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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressively Translated Ukrainian A1-B2 Books

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Progressively Translated Ukrainian A1-B2 Books

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ToMrHENRYDAVIS,Bookseller,inLondon.
ABERGAVENNY,Aug.4.
RESPECTED
Сер
SIR,.
Ihavereceivedyouresteemedfavourofthe13thultimo,wherebyitappeareth,thatyouhaveperused
ті
thosesameLetters,thewhichweredelivereduntoyoubymy
другом
friend,thereverendMrHugoBehn;
і
andIampleasedtofindyouthinkthey
можуть
maybeprintedwithagoodprospectof
успіху
success;
inasmuchastheobjectionsyou
згадуєте
mention,Ihumblyconceive,aresuchas
можуть
mayberedargued,ifnot
повністю
entirelyremoved—And,first,inthe
перше
firstplace,astouchingwhatprosecutions
можуть
mayarisefromprintingtheprivatecorrespondenceofpersons
ще
stillliving,givemeleave,withallduesubmission,toobserve,thattheLettersinquestionwerenotwritten
і
andsentunderthesealofsecrecy;
що
thattheyhavenotendencytothemalafama,
або
orprejudiceofanypersonwhatsoever;
butrathertotheinformationandedificationofmankind:
sothatitbecomethasortofdutytopromulgatetheminusumpublicum.
Besides,IhaveconsultedMrDavyHiggins,aneminentattorneyof
цього
thisplace,who,afterdue
перевірки
inspectionandconsideration,declareth,ThathedothnotthinkthesaidLetters
містять
containanymatterwhichwillbeheldactionableintheeyeofthelaw.
Нарешті
Finally,ifyouandIshouldcometoarightunderstanding,Idodeclareinverbosacerdotis,
що
that,incaseofany
такого
suchprosecution,Iwilltakethewholeuponmyownshoulders,
навіть
evenquoadfineandimprisonment,
хоча
though,Imustconfess,Ishouldnotcaretoundergoflagellation:
Tamadturpitudinem,quamadamaritudinempoenoespectans—Secondly,
щодо
concerningthepersonalresentmentofMrJusticeLismahago,Imay
сказати
say,nonfloccifacio—IwouldnotwillinglyvilipendanyChristian,
якщо
if,peradventure,hedeserveththatepithet:
albeit,Iammuchsurprised
що
thatmorecareisnottakentoexcludefromthe
комісії
commissionallsuchvagrantforeignersasmaybejustlysuspectedofdisaffectiontoourhappyconstitution,inchurch
і
andstate—GodforbidthatIshouldbesouncharitable,astoaffirm,positively,
що
thatthesaidLismahagois
не
nobetterthanaJesuitindisguise;
але
butthisIwillassert
і
andmaintain,totisviribus,that,fromthe
дня
dayhequalified,hehas
жодного разу не
neverbeenonceseenintratempliparietes,
що
thatistosay,withintheparishchurch.
Thirdly,withrespecttowhatpassedatMrKendal’s
столом
table,whenthesaidLismahagowassobrutalinhisreprehensions,Imust
повідомити
informyou,mygoodSir,thatIwasobligedto
у відставку
retire,notbyfeararisingfromhisminatoryreproaches,which,asIsaidabove,Ivaluenotofarush;
butfromthesuddeneffectproduced,byabarbel’srow,whichIhadeatenatdinner,notknowing,thatthesaidrowisat
певні
certainseasonsviolentlycathartic,asGalenobservethinhischapterPeriichtos.
Fourthly,
і
andlastly,withreferencetothemannerinwhichIgotpossessionof
ці
theseLetters,itisa
обставина
circumstancethatconcernsmyownconscience
лише
only;
sufficethittosay,Ihave
повністю
fullysatisfiedthepartiesinwhose
ув'язненні
custodytheywere;
and,by
цього
thistime,IhopeIhave
також
alsosatisfiedyouinsuchways,
що
thatthelasthandmaybeputtoouragreement,
і
andtheworkproceedwithallconvenientexpedition;
inwhichI
сподіваюся
hopeIrest,.
RespectedSir,Your
дуже
veryhumbleservant,.
JONATHANDUSTWICH.
P.S.
Ipropose,Deovolente,to
мати
havethepleasureofseeingyouinthegreat
місті
city,towardsAll-hallowtide,whenIshallbe
радий
gladtotreatwithyouconcerningaparcelofMS.sermons,ofacertainclergymandeceased;
a
торт
cakeoftherightleaven,forthepresent
смаку
tasteofthepublic.
Verbumsapienti,&c.
TotheRevd.MrJONATHANDUSTWICH,
в
at—
SIR,
Ireceivedyoursincourseofpost,
і
andshallbegladtotreatwithyoufortheM.S.
який
whichIhavedeliveredtoyourfriendMrBehn;
але
butcanbynomeanscomplywiththetermsproposed.
Ці
Thosethingsaresouncertain—Writingisallalottery—Ihavebeenaloserbytheworksofthe
найбільших
greatestmenoftheage—Icouldmentionparticulars,andnamenames;
але
butdon’tchooseit—Thetasteofthe
міста
townissochangeable.
Thentherehavebeensomanylettersupontravels
останнім часом
latelypublished—WhatbetweenSmollett’s,Sharp’s,Derrick’s,Thicknesse’s,Baltimore’s,
і
andBaretti’s,togetherwithShandy’sSentimentalTravels,thepublicseemstobecloyedwith
що
thatkindofentertainment—Nevertheless,Iwill,
якщо
ifyouplease,runtherisqueofprinting
і
andpublishing,andyoushallhavehalftheprofitsoftheimpression—Youneednottakethetroubletobringupyoursermonsonmyaccount—NobodyreadssermonsbutMethodists
і
andDissenters—Besides,formyownpart,Iamquiteastrangerto
що
thatsortofreading;
and
на
thetwopersons,whosejudgmentIdependeduponinthosematters,areoutof
на
theway;
oneisgoneabroad,carpenterofamanofwar;
і
andtheother,hasbeensilly
досить
enoughtoabscond,inorderto
уникнути
avoidaprosecutionforblasphemy—I’ma
великий
greatloserbyhisgoingoff—Hehasleftamanualofdevotionhalffinishedonmyhands,
після
afterhavingreceivedmoneyforthewholecopy—Hewasthesoundestdivine,
і
andhadthemostorthodox
перо
penofallmypeople;
і
andIneverknewhis
суд
judgmentfail,butinflyingfromhis
хліба
breadandbutteronthis
випадку
occasion.
ByowningyouwasnotputinbodilyfearbyLismahago,youprecludeyourselffromthebenefitofagoodplea,overandabovetheadvantageofbindinghimover.
Inthelate
війни
war,Iinsertedinmyeveningpaper,aparagraph
що
thatcamebythepost,reflectinguponthebehaviourofacertainregimentin
битві
battle.
Anofficerofsaidregimentcametomyshop,
і
and,inthepresenceofmywife
і
andjourneyman,threatenedtocutoffmyears—AsIexhibitedmarksofbodilyfear
більш
morewaysthanone,to
на
theconvictionofthebyestanders,Iboundhimover;
my
дія
actionlay,andIrecovered.
Asforflagellation,youhavenothingto
боятися
fear,andnothingtohope,on
що
thathead—Therehasbeenbut
один
oneprinterfloggedatthecart’stail
ці
thesethirtyyears;
thatwasCharlesWatson;
і
andheassuredmeitwas
не
nomorethanaflea-bite.C—S—
hasbeenthreatened
кілька
severaltimesbytheHouseofL—;
але
butitcametonothing.
Якщо
Ifaninformationshouldbemovedfor,
і
andgrantedagainstyou,astheeditorof
цих
thoseLetters,Ihopeyou
буде
willhavehonestyandwit
достатньо
enoughtoappearandtakeyourtrial—Ifyoushouldbesentencedtothepillory,yourfortuneismade—Astimesgo,that’sasure
кроком
steptohonourandpreferment.
Ishallthinkmyselfhappy
якщо
ifIcanlendyoualift;
і
andam,verysincerely,.
Yours,.
HENRYDAVIS.
LONDON,Aug.10th.
Pleasemykindservicetoyourneighbour,mycousinMadoc—IhavesentanAlmanackandCourt-kalendar,directedforhimatMrSutton’s,bookseller,inGloucester,carriagepaid,whichhewillpleasetoacceptasasmalltokenofmyregard.
My
дружина
wife,whoisveryfondoftoasted
сир
cheese,presentshercomplimentsto
йому
him,andbegstoknowifthere’sanyofthatkind,whichhewasso
добре
goodastosendus
минулого
lastChristmas,tobesoldinLondon.
ToDrLEWIS.
DOCTOR,
На
Thepillsaregoodfornothing—Imightaswellswallowsnowballstocoolmyreins—Ihavetoldyouoverandoverhow
важко
hardIamtomove;
і
andatthistimeof
дня
day,Ioughttoknow
щось
somethingofmyownconstitution.
Чому
Whywillyoubesopositive?
Prithee
надішліть
sendmeanotherprescription—Iamaslame
і
andasmuchtorturedin
всіх
allmylimbsasifIwasbrokeupon
на
thewheel:
indeed,Iamequallydistressedinmind
і
andbody—AsifIhadnotplaguesenoughofmyown,
ті
thosechildrenofmysisterareleftmeforaperpetualsourceofvexation—whatbusinesshave
людей
peopletogetchildrentoplaguetheirneighbours?
Aridiculous
інцидент
incidentthathappenedyesterdaytomynieceLiddy,hasdisorderedmeinsuchamanner,
що
thatIexpecttobelaidupwithanotherfitofthegout—perhaps,Imay
пояснити
explainmyselfinmynext.
Ishallsetout
завтра
tomorrowmorningfortheHotWellatBristol,
де
whereIamafraidIshallstaylonger
ніж
thanIcouldwish.
Onthereceiptof
це
thissendWilliamsthitherwithmysaddle-horse
і
andthedemipique.
TellBarnstothreshoutthe
два
twooldricks,andsendthecorntomarket,
і
andsellitofftothepooratashillingabushelundermarketprice.—Ihavereceivedasnivelling
лист
letterfromGriffin,offeringto
зробити
makeapublicsubmissionand
оплатити
paycosts.
Iwantnoneofhissubmissions,neitherwillIpocketanyofhis
грошей
money.
Thefellowisabad
сусід
neighbour,andIdesire,to
мати
havenothingtodowith
ним
him:
butasheispurse-proud,heshallpayforhisinsolence:
нехай
lethimgivefivepoundstothepooroftheparish,
і
andIwillwithdrawmyaction;
andin
на
themeantimeyoumay
сказати
tellPrigtostopproceedings.—LetMorgan’swidowhave
на
theAlderneycow,andfortyshillingstoclotheher
дітей
children:
butdon’tsayasyllableofthemattertoanylivingsoul—I’llmakeher
заплатити
paywhensheisable.
Idesireyouwilllock
до
upallmydrawers,and
тримати
keepthekeystillmeeting;
і
andbesureyoutaketheironchestwithmypapersintoyourowncustody—Forgiveall,thistroublefrom,.
ToMrsGWYLLIM,house-keeperatBrambleton-hall.
MRSGWILLIM,
Коли
Whenthiscumstohand,besureto
упакувати
packupinthetrunkmale
який
thatstandsinmycloset;
tobesentmeintheBristolwaggonwithoutlossof
часу
time,thefollowingarticles,viz.
myrosecollardneglejay
з
withgreenrobins,myyellowdamask,
і
andmyblackvelvetswiththeshorthoop;
myblooquiltedpetticot,my
зелений
greenmantel,mylacedapron,myFrenchcommode,Macklin
голова
headandlappetsandthelitelbox
з
withmyjowls.
Williamsmay
принести
bringovermybum-daffee,andtheviolwiththeeasingsofDrHill’sdockwater
і
andChowder’slacksitif.
Thepoorcreaturehasbeen
жахливо
terriblystupratedeversincewelefthuom.
Praytakeparticularcareofthe
будинок
housewhilethefamilyisabsent.
Нехай
Lettherebeafireconstantlykeptinmybrother’schamber
і
andmine.
Themaids,having
нічого
nothingtodo,maybesataspinning.
Idesireyou’llclapapad-luckonthewind-seller,
і
andletnoneofthemen
мати
haveexcesstothestrongbear—don’t
забувайте
forgettohavethegateshiteveryeveningbedark—Thegardnir
і
andthehindmaylie
внизу
belowinthelandry,topartakethehouse,withtheblunderbuss
і
andthegreatdog;
and
сподіваюся
hopeyou’llhaveawatchfuleyeoverthemaids.
I
знаю
knowthathussyMaryJones,lovestoberumping
з
withthemen.
Letme
знати
knowAlderney’scalfbesould
ще
yet,andwhathefought—iftheouldgoosebesitting;
andifthecoblerhascutDicky,and
як
howporeanemilboretheoperation.
No
більше
moreatpresent,butrests,.
Yours,TABITHABRAMBLEGLOSTAR,
Квітня
April2.
TOMrsMARYJONES,atBrambleton-hall.
DEARMOLLY,.
Heaving
цю
thisimportunity,Isend,my
любов
lovetoyouandSaul,beingingoodhealth,
і
andhopingtohearthesamefromyou;
і
andthatyouandSaulwilltakemypoorkittento
ліжко
bedwithyouthiscoldweather.
Wehavebeen
всі
allin,asadtaking
тут
hereatGlostar—MissLiddyhadliketohaverunaway
з
withaplayer-man,andyoungmaster
і
andhewouldadonethemselvesamischief;
але
butthesquireappliedtothemare,
і
andtheywere,boundover.—Mistressbidmenot
говорити
speakawordofthemattertoanyChristiansoul—no
більше
moreIshall;
for,weservints
повинні
shouldseeallandsay
нічого
nothing—
Butwhatwasworsethan
все
allthis,Chowderhashadthemisfortunetobeworriedbyabutcher’s
собака
dog,andcamehomeinaterriblepickle—Mistresswastakenwiththeasterisks,
але
buttheysoonwentoff.
ThedoctorwassentfortoChowder,
і
andhesubscribedarepositorywhichdidhimgreatservice—thankGodhe’s
тепер
nowinafairwaytodowell—praytakecareofmybox
і
andthepillyberandputthem
під
underyourownbed;
for,Ido
гадаю
supposemadam,Gwyllimwillbeapryingintomysecrets,
тепер
nowmybackisturned.
JohnThomasisingood
здоров'я
health,butsulky.
Thesquiregaveawayanould
пальто
coattoapoorman;
і
andJohnsaysas,how‘tisrobbinghimofhisperquisites.—Itoldhim,byhisagreementhewasto
отримувати
receivenovails;
buthesaysashowthere’sa
різниця
differencebetwixtvailsandperquisites;
і
andsothereisforsartain.
Weare
всі
allgoingtotheHotWell,
де
whereIshalldrinkyour
здоров'я
healthinaglassof
води
water,being,.
ToSirWATKINPHILLIPS,Bart.ofJesus
коледжу
college,Oxon.
DEARPHILLIPS,
AsIhave
нічого
nothingmoreatheartthanto
переконати
convinceyouIamincapableofforgetting,
або
orneglectingthefriendshipImadeatcollege,
тепер
nowbeginthatcorrespondencebyletters,whichyou
і
andIagreed,atparting,tocultivate.
Ibeginit
раніше
soonerthanIintended,thatyou
можуть
mayhaveitinyourpowertorefuteanyidlereportswhich
можуть
maybecirculatedtomyprejudiceatOxford,touchingafoolishquarrel,inwhichIhavebeen
участь
involvedonaccountofmysister,whohadbeensome
час
timesettledhereinaboarding-school.
Коли
WhenIcamehitherwithmyuncle
і
andaunt(whoareourguardians)tofetchheraway,Ifoundherafinetallgirl,ofseventeen,withanagreeableperson;
але
butremarkablysimple,andquiteignorantofthe
світу
world.
Thisdisposition,andwantofexperience,hadexposedhertotheaddressesofaperson—I
знаю
knownotwhattocall
його
him,whohadseenherataplay;
і
and,withaconfidenceanddexteritypeculiartohimself,foundmeanstoberecommendedtoheracquaintance.
ItwasbythegreatestaccidentIintercepted
один
oneofhisletters;
asitwasmydutytostiflethiscorrespondenceinitsbirth,Imadeitmybusinessto
знайти
findhimout,andtellhim
дуже
veryfreelymysentimentsofthematter.
ThesparkdidnotlikethestileIused,
і
andbehavedwithabundanceofmettle.
Хоча
Thoughhisrankinlife(which,by
на
thebye,Iamashamedtodeclare)didnotentitlehimtomuchdeference;
yetashisbehaviourwasremarkablyspirited,Iadmittedhimtothe
честь
privilegeofagentleman,and
щось
somethingmighthavehappened,hadnotwebeenprevented.—Inshort,the
бізнес
businesstookair,Iknownothow,
і
andmadeabundanceofnoise—recoursewashadtojustice—Iwasobligedto
дати
givemywordandhonour,&c.
а
andto-morrowmorningwesetoutforBristolWells,
де
whereIexpecttohearfromyoubythe
повернення
returnofthepost.—Ihavegotintoa
сім'ю
familyoforiginals,whomImayonedayattemptto
описати
describeforyouramusement.
My
тітка
aunt,MrsTabithaBramble,isamaidenofforty-five,exceedinglystarched,vain,
і
andridiculous.—Myuncleisanoddkindofhumorist,
завжди
alwaysonthefret,andsounpleasantinhismanner,
що
thatratherthanbeobligedto
тримати
keephimcompany,I’dresignallclaimtotheinheritanceofhisestate.
Дійсно
Indeedhisbeingtorturedbythegoutmayhavesouredhistemper,
і
and,perhaps,Imaylikehimbetteron
подальшого
furtheracquaintance;
certainitis,
всі
allhisservantsandneighboursinthe
країні
countryarefondofhim,eventoadegreeofenthusiasm,thereasonofwhichIcannotasyetcomprehend.
Пам'ятайте
RemembermetoGriffyPrice,Gwyn,Mansel,Basset,
і
andalltherestofmy
старого
oldCambriancompanions.—Salutethebedmakerinmyname—givemy
послуги
servicetothecook,andpraytakecareof
бідного
poorPonto,forthesakeofhis
старого
oldmaster,whois,andever
буде
willbe,.
DearPhillips,Youraffectionate
друг
friend,andhumbleservant,JER.
ToMrsJERMYNatherhouseinGloucester.
DEAR
Мадам
MADAM,
Havingnomotherofmyown,I
сподіваюся
hopeyouwillgivemeleavetodisburdenmypoor
серце
hearttoyou,whohave
завжди
alwaysactedthepartofakindparenttome,eversinceIwasput
під
underyourcare.
Indeed,andindeed,myworthygoverness
може
maybelieveme,whenIassure
її
her,thatIneverharbouredathoughtthatwas
інакше
otherwisethanvirtuous;
and,if
Бог
Godwillgivemegrace,Ishall
ніколи не
neverbehavesoastocasta
відбиття
reflectiononthecareyouhavetakeninmyeducation.
IconfessIhavegivenjustcauseofoffencebymywantofprudence
та
andexperience.
Ioughtnottohavelistenedtowhattheyoung
чоловік
mansaid;
anditwasmy
обов'язок
dutytohavetoldyou
все
allthatpassed,butIwas
соромно
ashamedtomentionit;
andthenhebehavedsomodest
і
andrespectful,andseemedtobesomelancholy
і
andtimorous,thatIcouldnot
знайти
findinmyhearttodoanything
що
thatshouldmakehimmiserable
і
anddesperate.
Asforfamiliarities,Idodeclare,I
жодного разу не
neveronceallowedhimthefavourofa:
salute;
andastothefewlettersthatpassed
між
betweenus,theyareallinmyuncle’shands,andI
сподіваюся
hopetheycontainnothingcontrarytoinnocenceandhonour.—Iamstillpersuadedthatheisnotwhatheappearstobe:
але
buttimewilldiscover—meanwhileIwillendeavourto
забути
forgetaconnexion,whichissodispleasingtomy
сім'ї
family.
Ihavecriedwithoutceasing,
і
andhavenottastedanythingbut
чаю
tea,sinceIwashurriedawayfromyou;
ні
nordidIonceclosemyeyesfor
три
threenightsrunning.—Myauntcontinuestochidemeseverely
коли
whenwearebyourselves;
але
butIhopetosoftenherintime,byhumility
і
andsubmission.—Myuncle,whowassodreadfullypassionatein
на
thebeginning,hasbeenmovedbymytears
і
anddistress;
andisnow
все
alltendernessandcompassion;
andmy
брат
brotherisreconciledtomeonmypromisetobreakoffallcorrespondencewiththatunfortunateyouth;
але
but,notwithstandingalltheirindulgence,Ishallhave
не
nopeaceofmindtillIknowmydear
і
andeverhonouredgovernesshasforgivenherpoor,disconsolate,forlorn,.
To
Міс
MissLAETITIAWILLIS,atGloucester.
MYDEARESTLETTY,
Iaminsuchafright,lestthisshouldnotcomesafetohandbytheconveyanceofJarvisthecarrier,thatI
прошу
begyouwillwriteme,onthereceiptofit,directingtome,
під
undercover,toMrsWinifredJenkins,myaunt’smaid,whoisagoodgirl,
і
andhasbeensokindtomeinmyaffliction,thatIhavemadehermyconfidant;
asforJarvis,hewas
дуже
veryshyoftakingchargeofmy
лист
letterandthelittleparcel,
тому
becausehissisterSallyhadliketohavelosther
місце
placeonmyaccount:
indeedIcannotblamethemanforhiscaution;
але
butIhavemadeitworthhiswhile.—Mydearcompanion
і
andbed-fellow,itisagrievous
додаток
additiontomyothermisfortunes,
що
thatIamdeprivedofyouragreeablecompany
і
andconversation,atatime
коли
whenIneedsomuchthecomfortofyourgoodhumour
і
andgoodsense;
but,I
сподіваюся
hope,thefriendshipwecontractedatboarding-school,willlastforlife—I
сумніваюся
doubtnotbutonmy
боку
sideitwilldailyincrease
і
andimprove,asIgainexperience,
і
andlearntoknowthe
цінність
valueofatruefriend.
O,mydearLetty!
whatshallI
сказати
sayaboutpoorMrWilson?
Ihavepromisedtobreakoffallcorrespondence,
і
and,ifpossible,toforget
його
him:
but,alas!
Ibegintoperceive
що
thatwillnotbeinmypower.
Asitisby
не
nomeansproperthatthepictureshouldremaininmyhands,lestitshouldbetheoccasionofmoremischief,Ihavesentittoyoubythisopportunity,beggingyouwilleither
зберегти
keepitsafetillbettertimes,orreturnittoMrWilsonhimself,who,I
гадаю
suppose,willmakeithisbusinesstoseeyouattheusual
місці
place.
Ifheshouldbelow-spiritedatmysendingbackhispicture,youmay
сказати
tellhimIhaveno
нагоди
occasionforapicture,whiletheoriginalcontinuesengravedonmy—Butno;
Iwouldnothaveyoutellhim
що
thatneither;
becausetheremustbeanendofourcorrespondence—Iwishhemayforget
мене
me,forthesakeofhisown
миру
peace;
andyetifheshould,hemustbeabarbarous—Butitisimpossible—poorWilsoncannotbefalse
і
andinconstant:
Ibeseechhimnotto
писати
writetome,norattemptto
бачити
seemeforsometime;
for,considering
на
theresentmentandpassionatetemperofmy
брата
brotherJery,suchanattemptmightbeattendedwithconsequences
які
whichwouldmakeusallmiserableforlife—letustrustto
часу
timeandthechapterofaccidents;
чи
orrathertothatProvidencewhichwillnotfail,
рано
soonerorlater,toreward
тих
thosethatwalkinthepathsofhonour
і
andvirtue.
Iwouldoffermy
любов
lovetotheyoungladies;
але
butitisnotfit
що
thatanyofthemshouldknowyouhavereceived
цей
thisletter.—IfwegotoBath,Ishallsendyoumysimpleremarksupon
що
thatfamouscenterofpoliteamusement,
і
andeveryotherplacewemaychanceto
відвідати
visit;
andIflattermyself
що
thatmydearMissWillis
буде
willbepunctualinanswering
на
thelettersofheraffectionate,.
ToDrLEWIS.
DEARLEWIS,
Ihavefollowedyourdirections
з
withsomesuccess,andmighthavebeenuponmylegsby
цього
thistime,hadtheweatherpermittedmeto
використовувати
usemysaddle-horse.
IrodeoutupontheDowns
минулого
lastTuesday,intheforenoon,
коли
whenthesky,asfarasthevisiblehorizon,was
без
withoutacloud;
butbeforeIhadgoneafull
милю
mile,Iwasovertakeninstantaneouslybya
буря
stormofrainthatwetmetothe
шкіри
skininthreeminutes—whenceitcamethe
диявол
devilknows;
butithaslaidmeup(Isuppose)for
один
onefortnight.
Itmakesmesickto
чути
hearpeopletalkofthefine
повітря
airuponClifton-downs:
Howcanthe
повітря
airbeeitheragreeableorsalutary,
де
wherethedemonofvapoursdescendsinaperpetualdrizzle?
Myconfinementisthemoreintolerable,asIamsurroundedwithdomesticvexations.
Myniecehashadadangerousfitof
хвороби
illness,occasionedbythatcursedincidentatGloucester,whichImentionedinmylast.—Sheisa
бідна
poorgood-naturedsimpleton,assoftas
масло
butter,andaseasilymelted—notthatshe’safool—thegirl’spartsarenotdespicable,
і
andhereducationhasnotbeenneglected;
thatistosay,shecan
писати
writeandspell,andspeakFrench,
і
andplayupontheharpsichord;
thenshedancesfinely,hasagoodfigure,
і
andisverywellinclined;
але
but,she’sdeficientinspirit,
і
andsosusceptible—andsotenderforsooth!—truly,shehasgotalanguishing
око
eye,andreadsromances.—Thenthere’sherbrother,‘squireJery,apertjackanapes,fullofcollege-petulance
і
andself-conceit;
proudasaGerman
граф
count,andashotandhastyasaWelchmountaineer.
Asforthatfantasticalanimal,mysisterTabby,youare
не
nostrangertoherqualifications—Ivowto
Богом
God,sheissometimessointolerable,thatI
майже
almostthinkshe’sthedevilincarnate
прийшов
cometotormentmeformysins;
і
andyetIamconsciousof
не
nosinsthatoughttoentail
таких
suchfamily-plaguesuponme—whythedevilshouldnotIshakeoff
цих
thesetormentsatonce?
Ian’t
одружений
marriedtoTabby,thankHeaven!
nordidIbegetthe
інших
othertwo:
letthemchoose
іншого
anotherguardian:
formypartIan’tina
стані
conditiontotakecareofmyself;
muchlesstosuperintendtheconductofgiddy-headedboys
і
andgirls.
YouearnestlydesiretoknowtheparticularsofouradventureatGloucester,whichare
коротко
brieflythese,andIhopetheywillgo
не
nofurther:—Liddyhadbeenso
довго
longcoppedupinaboarding-school,which,
далі
nexttoanunnery,istheworstkindofseminarythateverwascontrivedfor
молодих
youngwomen,thatshebecameasinflammableastouch-wood;
і
andgoingtoaplayinholiday-time,—‘sdeath,I’m
соромно
ashamedtotellyou!
shefellinlovewith
одного
oneoftheactors—ahandsomeyoungfellowthatgoesby
на
thenameofWilson.
Therascal
незабаром
soonperceivedtheimpressionhehadmade,
і
andmanagedmatterssoastoseeheratahouse
куди
whereshewenttodrink
чай
teawithhergoverness.—Thiswasthebeginningofacorrespondence,whichtheykeptupbymeansofajadeofamilliner,whomade
і
anddressedcapsforthegirlsattheboarding-school.
Коли
WhenwearrivedatGloucester,Liddycametostayatlodgingswithheraunt,
а
andWilsonbribedthemaidtodelivera
лист
letterintoherownhands;
але
butitseemsJeryhad
вже
alreadyacquiredsomuchcreditwiththemaid(bywhatmeanshe
найкраще
bestknows)thatshecarriedthe
лист
lettertohim,andsothe
вся
wholeplotwasdiscovered.
Therash
хлопчик
boy,withoutsayingawordofthematterto
мені
me,wentimmediatelyinsearchofWilson;
і
and,Isuppose,treatedhim
з
withinsolenceenough.
Thetheatrical
герой
herowastoofargoneinromancetobrooksuchusage:
herepliedinblankverse,
і
andaformalchallengeensued.