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Transcriber's Note
Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings. Obvious typographical errors in punctuation (misplaced quotes and the like) have been fixed without note. Other corrections in the text are noted below (corrections inside the brackets).
page 5: typo corrected: XX. The Incognito[Incognita] page 32: typo corrected: the Count Damorean[Damoreau] page 91: typo corrected: "Before you go to Rennes, will you not return this handker-Shief[handkerchief] to M. de Bois? page 122: typo corrected: pondering over the disorded[disordered] mental condition page 123: typo corrected: the wild lights of delirum[delirium]; page 129: typo corrected: the dim light of the veillense[veilleuse] page 132: typo corrected: distinguished Roland[Ronald], had constituted him a sort of prince page 135: typo corrected: jealous of the inteference[interference] of his niece's relatives page 150: typo corrected: advance funds to pay partiest[parties] employed. page 153: typo corrected: a wreath of for-get-me-nots[forget-me-nots] page 158: typo corrected: tearless eyes upon life's realties,[realities] page 165: typo corrected: influence in preparing Count Triston[Tristan] to look favorably page 189: typo corrected: the mortgage must prove ruinious[ruinous] page 209: repeated word removed: it was not in my power to be [be] more punctual page 228: typo corrected: which Mademoiselle Malanie[Melanie] does not desire page 237: typo corrected: salons, Madeline[Madeleine] entered the workroom. page 241: typo corrected: during their brief recontre[rencontre] the day previous? page 281: typo corrected: The Countess de Gramant[Gramont] rose up majestically page 287: typo corrected: her chilling de-demeanor;[demeanor] page 288: typo corrected: You do not imagnie[imagine] page 332: typo corrected: "Yes, to-night; but not very[every] night," page 332: typo corrected: the noble coutourière's[couturière's] supposed abdication page 345: typo corrected: CHAPTER LXI.[XLI.] page 356: typo corrected: a cheerful, yet symathizing[sympathizing] face page 358: typo corrected: drawn this conclusiou[conclusion] from page 363: typo corrected: carrying out certains[certain] views page 371: repeated word removed: the well-being of those dear to [to] her; page 373: typo corrected: One charge more: you[your] father is page 379: typo corrected: I must write to Lorillard[Lorrillard] page 423: typo corrected: after the sepation[separation] of those long page 451: typo corrected: Mrs. Lawkin's[Lawkins'] skilful ministry