154 165 Mr. Trim, never said your prayers at all11_ -I heard the poor gentleman say his prayers last night, said the landlady, very devoutly, 152 and with my own ears, or I could not have believed it. Are you sure of it? replied the curate.——A soldier, an' please your reverence, 153 said I, prays as often (of his own accord) as a parson; 155-and when he is fighting for his king, and for his own life, and for his honour too, he has the most reason 156 to pray to God of any one in the whole world.-'Twas well said of thee, Trim, said my uncle Toby.But when a soldier, said I, an' please your reverence, has been standing for twelve hours together in the trenches, up to his knees 157 in cold water; - or engaged, 158 said I, for months together, 159 in long and dangerous marches ; 160_harassed,161 perhaps, in his rear 162 to-day ;-harassing others to morrow;-detached 163 here; countermanded 164 there ;resting this night out1 upon his arms; 166-beat up 167 in his shirt 168 the next;-benumbed 169 in his joints; 170 perhaps without straw 171 in his tent 172 to kneel on;-he must say his prayers how and when he can.-I believe, said I, for I was piqu'd, 173 quoth the corporal, for the reputation" of the army,-I believe, an't please your reverence, said I, that when a soldier gets time to pray, he prays as heartily as a parson, though not with all his fuss is and hypocrasy. 176 Thou shouldst not have said that, Trim, said my uncle Toby,for God only knows who is a hypocrite, and who is not:-At the great and general review 177 of us all, corporal, at the day of judgment178 (and not till then) it will be seen who have done their duty in this world, and who have not; and we shall be advanced, 179 Trim, accordingly. I hope we shall, said Trim. It is in the Scripture, 180 said my uncle Toby; and I will show it thee to-morrow :-in the mean time we may depend 181 upon it, Trim, for our comfort, said my uncle Toby, that God Almighty is so good and just a governor 183 of the world, that if we have but done our duties in it,-it will never be inquired 184 into, whether we have done them in 151 152 153 Ehrwürden; 157 bas Knie; 158 154 182 155 von selbst; der Pfarrer, Pastor, gar nicht; andächtig; Pfaffe; 156 der Grund; 159 begriffen; Lang; 160 der Marsch; 161 ermüden, abmatten; 162 im Rücken; 163 absendern, detachiren; 164 abbefehlen; 165 draußen; 166 die Waffe; 167 168 das Hemd; 169 auftreiben; erstarrt; 170 bas Gelenk, Glied; 171 das Stroh; 172 das Zelt; 173 gereizt, beleidigt; 174 der Ruf; 178 bas 175 der Lärm, Aufhebens machen; 176 die Heuchelei; 177 die Musterung; jüngste Gericht ; 179 befördert werden; 180 bie heilige Schrift; 181 sich ver laffen; 182 der Troft; 183 der Statthalter; 184 untersucht werden, gefragt werden; a red coat or a black one :corporal.- -But go on, Trim, said story. I hope not, said the my uncle Toby, with thy When I went up, continued the corporal, into the lieutenant's room, which I did not do till the expiration 185 of the ten minutes-he was lying in his bed with his head raised 186 upon his hand, with his elbow 187 upon the pillow, and a clean white cambric handkerchief 188 beside it.189-The youth was just stooping 190 down to take the cushion, upon which I suppose he had been kneeling-the book was laid upon the bed-and as he rose,' 191 in taking up the cushion with one hand, he reached out 192 his other to take it away at the same time- -Let it remain there, my dear, said the lieutenant. 198 203 194 He did not offer 193 to speak to me, till I had walked up close 195 to his bed-side:-If you are Captain 196 Shandy's servant, said he, you must present 197 my thanks to your master, with my little boy's thanks along with 199 them, for his courtesy 200 to me ;-If he was of Leven's-said the lieutenant-I told him your honour was-Then, said he, I served three campaigns 201 with him in Flanders, and remember him— but 'tis most likely, as I had not the honour of any acquaintance 202 with him, that he knows nothing of me.— -You will tell him, however, that the person his good nature has laid under obligation 20 to him, is one le Fevre, a lieutenant in Angus's -but he knows 205 me not-said he a second time, musing;206 -possibly he may my story, added he: Pray 207 tell the captain I was the ensign 208 at Breda, whose wife was most unfortunately 209 killed with a musket-shot, 210 as she lay in my arms in my tent. I remember the story, an't please your honour, said I, very well- -Do you so? said he, wiping his eyes with his handkerchief,-then well may I-In saying this he drew a little ring out of his bosom, which seemed tied 212 with a black riband about his neck, 213 and kissed 214 it twice. Here, Billy, said he-the boy flew across the room to the bed-side,-and falling down upon 192 193 185 der Verlauf; 186 stüßen; 187 der Ellbogen; 188 das Cambrik-Schnupftuch ; 206 197 ausstrecken; versuchen; 199 198 der Herr; erstatten; 194 treten; zugleich mit; 189 ba 195 dicht, 200 die unglücklicherweise ; Höflichkeit; 201 der Feldzug; 202 die Bekanntschaft; 203 die Gutmüthigkeit; 204 verpflich 209 207 bitte; 208 der Fähnrich; nachsinnend; 210 der Flintenschuß; 211 abtrocknen ; 212 binden; 213 der Nacken, Hals; 214 küssen; tet sein; kennen; 205 his knee, took the ring in his hand, and kissed it too,then kissed his father, and sat down upon the bed and wept. I wish, said my uncle Toby, with a deep sigh,215 I wish, Trim, I was asleep.2 216 Your honour, replied the corporal, is too much concerned ; -shall I pour your honour out a glass of sack to your pipe? -Do, Trim, said my uncle Toby. I remember, said my uncle Toby, sighing 217 again, the story of the ensign and his wife, with a circumstance 18 his modesty omitted; 219-and particularly well that he, as well as she, upon some account or other, 220 I forget what, was universally 21 pitied by the whole regiment; but finish the story thou art upon.-'Tis finished already, said the corporal, -for I could stay no longer,-so wished his honour a good night; young le Fevre rose from off the bed, and saw me to the bottom of the stairs: 222 and as we went down together, told me they had come from Ireland, and were on their route to join the regiment in Flanders-But alas! said the corporal,-the lieutenant's last day's march is overThen what is to become of his poor boy? cried my uncle Toby. 223 228 226 It was to my uncle Toby's eternal 224 honour-though I tell it only for the sake of 225 those, who, when cooped in betwixt a natural and a positive 227 law, know not for their souls which way in the world to turn themselves-that, notwithstanding 229 my uncle Toby was warmly 230 engaged at that time in carrying on 231 the siege 232 of Dendermond parallel 233 with the allies, who pressed theirs on 234 so vigorously,235 that they scarce 236 allowed him time to get his dinner--that nevertheless 237 he gave up Dendermond, though he had already made a lodgment 238 upon the counterscarp, 239 and bent 240 his whole thoughts toward the private 24 distresses at the inn; and except that he ordered the garden gate to be bolted up,242 by which he might be said to have turned 243 the siege of Dendermond into a blockade,”—he 215 der Seufzer; 216 im Schlafe; 217 seufzen; 218 der Umstand; 219 auslassen; 220 aus dem einen oder dem andern Grunde; 221 allgemein; 222 Jemanden die Treppe hinunter begleiten; 223 die Marschroute; 224 ewig; 225 um-willen; 226 eingesperrt; 227 bestimmt; 228 sich drehen; 229 230 obgleich; ernstlich; 231 betreiben; 232 die Belagerung; 233 parallel, gleichlaufend; 234 beeilen; 235 236 stark, ernstlich; faum ; 237 dennoch; 238 die Verschanzung; 239 die Brustwehr ; 240 241 richten; besonders 242 verriegeln; 243 umwandeln; 244 die Einschließung einer Festung, Blockade; left Dendermond to itself,245-to be relieved 246 or not by the French king, as the French king thought good; and only considered how he himself should relieve 247 the poor lieutenant and his son. -That kind Being,248 who is a friend to the friendless, shall recompense thee for this. Thou hast left this matter 249 short, 250 said my uncle Toby to the corporal, as he was putting him to bed-and I will tell thee in what, Trim.-In the first place, 251 when thou madest an offer 252 of my services 253 to le Fevre-as sickness and travelling are both expensive,254 and thou knowest he was but a poor lieutenant, with a son to subsist 255 as well as himself out of his pay, 256-that thou didst not make an offer to him of my purse; because, had he stood in need,257 thou knowest, Trim, he had been as welcome to it as myself. honour knows, said the corporal, I had no orders. quoth my uncle Toby,-thou didst very right, Trim, as a soldier, but certainly very wrong as a man. -Your True, In the second place, for which, indeed, thou hast the same excuse, ,258 continued my uncle Toby,-when thou offeredst him whatever 259 was in my house-thou shouldst have offered him my house too :-a sick brother officer 260 should have the best quarters,261 Trim; and if we had him with us,—we could tend 262 and look to 263 him :! -Thou art an excellent nurse thyself, Trim;-and what with 265 thy care of him, and the old woman's, and his boy's, and mine together, we might recruit 266 him again at once, and set him upon his legs 267 264 -He In a fortnight or three weeks, added my uncle Toby, smiling, 268-he might march. He will never march, an' please your honour, in this world, said the corporal.will march, said my uncle Toby, rising 269 up from the side of the bed with one shoe off:2 270 -An' please your honour, said the corporal, he will never march but to his grave :—He shall march, cried my uncle Toby, marching the foot which had a shoe on, though without advancing 271 an inch, he shall 245 seinem eigenen Schicksal überlassen; 246 248 247 unterstüßen; entseßen; 249 die Sache; 250 Wesen; 251 unbeendigt lassen; erstens; 252 ein Anerbieten machen, anbieten; verfügen über; kostspielig; 255 bestehen, auskommen; 259 was nur, was 263 sorgen für; 253 254 256 der Sold; 257 nöthig haben; 258 die Entschuldigung; bas theils durch; 266 wiederherstellen ; 271 vorrücken; ; march to his regiment. He cannot stand it,272 said the corporal.He shall be supported, 273 said my uncle Toby. He'll drop 274 at last, said the corporal, and what will become of his boy?-He shall not drop, said my uncle Toby, firmly. -Ah welladay, do what we can for him, said Trim, maintaining 276 his point, 277-the poor soul will die.- -He shall not die, by G-d! cried my uncle Toby. -The Accusing 278 Spirit, which flew up to Heaven's chancery 279 with the oath,280 blush'd as he gave it in 28-and the Recording 282 Angel, as he wrote it down, dropp'd 283 a tear upon the word, and blotted it out 284 for ever. -My uncle Toby went to his bureau 285-put his purse into his breeches 286 pocket, and having ordered the corporal to go early in the morning for a physician-he went to bed and fell asleep. The sun look'd bright the morning after to every eye in the village but 287 le Fevre's and his afflicted son's; the hand of Death pressed heavy upon his eyelids, 288 and hardly could the wheel at the cistern turn round its circle, when my uncle Toby, who had rose up an hour before his wonted 289 time, entered the lieutenant's room, and without preface 290 or apology,291 sat himself down upon the chair by the bed-side, and, independently 292 of all modes and customs,293 opened the curtain 294 in the manner 295 an old friend and brother officer would have done it, and asked him how he did-how he had rested in the night-what was his complaint 6-where was his pain -and what he could do to help him?-and, without giving him time to answer any one of the inquiries,297 went on, and told him of the little plan which he had been concerting 298 with the corporal the night before for him. -You shall go home directly, le Fevre, said my uncle Toby to my house-and we'll send for a doctor to see what's the matter 299-and we'll have an apothecary 300-and the corporal shall be your nurse, and I'll be your servant, le Fevre. 274 275 272 aushalten; 273 Hülfe leisten, helfen, stüßen; hinsinken, sterben ; ach! oh!; 276 behaupten; 277 die Aussage; 278 beschuldigen, anklagen ; 279 das Kanzleigericht; 280 der Schwur; 281 282 einreichen ; zu Protokoll nehmen, registriren; 283 fallen lassen; 284 auslöschen; 285 der Schreibtisch ; 286 die Beinkleider; 287 außer ; 288 bas Augenlid; 289 gewohnt; 290 die Vorrede ; 291 Entschuldigung, sich entschuldigen; 292 frei; 293 Sitten und Gebräuche; 294 der Vorhang; 295 wie; 296 die Unpäßlichkeit; 297 die Erkundigung; 298 entwerfen, verabreden; 299 was ihnen fehlt; 300 der Apotheker; |