Chapter II
[Introduction] of the Journey
... Come then, let us start! Follow me, all ye
whom the "pangs of despised love" or the
slights of friends keep within doors....
Be ye unhappy, sick, or weary, follow me. Ye
idle ones, arouse ye, one and all. And ye who
brood over gloomy projects...-come, and be
led by me to banish these dark thoughts; you
lose a moment's pleasure without gaining a
moment's wisdom! Deign' to accompany me
on my journey.... No obstacle shall hinder our
way; and giving ourselves up [happily] to
Imagination, we will follow her whithersoever it
may be her good pleasure to lead us....
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Review Chapter II, on page 3. Which conclusion
can be drawn from the narrator's address to the
reader in this part of the story?
The narrator thinks that despondency can be
overcome through physical activity.
The narrator wants to encourage more people to
write books like the one he has written.
The narrator believes that many problems can be
solved through the use of imagination.
The narrator hopes that his book will encourage
people to get out of their houses more often.