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2、rprefixedtothethirdeditionof'JaneEyre.'These,too,itappears,failedtogaingeneralcredence,andnow,ontheoccasionofareprintof'WutheringHeights'and'AgnesGrey,'Iamadviseddistinctlytostatehowthecasereallystands.Indeed,Ifeelmyselfthatitistimetheobscurityattendingthosetwonames-El
3、lisandActon-wasdoneaway.Thelittlemystery,whichformerlyyieldedsomeharmlesspleasure,haslostitsinterest;circumstancesarechanged.Itbecomes,then,mydutytoexplainbrieflytheoriginandauthorshipofthebookswrittenbyCurrer,Ellis,andActonBell.Aboutfiveyearsago,mytwosistersandmyself,
4、afterasomewhatprolongedperiodofseparation,foundourselvesreunited,andathome.Residentinaremotedistrict,whereeducationhadmadelittleprogress,andwhere,consequently,therewasnoinducementtoseeksocialintercoursebeyondourowndomesticcircle,wewerewhollydependentonourselvesandeacho
5、ther,onbooksandstudy,fortheenjoymentsandoccupationsoflife.Thehigheststimulus,aswellastheliveliestpleasurewehadknownfromchildhoodupwards,layinattemptsatliterarycomposition;formerlyweusedtoshoweachotherwhatwewrote,butoflateyearsthishabitofcommunicationandconsultationhadb
6、eendiscontinued;henceitensued,thatweweremutuallyignorantoftheprogresswemightrespectivelyhavemade.Oneday,intheautumnof1845,IaccidentallylightedonaMS.volumeofverseinmysisterEmily'shandwriting.Ofcourse,Iwasnotsurprised,knowingthatshecouldanddidwriteverse:Ilookeditover,and
7、somethingmorethansurpriseseizedme-adeepconvictionthatthese2TwoShortPieceswerenotcommoneffusions,noratalllikethepoetrywomengenerallywrite.Ithoughtthemcondensedandterse,vigorousandgenuine.Tomyeartheyhadalsoapeculiarmusic-wild,melancholy,andelevating.MysisterEmilywasnotap
8、ersonofdemonstrativecharacter,noroneontherecessesofwhosemindandfeelingseventhosenearestanddearesttohercould,withimpun
