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Chapter 1

           Nordoeseveryhusbandfeelboundtorepeatateverystep,“Tul’asvoulu,GeorgesDandin!”likeanothertypicalpersonage;andyethowmanymillionsandbillionsofGeorgesDandinsthereareinreallifewhofeelinclinedtoutterthissoul-drawncryaftertheirhoneymoon,ifnotthedayafterthewedding!Therefore,withoutenteringintoanymoreseriousexaminationofthequestion,Iwillcontentmyselfwithremarkingthatinreallifetypicalcharactersare“watereddown,”sotospeak;andalltheseDandinsandPodkoleosinsactuallyexistamonguseveryday,butinadilutedform.Iwilljustadd,however,thatGeorgesDandinmighthaveexistedexactlyasMolièrepresentedhim,andprobablydoesexistnowandthen,thoughrarely;andsoIwillendthisscientificexamination,whichisbeginningtolooklikeanewspapercriticism.Butforallthis,thequestionremains,whatarethenoveliststodowithcommonplacepeople,andhowaretheytobepresentedtothereaderinsuchaformastobeintheleastdegreeinteresting?Theycannotbeleftoutaltogether,forcommonplacepeoplemeetoneateveryturnoflife,andtoleavethemoutwouldbetodestroythewholerealityandprobabilityofthestory.Tofillanovelwithtypicalcharactersonly,orwithmerelystrangeanduncommonpeople,wouldrenderthebookunrealandimprobable,andwouldverylikelydestroytheinterest.Inmyopinion,thedutyofthenovelististoseekoutpointsofinterestandinstructioneveninthecharactersofcommonplacepeople.

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