PREFACE TO NEW EDITION

 The original “Bee-Master of Warrilow”—that queer little honey-coloured book of far-off days—contained but eleven chapters: in its present edition the book has grown to more than three times its former length, and constitutes practically a new volume.

 

To those who knew and loved the old “Bee-Master of Warrilow,” no apology for the additional chapters will be required, because it is directly to the solicitation¹ of many of them that this larger collection of essays on English bee-garden life owes its appearance.  And equally, to those who will make the old bee-man’s acquaintance for the first time in these present pages, little need be said.  In spite of the War, the honey-bee remains² the same mysterious, fascinating creature that she has ever been; and the men who live by the fruit of her toil³ share with her the like changeless quality.  The Master of Warrilow and his bees can very well be left to win their own way into the hearts of new readers as they did with the old.

 

T. E.

 

The Red Cottage,

         Burpham, Arundel,

            Sussex.

1 solicitation   

n.诱惑；揽货；恳切地要求；游说

参考例句：

• Make the first solicitation of the three scheduled this quarter. 进行三位名单上预期捐助人作本季第一次邀请捐献。 来自互联网
• Section IV is about the proxy solicitation system and corporate governance. 随后对委托书的格式、内容、期限以及能否实行有偿征集、征集费用由谁承担以及违反该制度的法律责任进行论述，并提出自己的一些见解。 来自互联网

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。