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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
Respetado
RESPECTED
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyour
estimado
esteemed
favourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperusedthosesameLetters,the
cual
which
weredelivereduntoyoubymy
amigo
friend
,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
y
and
Iampleasedtofindyou
cree
think
theymaybeprinted
con
with
agoodprospectof
éxito
success
;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
menciona
mention
,Ihumblyconceive,are
tal
such
asmayberedargued,
si
if
notentirelyremoved—And,first,inthefirst
lugar
place
,astouchingwhatprosecutions
pueden
may
arisefromprintingtheprivate
correspondencia
correspondence
ofpersonsstillliving,giveme
fueron
leave
,withallduesubmission,to
observar
observe
,thattheLettersin
cuestión
question
werenotwrittenandsent
bajo
under
thesealofsecrecy;
thatthey
tienen
have
notendencytothemalafama,
o
or
prejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
sino
but
rathertotheinformation
y
and
edificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
una
a
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
he
have
consultedMrDavyHiggins,
un
an
eminentattorneyofthis
lugar
place
,who,afterdueinspection
y
and
consideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
cree
think
thesaidLetterscontain
ningún
any
matterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthe
ley
law
.
Finally,ifyouandI
debo
should
cometoarightunderstanding,Ido
declaro
declare
inverbosacerdotis,that,in
caso
case
ofanysuchprosecution,Iwill
tomaré
take
thewholeuponmyownshoulders,
incluso
even
quoadfineandimprisonment,
aunque
though
,Imustconfess,I
debo
should
notcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthe
personal
personal
resentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,I
puedo
may
say,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnot
voluntariamente
willingly
vilipendanyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveth
ese
that
epithet:
albeit,Iammuch
sorprende
surprised
thatmorecareisnot
tome
taken
toexcludefromthecommission
todos
all
suchvagrantforeignersas
pueden
may
bejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoour
feliz
happy
constitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positivamente
positively
,thatthesaidLismahagois
no
no
betterthanaJesuitin
disfrazado
disguise
;
butthisIwillassert
y
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
día
day
hequalified,hehas
nunca
never
beenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatisto
decir
say
,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
con
with
respecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
mesa
table
,whenthesaidLismahagowasso
brutal
brutal
inhisreprehensions,I
debo
must
informyou,mygood
Señor
Sir
,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notby
temor
fear
arisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
dicho
said
above,Ivaluenotofa
prisa
rush
;
butfromthesudden
efecto
effect
produced,byabarbel’s
fila
row
,whichIhadeatenat
cena
dinner
,notknowing,thatthesaid
fila
row
isatcertainseasons
violentamente
violently
cathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
capítulo
chapter
Periichtos.
Fourthly,andlastly,
con
with
referencetothemannerinwhichI
obtuve
got
possessionoftheseLetters,itis
una
a
circumstancethatconcernsmyownconscience
sólo
only
;
sufficethittosay,I
he
have
fullysatisfiedthepartiesin
cuya
whose
custodytheywere;
and,bythistime,I
espero
hope
Ihavealsosatisfiedyouin
tal
such
ways,thatthelast
mano
hand
maybeputtoour
acuerdo
agreement
,andtheworkproceed
con
with
allconvenientexpedition;
inwhichI
espero
hope
Irest,.
RespectedSir,Your
muy
very
humbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
propongo
propose
,Deovolente,tohavethe
placer
pleasure
ofseeingyouinthe
gran
great
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbegladtotreat
con
with
youconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,of
un
a
certainclergymandeceased;
a
pastel
cake
oftherightleaven,forthe
actual
present
tasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
To
el
the
Revd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
en
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursin
curso
course
ofpost,andshallbegladto
tratar
treat
withyoufortheM.S.
whichI
he
have
deliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
pero
but
canbynomeans
cumplir
comply
withthetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
toda
all
alottery—Ihavebeena
perdedor
loser
bytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—I
podría
could
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;
pero
but
don’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
ciudad
town
issochangeable.
Then
hay
there
havebeensomanylettersupon
viajes
travels
latelypublished—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
y
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’s
Sentimental
Sentimental
Travels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
con
with
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
si
if
youplease,runtherisqueof
imprimir
printing
andpublishing,andyoushallhave
mitad
half
theprofitsoftheimpression—You
necesita
need
nottakethetroubleto
traer
bring
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—NobodyreadssermonsbutMethodists
y
and
Dissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangerto
ese
that
sortofreading;
and
las
the
twopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponin
esos
those
matters,areoutof
las
the
way;
oneisgone
extranjero
abroad
,carpenterofamanof
guerra
war
;
andtheother,hasbeensilly
lo suficientemente
enough
toabscond,inorderto
evitar
avoid
aprosecutionforblasphemy—I’m
un
a
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
dejado
left
amanualofdevotion
medio
half
finishedonmyhands,afterhaving
recibido
received
moneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundest
divino
divine
,andhadthemost
ortodoxa
orthodox
penofallmy
gente
people
;
andIneverknewhis
juicio
judgment
fail,butinflyingfromhis
pan
bread
andbutteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
puso
put
inbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthe
beneficio
benefit
ofagoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageof
una
binding
himover.
Inthelate
guerra
war
,Iinsertedinmyevening
periódico
paper
,aparagraphthatcamebythepost,
reflejando
reflecting
uponthebehaviourof
un
a
certainregimentinbattle.
An
oficial
officer
ofsaidregimentcametomy
tienda
shop
,and,inthepresenceofmy
esposa
wife
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsI
exhibí
exhibited
marksofbodilyfear
más
more
waysthanone,tothe
convicción
conviction
ofthebyestanders,I
até
bound
himover;
myactionlay,
y
and
Irecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhave
nada
nothing
tofear,andnothingto
esperar
hope
,onthathead—Therehasbeenbut
un
one
printerfloggedatthecart’s
cola
tail
thesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
y
and
heassuredmeitwas
no
no
morethanaflea-bite.C—S—
ha
has
beenthreatenedseveraltimesby
la
the
HouseofL—;
butitcameto
nada
nothing
.
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
y
and
grantedagainstyou,asthe
editor
editor
ofthoseLetters,I
espero
hope
youwillhavehonesty
y
and
witenoughtoappear
y
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyou
debe
should
besentencedtothepillory,your
fortuna
fortune
ismade—Astimesgo,that’sa
seguro
sure
steptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
feliz
happy
ifIcanlendyou
un
a
lift;
andam,verysincerely,.
Suyo
Yours,
.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Por favor
Please
mykindservicetoyour
vecino
neighbour
,mycousinMadoc—Ihave
enviado
sent
anAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriage
pagado
paid
,whichhewillpleaseto
aceptar
accept
asasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
esposa
wife
,whoisveryfondof
tostado
toasted
cheese,presentshercomplimentstohim,
y
and
begstoknowifthere’sanyof
ese
that
kind,whichhewasso
bueno
good
astosenduslast
Navidad
Christmas
,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Doctor
DOCTOR
,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
podría
might
aswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—I
he
have
toldyouoverandoverhow
difícil
hard
Iamtomove;
y
and
atthistimeof
día
day
,Ioughttoknow
algo
something
ofmyownconstitution.
Por qué
Why
willyoubeso
positivo
positive
?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamas
cojo
lame
andasmuchtorturedin
todas
all
mylimbsasifIwas
roto
broke
uponthewheel:
indeed,Iam
igualmente
equally
distressedinmindandbody—As
si
if
Ihadnotplaguesenoughofmyown,
esos
those
childrenofmysisterare
dejado
left
meforaperpetual
fuente
source
ofvexation—whatbusinesshave
gente
people
togetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Un
A
ridiculousincidentthathappened
ayer
yesterday
tomynieceLiddy,
ha
has
disorderedmeinsuch
un
a
manner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
con
with
anotherfitofthegout—perhaps,I
puedo
may
explainmyselfinmy
próximo
next
.
Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Caliente
Hot
WellatBristol,whereIam
temo
afraid
Ishallstaylonger
de
than
Icouldwish.
On
el
the
receiptofthissendWilliamsthither
con
with
mysaddle-horseandthedemipique.
Dile
Tell
Barnstothreshoutthe
dos
two
oldricks,andsendthe
maíz
corn
tomarket,andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushel
debajo
under
marketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
carta
letter
fromGriffin,offeringto
hacer
make
apublicsubmissionand
pagar
pay
costs.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,
ni
neither
willIpocketanyofhis
dinero
money
.
Thefellowisa
mal
bad
neighbour,andIdesire,to
tener
have
nothingtodowith
él
him
:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
pagará
pay
forhisinsolence:
lethim
give
fivepoundstothepoorofthe
parroquia
parish
,andIwillwithdrawmy
acción
action
;
andinthemeantimeyou
puedes
may
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’s
viuda
widow
havetheAlderneycow,
y
and
fortyshillingstoclotheher
hijos
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableof
la
the
mattertoanylivingsoul—I’ll
haré
make
herpaywhensheisable.
I
deseo
desire
youwilllockup
todos
all
mydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
y
and
besureyoutake
el
the
ironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgive
todos
all
,thistroublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Cuando
When
thiscumstohand,besureto
empacar
pack
upinthetrunk
macho
male
thatstandsinmy
armario
closet
;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
sin
without
lossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
my
rosas
rose
collardneglejaywithgreenrobins,my
amarillo
yellow
damask,andmyblackvelvets
con
with
theshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,my
verde
green
mantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
cabeza
head
andlappetsandthelitelbox
con
with
myjowls.
Williamsmay
traer
bring
overmybum-daffee,andtheviol
con
with
theeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
y
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoor
criatura
creature
hasbeenterriblystupratedever
desde
since
welefthuom.
Praytakeparticular
cuidado
care
ofthehousewhile
la
the
familyisabsent.
Lettherebe
un
a
fireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
y
and
mine.
Themaids,having
nada
nothing
todo,maybe
sentarse
sat
aspinning.
Idesireyou’ll
aplaudas
clap
apad-luckonthewind-seller,
y
and
letnoneofthemen
tenga
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’t
te olvides
forget
tohavethegateshit
todas las
every
eveningbedark—Thegardnir
y
and
thehindmaylie
abajo
below
inthelandry,topartakethe
casa
house
,withtheblunderbussandthe
gran
great
dog;
andhopeyou’ll
tengas
have
awatchfuleyeover
las
the
maids.
IknowthathussyMaryJones,
encanta
loves
toberumpingwith
los
the
men.
LetmeknowAlderney’s
ternero
calf
besouldyet,andwhathefought—if
el
the
ouldgoosebesitting;
y
and
ifthecoblerhas
cortado
cut
Dicky,andhowporeanemil
soportó
bore
theoperation.
Nomoreatpresent,
pero
but
rests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
Abril
April
2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
DEARMOLLY,.
Heaving
esta
this
importunity,Isend,my
amor
love
toyouandSaul,beingin
buena
good
health,andhopingto
escuchar
hear
thesamefromyou;
y
and
thatyouandSaulwill
llevaréis
take
mypoorkittento
cama
bed
withyouthiscold
clima
weather
.
Wehavebeenallin,a
triste
sad
takinghereatGlostar—MissLiddyhad
como
like
tohaverunaway
con
with
aplayer-man,andyoung
maestro
master
andhewouldadonethemselvesa
travesura
mischief
;
butthesquireappliedtothe
yegua
mare
,andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotspeak
una
a
wordofthematterto
ningún
any
Christiansoul—nomoreIshall;
for,weservints
deberíamos
should
seeallandsay
nada
nothing—
Butwhatwasworsethan
todo
all
this,Chowderhashadthe
desgracia
misfortune
tobeworriedby
un
a
butcher’sdog,andcame
casa
home
inaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
con
with
theasterisks,butthey
pronto
soon
wentoff.
Thedoctorwas
enviado
sent
fortoChowder,andhesubscribedarepositorywhichdidhim
gran
great
service—thankGodhe’snowinafair
manera
way
todowell—praytakecareofmybox
y
and
thepillyberandputthem
bajo
under
yourownbed;
for,Ido
supongo
suppose
madam,Gwyllimwillbe
un
a
pryingintomysecrets,
ahora
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
buena
good
health,butsulky.
The
escudero
squire
gaveawayanould
abrigo
coat
toapoorman;
y
and
Johnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhis
acuerdo
agreement
hewastoreceive
no
no
vails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
una
a
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
y
and
sothereisforsartain.
Weare
todos
all
goingtotheHotWell,
donde
where
Ishalldrinkyour
salud
health
inaglassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
Sir
WATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
universidad
college
,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
tengo
have
nothingmoreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
olvidar
forgetting
,orneglectingthefriendshipI
hice
made
atcollege,nowbegin
esa
that
correspondencebyletters,whichyou
y
and
Iagreed,atparting,to
cultivar
cultivate
.
IbeginitsoonerthanIintended,thatyoumay
tener
have
itinyourpowertorefute
cualquier
any
idlereportswhichmaybecirculatedtomy
prejuicio
prejudice
atOxford,touchingafoolish
pelea
quarrel
,inwhichIhavebeen
involucrado
involved
onaccountofmy
hermana
sister
,whohadbeensome
tiempo
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
Cuando
When
Icamehitherwithmyuncle
y
and
aunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,I
encontré
found
herafinetall
muchacha
girl
,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
persona
person
;
butremarkablysimple,and
bastante
quite
ignorantoftheworld.
Esta
This
disposition,andwantof
experiencia
experience
,hadexposedhertotheaddressesof
una
a
person—Iknownotwhattocallhim,who
había
had
seenherataplay;
y
and
,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,
encontró
found
meanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
Itwasby
el
the
greatestaccidentIintercepted
una
one
ofhisletters;
asitwasmy
deber
duty
tostiflethiscorrespondenceinits
nacimiento
birth
,Imadeitmybusinesstofindhimout,
y
and
tellhimveryfreelymysentimentsof
el
the
matter.
Thesparkdidnot
gustó
like
thestileIused,
y
and
behavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Aunque
Though
hisrankinlife(which,by
la
the
bye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkably
animado
spirited
,Iadmittedhimtothe
privilegio
privilege
ofagentleman,and
algo
something
mighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,the
negocio
business
tookair,Iknownot
cómo
how
,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtogivemyword
y
and
honour,&c.
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
donde
where
Iexpecttohearfromyoubythe
regreso
return
ofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
familia
family
oforiginals,whomI
podría
may
onedayattemptto
describir
describe
foryouramusement.
My
tía
aunt
,MrsTabithaBramble,isa
doncella
maiden
offorty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
y
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisan
extraño
odd
kindofhumorist,alwayson
la
the
fret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbe
obligado
obliged
tokeephimcompany,I’d
renunciaría
resign
allclaimtothe
herencia
inheritance
ofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeing
torturado
tortured
bythegoutmay
haber
have
souredhistemper,and,
tal vez
perhaps
,Imaylikehimbetteron
más
further
acquaintance;
certainitis,
todos
all
hisservantsandneighboursinthe
país
country
arefondofhim,
incluso
even
toadegreeof
entusiasmo
enthusiasm
,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyet
comprender
comprehend
.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
y
and
alltherestofmy
viejo
old
Cambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
servicio
service
tothecook,and
oren
pray
takecareofpoorPonto,forthe
bien
sake
ofhisoldmaster,who
es
is
,andeverwillbe,.
Querido
Dear
Phillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
y
and
humbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
casa
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Having
no
no
motherofmyown,I
espero
hope
youwillgiveme
permiso
leave
todisburdenmypoor
corazón
heart
toyou,whohave
siempre
always
actedthepartof
un
a
kindparenttome,ever
desde
since
Iwasputunderyour
cuidado
care
.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
puede
may
believeme,whenI
aseguro
assure
her,thatIneverharboured
un
a
thoughtthatwasotherwise
de
than
virtuous;
and,ifGodwill
da
give
megrace,Ishall
nunca
never
behavesoastocastareflectiononthe
cuidado
care
youhavetakeninmy
educación
education
.
IconfessIhave
dado
given
justcauseofoffencebymy
falta
want
ofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnotto
haber
have
listenedtowhatthe
joven
young
mansaid;
anditwasmy
deber
duty
tohavetoldyou
todo
all
thatpassed,butIwasashamedtomentionit;
y
and
thenhebehavedso
modesto
modest
andrespectful,andseemedtobeso
melancólico
melancholy
andtimorous,thatI
pude
could
notfindinmy
corazón
heart
todoanythingthatshouldmakehim
miserable
miserable
anddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Ido
declaro
declare
,Ineveronceallowedhimthe
favor
favour
ofa:
salute;
andastothefewlettersthat
pasaron
passed
betweenus,theyare
todas
all
inmyuncle’shands,
y
and
Ihopetheycontain
nada
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
pero
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileI
es
will
endeavourtoforgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
familia
family
.
Ihavecriedwithout
cesar
ceasing
,andhavenottastedanythingbut
tea
,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
ni
nor
didIonceclosemyeyesfor
tres
three
nightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochideme
severamente
severely
whenwearebyourselves;
pero
but
Ihopetosoftenherin
tiempo
time
,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfully
apasionado
passionate
inthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
y
and
distress;
andisnow
toda
all
tendernessandcompassion;
andmy
hermano
brother
isreconciledtomeonmy
promesa
promise
tobreakoffall
correspondencia
correspondence
withthatunfortunateyouth;
pero
but
,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
no
no
peaceofmindtillI
sepa
know
mydearandeverhonouredgovernesshas
perdonado
forgiven
herpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
To
Srta
Miss
LAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iamin
tan
such
afright,lestthisshouldnot
llegue
come
safetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthe
portador
carrier
,thatIbegyouwill
escriba
write
me,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’s
criada
maid
,whoisagood
chica
girl
,andhasbeenso
amable
kind
tomeinmyaffliction,thatIhave
hecho
made
hermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
muy
very
shyoftakingchargeofmy
carta
letter
andthelittleparcel,
porque
because
hissisterSallyhadliketo
había
have
lostherplaceonmyaccount:
hecho
indeed
Icannotblamethe
hombre
man
forhiscaution;
butI
he
have
madeitworthhiswhile.—My
querido
dear
companionandbed-fellow,itisagrievous
adición
addition
tomyothermisfortunes,thatIam
privado
deprived
ofyouragreeablecompany
y
and
conversation,atatimewhenI
necesito
need
somuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
y
and
goodsense;
but,I
espero
hope
,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,will
durará
last
forlife—Idoubtnot
pero
but
onmysideitwill
diariamente
daily
increaseandimprove,asIgain
experiencia
experience
,andlearntoknowthe
valor
value
ofatruefriend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
decir
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
I
he
have
promisedtobreakoff
toda
all
correspondence,and,ifpossible,toforgethim:
pero
but
,alas!
Ibeginto
percibir
perceive
thatwillnotbeinmy
poder
power
.
Asitisby
no
no
meansproperthatthe
cuadro
picture
shouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbe
el
the
occasionofmoremischief,I
he
have
sentittoyouby
esta
this
opportunity,beggingyouwilleither
guarde
keep
itsafetillbettertimes,
o
or
returnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
supongo
suppose
,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouat
el
the
usualplace.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
envío
sending
backhispicture,you
puede
may
tellhimIhave
no
no
occasionforapicture,while
el
the
originalcontinuesengravedonmy—But
no
no
;
Iwouldnothaveyou
digas
tell
himthatneither;
becausethere
debe
must
beanendofourcorrespondence—I
desearía
wish
hemayforgetme,for
el
the
sakeofhisown
paz
peace
;
andyetifheshould,hemustbe
un
a
barbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbe
falso
false
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
escriba
write
tome,norattempttoseemeforsome
tiempo
time
;
for,consideringtheresentment
y
and
passionatetemperofmy
hermano
brother
Jery,suchanattempt
podría
might
beattendedwithconsequenceswhich
ser
would
makeusallmiserableforlife—letus
confiemos
trust
totimeandthe
capítulo
chapter
ofaccidents;
orratherto
esa
that
Providencewhichwillnot
fallará
fail
,soonerorlater,to
recompensar
reward
thosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
y
and
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
amor
love
totheyoungladies;
pero
but
itisnotfit
ese
that
anyofthemshould
sepa
know
youhavereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
vamos
go
toBath,Ishall
enviaré
send
youmysimpleremarksupon
ese
that
famouscenterofpolite
diversión
amusement
,andeveryotherplacewe
podamos
may
chancetovisit;
andI
halago
flatter
myselfthatmydear
Srta
Miss
Williswillbepunctualin
responder
answering
thelettersofher
afectuoso
affectionate,
.
ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
I
haber
have
followedyourdirectionswithsome
éxito
success
,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
este
this
time,hadtheweather
permitido
permitted
metousemysaddle-horse.
IrodeoutupontheDownslast
Martes
Tuesday
,intheforenoon,whenthe
cielo
sky
,asfarasthe
visible
visible
horizon,waswithoutacloud;
pero
but
beforeIhadgone
una
a
fullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
una
a
stormofrainthat
mojó
wet
metotheskinin
tres
three
minutes—whenceitcamethe
diablo
devil
knows;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
una
one
fortnight.
Itmakesme
enfermo
sick
tohearpeopletalkof
la
the
fineairuponClifton-downs:
Cómo
How
cantheairbeeitheragreeable
o
or
salutary,wherethedemonofvapours
desciende
descends
inaperpetualdrizzle?
My
confinamiento
confinement
isthemoreintolerable,asIam
rodeado
surrounded
withdomesticvexations.
My
sobrina
niece
hashadadangerousfitof
enfermedad
illness
,occasionedbythatcursed
incidente
incident
atGloucester,whichI
mencioné
mentioned
inmylast.—Sheisa
pobre
poor
good-naturedsimpleton,assoftas
mantequilla
butter
,andaseasilymelted—not
ese
that
she’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
y
and
hereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatisto
decir
say
,shecanwriteand
deletrear
spell
,andspeakFrench,and
tocar
play
upontheharpsichord;
thenshe
baila
dances
finely,hasagood
figura
figure
,andisverywellinclined;
pero
but
,she’sdeficientinspirit,
y
and
sosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
tiene
has
gotalanguishingeye,
y
and
readsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,
un
a
pertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
y
and
self-conceit;
proudasaGerman
conde
count
,andashotandhastyas
un
a
Welchmountaineer.
Asfor
ese
that
fantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
no
no
strangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Dios
God
,sheissometimesso
intolerable
intolerable
,thatIalmostthinkshe’s
el
the
devilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
y
and
yetIamconsciousofno
pecado
sins
thatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—why
el
the
devilshouldnotIshakeoff
estos
these
tormentsatonce?
Ian’t
casado
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
ni
nor
didIbegetthe
otros
other
two:
letthemchoose
otro
another
guardian:
formypartIan’tina
condiciones
condition
totakecareofmyself;
much
menos
less
tosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
y
and
girls.
Youearnestlydesireto
conocer
know
theparticularsofour
aventura
adventure
atGloucester,whichare
brevemente
briefly
these,andIhopetheywill
vayan
go
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
tiempo
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,nextto
un
a
nunnery,istheworst
tipo
kind
ofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
jóvenes
young
women,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
y
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewithoneof
los
the
actors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesby
los
the
nameofWilson.
The
sinvergüenza
rascal
soonperceivedtheimpressionhe
había
had
made,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeherata
casa
house
whereshewentto
beber
drink
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthe
comienzo
beginning
ofacorrespondence,whichthey
mantuvieron
kept
upbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
y
and
dressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Cuando
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgings
con
with
heraunt,andWilson
sobornó
bribed
themaidtodeliver
una
a
letterintoherownhands;
pero
but
itseemsJeryhadalready
adquirido
acquired
somuchcreditwiththe
criada
maid
(bywhatmeanshe
mejor
best
knows)thatshecarriedthe
carta
letter
tohim,andsothewhole
trama
plot
wasdiscovered.
Therash
chico
boy
,withoutsayingawordof
el
the
mattertome,went
inmediatamente
immediately
insearchofWilson;
y
and
,Isuppose,treatedhim
con
with
insolenceenough.
Thetheatrical
héroe
hero
wastoofargoneinromancetobrook
tal
such
usage:
herepliedinblank
versículo
verse
,andaformalchallengeensued.