A second edition affords a grateful opportunity for recalling that this little book is a sign of the
coöperating thoughts and sympathies of many persons. Its indebtedness to Mrs. Emmons Blaine
is partly indicated in the dedication. From my friends, Mr. and Mrs. George Herbert Mead, came
that interest, unflagging attention to detail, and artistic taste which, in my absence, remade
colloquial remarks until they were fit to print, and then saw the results through the press with ...