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METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON
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_First published_ _October_ _1906_
_Second Edition_ _December_ _1906_
_Third Edition_ _January_ _1907_
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TO
KATHERINE SANDERSON
WHOSE WARM WELCOME AND GRACIOUS HOSPITALITY
EXTENDED TO THE FRIEND OF HER SON
CHEERED THE FIRST DARK DAYS OF MY PARTING WITH THE SEA
THESE PAGES ARE AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED