Transcriber’s Note

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The following changes to the text were noted:

p. 2: Two subdued chirrups: “Thank you, Mrs. Samuel Josephs”—Added a period after “Josephs”.

p. 3: The buggy tiwnkled away in the sunlight—Changed “tiwnkled” to “twinkled”.

p. 14: lifted up his oat tails.—Changed “oat” to “coat”.

p. 101: the garçon was hauing up the boxes—Changed “hauing” to "hauling".

p. 169: I have sung that music many times.”—Inserted a closing single quotation mark before the closing double quotation mark.

p. 154: It doesn’t matter at all, darling.” said the good friend.—Changed period after “darling” to a comma.

p. 187: “That,” she said, “is most becoming,”—Comma after “becoming” changed to a period.

p. 190: opening the French window to let Klaymongso into the garden, cries.—Changed the period after “cries” to a colon.

p. 201: What a genius Mr Peacock was.—Inserted a period after “Mr”.

p. 202: There she was—off again Now she—Inserted a period after “again”.

p. 210: “That's where the ice pudding is to be,” said Cook—Added a period to the end of the sentence.

p. 215: “I’m hanged if I won’t,” cried Father. I won’t—Inserted an opening double quotation mark between “Father.” and “I won’t”.

p. 258: “I think I ought to gonow.”—Divided “gonow” into two words.