The fact is, I had worked leisurely at Norman for a considerable period, Changing and interchanging charac ters, situations, and incidents, until I realised, if I did not at once cry halt, I might go on perfecting for the natural term of my life, and with no greater satisfactory result to myself. Hence, I concluded to consider it as finished once and for all, well knowing, however, the multitude of imper fections it contains.

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