PREFACE. 



Of prefaces there are two species — the pre- 

 face apologetic and the preface defiant. The 

 former displays two well-marked varieties — the 

 only-at-the-instigation-of -friends preface, and 

 the thi s - book - is - full - of - faults - and - no - one - 

 is - more - conscious - of - them - than-the - author 

 preface. 



It is obviously not open to me to adopt the 

 former of these varieties, for, like the worthy 

 George Washington, I cannot tell a lie, espe- 

 cially when there is no chance of its obtain- 

 ing credence. 



Nor am I going to fall back upon the 

 second variety of the preface apologetic. It 

 seems to me that it is intended only for hypo- 

 crites and simpletons. 



