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1、MyAuntMargaret'sMirrorMyAuntMargaret'sMirrorbySirWalterScott1MyAuntMargaret'sMirrorINTRODUCTION.ThespeciesofpublicationwhichhascometobegenerallyknownbythetitleofANNUAL,beingamiscellanyofproseandverse,equippedwithnumerousengravings,andputfortheveryyearaboutChristmas,hadflourishedforalongwhil
2、einGermanybeforeitwasimitatedinthiscountrybyanenterprisingbookseller,aGermanbybirth,Mr.Ackermann.Therapidsuccessofhiswork,asisthecustomofthetime,gavebirthtoahostofrivals,and,amongothers,toanAnnualstyledTheKeepsake,thefirstvolumeofwhichappearedin1828,andattractedmuchnotice,chieflyinconsequen
3、ceoftheveryuncommonsplendourofitsillustrativeaccompaniments.Theexpenditurewhichthespiritedproprietorslavishedonthismagnificentvolumeisunderstoodtohavebeennotlessthanfromtentotwelvethousandpoundssterling!Variousgentlemenofsuchliteraryreputationthatanyonemightthinkitanhonourtobeassociatedwith
4、themhadbeenannouncedascontributorstothisAnnual,beforeapplicationwasmadetometoassistinit;andIaccordinglyplacedwithmuchpleasureattheEditor'sdisposalafewfragments,originallydesignedtohavebeenworkedintotheChroniclesoftheCanongate,besidesamanuscriptdrama,thelong-neglectedperformanceofmyyouthfuld
5、ays--"TheHouseofAspen."TheKeepsakefor1828included,however,onlythreeoftheselittleprosetales,ofwhichthefirstinorderwasthatentitled"MyAuntMargaret'sMirror."BywayofINTRODUCTIONtothis,whennowincludedinageneralcollectionofmylucubrations,Ihaveonlytosaythatitisameretranscript,oratleastwithverylittl
6、eembellishment,ofastorythatIrememberedbeingstruckwithinmychildhood,whentoldatthefiresidebyaladyofeminentvirtuesandnoinconsiderableshareoftalent,oneoftheancientandhonourablehouseofSwinton.Shewasakindofrelationofmyown,andmetherdeathinamannersoshocking--beingkilled,inafitofinsanity,byafemaleat
7、tendantwhohadbeenattachedto2MyAuntMargaret'sMirrorherpersonforhalfalifetime--thatIcannotnowrecallhermemory,childasIwaswhenthecatastropheoccurred,withoutapainfulreawakeningofperhapsthefirstimagesofhorrorthatthescenesofreallifestampedonmymind.Thisgoodspins
