ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
Respetado
RESPECTEDSIR,.Ihavereceivedyour
estimado
esteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,thecual
whichweredelivereduntoyoubymyamigo
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;y
andIampleasedtofindyoucree
thinktheymaybeprintedcon
withagoodprospectoféxito
success;inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
menciona
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aretal
suchasmayberedargued,si
ifnotentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirstlugar
place,astouchingwhatprosecutionspueden
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondencia
correspondenceofpersonsstillliving,givemefueron
leave,withallduesubmission,toobservar
observe,thattheLettersincuestión
questionwerenotwrittenandsentbajo
underthesealofsecrecy;thatthey
tienen
havenotendencytothemalafama,o
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;sino
butrathertotheinformationy
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometh
una
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,I
he
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,un
aneminentattorneyofthislugar
place,who,afterdueinspectiony
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnotcree
thinkthesaidLetterscontainningún
anymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeoftheley
law.Finally,ifyouandI
debo
shouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclaro
declareinverbosacerdotis,that,incaso
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwilltomaré
takethewholeuponmyownshoulders,incluso
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,aunque
though,Imustconfess,Idebo
shouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthe
personal
personalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Ipuedo
maysay,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotvoluntariamente
willinglyvilipendanyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeservethese
thatepithet:albeit,Iammuch
sorprende
surprisedthatmorecareisnottome
takentoexcludefromthecommissiontodos
allsuchvagrantforeignersaspueden
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourfeliz
happyconstitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positivamente
positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisno
nobetterthanaJesuitindisfrazado
disguise;butthisIwillassert
y
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthedía
dayhequalified,hehasnunca
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistodecir
say,withintheparishchurch.Thirdly,
con
withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’smesa
table,whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutal
brutalinhisreprehensions,Idebo
mustinformyou,mygoodSeñor
Sir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbytemor
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIdicho
saidabove,Ivaluenotofaprisa
rush;butfromthesudden
efecto
effectproduced,byabarbel’sfila
row,whichIhadeatenatcena
dinner,notknowing,thatthesaidfila
rowisatcertainseasonsviolentamente
violentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhiscapítulo
chapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,andlastly,
con
withreferencetothemannerinwhichIobtuve
gotpossessionoftheseLetters,itisuna
acircumstancethatconcernsmyownconsciencesólo
only;sufficethittosay,I
he
havefullysatisfiedthepartiesincuya
whosecustodytheywere;and,bythistime,I
espero
hopeIhavealsosatisfiedyouintal
suchways,thatthelastmano
handmaybeputtoouracuerdo
agreement,andtheworkproceedcon
withallconvenientexpedition;inwhichI
espero
hopeIrest,.RespectedSir,Your
muy
veryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
propongo
propose,Deovolente,tohavetheplacer
pleasureofseeingyouinthegran
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreatcon
withyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofun
acertainclergymandeceased;a
pastel
cakeoftherightleaven,fortheactual
presenttasteofthepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
To
el
theRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,en
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursin
curso
courseofpost,andshallbegladtotratar
treatwithyoufortheM.S.whichI
he
havedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;pero
butcanbynomeanscumplir
complywiththetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
toda
allalottery—Ihavebeenaperdedor
loserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—Ipodría
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;pero
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteoftheciudad
townissochangeable.Then
hay
therehavebeensomanylettersuponviajes
travelslatelypublished—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,y
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimental
SentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedcon
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,si
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofimprimir
printingandpublishing,andyoushallhavemitad
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Younecesita
neednottakethetroubletotraer
bringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—NobodyreadssermonsbutMethodistsy
andDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangertoese
thatsortofreading;and
las
thetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinesos
thosematters,areoutoflas
theway;oneisgone
extranjero
abroad,carpenterofamanofguerra
war;andtheother,hasbeensilly
lo suficientemente
enoughtoabscond,inordertoevitar
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’mun
agreatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasdejado
leftamanualofdevotionmedio
halffinishedonmyhands,afterhavingrecibido
receivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivino
divine,andhadthemostortodoxa
orthodoxpenofallmygente
people;andIneverknewhis
juicio
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhispan
breadandbutteronthisoccasion.Byowningyouwasnot
puso
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebeneficio
benefitofagoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofuna
bindinghimover.Inthelate
guerra
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningperiódico
paper,aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflejando
reflectinguponthebehaviourofun
acertainregimentinbattle.An
oficial
officerofsaidregimentcametomytienda
shop,and,inthepresenceofmyesposa
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibí
exhibitedmarksofbodilyfearmás
morewaysthanone,totheconvicción
convictionofthebyestanders,Iaté
boundhimover;myactionlay,
y
andIrecovered.Asforflagellation,youhave
nada
nothingtofear,andnothingtoesperar
hope,onthathead—Therehasbeenbutun
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’scola
tailthesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
y
andheassuredmeitwasno
nomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—ha
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbyla
theHouseofL—;butitcameto
nada
nothing.Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
y
andgrantedagainstyou,astheeditor
editorofthoseLetters,Iespero
hopeyouwillhavehonestyy
andwitenoughtoappeary
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyoudebe
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuna
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’saseguro
suresteptohonourandpreferment.Ishallthinkmyself
feliz
happyifIcanlendyouun
alift;andam,verysincerely,.
Suyo
Yours,.HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Por favor
Pleasemykindservicetoyourvecino
neighbour,mycousinMadoc—Ihaveenviado
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepagado
paid,whichhewillpleasetoaceptar
acceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.My
esposa
wife,whoisveryfondoftostado
toastedcheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,y
andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofese
thatkind,whichhewassobueno
goodastosenduslastNavidad
Christmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Doctor
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
podría
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihe
havetoldyouoverandoverhowdifícil
hardIamtomove;y
andatthistimeofdía
day,Ioughttoknowalgo
somethingofmyownconstitution.Por qué
Whywillyoubesopositivo
positive?Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
cojo
lameandasmuchtorturedintodas
allmylimbsasifIwasroto
brokeuponthewheel:indeed,Iam
igualmente
equallydistressedinmindandbody—Assi
ifIhadnotplaguesenoughofmyown,esos
thosechildrenofmysisteraredejado
leftmeforaperpetualfuente
sourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavegente
peopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?Un
Aridiculousincidentthathappenedayer
yesterdaytomynieceLiddy,ha
hasdisorderedmeinsuchun
amanner,thatIexpecttobelaidupcon
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Ipuedo
mayexplainmyselfinmypróximo
next.Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Caliente
HotWellatBristol,whereIamtemo
afraidIshallstaylongerde
thanIcouldwish.On
el
thereceiptofthissendWilliamsthithercon
withmysaddle-horseandthedemipique.Dile
TellBarnstothreshoutthedos
twooldricks,andsendthemaíz
corntomarket,andsellitofftothepooratashillingabusheldebajo
undermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivellingcarta
letterfromGriffin,offeringtohacer
makeapublicsubmissionandpagar
paycosts.Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,
ni
neitherwillIpocketanyofhisdinero
money.Thefellowisa
mal
badneighbour,andIdesire,totener
havenothingtodowithél
him:butasheispurse-proud,heshall
pagará
payforhisinsolence:lethim
dé
givefivepoundstothepooroftheparroquia
parish,andIwillwithdrawmyacción
action;andinthemeantimeyou
puedes
maytellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’sviuda
widowhavetheAlderneycow,y
andfortyshillingstoclotheherhijos
children:butdon’tsayasyllableof
la
themattertoanylivingsoul—I’llharé
makeherpaywhensheisable.I
deseo
desireyouwilllockuptodos
allmydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;y
andbesureyoutakeel
theironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgivetodos
all,thistroublefrom,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Cuando
Whenthiscumstohand,besuretoempacar
packupinthetrunkmacho
malethatstandsinmyarmario
closet;tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
sin
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.my
rosas
rosecollardneglejaywithgreenrobins,myamarillo
yellowdamask,andmyblackvelvetscon
withtheshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,my
verde
greenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklincabeza
headandlappetsandthelitelboxcon
withmyjowls.Williamsmay
traer
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviolcon
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwatery
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoor
criatura
creaturehasbeenterriblystupratedeverdesde
sincewelefthuom.Praytakeparticular
cuidado
careofthehousewhilela
thefamilyisabsent.Lettherebe
un
afireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schambery
andmine.Themaids,having
nada
nothingtodo,maybesentarse
sataspinning.Idesireyou’ll
aplaudas
clapapad-luckonthewind-seller,y
andletnoneofthementenga
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tte olvides
forgettohavethegateshittodas las
everyeveningbedark—Thegardniry
andthehindmaylieabajo
belowinthelandry,topartakethecasa
house,withtheblunderbussandthegran
greatdog;andhopeyou’ll
tengas
haveawatchfuleyeoverlas
themaids.IknowthathussyMaryJones,
encanta
lovestoberumpingwithlos
themen.LetmeknowAlderney’s
ternero
calfbesouldyet,andwhathefought—ifel
theouldgoosebesitting;y
andifthecoblerhascortado
cutDicky,andhowporeanemilsoportó
boretheoperation.Nomoreatpresent,
pero
butrests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
Abril
April2.TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
DEARMOLLY,.
Heaving
esta
thisimportunity,Isend,myamor
lovetoyouandSaul,beinginbuena
goodhealth,andhopingtoescuchar
hearthesamefromyou;y
andthatyouandSaulwillllevaréis
takemypoorkittentocama
bedwithyouthiscoldclima
weather.Wehavebeenallin,a
triste
sadtakinghereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadcomo
liketohaverunawaycon
withaplayer-man,andyoungmaestro
masterandhewouldadonethemselvesatravesura
mischief;butthesquireappliedtothe
yegua
mare,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeakuna
awordofthemattertoningún
anyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;for,weservints
deberíamos
shouldseeallandsaynada
nothing—Butwhatwasworsethan
todo
allthis,Chowderhashadthedesgracia
misfortunetobeworriedbyun
abutcher’sdog,andcamecasa
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastakencon
withtheasterisks,buttheypronto
soonwentoff.Thedoctorwas
enviado
sentfortoChowder,andhesubscribedarepositorywhichdidhimgran
greatservice—thankGodhe’snowinafairmanera
waytodowell—praytakecareofmyboxy
andthepillyberandputthembajo
underyourownbed;for,Ido
supongo
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbeun
apryingintomysecrets,ahora
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisin
buena
goodhealth,butsulky.The
escudero
squiregaveawayanouldabrigo
coattoapoorman;y
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisacuerdo
agreementhewastoreceiveno
novails;buthesaysashowthere’s
una
adifferencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;y
andsothereisforsartain.Weare
todos
allgoingtotheHotWell,donde
whereIshalldrinkyoursalud
healthinaglassofwater,being,.To
Sir
SirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesusuniversidad
college,Oxon.DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
tengo
havenothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableofolvidar
forgetting,orneglectingthefriendshipIhice
madeatcollege,nowbeginesa
thatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouy
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivar
cultivate.IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
tener
haveitinyourpowertorefutecualquier
anyidlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomyprejuicio
prejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishpelea
quarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolucrado
involvedonaccountofmyhermana
sister,whohadbeensometiempo
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.Cuando
WhenIcamehitherwithmyuncley
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Iencontré
foundherafinetallmuchacha
girl,ofseventeen,withanagreeablepersona
person;butremarkablysimple,and
bastante
quiteignorantoftheworld.Esta
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperiencia
experience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofuna
aperson—Iknownotwhattocallhim,whohabía
hadseenherataplay;y
and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,encontró
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.Itwasby
el
thegreatestaccidentIintercepteduna
oneofhisletters;asitwasmy
deber
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsnacimiento
birth,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,y
andtellhimveryfreelymysentimentsofel
thematter.Thesparkdidnot
gustó
likethestileIused,y
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.Aunque
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,byla
thebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwasremarkably
animado
spirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegio
privilegeofagentleman,andalgo
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thenegocio
businesstookair,Iknownotcómo
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemywordy
andhonour,&c.andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
donde
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubytheregreso
returnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoafamilia
familyoforiginals,whomIpodría
mayonedayattempttodescribir
describeforyouramusement.My
tía
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isadoncella
maidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,y
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanextraño
oddkindofhumorist,alwaysonla
thefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligado
obligedtokeephimcompany,I’drenunciaría
resignallclaimtotheherencia
inheritanceofhisestate.Indeedhisbeing
torturado
torturedbythegoutmayhaber
havesouredhistemper,and,tal vez
perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteronmás
furtheracquaintance;certainitis,
todos
allhisservantsandneighboursinthepaís
countryarefondofhim,incluso
eventoadegreeofentusiasmo
enthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprender
comprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
y
andalltherestofmyviejo
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicio
servicetothecook,andoren
praytakecareofpoorPonto,forthebien
sakeofhisoldmaster,whoes
is,andeverwillbe,.Querido
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,y
andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNather
casa
houseinGloucester.DEARMADAM,
Having
no
nomotherofmyown,Iespero
hopeyouwillgivemepermiso
leavetodisburdenmypoorcorazón
hearttoyou,whohavesiempre
alwaysactedthepartofun
akindparenttome,everdesde
sinceIwasputunderyourcuidado
care.Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
puede
maybelieveme,whenIaseguro
assureher,thatIneverharbouredun
athoughtthatwasotherwisede
thanvirtuous;and,ifGodwill
da
givemegrace,Ishallnunca
neverbehavesoastocastareflectiononthecuidado
careyouhavetakeninmyeducación
education.IconfessIhave
dado
givenjustcauseofoffencebymyfalta
wantofprudenceandexperience.Ioughtnotto
haber
havelistenedtowhatthejoven
youngmansaid;anditwasmy
deber
dutytohavetoldyoutodo
allthatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;y
andthenhebehavedsomodesto
modestandrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancólico
melancholyandtimorous,thatIpude
couldnotfindinmycorazón
hearttodoanythingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
miserableanddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Ido
declaro
declare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavor
favourofa:salute;
andastothefewlettersthat
pasaron
passedbetweenus,theyaretodas
allinmyuncle’shands,y
andIhopetheycontainnada
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:pero
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIes
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomyfamilia
family.Ihavecriedwithout
cesar
ceasing,andhavenottastedanythingbutté
tea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;ni
nordidIonceclosemyeyesfortres
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseveramente
severelywhenwearebyourselves;pero
butIhopetosoftenherintiempo
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullyapasionado
passionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearsy
anddistress;andisnow
toda
alltendernessandcompassion;andmy
hermano
brotherisreconciledtomeonmypromesa
promisetobreakoffallcorrespondencia
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;pero
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhaveno
nopeaceofmindtillIsepa
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasperdonado
forgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.To
Srta
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iamin
tan
suchafright,lestthisshouldnotllegue
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvistheportador
carrier,thatIbegyouwillescriba
writeme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’scriada
maid,whoisagoodchica
girl,andhasbeensoamable
kindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavehecho
madehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
muy
veryshyoftakingchargeofmycarta
letterandthelittleparcel,porque
becausehissisterSallyhadliketohabía
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:hecho
indeedIcannotblamethehombre
manforhiscaution;butI
he
havemadeitworthhiswhile.—Myquerido
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadición
additiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamprivado
deprivedofyouragreeablecompanyy
andconversation,atatimewhenInecesito
needsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumoury
andgoodsense;but,I
espero
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,willdurará
lastforlife—Idoubtnotpero
butonmysideitwilldiariamente
dailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperiencia
experience,andlearntoknowthevalor
valueofatruefriend.O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
decir
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?I
he
havepromisedtobreakofftoda
allcorrespondence,and,ifpossible,toforgethim:pero
but,alas!Ibeginto
percibir
perceivethatwillnotbeinmypoder
power.Asitisby
no
nomeansproperthatthecuadro
pictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbeel
theoccasionofmoremischief,Ihe
havesentittoyoubyesta
thisopportunity,beggingyouwilleitherguarde
keepitsafetillbettertimes,o
orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isupongo
suppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouatel
theusualplace.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
envío
sendingbackhispicture,youpuede
maytellhimIhaveno
nooccasionforapicture,whileel
theoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno
no;Iwouldnothaveyou
digas
tellhimthatneither;becausethere
debe
mustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Idesearía
wishhemayforgetme,forel
thesakeofhisownpaz
peace;andyetifheshould,hemustbe
un
abarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalso
falseandinconstant:Ibeseechhimnotto
escriba
writetome,norattempttoseemeforsometiempo
time;for,consideringtheresentment
y
andpassionatetemperofmyhermano
brotherJery,suchanattemptpodría
mightbeattendedwithconsequenceswhichser
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letusconfiemos
trusttotimeandthecapítulo
chapterofaccidents;orratherto
esa
thatProvidencewhichwillnotfallará
fail,soonerorlater,torecompensar
rewardthosethatwalkinthepathsofhonoury
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermy
amor
lovetotheyoungladies;pero
butitisnotfitese
thatanyofthemshouldsepa
knowyouhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwevamos
gotoBath,Ishallenviaré
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponese
thatfamouscenterofpolitediversión
amusement,andeveryotherplacewepodamos
maychancetovisit;andI
halago
flattermyselfthatmydearSrta
MissWilliswillbepunctualinresponder
answeringthelettersofherafectuoso
affectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
I
haber
havefollowedyourdirectionswithsomeéxito
success,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbyeste
thistime,hadtheweatherpermitido
permittedmetousemysaddle-horse.IrodeoutupontheDownslast
Martes
Tuesday,intheforenoon,whenthecielo
sky,asfarasthevisible
visiblehorizon,waswithoutacloud;pero
butbeforeIhadgoneuna
afullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyuna
astormofrainthatmojó
wetmetotheskinintres
threeminutes—whenceitcamethediablo
devilknows;butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
una
onefortnight.Itmakesme
enfermo
sicktohearpeopletalkofla
thefineairuponClifton-downs:Cómo
Howcantheairbeeitheragreeableo
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdesciende
descendsinaperpetualdrizzle?My
confinamiento
confinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamrodeado
surroundedwithdomesticvexations.My
sobrina
niecehashadadangerousfitofenfermedad
illness,occasionedbythatcursedincidente
incidentatGloucester,whichImencioné
mentionedinmylast.—Sheisapobre
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasmantequilla
butter,andaseasilymelted—notese
thatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,y
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;thatisto
decir
say,shecanwriteanddeletrear
spell,andspeakFrench,andtocar
playupontheharpsichord;thenshe
baila
dancesfinely,hasagoodfigura
figure,andisverywellinclined;pero
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,y
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shetiene
hasgotalanguishingeye,y
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,un
apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulancey
andself-conceit;proudasaGerman
conde
count,andashotandhastyasun
aWelchmountaineer.Asfor
ese
thatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youareno
nostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoDios
God,sheissometimessointolerable
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’sel
thedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;y
andyetIamconsciousofnopecado
sinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whyel
thedevilshouldnotIshakeoffestos
thesetormentsatonce?Ian’t
casado
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!ni
nordidIbegettheotros
othertwo:letthemchoose
otro
anotherguardian:formypartIan’tina
condiciones
conditiontotakecareofmyself;much
menos
lesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboysy
andgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
conocer
knowtheparticularsofouraventura
adventureatGloucester,whicharebrevemente
brieflythese,andIhopetheywillvayan
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensotiempo
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoun
anunnery,istheworsttipo
kindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforjóvenes
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;y
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtotellyou!shefellinlovewithoneof
los
theactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesbylos
thenameofWilson.The
sinvergüenza
rascalsoonperceivedtheimpressionhehabía
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeheratacasa
housewhereshewenttobeber
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthecomienzo
beginningofacorrespondence,whichtheymantuvieron
keptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomadey
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.Cuando
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgingscon
withheraunt,andWilsonsobornó
bribedthemaidtodeliveruna
aletterintoherownhands;pero
butitseemsJeryhadalreadyadquirido
acquiredsomuchcreditwiththecriada
maid(bywhatmeanshemejor
bestknows)thatshecarriedthecarta
lettertohim,andsothewholetrama
plotwasdiscovered.Therash
chico
boy,withoutsayingawordofel
themattertome,wentinmediatamente
immediatelyinsearchofWilson;y
and,Isuppose,treatedhimcon
withinsolenceenough.Thetheatrical
héroe
herowastoofargoneinromancetobrooktal
suchusage:herepliedinblank
versículo
verse,andaformalchallengeensued.