Dedication
To T. HARTLEY ROBERTS, Esq., J.P.
MY DEAR FRIEND,
I am dedicating this book to you, partly because when you read it in MS. you told me you liked it better than any story I have ever written; but more because, although words are at best utterly inadequate, I want to tell you that one of the things I value most in life is your friendship.
JOSEPH HOCKING.
PRIOR’S CORNER,
TOTTERIDGE.