Charlotte Brontë's Method II.--Altering the age of a character
portrayed. Thus the original of C may be young, and the original of D
old; but C may be represented as old, and D as young.
The literal extracts to which I have referred I print as occurring in
the three works:--Montagu the original, _Wuthering Heights_, and _Jane
Eyre_. I will first give the substance, or subject matter, side by
side:--
MONTAGU. _Wuthering Heights._ _Jane Eyre._
Montagu goes on Lockwood, of whom Jane (Method I.,
horseback to a Montagu was palpably interchange of the
solitary house at a the original, goes sexes) goes to a
distance from any on horseback to a solitary house,
habitable dwelling, solitary house at a alone. Comfort is all
alone, and seeks a distance from any around, but an air of
night's repose. But habitable dwelling, mystery surrounds
though comfort is all alone, and seeks a the master's wife and
around, he finds an night's repose. But a peculiar
air of mystery he finds an air of harsh-voiced female
surrounds the mystery surrounds the servant (Method I.,
inhospitable hostess inhospitable host interchange of the
and her deep-voiced, (Charlotte Brontë's sexes).
Yorkshire Method I.,
dialect-speaking, interchange of the
country-bred sexes) and his
man-servant. harsh-voiced,
Yorkshire
dialect-speaking,
country-bred
man-servant.
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