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him he will be in a position to decide when he has gone through it whether or no it is worth his while to proceed farther.
I am indebted to His Excellency Wang, the Chinese Minister in London, for the introductory page and for the inscription which appears on the cover of the book.
My thanks are also due in no small measure to Mr. Reginald Lake, of Messrs. Gilbert & Rivington, for the courteous attention he has devoted to the production of a work that has called for an exceptional amount of care and patient revision.
WALTER C. HILLIER,
King's College (University of London).
April, 1907
