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1、TheGoldenBowlbyHenryJamesVolume1PREFACEAmongmanymattersthrownintoreliefbyarefreshedacquaintancewith"TheGoldenBowl"whatperhapsmoststandsoutformeisthestillmarkedinveteracyofacertainindirectandobliqueviewofmypresentedaction;unlessindeedImakeupmymindtocallthismodeoftreatment,onthecontrary,anysuperficia
2、lappearancenotwithstanding,theverystraightestandclosestpossible.Ihavealreadybetrayed,asanacceptedhabit,andeventoextravagancecommentedon,mypreferencefordealingwithmysubjectmatter,for"seeingmystory,"throughtheopportunityandthesensibilityofsomemoreorlessdetached,somenotstrictlyinvolved,thoughthoroughl
3、yinterestedandintelligent,witnessorreporter,somepersonwhocontributestothecasemainlyacertainamountofcriticismandinterpretationofit.Againandagain,onreview,theshorterthingsinespecialthatIhavegatheredintothisSerieshaverangedthemselvesnotasmyownimpersonalaccountoftheaffairinhand,butasmyaccountofsomebody
4、'simpressionofit--thetermsofthisperson'saccesstoitandestimateofitcontributingthusbysomefinelittlelawtointensificationofinterest.Thesomebodyisoften,amongmyshortertalesIrecognise,butanunnamed,unintroducedand(savebyrightofintrinsicwit)unwarrantedparticipant,theimpersonalauthor'sconcretedeputyordelegat
5、e,aconvenientsubstituteorapologistforthecreativepowerotherwisesoveiledanddisembodied.Myinstinctappearsrepeatedlytohavebeenthattoarriveatthefactsretailedandthefiguresintroducedbythegivenhelpofsomeotherconsciousandconfessedagentisessentiallytofindthewholebusiness--thatis,asIsay,itseffectiveinterest--
6、enrichedBYTHEWAY.Ihaveinotherwordsconstantlyinclinedtotheideaofthe(vi)particularattachingcasePLUSsomenearindividualviewofit;thatnearnessquitehavingthustobecomeanimaginedobserver's,aprojected,charmedpainter'sorpoet's--howeveravowedthe"minor"qualityinthelatter--closeandsensitivecontactwithit.Anything
7、,inshort,Inowreflect,mustalwayshaveseemedtomebetter--betterfortheprocessandtheeffectofrepresentation,myirrepressibleideal--thanthemeremuffledmajestyofirresponsible"authorship."Besetconstantlywiththesensetha
