TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.
Reading edition
Sydney C. Grier was the pseudonym of Hilda Caroline Gregg.
This book is part of the author’s “Balkan Series II.” The series, in order, being: The Heir, The Heritage, and The Prize.
Alterations to the text:
Punctuation corrections: some quotation mark pairings.
Footnotes have been placed in square-brackets in-line with the text.
[Title Page]
Add brief note indicating this book’s position in the series. See above.
[Chapter XII]
Change “to do the same downtairs” to downstairs.
[Chapter XIV]
“it was worth while following up” to worthwhile.
[Chapter XVII]
“the Caveliere read it through” to Cavaliere.
[Chapter XX]
“the took the precaution of a whispered warning” to she.
“and was designed te emphasize the” to to.
[Chapter XXIV]
“A fusilade from the revolvers” to fusillade.
[Chapter XXVI]
“that all the military arragements were in...” to arrangements.
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