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Journal of A Voyage to Lisbon-Part18_HENRY FIELDING(1707-1754)_English Literature(文学名著)-第2页

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Nothing remarkable happened this day; for as to the firm

persuasion of the captain that he was under the spell of



witchcraft, I would not repeat it too often, though indeed he

repeated it an hundred times every day; in truth, he talked of



nothing else, and seemed not only to be satisfied in general of

his being bewitched, but actually to have fixed with good



certainty on the person of the witch, whom, had he lived in the

days of Sir Matthew Hale, he would have infallibly indicted, and



very possibly have hanged, for the detestable sin of witchcraft;

but that law, and the whole doctrine that supported it, are now



out of fashion; and witches, as a learneddivine once chose to

express himself, are put down by act of parliament. This witch,



in the captain's opinion, was no other than Mrs. Francis of Ryde,

who, as he insinuated, out of anger to me for not spending more



money in her house than she could produce anything to exchange

for, or ally pretense to charge for, had laid this spell on his ship.



Though we were again got near our harbor by three in the

afternoon, yet it seemed to require a full hour or more before we



could come to our former place of anchoring, or berth, as the

captain called it. On this occasion we exemplified one of the



few advantages which the travelers by water have over the

travelers by land. What would the latter often give for the



sight of one of those hospitablemansions where he is assured

THAT THERE IS GOOD ENTERTAINMENT FOR MAN AND HORSE; and where



both may consequently promise themselves to assuage that hunger

which exercise is so sure to raise in a healthy constitution.



At their arrival at this mansion how much happier is the state of

the horse than that of the master! The former is immediately led



to his repast, such as it is, and, whatever it is, he falls to it

with appetite. But the latter is in a much worse situation. His



hunger, however violent, is always in some degree delicate, and

his food must have some kind of ornament, or, as the more usual



phrase is, of dressing, to recommend it. Now all dressing

requires time, and therefore, though perhaps the sheep might be



just killed before you came to the inn, yet in cutting him up,

fetching the joint, which the landlord by mistake said he had in



the house, from the butcher at two miles' distance, and

afterwards warming it a little by the fire, two hours at least



must be consumed, while hunger, for want of better food, preys

all the time on the vitals of the man.



How different was the case with us! we carried our provision,

our kitchen, and our cook with us, and we were at one and the



same time traveling on our road, and sitting down to a repast of

fish, with which the greatest table in London can scarce at any



rate be supplied.

Friday.--As we were disappointed of our wind, and obliged to



return back the preceding evening, we resolved to extract all the

good we could out of our misfortune, and to add considerably to



our fresh stores of meat and bread, with which we were very

indifferently provided when we hurried away yesterday. By the



captain's advice we likewise laid in some stores of butter, which

we salted and potted ourselves, for our use at Lisbon, and we had



great reason afterwards to thank him for his advice.

In the afternoon I persuaded my wife whom it was no easy matter



for me to force from my side, to take a walk on shore, whither

the gallant captain declared he was ready to attend her.



Accordingly the ladies set out, and left me to enjoy a sweet and

comfortable nap after the operation of the preceding day.



Thus we enjoyed our separate pleasures full three hours, when we

met again, and my wife gave the foregoingaccount of the



gentleman whom I have before compared to Axylus, and of his




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