IV 
THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. 
his claims to much beyond this. Bash¬ 
ful he certainly is, and much given to 
solitary strolling and absent musings ; 
and also, it must be confessed, like most 
bashful men, when he has once broken 
down the barrier that his timidity places 
before his social yearnings, he will con¬ 
verse somewhat profusely and diffusely ; 
and if he does, upon those occasions, 
make rather a liberal use of the pro¬ 
noun I, with its objective me, all who 
thoroughly understand him will be grate¬ 
ful for it. 
In all other respects, he is a gen¬ 
tleman of an excellent understanding, 
improved and refined by considerable 
