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2、dunion.2of1492MiddlemarchPRELUDEWhothatcaresmuchtoknowthehistoryofman,andhowthemysteriousmixturebehavesunderthevaryingexperimentsofTime,hasnotdwelt,atleastbriefly,onthelifeofSaintTheresa,hasnotsmiledwithsomegentlenessatthethoughtofthelittlegirlwalkingforthonemorn
3、inghand-in-handwithherstillsmallerbrother,togoandseekmartyrdominthecountryoftheMoors?OuttheytoddledfromruggedAvila,wide-eyedandhelpless-lookingastwofawns,butwithhumanhearts,alreadybeatingtoanationalidea;untildomesticrealitymetthemintheshapeofuncles,andturnedthemb
4、ackfromtheirgreatresolve.Thatchild-pilgrimagewasafitbeginning.Theresa’spassionate,idealnaturedemandedanepiclife:whatweremany-volumedromancesofchivalryandthesocialconquestsofabrilliantgirltoher?Herflamequicklyburnedupthatlightfuel;and,fedfromwithin,soaredaftersome
5、illimitablesatisfaction,someobjectwhichwouldneverjustifyweariness,whichwouldreconcileself-despairwiththerapturousconsciousnessoflifebeyondself.Shefoundhereposinthereformofareligiousorder.3of1492MiddlemarchThatSpanishwomanwholivedthreehundredyearsago,wascertainlyn
6、otthelastofherkind.ManyTheresashavebeenbornwhofoundforthemselvesnoepiclifewhereintherewasaconstantunfoldingoffar-resonantaction;perhapsonlyalifeofmistakes,theoffspringofacertainspiritualgrandeurill-matchedwiththemeannessofopportunity;perhapsatragicfailurewhichfou
7、ndnosacredpoetandsankunweptintooblivion.Withdimlightsandtangledcircumstancetheytriedtoshapetheirthoughtanddeedinnobleagreement;butafterall,tocommoneyestheirstrugglesseemedmereinconsistencyandformlessness;fortheselater-bornTheresaswerehelpedbynocoherentsocialfaith
8、andorderwhichcouldperformthefunctionofknowledgefortheardentlywillingsoul.Theirardoralternatedbetweenavagueidealandthecommonyearningofwomanhood;sothattheonewasd
