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satisfy themselves, and for all we know, truthfully, of 

 their descent from a Pharaoh of the ipth dynasty. 



The mode of construction of such pedigrees, or 

 genealogical trees, is familiar to us all from our 

 school days. We begin by ruling a series of 

 horizontal lines, which we agree shall represent 

 successive generations. Then, assuming that we 



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DIAGRAM A. 



are of those whose aspirations are satisfied by a two- 

 and-sixpenny ancestry, we commence with the dawn 

 of respectability in the year 1066, and gradually 

 trace upwards from this date the line representing 

 our descent from the selected progenitor. 



We indicate in capitals, or in italics, any kings, 

 or statesmen, or poets, or other eminent people 

 whose memories we like to think derive renewed 

 lustre from association with ourselves ; and to 



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