ALICE SOMERTON
AUTHOR OF "LAYTON CROFT" ETC.
LONDON FREDERICK WARNE AND CO. AND NEW YORK
He tried to open the window that he might throw it into the sea.
[See p. 24].
TO GLANVILLE AND HIS EIGHT SCHOOLFELLOWS.
Perhaps, dear boys, you wonder why I should have dedicated this little book to you: it is that you may feel a deeper interest in it, and imbibe, from reading it, an earnest love and reverence for your Bible, which, like a good angel, can guide you safely through the world as long as you live. Like Hubert's mother, I ask you to read a portion every day; and, whatever be the battle of life you may have to fight, may God's blessing attend you, making you humble towards Him, dutiful to your parents, and a blessing to mankind.
Believe me,
Yours affectionately,
ALICE SOMERTON.