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To Leon Werth
I ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating
it to a grown−up. I have a serious reason: he is the best friend I have in
the world. I have another reason: this grown−up understands everything,
even books about children. I have a third reason: he lives in France where
he is hungry and cold. He needs cheering up. If all these reasons are not
enough, I will dedicate the book to the child from whom this grown−up
grew. All grown−ups were once children−− although few of them
remember it. And so I correct my dedication:
