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Chapter IV.

 On the Distribution of the following Treatise.

Having brought to an end my remarks bearing on the Introduction, I must now enter straight upon the task of dealing with the Mediums or Modes of hidden writing.  But that I may leave me part of the subject untouched, I shall first speak in few words, ώς έν παρεργμ, of the Modes of hidden speech; see, above, c.2, beginning with the words, But notwithstanding all that has been said above, etc.  To the Modes of hidden speech I shall in the same way append the Modes of quasi-speech expressing itself through signs, Bk.II.c.1.  Having thus run through these branches of my subject, I shall, in c.2, approach the main theme of my discourse, which is hidden writing, and shall bring to light the various Mediums.  To the consideration of these Mediums are devoted the remaining chapters of Books 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.