第 26 节
作者:青涩春天      更新:2024-04-09 19:50      字数:9322
  To make this detummination; to horder my Broom; to knock down
  Frederick the groomb for delaying to bring it; was with me the wuck
  of a momint。  The next sor as galliant a cavyleer as hever rode in
  a cabb; skowering the road to Healing。
  〃I arrived at the well…known cottitch。  My huncle was habsent with
  the cart; but the dor of the humble eboad stood hopen; and I passed
  through the little garding where the close was hanging out to dry。
  My snowy ploom was ableeged to bend under the lowly porch; as I
  hentered the apartmint。
  〃There was a smell of tea therethere's always a smell of tea
  therethe old lady was at her Bohee as usual。  I advanced tords
  her; but ha! phansy my extonishment when I sor Mary Hann!
  〃I halmost faintid with himotion。  'Ho; Jeames!' (she has said to
  me subsquintly) 'mortial mann never looked so bewtifle as you did
  when you arrived on the day of the Levy。  You were no longer
  mortial; you were diwine!'
  〃R! what little Justas the hartist has done to my mannly etractions
  in the groce carriketure he's made of me。〃*
  * This refers to an illustrated edition of the work。
  。        。        。        。        。        。
  〃Nothing; perhaps; ever created so great a sensashun as my
  hentrance to St。 Jeames's; on the day of the Levy。  The Tuckish
  Hambasdor himself was not so much remarked as my shuperb turn out。
  〃As a Millentary man; and a North Diddlesex Huzza; I was resolved
  to come to the ground on HOSSBACK。  I had Desparation phigd out as
  a charger; and got 4 Melentery dresses from Ollywell Street; in
  which I drest my 2 men (Fitzwarren; hout of livry; woodnt stand
  it;) and 2 fellers from Rimles; where my hosses stand at livry。  I
  rode up St。 Jeames's Street; with my 4 Hadycongsthe people
  huzzayingthe gals waving their hankerchers; as if I were a Foring
  Prinshall the winders crowdid to see me pass。
  〃The guard must have taken me for a Hempror at least; when I came;
  for the drums beat; and the guard turned out and seluted me with
  presented harms。
  〃What a momink of triumth it was!  I sprung myjestickly from
  Desperation。  I gav the rains to one of my horderlies; and;
  salewting the crowd; I past into the presnts of my Most Gracious
  Mrs。
  〃You; peraps; may igspect that I should narrait at lenth the
  suckmstanzas of my hawjince with the British Crown。  But I am not
  one who would gratafy IMPUTTNINT CURAIOSATY。  Rispect for our
  reckonized instatewtions is my fust quallaty。  I; for one; will dye
  rallying round my Thrown。
  〃Suffise it to say; when I stood in the Horgust Presnts;when I
  sor on the right & of my Himperial Sovring that Most Gracious
  Prins; to admire womb has been the chief Objick of my life; my
  busum was seased with an imotium which my Penn rifewses to
  dixcribemy trembling knees halmost rifused their hoffisI
  reckleck nothing mor until I was found phainting in the harms of
  the Lord Chamberling。  Sir Robert Peal apnd to be standing by (I
  knew our wuthy Primmier by Punch's picturs of him; igspecially his
  ligs); and he was conwussing with a man of womb I shall say
  nothink; but that he is a hero of 100 fites; AND HEVERY FITE HE FIT
  HE ONE。  Nead I say that I elude to Harthur of Wellingting?  I
  introjuiced myself to these Jents; and intend to improve the
  equaintance; and peraps ast Guvmint for a Barnetcy。
  〃But there was ANOTHER pusn womb on this droring…room I fust had
  the inagspressable dalite to beold。  This was that Star of fashing;
  that Sinecure of neighboring i's; as Milting observes; the
  ecomplisht Lady Hangelina Thistlewood; daughter of my exlent frend;
  John George Godfrey de Bullion Thistlewood; Earl of Bareacres;
  Baron Southdown; in the Peeridge of the United Kingdom; Baron
  Haggismore; in Scotland; K。T。; Lord Leftnant of the County of
  Diddlesex; &c。 &c。  This young lady was with her Noble Ma; when I
  was kinducted tords her。  And surely never lighted on this hearth a
  more delightfle vishn。  In that gallixy of Bewty the Lady Hangelina
  was the fairest Starin that reath of Loveliness the sweetest
  Rosebud!  Pore Mary Hann; my Art's young affeckshns had been
  senterd on thee; but like water through a sivv; her immidge
  disappeared in a momink; and left me intransd in the presnts of
  Hangelina。
  〃Lady Bareacres made me a myjestick bowa grand and hawfle pusnage
  her Ladyship is; with a Roming Nose; and an enawmus ploom of
  Hostridge phethers; the fare Hangelina smiled with a sweetness
  perfickly bewhildring; and said; 'O; Mr。 De la Pluche; I'm so
  delighted to make your acquaintance。  I have often heard of you。'
  〃'Who;' says I; 'has mentioned my insiggnificknt igsistance to the
  fair Lady Hangelina? kel bonure igstrame poor mwaw!'  (For you see
  I've not studdied 'Pelham' for nothink; and have lunt a few French
  phraces; without which no Gent of fashn speaks now。)
  〃'O;' replies my lady; 'it was Papa first; and then a very; VERY
  old friend of yours。'
  〃'Whose name is;' says I; pusht on by my stoopid curawsaty
  〃'HogginsMary Ann Hoggins'ansurred my lady (laffing phit to
  splitt her little sides)。  'She is my maid; Mr。 De la Pluche; and
  I'm afraid you are a very sad; sad person。'
  〃'A mere baggytell;' says I。  'In fommer days I WAS equainted with
  that young woman; but haltered suckmstancies have sepparated us for
  hever; and mong cure is irratreevably perdew elsewhere。'
  〃'Do tell me all about it。  Who is it?  When was it?  We are all
  dying to know。〃
  〃'Since about two minnits; and the Ladys name begins with a HA;'
  says I; looking her tendarly in the face; and conjring up hall the
  fassanations of my smile。
  〃'Mr。 De la Pluche;' here said a gentleman in whiskers and
  mistashes standing by; 'hadn't you better take your spurs out of
  the Countess of Bareacres' train?''Never mind Mamma's train'
  (said Lady Hangelina): 'this is the great Mr。 De la Pluche; who is
  to make all our fortunesyours too。  Mr。 de la Pluche; let me
  present you to Captain George Silvertop;'The Capting bent just
  one jint of his back very slitely; I retund his stare with equill
  hottiness。  'Go and see for Lady Bareacres' carridge; George;' says
  his Lordship; and vispers to me; 'a cousin of oursa poor
  relation。'  So I took no notis of the feller when he came back; nor
  in my subsquint visits to Hill Street; where it seems a knife and
  fork was laid reglar for this shabby Capting。〃
  〃Thusday Night。O Hangelina; Hangelina; my pashn for you hogments
  daily!  I've bean with her two the Hopra。  I sent her a bewtifle
  Camellia Jyponiky from Covn Garding; with a request she would wear
  it in her raving Air。  I woar another in my butnole。  Evns; what
  was my sattusfackshn as I leant hover her chair; and igsammined the
  house with my glas!
  〃She was as sulky and silent as pawsble; howeverwould scarcely
  speek; although I kijoled her with a thowsnd little plesntries。  I
  spose it was because that wulgar raskle Silvertop WOOD stay in the
  box。  As if he didn't know (Lady B。's as deaf as a poast and counts
  for nothink) that people SOMETIMES like a tatytaty。〃
  〃Friday。I was sleeples all night。  I gave went to my feelings in
  the folloring linesthere's a hair out of Balfe's Hopera that
  she's fond of。  I edapted them to that mellady。
  〃She was in the droring…room alone with Lady B。  She was wobbling
  at the pyanna as I hentered。  I flung the convasation upon mewsick;
  said I sung myself (I've ad lesns lately of Signor Twankydillo);
  and; on her rekwesting me to faver her with somethink; I bust out
  with my pom:
  〃'WHEN MOONLIKE OER THE HAZURE SEAS。
  〃'When moonlike ore the hazure seas
  In soft effulgence swells;
  When silver jews and balmy breaze
  Bend down the Lily's bells;
  When calm and deap; the rosy sleap
  Has lapt your soal in dreems;
  R Hangeline!  R lady mine!
  Dost thou remember Jeames?
  〃'I mark thee in the Marble All;
  Where Englands loveliest shine
  I say the fairest of them hall
  Is Lady Hangeline。
  My soul; in desolate eclipse;
  With recollection teems
  And then I hask; with weeping lips
  Dost thou remember Jeames?
  〃'Away! I may not tell thee hall
  This soughring heart endures
  There is a lonely sperrit…call
  That Sorrow never cures;
  There is a little; little Star;
  That still above me beams;
  It is the Star of Hopebut ar!
  Dost thou remember Jeames?'
  〃When I came to the last words; 'Dost thou remember Je…e…e…ams?' I
  threw such an igspresshn of unuttrable tenderniss into the shake at
  the hend; that Hangelina could bare it no more。  A bust of
  uncumtrollable emotium seized her。  She put her ankercher to her
  face and left the room。  I heard her laffing and sobbing histerickly
  in the bedwor。
  〃O HangelinaMy adord one; My Arts joy!〃 。 。 。
  〃BAREACRES; me;