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1、JANEEYREbyCharlotteBronteTHEAUTHOR'SPREFACETOTHESECONDEDITIONAPREFACEtothefirsteditionofJaneEyrebeingunnecessary,Igavenone:thissecondeditiondemandsafewwordsbothofacknowledgmentandmiscellaneousremark.Mythanksaredueinthreequarters.TothePublic,fortheindulgentearit
2、hasinclinedtoaplaintalewithfewpretensions.TothePress,forthefairfielditshonestsuffragehasopenedtoanobscureaspirant.TomyPublishers,fortheaidtheirtact,theirenergy,theirpracticalsenseandfrankliberalityhaveaffordedanunknownandunrecommendedAuthor.ThePressandthePublic
3、arebutvaguepersonificationsforme,andImustthanktheminvagueterms;butmyPublishersaredefinite:soarecertaingenerouscriticswhohaveencouragedmeasonlylarge-heartedandhigh-mindedmenknowhowtoencourageastrugglingstranger;tothem,i.e.,tomyPublishersandtheselectReviewers,Isa
4、ycordially,Gentlemen,Ithankyoufrommyheart.HavingthusacknowledgedwhatIowethosewhohaveaidedandapprovedme,Iturntoanotherclass;asmallone,sofarasIknow,butnot,therefore,tobeoverlooked.ImeanthetimorousorcarpingfewwhodoubtthetendencyofsuchbooksasJaneEyre:inwhoseeyeswha
5、teverisunusualiswrong;whoseearsdetectineachprotestagainstbigotry-thatparentofcrime-aninsulttopiety,thatregentofGodonearth.Iwouldsuggesttosuchdoubterscertainobviousdistinctions;Iwouldremindthemofcertainsimpletruths.Conventionalityisnotmorality.Self-righteousness
6、isnotreligion.Toattackthefirstisnottoassailthelast.TopluckthemaskfromthefaceofthePharisee,isnottoliftanimpioushandtotheCrownofThorns.Thesethingsanddeedsarediametricallyopposed:theyareasdistinctasisvicefromvirtue.Mentoooftenconfoundthem:theyshouldnotbeconfounded
7、:appearanceshouldnotbemistakenfortruth;narrowhumandoctrines,thatonlytendtoelateandmagnifyafew,shouldnotbesubstitutedfortheworld-redeemingcreedofChrist.Thereis-Irepeatit-adifference;anditisagood,andnotabadactiontomarkbroadlyandclearlythelineofseparationbetweenth
8、em.Theworldmaynotliketoseetheseideasdissevered,forithasbeenaccustomedtoblendthem;findingitconvenienttomakeexternalshowpassforsterlingworth-toletwhite-washedwallsvouchforclea
