preface 2- 第1部分

PREFACE　TO　THE　〃CHARLES　DICKENS〃　EDITION　OF　〃AMERICAN　NOTES〃







MY　readers　have　opportunities　of　judging　for　themselves　whether　the　



influences　and　tendencies　which　I　distrusted　in　America；　had；　at　



that　time；　any　existence　but　in　my　imagination。　　They　can　examine　



for　themselves　whether　there　has　been　anything　in　the　public　career　



of　that　country　since；　at　home　or　abroad；　which　suggests　that　those　



influences　and　tendencies　really　did　exist。　　As　they　find　the　fact；　



they　will　judge　me。　　If　they　discern　any　evidences　of　wrong…going；　



in　any　direction　that　I　have　indicated；　they　will　acknowledge　that　



I　had　reason　in　what　I　wrote。　　If　they　discern　no　such　indications；　



they　will　consider　me　altogether　mistaken　…　but　not　wilfully。







Prejudiced；　I　am　not；　and　never　have　been；　otherwise　than　in　favour　



of　the　United　States。　　I　have　many　friends　in　America；　I　feel　a　



grateful　interest　in　the　country；　I　hope　and　believe　it　will　



successfully　work　out　a　problem　of　the　highest　importance　to　the　



whole　human　race。　　To　represent　me　as　viewing　AMERICA　with　ill…



nature；　coldness；　or　animosity；　is　merely　to　do　a　very　foolish　



thing：　　which　is　always　a　very　easy　one。