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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Сэр
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourof
в
the13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,
которые
thatyouhaveperusedthose
же
sameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyfriend,
в
thereverendMrHugoBehn;
и
andIampleasedtofindyouthinkthey
могут
maybeprintedwithagoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
могут
mayberedargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
могут
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
людей
personsstillliving,givemeleave,
со
withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
и
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;
что
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
или
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
butrathertotheinformationandedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometha
рода
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyofthisplace,who,
после
afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetterscontainany
вопрос
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.
Finally,
если
ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
что
that,incaseofanysuchprosecution,Iwilltakethewholeuponmyownshoulders,
даже
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,
хотя
though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
в
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imay
сказать
say,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
если
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
больше
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommissionallsuchvagrantforeignersas
могут
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
и
andstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
не
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;
но
butthisIwillassert
и
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
дня
dayhequalified,hehasneverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
когда
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
должен
mustinformyou,mygood
Сэр
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;
но
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenatdinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
и
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
эти
theseLetters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmyownconscience
только
only;
sufficethittosay,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
и
and,bythistime,I
надеюсь
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,
что
thatthelasthandmaybeputtoouragreement,
и
andtheworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
inwhichI
надеюсь
hopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Your
очень
veryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
иметь
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
когда
whenIshallbegladtotreat
с
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofacertainclergymandeceased;
acakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursin
ходе
courseofpost,andshallbegladtotreat
с
withyoufortheM.S.
который
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
но
butcanbynomeanscomplywith
в
thetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icouldmentionparticulars,
и
andnamenames;
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
города
townissochangeable.
Thentherehavebeenso
много
manylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
между
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
и
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
с
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
если
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
и
andpublishing,andyoushallhavehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubleto
принести
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyreadssermons
но
butMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangerto
что
thatsortofreading;
andthe
два
twopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,areoutoftheway;
один
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
andthe
другой
other,hasbeensillyenoughtoabscond,in
того
ordertoavoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
большой
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleftamanualofdevotion
наполовину
halffinishedonmyhands,
после
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthe
весь
wholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,andhadthemostorthodoxpenofallmy
людей
people;
andIneverknewhisjudgmentfail,
но
butinflyingfromhisbread
и
andbutteronthisoccasion.
ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofagoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthe
конце
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofacertainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregimentcametomyshop,
и
and,inthepresenceofmywife
и
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmoreways
чем
thanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
и
andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhave
нечего
nothingtofear,andnothingto
надеяться
hope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbut
один
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’stail
эти
thesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
и
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbytheHouseofL—;
но
butitcametonothing.
Если
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
и
andgrantedagainstyou,astheeditorofthoseLetters,I
надеюсь
hopeyouwillhavehonesty
и
andwitenoughtoappear
и
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonour
и
andpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
счастлив
happyifIcanlendyoualift;
и
andam,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Пожалуйста
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanack
и
andCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhewill
пожалуйста
pleasetoacceptasa
небольшой
smalltokenofmyregard.
My
жена
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentsto
ему
him,andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodastosenduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Врач
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouover
и
andoverhowhardIamto
двигаться
move;
andatthistimeof
дня
day,Ioughttoknow
то
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Почему
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Prithee
пришлите
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
и
andasmuchtorturedinallmylimbsas
если
ifIwasbrokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedinmind
и
andbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesenoughofmyown,
эти
thosechildrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusiness
у
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculousincident
что
thathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinsuchamanner,
что
thatIexpecttobelaidup
с
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmynext.
Ishallsetout
завтра
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
где
whereIamafraidIshallstaylonger
чем
thanIcouldwish.
OnthereceiptofthissendWilliamsthither
с
withmysaddle-horseandthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
двух
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
и
andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushelundermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringto
сделать
makeapublicsubmissionand
оплатить
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocket
никаких
anyofhismoney.
Thefellowisa
плохой
badneighbour,andIdesire,to
иметь
havenothingtodowith
ним
him:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
платить
payforhisinsolence:
lethimgive
пять
fivepoundstothepooroftheparish,
и
andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
andinthemeantimeyoumay
сказать
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
детей
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherpay
когда
whensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
все
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
и
andbesureyoutaketheironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgiveall,this
неприятности
troublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Когда
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
без
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
с
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
и
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
голова
headandlappetsandthelitelbox
с
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
принести
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviol
с
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
и
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
с
sincewelefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthehouse
пока
whilethefamilyisabsent.
Пусть
Lettherebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
и
andmine.
Themaids,having
ничего
nothingtodo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
и
andletnoneofthemenhaveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettohavethegateshit
каждый
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnir
и
andthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethehouse,
с
withtheblunderbussandthe
большой
greatdog;
andhopeyou’llhaveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
знаю
knowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
с
withthemen.
Letme
знать
knowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
и
andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitting;
и
andifthecoblerhascutDicky,
и
andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.
Нет
Nomoreatpresent,butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
DEARMOLLY,.
Heaving
это
thisimportunity,Isend,my
любовь
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,
и
andhopingtohearthesamefromyou;
и
andthatyouandSaulwilltakemypoorkittento
постель
bedwithyouthiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
все
allin,asadtaking
здесь
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunaway
с
withaplayer-man,andyoung
хозяин
masterandhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;
но
butthesquireappliedtothemare,
и
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
говорить
speakawordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—no
больше
moreIshall;
for,weservints
должны
shouldseeallandsay
ничего
nothing—
Butwhatwasworsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobeworriedbyabutcher’sdog,
и
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
с
withtheasterisks,butthey
вскоре
soonwentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
и
andhesubscribedarepositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thankGodhe’s
теперь
nowinafairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmybox
и
andthepillyberandputthem
под
underyourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
будет
willbeapryingintomysecrets,
теперь
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
но
butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoapoorman;
и
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
не
novails;
buthesaysashowthere’sadifferencebetwixtvails
и
andperquisites;
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
все
allgoingtotheHotWell,
где
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthinaglassof
воды
water,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Дорогой
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
ничего
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
или
orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,
теперь
nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
и
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
чем
thanIintended,thatyou
могут
mayhaveitinyourpowertorefuteanyidlereportswhich
могут
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysister,whohadbeensome
время
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Когда
WhenIcamehitherwithmyuncle
и
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetallgirl,ofseventeen,
с
withanagreeableperson;
butremarkablysimple,
и
andquiteignorantofthe
мире
world.
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—I
знаю
knownotwhattocall
его
him,whohadseenherataplay;
и
and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinessto
найти
findhimout,andtellhim
очень
veryfreelymysentimentsofthe
дело
matter.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
и
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Хотя
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeofagentleman,
и
andsomethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,the
бизнес
businesstookair,Iknownothow,
и
andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
дать
givemywordandhonour,&c.
и
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
где
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—I
у
havegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomImayonedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
и
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
всегда
alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,
что
thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephimcompany,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,
и
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
все
allhisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondofhim,
даже
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotas
пока
yetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
и
andalltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,
и
andpraytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhisoldmaster,
который
whois,andeverwillbe,.
Дорогой
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
и
andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNatherhouseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
не
nomotherofmyown,I
надеюсь
hopeyouwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmypoor
сердце
hearttoyou,whohave
всегда
alwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,ever
с
sinceIwasputunderyourcare.
Indeed,
и
andindeed,myworthygoverness
может
maybelieveme,whenIassure
ее
her,thatIneverharbouredathought
что
thatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
и
and,ifGodwillgivemegrace,Ishallneverbehavesoastocastareflectiononthe
заботу
careyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
и
andexperience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhatthe
молодой
youngmansaid;
anditwasmydutytohavetoldyou
все
allthatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;
и
andthenhebehavedsomodest
и
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
и
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
найти
findinmyhearttodoanything
что
thatshouldmakehimmiserable
и
anddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourofa:
salute;
andastothefewlettersthatpassed
между
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,andI
надеюсь
hopetheycontainnothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
но
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourto
забыть
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomyfamily.
Ihavecried
без
withoutceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidIonceclosemyeyesfor
три
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
но
butIhopetosoftenherintime,byhumility
и
andsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
и
anddistress;
andisnow
все
alltendernessandcompassion;
andmy
брат
brotherisreconciledtomeonmypromisetobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
но
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishall
у
havenopeaceofmindtillIknowmydear
и
andeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
To
Мисс
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuchafright,lestthisshouldnotcomesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouwill
написать
writeme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
под
undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisagood
девушка
girl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
очень
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletter
и
andthelittleparcel,becausehis
сестра
sisterSallyhadliketohavelosther
место
placeonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethemanforhiscaution;
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
дорогой
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
компании
companyandconversation,ata
время
timewhenIneedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
и
andgoodsense;
but,I
надеюсь
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
будет
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
но
butonmysideit
будет
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,
и
andlearntoknowthevalueofatruefriend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
сказать
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihavepromisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,
и
and,ifpossible,toforget
его
him:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmypower.
Asitisby
не
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubythisopportunity,beggingyouwill
либо
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,
который
who,Isuppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouattheusualplace.
Если
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,youmay
сказать
tellhimIhavenooccasionforapicture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
нет
no;
Iwouldnothaveyoutellhim
это
thatneither;
becausetheremustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforget
меня
me,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
и
andyetifheshould,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
и
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
писать
writetome,norattemptto
видеть
seemeforsometime;
for,consideringtheresentment
и
andpassionatetemperofmybrotherJery,suchanattemptmightbeattendedwithconsequenceswhichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrusttotime
и
andthechapterofaccidents;
или
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,sooner
или
orlater,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
и
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
любовь
lovetotheyoungladies;
но
butitisnotfitthatanyofthemshouldknowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
и
andeveryotherplacewemaychancetovisit;
и
andIflattermyselfthatmydear
Мисс
MissWilliswillbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Дорогой
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
с
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbythistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
использовать
usemysaddle-horse.
IrodeoutupontheDownslastTuesday,intheforenoon,
когда
whenthesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,was
без
withoutacloud;
butbeforeIhadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyastormofrainthatwetmetotheskinin
три
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevilknows;
но
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)foronefortnight.
Itmakesmesickto
слышать
hearpeopletalkofthefineairuponClifton-downs:
Как
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
где
wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
более
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
и
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
и
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatistosay,she
может
canwriteandspell,and
говорить
speakFrench,andplayupontheharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,
и
andisverywellinclined;
но
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgotalanguishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
брат
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
полный
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudasaGermancount,
и
andashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asfor
что
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
не
nostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGod,sheis
иногда
sometimessointolerable,thatI
почти
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
и
andyetIamconsciousofnosins
которые
thatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilshouldnotIshake
от
offthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
женат
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbegetthe
других
othertwo:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
и
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
знать
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,andI
надеюсь
hopetheywillgonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
долго
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,
рядом
nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
и
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
сказать
tellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbythe
имени
nameofWilson.
Therascal
вскоре
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
и
andmanagedmatterssoastoseeheratahouse
где
whereshewenttodrinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
и
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Когда
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
и
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliveraletterintoherownhands;
но
butitseemsJeryhad
уже
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid
По
(bywhatmeanshebestknows)thatshecarriedtheletterto
ему
him,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
мальчик
boy,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
мне
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
и
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
с
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
слишком
toofargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
и
andaformalchallengeensued.