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Dedication.
To the Ladies and to the Members
OF THE
MERCANTILE, SEA-FARING AND SPORTING
COMMUNITIES OF CHINA,
MANY OF WHOM I HAVE SO OFTEN HEARD EXPRESSING REGRET AT NOT KNOWING
"A FEW WORDS OF CHINESE,"
HAVE SEEN TURNING AWAY DISHEARTENED
FROM THE ELABORATE SYSTEM OF LEARNED SINOLOGUES,
I OFFER THE FOLLOWING PAGES.
H. A. G.
