第 26 节
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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。
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〃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;