TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
Reading edition
Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. drawing-room/drawing room, fireplace/fire-place, motor-car/motor car, etc.) have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Convert footnote to endnote.
Standardize the time formatting to use the colon. (The source text used both periods and colons.)
[Chapter II]
Change “Her mother was a wholesome parson’s wife, her father was a rascal who was kicked out of the army” to daughter.
[Chapter IV]
“But what I mean to say is this; there was a time when you” change the semicolon to a colon.
[Chapter V]
“across the streaming brass pots and the blistering hot plates” to steaming.
[Chapter VI]
(“I am sending you two tickets for the theatre tonight.) to to-night.
[Chapter VIII]
(“That, Princess.” he said, “is Lady Moya Felton.”) change the first period to a comma.
[Chapter XII]
“pulled it back until he felt the snap of the rotten hand as it broke” to handle.
“And Daddy, if you are rude to Fonso, I shall be very rude to Ralph.” add comma after And.
[Chapter XIII]
(“Well, you couldn’t open them from the box,” said the man) add a period to this sentence.
[Chapter XIX]
(“Did you see it open. That is what knocked the candle over.”) Change the first period to a question mark.
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