TO
My Dear and Honored Father,
HENRY RAYMOND ARUNDELL,
WHO HAS ALWAYS TAKEN THE PROFOUNDEST INTEREST IN
OUR TRAVELS AND WRITINGS; WHO HAS HELPED
US WITH HIS COUNSELS; AND WHO HAS
EVER SHOWN THE TENDEREST
SOLICITUDE FOR OUR
WELFARE,
May God's choicest blessings crown his good works;
May he, like the holy patriarchs, have a long, happy, and peaceful life;
May we console and support his old age, and when he leaves us
May the mantle of his noble, simple, upright life fall upon us his children.
