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friend Mr. Shaylor, to be published by Simpkin, Mar- 

 shall & Co. It was to contain just what had been left 

 over by BeWs Life, the Field, and various magazines, 

 and this I have described as the " Aftermath." I 

 therefore publish it, and I do so, if I may be permitted, 

 just as an old man's indulgence. Will the reader be 

 so good as to let it stand at that, and will my old friends 

 accept a humble plea for that indulgence ? I make it 

 very sincerely, and with a grateful heart for long 

 years of brotherhood and kindly comradeship. 



There are obligations which must, however, be 

 clearly and promptly acknowledged with thanks most 

 cordial : to the proprietors of the Field (now the Field 

 Press, Limited), to Baity s Magazine, the Windsor Maga- 

 zine, and many others who kindly gave permission to 

 select what was required for my purpose. I hereby 

 thank them one and all, with apologies to others not 

 mentioned through inadvertence. 



