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The Adventures of Roderick Random | Progressively Translated Ukrainian A1-B2 Books

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THEAUTHOR’SPREFACE
Of
усіх
allkindsofsatire,thereisnonesoentertaininganduniversallyimproving,asthatwhichisintroduced,asitwereoccasionally,in
на
thecourseofaninterestingstory,whichbrings
кожен
everyincidenthometolife,andbyrepresenting
знайомі
familiarscenesinanuncommonandamusing
точки
pointofview,investsthemwith
усіх
allthegracesofnovelty,
той час як
whilenatureisappealedtoin
кожен
everyparticular.
Thereadergratifieshis
цікавість
curiosityinpursuingtheadventuresofapersoninwhose
користь
favourheisprepossessed;
heespouseshiscause,hesympathiseswithhiminhisdistress,hisindignationisheated
проти
againsttheauthorsofhiscalamity:
thehumanepassionsareinflamed;
the
контраст
contrastbetweendejectedvirtueandinsultingviceappears
з
withgreateraggravation,andevery
враження
impressionhavingadoubleforceonthe
уяву
imagination,thememoryretainsthecircumstance,andthe
серце
heartimprovesbytheexample.
The
увага
attentionisnottiredwithabarecatalogueofcharacters,
але
butagreeablydivertedwithallthevarietyofinvention;
і
andthevicissitudesoflife
з'являються
appearintheirpeculiarcircumstances,openinganample
поле
fieldforwitandhumour.
Романтика
Romance,nodoubt,owesits
походження
origintoignorance,vanity,andsuperstition.
Inthe
темні
darkagesoftheWorld,
коли
whenamanhadrenderedhimselffamousforwisdom
або
orvalour,hisfamilyandadherentsavailedthemselvesofhissuperiorqualities,magnifiedhisvirtues,
і
andrepresentedhischaracterandpersonas
священні
sacredandsupernatural.
Thevulgar
легко
easilyswallowedthebait,imploredhis
захисту
protection,andyieldedthetributeofhomage
і
andpraise,eventoadoration;
hisexploitswerehandeddowntoposterity
з
withathousandexaggerations;
theywererepeatedasincitementstovirtue;
divinehonourswerepaid,
і
andaltarserectedtohismemory,fortheencouragementof
тих
thosewhoattemptedtoimitatehis
приклад
example;
andhencearosetheheathenmythology,
яка
whichisnootherthana
збірка
collectionofextravagantromances.
Aslearningadvanced,
і
andgeniusreceivedcultivation,thesestorieswereembellishedwiththegracesof
поезії
poetry,thattheymightthe
краще
betterrecommendthemselvestothe
увагу
attention;
theyweresunginpublic,atfestivals,fortheinstruction
і
anddelightoftheaudience;
і
andrehearsedbeforebattle,asincentivestodeedsofglory.
Thus
трагедія
tragedyandtheepicmusewereborn,
і
and,intheprogressof
смаку
taste,arrivedatperfection.
Itis
не
nowonderthattheancientscouldnot
насолоджуватися
relishafableinprose,
після
aftertheyhadseenso
багато
manyremarkableeventscelebratedin
вірші
versebytheirbestpoets;
we
отже
thereforefindnoromanceamongthemduringthe
епоху
eraoftheirexcellence,unlesstheCyropædiaofXenophon
може
maybesocalled;
anditwasnottillarts
і
andsciencesbegantorevive
після
aftertheirruptionofthebarbariansintoEurope,thatanythingofthiskindappeared.
Але
Butwhenthemindsofmenweredebauchedby
на
theimpositionofpriestcraftto
на
themostabsurdpitchofcredulity,
на
theauthorsofromancearose,
і
andlosingsightofprobability,filledtheirperformanceswith
на
themostmonstroushyperboles.
Iftheycouldnotequaltheancientpoetsinpointofgeniustheywereresolvedtoexceltheminfiction,andapplytothewonder,ratherthanthe
судження
judgment,oftheirreaders.
Accordingly,theybroughtnecromancytotheiraid,andinsteadofsupporting
на
thecharacteroftheirheroesbydignityofsentimentandpractice,distinguishedthembytheirbodilystrength,activity,andextravaganceofbehaviour.
Хоча
Althoughnothingcouldbemoreludicrous
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.
Thesame
метод
methodhasbeenpractisedby
інші
otherSpanishandFrenchauthors,
і
andbynonemoresuccessfullythanbyMonsieurLeSage,
який
who,inhisAdventuresofGilBlas,hasdescribedtheknavery
і
andfoiblesoflife,withinfinitehumour
і
andsagacity.
ThefollowingsheetsIhavemodelledonhis
планом
plan,takingmeliberty,however,todifferfromhimintheexecution,
де
whereIthoughthisparticularsituationswereuncommon,extravagant,
або
orpeculiartothecountryinwhichthe
сцена
sceneislaid.
ThedisgracesofGilBlasare,forthemostpart,suchas
а
ratherexcitemirththancompassion;
hehimselflaughsat
ними
them;
andhistransitionsfromdistressto
щастя
happiness,oratleastease,aresosudden,
що
thatneitherthereaderhas
часу
timetopityhim,norhimselftobeacquaintedwithaffliction.
Thisconduct,inmy
думку
opinion,notonlydeviatesfromprobability,
але
butpreventsthatgenerousindignation,whichoughttoanimate
на
thereaderagainstthesordid
і
andviciousdispositionofthe
світу
world.
Ihaveattemptedtorepresentmodestmeritstrugglingwitheverydifficultyto
яка
whichafriendlessorphanisexposed,fromhisownwantofexperience,aswellasfromtheselfishness,envy,
злоби
malice,andbaseindifferenceof
людства
mankind.
Tosecureafavourableprepossession,Ihaveallowedhimtheadvantagesof
народження
birthandeducation,whichinthe
серії
seriesofhismisfortuneswill,I
сподіваюся
hope,engagetheingenuousmore
тепло
warmlyinhisbehalf;
and
хоча
thoughIforesee,thatsomepeople
буде
willbeoffendedatthemeanscenesinwhichheisinvolved,Ipersuademyselfthatthejudicious
буде
willnotonlyperceivethe
необхідність
necessityofdescribingthosesituationstowhichhemustof
звичайно
coursebeconfined,inhislowestate,
але
butalsofindentertainmentinviewingthosepartsof
життя
life,wherethehumoursandpassionsareundisguisedbyaffectation,ceremony,
або
oreducation;
andthewhimsicalpeculiaritiesofdisposition
з'являються
appearasnaturehasimplanted
їх
them.
ButIbelieveI
потрібно
neednottroublemyselfinvindicatingapracticeauthorizedbythebestwritersinthis
чином
way,someofwhomIhave
вже
alreadynamed.
Everyintelligentreaderwill,at
першого
firstsight,perceiveIhavenotdeviatedfromnatureinthefacts,
які
whicharealltrueinthemain,
хоча
althoughthecircumstancesarealtered
і
anddisguised,toavoidpersonalsatire.
Itnowremainstogivemyreasonsformakingthechiefpersonageof
цієї
thisworkaNorthBriton,whicharechieflythese:
Icould,atasmallexpense,bestowonhim
таких
sucheducationasIthoughtthe
гідність
dignityofhisbirthandcharacterrequired,
які
whichcouldnotpossiblybeobtainedinEngland,by
таких
suchslendermeansasthenatureofmy
плану
planwouldafford.
Inthenext
місці
place,Icouldrepresentsimplicityofmannersinaremotepartofthekingdom,withmorepropriety
ніж
thaninanyplacenearthe
столиці
capital;
andlastly,thedispositionoftheScots,addictedtotravelling,justifiesmyconductinderivinganadventurerfromthatcountry.
APOLOGUE
Ayoung
художник
painter,indulgingaveinofpleasantry,sketchedakindofconversationpiece,representinga
ведмедя
bear,anowl,amonkey,
і
andanass;
andtorenderit
більш
morestriking,humorous,andmoral,distinguished
кожну
everyfigurebysomeemblemof
людського
humanlife.
Bruinwasexhibitedinthegarb
і
andattitudeofanold,toothless,drunken
солдата
soldier;
theowlpercheduponthehandleofacoffee-pot,withspectacleon
носі
nose,seemedtocontemplateanewspaper;
а
andtheass,ornamentedwithahugetie-wig
Яка
(which,however,couldnotconcealhislongears),satforhispicturetothe
мавпи
monkey,whoappearedwiththeimplementsofpainting.
Thiswhimsical
група
groupaffordedsomemirth,andmetwithgeneralapprobation,
поки
untilsomemischievouswaghinted
що
thatthewhole—wasalampoonuponthefriendsoftheperformer;
aninsinuationwhichwasnosoonercirculatedthan
ті
thoseverypeoplewhoapplaudeditbeforebegantobealarmed,
і
andeventofancythemselvessignifiedbytheseveralfiguresofthepiece.
Серед
Amongothers,aworthypersonageinyears,whohadservedinthe
армії
armywithreputation,beingincensedatthesupposedoutrage,repairedtothelodgingofthepainter,
і
andfindinghimathome,“Harkye,Mr.Monkey,”said
він
he,“Ihaveagoodmindto
переконати
convinceyou,thatthoughthe
ведмідь
bearhaslosthisteeth,heretainshispaws,
і
andthatheisnotsodrunk
але
buthecanperceiveyourimpertinence.”
“Sblood!
sir,
що
thattoothlessjawisad—nedscandalouslibel—butdon’tyouimaginemesochopfallenasnottobe
змозі
abletochewthecudofresentment.”
Тут
Herehewasinterruptedbythe
приходом
arrivalofalearnedphysician,
який
who,advancingtotheculpritwith
люті
furyinhisaspect,exclaimed,“Supposetheaugmentationoftheass’searsshould
довести
provethediminutionofthebaboon’s—nay,seeknottoprevaricate,for,bythebeardofAesculapius!
thereisnotone
волосся
hairinthisperiwigthat
буде
willnotstandupinjudgmentto
засудити
convicttheeofpersonalabuse.
Do
але
butobserve,captain,howthispitiful
маленький
littlefellowhascopiedtheverycurls—the
колір
colour,indeed,isdifferent,butthenthe
форма
formandforetoparequitesimilar.”
Той час як
Whilehethusremonstratedinastrainofvociferation,avenerable
сенатор
senatorentered,andwaddlinguptothedelinquent,“Jackanapes!”
criedhe,“IwillnowlettheeseeI
можу
canreadsomethingelsethananewspaper,
і
andthatwithoutthehelpofspectacles:
ось
hereisyourownnoteofhand,sirrah,for
гроші
money,whichifIhadnotadvanced,youyourselfwouldhaveresembledanowl,innotdaringto
показати
showyourfacebyday,youungratefulslanderousknave!”
In
марно
vaintheastonishedpainterdeclared
що
thathehadnointentiontogiveoffence,
або
ortocharacteriseparticularpersons:
theyaffirmedthe
схожість
resemblancewastoopalpabletobeoverlooked;
theytaxedhimwithinsolence,malice,
і
andingratitude;
andtheirclamoursbeingoverheardbythepublic,the
капітан
captainwasabear,the
лікар
doctoranass,andthe
сенатор
senatoranowl,tohisdying
дня
day.
Christianreader,Ibeseechthee,inthebowelsoftheLord,remember
цей
thisexample“whilethouartemployedintheperusalofthefollowingsheets;
і
andseeknottoappropriatetothyself
що
thatwhichequallybelongstofivehundred
різних
differentpeople.
Ifthoushouldstmeet
з
withacharacterthatreflectstheeinsomeungraciousparticular,keepthyowncounsel;
CHAPTERI
Ofmy
Народження
BirthandParentage.
Iwas
народився
borninthenorthernpartof
цього
thisunitedkingdom,inthe
домі
houseofmygrandfather,agentlemanofconsiderablefortune
і
andinfluence,whohadon
багато
manyoccasionssignalisedhimselfinbehalfofhiscountry;
andwasremarkableforhisabilitiesinthelaw,whichheexercisedwithgreatsuccessinthestationofa
судді
judge,particularlyagainstbeggars,forwhomhehadasingularaversion.
My
батько
father(hisyoungestson)fallinginlovewithapoorrelation,wholivedwiththeoldgentlemanin
якості
qualityofahousekeeper,espousedherprivately;
і
andIwasthefirstfruitofthat
шлюбу
marriage.
Duringherpregnancy,a
сон
dreamdiscomposedmymothersomuch
що
thatherhusband,tiredwithherimportunity,atlastconsultedahighlandseer,
чиє
whosefavourableinterpretationhewouldhavesecured
заздалегідь
beforehandbyabribe,butfoundhimincorruptible.
Shedreamedshewasdeliveredofatennis-ball,whichthe
диявол
devil(who,tohergreat
здивування
surprise,actedthepartofamidwife)strucksoforciblywitharacketthatitdisappearedinaninstant;
і
andshewasforsome
час
timeinconsolableforthelostofheroffspring;
коли
when,allonasudden,shebehelditreturnwithequalviolence,
і
andentertheearth,beneathherfeet,whence
відразу
immediatelysprangupagoodly
дерево
treecoveredwithblossoms,the
запах
scentofwhichoperatedso
сильно
stronglyonhernervesthatsheawoke.
Theattentive
мудрець
sage,aftersomedeliberation,assuredmyparents,
що
thattheirfirstbornwouldbeagreattraveller;
thathewouldundergo
багато
manydangersanddifficulties,andatlast
повернутися
returntohisnativeland,
де
wherehewouldflourishin
щасті
happinessandreputation.
Howtruly
це
thiswasforetoldwillappearinthesequel.
Itwasnotlongbeforesomeofficiouspersoninformedmygrandfatherof
певні
certainfamiliaritiesthatpassedbetweenhis
сином
sonandhousekeeperwhichalarmedhimsomuch
що
that,afewdaysafter,hetoldmyfatheritwashightimeforhimtothinkofsettling;
і
andthathehadprovidedamatchfor
йому
him,towhichhecouldin
справедливості
justicehavenoobjections.
My
батько
father,findingitwouldbe
неможливо
impossibletoconcealhissituationmuchlonger,
відверто
franklyownedwhathehaddone;
і
andexcusedhimselffornothavingaskedthe
згоди
consentofhisfather,bysaying,heknewitwouldhavebeento
не
nopurpose;
andthat,hadhisinclinationbeenknown,my
дідусь
grandfathermighthavetakensuchmeasuresaswouldhaveeffectuallyputthegratificationofitoutofhis
влади
power:
headded,thatnoexceptionscouldbetakentohiswife’svirtue,
народження
birth,beauty,andgoodsense,andasforfortune,itwas
під
beneathhiscare.
Theold
джентльмен
gentleman,whokeptallhispassions,
окрім
exceptone,inexcellentorder,heardhimtoan
кінця
endwithgreattemper,andthen
спокійно
calmlyasked,howheproposedto
підтримувати
maintainhimselfandspouse?
Hereplied,hecouldbein
не
nodangerofwantingwhilehisfather’s
ніжність
tendernessremained,whichheandhis
дружина
wifeshouldalwayscultivatewiththeutmostveneration;
andhewaspersuadedhisallowancewouldbesuitabletothe
гідності
dignityandcircumstancesofhis
сім'ї
family,andtotheprovision
вже
alreadymadeforhisbrothersandsisters,
які
whowerehappilysettledunderhisprotection.
“Yourbrothers
і
andsisters,”saidmygrandfather,“didnotthinkitbeneaththemto
проконсультуватися
consultmeinanaffairofsuchimportanceas
шлюб
matrimony;
neither,Isuppose,wouldyouhaveomittedthatpieceofduty,hadyounotsomesecret
фонду
fundinreserve;
tothecomfortsofwhichIleaveyou,withadesirethatyouwillthisnightseekoutanotherhabitationforyourselfandwife,whither,inashorttime,Iwillsendyouanaccountofthe
витрати
expenseIhavebeenatinyoureducation,withaviewofbeingreimbursed.
Sir,youhavemadethegrandtour—youareapolitegentleman—averyprettygentleman—I
бажаю
wishyouagreatdealof
радості
joy,andamyourvery
скромний
humbleservant.”
Sosaying,heleftmyfatherina
ситуації
situationeasilyimagined.
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,whereanold
слуга
servantofhismotherdwelt:
там
theretheyremainedsometimeina
ситуації
situationbutilladaptedtotheeleganceoftheirdesires
і
andtendernessoftheirlove;
whichneverthelessmyfatherchosetoendure,ratherthansupplicateanunnatural
і
andinflexibleparentbutmymother,foreseeing
на
theinconveniencestowhichshemusthavebeenexposed,hadshebeendeliveredin
цьому
thisplace(andherpregnancywas
дуже
veryfaradvanced),withoutcommunicatingherdesigntoherhusband,wentindisguiseto
на
thehouseofmygrandfather,hopingthathertears
і
andconditionwouldmovehimto
співчуття
compassion,andreconcilehimtoan
подією
eventwhichwasnowirrecoverablypast.
Shefoundmeansto
обдурити
deceivetheservants,andgetintroducedasanunfortunate
леді
lady,whowantedtocomplainofsomematrimonialgrievances,itbeingmygrandfather’sparticularprovincetodecidein
всі
allcasesofscandal.
Shewasaccordinglyadmittedintohis
присутність
presence,where,discoveringherself,shefellathis
ніг
feet,andinthemostaffecting
манері
mannerimploredhisforgiveness;
atthesametimerepresentingthedangerthatthreatenednot
тільки
onlyherlife,butthatofhisown
онука
grandchild,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,and
негайно
immediatelydeliveredofamanchild,thestoryof
якого
whoseunfortunatebirthhehimselfnowrelates.
My
батько
father,beinginformedofwhathadhappened,flewtotheembracesofhisdarlingspouse,
і
andwhileheloadedhis
потомство
offspringwithpaternalembraces,couldnotforbearsheddingafloodoftearsonbeholdingthedearpartnerofhis
серця
heart(forwhoseeasehewouldhavesacrificedthetreasuresoftheeast)stretcheduponaflockbed,inamiserableapartment,
змозі
unabletoprotectherfromtheinclemenciesoftheweather.
Itisnottobesupposedthatthe
старий
oldgentlemanwasignorantofwhatpassed,
хоча
thoughheaffectedtoknow
нічого
nothingofthematter,andpretendedtobe
дуже
verymuchsurprised,whenoneofhis
онуків
grandchildren,byhiseldestsondeceased,wholivedwithhimashis
спадкоємець
heirapparent,acquaintedhimwiththe
справою
affair;
hedeterminedthereforetoobserve
не
nomedium,butimmediately(onthe
третій
thirddayafterherdelivery)sentheraperemptory
наказ
ordertobegone,andturnedoffthe
слугу
servantwhohadpreservedher
життя
life.
Thisbehavioursoexasperatedmyfather
що
thathehadrecoursetothemostdreadfulimprecations;
andonhisbarekneesimploredthat
Небес
Heavenwouldrenouncehimifeverheshouldforget
чи
orforgivethebarbarityofhissire.
Theinjuries
які
whichthisunhappymotherreceivedfromherremovalin
таких
suchcircumstances,andthewantofnecessaries
де
whereshelodged,togetherwithher
горем
griefandanxietyofmind,
незабаром
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
thishardheartedjudgefeltanyremorseforhiscruel
поводження
treatmentofhissonand
дочкою
daughter,or(whichismoreprobable)wasafraidhis
характер
characterwouldsufferintheneighbourhood,heprofessedgreatsorrowforhisconducttomyfather,
чий
whosedeliriumwassucceededbyaprofoundmelancholy
і
andreserve.
Atlengthhedisappeared,
і
and,notwithstandingallimaginableinquiry,couldnotbeheardof;
a
обставина
circumstancewhichconfirmedmostpeopleinthe
думку
opinionofhishavingmadeawaywithhimselfinafitofdespair.
CHAPTERII
Igrowup—amhatedbymyRelations—senttoSchool—neglectedbymyGrandfather—maltreatedbymyMaster—seasonedtoAdversity—IformCabals
проти
againstthePedant—amdebarredAccesstomyGrandfather—huntedbyhisHeir—Idemolish
на
theTeethofhisTutor.
Therewerenotwantingsome
хто
whosuspectedmyunclesofbeingconcernedinmyfather’s
долю
fate,onthesuppositionthattheywould
всі
allshareinthepatrimonydestinedfor
йому
him;
andthisconjecturewasstrengthenedbyreflecting
що
thatinallhiscalamitiesthey
ніколи не
neverdiscoveredtheleastinclinationto
служити
servehim;
but,onthe
навпаки
contrary,byalltheartificesintheirpower,fedhis
обурення
resentmentandsupportedhisresolutionofleavinghimtomisery
і
andwant.
Butpeopleofjudgmenttreatedthisinsinuationasanidlechimera;
бо
because,hadmyrelationsbeensowickedastoconsulttheirinterestbycommitting
такий
suchanatrociouscrime,the
доля
fateofmyfatherwouldhaveextendedtometoo
чиє
whoselifewasanotherobstacletotheir
очікування
expectation.
Meanwhile,Igrewapace,
і
andasIstronglyresembledmyfather,whowasthedarlingofthetenants,Iwanted
нічого
nothingwhichtheirindigentcircumstancescouldafford:
але
buttheirfavourwasaweakresource
проти
againstthejealousenmityofmycousins;
хто
whothemoremyinfancypromised,conceivedthe
більше
moreimplacablehatredagainstme:
і
andbeforeIwassixyearsofage,hadsoeffectuallyblockadedmy
діда
grandfatherthatIneversawhimbutbystealth,
коли
whenIsometimesmadeuptohischairashesattoviewhislabourersin
на
thefield:
onwhichoccasionhewouldstrokemyhead,bidmebeagoodboy,
і
andpromisetotakecareof
мене
me.
Iwassoonaftersentto
школи
schoolatavillagehardby,ofwhichhehadbeendictatortimeoutofmind;
але
butasheneverpaidformyboard,norsuppliedmewith
одягу
clothes,books,andothernecessariesIrequired,myconditionwas
дуже
veryraggedandcontemptible,andtheschoolmaster,
який
who,throughfearofmy
діда
grandfather,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’s
здатність
abilitywasmoreowingtohisown
генієм
geniusandapplicationthantoanyinstruction
або
orencouragementhereceived;
that,althoughhecouldnotdivesthimof
на
theknowledgehehadalreadyimbibed,
якщо
unlesshewouldempowerhimto
відключити
disablehisfingers,heshouldendeavour,withGod’shelp,to
запобігти
preventhisfutureimprovement.
And,
дійсно
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
onestrokewithmymachineIcuthimtothe
череп
skull,tothegreatterrorofmyself
і
andschoolfellows,wholefthimbleedingonthe
землі
ground,andrantoinformthemasterofwhathadhappened.
Iwasso
жорстоко
severelypunishedforthistrespass
що
that,wereItolivetothe
віку
ageofMethusalem,theimpressionitmadeonmewouldnotbeeffaced;
the
більше
morethantheantipathyand
жах
horrorIconceivedforthemercilesstyrantwhoinflicted
його
it.
Thecontemptwhichmyappearance
природно
naturallyproducedinallwhosaw
мене
me,thecontinualwantstowhichIwasexposed,
і
andmyownhaughtydisposition,impatientofaffronts,involvedmeinathousandtroublesomeadventures,bywhichIwasatlengthinuredin
нещастя
adversity,andemboldenedtoundertakings
набагато
farabovemyyears.
Iwas
часто
ofteninhumanlyscourgedforcrimesIdidnotcommit,
тому
because,havingthecharacterofavagabondinthe
селі
village,everypieceofmischief,whose
автор
authorlayunknown,waschargedupon
мене
me.
Ihavebeenfound
винним
guiltyofrobbingorchardsI
ніколи не
neverentered,ofkillingcatsI
ніколи не
neverhunted,ofstealinggingerbreadI
ніколи не
nevertouched,andofabusingoldwomenI
ніколи не
neversaw.
Nay,astammeringcarpenterhadeloquence
достатньо
enoughtopersuademymaster
що
thatIfiredapistolloaded
з
withsmallshotintohis
вікно
window;
thoughmylandladyandthe
вся
wholefamilyborewitnessthatIwasabedfast
спав
asleepatthetimewhen
це
thisoutragewascommitted.
Iwas
одного разу
oncefloggedforhavingnarrowlyescapeddrowning,bythesinkingofa
паром
ferryboatinwhichIwaspassenger.
Інший
Anothertime,forhavingrecoveredofabruiseoccasionedbyahorse
і
andcartrunningoverme.
A
третій
thirdtime,forbeingbittenbyabaker’s
собака
dog.
Inshort,whetherIwasguiltyor
нещасний
unfortunate,thecorrectionandsympathyof
цього
thisarbitrarypedagoguewerethesame.
Далеко
Farfrombeingsubduedby
цьому
thisinformalusage,myindignationtriumphedoverthatslavishawewhichhadhithertoenforcedmyobedience;
і
andthemoremyyears
і
andknowledgeincreased,themoreIperceivedthe
несправедливість
injusticeandbarbarityofhisbehaviour.
Bythehelpofanuncommon
генія
genius,andtheadviceanddirectionofourusher,
який
whohadservedmyfatherinhistravels,Imadeasurprising
прогрес
progressintheclassics,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
mostofthemofmyown
віку
age,Iwasdeterminedtoputtheirmettletotrial,
що
thatImightknowhowfartheyweretobedependedupon,
перш ніж
beforeIputmygrandschemeinexecution:
withthisview,weattackedabodyofstoutapprentices,
які
whohadtakenpossessionofapartofthe
землі
groundallottedtousfortheschemeofourdiversions,
і
andwhowerethenplayingatninepinsonthe
місці
spot;
butIhadthemortificationto
бачити
seemyadherentsroutedinaninstant,
і
andalegofoneofthembrokeinhisflightbythe
чаші
bowl,whichoneofouradversarieshaddetachedinpursuitof
нас
us.
Thisdiscomfituredidnothinderusfromengagingthem
згодом
afterwardsinfrequentskirmishes,whichwemaintainedbythrowingstonesatadistance,whereinIreceived
багато
manywounds,thescarsofwhichstill
залишаються
remain.
Ourenemiesweresoharassed
і
andinterruptedbythesealarms
що
thattheyatlastabandonedtheirconquest,
і
andleftustothepeaceableenjoymentofourownterritories.
Itwouldbeendlesstoenumeratetheexploitsweperformedinthecourseof
цієї
thisconfederacy,whichbecametheterrorofthewhole
села
village;
insomuchthat,whendifferentinterestsdividedit,
одна
oneofthepartiescommonlycourtedtheassistanceofRoderickRandom
За
(bywhichnameIwasknown)tocastthe
рівновагу
balance,andkeeptheoppositefactionin
страху
awe.
Meanwhile,Itooktheadvantageof
кожним
everyplay-daytopresentmyselfbeforemy
дідом
grandfather,towhomIseldomfound
доступ
access,byreasonofhisbeing
тісно
closelybesiegedbyanumerous
сім'єю
familyofhisfemalegrandchildren,
які
who,thoughtheyperpetuallyquarrelledamongthemselves,
ніколи не
neverfailedtojoinagainst
мене
me,asthecommonenemyof
всіх
all.
Hisheir,whowas
близько
abouttheageofeighteen,mindednothingbutfox-hunting,
і
andindeedwasqualifiedfornothingelse,notwithstandinghisgrandfather’sindulgenceinentertaininga
вихователем
tutorforhimathome;
який
whoatthesametimeperformedtheofficeofparishclerk.
Цей
ThisyoungActaeon,whoinheritedhisgrandfather’santipathytoeverythingindistress,
ніколи не
neversateyesonmewithoutuncouplinghisbeagles,
і
andhuntingmeintosome
котедж
cottageorother,whitherI
як правило
generallyfledforshelter.
In
цій
thisChristianamusementhewasencouragedbyhispreceptor,who,no
сумніву
doubt,tooksuchopportunitiestoingratiatehimselfwiththerising
сонця
sun,observing,thattheoldgentleman,
згідно
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,whohadbeenlong
за кордоном
abroad,lieutenantofaman-of-war,arrivedinhisowncountry;
wherebeinginformedofmycondition,hecametosee
мене
me,andoutofhisslenderfinancesnot
тільки
onlysuppliedmewithwhatnecessariesIwantedforthepresent,
але
butresolvednottoleavethecountryuntilhehadprevailedonmy
діда
grandfathertosettlesomethinghandsomeforthefuture.
Це
Thiswasataskto
яких
whichhewasbynomeansequal,being
зовсім
entirelyignorant,notonlyofthejudge’sdisposition,
але
butalsoofthewaysofmeningeneral,to
яких
whichhiseducationonboardhadkepthimanutterstranger.
Hewasastrongbuiltman,somewhatbandylegged,witha
шию
necklikethatofa
бика
bull,andafacewhich(youmight
легко
easilyperceive)hadwithstoodthemostobstinateassaultsoftheweather.
Hisdressconsistedofasoldier’s
пальто
coatalteredforhimbytheship’stailor,astripedflanneljacket,a
пари
pairofredbreechesspannedwithpitch,cleangrayworstedstockings,largesilverbuckles
що
thatcoveredthree-fourthsofhisshoes,asilver-lacedhat,
якого
whosecrownoverlookedthebrimsaboutan
дюйма
inchandahalf,blackbobwiginbuckle,acheck
сорочка
shirt,asilkhandkerchief,ahanger,withabrass
ручкою
handle,girdedtohisthighbyafurnishedlacebelt,
і
andagoodoakplant
під
underhisarm.
Thusequipped,hesetoutwithme(whobyhis
щедрості
bountymadeaverydecentappearance)formygrandfather’shouse,
де
whereweweresalutedbyJowler
і
andCaesar,whommycousin,youngmaster,hadletlooseatourapproach.
Being
добре
wellacquaintedwiththeinveteracyof
ці
thesecurs,Iwasabouttobetakemyselftomyheels,
коли
whenmyuncleseizedmewithone
рукою
hand,brandishedhiscudgelwiththeother,andatone
ударом
blowlaidCaesarsprawlingonthe
землю
ground;
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
andreproacheshisangercould
запропонувати
suggest.
Uponwhichmyunclesteppedforwardswithanundauntedair,atthesightofwhosebloodyweaponshisantagonistsfellbackwithprecipitation,
коли
whenheaccostedtheirleaderthus:.
“Lookee,brother,yourdogshavingboardedme
без
withoutprovocation,whatIdidwasinmyowndefence.
Soyouhad
краще
bestbecivil,andletus
стріляти
shootahead,clearofyou.”
Whethertheyoung
сквайр
squiremisinterpretedmyuncle’sdesireof
мир
peace,orwasenragedatthe
долю
fateofhishoundsbeyondhisusualpitchofresolution,I
знаю
knownot;
buthesnatchedaflailfrom
одного
oneofhisfollowers,andcameupwithashowofassaultingthelieutenant,
який
who,puttinghimselfinapostureof
оборони
defence,proceededthus:
“Lookee,youlubberly
син
sonofaw—e,ifyoucomeathwart
мене
me,’wareyourgingerbreadwork.
I’llbefoulofyourquarter,d—nme.”
Цей
Thisdeclaration,followedbyaflourishofhishanger,seemedtocheckthe
прогрес
progressoftheyounggentleman’scholer,
який
who,lookingbehindhim,perceivedhisattendantshadslunkintothe
будинок
house,shutthegate,andlefthimtodecidethecontentionbyhimself.
Тут
Hereaparleyensued,whichwasintroducedbymycousin’sasking,“Whothedevilareyou?
Whatdoyouwant?
Somescoundrelofa
моряк
seaman,Isuppose,whohasdeserted
і
andturnedthief.
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.