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PREFACE

When Mr. Knight and I decided to take joint responsi-
bility for the whole of this book as co-authors, it was too
late to change to “we” all the frequent personal pronouns.
But the reader will not be greatly confused. I am writ-
ing this second preface just on going to press and Mr. Knight has not seen it. His name is specially signed to
the introduction only, and he composed outright only a
few other things. But there are important cases where
I have modified my statements according to his sugges-
tions, and he has just signified to me by telegram his
desire that we shall be held equally and jointly respon-
sible for everything that either of us has said.

Vilhjalmur Stefansson.

New York,
February 16, 1925.