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1、TheTenantofWildfellHallAUTHOR'SPREFACETOTHESECONDEDITIONWhileIacknowledgethesuccessofthepresentworktohavebeengreaterthanIanticipated,andthepraisesithaselicitedfromafewkindcriticstohavebeengreaterthanitdeserved,Imustalsoadmitthatfromsomeotherquartersithasbeencensure
2、dwithanasperitywhichIwasaslittlepreparedtoexpect,andwhichmyjudgment,aswellasmyfeelings,assuresmeismorebitterthanjust.Itisscarcelytheprovinceofanauthortorefutetheargumentsofhiscensorsandvindicatehisownproductions;butImaybeallowedtomakehereafewobservationswithwhichIw
3、ouldhaveprefacedthefirstedition,hadIforeseenthenecessityofsuchprecautionsagainstthemisapprehensionsofthosewhowouldreaditwithaprejudicedmindorbecontenttojudgeitbyahastyglance.MyobjectinwritingthefollowingpageswasnotsimplytoamusetheReader;neitherwasittogratifymyownta
4、ste,noryettoingratiatemyselfwiththePressandthePublic:Iwishedtotellthetruth,fortruthalwaysconveysitsownmoraltothosewhoareabletoreceiveit.Butasthepricelesstreasuretoofrequentlyhidesatthebottomofawell,itneedssomecouragetodiveforit,especiallyashethatdoessowillbelikelyt
5、oincurmorescornandobloquyforthemudandwaterintowhichhehasventuredtoplunge,thanthanksforthejewelheprocures;as,inlikemanner,shewhoundertakesthecleansingofacarelessbachelor'sapartmentwillbeliabletomoreabuseforthedustsheraisesthancommendationfortheclearancesheeffects.Le
6、titnotbeimagined,however,thatIconsidermyselfcompetenttoreformtheerrorsandabusesofsociety,butonlythatIwouldfaincontributemyhumblequotatowardssogoodanaim;andifIcangainthepublicearatall,Iwouldratherwhisperafewwholesometruthsthereinthanmuchsoftnonsense.Asthestoryof'Agn
7、esGrey'wasaccusedofextravagantover-colouringinthoseverypartsthatwerecarefullycopiedfromthelife,withamostscrupulousavoidanceofallexaggeration,so,inthepresentwork,IfindmyselfcensuredfordepictingCONAMORE,with'amorbidloveofthecoarse,ifnotofthebrutal,'thosesceneswhich,I
8、willventuretosay,havenotbeenmorepainfulforthemostfastidiousofmycriticstoreadthantheywereformetodescribe.Imayhavegonetoofar;inwhichcaseIshallbecar