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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Señor
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,the
cual
whichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
amigo
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
y
andIampleasedtofindyou
cree
thinktheymaybeprinted
con
withagoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,are
tal
suchasmayberedargued,
si
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirst
lugar
place,astouchingwhatprosecutions
pueden
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
personas
personsstillliving,giveme
fueron
leave,withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersin
cuestión
questionwerenotwrittenandsent
bajo
underthesealofsecrecy;
thatthey
tienen
havenotendencytothemalafama,
o
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
sino
butrathertotheinformation
y
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
una
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
he
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,
un
aneminentattorneyofthis
lugar
place,who,afterdueinspection
y
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
cree
thinkthesaidLetterscontain
ningún
anymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthe
ley
law.
Finally,ifyouandI
debo
shouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
caso
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwill
tomaré
takethewholeuponmyownshoulders,
incluso
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,
aunque
though,Imustconfess,I
debo
shouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
puedo
maysay,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotwillinglyvilipend
ningún
anyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveth
ese
thatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprisedthat
más
morecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
todos
allsuchvagrantforeignersas
pueden
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoour
feliz
happyconstitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthe
dicho
saidLismahagoisnobetterthan
un
aJesuitindisguise;
but
esto
thisIwillassertandmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
día
dayhequalified,hehas
nunca
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatisto
decir
say,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
con
withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
cuando
whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
debo
mustinformyou,mygood
Señor
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
dicho
saidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;
sino
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
una
abarbel’srow,whichI
había
hadeatenatdinner,not
saber
knowing,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
y
andlastly,withreferenceto
la
themannerinwhichI
obtuve
gotpossessionoftheseLetters,itis
una
acircumstancethatconcernsmyownconscience
sólo
only;
sufficethittosay,I
he
havefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
y
and,bythistime,I
espero
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouin
tal
suchways,thatthelast
mano
handmaybeputtoouragreement,
y
andtheworkproceedwith
toda
allconvenientexpedition;
inwhichI
espero
hopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Your
muy
veryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
tener
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthe
gran
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreat
con
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
un
acertainclergymandeceased;
acakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
To
el
theRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
en
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursin
curso
courseofpost,andshallbegladtotreat
con
withyoufortheM.S.
whichI
he
havedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
pero
butcanbynomeanscomply
con
withthetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
toda
allalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—I
podría
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;
pero
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
ciudad
townissochangeable.
Then
hay
therehavebeensomanylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
entre
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
y
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
con
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
si
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
y
andpublishing,andyoushallhave
mitad
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—You
necesita
neednottakethetroubleto
traer
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—NobodyreadssermonsbutMethodists
y
andDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangerto
ese
thatsortofreading;
and
las
thetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponin
esos
thosematters,areoutof
las
theway;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofa
hombre
manofwar;
andthe
otro
other,hasbeensillyenoughtoabscond,inordertoavoid
un
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
gran
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
dejado
leftamanualofdevotion
medio
halffinishedonmyhands,afterhavingreceived
dinero
moneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
y
andhadthemostorthodoxpenof
toda
allmypeople;
andI
nunca
neverknewhisjudgmentfail,
sino
butinflyingfromhisbread
y
andbutteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
puso
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitof
una
agoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthelate
guerra
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
un
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
un
acertainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerof
dicho
saidregimentcametomyshop,
y
and,inthepresenceofmy
esposa
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
más
morewaysthanone,totheconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
myactionlay,
y
andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhave
nada
nothingtofear,andnothingto
esperar
hope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbut
un
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’stail
estos
thesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
y
andheassuredmeitwas
no
nomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—
ha
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesby
la
theHouseofL—;
butitcameto
nada
nothing.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
y
andgrantedagainstyou,astheeditorofthoseLetters,I
espero
hopeyouwillhavehonesty
y
andwitenoughtoappear
y
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyou
debe
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sa
seguro
suresteptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
feliz
happyifIcanlendyou
un
alift;
andam,verysincerely,.
Suyo
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Por favor
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—I
he
havesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriage
pagado
paid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
esposa
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,
y
andbegstoknowifthere’sanyof
ese
thatkind,whichhewasso
bueno
goodastosenduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Doctor
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
podría
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—I
he
havetoldyouoverandoverhow
difícil
hardIamtomove;
y
andatthistimeof
día
day,Ioughttoknow
algo
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Por qué
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Pritheesendme
otra
anotherprescription—Iamaslame
y
andasmuchtorturedin
todas
allmylimbsasifIwas
roto
brokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
mente
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesenoughofmyown,
esos
thosechildrenofmysisterare
dejado
leftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshave
gente
peopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Un
AridiculousincidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
ha
hasdisorderedmeinsuch
un
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
con
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
puedo
mayexplainmyselfinmy
próximo
next.
Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Caliente
HotWellatBristol,whereIam
temo
afraidIshallstaylonger
de
thanIcouldwish.
On
el
thereceiptofthissendWilliamsthither
con
withmysaddle-horseandthedemipique.
Dile
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
dos
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
y
andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
debajo
undermarketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringto
hacer
makeapublicsubmissionand
pagar
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
quiero
willIpocketanyofhis
dinero
money.
Thefellowisa
mal
badneighbour,andIdesire,to
tener
havenothingtodowith
él
him:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
pagará
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
dé
givefivepoundstothepooroftheparish,
y
andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
y
andinthemeantimeyou
puedes
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidow
tenga
havetheAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
hijos
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableof
la
themattertoanylivingsoul—I’ll
haré
makeherpaywhensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
todos
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
y
andbesureyoutake
el
theironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgive
todos
all,thistroublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Cuando
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretopackupinthetrunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobe
enviado
sentmeintheBristolwaggon
sin
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
con
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
y
andmyblackvelvetswith
el
theshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
cabeza
headandlappetsandthelitelbox
con
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
traer
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviol
con
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
y
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreature
ha
hasbeenterriblystupratedever
desde
sincewelefthuom.
Praytakeparticular
cuidado
careofthehousewhile
la
thefamilyisabsent.
Lettherebe
un
afireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
y
andmine.
Themaids,having
nada
nothingtodo,maybe
sentarse
sataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclap
una
apad-luckonthewind-seller,
y
andletnoneofthemen
tenga
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’t
te olvides
forgettohavethegateshit
todas las
everyeveningbedark—Thegardnir
y
andthehindmayliebelowinthelandry,topartakethe
casa
house,withtheblunderbussandthe
gran
greatdog;
andhopeyou’ll
tengas
haveawatchfuleyeover
las
themaids.
IknowthathussyMaryJones,
encanta
lovestoberumpingwith
los
themen.
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldyet,
y
andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebe
sentado
sitting;
andifthecobler
ha
hascutDicky,andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.
No
Nomoreatpresent,but
descansa
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
DEARMOLLY,.
Heaving
esta
thisimportunity,Isend,my
amor
lovetoyouandSaul,beingin
buena
goodhealth,andhopingto
escuchar
hearthesamefromyou;
y
andthatyouandSaulwill
llevaréis
takemypoorkittento
cama
bedwithyouthiscoldweather.
We
haber
havebeenallin,asad
toma
takinghereatGlostar—MissLiddyhad
como
liketohaverunaway
con
withaplayer-man,andyoung
maestro
masterandhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;
pero
butthesquireappliedtothemare,
y
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeak
una
awordofthematterto
ningún
anyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for,weservints
deberíamos
shouldseeallandsay
nada
nothing—
Butwhatwasworsethan
todo
allthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobe
preocupado
worriedbyabutcher’sdog,
y
andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
con
withtheasterisks,butthey
pronto
soonwentoff.
Thedoctorwas
enviado
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribedarepositorywhichdidhim
gran
greatservice—thankGodhe’snowinafair
manera
waytodowell—praytakecareofmybox
y
andthepillyberandputthem
bajo
underyourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
será
willbeapryingintomysecrets,
ahora
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
buena
goodhealth,butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanouldcoattoa
pobre
poorman;
andJohnsays
como
as,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
no
novails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
una
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
y
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
todos
allgoingtotheHotWell,
donde
whereIshalldrinkyourhealthin
un
aglassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Querido
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
nada
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
olvidar
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipI
hice
madeatcollege,nowbegin
esa
thatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
y
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
tener
haveitinyourpowertorefute
cualquier
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,
tocando
touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichI
tener
havebeeninvolvedonaccountofmy
hermana
sister,whohadbeensome
tiempo
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Cuando
WhenIcamehitherwithmyuncle
y
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,I
encontré
foundherafinetall
muchacha
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
persona
person;
butremarkablysimple,and
bastante
quiteignorantoftheworld.
Esta
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,
había
hadexposedhertotheaddressesof
una
aperson—Iknownotwhattocallhim,who
había
hadseenherataplay;
y
and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,
encontró
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
Itwasby
el
thegreatestaccidentIintercepted
una
oneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
esta
thiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
y
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsof
el
thematter.
Thesparkdidnot
gustó
likethestileIused,
y
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Aunque
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,by
la
thebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
un
agentleman,andsomethingmight
haber
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,the
negocio
businesstookair,Iknownot
cómo
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
y
andhonour,&c.
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
donde
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubythe
regreso
returnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
familia
familyoforiginals,whomI
podría
mayonedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
y
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanodd
tipo
kindofhumorist,alwayson
la
thefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtokeephim
compañía
company,I’dresignallclaimto
la
theinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegout
puede
mayhavesouredhistemper,
y
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainit
es
is,allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
país
countryarefondofhim,
incluso
eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,the
razón
reasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
y
andalltherestofmy
viejo
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,
y
andpraytakecareof
pobre
poorPonto,forthesakeofhis
viejo
oldmaster,whois,andeverwillbe,.
Querido
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
y
andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
casa
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
no
nomotherofmyown,I
espero
hopeyouwillgiveme
permiso
leavetodisburdenmypoor
corazón
hearttoyou,whohave
siempre
alwaysactedthepartof
un
akindparenttome,ever
desde
sinceIwasputunderyour
cuidado
care.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
puede
maybelieveme,whenIassureher,thatI
nunca
neverharbouredathoughtthatwasotherwise
de
thanvirtuous;
and,ifGodwill
da
givemegrace,Ishall
nunca
neverbehavesoastocastareflectiononthe
cuidado
careyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessI
he
havegivenjustcauseofoffencebymy
falta
wantofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnotto
haber
havelistenedtowhatthe
joven
youngmansaid;
anditwasmydutyto
tenía
havetoldyouallthatpassed,
pero
butIwasashamedtomentionit;
y
andthenhebehavedsomodest
y
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
y
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
encontrar
findinmyhearttodoanythingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
y
anddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
nunca
neveronceallowedhimthefavourof
un
a:
salute;
andastothefewlettersthatpassed
entre
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
y
andIhopetheycontain
nada
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
pero
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileI
es
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
familia
family.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
y
andhavenottastedanythingbuttea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidI
una vez
onceclosemyeyesfor
tres
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
cuando
whenwearebyourselves;
pero
butIhopetosoftenherin
tiempo
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionatein
el
thebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
y
anddistress;
andisnow
toda
alltendernessandcompassion;
andmy
hermano
brotherisreconciledtomeonmy
promesa
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondence
con
withthatunfortunateyouth;
but,notwithstanding
toda
alltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
no
nopeaceofmindtillI
sepa
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
pobre
poor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iamin
tan
suchafright,lestthisshouldnot
llegue
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyouwill
escriba
writeme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
una
agoodgirl,andhasbeenso
amable
kindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhave
hecho
madehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
muy
veryshyoftakingchargeofmyletter
y
andthelittleparcel,becausehis
hermana
sisterSallyhadliketo
había
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethe
hombre
manforhiscaution;
butI
he
havemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
querido
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
compañía
companyandconversation,ata
momento
timewhenIneedso
tanto
muchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
y
andgoodsense;
but,I
espero
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,will
durará
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
pero
butonmysideitwilldailyincrease
y
andimprove,asIgainexperience,
y
andlearntoknowthevalueof
un
atruefriend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
decir
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
I
he
havepromisedtobreakoff
toda
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,toforgethim:
pero
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
poder
power.
Asitisby
no
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbe
el
theoccasionofmoremischief,I
he
havesentittoyouby
esta
thisopportunity,beggingyouwilleither
guarde
keepitsafetillbettertimes,
o
orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouat
el
theusualplace.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
envío
sendingbackhispicture,you
puede
maytellhimIhave
no
nooccasionforapicture,while
el
theoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
no
no;
Iwouldnothaveyou
digas
tellhimthatneither;
becausethere
debe
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—I
desearía
wishhemayforgetme,for
el
thesakeofhisownpeace;
y
andyetifheshould,hemustbe
un
abarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
y
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
escriba
writetome,norattempttoseemeforsome
tiempo
time;
for,consideringtheresentment
y
andpassionatetemperofmy
hermano
brotherJery,suchanattempt
podría
mightbeattendedwithconsequenceswhich
ser
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letus
confiemos
trusttotimeandthechapterofaccidents;
o
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,sooner
o
orlater,torewardthose
esa
thatwalkinthepathsofhonour
y
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
amor
lovetotheyoungladies;
pero
butitisnotfit
ese
thatanyofthemshould
sepa
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
vamos
gotoBath,Ishall
enviaré
sendyoumysimpleremarksupon
ese
thatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
y
andeveryotherplacewe
podamos
maychancetovisit;
andIflattermyselfthatmydear
Srta
MissWilliswillbepunctualin
responder
answeringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
I
haber
havefollowedyourdirectionswithsomesuccess,
y
andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
este
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
usar
usemysaddle-horse.
IrodeoutupontheDownslastTuesday,intheforenoon,
cuando
whenthesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,was
sin
withoutacloud;
butbeforeI
haber
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
una
astormofrainthatwetmetotheskinin
tres
threeminutes—whenceitcamethedevil
sabe
knows;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
una
onefortnight.
Itmakesme
enfermo
sicktohearpeopletalkof
la
thefineairuponClifton-downs:
Cómo
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeable
o
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
una
aperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
más
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedby
ese
thatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisa
pobre
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
y
andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
y
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatisto
decir
say,shecanwriteandspell,
y
andspeakFrench,andplayupon
el
theharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
tiene
hasagoodfigure,andis
muy
verywellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
y
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
tiene
hasgotalanguishingeye,
y
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,
un
apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
y
andself-conceit;
proudasaGermancount,
y
andashotandhastyas
un
aWelchmountaineer.
Asfor
ese
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
no
nostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Dios
God,sheissometimessointolerable,
ese
thatIalmostthinkshe’s
el
thedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
y
andyetIamconsciousofnosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—why
el
thedevilshouldnotIshakeoff
estos
thesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
casado
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
los
theothertwo:
letthemchoose
otro
anotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditiontotakecareofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintend
la
theconductofgiddy-headedboys
y
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
conocer
knowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebriefly
estos
these,andIhopetheywill
vayan
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
tiempo
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nextto
un
anunnery,istheworst
tipo
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
jóvenes
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
y
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneof
los
theactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesby
los
thenameofWilson.
Therascal
pronto
soonperceivedtheimpressionhe
había
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeherata
casa
housewhereshewentto
beber
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichthey
mantuvieron
keptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
y
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Cuando
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgings
con
withheraunt,andWilsonbribed
la
themaidtodeliveraletterintoherownhands;
pero
butitseemsJeryhadalreadyacquiredso
tanto
muchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshe
mejor
bestknows)thatshecarriedthelettertohim,
y
andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
El
Therashboy,withoutsaying
una
awordofthemattertome,
fue
wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
y
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
con
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
demasiado
toofargoneinromancetobrook
tal
suchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
y
andaformalchallengeensued.