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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Sir
SIR,
.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
har
have
perusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
vän
friend
,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
och
and
Iampleasedtofindyou
tycker
think
theymaybeprinted
med
with
agoodprospectofsuccess;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyoumention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kan
may
beredargued,ifnotentirelyremoved—And,
först
first
,inthefirstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
kan
may
arisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceof
personer
persons
stillliving,givemeleave,
med
with
allduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
och
and
sentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thatthey
har
have
notendencytothemalafama,
eller
or
prejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
utan
but
rathertotheinformation
och
and
edificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
en
a
sortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
har
have
consultedMrDavyHiggins,
en
an
eminentattorneyofthis
plats
place
,who,afterdueinspection
och
and
consideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
tror
think
thesaidLetterscontain
någon
any
matterwhichwillbeheldactionablein
de
the
eyeofthelaw.
Finally,
om
if
youandIshouldcometo
en
a
rightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
fall
case
ofanysuchprosecution,Iwill
ta
take
thewholeuponmy
egna
own
shoulders,evenquoadfine
och
and
imprisonment,though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imay
säga
say
,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotwillinglyvilipend
någon
any
Christian,if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iam
mycket
much
surprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoexcludefromthecommission
alla
all
suchvagrantforeignersas
kan
may
bejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
och
and
state—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
inte
no
betterthanaJesuitindisguise;
men
but
thisIwillassert
och
and
maintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
dag
day
hequalified,hehas
aldrig
never
beenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatisto
säga
say
,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
med
with
respecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’stable,
när
when
thesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,I
måste
must
informyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
sade
said
above,Ivaluenotof
en
a
rush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
en
a
barbel’srow,whichI
hade
had
eatenatdinner,not
veta
knowing
,thatthesaidrowisatcertainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
och
and
lastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichI
fick
got
possessionoftheseLetters,itis
en
a
circumstancethatconcernsmy
eget
own
conscienceonly;
sufficethitto
säga
say
,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhosecustodytheywere;
och
and
,bythistime,I
hoppas
hope
Ihavealsosatisfiedyouin
ett sådant
such
ways,thatthelast
handen
hand
maybeputtoouragreement,
och
and
theworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
in
som
which
IhopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Your
mycket
very
humbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
ha
have
thepleasureofseeingyouin
den
the
greatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
när
when
Ishallbegladtotreat
med
with
youconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofacertainclergymandeceased;
en
a
cakeoftherightleaven,forthepresenttasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
och
and
shallbegladtotreat
med
with
youfortheM.S.
som
which
Ihavedeliveredtoyour
vän
friend
MrBehn;
butcanby
inte
no
meanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
allt
all
alottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthegreatestmenoftheage—I
kunna
could
mentionparticulars,andnamenames;
men
but
don’tchooseit—Thetasteof
den
the
townissochangeable.
Thentherehavebeenso
många
many
lettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
mellan
between
Smollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
och
and
Baretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
med
with
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,ifyouplease,
köra
run
therisqueofprinting
och
and
publishing,andyoushallhave
hälften
half
theprofitsoftheimpression—You
behöver
need
nottakethetroubletobring
upp
up
yoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
läser
reads
sermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formy
egen
own
part,Iamquiteastrangertothatsortof
läser
reading
;
andthetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,areoutofthe
vägen
way
;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
och
and
theother,hasbeensilly
nog
enough
toabscond,inordertoavoid
en
a
prosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
stor
great
loserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
lämnat
left
amanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,afterhavingreceived
pengar
money
forthewholecopy—Hewas
den
the
soundestdivine,andhad
den
the
mostorthodoxpenof
allt
all
mypeople;
andI
aldrig
never
knewhisjudgmentfail,
men
but
inflyingfromhisbread
och
and
butteronthisoccasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
satte
put
inbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitof
en
a
goodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthe
slutet
late
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
ett
a
paragraphthatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourof
ett
a
certainregimentinbattle.
Anofficerofsaidregiment
kom
came
tomyshop,and,in
det
the
presenceofmywife
och
and
journeyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
mer
more
waysthanone,to
det
the
convictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhim
över
over
;
myactionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
har
have
nothingtofear,and
inget
nothing
tohope,onthathead—There
har
has
beenbutoneprinterfloggedatthecart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
och
and
heassuredmeitwasnomorethan
ett
a
flea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatenedseveraltimesbytheHouseofL—;
men
but
itcametonothing.
Om
If
aninformationshouldbemoved
för
for
,andgrantedagainstyou,as
det
the
editorofthoseLetters,I
hoppas
hope
youwillhavehonesty
och
and
witenoughtoappear
och
and
takeyourtrial—Ifyou
ska
should
besentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimes
går
go
,that’sasuresteptohonour
och
and
preferment.
Ishallthinkmyself
glad
happy
ifIcanlendyou
en
a
lift;
andam,verysincerely,.
Din
Yours,
.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—I
har
have
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhe
vill
will
pleasetoacceptasa
litet
small
tokenofmyregard.
My
fru
wife
,whoisveryfondoftoastedcheese,presentshercomplimentsto
honom
him
,andbegstoknow
om
if
there’sanyofthat
snäll
kind
,whichhewassogoodasto
skicka
send
uslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Läkare
DOCTOR
,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kan
might
aswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihave
berättat
told
youoverandover
hur
how
hardIamtomove;
och
and
atthistimeof
dagen
day
,Ioughttoknow
något
something
ofmyownconstitution.
Varför
Why
willyoubesopositive?
Prithee
skicka
send
meanotherprescription—Iamaslame
och
and
asmuchtorturedin
alla
all
mylimbsasifIwasbrokeuponthewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
sinne
mind
andbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
tillräckligt
enough
ofmyown,those
barn
children
ofmysisterare
lämnade
left
meforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshave
människor
people
togetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculousincidentthat
inträffade
happened
yesterdaytomynieceLiddy,
har
has
disorderedmeinsuchamanner,thatIexpecttobelaidup
med
with
anotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayexplainmyselfinmy
nästa
next
.
Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Hot
Hot
WellatBristol,whereIam
rädd
afraid
Ishallstaylonger
än
than
Icouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
detta
this
sendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
och
and
thedemipique.
TellBarnstothresh
ut
out
thetwooldricks,
och
and
sendthecorntomarket,
och
and
sellitofftothe
fattiga
poor
atashillingabushel
under
under
marketprice.—IhavereceivedasnivellingletterfromGriffin,offeringto
göra
make
apublicsubmissionand
betala
pay
costs.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
kommer
will
Ipocketanyofhis
pengar
money
.
Thefellowisa
dålig
bad
neighbour,andIdesire,to
ha
have
nothingtodowith
honom
him
:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betala
pay
forhisinsolence:
lethim
ge
give
fivepoundstothe
fattiga
poor
oftheparish,andI
kommer
will
withdrawmyaction;
andinthemean
tiden
time
youmaytellPrigto
sluta
stop
proceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneycow,
och
and
fortyshillingstoclotheher
barn
children
:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthematterto
någon
any
livingsoul—I’llmakeher
betala
pay
whensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllockup
alla
all
mydrawers,andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
och
and
besureyoutaketheironchest
med
with
mypapersintoyour
egen
own
custody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
från
from,
.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
När
When
thiscumstohand,be
säker
sure
topackupin
det
the
trunkmalethatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
utan
without
lossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
med
with
greenrobins,myyellowdamask,
och
and
myblackvelvetswith
den
the
shorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,mygreenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
huvud
head
andlappetsandthelitelbox
med
with
myjowls.
Williamsmay
ta
bring
overmybum-daffee,andtheviol
med
with
theeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
och
and
Chowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreature
har
has
beenterriblystupratedever
sedan
since
welefthuom.
Pray
ta
take
particularcareofthe
huset
house
whilethefamilyisabsent.
Låt
Let
therebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
och
and
mine.
Themaids,having
något
nothing
todo,maybe
sitta
sat
aspinning.
Idesireyou’llclap
en
a
pad-luckonthewind-seller,
och
and
letnoneofthemen
ha
have
excesstothestrongbear—don’tforgetto
ha
have
thegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
och
and
thehindmayliebelowin
den
the
landry,topartakethe
huset
house
,withtheblunderbussand
den
the
greatdog;
andhopeyou’ll
har
have
awatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
vet
know
thathussyMaryJones,
älskar
loves
toberumpingwiththemen.
Låt
Let
meknowAlderney’scalfbesould
än
yet
,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebe
sitta
sitting
;
andifthecobler
har
has
cutDicky,andhowporeanemilboretheoperation.
Inte
No
moreatpresent,but
vilar
rests,
.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kära
DEAR
MOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
skickar
send
,mylovetoyou
och
and
Saul,beingingoodhealth,
och
and
hopingtohearthe
detsamma
same
fromyou;
andthatyou
och
and
Saulwilltakemy
stackars
poor
kittentobedwithyou
här
this
coldweather.
Wehavebeen
alla
all
in,asadtaking
här
here
atGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohave
sprungit
run
awaywithaplayer-man,
och
and
youngmasterandhe
vilja
would
adonethemselvesamischief;
men
but
thesquireappliedtothemare,
och
and
theywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
säga
speak
awordofthematterto
någon
any
Christiansoul—nomoreIshall;
för
for
,weservintsshouldsee
allt
all
andsaynothing—
Butwhatwasworse
än
than
allthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobeworriedby
en
a
butcher’sdog,andcame
hem
home
inaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
med
with
theasterisks,butthey
snart
soon
wentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
och
and
hesubscribedarepository
som
which
didhimgreatservice—thankGodhe’s
nu
now
inafairwayto
göra
do
well—praytakecareofmybox
och
and
thepillyberandputthem
under
under
yourownbed;
for,Idosupposemadam,Gwyllim
kommer
will
beapryingintomysecrets,
nu
now
mybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
god
good
health,butsulky.
Thesquire
gav
gave
awayanouldcoattoapoor
man
man
;
andJohnsaysas,
hur
how
‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
honom
him
,byhisagreementhewastoreceive
inga
no
vails;
buthesaysashowthere’s
en
a
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
och
and
sothereisforsartain.
Weare
alla
all
goingtotheHotWell,
där
where
Ishalldrinkyourhealthin
ett
a
glassofwater,being,.
To
Sir
Sir
WATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesuscollege,Oxon.
Kära
DEAR
PHILLIPS,
AsIhave
något
nothing
moreatheartthantoconvinceyouIamincapableof
glömma
forgetting
,orneglectingthefriendshipI
gjorde
made
atcollege,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
och
and
Iagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
än
than
Iintended,thatyou
kan
may
haveitinyour
makt
power
torefuteanyidlereportswhich
kan
may
becirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmy
syster
sister
,whohadbeensome
tid
time
settledhereinaboarding-school.
När
When
Icamehitherwithmy
farbror
uncle
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,I
fann
found
herafinetall
flicka
girl
,ofseventeen,withanagreeable
person
person
;
butremarkablysimple,and
ganska
quite
ignorantoftheworld.
Denna
This
disposition,andwantofexperience,
hade
had
exposedhertotheaddressesof
en
a
person—Iknownotwhatto
kalla
call
him,whohadseenherat
en
a
play;
and,withaconfidence
och
and
dexteritypeculiartohimself,
hittade
found
meanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
ett
one
ofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostifle
denna
this
correspondenceinitsbirth,I
gjorde
made
itmybusinessto
hitta
find
himout,andtellhim
mycket
very
freelymysentimentsofthematter.
Den
The
sparkdidnotlike
den
the
stileIused,andbehaved
med
with
abundanceofmettle.
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
mycket
much
deference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
en
a
gentleman,andsomethingmight
ha
have
happened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
tog
took
air,Iknownot
hur
how
,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
ge
give
mywordandhonour,&c.
och
and
to-morrowmorningweset
ut
out
forBristolWells,whereIexpectto
höra
hear
fromyoubythereturnofthepost.—I
har
have
gotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomI
kanske
may
onedayattempttodescribeforyouramusement.
Myaunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
och
and
ridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
alltid
always
onthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedto
hålla
keep
himcompany,I’dresign
alla
all
claimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmay
ha
have
souredhistemper,and,perhaps,Imay
gilla
like
himbetteronfurtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
alla
all
hisservantsandneighboursinthecountryarefondof
honom
him
,eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,the
orsak
reason
ofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
och
and
alltherestofmy
gamla
old
Cambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemyservicetothecook,
och
and
praytakecareof
stackars
poor
Ponto,forthesakeofhis
gamla
old
master,whois,andeverwillbe,.
Kära
Dear
Phillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
och
and
humbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
hus
house
inGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Har
Having
nomotherofmy
egen
own
,Ihopeyouwill
ge
give
meleavetodisburdenmy
stackars
poor
hearttoyou,who
har
have
alwaysactedthepartof
en
a
kindparenttome,eversinceIwasput
under
under
yourcare.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
may
believeme,whenIassure
henne
her
,thatIneverharboured
en
a
thoughtthatwasotherwise
än
than
virtuous;
and,ifGodwill
ger
give
megrace,Ishall
aldrig
never
behavesoastocast
ett
a
reflectiononthecareyou
har
have
takeninmyeducation.
IconfessI
har
have
givenjustcauseofoffencebymy
har
want
ofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnotto
ha
have
listenedtowhatthe
unge
young
mansaid;
anditwasmydutytohave
berätta
told
youallthatpassed,
men
but
Iwasashamedtomention
det
it
;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
och
and
respectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
och
and
timorous,thatIcouldnot
hitta
find
inmyhearttodo
något
any
thingthatshouldmakehimmiserable
och
and
desperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
aldrig
never
onceallowedhimthefavourof
en
a
:
salute;
andastothe
few
lettersthatpassedbetween
oss
us
,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
och
and
Ihopetheycontain
något
nothing
contrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
fortfarande
still
persuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
men
but
timewilldiscover—meanwhileI
kommer
will
endeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
som
which
issodispleasingtomy
familj
family
.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
och
and
havenottastedanythingbuttea,
sedan
since
Iwashurriedawayfromyou;
nordidIonce
stängde
close
myeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
men
but
Ihopetosoftenherin
tiden
time
,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
farbror
uncle
,whowassodreadfullypassionateinthebeginning,
har
has
beenmovedbymytears
och
and
distress;
andisnowalltenderness
och
and
compassion;
andmybrotherisreconciledtomeonmy
löfte
promise
tobreakoffallcorrespondence
med
with
thatunfortunateyouth;
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
inte
no
peaceofmindtillI
vet
know
mydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenher
stackars
poor
,disconsolate,forlorn,.
ToMissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
en
a
fright,lestthisshouldnot
komma
come
safetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIbegyou
komma
will
writeme,onthereceiptofit,directingto
mig
me
,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
en
a
goodgirl,andhasbeenso
snäll
kind
tomeinmyaffliction,thatI
har
have
madehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
mycket
very
shyoftakingchargeofmyletter
och
and
thelittleparcel,becausehis
syster
sister
Sallyhadliketo
hade
have
lostherplaceonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethe
mannen
man
forhiscaution;
butI
har
have
madeitworthhiswhile.—My
käre
dear
companionandbed-fellow,itisagrievousadditiontomy
andra
other
misfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
sällskap
company
andconversation,ata
tid
time
whenIneedso
mycket
much
thecomfortofyour
goda
good
humourandgoodsense;
men
but
,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
kommer
will
lastforlife—Idoubtnot
men
but
onmysideit
kommer
will
dailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainexperience,
och
and
learntoknowthevalueof
en
a
truefriend.
O,my
kära
dear
Letty!
whatshallI
säga
say
aboutpoorMrWilson?
I
har
have
promisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,
och
and
,ifpossible,toforget
honom
him
:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceivethat
kommer
will
notbeinmy
makt
power
.
Asitisby
inte
no
meansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionof
mer
more
mischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
detta
this
opportunity,beggingyouwill
antingen
either
keepitsafetill
bättre
better
times,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Isuppose,
kommer
will
makeithisbusinesstoseeyouattheusualplace.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
skickar
sending
backhispicture,you
kan
may
tellhimIhavenooccasionfor
en
a
picture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
I
vill
would
nothaveyoutellhim
att
that
neither;
becausetheremustbe
ett
an
endofourcorrespondence—I
önskar
wish
hemayforgetme,forthesakeofhis
egen
own
peace;
andyetifheshould,he
måste
must
beabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
och
and
inconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
skriva
write
tome,norattemptto
se
see
meforsometime;
för
for
,consideringtheresentmentandpassionatetemperofmy
bror
brother
Jery,suchanattempt
kan
might
beattendedwithconsequences
som
which
wouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrustto
tiden
time
andthechapterofaccidents;
eller
or
rathertothatProvidencewhich
kommer
will
notfail,sooneror
senare
later
,torewardthosethat
går
walk
inthepathsofhonour
och
and
virtue.
Iwouldoffermy
kärlek
love
totheyoungladies;
men
but
itisnotfitthat
någon
any
ofthemshouldknowyou
har
have
receivedthisletter.—Ifwe
åker
go
toBath,Ishall
skicka
send
youmysimpleremarksuponthatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
och
and
everyotherplacewe
kan
may
chancetovisit;
andIflattermyself
att
that
mydearMissWillis
kommer
will
bepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Kära
DEAR
LEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
med
with
somesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
här
this
time,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
använda
use
mysaddle-horse.
Irode
ut
out
upontheDownslastTuesday,in
den
the
forenoon,whenthesky,as
långt
far
asthevisiblehorizon,was
utan
without
acloud;
butbeforeI
hade
had
goneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
en
a
stormofrainthatwetmetotheskinin
tre
three
minutes—whenceitcamethedevil
vet
knows
;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
en
one
fortnight.
Itmakesme
sjuk
sick
tohearpeopletalkofthe
fina
fine
airuponClifton-downs:
How
kan
can
theairbeeitheragreeable
eller
or
salutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
ett
a
perpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
mer
more
intolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniece
har
has
hadadangerousfitofillness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheis
en
a
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftasbutter,
och
and
aseasilymelted—notthatshe’s
en
a
fool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
och
and
hereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatistosay,she
kan
can
writeandspell,andspeakFrench,
och
and
playupontheharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
har
has
agoodfigure,andis
mycket
very
wellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
och
and
sosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
har
has
gotalanguishingeye,
och
and
readsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,
ett
a
pertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
och
and
self-conceit;
proudasaGermancount,
och
and
ashotandhastyas
en
a
Welchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,my
syster
sister
Tabby,youarenostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Gud
God
,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
nästan
almost
thinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
kommit
come
totormentmeformysins;
och
and
yetIamconsciousof
inte
no
sinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevil
borde
should
notIshakeoff
dessa
these
tormentsatonce?
Ian’t
gift
married
toTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbeget
de
the
othertwo:
letthemchooseanotherguardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditionto
ta
take
careofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
och
and
girls.
Youearnestlydesireto
veta
know
theparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,
och
and
Ihopetheywill
go
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
länge
long
coppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
unga
young
women,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
och
and
goingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mashamedto
säga
tell
you!
shefellinlovewith
en
one
oftheactors—ahandsome
ung
young
fellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
snart
soon
perceivedtheimpressionhe
hade
had
made,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeherata
hus
house
whereshewentto
dricka
drink
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,who
gjort
made
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
När
When
wearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kom
came
tostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
och
and
Wilsonbribedthemaidtodeliver
ett
a
letterintoherownhands;
men
but
itseemsJeryhad
redan
already
acquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebest
vet
knows)
thatshecarriedtheletterto
honom
him
,andsothewholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therashboy,
utan
without
sayingawordofthematterto
mig
me
,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
och
and
,Isuppose,treatedhim
med
with
insolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
för
too
fargoneinromancetobrook
sådan
such
usage:
herepliedinblankverse,
och
and
aformalchallengeensued.