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fine sympathies of genius�察 �has discerned the real nature of 'Wuthering
Heights��' and has�察�with equal accuracy�察�noted its beauties and touched on
its faults。 Too often do reviewers remind us of the mob of Astrologers�察�
Chaldeans�察�and Soothsayers gathered before the 'writing on the wall��' and
unable to read the characters or make known the interpretation。 We have a
right to rejoice when a true seer comes at last�察�some man in whom is an
excellent spirit�察 �to whom have been given light�察 �wisdom�察 �and
understanding�察�who can accurately read the 'Mene�察�Mene�察�Tekel�察�Upharsin'
of an original mind ��however unripe�察 �however inefficiently cultured and
partially expanded that mind may be���察�and who can say with confidence�察�
'This is the interpretation thereof。
Yet even the writer to whom I allude shares the mistake about the
authorship�察�and does me the injustice to suppose that there was equivoque
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in my former rejection of this honour ��as an honour I regard it��。 May I
assure him that I would scorn in this and in every other case to deal in
equivoque�察�I believe language to have been given us to make our meaning
clear�察�and not to wrap it in dishonest doubt�拭�
'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall��' by Acton Bell�察 �had likewise an
unfavourable reception。 At this I cannot wonder。 The choice of subject was
an entire mistake。 Nothing less congruous with the writer's nature could be
conceived。 The motives which dictated this choice were pure�察�but�察�I think�察�
slightly morbid。 She had�察 �in the course of her life�察 �been called on to
contemplate�察 �near at hand�察 �and for a long time�察 �the terrible effects of
talents misused and faculties abused�此 �hers was naturally a sensitive�察�
reserved�察 �and dejected nature�察 �what she saw sank very deeply into her
mind�察�it did her harm。 She brooded over it till she believed it to be a duty
to reproduce every detail ��of course with fictitious characters�察 �incidents�察�
and situations���察 �as a warning to others。 She hated her work�察 �but would
pursue it。 When reasoned with on the subject�察 �she regarded such
reasonings as a temptation to self´ indulgence。 She must be honest�察 �she
must not varnish�察�soften�察�nor conceal。 This well´meant resolution brought
on her misconstruction�察 �and some abuse�察 �which she bore�察 �as it was her
custom to bear whatever was unpleasant�察�with mild�察�steady patience。 She
was a very sincere�察 �and practical Christian�察 �but the tinge of religious
melancholy communicated a sad shade to her brief�察�blameless life。
Neither Ellis nor Acton allowed herself for one moment to sink under
want of encouragement�察�energy nerved the one�察�and endurance upheld the
other。 They were both prepared to try again�察�I would fain think that hope
and the sense of power were yet strong within them。 But a great change
approached�察�affliction came in that shape which to anticipate is dread�察�to
look back on�察�grief。 In the very heat and burden of the day�察�the labourers
failed over their work。
My sister Emily first declined。 The details of her illness are deep´
branded in my memory�察 �but to dwell on them�察 �either in thought or
narrative�察�is not in my power。 Never in all her life had she lingered over
any task that lay before her�察�and she did not linger now。 She sank rapidly。
She made haste to leave us。 Yet�察�while physically she perished�察�mentally
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she grew stronger than we had yet known her。 Day by day�察 �when I saw
with what a front she met suffering�察�I looked on her with an anguish of
wonder and love。 I have seen nothing like it�察�but�察�indeed�察�I have never seen
her parallel in anything。 Stronger than a man�察 �simpler than a child�察 �her
nature stood alone。 The awful point was�察�that while full of ruth for others�察�
on herself she had no pity�察�the spirit was inexorable to the flesh�察�from the
trembling hand�察�the unnerved limbs�察�the faded eyes�察�the same service was
exacted as they had rendered in health。 To stand by and witness this�察�and
not dare to remonstrate�察�was a pain no words can render。
Two cruel months of hope and fear passed painfully by�察�and the day
came at last when the terrors and pains of death were to be undergone by
this treasure�察�which had grown dearer and dearer to our hearts as it wasted
before our eyes。 Towards the decline of that day�察�we had nothing of Emily
but her mortal remains as consumption left them。 She died December 19�察�
1848。
We thought this enough�此 �but we were utterly and presumptuously
wrong。 She was not buried ere Anne fell ill。 She had not been committed
to the grave a fortnight�察�before we received distinct intimation that it was
necessary to prepare our minds to see the younger sister go after the elder。
Accordingly�察�she followed in the same path with slower step�察�and with a
patience that equalled the other's fortitude。 I have said that she was
religious�察�and it was by leaning on those Christian doctrines in which she
firmly believed�察�that she found support through her most painful journey。 I
witnessed their efficacy in her latest hour and greatest trial�察�and must bear
my testimony to the calm triumph with which they brought her through。
She died May 28�察�1849。
What more shall I say about them�拭�I cannot and need not say much
more。 In externals�察 �they were two unobtrusive women�察 �a perfectly
secluded life gave them retiring manners and habits。 In Emily's nature the
extremes of vigour and simplicity seemed to meet。 Under an
unsophisticated culture�察�inartificial tastes�察�and an unpretending outside�察�lay
a secret power and fire that might have informed the brain and kindled the
veins of a hero�察 �but she had no worldly wisdom�察 �her powers were
unadapted to the practical business of life�察 �she would fail to defend her
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most manifest rights�察 �to consult her most legitimate advantage。 An
interpreter ought always to have stood between her and the world。 Her will
was not very flexible�察 �and it generally opposed her interest。 Her temper
was magnanimous�察�but warm and sudden�察�her spirit altogether unbending。
Anne's character was milder and more subdued�察�she wanted the power�察�
the fire�察 �the originality of her sister�察 �but was well endowed with quiet
virtues of her own。 Long´suffering�察�self´denying�察�reflective�察�and intelligent�察�
a constitutional reserve and taciturnity placed and kept her in the shade�察�
and covered her mind�察�and especially her feelings�察�with a sort of nun´like
veil�察 �which was rarely lifted。 Neither Emily nor Anne was learned�察 �they
had no thought of filling their pitchers at the well´spring of other minds�察�
they always wrote from the impulse of nature�察�the dictates of intuition�察�and
from such stores of observation as their limited experience had enabled
them to amass。 I may sum up all by saying�察�that for strangers they were
nothing�察�for superficial observers less than nothing�察�but for those who had
known them all their lives in the intimacy of close relationship�察�they were
genuinely good and truly great。
This notice has been written because I felt it a sacred duty to wipe the
dust off their gravestones�察�and leave their dear names free from soil。
CURRER BELL SEPTEMBER 19�察�1850。
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EDITOR'S PREFACE TO THE
NEW EDITION OF 'WUTHERING
HEIGHTS'
I HAVE just read over 'Wuthering Heights��' and�察 �for the first time�察�
have obtained a clear glimpse of what are termed ��and�察�perhaps�察�really are��
its faults�察�have gained a definite notion of how it appears to other people ´
to strangers who knew nothing of the author�察�who are unacquainted with
the locality where the scenes of the story are laid�察�to whom the inhabitants�察�
the customs�察�the natural characteristics of the outlying hills and hamlets in
the West Riding of Yorkshire are things alien and unfamiliar。
To all such 'Wuthering Heights' must appear a rude and strange
production。 The wild moors of the North of England can for them have no
interest�此 �the language�察 �the manners�察 �the very dwellings and household
customs of the scattered inhabitants of those districts must be to such
readers in a great measure unintelligible�察 �and ´ where intelligible ´
repulsive。 Men and women who�察 �perhaps�察�naturally very calm�察 �and with
feelings moderate in degree�察�and little marked in kind�察�have been trained
from their cradle to observe the utmost evenness of manner and
guardedness of language�察 �will hardly know what to make of the rough�察�
strong utterance�察�the harshly manifested passions�察�the unbri
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