Netherleigh

Excerpt from Netherleigh
My Dear Edwin Waddington,
I need hardly say that I had you in mind when I projected this book, and I had fully determined to risk your scorn by providing my hero with a heroine when I found that you had anticipated me. If I am debarred the satisfaction of alluring you to this brighter world and leading the way, I am compensated by knowing that authority has been given to my hero's adventure in matrimony. You have my heartiest good wishes, and I hope you will allow me to dedicate this book to you in recognition of those qualities of endurance, cheerfulness and pluck that have been the admiration of all who know you. You will not need to be told that I have made no attempt to paint portraits. The public ought to know, however, that all the characters in the book - not excluding the hero - are, like Dick's adventures, purely imaginary.
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