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

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

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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,I
смиренно
humblyconceive,aresuchas
могут
mayberedargued,ifnot
полностью
entirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
могут
mayarisefromprintingtheprivate
корреспонденции
correspondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemeleave,
со
withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
и
andsentunderthesealof
секретности
secrecy;
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
или
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
butrathertotheinformationandedificationof
человечества
mankind:
sothatitbecometha
рода
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyofthisplace,who,
после
afterdueinspectionandconsideration,declareth,ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetterscontainany
вопрос
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.
Наконец
Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
что
that,incaseofanysuch
преследования
prosecution,Iwilltakethewholeuponmyownshoulders,
даже
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,
хотя
though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerning
в
thepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imay
сказать
say,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnot
охотно
willinglyvilipendanyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveth
что
thatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
больше
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromthe
комиссии
commissionallsuchvagrantforeignersas
могут
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,in
церкви
churchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
не
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;
но
butthisIwillassert
и
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
дня
dayhequalified,hehasneverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withintheparish
церкви
church.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
когда
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
должен
mustinformyou,mygood
Сэр
Sir,thatIwasobligedto
отставку
retire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaid
выше
above,Ivaluenotofarush;
но
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’s
ряд
row,whichIhadeatenatdinner,notknowing,thatthesaid
ряд
rowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
и
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
эти
theseLetters,itisa
обстоятельство
circumstancethatconcernsmyown
совести
conscienceonly;
sufficethitto
сказать
say,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;
a
торт
cakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthe
общественности
public.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursin
ходе
courseofpost,andshallbe
рад
gladtotreatwithyoufortheM.S.
который
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
но
butcanbynomeanscomplywith
в
thetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthe
величайших
greatestmenoftheage—Icould
упомянуть
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;
но
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,the
общественность
publicseemstobecloyed
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,andhadthemostorthodox
перо
penofallmypeople;
и
andIneverknewhis
суждение
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhisbread
и
andbutteronthisoccasion.
ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthe
выгоды
benefitofagoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthe
конце
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofacertain
полка
regimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaid
полка
regimentcametomyshop,
и
and,inthepresenceofmywife
и
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmoreways
чем
thanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
my
действие
actionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhave
нечего
nothingtofear,andnothingto
надеяться
hope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbut
один
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’s
хвост
tailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
и
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatened
несколько
severaltimesbytheHouseofL—;
но
butitcametonothing.
Если
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
и
andgrantedagainstyou,astheeditorofthoseLetters,I
надеюсь
hopeyouwillhavehonesty
и
andwitenoughtoappear
и
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,your
состояние
fortuneismade—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,whoisveryfondoftoasted
сыр
cheese,presentshercomplimentsto
ему
him,andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodastosenduslast
Рождество
Christmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Врач
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswell
проглотить
swallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouover
и
andoverhowhardIamto
двигаться
move;
andatthistimeof
дня
day,Ioughttoknow
то
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Почему
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Prithee
пришлите
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
хромой
lameandasmuchtorturedinallmylimbsas
если
ifIwasbrokeuponthewheel:
действительно
indeed,Iamequallydistressedinmind
и
andbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesenoughofmyown,
эти
thosechildrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusiness
у
havepeopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculous
инцидент
incidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinsucha
образом
manner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
с
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imay
объяснить
explainmyselfinmynext.
Ishallsetout
завтра
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
где
whereIamafraidIshallstaylonger
чем
thanIcouldwish.
OnthereceiptofthissendWilliamsthither
с
withmysaddle-horseandthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
двух
twooldricks,andsendthecornto
рынок
market,andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushelunder
рынок
marketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
письмо
letterfromGriffin,offeringto
сделать
makeapublicsubmissionand
оплатить
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocket
никаких
anyofhismoney.
The
парень
fellowisabadneighbour,
и
andIdesire,tohave
ничего
nothingtodowithhim:
но
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
платить
payforhisinsolence:
lethimgive
пять
fivepoundstothepooroftheparish,
и
andIwillwithdrawmy
действие
action;
andinthemeantimeyoumay
сказать
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
вдова
widowhavetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
детей
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherpay
когда
whensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
все
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
и
andbesureyoutakethe
железный
ironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgiveall,this
неприятности
troublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Когда
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmy
шкафу
closet;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
без
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
my
розовый
rosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,my
желтый
yellowdamask,andmyblackvelvets
с
withtheshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,my
зеленый
greenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
голова
headandlappetsandthelitel
коробка
boxwithmyjowls.
Williams
может
maybringovermybum-daffee,
и
andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
и
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
существо
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
с
sincewelefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthehouse
пока
whilethefamilyisabsent.
Пусть
Lettherebeafire
постоянно
constantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
и
andmine.
Themaids,having
ничего
nothingtodo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
и
andletnoneofthemenhaveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettohavethe
ворота
gateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
и
andthehindmaylie
внизу
belowinthelandry,topartakethehouse,
с
withtheblunderbussandthe
большой
greatdog;
andhopeyou’llhaveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
знаю
knowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
с
withthemen.
Letme
знать
knowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
и
andwhathefought—iftheould
гусь
goosebesitting;
andifthecoblerhascutDicky,
и
andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.
Нет
Nomoreatpresent,butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
Апреля
April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
DEARMOLLY,.
Heaving
это
thisimportunity,Isend,my
любовь
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingood
здоровье
health,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,Chowderhashadthe
несчастье
misfortunetobeworriedbyabutcher’sdog,
и
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
с
withtheasterisks,butthey
вскоре
soonwentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
и
andhesubscribedarepositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thankGodhe’s
теперь
nowinafairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmybox
и
andthepillyberandputthem
под
underyourownbed;
for,Ido
полагаю
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbe
в
apryingintomysecrets,
теперь
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingood
здоровья
health,butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanould
пальто
coattoapoorman;
и
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewasto
получать
receivenovails;
buthesaysashowthere’sa
разница
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
и
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
все
allgoingtotheHotWell,
где
whereIshalldrinkyour
здоровье
healthinaglassof
воды
water,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Дорогой
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
ничего
nothingmoreatheartthanto
убедить
convinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
или
orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,
теперь
nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
и
andIagreed,atparting,to
культивировать
cultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
чем
thanIintended,thatyou
могут
mayhaveitinyourpowertorefuteanyidlereportswhich
могут
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysister,whohadbeensome
время
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Когда
WhenIcamehitherwithmyuncle
и
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetallgirl,ofseventeen,
с
withanagreeableperson;
but
удивительно
remarkablysimple,andquiteignorantof
в
theworld.
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—I
знаю
knownotwhattocall
его
him,whohadseenherataplay;
и
and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
долг
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinessto
найти
findhimout,andtellhim
очень
veryfreelymysentimentsofthe
дело
matter.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
и
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Хотя
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
замечательно
remarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtothe
честь
privilegeofagentleman,and
то
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,the
бизнес
businesstookair,Iknownothow,
и
andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
дать
givemywordandhonour,&c.
и
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
где
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—I
у
havegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomImayonedayattemptto
описать
describeforyouramusement.
My
тетя
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isa
дева
maidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
и
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
всегда
alwaysonthefret,andso
неприятный
unpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephimcompany,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Действительно
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,
и
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
все
allhisservantsandneighboursinthecountryare
любят
fondofhim,eventoa
степени
degreeofenthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotas
пока
yetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
и
andalltherestofmyoldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
услуги
servicetothecook,andpraytakecareofpoorPonto,forthe
ради
sakeofhisoldmaster,
который
whois,andeverwillbe,.
Дорогой
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
и
andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNatherhouseinGloucester.
DEAR
Мадам
MADAM,
Havingnomotherofmyown,I
надеюсь
hopeyouwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmypoor
сердце
hearttoyou,whohave
всегда
alwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,ever
с
sinceIwasputunderyourcare.
Действительно
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
может
maybelieveme,whenI
уверяю
assureher,thatIneverharbouredathought
что
thatwasotherwisethanvirtuous;
и
and,ifGodwillgiveme
благодать
grace,Ishallneverbehavesoastocastareflectiononthe
заботу
careyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
и
andexperience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhatthe
молодой
youngmansaid;
anditwasmy
долг
dutytohavetoldyou
все
allthatpassed,butIwas
стыдно
ashamedtomentionit;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
и
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
и
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
найти
findinmyhearttodoanything
что
thatshouldmakehimmiserable
и
anddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,Ineveronceallowedhimthe
услугу
favourofa:
salute;
andastothefewlettersthatpassed
между
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,andI
надеюсь
hopetheycontainnothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
но
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourto
забыть
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomyfamily.
Ihavecried
без
withoutceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbut
чая
tea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
ни
nordidIonceclosemyeyesfor
три
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochideme
жестоко
severelywhenwearebyourselves;
но
butIhopetosoftenherintime,byhumility
и
andsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthe
начале
beginning,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,lestthisshouldnotcomesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthe
перевозчика
carrier,thatIbegyouwill
написать
writeme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
под
undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisagood
девушка
girl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
очень
veryshyoftakingchargeofmy
письмо
letterandthelittleparcel,
потому что
becausehissisterSallyhadliketohavelosther
место
placeonmyaccount:
indeedIcannot
винить
blamethemanforhis
осторожность
caution;
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
дорогой
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievous
дополнение
additiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
компании
companyandconversation,ata
время
timewhenIneedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
и
andgoodsense;
but,I
надеюсь
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
будет
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
но
butonmysideit
будет
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgain
опыт
experience,andlearntoknowthe
ценность
valueofatruefriend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
сказать
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihavepromisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,
и
and,ifpossible,toforget
его
him:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmypower.
Asitisby
не
nomeansproperthatthepictureshould
оставаться
remaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubythisopportunity,beggingyouwill
либо
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,
который
who,Isuppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouattheusualplace.
Если
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhis
картину
picture,youmaytellhimI
у
havenooccasionfora
картину
picture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
нет
no;
Iwouldnothaveyoutellhim
это
thatneither;
becausetheremustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforget
меня
me,forthesakeofhisown
мира
peace;
andyetifheshould,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
и
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
писать
writetome,norattemptto
видеть
seemeforsometime;
for,consideringtheresentment
и
andpassionatetemperofmybrotherJery,suchan
попытка
attemptmightbeattendedwithconsequenceswhichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrusttotime
и
andthechapterofaccidents;
или
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,sooner
или
orlater,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
и
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
любовь
lovetotheyoungladies;
но
butitisnotfitthatanyofthemshouldknowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpolite
развлечений
amusement,andeveryotherplacewemaychanceto
посетить
visit;
andIflattermyself
что
thatmydearMissWillis
будет
willbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Дорогой
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
с
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbythistime,hadthe
погода
weatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
IrodeoutupontheDownslast
Вторник
Tuesday,intheforenoon,whenthe
небо
sky,asfarasthe
видимый
visiblehorizon,waswithoutacloud;
но
butbeforeIhadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybya
буря
stormofrainthatwetmetothe
кожи
skininthreeminutes—whenceitcamethe
дьявол
devilknows;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)foronefortnight.
Itmakesmesickto
слышать
hearpeopletalkofthefineairuponClifton-downs:
Как
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
где
wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
более
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashada
опасный
dangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftas
масло
butter,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,shehasgotalanguishing
глаз
eye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
брат
brother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,
полный
fullofcollege-petulanceandself-conceit;
proudasaGerman
граф
count,andashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asfor
что
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
не
nostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGod,sheis
иногда
sometimessointolerable,thatI
почти
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
и
andyetIamconsciousofnosins
которые
thatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythe
дьявол
devilshouldnotIshake
от
offthesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
женат
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbegetthe
других
othertwo:
letthemchooseanother
опекуна
guardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
и
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
знать
knowtheparticularsofour
приключения
adventureatGloucester,whichare
вкратце
brieflythese,andIhopetheywillgo
не
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
долго
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,
рядом
nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
и
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’m
стыдно
ashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneoftheactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbythe
имени
nameofWilson.
Therascal
вскоре
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
и
andmanagedmatterssoastoseeheratahouse
где
whereshewenttodrink
чай
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofa
переписки
correspondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
и
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Когда
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
и
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodelivera
письмо
letterintoherownhands;
но
butitseemsJeryhad
уже
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid
По
(bywhatmeanshebestknows)thatshecarriedthe
письмо
lettertohim,andsothe
весь
wholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
мальчик
boy,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
мне
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
и
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
с
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatrical
герой
herowastoofargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
и
andaformalchallengeensued.