Transcriber’s Note:
Reading edition
Punctuation has been standardised. Spelling and hyphenation have been retained as used in the orginal publication except as follows:
Page 59 she greatly perferred city changed to she greatly preferred city
Page 64 with ancipations of a pleasant changed to with anticipations of a pleasant
Page 74 You’re aways right changed to You’re always right
Page 149 that it! But changed to that’s it! But
Page 150 band of wonderers pause changed to band of Wonderers pause
Page 164 to be a humourous publication changed to to be a humorous publication
Page 206 more about the matter than Paty changed to more about the matter than Patty
Page 215 Then turning to Signor Bolotti changed to Then turning to Signor Balotti
Page 237 no more dangerous asleep then awake changed to no more dangerous asleep than awake