TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
Reading edition
Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. footfalls/foot-falls, north-east/southwest, quicklime/quick-lime/quick lime, etc.) have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Abandon the use of drop-caps.
Adjust some quotation mark pairings and nestings.
Capitalize five instances of doctor when used in direct addresses.
[Chapter II]
“threw a fresh light, if any were needed on the sinister events” add comma after needed.
[Chapter III]
Change (“By jove!” he exclaimed, “I’m afraid I can’t.) to Jove.
[Chapter IV]
“and he began to chant in an absurb, Punch-like voice” to absurd.
[Chapter V]
“he had taken temporary charge of my uncle’s practise” to practice.
[Chapter VIII]
“throw at least a glimmer of light on his dreadful and baffling mystery” to this.
[Chapter IX]
“We followed him, picking our way daintly, and, having” to daintily.
[Chapter X]
(“that it seems perfectly conceivable that Mrs. Frood could have”) to inconceivable.
(“Don’t rub it.” said Thorndyke, as Bundy clapped his hand) change the period to a comma.
[Chapter XI]
“The sergant turned away with a sort of benevolent contempt” to sergeant.
[Chapter XIII]
(“Yes, it seem undeniable,” I answered.) to seems.
[Chapter XIV]
(“Let me see,” said Thondyke. “Isn’t that the lane that) to Thorndyke.
[Chapter XVI]
“replied Polton, with a smile of ladyrinthine wrinkliness” to labyrinthine.
“It is a dreadful thought?” change question mark to an exclamation mark.
[Chapter XVII]
“after a few moment’s reflection with knitted brows, he stated” to moments’.
[End of text]