Topublishsuchmaterials\"withoutalteration\"，wassimplyimpossible。ButfindingeverywhereinternalevidencethatMr。
Townshend’sReligiousOpinionshadbeenconstantlymeditatedandreconsideredwithgreatpainsandsinceritythroughouthislife，theLiteraryExecutorcarefullycompiledthem（alwaysinthewriter’sexactwords），andendeavouredinpiecingthemtogethertoavoidneedlessrepetition。HedoesnotdoubtthatMr。Townshendheldthecluetoapreciseplan，whichcouldhavegreatlysimplifiedthepresentationoftheseviews;andhehasdevotedthefirstsectionofthisvolumetoMr。Townshend’sownnotesofhiscomprehensiveintentions。Proofsofthedevoutspiritinwhichtheywereconceived，andofthesenseofresponsibilitywithwhichheworkedatthem，aboundthroughthewholemassofpapers。Mr。Townshend’svariedattainments，delicatetastes，andamiableandgentlenature，causedhimtobebelovedthroughlifebythevariouslydistinguishedmenwhowerehiscompeersatCambridgelongago。TohisLiteraryExecutorhewasalwaysawarmly—attachedandsympatheticfriend。Tothepublic，hehasbeenamostgenerousbenefactor，bothinhismunificentbequestofhiscollectionofpreciousstonesintheSouthKensingtonMuseum，andinthedevotionofthebulkofhispropertytotheeducationofpoorchildren。
ONMR。FECHTER’SACTING
ThedistinguishedartistwhosenameisprefixedtotheseremarkspurposestoleaveEnglandforaprofessionaltourintheUnitedStates。Afewwordsfromme，inreferencetohismeritsasanactor，Ihopemaynotbeuninterestingtosomereaders，inadvanceofhispubliclyprovingthembeforeanAmericanaudience，andIknowwillnotbeunacceptabletomyintimatefriend。IstateatoncethatMr。Fechterholdsthatrelationtowardsme;notonlybecauseitisthefact，butalsobecauseourfriendshiporiginatedinmypublicappreciationofhim。Ihadstudiedhisactingclosely，andhadadmiredithighly，bothinParisandinLondon，yearsbeforeweexchangedaword。Consequentlymyappreciationisnottheresultofpersonalregard，butpersonalregardhassprungoutofmyappreciation。
ThefirstqualityobservableinMr。Fechter’sactingis，thatitisinthehighestdegreeromantic。Howeverelaboratedinminutedetails，thereisalwaysapeculiardashandvigourinit，likethefreshatmosphereofthestorywhereofitisapart。Whenheisonthestage，itseemstomeasthoughthestoryweretranspiringbeforemeforthefirstandlasttime。Thusthereisafervourinhislove—making——asuffusionofhiswholebeingwiththeraptureofhispassion——thatshedsagloryonitsobject，andraisesher，beforetheeyesoftheaudience，intothelightinwhichheseesher。ItwasthisremarkablepowerthattookParisbystormwhenhebecamefamousinthelover’spartintheDameauxCamelias。Itisashortpart，reallycomprisedintwoscenes，but，asheactedit（hewasitsoriginalrepresentative），itleftitspoeticandexaltinginfluenceontheheroinethroughouttheplay。Awomanwhocouldbesoloved——whocouldbesodevotedlyandromanticallyadored——hadaholduponthegeneralsympathywithwhichnothinglessabsorbingandcompletecouldhaveinvestedher。WhenIfirstsawthisplayandthisactor，Icouldnotinformingmylenientjudgmentoftheheroine，forgetthatshehadbeentheinspirationofapassionofwhichIhadbeheldsuchprofoundandaffectingmarks。Isaidtomyself，asachildmighthavesaid:\"Abadwomancouldnothavebeentheobjectofthatwonderfultenderness，couldnothavesosubduedthatworshippingheart，couldnothavedrawnsuchtearsfromsuchalover\"。IampersuadedthatthesameeffectwaswroughtupontheParisianaudiences，bothconsciouslyandunconsciously，toaverygreatextent，andthatwhatwasmorallydisagreeableintheDameauxCameliasfirstgotlostinthisbrillianthaloofromance。