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The Adventures of Roderick Random | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

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THEAUTHOR’SPREFACE
Ofallkindsofsatire,thereisnonesoentertaining
и
anduniversallyimproving,asthatwhichisintroduced,asitwereoccasionally,inthe
ходе
courseofaninterestingstory,whichbringseveryincident
домой
hometolife,andbyrepresentingfamiliarscenesinanuncommon
и
andamusingpointofview,investsthemwithallthegracesofnovelty,whilenatureisappealedtoineveryparticular.
Thereadergratifieshiscuriosityinpursuingtheadventuresofa
человека
personinwhosefavourheisprepossessed;
heespouseshiscause,hesympathiseswithhiminhisdistress,hisindignationisheated
против
againsttheauthorsofhiscalamity:
thehumanepassionsareinflamed;
thecontrast
между
betweendejectedvirtueandinsultingviceappears
с
withgreateraggravation,andeveryimpressionhavingadoubleforceontheimagination,thememoryretainsthecircumstance,
и
andtheheartimprovesbytheexample.
Theattentionisnottiredwithabarecatalogueofcharacters,butagreeablydivertedwithallthevarietyofinvention;
и
andthevicissitudesoflifeappearintheirpeculiarcircumstances,openinganamplefieldforwit
и
andhumour.
Romance,nodoubt,owesitsorigintoignorance,vanity,
и
andsuperstition.
InthedarkagesoftheWorld,
когда
whenamanhadrenderedhimselffamousforwisdom
или
orvalour,hisfamilyandadherentsavailedthemselvesofhissuperiorqualities,magnifiedhisvirtues,
и
andrepresentedhischaracterandpersonassacred
и
andsupernatural.
Thevulgareasilyswallowedthebait,imploredhisprotection,
и
andyieldedthetributeofhomage
и
andpraise,eventoadoration;
hisexploitswerehandeddowntoposterity
с
withathousandexaggerations;
theywererepeatedasincitementstovirtue;
divinehonourswerepaid,
и
andaltarserectedtohismemory,fortheencouragementof
тех
thosewhoattemptedtoimitatehisexample;
и
andhencearosetheheathenmythology,
что
whichisnootherthanacollectionofextravagantromances.
Aslearningadvanced,
и
andgeniusreceivedcultivation,thesestorieswereembellishedwiththegracesofpoetry,thattheymightthe
лучше
betterrecommendthemselvestotheattention;
theyweresunginpublic,atfestivals,fortheinstruction
и
anddelightoftheaudience;
и
andrehearsedbeforebattle,asincentivestodeedsofglory.
Thustragedy
и
andtheepicmusewereborn,
и
and,intheprogressoftaste,arrivedatperfection.
Itis
не
nowonderthattheancientscouldnotrelishafableinprose,
после
aftertheyhadseenso
много
manyremarkableeventscelebratedinversebytheirbestpoets;
wethereforefind
не
noromanceamongthemduring
в
theeraoftheirexcellence,unless
в
theCyropædiaofXenophonmaybesocalled;
и
anditwasnottillarts
и
andsciencesbegantorevive
после
aftertheirruptionofthebarbariansintoEurope,
что
thatanythingofthiskindappeared.
Но
Butwhenthemindsofmenweredebauchedbytheimpositionofpriestcrafttothemostabsurdpitchofcredulity,theauthorsofromancearose,
и
andlosingsightofprobability,filledtheirperformanceswiththemostmonstroushyperboles.
Если
Iftheycouldnotequaltheancientpoetsinpointofgeniustheywereresolvedtoexceltheminfiction,
и
andapplytothewonder,ratherthanthejudgment,oftheirreaders.
Accordingly,theybroughtnecromancytotheiraid,
и
andinsteadofsupportingthecharacteroftheirheroesbydignityofsentiment
и
andpractice,distinguishedthembytheirbodilystrength,activity,
и
andextravaganceofbehaviour.
Althoughnothingcouldbe
более
moreludicrousandunnaturalthanthefigurestheydrew,theydidnotwantpatrons
и
andadmirers;
andtheworldactuallybegantobeinfected
с
withthespiritofknight-errantry,
когда
whenCervantes,byaninimitablepieceofridicule,reformedthetasteofmankind,representingchivalryintheright
точки
pointofview,andconvertingromancetopurposes
гораздо
farmoreusefulandentertaining,bymakingitassumethesock,
и
andpointoutthefolliesofordinary
жизни
life.
ThesamemethodhasbeenpractisedbyotherSpanish
и
andFrenchauthors,andbynone
более
moresuccessfullythanbyMonsieurLeSage,
который
who,inhisAdventuresofGilBlas,hasdescribedtheknavery
и
andfoiblesoflife,withinfinitehumour
и
andsagacity.
ThefollowingsheetsIhavemodelledonhisplan,takingmeliberty,however,todifferfromhimintheexecution,
где
whereIthoughthisparticularsituationswereuncommon,extravagant,
или
orpeculiartothecountryin
что
whichthesceneislaid.
ThedisgracesofGilBlasare,forthemostpart,suchasratherexcitemirth
чем
thancompassion;
hehimselflaughsat
ними
them;
andhistransitionsfromdistresstohappiness,
или
oratleastease,aresosudden,
что
thatneitherthereaderhastimetopityhim,norhimselftobeacquaintedwithaffliction.
Thisconduct,inmyopinion,not
только
onlydeviatesfromprobability,butpreventsthatgenerousindignation,whichoughttoanimatethereaderagainstthesordid
и
andviciousdispositionoftheworld.
Ihaveattemptedtorepresentmodestmeritstrugglingwitheverydifficultytowhichafriendlessorphanisexposed,fromhisownwantofexperience,aswellasfromtheselfishness,envy,malice,
и
andbaseindifferenceofmankind.
Tosecureafavourableprepossession,Ihaveallowedhimtheadvantagesofbirth
и
andeducation,whichintheseriesofhismisfortuneswill,I
надеюсь
hope,engagetheingenuousmorewarmlyinhisbehalf;
и
andthoughIforesee,that
некоторые
somepeoplewillbeoffendedatthemeanscenesinwhichheisinvolved,Ipersuademyselfthatthejudiciouswillnot
только
onlyperceivethenecessityofdescribing
тех
thosesituationstowhichhe
должен
mustofcoursebeconfined,inhislowestate,
но
butalsofindentertainmentinviewing
тех
thosepartsoflife,wherethehumours
и
andpassionsareundisguisedbyaffectation,ceremony,
или
oreducation;
andthewhimsicalpeculiaritiesofdispositionappearasnaturehasimplanted
их
them.
ButIbelieveI
нужно
neednottroublemyselfinvindicatingapracticeauthorizedbythebestwritersinthis
образом
way,someofwhomIhave
уже
alreadynamed.
Everyintelligentreaderwill,at
первый
firstsight,perceiveIhavenotdeviatedfromnatureinthefacts,
что
whicharealltrueinthemain,althoughthecircumstancesarealtered
и
anddisguised,toavoidpersonalsatire.
It
теперь
nowremainstogivemyreasonsformakingthechiefpersonageofthis
работы
workaNorthBriton,whicharechieflythese:
Icould,atasmallexpense,bestowonhimsucheducationasIthoughtthedignityofhisbirth
и
andcharacterrequired,whichcouldnotpossiblybeobtainedinEngland,bysuchslendermeansasthenatureofmyplanwouldafford.
Inthenextplace,Icouldrepresentsimplicityofmannersinaremotepartofthekingdom,
с
withmoreproprietythaninanyplacenearthecapital;
и
andlastly,thedispositionoftheScots,addictedtotravelling,justifiesmyconductinderivinganadventurerfromthat
страны
country.
APOLOGUE
Ayoungpainter,indulgingaveinofpleasantry,sketcheda
рода
kindofconversationpiece,representingabear,anowl,amonkey,
и
andanass;
andtorenderit
более
morestriking,humorous,andmoral,distinguishedeveryfigurebysomeemblemofhuman
жизни
life.
Bruinwasexhibitedinthegarb
и
andattitudeofanold,toothless,drunkensoldier;
theowlpercheduponthehandleofacoffee-pot,
с
withspectacleonnose,seemedtocontemplateanewspaper;
andtheass,ornamented
с
withahugetie-wig(which,however,couldnotconcealhis
длинные
longears),satforhispicturetothemonkey,whoappeared
с
withtheimplementsofpainting.
Thiswhimsicalgroupaffordedsomemirth,
и
andmetwithgeneralapprobation,untilsomemischievouswaghintedthatthewhole—wasalampoonuponthefriendsoftheperformer;
aninsinuationwhichwas
не
nosoonercirculatedthanthosevery
люди
peoplewhoapplaudeditbeforebegantobealarmed,
и
andeventofancythemselvessignifiedbytheseveralfiguresofthepiece.
Amongothers,aworthypersonageinyears,
который
whohadservedinthearmy
с
withreputation,beingincensedatthesupposedoutrage,repairedtothelodgingofthepainter,
и
andfindinghimathome,“Harkye,Mr.Monkey,”said
он
he,“Ihaveagood
ум
mindtoconvinceyou,thatthoughthebearhas
потерял
losthisteeth,heretainshispaws,
и
andthatheisnotsodrunk
но
buthecanperceiveyourimpertinence.”
“Sblood!
сэр
sir,thattoothlessjawisad—nedscandalouslibel—butdon’tyouimaginemesochopfallenasnottobeabletochewthecudofresentment.”
Здесь
Herehewasinterruptedbythearrivalofalearnedphysician,
который
who,advancingtotheculprit
с
withfuryinhisaspect,exclaimed,“Supposetheaugmentationoftheass’searsshouldprovethediminutionofthebaboon’s—nay,seeknottoprevaricate,for,bythebeardofAesculapius!
thereisnotonehairinthisperiwigthatwillnotstandupinjudgmenttoconvicttheeofpersonalabuse.
Do
но
butobserve,captain,howthispitifullittlefellowhascopiedtheverycurls—thecolour,indeed,is
другой
different,butthentheform
и
andforetoparequitesimilar.”
Whilehethusremonstratedinastrainofvociferation,avenerablesenatorentered,
и
andwaddlinguptothedelinquent,“Jackanapes!”
cried
он
he,“IwillnowlettheeseeIcan
читать
readsomethingelsethananewspaper,
и
andthatwithoutthehelpofspectacles:
вот
hereisyourownnoteofhand,sirrah,for
деньги
money,whichifIhadnotadvanced,youyourselfwouldhaveresembledanowl,innotdaringto
показать
showyourfacebyday,youungratefulslanderousknave!”
Invaintheastonishedpainterdeclared
что
thathehadnointentiontogiveoffence,
или
ortocharacteriseparticularpersons:
theyaffirmedtheresemblancewas
слишком
toopalpabletobeoverlooked;
theytaxedhimwithinsolence,malice,
и
andingratitude;
andtheirclamoursbeingoverheardbythepublic,thecaptainwasabear,the
доктор
doctoranass,andthesenatoranowl,tohisdyingday.
Christianreader,Ibeseechthee,inthebowelsoftheLord,rememberthisexample“whilethouartemployedintheperusalofthefollowingsheets;
и
andseeknottoappropriatetothyselfthatwhichequallybelongstofivehundreddifferentpeople.
Если
Ifthoushouldstmeetwithacharacterthatreflectstheeinsomeungraciousparticular,keepthy
собственный
owncounsel;
CHAPTERI
OfmyBirth
и
andParentage.
Iwasborninthenorthernpartofthisunitedkingdom,inthehouseofmygrandfather,agentlemanofconsiderablefortune
и
andinfluence,whohadonmanyoccasionssignalisedhimselfinbehalfofhis
страны
country;
andwasremarkableforhisabilitiesinthelaw,whichheexercisedwithgreatsuccessinthestationofajudge,particularlyagainstbeggars,forwhomhehadasingularaversion.
My
отец
father(hisyoungestson)fallinginlove
со
withapoorrelation,wholived
со
withtheoldgentlemaninqualityofahousekeeper,espousedherprivately;
и
andIwasthefirstfruitofthatmarriage.
Duringherpregnancy,a
сон
dreamdiscomposedmymothersomuch
что
thatherhusband,tiredwithherimportunity,atlastconsultedahighlandseer,whosefavourableinterpretationhewouldhavesecuredbeforehandbyabribe,
но
butfoundhimincorruptible.
Shedreamedshewasdeliveredofatennis-ball,whichthedevil(who,tohergreatsurprise,actedthepartofamidwife)strucksoforcibly
с
witharacketthatitdisappearedinaninstant;
и
andshewasforsome
время
timeinconsolableforthelostofheroffspring;
когда
when,allonasudden,shebehelditreturn
с
withequalviolence,andentertheearth,beneathherfeet,whenceimmediatelysprangupagoodlytreecovered
с
withblossoms,thescentofwhichoperatedsostronglyonhernervesthatsheawoke.
Theattentivesage,
после
aftersomedeliberation,assuredmyparents,
что
thattheirfirstbornwouldbeagreattraveller;
что
thathewouldundergomanydangers
и
anddifficulties,andatlastreturntohisnativeland,
где
wherehewouldflourishinhappiness
и
andreputation.
Howtrulythiswasforetold
будет
willappearinthesequel.
Itwasnotlongbeforesomeofficiouspersoninformedmygrandfatherofcertainfamiliaritiesthatpassed
между
betweenhissonandhousekeeperwhichalarmedhimso
много
muchthat,afewdaysafter,hetoldmyfatheritwashightimeforhimto
подумать
thinkofsettling;
andthathehadprovidedamatchfor
него
him,towhichhecouldinjustice
иметь
havenoobjections.
Myfather,findingitwouldbeimpossibletoconcealhissituationmuchlonger,franklyownedwhathehaddone;
и
andexcusedhimselffornothavingaskedtheconsentofhis
отца
father,bysaying,heknewitwouldhavebeento
не
nopurpose;
andthat,hadhisinclinationbeenknown,mygrandfathermighthavetaken
такие
suchmeasuresaswouldhaveeffectuallyputthegratificationofitoutofhis
власти
power:
headded,thatnoexceptionscouldbetakentohiswife’svirtue,birth,beauty,
и
andgoodsense,andasforfortune,itwasbeneathhiscare.
The
старый
oldgentleman,whokeptallhispassions,exceptone,inexcellentorder,heardhimtoanend
с
withgreattemper,andthencalmlyasked,
как
howheproposedtomaintainhimself
и
andspouse?
Hereplied,hecouldbein
не
nodangerofwantingwhilehisfather’stendernessremained,
что
whichheandhiswifeshould
всегда
alwayscultivatewiththeutmostveneration;
и
andhewaspersuadedhisallowancewouldbesuitabletothedignity
и
andcircumstancesofhisfamily,
и
andtotheprovisionalreadymadeforhisbrothers
и
andsisters,whowerehappilysettled
под
underhisprotection.
“Yourbrothers
и
andsisters,”saidmygrandfather,“didnotthinkitbeneaththemtoconsultmeinanaffairofsuchimportanceasmatrimony;
neither,Isuppose,wouldyou
у
haveomittedthatpieceofduty,hadyounotsomesecretfundinreserve;
tothecomfortsofwhichIleaveyou,
с
withadesirethatyouwillthis
вечером
nightseekoutanotherhabitationforyourself
и
andwife,whither,inashorttime,IwillsendyouanaccountoftheexpenseIhavebeenatinyoureducation,
с
withaviewofbeingreimbursed.
Сэр
Sir,youhavemadethegrandtour—youareapolitegentleman—a
очень
veryprettygentleman—Iwishyoua
большой
greatdealofjoy,andamyour
очень
veryhumbleservant.”
Sosaying,heleftmy
отца
fatherinasituationeasilyimagined.
However,hedidnot
долго
longhesitate;
for,beingperfectlywellacquaintedwithhisfather’sdisposition,hedidnotdoubt
что
thathewasgladofthispretencetogetridof
него
him;
andhisresolvesbeingasinvariableasthelawsoftheMedes
и
andPersians,heknewitwouldbetonopurposetoattempthimbyprayers
и
andentreaties;
sowithoutanyfartherapplication,hebetookhimself,
с
withhisdisconsolatebedfellowtoafarm-house,
где
whereanoldservantofhismotherdwelt:
там
theretheyremainedsometimeinasituation
но
butilladaptedtotheeleganceoftheirdesires
и
andtendernessoftheirlove;
whichneverthelessmyfatherchosetoendure,ratherthansupplicateanunnatural
и
andinflexibleparentbutmy
мать
mother,foreseeingtheinconveniencestowhichshemusthavebeenexposed,hadshebeendeliveredinthisplace
И
(andherpregnancywasvery
далеко
faradvanced),withoutcommunicatingherdesigntoherhusband,wentindisguisetothe
дом
houseofmygrandfather,hopingthathertears
и
andconditionwouldmovehimtocompassion,
и
andreconcilehimtoaneventwhichwas
теперь
nowirrecoverablypast.
Shefoundmeanstodeceivetheservants,
и
andgetintroducedasanunfortunate
леди
lady,whowantedtocomplainof
некоторые
somematrimonialgrievances,itbeingmygrandfather’sparticularprovincetodecidein
все
allcasesofscandal.
Shewasaccordinglyadmittedintohispresence,
где
where,discoveringherself,shefellathisfeet,
и
andinthemostaffectingmannerimploredhisforgiveness;
atthe
же
sametimerepresentingthedangerthatthreatenednot
только
onlyherlife,butthatofhisowngrandchild,
который
whichwasabouttoseethe
свет
light.
Hetoldherhewassorrythattheindiscretionofher
и
andhissonhadcompelledhimto
сделать
makeavow,whichputit
вне
outofhispowerto
дать
givethemanyassistance;
thathehad
уже
alreadyimpartedhisthoughtson
что
thatsubjecttoherhusband,
и
andwassurprisedthattheyshoulddisturbhispeace
с
withanyfartherimportunity.
Thissaid,heretired.
Theviolenceofmymother’safflictionhadsuchaneffectonherconstitution
что
thatshewasimmediatelyseizedwiththepainsofchildbed;
и
andhadnotanoldmaidservant,towhomshewas
очень
verydear,affordedherpity
и
andassistance,atthehazardofincurringmygrandfather’sdispleasure,she
и
andtheinnocentfruitofherwombmusthavefallenmiserablevictimstohisrigour
и
andinhumanity.
Bythefriendshipofthispoorwomanshewascarrieduptoagarret,
и
andimmediatelydeliveredofamanchild,the
история
storyofwhoseunfortunatebirthhehimself
теперь
nowrelates.
Myfather,beinginformedofwhathadhappened,flewtotheembracesofhisdarlingspouse,
и
andwhileheloadedhisoffspringwithpaternalembraces,couldnotforbearsheddingafloodoftearsonbeholdingthedearpartnerofhisheart(forwhoseeasehewouldhavesacrificedthetreasuresoftheeast)stretcheduponaflock
постели
bed,inamiserableapartment,unabletoprotectherfromtheinclemenciesoftheweather.
Itisnottobesupposedthatthe
старый
oldgentlemanwasignorantofwhatpassed,thoughheaffectedtoknow
ничего
nothingofthematter,andpretendedtobe
очень
verymuchsurprised,whenoneofhisgrandchildren,byhiseldest
сын
sondeceased,wholivedwithhimashisheirapparent,acquaintedhim
с
withtheaffair;
hedeterminedthereforetoobserve
не
nomedium,butimmediately(onthethird
день
dayafterherdelivery)sentheraperemptoryordertobegone,
и
andturnedofftheservant
который
whohadpreservedherlife.
Thisbehavioursoexasperatedmy
отца
fatherthathehadrecoursetothemostdreadfulimprecations;
и
andonhisbarekneesimploredthatHeavenwouldrenouncehim
если
ifeverheshouldforget
или
orforgivethebarbarityofhissire.
Theinjurieswhichthisunhappymotherreceivedfromherremovalinsuchcircumstances,
и
andthewantofnecessaries
где
whereshelodged,togetherwithhergrief
и
andanxietyofmind,soonthrewherintoalanguishingdisorder,whichputan
конец
endtoherlife.
My
отец
father,wholovedhertenderly,wassoaffectedwithherdeath
что
thatheremainedsixweeksdeprivedofhissenses;
duringwhich
время
time,thepeoplewherehelodgedcarriedtheinfanttotheoldmanwhorelentedsofar,onhearingthemelancholystoryofhisdaughter-in-law’s
смерти
death,andthedeplorableconditionofhisson,astosendthe
ребенка
childtonurse,andheorderedmy
отца
fathertobecarriedhometohishouse,
где
wherehesoonrecoveredtheuseofhisreason.
Whether
этот
thishardheartedjudgefeltanyremorseforhiscrueltreatmentofhisson
и
anddaughter,or(whichis
более
moreprobable)wasafraidhischaracterwouldsufferintheneighbourhood,heprofessedgreatsorrowforhisconducttomyfather,whosedeliriumwassucceededbyaprofoundmelancholy
и
andreserve.
Atlengthhedisappeared,
и
and,notwithstandingallimaginableinquiry,couldnotbeheardof;
acircumstance
что
whichconfirmedmostpeopleintheopinionofhishavingmadeaway
с
withhimselfinafitofdespair.
CHAPTERII
Igrowup—amhatedbymyRelations—senttoSchool—neglectedbymyGrandfather—maltreatedbymyMaster—seasonedtoAdversity—IformCabalsagainstthePedant—amdebarredAccesstomyGrandfather—huntedbyhisHeir—IdemolishtheTeethofhisTutor.
Therewerenotwantingsome
кто
whosuspectedmyunclesofbeingconcernedinmyfather’sfate,onthesupposition
что
thattheywouldallshareinthepatrimonydestinedfor
него
him;
andthisconjecturewasstrengthenedbyreflectingthatinallhiscalamitiestheyneverdiscoveredtheleastinclinationtoservehim;
но
but,onthecontrary,byalltheartificesintheirpower,fedhisresentment
и
andsupportedhisresolutionofleavinghimtomisery
и
andwant.
Butpeopleofjudgmenttreatedthisinsinuationasanidlechimera;
потому что
because,hadmyrelationsbeensowickedastoconsulttheirinterestbycommittingsuchanatrociouscrime,thefateofmy
отца
fatherwouldhaveextendedtometoowhose
жизнь
lifewasanotherobstacletotheirexpectation.
Meanwhile,Igrewapace,
и
andasIstronglyresembledmy
отца
father,whowasthedarlingofthetenants,Iwanted
ничего
nothingwhichtheirindigentcircumstancescouldafford:
но
buttheirfavourwasaweakresource
против
againstthejealousenmityofmycousins;
кто
whothemoremyinfancypromised,conceivedthemoreimplacablehatredagainstme:
и
andbeforeIwassixyearsofage,hadsoeffectuallyblockadedmygrandfather
что
thatIneversawhimbutbystealth,
когда
whenIsometimesmadeuptohischairashesattoviewhislabourersinthefield:
onwhichoccasionhewouldstrokemyhead,bidmebeagoodboy,
и
andpromisetotakecareof
меня
me.
Iwassoonaftersenttoschoolatavillagehardby,ofwhichhehadbeendictatortimeoutofmind;
но
butasheneverpaidformyboard,norsuppliedmewithclothes,books,
и
andothernecessariesIrequired,myconditionwas
очень
veryraggedandcontemptible,andtheschoolmaster,
который
who,throughfearofmygrandfather,taughtmegratis,gavehimselfnoconcern
о
abouttheprogressImade
под
underhisinstruction.
Inspiteof
все
allthesedifficultiesanddisgraces,Ibecamea
хорошо
goodproficientintheLatintongue;
и
and,assoonasIcould
писать
writetolerably,pesteredmygrandfatherwithlettersto
такой
suchadegreethathesentformymaster,
и
andchidhimseverelyforbestowing
такой
suchpainsonmyeducation,tellinghimthat,
если
ifeverIshouldbebroughttothegallowsforforgery,whichhehadtaughtmetocommit,my
кровь
bloodwouldlieonhishead.
Thepedant,
который
whodreadednothingmorethanthedispleasureofhispatron,assuredhishonour
что
thattheboy’sabilitywas
больше
moreowingtohisowngenius
и
andapplicationthantoanyinstruction
или
orencouragementhereceived;
that,althoughhecouldnotdivesthimoftheknowledgehehad
уже
alreadyimbibed,unlesshewouldempowerhimtodisablehisfingers,he
должен
shouldendeavour,withGod’shelp,topreventhisfutureimprovement.
И
And,indeed,hepunctuallyperformedwhathehadundertaken;
for,onpretencethatIhadwrittenimpertinentletterstomygrandfather,hecausedaboardtobemade
с
withfiveholesinit,
через
throughwhichhethrustthefingers
и
andthumbofmyrighthand,
и
andfasteneditbywhipcordtomywrist,insuchamanneraseffectuallydebarredmethe
использования
useofmypen.
But
это
thisrestraintIwasfreedfrominafewdays,byanaccident
который
whichhappenedinaquarrel
между
betweenmeandanotherboy;
who,takinguponhimtoinsultmypoverty,IwassoincensedathisungenerousreproachthatwithonestrokewithmymachineIcuthimtotheskull,tothegreatterrorofmyself
и
andschoolfellows,wholefthimbleedingontheground,
и
andrantoinformthemasterofwhathadhappened.
Iwassoseverelypunishedforthistrespassthat,wereItolivetotheageofMethusalem,theimpressionitmadeonmewouldnotbeeffaced;
the
больше
morethantheantipathyandhorrorIconceivedforthemercilesstyrantwhoinflicted
его
it.
Thecontemptwhichmyappearancenaturallyproducedinall
кто
whosawme,thecontinualwantstowhichIwasexposed,
и
andmyownhaughtydisposition,impatientofaffronts,involvedmeinathousandtroublesomeadventures,bywhichIwasatlengthinuredinadversity,
и
andemboldenedtoundertakingsfarabovemyyears.
IwasofteninhumanlyscourgedforcrimesIdidnotcommit,
потому что
because,havingthecharacterofavagabondinthevillage,everypieceofmischief,whoseauthorlayunknown,waschargedupon
меня
me.
IhavebeenfoundguiltyofrobbingorchardsIneverentered,ofkillingcatsIneverhunted,ofstealinggingerbreadInevertouched,
и
andofabusingoldwomenIneversaw.
Nay,astammeringcarpenterhadeloquence
достаточно
enoughtopersuademymaster
что
thatIfiredapistolloadedwithsmall
выстрелил
shotintohiswindow;
thoughmylandlady
и
andthewholefamilyborewitnessthatIwasabedfastasleepatthe
время
timewhenthisoutragewascommitted.
Iwasoncefloggedforhavingnarrowlyescapeddrowning,bythesinkingofaferryboatin
что
whichIwaspassenger.
Another
раз
time,forhavingrecoveredof
в
abruiseoccasionedbyahorse
и
andcartrunningoverme.
В
Athirdtime,forbeingbittenby
в
abaker’sdog.
Inshort,whetherIwasguilty
или
orunfortunate,thecorrectionandsympathyofthisarbitrarypedagoguewerethesame.
Далеко
Farfrombeingsubduedbythisinformalusage,myindignationtriumphed
над
overthatslavishawewhichhadhithertoenforcedmyobedience;
и
andthemoremyyears
и
andknowledgeincreased,themoreIperceivedtheinjustice
и
andbarbarityofhisbehaviour.
Bythehelpofanuncommongenius,
и
andtheadviceanddirectionofourusher,
который
whohadservedmyfatherinhistravels,Imadeasurprisingprogressintheclassics,writing,
и
andarithmetic;
sothat,beforeIwastwelveyearsold,Iwasallowedby
все
everybodytobethebestscholarintheschool.
Эта
Thisqualification,togetherwiththeboldnessoftemper
и
andstrengthofmakewhichhadsubjected
почти
almostallmycontemporaries,gavemesuchinfluenceoverthemthatIbegantoformcabalsagainstmypersecutor;
и
andwasinhopeof,beingabletobidhimdefianceina
очень
veryshorttime.
Beingattheheadofafaction,consistingofthirtyboys,
большинство
mostofthemofmyownage,Iwasdeterminedtoputtheirmettletotrial,thatImightknowhowfartheyweretobedependedupon,
прежде чем
beforeIputmygrandschemeinexecution:
с
withthisview,weattackedabodyofstoutapprentices,
которые
whohadtakenpossessionofa
часть
partofthegroundallottedtousfortheschemeofourdiversions,
и
andwhowerethenplayingatninepinsonthespot;
но
butIhadthemortificationto
видеть
seemyadherentsroutedinaninstant,
и
andalegofoneofthembrokeinhisflightbythebowl,which
один
oneofouradversarieshaddetachedinpursuitof
нами
us.
Thisdiscomfituredidnothinderusfromengagingthemafterwardsinfrequentskirmishes,whichwemaintainedbythrowingstonesatadistance,whereinIreceived
много
manywounds,thescarsofwhich
до сих пор
stillremain.
Ourenemiesweresoharassed
и
andinterruptedbythesealarms
что
thattheyatlastabandonedtheirconquest,
и
andleftustothepeaceableenjoymentofourownterritories.
Itwouldbeendlesstoenumeratetheexploitsweperformedinthe
ходе
courseofthisconfederacy,whichbecametheterrorofthe
всей
wholevillage;
insomuchthat,whendifferentinterestsdivided
его
it,oneofthepartiescommonlycourtedtheassistanceofRoderickRandom(bywhichnameIwasknown)tocastthebalance,
и
andkeeptheoppositefactioninawe.
Meanwhile,Itooktheadvantageofeveryplay-daytopresentmyself
перед
beforemygrandfather,towhomIseldomfoundaccess,byreasonofhisbeingcloselybesiegedbyanumerousfamilyofhisfemalegrandchildren,
которые
who,thoughtheyperpetuallyquarrelledamongthemselves,neverfailedtojoin
против
againstme,asthecommonenemyofall.
Hisheir,whowasabouttheageofeighteen,mindednothingbutfox-hunting,
и
andindeedwasqualifiedfornothingelse,notwithstandinghisgrandfather’sindulgenceinentertainingatutorforhimat
дома
home;
whoatthesame
время
timeperformedtheofficeofparishclerk.
Этот
ThisyoungActaeon,whoinheritedhisgrandfather’santipathytoeverythingindistress,neversateyesonmewithoutuncouplinghisbeagles,
и
andhuntingmeintosomecottage
или
orother,whitherIgenerallyfledforshelter.
InthisChristianamusementhewasencouragedbyhispreceptor,
который
who,nodoubt,tooksuchopportunitiestoingratiatehimselfwiththerisingsun,observing,
что
thattheoldgentleman,accordingtothecourseofnature,hadnotlongtolive,forhewas
уже
alreadyonthevergeoffourscore.
CHAPTERIII
MyMother’s
Брат
Brotherarrives—relievesme—aDescriptionofhim—hegoesalongwithmetothe
Дом
HouseofmyGrandfather—isencounteredbyhisDogs—defeatsthem,
после
afterabloodyEngagement—isadmittedtotheoldGentleman—aDialogue
между
betweenthem.
Aboutthistimemymother’s
единственный
onlybrother,whohadbeen
долго
longabroad,lieutenantofaman-of-war,arrivedinhisowncountry;
wherebeinginformedofmycondition,hecametosee
меня
me,andoutofhisslenderfinancesnot
только
onlysuppliedmewithwhatnecessariesIwantedforthepresent,
но
butresolvednottoleavethecountryuntilhehadprevailedonmygrandfathertosettlesomethinghandsomeforthefuture.
Это
Thiswasatasktowhichhewasby
не
nomeansequal,beingentirelyignorant,not
только
onlyofthejudge’sdisposition,
но
butalsoofthewaysofmeningeneral,towhichhiseducationonboardhadkepthimanutterstranger.
Hewasastrongbuiltman,somewhatbandylegged,
с
withanecklikethatofabull,
и
andafacewhich(youmighteasilyperceive)hadwithstoodthemostobstinateassaultsoftheweather.
Hisdressconsistedofasoldier’scoatalteredforhimbytheship’stailor,astripedflanneljacket,apairofredbreechesspanned
с
withpitch,cleangrayworstedstockings,largesilverbucklesthatcoveredthree-fourthsofhisshoes,asilver-lacedhat,whosecrownoverlookedthebrimsaboutaninchandahalf,blackbobwiginbuckle,acheckshirt,asilkhandkerchief,ahanger,
с
withabrasshandle,girdedtohisthighbyafurnishedlacebelt,andagoodoakplantunderhisarm.
Thusequipped,hesetout
со
withme(whobyhisbountymadea
очень
verydecentappearance)formygrandfather’s
дом
house,whereweweresalutedbyJowler
и
andCaesar,whommycousin,
молодой
youngmaster,hadletlooseatourapproach.
Being
хорошо
wellacquaintedwiththeinveteracyofthesecurs,Iwasabouttobetakemyselftomyheels,
когда
whenmyuncleseizedmewithonehand,brandishedhiscudgelwiththe
другой
other,andatoneblowlaidCaesarsprawlingontheground;
но
but,findinghimselfattackedatthe
же
sametimeintherearbyJowler,
и
andfearingCaesarmightrecover,hedrewhishanger,wheeledabout,
и
andbyaluckystrokeseveredJowler’s
голову
headfromhisbody.
Bythistime,the
молодой
youngfoxhunterandthreeservants,armedwithpitchforks
и
andflails,werecometotheassistanceofthedogs,whomtheyfoundbreathlessuponthefield;
и
andmycousinwassoprovokedatthedeathofhisfavourites,thatheorderedhisattendantstoadvance,
и
andtakevengeanceontheirexecutioner,whomheloadedwithallthecurses
и
andreproacheshisangercouldsuggest.
Upon
что
whichmyunclesteppedforwards
с
withanundauntedair,atthesightofwhosebloodyweaponshisantagonistsfellback
с
withprecipitation,whenheaccostedtheirleaderthus:.
“Lookee,
брат
brother,yourdogshavingboardedmewithoutprovocation,whatIdidwasinmyowndefence.
Soyouhadbestbecivil,
и
andletusshoota
голову
head,clearofyou.”
Whetherthe
молодой
youngsquiremisinterpretedmyuncle’sdesireofpeace,
или
orwasenragedatthefateofhishoundsbeyondhisusualpitchofresolution,I
знаю
knownot;
buthesnatchedaflailfromoneofhisfollowers,
и
andcameupwitha
шоу
showofassaultingthelieutenant,
который
who,puttinghimselfinapostureofdefence,proceededthus:
“Lookee,youlubberly
сын
sonofaw—e,ifyoucomeathwartme,’wareyourgingerbread
работы
work.
I’llbefoulofyourquarter,d—nme.”
Это
Thisdeclaration,followedbyaflourishofhishanger,seemedtochecktheprogressoftheyounggentleman’scholer,
который
who,lookingbehindhim,perceivedhisattendantshadslunkintothe
дом
house,shutthegate,andlefthimtodecidethecontentionbyhimself.
Здесь
Hereaparleyensued,whichwasintroducedbymycousin’sasking,“Whothedevilareyou?
Whatdoyouwant?
Somescoundrelofaseaman,Isuppose,
который
whohasdesertedandturnedthief.
Но
Butdon’tthinkyoushallescape,sirrah—I’llhaveyouhang’d,you
собака
dog,Iwill.
Yourbloodshallpayforthatofmy
двух
twohounds,youragamuffin.
Iwouldnothavepartedwiththemto
спасти
saveyourwholegenerationfromthegallows,youruffian,you!”
“Noneofyourjaw,youswab—noneofyourjaw,”repliedmy
дядя
uncle,“elseIshalltrimyourlacedjacketforyou.
Ishallrubyoudownwithanoakentowel,my
мальчик
boy,Ishall.”
Sosaying,hesheathedhishanger,
и
andgraspedhiscudgel.