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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTEDSIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourof
je
the
13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,
je
the
whichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
prijatelj
friend
,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
in
and
Iampleasedtofindyouthinktheymaybeprinted
z
with
agoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchas
je
the
objectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
lahko
may
beredargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,in
je
the
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
lahko
may
arisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
oseb
persons
stillliving,givemeleave,
z
with
allduesubmission,toobserve,that
je
the
Lettersinquestionwerenotwritten
in
and
sentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
ali
or
prejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
butrathertotheinformation
in
and
edificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
je
a
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
tega
this
place,who,afterdueinspection
in
and
consideration,declareth,ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetterscontainany
zadevo
matter
whichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.
Finally,
če
if
youandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
primeru
case
ofanysuchprosecution,Iwilltakethewholeuponmyownshoulders,
celo
even
quoadfineandimprisonment,
čeprav
though
,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
lahko
may
say,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
če
if
,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
več
more
careisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
vsi
all
suchvagrantforeignersasmaybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
in
and
state—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisnobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;
toda
but
thisIwillassert
in
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
dneva
day
hequalified,hehas
nikoli
never
beenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
s
with
respecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
ko
when
thesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Imustinformyou,mygood
Gospod
Sir
,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;
ampak
but
fromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenat
večerjo
dinner
,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
in
and
lastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
te
these
Letters,itisacircumstancethatconcernsmyownconscience
samo
only
;
sufficethittosay,Ihavefullysatisfied
je
the
partiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
in
and
,bythistime,I
upam
hope
Ihavealsosatisfiedyouin
tak
such
ways,thatthelasthand
lahko
may
beputtoouragreement,
in
and
theworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
inwhichI
upam
hope
Irest,.
RespectedSir,Your
zelo
very
humbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,tohavethepleasureofseeingyouinthegreat
mestu
city
,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatwithyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofacertainclergymandeceased;
acakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
na
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
in
and
shallbegladtotreat
z
with
youfortheM.S.
ki
which
IhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
vendar
but
canbynomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Icouldmentionparticulars,
in
and
namenames;
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
mesta
town
issochangeable.
Thentherehavebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
med
between
Smollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
in
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
s
with
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
in
and
publishing,andyoushallhavehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—NobodyreadssermonsbutMethodists
in
and
Dissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortofreading;
in
and
thetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponin
teh
those
matters,areoutofthe
poti
way
;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
in
and
theother,hasbeensilly
dovolj
enough
toabscond,inordertoavoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’magreatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleftamanualofdevotion
pol
half
finishedonmyhands,afterhavingreceived
denar
money
forthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
in
and
hadthemostorthodoxpenofallmypeople;
in
and
Ineverknewhisjudgmentfail,
ampak
but
inflyingfromhisbread
in
and
butteronthisoccasion.
ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofagoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthelate
vojni
war
,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,aparagraph
ki
that
camebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofacertainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregimentcametomyshop,
in
and
,inthepresenceofmy
žene
wife
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
več
more
waysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
in
and
Irecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhavenothingtofear,
in
and
nothingtohope,on
to
that
head—Therehasbeenbut
en
one
printerfloggedatthecart’stail
teh
these
thirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
in
and
heassuredmeitwas
ni
no
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesby
je
the
HouseofL—;
butitcameto
ničesar
nothing
.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
in
and
grantedagainstyou,astheeditorof
teh
those
Letters,Ihopeyouwill
imeli
have
honestyandwitenoughtoappear
in
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteptohonour
in
and
preferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
vesel
happy
ifIcanlendyoualift;
in
and
am,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Prosim
Please
mykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhewill
prosim
please
toacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
žena
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentsto
ga
him
,andbegstoknow
če
if
there’sanyofthatkind,whichhewassogoodastosenduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Doktor
DOCTOR
,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandover
kako
how
hardIamtomove;
in
and
atthistimeof
dneva
day
,Ioughttoknow
nekaj
something
ofmyownconstitution.
Zakaj
Why
willyoubesopositive?
Pritheesendme
še en
another
prescription—Iamaslame
in
and
asmuchtorturedin
vseh
all
mylimbsasifIwasbrokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
mislih
mind
andbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
dovolj
enough
ofmyown,thosechildrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavepeopleto
dobili
get
childrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmein
tak
such
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
z
with
anotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmynext.
Ishallsetout
jutri
tomorrow
morningfortheHotWellatBristol,
kjer
where
IamafraidIshallstaylonger
kot
than
Icouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
tega
this
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
in
and
thedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
dva
two
oldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
in
and
sellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
pod
under
marketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringtomakeapublicsubmission
in
and
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocketanyofhismoney.
Thefellowisabadneighbour,
in
and
Idesire,tohave
nič
nothing
todowithhim:
toda
but
asheispurse-proud,heshallpayforhisinsolence:
naj
let
himgivefivepoundstothepooroftheparish,
in
and
Iwillwithdrawmyaction;
in
and
inthemeantimeyou
lahko
may
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,
in
and
fortyshillingstoclotheher
otroke
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeherpay
ko
when
sheisable.
Idesireyouwilllock
do
up
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
in
and
besureyoutaketheironchest
z
with
mypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgiveall,
ta
this
troublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Ko
When
thiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
brez
without
lossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
in
and
myblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklinhead
in
and
lappetsandthelitelbox
z
with
myjowls.
Williamsmaybringovermybum-daffee,
in
and
theviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
in
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreaturehasbeenterriblystupratedever
odkar
since
welefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthe
hišo
house
whilethefamilyisabsent.
Naj
Let
therebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
in
and
mine.
Themaids,having
nič
nothing
todo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,and
naj
let
noneofthemen
imajo
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’tforgetto
imajo
have
thegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnirandthehind
lahko
may
liebelowinthelandry,topartakethe
hišo
house
,withtheblunderbussandthegreat
pes
dog
;
andhopeyou’llhaveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
vem
know
thathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
z
with
themen.
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesould
še
yet
,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitting;
in
and
ifthecoblerhascutDicky,
in
and
howporeanemilbore
je
the
operation.
Nomoreatpresent,
ampak
but
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Draga
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,Isend,my
ljubezen
love
toyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,
in
and
hopingtohearthe
isto
same
fromyou;
andthatyou
in
and
Saulwilltakemypoorkittento
posteljo
bed
withyouthiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
vsi
all
in,asadtaking
tukaj
here
atGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunaway
z
with
aplayer-man,andyoungmaster
in
and
hewouldadonethemselvesamischief;
butthesquireappliedtothemare,andtheywere,boundover.—MistressbidmenotspeakawordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for,weservints
bi morali
should
seeallandsay
nič
nothing—
Butwhatwasworse
od
than
allthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobeworriedbyabutcher’s
psom
dog
,andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastakenwiththeasterisks,butthey
kmalu
soon
wentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
in
and
hesubscribedarepository
ki
which
didhimgreatservice—thank
Bogu
God
he’snowinafairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmybox
in
and
thepillyberandputthem
pod
under
yourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
bo
will
beapryingintomysecrets,
zdaj
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingoodhealth,
vendar
but
sulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoapoorman;
in
and
Johnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
ne
no
vails;
buthesaysashowthere’sadifferencebetwixtvails
in
and
perquisites;
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
vsi
all
goingtotheHotWell,
kjer
where
Ishalldrinkyourhealthinaglassof
vode
water
,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Dragi
DEAR
PHILLIPS,
AsIhavenothing
več
more
atheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
ali
or
neglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,
zdaj
now
beginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouandIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
kot
than
Iintended,thatyou
lahko
may
haveitinyour
moči
power
torefuteanyidlereportswhich
lahko
may
becirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touching
je
a
foolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysister,whohadbeen
nekaj
some
timesettledherein
je
a
boarding-school.
WhenIcamehitherwithmyuncle
in
and
aunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetall
dekle
girl
,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
osebo
person
;
butremarkablysimple,and
precej
quite
ignorantoftheworld.
Ta
This
disposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—I
vem
know
notwhattocall
ga
him
,whohadseenherataplay;
in
and
,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
eno
one
ofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
in
and
tellhimveryfreelymysentimentsof
je
the
matter.
Thesparkdidnot
všeč
like
thestileIused,
in
and
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Čeprav
Though
hisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
veliko
much
deference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeofagentleman,
in
and
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,the
posel
business
tookair,Iknownot
kako
how
,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
dati
give
mywordandhonour,&c.
in
and
to-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
kjer
where
Iexpecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
družino
family
oforiginals,whomI
morda
may
onedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
in
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
vrsta
kind
ofhumorist,alwaysonthefret,
in
and
sounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephimcompany,I’dresign
vseh
all
claimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedby
je
the
goutmayhavesouredhistemper,
in
and
,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
vsi
all
hisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondof
ga
him
,eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
in
and
alltherestofmy
stare
old
Cambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,
in
and
praytakecareofpoorPonto,forthesakeofhis
stare
old
master,whois,andever
bo
will
be,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
prijatelj
friend
,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
hiši
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Havingno
matere
mother
ofmyown,I
upam
hope
youwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmypoor
srca
heart
toyou,whohave
vedno
always
actedthepartofakindparentto
mi
me
,eversinceIwasput
pod
under
yourcare.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
lahko
may
believeme,whenIassureher,thatI
nikoli
never
harbouredathoughtthatwasotherwise
od
than
virtuous;
and,ifGod
bo
will
givemegrace,Ishall
nikoli
never
behavesoastocastareflectiononthecareyou
imeli
have
takeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhavegivenjust
vzrok
cause
ofoffencebymywantofprudence
in
and
experience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhat
je
the
youngmansaid;
anditwasmydutytohavetoldyou
vse
all
thatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;
in
and
thenhebehavedsomodest
in
and
respectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
in
and
timorous,thatIcouldnot
najti
find
inmyheartto
storiti
do
anythingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
in
and
desperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nikoli
never
onceallowedhimthefavourofa:
salute;
in
and
astothefewlettersthatpassed
med
between
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
in
and
Ihopetheycontain
ničesar
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
toda
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileI
bo
will
endeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
ki
which
issodispleasingtomyfamily.
I
so
have
criedwithoutceasing,and
so
have
nottastedanythingbuttea,
odkar
since
Iwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidIonceclosemyeyesfor
tri
three
nightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
toda
but
Ihopetosoftenherintime,byhumility
in
and
submission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionatein
je
the
beginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
in
and
distress;
andisnow
vse
all
tendernessandcompassion;
andmy
brat
brother
isreconciledtomeonmy
obljubo
promise
tobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
toda
but
,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
ne
no
peaceofmindtillIknowmy
draga
dear
andeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuchafright,lestthisshouldnotcome
varno
safe
tohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
pod
under
cover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisa
dobro
good
girl,andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
zelo
very
shyoftakingchargeofmyletter
in
and
thelittleparcel,becausehis
sestra
sister
Sallyhadliketohavelosther
mesto
place
onmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblame
je
the
manforhiscaution;
ampak
but
Ihavemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
dragi
dear
companionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompany
in
and
conversation,atatime
ko
when
Ineedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
in
and
goodsense;
but,I
upam
hope
,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
bo
will
lastforlife—Idoubtnotbutonmy
strani
side
itwilldailyincrease
in
and
improve,asIgainexperience,
in
and
learntoknowthevalueofatruefriend.
O,my
draga
dear
Letty!
whatshallI
rečem
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihavepromisedto
prekinil
break
offallcorrespondence,and,
če
if
possible,toforgethim:
ampak
but
,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
moči
power
.
Asitisby
ne
no
meansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionof
več
more
mischief,Ihavesentittoyoubythisopportunity,beggingyou
bo
will
eitherkeepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,
bo
will
makeithisbusinesstoseeyouattheusual
mestu
place
.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysending
nazaj
back
hispicture,youmaytellhimIhavenooccasionforapicture,
medtem ko
while
theoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
Iwouldnothaveyoutellhimthatneither;
ker
because
theremustbean
konec
end
ofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforgetme,forthesakeofhisownpeace;
in
and
yetifheshould,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
in
and
inconstant:
Ibeseechhimnottowriteto
mi
me
,norattempttoseemefor
nekaj
some
time;
for,consideringtheresentment
in
and
passionatetemperofmy
brata
brother
Jery,suchanattemptmightbeattendedwithconsequences
ki
which
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrusttotime
in
and
thechapterofaccidents;
ali
or
rathertothatProvidencewhich
bo
will
notfail,sooneror
slej
later
,torewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
in
and
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
ljubezen
love
totheyoungladies;
toda
but
itisnotfitthatanyofthemshouldknowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
in
and
everyotherplacewe
morda
may
chancetovisit;
andIflattermyself
da
that
mydearMissWillis
bo
will
bepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Dragi
DEAR
LEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirectionswith
nekaj
some
success,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
tega
this
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
IrodeoutupontheDowns
zadnji
last
Tuesday,intheforenoon,
ko
when
thesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,was
brez
without
acloud;
butbeforeIhadgonea
polno
full
mile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyastormofrain
ki
that
wetmetotheskinin
treh
three
minutes—whenceitcamethedevilknows;
ampak
but
ithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
en
one
fortnight.
Itmakesmesicktohearpeopletalkof
je
the
fineairuponClifton-downs:
Kako
How
cantheairbe
bodisi
either
agreeableorsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
bolj
more
intolerable,asIamsurrounded
z
with
domesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisapoorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
in
and
aseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
in
and
hereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatistosay,shecanwrite
in
and
spell,andspeakFrench,
in
and
playupontheharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,
in
and
isverywellinclined;
ampak
but
,she’sdeficientinspirit,
in
and
sosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgot
je
a
languishingeye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sher
brat
brother
,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
in
and
self-conceit;
proudasaGermancount,
in
and
ashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Bogu
God
,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
skoraj
almost
thinkshe’sthedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
andyetIamconsciousofnosins
ki
that
oughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilshouldnotIshakeoff
teh
these
tormentsatonce?
Ian’t
poročen
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbegettheother
dveh
two
:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
in
and
girls.
YouearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebriefly
te
these
,andIhopethey
bodo
will
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
dolgo
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworst
vrsta
kind
ofseminarythateverwascontrivedforyoungwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
in
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewith
enega
one
oftheactors—ahandsomeyoungfellow
ki
that
goesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
kmalu
soon
perceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
in
and
managedmatterssoastoseeherata
hiši
house
whereshewentto
piti
drink
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
in
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Ko
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddycameto
ostati
stay
atlodgingswithheraunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidtodeliveraletterintoherownhands;
toda
but
itseemsJeryhad
že
already
acquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestknows)thatshecarriedthelettertohim,
in
and
sothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
fant
boy
,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
mi
me
,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
in
and
,Isuppose,treatedhim
z
with
insolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowastoofargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
in
and
aformalchallengeensued.