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The Adventures of Roderick Random | Gradually Hardening Ukrainian A1 Books

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THEAUTHOR’SPREFACE
Of
усіх
allkindsofsatire,thereisnonesoentertaininganduniversallyimproving,asthatwhichisintroduced,asitwereoccasionally,in
на
thecourseofaninterestingstory,whichbrings
кожен
everyincidenthometolife,andbyrepresentingfamiliarscenesinanuncommonandamusing
точки
pointofview,investsthemwith
усіх
allthegracesofnovelty,
той час як
whilenatureisappealedtoin
кожен
everyparticular.
Thereadergratifieshiscuriosityinpursuingtheadventuresofapersoninwhosefavourheisprepossessed;
heespouseshiscause,hesympathiseswithhiminhisdistress,hisindignationisheated
проти
againsttheauthorsofhiscalamity:
thehumanepassionsareinflamed;
thecontrast
між
betweendejectedvirtueandinsultingviceappears
з
withgreateraggravation,andeveryimpressionhavingadoubleforceontheimagination,thememoryretainsthecircumstance,andthe
серце
heartimprovesbytheexample.
Theattentionisnottiredwithabarecatalogueofcharacters,
але
butagreeablydivertedwithallthevarietyofinvention;
і
andthevicissitudesoflifeappearintheirpeculiarcircumstances,openinganamplefieldforwit
і
andhumour.
Romance,nodoubt,owesitsorigintoignorance,vanity,
та
andsuperstition.
Inthedarkagesofthe
Світу
World,whenamanhadrenderedhimselffamousforwisdom
або
orvalour,hisfamilyandadherentsavailedthemselvesofhissuperiorqualities,magnifiedhisvirtues,
і
andrepresentedhischaracterandpersonassacred
і
andsupernatural.
Thevulgareasilyswallowedthebait,imploredhisprotection,
і
andyieldedthetributeofhomage
і
andpraise,eventoadoration;
hisexploitswerehandeddowntoposterity
з
withathousandexaggerations;
theywererepeatedasincitementstovirtue;
divinehonourswerepaid,
і
andaltarserectedtohismemory,fortheencouragementof
тих
thosewhoattemptedtoimitatehisexample;
andhencearosetheheathenmythology,
яка
whichisnootherthanacollectionofextravagantromances.
Aslearningadvanced,
і
andgeniusreceivedcultivation,thesestorieswereembellishedwiththegracesofpoetry,thattheymightthe
краще
betterrecommendthemselvestotheattention;
theyweresunginpublic,atfestivals,fortheinstruction
і
anddelightoftheaudience;
і
andrehearsedbeforebattle,asincentivestodeedsofglory.
Thustragedy
і
andtheepicmusewereborn,
і
and,intheprogressoftaste,arrivedatperfection.
Itis
не
nowonderthattheancientscouldnotrelishafableinprose,
після
aftertheyhadseenso
багато
manyremarkableeventscelebratedinversebytheirbestpoets;
wethereforefind
не
noromanceamongthemduringtheeraoftheirexcellence,unlesstheCyropædiaofXenophon
може
maybesocalled;
anditwasnottillarts
і
andsciencesbegantorevive
після
aftertheirruptionofthebarbariansintoEurope,thatanythingofthiskindappeared.
Але
Butwhenthemindsofmenweredebauchedby
на
theimpositionofpriestcraftto
на
themostabsurdpitchofcredulity,
на
theauthorsofromancearose,
і
andlosingsightofprobability,filledtheirperformanceswith
на
themostmonstroushyperboles.
Iftheycouldnotequaltheancientpoetsinpointofgeniustheywereresolvedtoexceltheminfiction,andapplytothewonder,ratherthanthejudgment,oftheirreaders.
Accordingly,theybroughtnecromancytotheiraid,andinsteadofsupporting
на
thecharacteroftheirheroesbydignityofsentimentandpractice,distinguishedthembytheirbodilystrength,activity,andextravaganceofbehaviour.
Although
ніщо
nothingcouldbemoreludicrous
і
andunnaturalthanthefigurestheydrew,theydidnotwantpatrons
і
andadmirers;
andtheworld
дійсно
actuallybegantobeinfectedwith
на
thespiritofknight-errantry,whenCervantes,byaninimitablepieceofridicule,reformed
на
thetasteofmankind,representingchivalryin
на
therightpointofview,andconvertingromancetopurposes
набагато
farmoreusefulandentertaining,bymakingitassume
на
thesock,andpointout
на
thefolliesofordinarylife.
Thesamemethodhasbeenpractisedby
інші
otherSpanishandFrenchauthors,
і
andbynonemoresuccessfullythanbyMonsieurLeSage,
який
who,inhisAdventuresofGilBlas,hasdescribedtheknavery
і
andfoiblesoflife,withinfinitehumour
і
andsagacity.
ThefollowingsheetsIhavemodelledonhis
планом
plan,takingmeliberty,however,todifferfromhimintheexecution,
де
whereIthoughthisparticularsituationswereuncommon,extravagant,
або
orpeculiartothecountryinwhichthesceneislaid.
ThedisgracesofGilBlasare,forthemostpart,suchasratherexcitemirththancompassion;
hehimselflaughsat
ними
them;
andhistransitionsfromdistresstohappiness,
або
oratleastease,aresosudden,
що
thatneitherthereaderhas
часу
timetopityhim,norhimselftobeacquaintedwithaffliction.
Thisconduct,inmyopinion,not
тільки
onlydeviatesfromprobability,butpreventsthatgenerousindignation,whichoughttoanimate
на
thereaderagainstthesordid
і
andviciousdispositionofthe
світу
world.
Ihaveattemptedtorepresentmodestmeritstrugglingwitheverydifficultyto
яка
whichafriendlessorphanisexposed,fromhisownwantofexperience,aswellasfromtheselfishness,envy,malice,andbaseindifferenceofmankind.
Tosecureafavourableprepossession,Ihaveallowedhimtheadvantagesofbirth
і
andeducation,whichintheseriesofhismisfortuneswill,I
сподіваюся
hope,engagetheingenuousmorewarmlyinhisbehalf;
і
andthoughIforesee,thatsomepeople
буде
willbeoffendedatthemeanscenesinwhichheisinvolved,Ipersuademyselfthatthejudicious
буде
willnotonlyperceivethenecessityofdescribingthosesituationstowhichhemustof
звичайно
coursebeconfined,inhislowestate,
але
butalsofindentertainmentinviewingthosepartsof
життя
life,wherethehumoursandpassionsareundisguisedbyaffectation,ceremony,
або
oreducation;
andthewhimsicalpeculiaritiesofdispositionappearasnaturehasimplanted
їх
them.
ButIbelieveI
потрібно
neednottroublemyselfinvindicatingapracticeauthorizedbythebestwritersinthis
чином
way,someofwhomIhave
вже
alreadynamed.
Everyintelligentreaderwill,at
першого
firstsight,perceiveIhavenotdeviatedfromnatureinthefacts,
які
whicharealltrueinthemain,althoughthecircumstancesarealtered
і
anddisguised,toavoidpersonalsatire.
Itnowremainstogivemyreasonsformakingthechiefpersonageof
цієї
thisworkaNorthBriton,whicharechieflythese:
Icould,atasmallexpense,bestowonhim
таких
sucheducationasIthoughtthedignityofhisbirthandcharacterrequired,
які
whichcouldnotpossiblybeobtainedinEngland,by
таких
suchslendermeansasthenatureofmy
плану
planwouldafford.
Inthenext
місці
place,Icouldrepresentsimplicityofmannersinaremotepartofthekingdom,withmorepropriety
ніж
thaninanyplacenearthecapital;
і
andlastly,thedispositionoftheScots,addictedtotravelling,justifiesmyconductinderivinganadventurerfromthatcountry.
APOLOGUE
Ayoungpainter,indulgingaveinofpleasantry,sketchedakindofconversationpiece,representingabear,anowl,amonkey,
і
andanass;
andtorenderit
більш
morestriking,humorous,andmoral,distinguished
кожну
everyfigurebysomeemblemof
людського
humanlife.
Bruinwasexhibitedinthegarb
і
andattitudeofanold,toothless,drunkensoldier;
theowlpercheduponthehandleofacoffee-pot,withspectacleonnose,seemedtocontemplateanewspaper;
а
andtheass,ornamentedwithahugetie-wig
Яка
(which,however,couldnotconcealhislongears),satforhispicturetothemonkey,whoappearedwiththeimplementsofpainting.
Thiswhimsicalgroupaffordedsomemirth,
і
andmetwithgeneralapprobation,
поки
untilsomemischievouswaghinted
що
thatthewhole—wasalampoonuponthefriendsoftheperformer;
aninsinuationwhichwasnosoonercirculatedthan
ті
thoseverypeoplewhoapplaudeditbeforebegantobealarmed,
і
andeventofancythemselvessignifiedbytheseveralfiguresofthepiece.
Amongothers,aworthypersonageinyears,whohadservedinthearmywithreputation,beingincensedatthesupposedoutrage,repairedtothelodgingofthepainter,
і
andfindinghimathome,“Harkye,Mr.Monkey,”said
він
he,“Ihaveagoodmindtoconvinceyou,that
хоча
thoughthebearhaslosthisteeth,heretainshispaws,
і
andthatheisnotsodrunk
але
buthecanperceiveyourimpertinence.”
“Sblood!
sir,
що
thattoothlessjawisad—nedscandalouslibel—butdon’tyouimaginemesochopfallenasnottobe
змозі
abletochewthecudofresentment.”
Тут
Herehewasinterruptedbythearrivalofalearnedphysician,
який
who,advancingtotheculpritwithfuryinhisaspect,exclaimed,“Supposetheaugmentationoftheass’searsshouldprovethediminutionofthebaboon’s—nay,seeknottoprevaricate,for,bythebeardofAesculapius!
thereisnotone
волосся
hairinthisperiwigthat
буде
willnotstandupinjudgmenttoconvicttheeofpersonalabuse.
Do
але
butobserve,captain,howthispitiful
маленький
littlefellowhascopiedtheverycurls—thecolour,indeed,isdifferent,
але
butthentheformandforetopare
цілком
quitesimilar.”
Whilehethusremonstratedinastrainofvociferation,avenerablesenatorentered,
і
andwaddlinguptothedelinquent,“Jackanapes!”
criedhe,“IwillnowlettheeseeI
можу
canreadsomethingelsethananewspaper,
і
andthatwithoutthehelpofspectacles:
ось
hereisyourownnoteofhand,sirrah,for
гроші
money,whichifIhadnotadvanced,youyourselfwouldhaveresembledanowl,innotdaringto
показати
showyourfacebyday,youungratefulslanderousknave!”
Invaintheastonishedpainterdeclared
що
thathehadnointentiontogiveoffence,
або
ortocharacteriseparticularpersons:
theyaffirmedtheresemblancewas
надто
toopalpabletobeoverlooked;
theytaxedhimwithinsolence,malice,
і
andingratitude;
andtheirclamoursbeingoverheardbythepublic,thecaptainwasabear,the
лікар
doctoranass,andthesenatoranowl,tohisdying
дня
day.
Christianreader,Ibeseechthee,inthebowelsoftheLord,remember
цей
thisexample“whilethouartemployedintheperusalofthefollowingsheets;
і
andseeknottoappropriatetothyself
що
thatwhichequallybelongstofivehundred
різних
differentpeople.
Ifthoushouldstmeet
з
withacharacterthatreflectstheeinsomeungraciousparticular,keepthyowncounsel;
CHAPTERI
OfmyBirth
і
andParentage.
Iwasborninthenorthernpartof
цього
thisunitedkingdom,inthe
домі
houseofmygrandfather,agentlemanofconsiderablefortune
і
andinfluence,whohadon
багато
manyoccasionssignalisedhimselfinbehalfofhiscountry;
andwasremarkableforhisabilitiesinthelaw,whichheexercisedwithgreatsuccessinthestationofajudge,particularly
проти
againstbeggars,forwhomhehadasingularaversion.
My
батько
father(hisyoungestson)fallinginlovewithapoorrelation,wholivedwiththeoldgentlemaninqualityofahousekeeper,espousedherprivately;
і
andIwasthefirstfruitofthatmarriage.
Duringherpregnancy,a
сон
dreamdiscomposedmymothersomuch
що
thatherhusband,tiredwithherimportunity,atlastconsultedahighlandseer,whosefavourableinterpretationhewouldhavesecuredbeforehandbyabribe,
але
butfoundhimincorruptible.
Shedreamedshewasdeliveredofatennis-ball,whichthedevil(who,tohergreatsurprise,actedthepartofamidwife)strucksoforciblywitharacketthatitdisappearedinaninstant;
і
andshewasforsome
час
timeinconsolableforthelostofheroffspring;
коли
when,allonasudden,shebehelditreturnwithequalviolence,
і
andentertheearth,beneathherfeet,whenceimmediatelysprangupagoodlytreecoveredwithblossoms,thescentofwhichoperatedsostronglyonhernerves
що
thatsheawoke.
Theattentivesage,
після
aftersomedeliberation,assuredmyparents,
що
thattheirfirstbornwouldbeagreattraveller;
thathewouldundergo
багато
manydangersanddifficulties,andatlast
повернутися
returntohisnativeland,
де
wherehewouldflourishinhappiness
і
andreputation.
Howtrulythiswasforetoldwillappearinthesequel.
Itwasnotlongbeforesomeofficiouspersoninformedmygrandfatherofcertainfamiliarities
що
thatpassedbetweenhisson
і
andhousekeeperwhichalarmedhimsomuch
що
that,afewdaysafter,hetoldmyfatheritwashightimeforhimtothinkofsettling;
і
andthathehadprovidedamatchfor
йому
him,towhichhecouldinjustice
мати
havenoobjections.
Myfather,findingitwouldbeimpossibletoconcealhissituationmuchlonger,franklyownedwhathehaddone;
і
andexcusedhimselffornothavingaskedtheconsentofhisfather,bysaying,heknewitwouldhavebeento
не
nopurpose;
andthat,hadhisinclinationbeenknown,mygrandfathermighthavetaken
таких
suchmeasuresaswouldhaveeffectuallyputthegratificationofitoutofhis
влади
power:
headded,thatnoexceptionscouldbetakentohiswife’svirtue,birth,beauty,andgoodsense,andasforfortune,itwasbeneathhiscare.
The
старий
oldgentleman,whokeptallhispassions,exceptone,inexcellent
порядку
order,heardhimtoan
кінця
endwithgreattemper,andthencalmlyasked,
як
howheproposedtomaintainhimselfandspouse?
Hereplied,hecouldbein
не
nodangerofwantingwhilehisfather’stendernessremained,whichhe
і
andhiswifeshouldalwayscultivatewiththeutmostveneration;
andhewaspersuadedhisallowancewouldbesuitabletothedignityandcircumstancesofhis
сім'ї
family,andtotheprovision
вже
alreadymadeforhisbrothersandsisters,
які
whowerehappilysettledunderhisprotection.
“Yourbrothers
і
andsisters,”saidmygrandfather,“didnotthinkitbeneaththemtoconsultmeinanaffairofsuchimportanceasmatrimony;
neither,Isuppose,wouldyouhaveomittedthatpieceofduty,hadyounotsomesecretfundinreserve;
tothecomfortsofwhichIleaveyou,withadesirethatyouwillthisnightseekoutanotherhabitationforyourselfandwife,whither,inashorttime,IwillsendyouanaccountoftheexpenseIhavebeenatinyoureducation,withaviewofbeingreimbursed.
Sir,youhavemadethegrandtour—youareapolitegentleman—averyprettygentleman—I
бажаю
wishyouagreatdealofjoy,
і
andamyourveryhumbleservant.”
Sosaying,heleftmyfatherinasituationeasilyimagined.
However,hedidnot
довго
longhesitate;
for,beingperfectly
добре
wellacquaintedwithhisfather’sdisposition,hedidnotdoubt
що
thathewasgladof
цього
thispretencetogetridofhim;
і
andhisresolvesbeingasinvariableasthelawsoftheMedes
і
andPersians,heknewitwouldbetonopurposetoattempthimbyprayers
і
andentreaties;
sowithoutanyfartherapplication,hebetookhimself,
зі
withhisdisconsolatebedfellowto
на
afarm-house,whereanoldservantofhis
матері
motherdwelt:
theretheyremainedsome
час
timeinasituationbutilladaptedtotheeleganceoftheirdesires
і
andtendernessoftheirlove;
whichneverthelessmyfatherchosetoendure,ratherthansupplicateanunnatural
і
andinflexibleparentbutmymother,foreseeing
на
theinconveniencestowhichshemusthavebeenexposed,hadshebeendeliveredin
цьому
thisplace(andherpregnancywas
дуже
veryfaradvanced),withoutcommunicatingherdesigntoherhusband,wentindisguiseto
на
thehouseofmygrandfather,hopingthathertears
і
andconditionwouldmovehimtocompassion,
і
andreconcilehimtoaneventwhichwasnowirrecoverablypast.
Shefoundmeanstodeceive
на
theservants,andgetintroducedasanunfortunate
леді
lady,whowantedtocomplainofsomematrimonialgrievances,itbeingmygrandfather’sparticularprovincetodecidein
всі
allcasesofscandal.
Shewasaccordinglyadmittedintohispresence,
де
where,discoveringherself,shefellathisfeet,
і
andinthemostaffectingmannerimploredhisforgiveness;
atthesametimerepresentingthedangerthatthreatenednot
тільки
onlyherlife,butthatofhisowngrandchild,whichwasaboutto
побачити
seethelight.
Hetoldherhewassorrythattheindiscretionofher
і
andhissonhadcompelledhimto
зробити
makeavow,whichputitoutofhis
влади
powertogivethemanyassistance;
що
thathehadalreadyimpartedhisthoughtson
що
thatsubjecttoherhusband,
і
andwassurprisedthattheyshoulddisturbhispeace
з
withanyfartherimportunity.
Thissaid,heretired.
Theviolenceofmymother’safflictionhadsuchaneffectonherconstitution
що
thatshewasimmediatelyseizedwiththepainsofchildbed;
і
andhadnotanoldmaidservant,towhomshewas
дуже
verydear,affordedherpity
і
andassistance,atthehazardofincurringmygrandfather’sdispleasure,she
і
andtheinnocentfruitofherwombmusthavefallenmiserablevictimstohisrigour
і
andinhumanity.
Bythefriendshipof
цієї
thispoorwomanshewascarrieduptoagarret,andimmediatelydeliveredofamanchild,thestoryofwhoseunfortunatebirthhehimselfnowrelates.
My
батько
father,beinginformedofwhathadhappened,flewtotheembracesofhisdarlingspouse,
і
andwhileheloadedhisoffspringwithpaternalembraces,couldnotforbearsheddingafloodoftearsonbeholdingthedearpartnerofhis
серця
heart(forwhoseeasehewouldhavesacrificedthetreasuresoftheeast)stretcheduponaflockbed,inamiserableapartment,unabletoprotectherfromtheinclemenciesoftheweather.
Itisnottobesupposedthatthe
старий
oldgentlemanwasignorantofwhatpassed,
хоча
thoughheaffectedtoknow
нічого
nothingofthematter,andpretendedtobe
дуже
verymuchsurprised,whenoneofhisgrandchildren,byhiseldest
син
sondeceased,wholivedwithhimashisheirapparent,acquaintedhimwiththeaffair;
hedeterminedthereforetoobserve
не
nomedium,butimmediately(onthethird
день
dayafterherdelivery)sentheraperemptory
наказ
ordertobegone,andturnedofftheservant
який
whohadpreservedherlife.
Ця
Thisbehavioursoexasperatedmyfather
що
thathehadrecoursetothemostdreadfulimprecations;
andonhisbarekneesimploredthatHeavenwouldrenouncehim
якщо
ifeverheshouldforget
чи
orforgivethebarbarityofhissire.
Theinjuries
які
whichthisunhappymotherreceivedfromherremovalin
таких
suchcircumstances,andthewantofnecessaries
де
whereshelodged,togetherwithhergrief
і
andanxietyofmind,soonthrewherintoalanguishingdisorder,
які
whichputanendtoherlife.
My
батько
father,wholovedhertenderly,wassoaffectedwithherdeath
що
thatheremainedsixweeksdeprivedofhissenses;
duringwhich
час
time,thepeoplewherehelodgedcarriedtheinfanttothe
старого
oldmanwhorelentedsofar,onhearingthemelancholystoryofhisdaughter-in-law’sdeath,
і
andthedeplorableconditionofhis
сина
son,astosendthechildtonurse,
і
andheorderedmyfathertobecarried
додому
hometohishouse,wherehe
незабаром
soonrecoveredtheuseofhisreason.
Whether
цей
thishardheartedjudgefeltanyremorseforhiscrueltreatmentofhis
сином
sonanddaughter,or(whichis
більш
moreprobable)wasafraidhischaracterwouldsufferintheneighbourhood,heprofessedgreatsorrowforhisconducttomyfather,whosedeliriumwassucceededbyaprofoundmelancholy
і
andreserve.
Atlengthhedisappeared,
і
and,notwithstandingallimaginableinquiry,couldnotbeheardof;
acircumstancewhichconfirmedmost
людей
peopleintheopinionofhishavingmadeawaywithhimselfinafitofdespair.
CHAPTERII
Igrowup—amhatedbymyRelations—senttoSchool—neglectedbymyGrandfather—maltreatedbymyMaster—seasonedtoAdversity—IformCabals
проти
againstthePedant—amdebarredAccesstomyGrandfather—huntedbyhisHeir—Idemolish
на
theTeethofhisTutor.
Therewerenotwantingsome
хто
whosuspectedmyunclesofbeingconcernedinmyfather’sfate,onthesupposition
що
thattheywouldallshareinthepatrimonydestinedfor
йому
him;
andthisconjecturewasstrengthenedbyreflecting
що
thatinallhiscalamitiesthey
ніколи не
neverdiscoveredtheleastinclinationtoservehim;
але
but,onthecontrary,byalltheartificesintheirpower,fedhisresentment
і
andsupportedhisresolutionofleavinghimtomisery
і
andwant.
Butpeopleofjudgmenttreatedthisinsinuationasanidlechimera;
бо
because,hadmyrelationsbeensowickedastoconsulttheirinterestbycommitting
такий
suchanatrociouscrime,thefateofmyfatherwouldhaveextendedtometoowhose
життя
lifewasanotherobstacletotheirexpectation.
Meanwhile,Igrewapace,
і
andasIstronglyresembledmyfather,whowasthedarlingofthetenants,Iwanted
нічого
nothingwhichtheirindigentcircumstancescouldafford:
але
buttheirfavourwasaweakresource
проти
againstthejealousenmityofmycousins;
хто
whothemoremyinfancypromised,conceivedthe
більше
moreimplacablehatredagainstme:
і
andbeforeIwassixyearsofage,hadsoeffectuallyblockadedmygrandfather
що
thatIneversawhimbutbystealth,
коли
whenIsometimesmadeuptohischairashesattoviewhislabourersin
на
thefield:
onwhichoccasionhewouldstrokemyhead,bidmebeagoodboy,
і
andpromisetotakecareof
мене
me.
Iwassoonaftersentto
школи
schoolatavillagehardby,ofwhichhehadbeendictatortimeoutofmind;
але
butasheneverpaidformyboard,norsuppliedmewithclothes,books,and
інших
othernecessariesIrequired,myconditionwas
дуже
veryraggedandcontemptible,andtheschoolmaster,
який
who,throughfearofmygrandfather,taughtmegratis,gavehimself
не
noconcernabouttheprogressImade
під
underhisinstruction.
Inspiteof
всі
allthesedifficultiesanddisgraces,IbecameagoodproficientintheLatintongue;
і
and,assoonasIcould
писати
writetolerably,pesteredmygrandfatherwithletterstosuchadegree
що
thathesentformymaster,
і
andchidhimseverelyforbestowingsuchpainsonmyeducation,tellinghim
що
that,ifeverIshouldbebroughttothegallowsforforgery,whichhehadtaughtmetocommit,my
кров
bloodwouldlieonhishead.
Thepedant,whodreaded
нічого
nothingmorethanthedispleasureofhispatron,assuredhishonourthattheboy’sabilitywas
більше
moreowingtohisowngenius
і
andapplicationthantoanyinstruction
або
orencouragementhereceived;
that,althoughhecouldnotdivesthimof
на
theknowledgehehadalreadyimbibed,unlesshewouldempowerhimtodisablehisfingers,heshouldendeavour,withGod’shelp,topreventhisfutureimprovement.
І
And,indeed,hepunctuallyperformedwhathehadundertaken;
for,onpretencethatIhadwrittenimpertinentletterstomygrandfather,hecausedaboardtobemadewith
п'ятьма
fiveholesinit,throughwhichhethrustthefingers
і
andthumbofmyrighthand,
і
andfasteneditbywhipcordtomywrist,insuchamanneraseffectuallydebarredmethe
користуватися
useofmypen.
But
цього
thisrestraintIwasfreedfromina
кілька
fewdays,byanaccident
який
whichhappenedinaquarrel
між
betweenmeandanotherboy;
who,takinguponhimtoinsultmypoverty,Iwassoincensedathisungenerousreproachthatwith
одним
onestrokewithmymachineIcuthimtotheskull,tothe
великий
greatterrorofmyselfandschoolfellows,wholefthimbleedingontheground,
і
andrantoinformthemasterofwhathadhappened.
Iwassoseverelypunishedforthistrespass
що
that,wereItolivetotheageofMethusalem,theimpressionitmadeonmewouldnotbeeffaced;
the
більше
morethantheantipathyandhorrorIconceivedforthemercilesstyrantwhoinflicted
його
it.
Thecontemptwhichmyappearancenaturallyproducedin
всіх
allwhosawme,thecontinualwantstowhichIwasexposed,
і
andmyownhaughtydisposition,impatientofaffronts,involvedmeinathousandtroublesomeadventures,bywhichIwasatlengthinuredinadversity,
і
andemboldenedtoundertakingsfarabovemyyears.
IwasofteninhumanlyscourgedforcrimesIdidnotcommit,
тому
because,havingthecharacterofavagabondinthevillage,everypieceofmischief,whoseauthorlayunknown,waschargedupon
мене
me.
IhavebeenfoundguiltyofrobbingorchardsI
ніколи не
neverentered,ofkillingcatsI
ніколи не
neverhunted,ofstealinggingerbreadI
ніколи не
nevertouched,andofabusingoldwomenI
ніколи не
neversaw.
Nay,astammeringcarpenterhadeloquence
достатньо
enoughtopersuademymaster
що
thatIfiredapistolloaded
з
withsmallshotintohiswindow;
хоча
thoughmylandladyandthe
вся
wholefamilyborewitnessthatIwasabedfastasleepatthe
час
timewhenthisoutragewascommitted.
Iwas
одного разу
oncefloggedforhavingnarrowlyescapeddrowning,bythesinkingofaferryboatinwhichIwaspassenger.
Інший
Anothertime,forhavingrecoveredofabruiseoccasionedbyahorse
і
andcartrunningoverme.
Athird
раз
time,forbeingbittenbyabaker’s
собака
dog.
Inshort,whetherIwasguiltyorunfortunate,thecorrection
і
andsympathyofthisarbitrarypedagoguewerethesame.
Далеко
Farfrombeingsubduedby
цьому
thisinformalusage,myindignationtriumphedoverthatslavishawewhichhadhithertoenforcedmyobedience;
і
andthemoremyyears
і
andknowledgeincreased,themoreIperceivedtheinjustice
і
andbarbarityofhisbehaviour.
Bythehelpofanuncommongenius,andtheadviceanddirectionofourusher,
який
whohadservedmyfatherinhistravels,Imadeasurprisingprogressintheclassics,writing,andarithmetic;
so
що
that,beforeIwastwelveyearsold,Iwasallowedby
всі
everybodytobethebestscholarinthe
школі
school.
Thisqualification,togetherwith
на
theboldnessoftemperandstrengthofmakewhichhadsubjected
майже
almostallmycontemporaries,gaveme
такий
suchinfluenceoverthemthatIbegantoformcabals
проти
againstmypersecutor;
andwasinhopeof,beingabletobidhimdefianceina
дуже
veryshorttime.
Beingattheheadofafaction,consistingofthirtyboys,
більшість
mostofthemofmyownage,Iwasdeterminedtoputtheirmettletotrial,
що
thatImightknowhowfartheyweretobedependedupon,
перш ніж
beforeIputmygrandschemeinexecution:
withthisview,weattackedabodyofstoutapprentices,
які
whohadtakenpossessionofapartofthegroundallottedtousfortheschemeofourdiversions,
і
andwhowerethenplayingatninepinsonthespot;
але
butIhadthemortificationto
бачити
seemyadherentsroutedinaninstant,
і
andalegofoneofthembrokeinhisflightbythebowl,whichoneofouradversarieshaddetachedinpursuitof
нас
us.
Thisdiscomfituredidnothinderusfromengagingthemafterwardsinfrequentskirmishes,whichwemaintainedbythrowingstonesatadistance,whereinIreceived
багато
manywounds,thescarsofwhichstillremain.
Ourenemiesweresoharassed
і
andinterruptedbythesealarms
що
thattheyatlastabandonedtheirconquest,
і
andleftustothepeaceableenjoymentofourownterritories.
Itwouldbeendlesstoenumeratetheexploitsweperformedinthecourseof
цієї
thisconfederacy,whichbecametheterrorofthewholevillage;
insomuch
що
that,whendifferentinterestsdividedit,
одна
oneofthepartiescommonlycourtedtheassistanceofRoderickRandom
За
(bywhichnameIwasknown)tocastthebalance,
і
andkeeptheoppositefactioninawe.
Meanwhile,Itooktheadvantageof
кожним
everyplay-daytopresentmyselfbeforemygrandfather,towhomIseldomfoundaccess,byreasonofhisbeingcloselybesiegedbyanumerous
сім'єю
familyofhisfemalegrandchildren,
які
who,thoughtheyperpetuallyquarrelledamongthemselves,
ніколи не
neverfailedtojoinagainst
мене
me,asthecommonenemyof
всіх
all.
Hisheir,whowas
близько
abouttheageofeighteen,mindednothingbutfox-hunting,
і
andindeedwasqualifiedfornothingelse,notwithstandinghisgrandfather’sindulgenceinentertainingatutorforhimathome;
який
whoatthesametimeperformedtheofficeofparishclerk.
Цей
ThisyoungActaeon,whoinheritedhisgrandfather’santipathytoeverythingindistress,
ніколи не
neversateyesonmewithoutuncouplinghisbeagles,
і
andhuntingmeintosomecottageorother,whitherIgenerallyfledforshelter.
In
цій
thisChristianamusementhewasencouragedbyhispreceptor,who,nodoubt,tooksuchopportunitiestoingratiatehimselfwiththerisingsun,observing,thattheoldgentleman,accordingtothecourseofnature,hadnot
довго
longtolive,forhewas
вже
alreadyonthevergeoffourscore.
CHAPTERIII
MyMother’s
Брат
Brotherarrives—relievesme—aDescriptionofhim—hegoesalongwithmetotheHouseofmyGrandfather—isencounteredbyhisDogs—defeatsthem,
після
afterabloodyEngagement—isadmittedtothe
старого
oldGentleman—aDialoguebetweenthem.
About
цей
thistimemymother’sonly
брат
brother,whohadbeenlongabroad,lieutenantofaman-of-war,arrivedinhisowncountry;
wherebeinginformedofmycondition,hecametosee
мене
me,andoutofhisslenderfinancesnot
тільки
onlysuppliedmewithwhatnecessariesIwantedforthepresent,
але
butresolvednottoleavethecountryuntilhehadprevailedonmygrandfathertosettle
щось
somethinghandsomeforthefuture.
Це
Thiswasataskto
яких
whichhewasbynomeansequal,beingentirelyignorant,not
тільки
onlyofthejudge’sdisposition,
але
butalsoofthewaysofmeningeneral,to
яких
whichhiseducationonboardhadkepthimanutterstranger.
Hewasastrongbuiltman,somewhatbandylegged,withaneck
як
likethatofabull,
і
andafacewhich(youmighteasilyperceive)hadwithstoodthemostobstinateassaultsoftheweather.
Hisdressconsistedofasoldier’scoatalteredforhimbytheship’stailor,astripedflanneljacket,apairofredbreechesspannedwithpitch,cleangrayworstedstockings,largesilverbuckles
що
thatcoveredthree-fourthsofhisshoes,asilver-lacedhat,whosecrownoverlookedthebrimsaboutaninch
і
andahalf,blackbobwiginbuckle,acheckshirt,asilkhandkerchief,ahanger,withabrasshandle,girdedtohisthighbyafurnishedlacebelt,
і
andagoodoakplant
під
underhisarm.
Thusequipped,hesetoutwithme(whobyhisbountymadea
дуже
verydecentappearance)formygrandfather’shouse,
де
whereweweresalutedbyJowler
і
andCaesar,whommycousin,youngmaster,hadletlooseatourapproach.
Being
добре
wellacquaintedwiththeinveteracyof
ці
thesecurs,Iwasabouttobetakemyselftomyheels,
коли
whenmyuncleseizedmewithone
рукою
hand,brandishedhiscudgelwiththeother,andatoneblowlaidCaesarsprawlingontheground;
але
but,findinghimselfattackedatthe
той же
sametimeintherearbyJowler,
і
andfearingCaesarmightrecover,hedrewhishanger,wheeledabout,
і
andbyaluckystrokeseveredJowler’sheadfromhis
тіла
body.
Bythistime,theyoungfoxhunter
і
andthreeservants,armedwithpitchforks
і
andflails,werecometo
на
theassistanceofthedogs,whomtheyfoundbreathlessupon
на
thefield;
andmycousinwassoprovokedatthedeathofhisfavourites,thatheorderedhisattendantstoadvance,
і
andtakevengeanceontheirexecutioner,whomheloadedwithallthecurses
і
andreproacheshisangercouldsuggest.
Uponwhichmy
дядько
unclesteppedforwardswithanundauntedair,atthesightofwhosebloodyweaponshisantagonistsfellbackwithprecipitation,
коли
whenheaccostedtheirleaderthus:.
“Lookee,brother,yourdogshavingboardedme
без
withoutprovocation,whatIdidwasinmyowndefence.
Soyouhad
краще
bestbecivil,andletus
стріляти
shootahead,clearofyou.”
Whethertheyoungsquiremisinterpretedmyuncle’sdesireofpeace,orwasenragedatthefateofhishoundsbeyondhisusualpitchofresolution,I
знаю
knownot;
buthesnatchedaflailfrom
одного
oneofhisfollowers,andcameupwithashowofassaultingthelieutenant,
який
who,puttinghimselfinapostureofdefence,proceededthus:
“Lookee,youlubberly
син
sonofaw—e,ifyoucomeathwart
мене
me,’wareyourgingerbreadwork.
I’llbefoulofyourquarter,d—nme.”
Цей
Thisdeclaration,followedbyaflourishofhishanger,seemedtochecktheprogressoftheyounggentleman’scholer,
який
who,lookingbehindhim,perceivedhisattendantshadslunkintothe
будинок
house,shutthegate,andlefthimtodecidethecontentionbyhimself.
Тут
Hereaparleyensued,whichwasintroducedbymycousin’sasking,“Whothedevilareyou?
Whatdoyouwant?
Somescoundrelofaseaman,Isuppose,
який
whohasdesertedandturnedthief.
Але
Butdon’tthinkyoushallescape,sirrah—I’llhaveyouhang’d,youdog,Iwill.
Your
кров
bloodshallpayforthatofmy
двох
twohounds,youragamuffin.
Iwouldnothavepartedwiththemto
врятувати
saveyourwholegenerationfromthegallows,youruffian,you!”
“Noneofyourjaw,youswab—noneofyourjaw,”repliedmy
дядько
uncle,“elseIshalltrimyourlacedjacketforyou.
Ishallrubyoudownwithanoakentowel,myboy,Ishall.”
Sosaying,hesheathedhishanger,
і
andgraspedhiscudgel.