\"Aprosework，byEllisandActon，willsoonappear:itshouldhavebeenout，indeed，longsince；forthefirstproof-sheetswerealreadyinthepressatthecommencementoflastAugust，beforeCurrerBellhadplacedtheMS。of\"JaneEyre\"inyourhands。Mr——，however，doesnotdobusinesslikeMessrs。SmithandElder；adifferentspiritseemstopresideat——Street，tothatwhichguidesthehelmat65，Cornhill……Myrelationshavesufferedfromexhaustingdelayandprocrastination，whileI
havetoacknowledgethebenefitsofamanagementatoncebusiness-likeandgentleman-like，energeticandconsiderate。
\"IshouldliketoknowifMr——oftenactsashehasdonetomyrelations，orwhetherthisisanexceptionalinstanceofhismethod。Doyouknow，andcanyoutellmeanythingabouthim？Youmustexcusemeforgoingtothepointatonce，whenIwanttolearnanything:ifmyquestionsareimportunate，youare，ofcourse，atlibertytodeclineansweringthem——Iam，yoursrespectfully，C。BELL。\"
ToG。H。LEWES，ESQ。
\"Nov。22nd，1847。