I must also express my gratitude to Sir Thomas Sanderson, Lord Derby's executor, to Cardinal Newman's literary representative Mr.Edward Bellasis, and to Mr.Arthur Clough, son of Froude's early friend the poet.
Mr.James Rye, of Balliol College, Oxford, placed at my disposal, with singular generosity, the results of his careful examination into the charges made against Mr.Froude by Mr.Freeman.
The Rector of Exeter was good enough to show me the entries in the college books bearing upon Mr.Froude's resignation of his Fellowship, and to tell me everything he knew on the subject.
My indebtedness to the late Sir John Skelton's delightful book, The Table Talk of Shirley, will be obvious to my readers.
I have, in conclusion, to thank my old friend Mr.Birrell, for lending me his very rare copy of the funeral sermon preached by Mr.Froude at Torquay.
October 30, 1905..