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THE VERMILION PENCIL
THE VERMILION PENCIL
A ROMANCE OF CHINA
BY
HOMER LEA
NEW YORK
THE McCLURE COMPANY
MCMVIII
Copyright, 1908, by The McClure Company
Published, March, 1908
Copyright, 1906, by Homer Lea
All rights reserved
To
My Father and to Fred Phillips
This Book is Dedicated