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TO MY BROTHER OFFICERS OF THE OUDH COMMISSION
I BEG LEAVE
TO INSCRIBE THIS LITTLE BOOK
WITH A PROFOUND SENSE OF ITS MANY DEFICIENCIES
BUT IN THE HOPE THAT
HOWEVER WIDELY SOME OF THEM MAY DISSENT FROM
NOT A FEW OF THE OPINIONS I HAVE VENTURED TO EXPRESS
THEY WILL AT LEAST BELIEVE
THAT THESE ARE INSPIRED BY A SINCERE LOVE
OF THE PROVINCE AND THE PEOPLE
WHOSE WELFARE WE HAVE
ALL ALIKE AT HEART.
