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Love and Freindship-Part5_Jane Austen(1775-1817)_English Literature(文学名著)-第2页

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Day. That Philippa still retaining her affection for her

ungratefull Husband, had followed him to Scotland and generally



accompanied him in his little Excursions to Sterling. "It has only

been to throw a little money into their Pockets (continued



Augusta) that my Father has always travelled in their Coach to

veiw the beauties of the Country since our arrival in Scotland



--for it would certainly have been much more agreable to us, to

visit the Highlands in a Postchaise than merely to travel from



Edinburgh to Sterling and from Sterling to Edinburgh every other

Day in a crowded and uncomfortable Stage." I perfectly agreed with



her in her sentiments on the affair, and secretly blamed Sir

Edward for thus sacrificing his Daughter's Pleasure for the sake



of a ridiculous old woman whose folly in marrying so young a man

ought to be punished. His Behaviour however was entirely of a



peice with his general Character; for what could be expected from

a man who possessed not the smallest atom of Sensibility, who



scarcely knew the meaning of simpathy, and who actually snored--.

Adeiu



Laura.

LETTER the 15th



LAURA in continuation.

When we arrived at the town where we were to Breakfast, I was



determined to speak with Philander and Gustavus, and to that

purpose as soon as I left the Carriage, I went to the Basket and



tenderly enquired after their Health, expressing my fears of the

uneasiness of their situation. At first they seemed rather



confused at my appearance dreading no doubt that I might call them

to account for the money which our Grandfather had left me and



which they had unjustly deprived me of, but finding that I

mentioned nothing of the Matter, they desired me to step into the



Basket as we might there converse with greater ease. Accordingly I

entered and whilst the rest of the party were devouring green tea



and buttered toast, we feasted ourselves in a more refined and

sentimental Manner by a confidential Conversation. I informed them



of every thing which had befallen me during the course of my life,

and at my request they related to me every incident of theirs.



"We are the sons as you already know, of the two youngest

Daughters which Lord St Clair had by Laurina an italian opera



girl. Our mothers could neither of them exactly ascertain who were

our Father, though it is generally beleived that Philander, is the



son of one Philip Jones a Bricklayer and that my Father was one

Gregory Staves a Staymaker of Edinburgh. This is however of little



consequence for as our Mothers were certainly never married to

either of them it reflects no Dishonour on our Blood, which is of



a most ancient and unpolluted kind. Bertha (the Mother of

Philander) and Agatha (my own Mother) always lived together. They



were neither of them very rich; their united fortunes had

originally amounted to nine thousand Pounds, but as they had



always lived on the principal of it, when we were fifteen it was

diminished to nine Hundred. This nine Hundred they always kept in



a Drawer in one of the Tables which stood in our common sitting

Parlour, for the convenience of having it always at Hand. Whether



it was from this circumstance, of its being easily taken, or from

a wish of being independant, or from an excess of sensibility (for



which we were always remarkable) I cannot now determine, but

certain it is that when we had reached our 15th year, we took the



nine Hundred Pounds and ran away. Having obtained this prize we

were determined to manage it with eoconomy and not to spend it



either with folly or Extravagance. To this purpose we therefore

divided it into nine parcels, one of which we devoted to Victuals,



the 2d to Drink, the 3d to Housekeeping, the 4th to Carriages, the

5th to Horses, the 6th to Servants, the 7th to Amusements, the 8th



to Cloathes and the 9th to Silver Buckles. Having thus arranged

our Expences for two months (for we expected to make the nine



Hundred Pounds last as long) we hastened to London and had the

good luck to spend it in 7 weeks and a Day which was 6 Days sooner






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