ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
Respekterade
RESPECTEDSIR,.Ihavereceivedyour
uppskattade
esteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhar
haveperusedthosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymyvän
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;och
andIampleasedtofindyoutycker
thinktheymaybeprintedmed
withagoodprospectofframgång
success;inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
nämner
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchaskan
mayberedargued,ifnothelt
entirelyremoved—And,first,intheförst
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutionskan
mayarisefromprintingtheprivat
privatecorrespondenceofpersonsstilllever
living,givemeleave,withallvederbörlig
duesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwrittenoch
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;thatthey
har
havenotendencytothemalafama,eller
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;utan
butrathertotheinformationoch
andedificationofmankind:sothatitbecometh
en
asortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.Besides,I
har
haveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,en
aneminentattorneyofthisplats
place,who,afterdueinspectionoch
andconsideration,declareth,Thathedothnottror
thinkthesaidLetterscontainnågon
anymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableinde
theeyeofthelaw.Slutligen
Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometoen
arightunderstanding,Idoförklarar
declareinverbosacerdotis,that,infall
caseofanysuchprosecution,Iwillta
takethewholeuponmyegna
ownshoulders,evenquoadfineoch
andimprisonment,though,Imusterkänna
confess,Ishouldnotcaretogenomgå
undergoflagellation:Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,concerningthe
personliga
personalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imaysäga
say,nonfloccifacio—Iwouldnotwillinglyvilipendnågon
anyChristian,if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:albeit,Iam
mycket
muchsurprisedthatmorecareisnottakentoutesluta
excludefromthecommissionallsuchvagrantforeignersaskan
maybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappykonstitution
constitution,inchurchandstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positivt
positively,thatthesaidLismahagoisinte
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;men
butthisIwillassertoch
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthedag
dayhequalified,hehasaldrig
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,thatistosäga
say,withintheparishchurch.Thirdly,
med
withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’sbord
table,whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutal
brutalinhisreprehensions,Imåste
mustinformyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedtoretire,notbyrädsla
feararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsade
saidabove,Ivaluenotofen
arush;butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,by
en
abarbel’srow,whichIhade
hadeatenatdinner,notveta
knowing,thatthesaidrowisatvissa
certainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhiskapitel
chapterPeriichtos.Fourthly,and
slutligen
lastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIfick
gotpossessionoftheseLetters,itisen
acircumstancethatconcernsmyeget
ownconscienceonly;sufficethitto
säga
say,Ihavefullysatisfiedthepartiesinvars
whosecustodytheywere;and,by
här
thistime,IhopeIhar
havealsosatisfiedyouinett sådant
suchways,thatthelasthanden
handmaybeputtoouröverenskommelse
agreement,andtheworkproceedmed
withallconvenientexpedition;in
som
whichIhopeIrest,.RespectedSir,Your
mycket
veryhumbleservant,.JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
I
föreslår
propose,Deovolente,tohaveden
thepleasureofseeingyouinden
thegreatcity,towardsAll-hallowtide,när
whenIshallbegladtobehandla
treatwithyouconcerningapaket
parcelofMS.sermons,ofaviss
certainclergymandeceased;acakeofthe
rätt
rightleaven,forthepresentsmak
tasteofthepublic.Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
på
at—SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
och
andshallbegladtobehandla
treatwithyoufortheM.S.som
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourvän
friendMrBehn;butcanby
inte
nomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingis
allt
allalottery—Ihavebeenaförlorare
loserbytheworksofthestörsta
greatestmenoftheage—Ikunna
couldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;men
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofden
thetownissochangeable.Thentherehavebeenso
många
manylettersupontravelslatelypublished—Whatmellan
betweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,och
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimental
SentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedmed
withthatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,ifyouplease,köra
runtherisqueofprintingoch
andpublishing,andyoushallhavehälften
halftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youbehöver
neednottakethetroubletobringupp
upyoursermonsonmyaccount—Nobodyläser
readssermonsbutMethodistsandDissenters—Besides,formyegen
ownpart,Iamquiteafrämling
strangertothatsortofläser
reading;andthetwopersons,
vars
whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,areoutofthevägen
way;oneisgoneabroad,
snickare
carpenterofamanofwar;och
andtheother,hasbeensillynog
enoughtoabscond,inordertoundvika
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’men
agreatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehaslämnat
leftamanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,afterhavingfått
receivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasden
thesoundestdivine,andhadden
themostorthodoxpenofallt
allmypeople;andI
aldrig
neverknewhisjudgmentfail,men
butinflyingfromhisbröd
breadandbutteronthistillfälle
occasion.Byowningyouwasnot
satte
putinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofen
agoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbinda
bindinghimover.Inthe
slutet
latewar,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,ett
aparagraphthatcamebythepost,reflekterade
reflectinguponthebehaviourofett
acertainregimentinbattle.An
officer
officerofsaidregimentcametomybutik
shop,and,inthepresenceofmyfru
wifeandjourneyman,threatenedtoskära
cutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyrädsla
fearmorewaysthanone,todet
theconvictionofthebyestanders,Iband
boundhimover;myaction
låg
lay,andIrecovered.Asforflagellation,you
har
havenothingtofear,andinget
nothingtohope,onthathead—Therehar
hasbeenbutoneprinterfloggedatthecart’stailthesethirtyyears;thatwasCharlesWatson;
och
andheassuredmeitwasnomorethanett
aflea-bite.C—S—hasbeenthreatened
flera
severaltimesbytheHouseofL—;men
butitcametonothing.Om
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedför
for,andgrantedagainstyou,asdet
theeditorofthoseLetters,Ihoppas
hopeyouwillhavehonestyoch
andwitenoughtoappearoch
andtakeyourtrial—Ifyouska
shouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourförmögenhet
fortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasuresteg
steptohonourandpreferment.Ishall
tycka
thinkmyselfhappyifIkan
canlendyoualift;och
andam,verysincerely,.Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyour
granne
neighbour,mycousinMadoc—Ihaveskickat
sentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,vagn
carriagepaid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasalitet
smalltokenofmyregard.My
fru
wife,whoisveryfondoftoastedost
cheese,presentshercomplimentstohonom
him,andbegstoknowom
ifthere’sanyofthatsnäll
kind,whichhewassogoodastoskicka
senduslastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.ToDrLEWIS.
Läkare
DOCTOR,Thepillsaregoodfornothing—I
kan
mightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihaveberättat
toldyouoverandoverhur
howhardIamtomove;och
andatthistimeofdagen
day,Ioughttoknownågot
somethingofmyownconstitution.Varför
Whywillyoubesopositiv
positive?Pritheesendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
och
andasmuchtorturedinalla
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeuponthewheel:själva verket
indeed,Iamequallydistressedinsinne
mindandbody—AsifIhadnotplaguestillräckligt
enoughofmyown,thosebarn
childrenofmysisterarelämnade
leftmeforaperpetualkälla
sourceofvexation—whatbusinesshavemänniskor
peopletogetchildrentoplåga
plaguetheirneighbours?Aridiculous
händelse
incidentthathappenedyesterdaytomysysterdotter
nieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinett sådant
suchamanner,thatIförväntar
expecttobelaidupmed
withanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imayförklara
explainmyselfinmynext.Ishallsetouttomorrowmorningforthe
Hot
HotWellatBristol,whereIamrädd
afraidIshallstaylongerän
thanIcouldwish.Onthe
mottagandet
receiptofthissendWilliamsthithermed
withmysaddle-horseandthedemipique.Säg
TellBarnstothreshoutthetvå
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarknaden
market,andsellitofftothefattiga
pooratashillingabushelunder
undermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivellingbrev
letterfromGriffin,offeringtogöra
makeapublicsubmissionandbetala
paycosts.Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neither
kommer
willIpocketanyofhispengar
money.Thefellowisa
dålig
badneighbour,andIdesire,toha
havenothingtodowithhonom
him:butasheispurse-proud,heshall
betala
payforhisinsolence:lethim
ge
givefivepoundstothefattiga
pooroftheparish,andIkommer
willwithdrawmyaction;andinthemean
tiden
timeyoumaytellPrigtosluta
stopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhavetheAlderneyko
cow,andfortyshillingstoclotheherbarn
children:butdon’tsayasyllableofthematterto
någon
anylivingsoul—I’llmakeherbetala
paywhensheisable.Idesireyouwill
låser
lockupallmydrawers,och
andkeepthekeystillmeeting;och
andbesureyoutaketheironchestmed
withmypapersintoyouregen
owncustody—Forgiveall,thistroublefrån
from,.ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
När
Whenthiscumstohand,besäker
suretopackupindet
thetrunkmalethatstandsinmygarderob
closet;tobesentmeintheBristolwaggon
utan
withoutlossoftime,thefollowingarticles,viz.myrosecollardneglejay
med
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,och
andmyblackvelvetswithden
theshorthoop;myblooquiltedpetticot,my
gröna
greenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklinhuvud
headandlappetsandthelitelboxmed
withmyjowls.Williamsmay
ta
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviolmed
withtheeasingsofDrHill’sdockwateroch
andChowder’slacksitif.Thepoorcreature
har
hasbeenterriblystupratedeversedan
sincewelefthuom.Pray
ta
takeparticularcareofthehuset
housewhilethefamilyisfrånvarande
absent.Lettherebea
eld
fireconstantlykeptinmybrother’skammare
chamberandmine.Themaids,
har
havingnothingtodo,maybesitta
sataspinning.Idesireyou’ll
klappar
clapapad-luckonthewind-seller,och
andletnoneofthemenha
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’tforgettoha
havethegateshiteverykväll
eveningbedark—Thegardnirandden
thehindmayliebelowinden
thelandry,topartakethehuset
house,withtheblunderbussandden
thegreatdog;andhopeyou’ll
har
haveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.I
vet
knowthathussyMaryJones,älskar
lovestoberumpingwiththemen.Låt
LetmeknowAlderney’scalfbesouldän
yet,andwhathefought—iftheouldgåsen
goosebesitting;andifthecobler
har
hascutDicky,andhowporeanemilbar
boretheoperation.Nomoreat
närvarande
present,butrests,.Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
April
April2.TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
Kära
DEARMOLLY,.Heavingthisimportunity,I
skickar
send,mylovetoyouoch
andSaul,beingingoodhälsa
health,andhopingtohearthedetsamma
samefromyou;andthatyou
och
andSaulwilltakemystackars
poorkittentobedwithyouhär
thiscoldweather.Wehavebeen
alla
allin,asadtakinghär
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohavesprungit
runawaywithaplayer-man,och
andyoungmasterandhevilja
wouldadonethemselvesamischief;men
butthesquireappliedtothemare,och
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenotsäga
speakawordofthemattertonågon
anyChristiansoul—nomoreIshall;för
for,weservintsshouldseeallt
allandsaynothing—Butwhatwas
värre
worsethanallthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobeworriedbyen
abutcher’sdog,andcamehem
homeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastakenmed
withtheasterisks,buttheysnart
soonwentoff.ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
och
andhesubscribedarepositorysom
whichdidhimgreatservice—thankGodhe’snu
nowinafairwaytogöra
dowell—praytakecareofmylåda
boxandthepillyberandlägga
putthemunderyourownsäng
bed;for,Idosuppose
frun
madam,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,nu
nowmybackisturned.JohnThomasisin
god
goodhealth,butsulky.Thesquire
gav
gaveawayanouldcoattoapoorman
man;andJohnsaysas,
hur
how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhonom
him,byhisagreementhewastofå
receivenovails;buthe
säger
saysashowthere’saskillnad
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;och
andsothereisforsartain.Weare
alla
allgoingtotheHotWell,där
whereIshalldrinkyourhälsa
healthinaglassofvatten
water,being,.ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
college
college,Oxon.DEARPHILLIPS,
AsI
har
havenothingmoreatheartän
thantoconvinceyouIamoförmögen
incapableofforgetting,orneglectingden
thefriendshipImadeatcollege
college,nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyouoch
andIagreed,atparting,toodla
cultivate.Ibeginitsooner
än
thanIintended,thatyoukan
mayhaveitinyourmakt
powertorefuteanyidlereportswhichkan
maybecirculatedtomyfördom
prejudiceatOxford,touchingadumt
foolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeeninvolvedonaccountofmysyster
sister,whohadbeensometid
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.När
WhenIcamehitherwithmyfarbror
uncleandaunt(whoareourguardians)tohämta
fetchheraway,Ifoundherafin
finetallgirl,ofseventeen,med
withanagreeableperson;but
anmärkningsvärt
remarkablysimple,andquiteignorantofthevärlden
world.Thisdisposition,andwantof
erfarenhet
experience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofen
aperson—Iknownotwhattokalla
callhim,whohadseenheraten
aplay;and,withaconfidence
och
anddexteritypeculiartohimself,hittade
foundmeanstoberecommendedtoherbekantskap
acquaintance.Itwasbythe
största
greatestaccidentIinterceptedoneofhisletters;asitwasmy
plikt
dutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsfödelse
birth,Imadeitmybusinesstohitta
findhimout,andtellhimmycket
veryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.Den
Thesparkdidnotlikeden
thestileIused,andbehavedmed
withabundanceofmettle.Thoughhis
rang
rankinlife(which,bythebye,Iamskäms
ashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomycket
muchdeference;yetashisbehaviourwas
anmärkningsvärt
remarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtotheprivilegeofen
agentleman,andsomethingmightha
havehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,thebusinesstog
tookair,Iknownothur
how,andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedtoge
givemywordandhonour,&c.och
andto-morrowmorningwesetut
outforBristolWells,whereIförväntar
expecttohearfromyoubythereturnofthepost.—Ihar
havegotintoafamilyoforiginals,whomIkanske
mayonedayattempttobeskriva
describeforyouramusement.My
moster
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,fåfänga
vain,andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,alltid
alwaysonthefret,andsoobehaglig
unpleasantinhismanner,thatratherthanbeobligedtohålla
keephimcompany,I’dresignalla
allclaimtotheinheritanceofhisegendom
estate.Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmay
ha
havesouredhistemper,and,perhaps,Imaygilla
likehimbetteronfurtherbekantskap
acquaintance;certainitis,allhisservants
och
andneighboursinthecountryareförtjust
fondofhim,eventoen
adegreeofenthusiasm,theorsak
reasonofwhichIcannotasyetförstå
comprehend.RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
och
andalltherestofmygamla
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemytjänst
servicetothecook,andbe
praytakecareofpoorPonto,fortheskull
sakeofhisoldmaster,som
whois,andeverwillbe,.Kära
DearPhillips,Youraffectionatefriend,och
andhumbleservant,JER.ToMrsJERMYNather
hus
houseinGloucester.DEARMADAM,
Har
Havingnomotherofmyegen
own,Ihopeyouwillge
givemeleavetodisburdenmystackars
poorhearttoyou,whohar
havealwaysactedthepartofen
akindparenttome,eversinceIwasputunder
underyourcare.Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
kan
maybelieveme,whenIförsäkrar
assureher,thatIneverharboureden
athoughtthatwasotherwiseän
thanvirtuous;and,ifGodwill
ger
givemegrace,Ishallaldrig
neverbehavesoastocastett
areflectiononthecareyouhar
havetakeninmyeducation.I
erkänner
confessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymyhar
wantofprudenceandexperience.Ioughtnotto
ha
havelistenedtowhattheunge
youngmansaid;anditwasmy
plikt
dutytohavetoldyouallt
allthatpassed,butIwasskämdes
ashamedtomentionit;andthenhebehavedsomodest
och
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelankolisk
melancholyandtimorous,thatIkunde
couldnotfindinmyhjärta
hearttodoanythingthatshouldmakehimeländig
miserableanddesperate.Asforfamiliarities,Ido
förklarar
declare,Ineveronceallowedhimthefavourofen
a:salute;
andastothe
få
fewlettersthatpassedbetweenoss
us,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,och
andIhopetheycontainnågot
nothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamfortfarande
stillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:men
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIkommer
willendeavourtoforgetaconnexion,som
whichissodispleasingtomyfamilj
family.Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
och
andhavenottastedanythingbutte
tea,sinceIwashurriedbort
awayfromyou;nordidIonce
stängde
closemyeyesforthreenightsrunning.—Mymoster
auntcontinuestochidemeseverelywhenwearebyourselves;men
butIhopetosoftenherintiden
time,byhumilityandsubmission.—Myfarbror
uncle,whowassodreadfullypassionerad
passionateinthebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytearsoch
anddistress;andisnowall
ömhet
tendernessandcompassion;andmy
bror
brotherisreconciledtomeonmylöfte
promisetobreakoffallkorrespondens
correspondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;men
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhaveinte
nopeaceofmindtillIvet
knowmydearandeverhonouredgovernesshasförlåtit
forgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.To
Miss
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuch
en
afright,lestthisshouldnotkomma
comesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatIber
begyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtomig
me,undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisen
agoodgirl,andhasbeensosnäll
kindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhar
havemadehermyconfidant;asforJarvis,hewas
mycket
veryshyoftakingchargeofmybrev
letterandthelittleparcel,eftersom
becausehissisterSallyhadliketohade
havelostherplaceonmyaccount:verkligen
indeedIcannotblamethemannen
manforhiscaution;butI
har
havemadeitworthhiswhile.—Mykäre
dearcompanionandbed-fellow,itisagrievoustillägg
additiontomyothermisfortunes,thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablesällskap
companyandconversation,atatid
timewhenIneedsomycket
muchthecomfortofyourgoda
goodhumourandgoodsense;men
but,Ihope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,kommer
willlastforlife—Idoubtnotmen
butonmysideitkommer
willdailyincreaseandimprove,asIgainerfarenhet
experience,andlearntoknowthevalueofen
atruefriend.O,my
kära
dearLetty!whatshallI
säga
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?I
har
havepromisedtobreakoffallkorrespondens
correspondence,and,ifpossible,toglömma
forgethim:but,alas!
I
börjar
begintoperceivethatwillnotbeinmymakt
power.Asitisby
inte
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmer
moremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubydetta
thisopportunity,beggingyouwillantingen
eitherkeepitsafetillbättre
bettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,Iantar
suppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouatthevanliga
usualplace.Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmy
skickar
sendingbackhispicture,youkan
maytellhimIhavenotillfälle
occasionforapicture,whiletheoriginalet
originalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;I
vill
wouldnothaveyoutellhimatt
thatneither;becausetheremustbe
ett
anendofourcorrespondence—Iönskar
wishhemayforgetme,fortheskull
sakeofhisownpeace;och
andyetifheshould,hemåste
mustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalsk
falseandinconstant:Ibeseechhimnotto
skriva
writetome,norattempttose
seemeforsometime;för
for,consideringtheresentmentandpassionatetemperament
temperofmybrotherJery,ett sådant
suchanattemptmightbeattendedmed
withconsequenceswhichwouldmakeusalla
allmiserableforlife—letustrusttotiden
timeandthechapterofaccidents;eller
orrathertothatProvidencewhichkommer
willnotfail,soonerorsenare
later,torewardthosethatgår
walkinthepathsofhonouroch
andvirtue.Iwouldoffermy
kärlek
lovetotheyoungladies;men
butitisnotfitthatnågon
anyofthemshouldknowyouhar
havereceivedthisletter.—Ifweåker
gotoBath,Ishallskicka
sendyoumysimpleremarksuponthatberömda
famouscenterofpoliteamusement,och
andeveryotherplacewekan
maychancetovisit;andI
smickrar
flattermyselfthatmydearFröken
MissWilliswillbepunctualinansweringthelettersofheraffectionate,.ToDrLEWIS.
Kära
DEARLEWIS,Ihavefollowedyourdirections
med
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsbyhär
thistime,hadtheweathertillåtit
permittedmetousemysaddle-horse.I
red
rodeoutupontheDownsförra
lastTuesday,intheforenoon,när
whenthesky,asfarasden
thevisiblehorizon,waswithoutett
acloud;butbeforeI
hade
hadgoneafullmile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybyen
astormofrainthatwetmetothehuden
skininthreeminutes—whenceitkom
camethedevilknows;butit
har
haslaidmeup(Isuppose)foren
onefortnight.Itmakesme
sjuk
sicktohearpeopletalkofthefina
fineairuponClifton-downs:How
kan
cantheairbeeitheragreeableeller
orsalutary,wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinett
aperpetualdrizzle?Myconfinementisthe
mer
moreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithinhemska
domesticvexations.Myniecehas
har
hadadangerousfitofsjukdom
illness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichInämnde
mentionedinmylast.—Sheisen
apoorgood-naturedsimpleton,asmjuk
softasbutter,andaslätt
easilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotföraktliga
despicable,andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;thatistosay,she
kan
canwriteandspell,andspeakFrench,och
andplayupontheharpsichord;thenshedancesfinely,
har
hasagoodfigure,andismycket
verywellinclined;but,she’sdeficientin
ande
spirit,andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehar
hasgotalanguishingeye,och
andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,ett
apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulanceoch
andself-conceit;proudasaGerman
greve
count,andashotandbrådskande
hastyasaWelchmountaineer.Asforthatfantastical
djuret
animal,mysisterTabby,youareingen
nostrangertoherqualifications—IvowtoGud
God,sheissometimessoouthärdlig
intolerable,thatIalmostthinkshe’sdet
thedevilincarnatecometotormentmeformysins;och
andyetIamconsciousofinte
nosinsthatoughttoentailsuchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilborde
shouldnotIshakeoffdessa
thesetormentsatonce?Ian’t
gift
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!inte heller
nordidIbegettheandra
othertwo:letthemchooseanother
vårdnadshavare
guardian:formypartIan’tinaconditionto
ta
takecareofmyself;much
mindre
lesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboysoch
andgirls.Youearnestlydesireto
veta
knowtheparticularsofouräventyr
adventureatGloucester,whicharebrieflythese,och
andIhopetheywillgå
gonofurther:—Liddyhadbeensolänge
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,nexttoanunnery,isthesämsta
worstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedforunga
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;och
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’mskäms
ashamedtotellyou!shefellinlovewith
en
oneoftheactors—ahandsomeung
youngfellowthatgoesbythenameofWilson.Therascal
snart
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehade
hadmade,andmanagedmatterssoastoseeheratahus
housewhereshewenttodricka
drinkteawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebörjan
beginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whogjort
madeanddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.När
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddykom
cametostayatlodgingswithhermoster
aunt,andWilsonbribedthemaidtoleverera
deliveraletterintoheregna
ownhands;butitseemsJery
hade
hadalreadyacquiredsomuchkredit
creditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshebestvet
knows)thatshecarriedthebrevet
lettertohim,andsothehela
wholeplotwasdiscovered.Therashboy,
utan
withoutsayingawordofthemattertomig
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;och
and,Isuppose,treatedhimmed
withinsolenceenough.Thetheatricalherowas
för
toofargoneinromancetobrooksådan
suchusage:herepliedin
tom
blankverse,andaformalutmaning
challengeensued.