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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening Swedish A1-B2

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Gradually Hardening Swedish A1-B2

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
Respekterade
RESPECTEDSIR,.
Ihavereceivedyour
uppskattade
esteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyou
har
haveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
vän
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
och
andIampleasedtofindyou
tycker
thinktheymaybeprinted
med
withagoodprospectof
framgång
success;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
nämner
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
kan
mayberedargued,ifnot
helt
entirelyremoved—And,first,inthe
först
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
kan
mayarisefromprintingthe
privat
privatecorrespondenceofpersonsstill
lever
living,givemeleave,withall
vederbörlig
duesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
och
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;
thatthey
har
havenotendencytothemalafama,
eller
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
utan
butrathertotheinformation
och
andedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecometh
en
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,I
har
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,
en
aneminentattorneyofthis
plats
place,who,afterdueinspection
och
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnot
tror
thinkthesaidLetterscontain
någon
anymatterwhichwillbeheldactionablein
de
theeyeofthelaw.
Slutligen
Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometo
en
arightunderstanding,Ido
förklarar
declareinverbosacerdotis,that,in
fall
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwill
ta
takethewholeuponmy
egna
ownshoulders,evenquoadfine
och
andimprisonment,though,Imust
erkänna
confess,Ishouldnotcareto
genomgå
undergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthe
personliga
personalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imay
säga
say,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotwillinglyvilipend
någon
anyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iam
mycket
muchsurprisedthatmorecareisnottakento
utesluta
excludefromthecommissionallsuchvagrantforeignersas
kan
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappy
konstitution
constitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,
positivt
positively,thatthesaidLismahagois
inte
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;
men
butthisIwillassert
och
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
dag
dayhequalified,hehas
aldrig
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatisto
säga
say,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,
med
withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
bord
table,whenthesaidLismahagowasso
brutal
brutalinhisreprehensions,I
måste
mustinformyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notby
rädsla
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asI
sade
saidabove,Ivaluenotof
en
arush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
en
abarbel’srow,whichI
hade
hadeatenatdinner,not
veta
knowing,thatthesaidrowisat
vissa
certainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhis
kapitel
chapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,and
slutligen
lastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichI
fick
gotpossessionoftheseLetters,itis
en
acircumstancethatconcernsmy
eget
ownconscienceonly;
sufficethitto
säga
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesin
vars
whosecustodytheywere;
and,by
här
thistime,IhopeI
har
havealsosatisfiedyouin
ett sådant
suchways,thatthelast
handen
handmaybeputtoour
överenskommelse
agreement,andtheworkproceed
med
withallconvenientexpedition;
in
som
whichIhopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Your
mycket
veryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
föreslår
propose,Deovolente,tohave
den
thepleasureofseeingyouin
den
thegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,
när
whenIshallbegladto
behandla
treatwithyouconcerninga
paket
parcelofMS.sermons,ofa
viss
certainclergymandeceased;
acakeofthe
rätt
rightleaven,forthepresent
smak
tasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
på
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
och
andshallbegladto
behandla
treatwithyoufortheM.S.
som
whichIhavedeliveredtoyour
vän
friendMrBehn;
butcanby
inte
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
allt
allalottery—Ihavebeena
förlorare
loserbytheworksofthe
största
greatestmenoftheage—I
kunna
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;
men
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteof
den
thetownissochangeable.
Thentherehavebeenso
många
manylettersupontravelslatelypublished—What
mellan
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
och
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’s
Sentimental
SentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyed
med
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,ifyouplease,
köra
runtherisqueofprinting
och
andpublishing,andyoushallhave
hälften
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—You
behöver
neednottakethetroubletobring
upp
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobody
läser
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formy
egen
ownpart,Iamquitea
främling
strangertothatsortof
läser
reading;
andthetwopersons,
vars
whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,areoutofthe
vägen
way;
oneisgoneabroad,
snickare
carpenterofamanofwar;
och
andtheother,hasbeensilly
nog
enoughtoabscond,inorderto
undvika
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’m
en
agreatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehas
lämnat
leftamanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,afterhaving
fått
receivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewas
den
thesoundestdivine,andhad
den
themostorthodoxpenof
allt
allmypeople;
andI
aldrig
neverknewhisjudgmentfail,
men
butinflyingfromhis
bröd
breadandbutteronthis
tillfälle
occasion.
Byowningyouwasnot
satte
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitof
en
agoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageof
binda
bindinghimover.
Inthe
slutet
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,
ett
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,
reflekterade
reflectinguponthebehaviourof
ett
acertainregimentinbattle.
An
officer
officerofsaidregimentcametomy
butik
shop,and,inthepresenceofmy
fru
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedto
skära
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodily
rädsla
fearmorewaysthanone,to
det
theconvictionofthebyestanders,I
band
boundhimover;
myaction
låg
lay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,you
har
havenothingtofear,and
inget
nothingtohope,onthathead—There
har
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatthecart’stailthesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
och
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethan
ett
aflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatened
flera
severaltimesbytheHouseofL—;
men
butitcametonothing.
Om
Ifaninformationshouldbemoved
för
for,andgrantedagainstyou,as
det
theeditorofthoseLetters,I
hoppas
hopeyouwillhavehonesty
och
andwitenoughtoappear
och
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyou
ska
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,your
förmögenhet
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasure
steg
steptohonourandpreferment.
Ishall
tycka
thinkmyselfhappyifI
kan
canlendyoualift;
och
andam,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyour
granne
neighbour,mycousinMadoc—Ihave
skickat
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,
vagn
carriagepaid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasa
litet
smalltokenofmyregard.
My
fru
wife,whoisveryfondoftoasted
ost
cheese,presentshercomplimentsto
honom
him,andbegstoknow
om
ifthere’sanyofthat
snäll
kind,whichhewassogoodasto
skicka
senduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
Läkare
DOCTOR,
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kan
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihave
berättat
toldyouoverandover
hur
howhardIamtomove;
och
andatthistimeof
dagen
day,Ioughttoknow
något
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Varför
Whywillyoubeso
positiv
positive?
Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
och
andasmuchtorturedin
alla
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeuponthewheel:
själva verket
indeed,Iamequallydistressedin
sinne
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplagues
tillräckligt
enoughofmyown,those
barn
childrenofmysisterare
lämnade
leftmeforaperpetual
källa
sourceofvexation—whatbusinesshave
människor
peopletogetchildrento
plåga
plaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculous
händelse
incidentthathappenedyesterdaytomy
systerdotter
nieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmein
ett sådant
suchamanner,thatI
förväntar
expecttobelaidup
med
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imay
förklara
explainmyselfinmynext.
Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Hot
HotWellatBristol,whereIam
rädd
afraidIshallstaylonger
än
thanIcouldwish.
Onthe
mottagandet
receiptofthissendWilliamsthither
med
withmysaddle-horseandthedemipique.
Säg
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
två
twooldricks,andsendthecornto
marknaden
market,andsellitofftothe
fattiga
pooratashillingabushel
under
undermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
brev
letterfromGriffin,offeringto
göra
makeapublicsubmissionand
betala
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
kommer
willIpocketanyofhis
pengar
money.
Thefellowisa
dålig
badneighbour,andIdesire,to
ha
havenothingtodowith
honom
him:
butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betala
payforhisinsolence:
lethim
ge
givefivepoundstothe
fattiga
pooroftheparish,andI
kommer
willwithdrawmyaction;
andinthemean
tiden
timeyoumaytellPrigto
sluta
stopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderney
ko
cow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
barn
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthematterto
någon
anylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
betala
paywhensheisable.
Idesireyouwill
låser
lockupallmydrawers,
och
andkeepthekeystillmeeting;
och
andbesureyoutaketheironchest
med
withmypapersintoyour
egen
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistrouble
från
from,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
När
Whenthiscumstohand,be
säker
suretopackupin
det
thetrunkmalethatstandsinmy
garderob
closet;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
utan
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
med
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
och
andmyblackvelvetswith
den
theshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,my
gröna
greenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
huvud
headandlappetsandthelitelbox
med
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
ta
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviol
med
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
och
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreature
har
hasbeenterriblystupratedever
sedan
sincewelefthuom.
Pray
ta
takeparticularcareofthe
huset
housewhilethefamilyis
frånvarande
absent.
Lettherebea
eld
fireconstantlykeptinmybrother’s
kammare
chamberandmine.
Themaids,
har
havingnothingtodo,maybe
sitta
sataspinning.
Idesireyou’ll
klappar
clapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
och
andletnoneofthemen
ha
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgetto
ha
havethegateshitevery
kväll
eveningbedark—Thegardnirand
den
thehindmayliebelowin
den
thelandry,topartakethe
huset
house,withtheblunderbussand
den
thegreatdog;
andhopeyou’ll
har
haveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
vet
knowthathussyMaryJones,
älskar
lovestoberumpingwiththemen.
Låt
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesould
än
yet,andwhathefought—iftheould
gåsen
goosebesitting;
andifthecobler
har
hascutDicky,andhowporeanemil
bar
boretheoperation.
Nomoreat
närvarande
present,butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kära
DEARMOLLY,.
Heavingthisimportunity,I
skickar
send,mylovetoyou
och
andSaul,beingingood
hälsa
health,andhopingtohearthe
detsamma
samefromyou;
andthatyou
och
andSaulwilltakemy
stackars
poorkittentobedwithyou
här
thiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
alla
allin,asadtaking
här
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohave
sprungit
runawaywithaplayer-man,
och
andyoungmasterandhe
vilja
wouldadonethemselvesamischief;
men
butthesquireappliedtothemare,
och
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
säga
speakawordofthematterto
någon
anyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;
för
for,weservintsshouldsee
allt
allandsaynothing—
Butwhatwas
värre
worsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobeworriedby
en
abutcher’sdog,andcame
hem
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastaken
med
withtheasterisks,butthey
snart
soonwentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
och
andhesubscribedarepository
som
whichdidhimgreatservice—thankGodhe’s
nu
nowinafairwayto
göra
dowell—praytakecareofmy
låda
boxandthepillyberand
lägga
putthemunderyourown
säng
bed;
for,Idosuppose
frun
madam,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,
nu
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisin
god
goodhealth,butsulky.
Thesquire
gav
gaveawayanouldcoattoapoor
man
man;
andJohnsaysas,
hur
how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itold
honom
him,byhisagreementhewasto
få
receivenovails;
buthe
säger
saysashowthere’sa
skillnad
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
och
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
alla
allgoingtotheHotWell,
där
whereIshalldrinkyour
hälsa
healthinaglassof
vatten
water,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
har
havenothingmoreatheart
än
thantoconvinceyouIam
oförmögen
incapableofforgetting,orneglecting
den
thefriendshipImadeat
college
college,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
och
andIagreed,atparting,to
odla
cultivate.
Ibeginitsooner
än
thanIintended,thatyou
kan
mayhaveitinyour
makt
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhich
kan
maybecirculatedtomy
fördom
prejudiceatOxford,touchinga
dumt
foolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmy
syster
sister,whohadbeensome
tid
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
När
WhenIcamehitherwithmy
farbror
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)to
hämta
fetchheraway,Ifoundhera
fin
finetallgirl,ofseventeen,
med
withanagreeableperson;
but
anmärkningsvärt
remarkablysimple,andquiteignorantofthe
världen
world.
Thisdisposition,andwantof
erfarenhet
experience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesof
en
aperson—Iknownotwhatto
kalla
callhim,whohadseenherat
en
aplay;
and,withaconfidence
och
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,
hittade
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoher
bekantskap
acquaintance.
Itwasbythe
största
greatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;
asitwasmy
plikt
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinits
födelse
birth,Imadeitmybusinessto
hitta
findhimout,andtellhim
mycket
veryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.
Den
Thesparkdidnotlike
den
thestileIused,andbehaved
med
withabundanceofmettle.
Thoughhis
rang
rankinlife(which,bythebye,Iam
skäms
ashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimto
mycket
muchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwas
anmärkningsvärt
remarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeof
en
agentleman,andsomethingmight
ha
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusiness
tog
tookair,Iknownot
hur
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
ge
givemywordandhonour,&c.
och
andto-morrowmorningweset
ut
outforBristolWells,whereI
förväntar
expecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—I
har
havegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomI
kanske
mayonedayattemptto
beskriva
describeforyouramusement.
My
moster
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,
fåfänga
vain,andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
alltid
alwaysonthefret,andso
obehaglig
unpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedto
hålla
keephimcompany,I’dresign
alla
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhis
egendom
estate.
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmay
ha
havesouredhistemper,and,perhaps,Imay
gilla
likehimbetteronfurther
bekantskap
acquaintance;
certainitis,allhisservants
och
andneighboursinthecountryare
förtjust
fondofhim,evento
en
adegreeofenthusiasm,the
orsak
reasonofwhichIcannotasyet
förstå
comprehend.
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
och
andalltherestofmy
gamla
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
tjänst
servicetothecook,and
be
praytakecareofpoorPonto,forthe
skull
sakeofhisoldmaster,
som
whois,andeverwillbe,.
Kära
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,
och
andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNather
hus
houseinGloucester.
DEARMADAM,
Har
Havingnomotherofmy
egen
own,Ihopeyouwill
ge
givemeleavetodisburdenmy
stackars
poorhearttoyou,who
har
havealwaysactedthepartof
en
akindparenttome,eversinceIwasput
under
underyourcare.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
maybelieveme,whenI
försäkrar
assureher,thatIneverharboured
en
athoughtthatwasotherwise
än
thanvirtuous;
and,ifGodwill
ger
givemegrace,Ishall
aldrig
neverbehavesoastocast
ett
areflectiononthecareyou
har
havetakeninmyeducation.
I
erkänner
confessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymy
har
wantofprudenceandexperience.
Ioughtnotto
ha
havelistenedtowhatthe
unge
youngmansaid;
anditwasmy
plikt
dutytohavetoldyou
allt
allthatpassed,butIwas
skämdes
ashamedtomentionit;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
och
andrespectful,andseemedtobeso
melankolisk
melancholyandtimorous,thatI
kunde
couldnotfindinmy
hjärta
hearttodoanythingthatshouldmakehim
eländig
miserableanddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Ido
förklarar
declare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourof
en
a:
salute;
andastothe
få
fewlettersthatpassedbetween
oss
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,
och
andIhopetheycontain
något
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iam
fortfarande
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
men
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileI
kommer
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,
som
whichissodispleasingtomy
familj
family.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
och
andhavenottastedanythingbut
te
tea,sinceIwashurried
bort
awayfromyou;
nordidIonce
stängde
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—My
moster
auntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;
men
butIhopetosoftenherin
tiden
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—My
farbror
uncle,whowassodreadfully
passionerad
passionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
och
anddistress;
andisnowall
ömhet
tendernessandcompassion;
andmy
bror
brotherisreconciledtomeonmy
löfte
promisetobreakoffall
korrespondens
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
men
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
inte
nopeaceofmindtillI
vet
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshas
förlåtit
forgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
To
Miss
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
en
afright,lestthisshouldnot
komma
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatI
ber
begyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingto
mig
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whois
en
agoodgirl,andhasbeenso
snäll
kindtomeinmyaffliction,thatI
har
havemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
mycket
veryshyoftakingchargeofmy
brev
letterandthelittleparcel,
eftersom
becausehissisterSallyhadliketo
hade
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:
verkligen
indeedIcannotblamethe
mannen
manforhiscaution;
butI
har
havemadeitworthhiswhile.—My
käre
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievous
tillägg
additiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeable
sällskap
companyandconversation,ata
tid
timewhenIneedso
mycket
muchthecomfortofyour
goda
goodhumourandgoodsense;
men
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,
kommer
willlastforlife—Idoubtnot
men
butonmysideit
kommer
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgain
erfarenhet
experience,andlearntoknowthevalueof
en
atruefriend.
O,my
kära
dearLetty!
whatshallI
säga
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
I
har
havepromisedtobreakoffall
korrespondens
correspondence,and,ifpossible,to
glömma
forgethim:
but,alas!
I
börjar
begintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmy
makt
power.
Asitisby
inte
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionof
mer
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyouby
detta
thisopportunity,beggingyouwill
antingen
eitherkeepitsafetill
bättre
bettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
antar
suppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouatthe
vanliga
usualplace.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
skickar
sendingbackhispicture,you
kan
maytellhimIhaveno
tillfälle
occasionforapicture,whilethe
originalet
originalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
I
vill
wouldnothaveyoutellhim
att
thatneither;
becausetheremustbe
ett
anendofourcorrespondence—I
önskar
wishhemayforgetme,forthe
skull
sakeofhisownpeace;
och
andyetifheshould,he
måste
mustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbe
falsk
falseandinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
skriva
writetome,norattemptto
se
seemeforsometime;
för
for,consideringtheresentmentandpassionate
temperament
temperofmybrotherJery,
ett sådant
suchanattemptmightbeattended
med
withconsequenceswhichwouldmakeus
alla
allmiserableforlife—letustrustto
tiden
timeandthechapterofaccidents;
eller
orrathertothatProvidencewhich
kommer
willnotfail,sooneror
senare
later,torewardthosethat
går
walkinthepathsofhonour
och
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
kärlek
lovetotheyoungladies;
men
butitisnotfitthat
någon
anyofthemshouldknowyou
har
havereceivedthisletter.—Ifwe
åker
gotoBath,Ishall
skicka
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthat
berömda
famouscenterofpoliteamusement,
och
andeveryotherplacewe
kan
maychancetovisit;
andI
smickrar
flattermyselfthatmydear
Fröken
MissWilliswillbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
Kära
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
med
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
här
thistime,hadtheweather
tillåtit
permittedmetousemysaddle-horse.
I
red
rodeoutupontheDowns
förra
lastTuesday,intheforenoon,
när
whenthesky,asfaras
den
thevisiblehorizon,waswithout
ett
acloud;
butbeforeI
hade
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslyby
en
astormofrainthatwetmetothe
huden
skininthreeminutes—whenceit
kom
camethedevilknows;
butit
har
haslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
en
onefortnight.
Itmakesme
sjuk
sicktohearpeopletalkofthe
fina
fineairuponClifton-downs:
How
kan
cantheairbeeitheragreeable
eller
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsin
ett
aperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthe
mer
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwith
inhemska
domesticvexations.
Myniecehas
har
hadadangerousfitof
sjukdom
illness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichI
nämnde
mentionedinmylast.—Sheis
en
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,as
mjuk
softasbutter,andas
lätt
easilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenot
föraktliga
despicable,andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatistosay,she
kan
canwriteandspell,andspeakFrench,
och
andplayupontheharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,
har
hasagoodfigure,andis
mycket
verywellinclined;
but,she’sdeficientin
ande
spirit,andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,she
har
hasgotalanguishingeye,
och
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,
ett
apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
och
andself-conceit;
proudasaGerman
greve
count,andashotand
brådskande
hastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantastical
djuret
animal,mysisterTabby,youare
ingen
nostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Gud
God,sheissometimesso
outhärdlig
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’s
det
thedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;
och
andyetIamconsciousof
inte
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevil
borde
shouldnotIshakeoff
dessa
thesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
gift
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
inte heller
nordidIbegetthe
andra
othertwo:
letthemchooseanother
vårdnadshavare
guardian:
formypartIan’tinaconditionto
ta
takecareofmyself;
much
mindre
lesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
och
andgirls.
Youearnestlydesireto
veta
knowtheparticularsofour
äventyr
adventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,
och
andIhopetheywill
gå
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
länge
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,isthe
sämsta
worstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
unga
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
och
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’m
skäms
ashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewith
en
oneoftheactors—ahandsome
ung
youngfellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.
Therascal
snart
soonperceivedtheimpressionhe
hade
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeherata
hus
housewhereshewentto
dricka
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthe
början
beginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,who
gjort
madeanddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
När
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddy
kom
cametostayatlodgingswithher
moster
aunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidto
leverera
deliveraletterintoher
egna
ownhands;
butitseemsJery
hade
hadalreadyacquiredsomuch
kredit
creditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebest
vet
knows)thatshecarriedthe
brevet
lettertohim,andsothe
hela
wholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therashboy,
utan
withoutsayingawordofthematterto
mig
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
och
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
med
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatricalherowas
för
toofargoneinromancetobrook
sådan
suchusage:
herepliedin
tom
blankverse,andaformal
utmaning
challengeensued.