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at any length for the first time ; and my hope is 

 to bring about a wider and deeper interest in 

 the animal, and be the means of removing some 

 of the prejudice which unjustly attaches to it. 



I take this opportunity of thanking the Duchess 

 of Bedford and Mr. J. G. Millais for their 

 courtesy in allowing me the use of most valuable 

 illustrations. 



Tregonebris, 



Sancreed, 



West Cornwall. 

 March 10, 1909. 



