AN APOLOGY FOR OLD MAIDS

The Co

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS
ATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO

MACMILLAN & CO., LIMITED

LONDON. BOMBAY CALCUTTA
MELBOURNE

THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD.

TORONTO

OLD MAIDS

AND OTHER ESSAYS

BY

HENRY DWIGHT SEDGWICK

AUTHOR OF

ITALY IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY,' ""A SHORT HISTORY OF ITALY