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counsel and cheering words when I was in despondent moods. For all which offices I tender him my best thanks.
And now, go forth, my book. May my friends be lenient with you, and my critics merciful.
H. S. M.
17 Hamilton Terrace, N.W.
September 1894.
CHARLES KEENE.
By Hubert Herkomer, 1870.
