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1) I believe Philip Wicksteed wrote somewhere that the core premise of 
marginal utility theory was aptly captured in an observation by one of his 
children that "seconds aren't as good as firsts."  But where did he write 
this?  I've looked in vain in what seemed to me the obvious places. 
2)  Did Alfred Marshall ever explicitly say that he thought the concept of 
consumer surplus offered the most promising applications of any doctrine 
discussed in the Principles?  I suppose it would have been 
uncharacteristic for him to go out on a limb like that, but I do 
recall reading that somewhere. 
I'd be extremely grateful if anyone could give me a citation for 
either quote.  Thanks in advance. 
 
Jeff Lipkes 
Dept. of History 
University of South Florida 
Tampa 33620 
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