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THE　SCARLET　LETTER by　Nathaniel　HawthorneINTRODUCTORY THE　CUSTOM…HOUSE。 INTRODUCTORY　TO　〃THE　SCARLET　LETTER〃。 IT　is　a　little　remarkable；　that…　though　disinclined　to　talk　overmuchof　myself　and　my　affairs　at　the　fireside；　and　to　my　personalfriends…　an　autobiographical　impulse　should　twice　in　my　life　havetaken　possession　of　me；　in　addressing　the　public。　The　first　time　wasthree　or　four　years　since；　when　I　favoured　the　reader…　inexcusably；and　for　no　earthly　reason；　that　either　the　indulgent　reader　or　theintrusive　author　could　imagine…　with　a　description　of　my　way　of　lifein　the　deep　quietude　of　an　Old　Manse。　And　now…　because；　beyond　mydeserts；　I　was　happy　enough　to　find　a　listener　or　two　on　the　formeroccasion…　I　again　seize　the　public　by　the　button；　and　talk　of　my　threeyears'　experience　in　a　Custom…House。　The　example　of　the　famous　〃P。　P。；Clerk　of　this　Parish；〃　was　never　more　faithfully　followed。　The　truthseems　to　be；　however；　that；　when　he　casts　his　leaves　forth　upon　thewind；　the　author　addresses；　not　the　many　who　will　fling　aside　hisvolume；　or　never　take　it　up；　but　the　few　who　will　understand　him；better　than　most　of　his　schoolmates　or　lifemates。　Some　authors；indeed；　do　far　more　than　this；　and　indulge　themselves　in　suchconfidential　depths　of　revelation　as　could　fittingly　be　addressed；only　and　exclusively；　to　the　one　heart　and　mind；　of　perfectsympathy；　as　if　the　printed　book；　thrown　at　large　on　the　wide　world；were　certain　to　find　out　the　divided　segment　of　the　writer's　ownnature；　and　plete　his　circle　of　existence　by　bringing　him　intomunion　with　it。　It　is