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The Adventures of Roderick Random | Progressive Translation Books for Russian A1-B2 Students

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THEAUTHOR’SPREFACE
Ofallkindsofsatire,thereis
нет
nonesoentertaininganduniversallyimproving,asthatwhichisintroduced,asitwereoccasionally,inthe
ходе
courseofaninterestingstory,whichbringseveryincident
домой
hometolife,andbyrepresentingfamiliarscenesinanuncommon
и
andamusingpointofview,investsthemwithallthegracesofnovelty,while
природа
natureisappealedtoinevery
конкретной
particular.
Thereadergratifieshis
любопытство
curiosityinpursuingtheadventuresofa
человека
personinwhosefavourheisprepossessed;
heespouseshiscause,hesympathiseswithhiminhisdistress,hisindignationisheated
против
againsttheauthorsofhiscalamity:
thehumanepassionsareinflamed;
the
контраст
contrastbetweendejectedvirtueandinsultingviceappears
с
withgreateraggravation,andevery
впечатление
impressionhavingadoubleforceonthe
воображение
imagination,thememoryretainsthecircumstance,
и
andtheheartimprovesbytheexample.
The
внимание
attentionisnottiredwithabarecatalogueofcharacters,butagreeablydivertedwithallthevarietyofinvention;
и
andthevicissitudesoflife
появляются
appearintheirpeculiarcircumstances,openinganample
поле
fieldforwitandhumour.
Романтика
Romance,nodoubt,owesitsorigintoignorance,vanity,
и
andsuperstition.
InthedarkagesoftheWorld,
когда
whenamanhadrenderedhimselffamousforwisdom
или
orvalour,hisfamilyandadherentsavailedthemselvesofhissuperiorqualities,magnifiedhisvirtues,
и
andrepresentedhischaracterandpersonas
священные
sacredandsupernatural.
Thevulgar
легко
easilyswallowedthebait,imploredhisprotection,
и
andyieldedthetributeofhomage
и
andpraise,eventoadoration;
hisexploitswerehandeddowntoposterity
с
withathousandexaggerations;
theywererepeatedasincitementstovirtue;
divinehonourswerepaid,
и
andaltarserectedtohis
память
memory,fortheencouragementof
тех
thosewhoattemptedtoimitatehisexample;
и
andhencearosetheheathenmythology,
что
whichisnootherthanacollectionofextravagantromances.
Aslearningadvanced,
и
andgeniusreceivedcultivation,thesestorieswereembellishedwiththegracesof
поэзии
poetry,thattheymightthe
лучше
betterrecommendthemselvestotheattention;
theyweresunginpublic,atfestivals,forthe
обучения
instructionanddelightofthe
зрителей
audience;
andrehearsedbeforebattle,asincentivestodeedsofglory.
Thus
трагедия
tragedyandtheepicmusewereborn,
и
and,intheprogressoftaste,arrivedat
совершенства
perfection.
Itisnowonder
что
thattheancientscouldnotrelishafableinprose,
после
aftertheyhadseenso
много
manyremarkableeventscelebratedinversebytheirbestpoets;
wethereforefind
не
noromanceamongthemduring
в
theeraoftheirexcellence,
если
unlesstheCyropædiaofXenophon
может
maybesocalled;
anditwasnottillarts
и
andsciencesbegantorevive
после
aftertheirruptionofthebarbariansintoEurope,
что
thatanythingofthiskindappeared.
Но
Butwhenthemindsofmenweredebauchedbytheimpositionofpriestcrafttothemostabsurdpitchofcredulity,theauthorsofromancearose,
и
andlosingsightofprobability,filledtheirperformanceswiththemostmonstroushyperboles.
Если
Iftheycouldnotequaltheancientpoetsinpointofgeniustheywereresolvedtoexceltheminfiction,
и
andapplytothewonder,ratherthanthejudgment,oftheirreaders.
Accordingly,theybroughtnecromancytotheir
помощь
aid,andinsteadofsupportingthe
характер
characteroftheirheroesbydignityofsentiment
и
andpractice,distinguishedthembytheirbodilystrength,activity,
и
andextravaganceofbehaviour.
Althoughnothingcouldbe
более
moreludicrousandunnaturalthanthefigurestheydrew,theydidnotwantpatrons
и
andadmirers;
andtheworldactuallybegantobeinfected
с
withthespiritofknight-errantry,
когда
whenCervantes,byaninimitablepieceofridicule,reformedthe
вкус
tasteofmankind,representingchivalryintheright
точки
pointofview,andconvertingromancetopurposes
гораздо
farmoreusefulandentertaining,bymakingitassumethe
носок
sock,andpointoutthefolliesofordinary
жизни
life.
ThesamemethodhasbeenpractisedbyotherSpanish
и
andFrenchauthors,andby
ни один
nonemoresuccessfullythanbyMonsieurLeSage,
который
who,inhisAdventuresofGilBlas,hasdescribedtheknavery
и
andfoiblesoflife,withinfinitehumour
и
andsagacity.
ThefollowingsheetsIhavemodelledonhisplan,takingmeliberty,however,to
отличаться
differfromhimintheexecution,
где
whereIthoughthisparticularsituationswereuncommon,extravagant,
или
orpeculiartothecountryin
что
whichthesceneislaid.
ThedisgracesofGilBlasare,forthemostpart,suchas
скорее
ratherexcitemirththancompassion;
hehimselflaughsat
ними
them;
andhistransitionsfromdistresstohappiness,
или
oratleastease,aresosudden,
что
thatneitherthereaderhastimetopityhim,norhimselftobeacquaintedwithaffliction.
This
поведение
conduct,inmyopinion,not
только
onlydeviatesfromprobability,butpreventsthatgenerousindignation,whichoughttoanimatethereaderagainstthesordid
и
andviciousdispositionoftheworld.
Ihaveattemptedtorepresentmodestmeritstrugglingwitheverydifficultytowhichafriendless
сирота
orphanisexposed,fromhisownwantofexperience,aswellasfromtheselfishness,
зависти
envy,malice,andbaseindifferenceof
человечества
mankind.
Tosecureafavourableprepossession,Ihaveallowedhimtheadvantagesofbirth
и
andeducation,whichinthe
серии
seriesofhismisfortuneswill,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;
andthewhimsicalpeculiaritiesofdisposition
появляются
appearasnaturehasimplanted
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,bestowonhimsuch
образование
educationasIthoughtthe
достоинство
dignityofhisbirthandcharacterrequired,whichcouldnotpossiblybeobtainedinEngland,bysuchslendermeansasthe
природа
natureofmyplanwouldafford.
Inthenextplace,Icouldrepresentsimplicityofmannersinaremotepartofthekingdom,
с
withmoreproprietythaninanyplace
возле
nearthecapital;
andlastly,thedispositionoftheScots,addictedtotravelling,justifiesmy
поведение
conductinderivinganadventurerfromthat
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;
the
сова
owlpercheduponthehandleofacoffee-pot,
с
withspectacleonnose,seemedtocontemplateanewspaper;
andtheass,ornamented
с
withahugetie-wig(which,however,couldnotconcealhis
длинные
longears),satforhispicturetothemonkey,whoappeared
с
withtheimplementsofpainting.
Thiswhimsical
группа
groupaffordedsomemirth,andmetwithgeneralapprobation,untilsomemischievouswaghintedthatthewhole—wasalampoonuponthefriendsoftheperformer;
aninsinuationwhichwas
не
nosoonercirculatedthanthosevery
люди
peoplewhoapplaudeditbeforebegantobealarmed,
и
andeventofancythemselvessignifiedbytheseveralfiguresofthepiece.
Среди
Amongothers,aworthypersonageinyears,
который
whohadservedinthe
армии
armywithreputation,beingincensedatthesupposedoutrage,repairedtothelodgingofthepainter,
и
andfindinghimathome,“Harkye,Mr.Monkey,”said
он
he,“Ihaveagood
ум
mindtoconvinceyou,thatthoughthe
медведь
bearhaslosthisteeth,heretainshispaws,
и
andthatheisnotsodrunk
но
buthecanperceiveyourimpertinence.”
“Sblood!
сэр
sir,thattoothlessjawisad—nedscandalouslibel—butdon’tyouimaginemesochopfallenasnottobeableto
жевать
chewthecudofresentment.”
Здесь
Herehewasinterruptedbythearrivalofalearnedphysician,
который
who,advancingtotheculprit
с
withfuryinhisaspect,exclaimed,“Supposetheaugmentationoftheass’searsshould
доказать
provethediminutionofthebaboon’s—nay,seeknottoprevaricate,for,bythebeardofAesculapius!
thereisnotonehairinthisperiwigthatwillnotstandupinjudgmentto
осудить
convicttheeofpersonalabuse.
Do
но
butobserve,captain,howthispitifullittlefellowhascopiedtheverycurls—the
цвет
colour,indeed,isdifferent,butthenthe
форма
formandforetoparequitesimilar.”
Whilehethusremonstratedinastrainofvociferation,avenerable
сенатор
senatorentered,andwaddlinguptothedelinquent,“Jackanapes!”
cried
он
he,“IwillnowlettheeseeIcan
читать
readsomethingelsethananewspaper,
и
andthatwithoutthehelpofspectacles:
вот
hereisyourownnoteofhand,sirrah,for
деньги
money,whichifIhadnotadvanced,youyourselfwouldhaveresembledanowl,innotdaringto
показать
showyourfacebyday,youungratefulslanderousknave!”
Invaintheastonished
художник
painterdeclaredthathehad
не
nointentiontogiveoffence,
или
ortocharacteriseparticularpersons:
theyaffirmedthe
сходство
resemblancewastoopalpabletobeoverlooked;
theytaxedhimwithinsolence,malice,
и
andingratitude;
andtheirclamoursbeingoverheardbythepublic,the
капитан
captainwasabear,the
доктор
doctoranass,andthe
сенатор
senatoranowl,tohisdyingday.
Christian
читатель
reader,Ibeseechthee,inthebowelsoftheLord,rememberthisexample“whilethouartemployedintheperusalofthefollowingsheets;
и
andseeknottoappropriatetothyselfthatwhich
одинаково
equallybelongstofivehundreddifferentpeople.
Если
Ifthoushouldstmeetwitha
персонажа
characterthatreflectstheeinsomeungraciousparticular,keepthy
собственный
owncounsel;
CHAPTERI
OfmyBirth
и
andParentage.
Iwasborninthe
северной
northernpartofthisunitedkingdom,inthehouseofmygrandfather,agentlemanofconsiderablefortune
и
andinfluence,whohadonmanyoccasionssignalisedhimselfin
имени
behalfofhiscountry;
andwasremarkableforhisabilitiesinthelaw,whichheexercisedwithgreatsuccessinthestationofajudge,
особенно
particularlyagainstbeggars,forwhomhehadasingularaversion.
My
отец
father(hisyoungestson)fallinginlove
со
withapoorrelation,wholived
со
withtheoldgentlemaninqualityofahousekeeper,espousedher
частном порядке
privately;
andIwasthefirstfruitofthatmarriage.
Во время
Duringherpregnancy,adreamdiscomposedmy
мать
mothersomuchthather
муж
husband,tiredwithherimportunity,atlastconsultedahighlandseer,
чье
whosefavourableinterpretationhewouldhavesecured
заранее
beforehandbyabribe,butfoundhimincorruptible.
Shedreamedshewasdeliveredofatennis-ball,whichthe
дьявол
devil(who,tohergreatsurprise,actedthepartofamidwife)strucksoforcibly
с
witharacketthatitdisappearedinan
мгновение
instant;
andshewasforsome
время
timeinconsolableforthelostofheroffspring;
когда
when,allonasudden,shebehelditreturn
с
withequalviolence,andentertheearth,
под
beneathherfeet,whenceimmediatelysprangupagoodly
дерево
treecoveredwithblossoms,the
аромат
scentofwhichoperatedso
сильно
stronglyonhernervesthatsheawoke.
The
внимательный
attentivesage,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;
andthathehadprovideda
матч
matchforhim,towhichhecouldinjustice
иметь
havenoobjections.
Myfather,findingitwouldbe
невозможно
impossibletoconcealhissituationmuchlonger,
откровенно
franklyownedwhathehaddone;
и
andexcusedhimselffornothavingaskedthe
согласия
consentofhisfather,bysaying,heknewitwouldhavebeento
не
nopurpose;
andthat,hadhisinclinationbeenknown,my
дед
grandfathermighthavetakensuchmeasuresaswouldhaveeffectuallyputthegratificationofitoutofhis
власти
power:
headded,thatnoexceptionscouldbetakentohiswife’svirtue,birth,
красоты
beauty,andgoodsense,andasforfortune,itwas
под
beneathhiscare.
Theold
джентльмен
gentleman,whokeptallhispassions,
за исключением
exceptone,inexcellentorder,heardhimtoanend
с
withgreattemper,andthencalmlyasked,
как
howheproposedtomaintainhimself
и
andspouse?
Hereplied,hecouldbein
не
nodangerofwantingwhilehisfather’stendernessremained,
что
whichheandhiswifeshould
всегда
alwayscultivatewiththeutmostveneration;
и
andhewaspersuadedhis
пособие
allowancewouldbesuitabletothedignity
и
andcircumstancesofhisfamily,
и
andtotheprovisionalreadymadeforhisbrothers
и
andsisters,whowerehappilysettled
под
underhisprotection.
“Yourbrothers
и
andsisters,”saidmygrandfather,“didnotthinkitbeneaththemto
консультироваться
consultmeinanaffairofsuchimportanceasmatrimony;
neither,Isuppose,wouldyou
у
haveomittedthatpieceof
обязанность
duty,hadyounotsomesecretfundinreserve;
tothecomfortsofwhichIleaveyou,
с
withadesirethatyouwillthis
вечером
nightseekoutanotherhabitationforyourself
и
andwife,whither,inashorttime,IwillsendyouanaccountoftheexpenseIhavebeenatinyour
образование
education,withaviewofbeingreimbursed.
Сэр
Sir,youhavemadethegrandtour—youarea
вежливый
politegentleman—averyprettygentleman—I
желаю
wishyouagreatdealofjoy,
и
andamyourveryhumbleservant.”
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
theretheyremainedsometimeina
ситуации
situationbutilladaptedtotheeleganceoftheirdesires
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.
Shefoundmeansto
обмануть
deceivetheservants,andgetintroducedasanunfortunate
леди
lady,whowantedtocomplainof
некоторые
somematrimonialgrievances,itbeingmygrandfather’sparticular
провинция
provincetodecideinallcasesofscandal.
Shewasaccordinglyadmittedintohis
присутствие
presence,where,discoveringherself,shefellathisfeet,
и
andinthemostaffecting
манере
mannerimploredhisforgiveness;
atthe
же
sametimerepresentingthedangerthatthreatenednot
только
onlyherlife,butthatofhisown
внука
grandchild,whichwasabouttoseethe
свет
light.
Hetoldherhewassorrythattheindiscretionofher
и
andhissonhadcompelledhimto
сделать
makeavow,whichputit
вне
outofhispowerto
дать
givethemanyassistance;
thathehad
уже
alreadyimpartedhisthoughtson
что
thatsubjecttoherhusband,
и
andwassurprisedthattheyshould
нарушить
disturbhispeacewithanyfartherimportunity.
Это
Thissaid,heretired.
The
насилие
violenceofmymother’safflictionhadsuchan
влияние
effectonherconstitutionthatshewas
сразу
immediatelyseizedwiththepainsofchildbed;
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,unableto
защитить
protectherfromtheinclemenciesoftheweather.
Itisnottobesupposedthatthe
старый
oldgentlemanwasignorantofwhatpassed,thoughheaffectedtoknow
ничего
nothingofthematter,andpretendedtobe
очень
verymuchsurprised,whenoneofhis
внуков
grandchildren,byhiseldestsondeceased,
который
wholivedwithhimashis
наследник
heirapparent,acquaintedhimwiththeaffair;
hedeterminedthereforeto
наблюдать
observenomedium,butimmediately(onthe
третий
thirddayafterherdelivery)sentheraperemptoryordertobegone,
и
andturnedofftheservant
который
whohadpreservedherlife.
Thisbehavioursoexasperatedmy
отца
fatherthathehadrecoursetothemostdreadfulimprecations;
и
andonhisbarekneesimploredthat
Небеса
Heavenwouldrenouncehimifeverheshouldforget
или
orforgivethebarbarityofhissire.
Theinjurieswhichthisunhappymotherreceivedfromherremovalinsuchcircumstances,
и
andthewantofnecessaries
где
whereshelodged,togetherwithhergrief
и
andanxietyofmind,soonthrewherintoalanguishing
расстройство
disorder,whichputanendtoher
жизни
life.
Myfather,wholovedhertenderly,wassoaffectedwithherdeath
что
thatheremainedsixweeksdeprivedofhissenses;
duringwhich
время
time,thepeoplewherehelodgedcarriedtheinfanttotheoldmanwhorelentedsofar,onhearingthemelancholystoryofhisdaughter-in-law’s
смерти
death,andthedeplorableconditionofhisson,astosendthe
ребенка
childtonurse,andheorderedmy
отца
fathertobecarriedhometohishouse,
где
wherehesoonrecoveredtheuseofhisreason.
Ли
Whetherthishardheartedjudgefeltanyremorseforhiscrueltreatmentofhisson
и
anddaughter,or(whichis
более
moreprobable)wasafraidhis
характер
characterwouldsufferintheneighbourhood,heprofessedgreatsorrowforhis
поведение
conducttomyfather,whosedeliriumwassucceededbyaprofoundmelancholy
и
andreserve.
Atlengthhedisappeared,
и
and,notwithstandingallimaginableinquiry,couldnotbeheardof;
a
обстоятельство
circumstancewhichconfirmedmostpeopleinthe
мнение
opinionofhishavingmadeaway
с
withhimselfinafitofdespair.
CHAPTERII
Igrowup—amhatedbymyRelations—senttoSchool—neglectedbymyGrandfather—maltreatedbymyMaster—seasonedtoAdversity—IformCabalsagainstthePedant—amdebarred
Доступ
AccesstomyGrandfather—huntedbyhisHeir—IdemolishtheTeethofhisTutor.
Therewerenotwantingsome
кто
whosuspectedmyunclesofbeingconcernedinmyfather’sfate,onthesupposition
что
thattheywouldallshareinthepatrimonydestinedfor
него
him;
andthisconjecturewasstrengthenedbyreflectingthatinallhiscalamitiestheyneverdiscoveredtheleastinclinationto
служить
servehim;
but,onthe
напротив
contrary,byalltheartificesintheirpower,fedhisresentment
и
andsupportedhisresolutionofleavinghimtomisery
и
andwant.
Butpeopleofjudgmenttreatedthisinsinuationasanidlechimera;
потому что
because,hadmyrelationsbeensowickedasto
консультироваться
consulttheirinterestbycommittingsuchanatrocious
преступление
crime,thefateofmy
отца
fatherwouldhaveextendedtometoo
чья
whoselifewasanotherobstacletotheir
ожидания
expectation.
Meanwhile,Igrewapace,
и
andasIstronglyresembledmy
отца
father,whowasthedarlingofthetenants,Iwanted
ничего
nothingwhichtheirindigentcircumstancescouldafford:
но
buttheirfavourwasa
слабым
weakresourceagainstthejealousenmityofmycousins;
кто
whothemoremyinfancypromised,conceivedthemoreimplacable
ненависть
hatredagainstme:
andbeforeIwas
шесть
sixyearsofage,hadsoeffectuallyblockadedmygrandfather
что
thatIneversawhimbutbystealth,
когда
whenIsometimesmadeuptohischairashesattoviewhislabourersinthe
поле
field:
onwhichoccasionhewouldstrokemyhead,bidmebeagoodboy,
и
andpromisetotakecareof
меня
me.
Iwassoonaftersenttoschoolatavillagehardby,ofwhichhehadbeendictatortimeoutofmind;
но
butasheneverpaidformyboard,norsuppliedmewithclothes,books,
и
andothernecessariesIrequired,my
состояние
conditionwasveryraggedandcontemptible,
и
andtheschoolmaster,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,unlesshewouldempowerhimto
отключить
disablehisfingers,heshouldendeavour,
с
withGod’shelp,topreventhis
будущее
futureimprovement.
And,indeed,hepunctuallyperformedwhathehadundertaken;
for,onpretencethatIhadwrittenimpertinentletterstomygrandfather,hecausedaboardtobemade
с
withfiveholesinit,
через
throughwhichhethrustthefingers
и
andthumbofmyrighthand,
и
andfasteneditbywhipcordtomywrist,insucha
образом
manneraseffectuallydebarredmethe
использования
useofmypen.
But
это
thisrestraintIwasfreedfrominafewdays,byanaccident
который
whichhappenedinaquarrel
между
betweenmeandanotherboy;
who,takinguponhimtoinsultmypoverty,IwassoincensedathisungenerousreproachthatwithonestrokewithmymachineIcuthimtothe
череп
skull,tothegreatterrorofmyself
и
andschoolfellows,wholefthimbleedingonthe
земле
ground,andrantoinformthemasterofwhathadhappened.
Iwasso
жестоко
severelypunishedforthistrespassthat,wereItolivetotheageofMethusalem,the
впечатление
impressionitmadeonmewouldnotbeeffaced;
the
больше
morethantheantipathyand
ужас
horrorIconceivedforthemercilesstyrantwhoinflicted
его
it.
Thecontemptwhichmy
появление
appearancenaturallyproducedinall
кто
whosawme,thecontinualwantstowhichIwasexposed,
и
andmyownhaughtydisposition,impatientofaffronts,involvedmeinathousandtroublesomeadventures,bywhichIwasatlengthinuredinadversity,
и
andemboldenedtoundertakingsfarabovemyyears.
Iwas
часто
ofteninhumanlyscourgedforcrimesIdidnotcommit,
потому что
because,havingthecharacterofavagabondinthe
деревне
village,everypieceofmischief,whose
автор
authorlayunknown,waschargedupon
меня
me.
Ihavebeenfound
виновным
guiltyofrobbingorchardsIneverentered,ofkillingcatsIneverhunted,ofstealinggingerbreadInevertouched,
и
andofabusingoldwomenIneversaw.
Нет
Nay,astammeringcarpenterhadeloquence
достаточно
enoughtopersuademymaster
что
thatIfiredapistolloadedwithsmall
выстрелил
shotintohiswindow;
thoughmy
хозяйка
landladyandthewholefamilyborewitnessthatIwasabedfastasleepatthe
время
timewhenthisoutragewascommitted.
Iwasoncefloggedforhavingnarrowlyescapeddrowning,bythesinkingofa
паром
ferryboatinwhichIwaspassenger.
Другой
Anothertime,forhavingrecoveredof
в
abruiseoccasionedbyahorse
и
andcartrunningoverme.
В
Athirdtime,forbeingbittenby
в
abaker’sdog.
Inshort,
ли
whetherIwasguiltyorunfortunate,the
исправление
correctionandsympathyofthisarbitrarypedagoguewerethesame.
Далеко
Farfrombeingsubduedbythisinformalusage,myindignationtriumphed
над
overthatslavishawewhichhadhithertoenforcedmyobedience;
и
andthemoremyyears
и
andknowledgeincreased,themoreIperceivedtheinjustice
и
andbarbarityofhisbehaviour.
Bythehelpofanuncommongenius,
и
andtheadviceanddirectionofourusher,
который
whohadservedmyfatherinhistravels,Imadeasurprising
прогресс
progressintheclassics,writing,
и
andarithmetic;
sothat,beforeIwastwelveyearsold,Iwasallowedby
все
everybodytobethebestscholarintheschool.
Эта
Thisqualification,togetherwiththeboldnessoftemper
и
andstrengthofmakewhichhadsubjected
почти
almostallmycontemporaries,gavemesuch
влияние
influenceoverthemthatIbegantoformcabalsagainstmypersecutor;
и
andwasinhopeof,beingabletobidhimdefianceina
очень
veryshorttime.
Beingattheheadofa
фракции
faction,consistingofthirtyboys,
большинство
mostofthemofmyownage,Iwas
решимости
determinedtoputtheirmettletotrial,thatImightknowhowfartheyweretobedependedupon,
прежде чем
beforeIputmygrandschemeinexecution:
с
withthisview,weattackedabodyofstoutapprentices,
которые
whohadtakenpossessionofa
часть
partofthegroundallottedtousfortheschemeofourdiversions,
и
andwhowerethenplayingatninepinsonthespot;
но
butIhadthemortificationto
видеть
seemyadherentsroutedinan
мгновение
instant,andalegof
один
oneofthembrokeinhisflightbythebowl,which
один
oneofouradversarieshaddetachedin
погоне
pursuitofus.
Thisdiscomfituredidnothinderusfromengagingthem
впоследствии
afterwardsinfrequentskirmishes,whichwemaintainedbythrowingstonesata
расстояние
distance,whereinIreceivedmanywounds,thescarsofwhich
до сих пор
stillremain.
Ourenemiesweresoharassed
и
andinterruptedbythesealarms
что
thattheyatlastabandonedtheir
завоевания
conquest,andleftustothepeaceableenjoymentofourownterritories.
Itwouldbeendlesstoenumeratetheexploitsweperformedinthe
ходе
courseofthisconfederacy,whichbecametheterrorofthe
всей
wholevillage;
insomuchthat,whendifferentinterestsdivided
его
it,oneoftheparties
обычно
commonlycourtedtheassistanceofRoderickRandom(bywhichnameIwasknown)tocastthe
баланс
balance,andkeeptheoppositefactioninawe.
Тем временем
Meanwhile,Itooktheadvantageofeveryplay-daytopresentmyself
перед
beforemygrandfather,towhomI
редко
seldomfoundaccess,byreasonofhisbeing
тесно
closelybesiegedbyanumerousfamilyofhisfemalegrandchildren,
которые
who,thoughtheyperpetuallyquarrelledamongthemselves,neverfailedtojoin
против
againstme,asthecommon
враг
enemyofall.
Hisheir,whowasabouttheageofeighteen,mindednothingbutfox-hunting,
и
andindeedwasqualifiedfornothingelse,notwithstandinghisgrandfather’sindulgenceinentertainingatutorforhimat
дома
home;
whoatthesame
время
timeperformedtheofficeofparishclerk.
Этот
ThisyoungActaeon,whoinheritedhisgrandfather’santipathytoeverythingindistress,neversateyesonmewithoutuncouplinghisbeagles,
и
andhuntingmeintosome
домик
cottageorother,whitherI
обычно
generallyfledforshelter.
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—a
Диалог
Dialoguebetweenthem.
Aboutthis
время
timemymother’sonlybrother,
который
whohadbeenlongabroad,
лейтенант
lieutenantofaman-of-war,arrivedinhisowncountry;
wherebeinginformedofmycondition,hecametosee
меня
me,andoutofhisslenderfinancesnot
только
onlysuppliedmewithwhatnecessariesIwantedforthepresent,
но
butresolvednottoleavethecountryuntilhehadprevailedonmygrandfathertosettlesomethinghandsomeforthe
будущее
future.
Thiswasatasktowhichhewasby
не
nomeansequal,beingentirelyignorant,not
только
onlyofthejudge’sdisposition,
но
butalsoofthewaysofmenin
целом
general,towhichhiseducationon
борту
boardhadkepthimanutterstranger.
Hewasastrongbuiltman,somewhatbandylegged,
с
withanecklikethatofabull,
и
andafacewhich(youmight
легко
easilyperceive)hadwithstoodthemostobstinateassaultsoftheweather.
His
платье
dressconsistedofasoldier’s
пальто
coatalteredforhimbytheship’stailor,astripedflanneljacket,apairofredbreechesspanned
с
withpitch,cleangrayworstedstockings,largesilverbucklesthatcoveredthree-fourthsofhisshoes,asilver-lacedhat,whose
корона
crownoverlookedthebrimsaboutaninchandahalf,blackbobwiginbuckle,acheckshirt,asilkhandkerchief,a
подвески
hanger,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,werecometothe
помощь
assistanceofthedogs,whomtheyfoundbreathlessuponthe
поле
field;
andmycousinwassoprovokedatthedeathofhisfavourites,thatheorderedhisattendantstoadvance,
и
andtakevengeanceontheirexecutioner,whomheloadedwithallthecurses
и
andreproacheshisangercould
предложить
suggest.
Uponwhichmyunclesteppedforwards
с
withanundauntedair,atthesightofwhosebloodyweaponshisantagonistsfellback
с
withprecipitation,whenheaccostedtheirleaderthus:.
“Lookee,
брат
brother,yourdogshavingboardedmewithoutprovocation,whatIdidwasinmyowndefence.
Soyouhadbestbecivil,
и
andletusshoota
голову
head,clearofyou.”
Whetherthe
молодой
youngsquiremisinterpretedmyuncle’s
желание
desireofpeace,orwasenragedatthefateofhishoundsbeyondhisusualpitchofresolution,I
знаю
knownot;
buthesnatchedaflailfromoneofhisfollowers,
и
andcameupwitha
шоу
showofassaultingthelieutenant,
который
who,puttinghimselfinapostureofdefence,proceededthus:
“Lookee,youlubberly
сын
sonofaw—e,ifyoucomeathwartme,’wareyourgingerbread
работы
work.
I’llbefoulofyour
четверти
quarter,d—nme.”
Thisdeclaration,followedbyaflourishofhishanger,seemedtocheckthe
прогресс
progressoftheyounggentleman’scholer,
который
who,lookingbehindhim,perceivedhisattendantshadslunkintothe
дом
house,shutthegate,andlefthimto
решить
decidethecontentionbyhimself.
Здесь
Hereaparleyensued,whichwasintroducedbymycousin’sasking,“Whothedevilareyou?
Whatdoyouwant?
Some
негодяй
scoundrelofaseaman,Isuppose,
который
whohasdesertedandturnedthief.
Но
Butdon’tthinkyoushallescape,sirrah—I’llhaveyouhang’d,you
собака
dog,Iwill.
Yourbloodshallpayforthatofmy
двух
twohounds,youragamuffin.
Iwouldnothavepartedwiththemto
спасти
saveyourwholegenerationfromthegallows,youruffian,you!”
“Noneofyour
челюсти
jaw,youswab—noneofyourjaw,”repliedmy
дядя
uncle,“elseIshalltrimyourlacedjacketforyou.
Ishallrubyoudownwithanoakentowel,my
мальчик
boy,Ishall.”
Sosaying,hesheathedhis
вешалка
hanger,andgraspedhiscudgel.