anaccidentwhichhappenedina
kłótni
quarrelbetweenmeandanotherboy;
którzy
who,takinguponhimtoinsultmypoverty,Iwassoincensedathisungenerous
zarzut
reproachthatwithonestroke
ze
withmymachineIcuthimtotheskull,tothegreatterrorofmyself
i
andschoolfellows,wholefthimbleedingonthe
ziemi
ground,andrantoinformthemasterofwhathadhappened.
Iwasso
surowo
severelypunishedforthistrespassthat,wereIto
żył
livetotheageofMethusalem,the
wrażenie
impressionitmadeonmewouldnotbeeffaced;
the
więcej
morethantheantipathyand
przerażenie
horrorIconceivedforthemerciless
tyrana
tyrantwhoinflictedit.
The
pogarda
contemptwhichmyappearancenaturallyproducedinall
którzy
whosawme,thecontinualwantsto
które
whichIwasexposed,andmyownhaughty
usposobienie
disposition,impatientofaffronts,involvedmeinathousandtroublesomeadventures,by
które
whichIwasatlengthinuredin
przeciwności
adversity,andemboldenedtoundertakings
znacznie
farabovemyyears.
Iwas
często
ofteninhumanlyscourgedforcrimesIdidnot
popełniłam
commit,because,havingthecharacterofavagabondinthevillage,
każdy
everypieceofmischief,whose
autor
authorlayunknown,waschargedupon
mnie
me.
IhavebeenfoundguiltyofrobbingorchardsI
nigdy nie
neverentered,ofkillingcatsI
nigdy nie
neverhunted,ofstealinggingerbreadI
nigdy nie
nevertouched,andofabusingoldwomenI
nigdy nie
neversaw.
Nay,astammering
stolarz
carpenterhadeloquenceenoughto
przekonać
persuademymasterthatIfiredapistolloaded
z
withsmallshotintohis
okna
window;
thoughmylandladyandthewholefamilyborewitness
że
thatIwasabedfastasleepatthe
czasie
timewhenthisoutragewascommitted.
Iwas
kiedyś
oncefloggedforhavingnarrowlyescapeddrowning,bythesinkingofa
prom
ferryboatinwhichIwaspassenger.
Anothertime,forhavingrecoveredofabruiseoccasionedbya
konia
horseandcartrunningover
mną
me.
Athirdtime,forbeingbittenbyabaker’s
psa
dog.
Inshort,whetherIwas
winny
guiltyorunfortunate,thecorrection
i
andsympathyofthisarbitrarypedagoguewerethesame.
Daleko
Farfrombeingsubduedbythis
nieformalne
informalusage,myindignationtriumphed
nad
overthatslavishawewhichhadhitherto
wymusił
enforcedmyobedience;
andthemoremyyears
i
andknowledgeincreased,themoreIperceivedtheinjustice
i
andbarbarityofhisbehaviour.
Bythehelpofanuncommongenius,
i
andtheadviceanddirectionofour
usher
usher,whohadservedmyfatherinhistravels,I
dokonałem
madeasurprisingprogressintheclassics,writing,
i
andarithmetic;
sothat,beforeIwastwelveyearsold,Iwasallowedby
wszyscy
everybodytobethebestscholarinthe
szkole
school.
Thisqualification,togetherwiththeboldnessoftemper
i
andstrengthofmakewhichhadsubjected
prawie
almostallmycontemporaries,gavemesuch
wpływ
influenceoverthemthatIbegantoformcabals
przeciwko
againstmypersecutor;
andwasin
nadzieję
hopeof,beingabletobidhimdefianceina
bardzo
veryshorttime.
Beingattheheadofa
frakcji
faction,consistingofthirtyboys,
większość
mostofthemofmyown
wieku
age,Iwasdeterminedto
umieściłem
puttheirmettletotrial,
że
thatImightknowhow
daleko
fartheyweretobedependedupon,
zanim
beforeIputmygrandschemeinexecution:
with
tym
thisview,weattackedabodyofstoutapprentices,
którzy
whohadtakenpossessionofapartofthe
ziemi
groundallottedtousfortheschemeofourdiversions,
i
andwhowerethenplayingatninepinsonthe
miejscu
spot;
butIhadthemortificationto
widzieć
seemyadherentsroutedinaninstant,
a
andalegofoneofthem
złamał
brokeinhisflightbythebowl,whichoneofouradversaries
miałem
haddetachedinpursuitof
nami
us.
Thisdiscomfituredidnothinderusfromengagingthem
później
afterwardsinfrequentskirmishes,whichwemaintainedbythrowingstonesata
odległość
distance,whereinIreceivedmanywounds,thescarsof
które
whichstillremain.
Ourenemiesweresoharassed
i
andinterruptedbythesealarms
że
thattheyatlastabandonedtheirconquest,
i
andleftustothepeaceableenjoymentofourownterritories.
Itwouldbeendlesstoenumeratetheexploitswe
wykonaliśmy
performedinthecourseof
tej
thisconfederacy,whichbecametheterrorofthe
całej
wholevillage;
insomuchthat,when
różne
differentinterestsdividedit,oneoftheparties
powszechnie
commonlycourtedtheassistanceofRoderickRandom(bywhichnameIwasknown)tocastthebalance,
i
andkeeptheoppositefactioninawe.
Międzyczasie
Meanwhile,Itooktheadvantageofeveryplay-dayto
przedstawić
presentmyselfbeforemygrandfather,towhomI
rzadko
seldomfoundaccess,byreasonofhisbeing
ściśle
closelybesiegedbyanumerousfamilyofhisfemalegrandchildren,who,
choć
thoughtheyperpetuallyquarrelledamongthemselves,
nigdy nie
neverfailedtojoinagainst
mnie
me,asthecommonenemyofall.
Hisheir,
który
whowasabouttheageofeighteen,minded
nic
nothingbutfox-hunting,andindeedwasqualifiedfor
nic
nothingelse,notwithstandinghisgrandfather’sindulgenceinentertaininga
nauczyciela
tutorforhimathome;
który
whoatthesametimeperformedtheofficeofparishclerk.
Ten
ThisyoungActaeon,whoinheritedhisgrandfather’santipathytoeverythingin
niebezpieczeństwie
distress,neversateyesonme
bez
withoutuncouplinghisbeagles,andhuntingmeintosomecottage
lub
orother,whitherIgenerally
uciekałem
fledforshelter.
InthisChristianamusementhewasencouragedbyhispreceptor,who,nodoubt,tooksuchopportunitiestoingratiatehimselfwiththerisingsun,observing,thatthe
stary
oldgentleman,accordingtothecourseofnature,
miał
hadnotlongtolive,forhewas
już
alreadyonthevergeoffourscore.
CHAPTERIII
MyMother’s
Brat
Brotherarrives—relievesme—aDescriptionofhim—he
idzie
goesalongwithmetothe
Domu
HouseofmyGrandfather—isencounteredbyhisDogs—defeatsthem,
po
afterabloodyEngagement—isadmittedtotheoldGentleman—a
Dialogu
Dialoguebetweenthem.
Aboutthistimemymother’sonly
brat
brother,whohadbeenlong
za granicą
abroad,lieutenantofaman-of-war,arrivedinhisown
kraju
country;
wherebeinginformedofmy
stanie
condition,hecametoseeme,
i
andoutofhisslenderfinancesnot
tylko
onlysuppliedmewithwhatnecessariesIwantedforthepresent,
ale
butresolvednottoleavethe
kraju
countryuntilhehadprevailedonmygrandfathertosettle
coś
somethinghandsomeforthefuture.
Thiswasa
zadanie
tasktowhichhewasby
nie
nomeansequal,beingentirelyignorant,not
tylko
onlyofthejudge’sdisposition,
ale
butalsoofthewaysofmeningeneral,towhichhiseducationon
pokładzie
boardhadkepthimanutter
nieznajomy
stranger.
Hewasastrongbuilt
człowiek
man,somewhatbandylegged,withaneck
jak
likethatofabull,
i
andafacewhich(youmight
łatwo
easilyperceive)hadwithstoodthe
najbardziej
mostobstinateassaultsoftheweather.
His
strój
dressconsistedofasoldier’scoatalteredforhimbytheship’s
krawca
tailor,astripedflanneljacket,a
pary
pairofredbreechesspannedwithpitch,cleangrayworstedstockings,
dużych
largesilverbucklesthatcoveredthree-fourthsofhis
butów
shoes,asilver-lacedhat,whosecrownoverlookedthebrims
o
aboutaninchandahalf,blackbobwiginbuckle,acheckshirt,asilkhandkerchief,ahanger,withabrasshandle,girdedtohisthighbyafurnishedlacebelt,
i
andagoodoakplant
pod
underhisarm.
Thusequipped,hesetoutwithme(whobyhisbounty
zrobił
madeaverydecentappearance)formygrandfather’s
domu
house,whereweweresalutedbyJowler
i
andCaesar,whommycousin,youngmaster,hadletlooseatour
podejście
approach.
Beingwellacquaintedwiththeinveteracyof
tych
thesecurs,Iwasabouttobetakemyselftomyheels,
gdy
whenmyuncleseizedmewithonehand,brandishedhiscudgelwiththeother,
i
andatoneblowlaidCaesarsprawlingonthe
ziemi
ground;
but,findinghimselfattackedatthesametimeinthe
tyłu
rearbyJowler,andfearingCaesarmightrecover,he
wyciągnął
drewhishanger,wheeledabout,
i
andbyaluckystrokeseveredJowler’s
głowę
headfromhisbody.
By
tym
thistime,theyoungfoxhunter
i
andthreeservants,armedwithpitchforks
i
andflails,werecometotheassistanceofthedogs,whomthey
znaleźli
foundbreathlessuponthefield;
andmy
kuzyn
cousinwassoprovokedatthedeathofhisfavourites,
że
thatheorderedhisattendantstoadvance,andtakevengeanceontheirexecutioner,whomheloadedwithallthecursesandreproacheshis
gniew
angercouldsuggest.
Uponwhichmy
wujek
unclesteppedforwardswithanundauntedair,at
ten
thesightofwhosebloodyweaponshisantagonistsfellbackwithprecipitation,
kiedy
whenheaccostedtheirleaderthus:.
“Lookee,
bracie
brother,yourdogshavingboardedme
bez
withoutprovocation,whatIdidwasinmyowndefence.
Soyouhadbestbecivil,
i
andletusshoota
głowę
head,clearofyou.”
Whethertheyoungsquiremisinterpretedmyuncle’s
pragnienie
desireofpeace,orwasenragedatthe
los
fateofhishoundsbeyondhisusualpitchofresolution,I
wiem
knownot;
buthesnatchedaflailfrom
jednego
oneofhisfollowers,and
przyszedł
cameupwithashowofassaulting
ten
thelieutenant,who,puttinghimselfinapostureof
obrony
defence,proceededthus:
“Lookee,youlubberly
synu
sonofaw—e,ifyoucomeathwart
mnie
me,’wareyourgingerbreadwork.
I’llbefoulofyourquarter,d—nme.”
Ta
Thisdeclaration,followedbya
rozkwit
flourishofhishanger,seemedtochecktheprogressoftheyounggentleman’scholer,
który
who,lookingbehindhim,perceivedhisattendantshadslunkintothe
domu
house,shutthegate,andlefthimtodecidethecontentionbyhimself.
Hereaparleyensued,whichwasintroducedbymycousin’sasking,“Whothedevilareyou?
Whatdoyou
chcesz
want?
Somescoundrelofaseaman,I
przypuszczam
suppose,whohasdesertedandturnedthief.
Ale
Butdon’tthinkyoushall
uciekniesz
escape,sirrah—I’llhaveyouhang’d,youdog,Iwill.
Your
krew
bloodshallpayforthatofmy
dwóch
twohounds,youragamuffin.
Iwouldnothavepartedwiththemto
uratować
saveyourwholegenerationfromthegallows,youruffian,you!”
“Noneofyour
szczęki
jaw,youswab—noneofyourjaw,”repliedmy
wujek
uncle,“elseIshalltrimyourlacedjacketforyou.
Ishall
pocierał
rubyoudownwithanoakentowel,myboy,Ishall.”
Sosaying,hesheathedhishanger,
i
andgraspedhiscudgel.