《忏悔录·卷六·Les Charmettes：最幸福的那两年》第32节
Such have been the errors and faults of my youth; I have related the history of them with a fidelity which my heart approves; if my riper years were dignified with some virtues, I should have related them with the same frankness; it was my intention to have done this, but I must forego this pleasing task and stop here. Time, which renders justice to the characters of most men, may withdraw the veil; and should my memory reach posterity, they may one day discover what I had to say--they will then understand why I am now silent.
注释摘要
这是《忏悔录》前六卷的倒数第二段，也就是卢梭为这部自传原定终点所作的收束语。写这段话时他大约五十三到五十八岁，正处在全书最后的编纂阶段，前面刚刚讲完他从里昂回到尚贝里、发现自己的位置已被另一个人取代，随后带着新发明的记谱法只身前往巴黎。至此，他为自己青少年时代的故事画上了句号。 这段收束在文字上同时完成了三件事：他给此前的一切定了一个总名，叫作“青年时期的…