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1、CHARLOTTETEMPLECHARLOTTETEMPLEBYSUSANNAHASWELLROWSON1CHARLOTTETEMPLEPREFACE.FORtheperusaloftheyoungandthoughtlessofthefairsex,thisTaleofTruthisdesigned;andIcouldwishmyfairreaderstoconsideritasnotmerelytheeffusionofFancy,butasareality.ThecircumstancesonwhichIhavefoundedthisnovelwererelatedtomesom
2、elittletimesincebyanoldladywhohadpersonallyknownCharlotte,thoughsheconcealedtherealnamesofthecharacters,andlikewisetheplacewheretheunfortunatesceneswereacted:yetasitwasimpossibletoofferarelationtothepublicinsuchanimperfectstate,Ihavethrownoverthewholeaslightveiloffiction,andsubstitutednamesandpl
3、acesaccordingtomyownfancy.Theprincipalcharactersinthislittletalearenowconsignedtothesilenttomb:itcanthereforehurtthefeelingsofnoone;andmay,Iflattermyself,beofservicetosomewhoaresounfortunateastohaveneitherfriendstoadvise,orunderstandingtodirectthem,throughthevariousandunexpectedevilsthatattenday
4、oungandunprotectedwomaninherfirstentranceintolife.WhilethetearofcompassionstilltrembledinmyeyeforthefateoftheunhappyCharlotte,Imayhavechildrenofmyown,saidI,towhomthisrecitalmaybeofuse,andiftoyourownchildren,saidBenevolence,whynottothemanydaughtersofMisfortunewho,deprivedofnaturalfriends,orspoilt
5、byamistakeneducation,arethrownonanunfeelingworldwithouttheleastpowertodefendthemselvesfromthesnaresnotonlyoftheothersex,butfromthemoredangerousartsoftheprofligateoftheirown.SensibleasIamthatanovelwriter,atatimewhensuchavarietyofworksareusheredintotheworldunderthatname,stands6PREFACE.butapoorchan
6、ceforfameintheannalsofliterature,butconsciousthatIwrotewithamindanxiousforthehappinessofthatsexwhosemoralsandconducthavesopowerfulaninfluenceonmankindingeneral;andconvincedthatIhavenotwrotealinethatconveysawrongideatotheheadoracorruptwishtotheheart,Ishallrestsatisfiedinthepurityofmyownintentions
7、,andifImeritnotapplause,IfeelthatIdreadnotcensure.2CHARLOTTETEMPLEIfthefollowingtaleshouldsaveonehaplessfaironefromtheerrorswhichruinedpoorCharlotte,orrescuefromimpendingmiserytheheartofoneanxiousparent,Ishallfeelamuchhigher
