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was tardily lowered, and the others were allowed 

 to set off in hopeless pursuit. 



In this country I am sure I may claim for my 

 brethren and myself that we honestly and labor- 

 iously do our best to perform a very thankless and 

 difhcult task, and that I have justification for the 

 use of these adjectives I think readers will be 

 willing to admit for the reasons indicated on 

 previous pages. 



