TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
Reading edition
Archaic (resistence, throughly) and inconsistent (e.g. handbag/hand bag/hand-bag, prearranged/pre-arranged, etc.) spellings have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Punctuation: fix some quotation mark pairings/nestings.
[Chapter I]
Change “How did Sir Michael Everden repair the family fortunes?” to Evenden.
“threatening thunder-clouds obscuring the sun for a few mintues” to minutes.
[Chapter II]
“for many vaulable early histories and theological works” to valuable.
[Chapter V]
(“I don’t know who that man is, but he’s nasty little fellow,”) add a after he’s.
[Chapter VI]
“All this was carefeully taken down by the police inspector” to carefully.
[Chapter VIII]
“Wilfred was inchned to resent the reference to Jill” to inclined.
[Chapter IX]
“coming to him as it did from outside the famly, was a shock to him” to family.
[Chapter X]
“But Br. Benson soon put an end to his expostulations” to Mr.
“Why can’t you do as as you’re told? What have you to say?” delete one as.
“came here tonight with the express purpose and full intention” to to-night.
[Chapter XI]
“your little friend, the companion—hence your knowlege” to knowledge.
[Chapter XII]
“Well, if the pore old gentleman breaks his skull open” to poor.
[Chapter XIII]
“followed by a shufflng of feet, then the rasping sound” to shuffling.
[Chapter XIV]
(“Cursing and theratening and all sorts of things.”) to threatening.
[Chapter XV]
(“Well, what have to say?” Mr. Benson seated himself) add you after have.
(“Do you want me tell you all that?”) add to after me.
[Chapter XVI]
“which he handed to the great pychologist” to psychologist.
[Chapter XVII]
“I have come down to staighten one or two matters out” to straighten.
“Only two or two things can be stated with assurance” to one.
[Chapter XX]
“he determined to find out it if were the whole story” to if it.
(“Laidlaw’s been,” anounced Mr. Benson, “and Bill Harris) to announced.
[Chapter XXII]
“Lady Evenden was exonerated from the slightest suspision” to suspicion.
[End of text]