But, seeing some one near, even as his hand
Was stretched towards the garden gate, he shrunk—
[Footnote A:] The work was The Prelude. See [book ix.], p. 310 of this volume.—Ed.
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[Footnote B:] Compare The Prelude, [book ix.] l. 548, p. 310, where Wordsworth says it was told him "by my Patriot friend."—Ed.
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Note: In the preface to his volume, "Poems of Wordsworth chosen and edited by Matthew Arnold," that distinguished poet and critic has said (p. xxv.),
"I can read with pleasure and edification ... everything of Wordsworth, I think, except Vaudracour and Julia."
Ed.
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