TO MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE

GUSTAVE MASSON, Esq. B.A. Univ. GALL.

WHO HAS OFTEN ASSISTED ME

NOT ONLY WITH HIS LEARNING AND MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS,

BUT ALSO WITH THE RARER AND BETTER AID

OF KINDLY SYMPATHY AND FAITHFUL FRIENDSHIP,

I CORDIALLY AND AFFECTIONATELY

Dedicate

THE FOLLOWING PAGES.