Transcriber’s Notes
This transcription follows the text of the edition published by Simon and Schuster in 1927. However, the following alterations have been made to correct what are believed to be unambiguous errors in the text:
- “Maragaret” to “Margaret” (Chapter IX);
- “Couston Hall” to “Clouston Hall” (Chapter XI);
- “witholding” to “withholding” (Chapter XVII);
- “Morseby” to “Moresby” (Chapter XVII);
- “currare” to “curare” (Chapter IX); and
- the phrase “any he was” to “and he was” (Chapter XXVI).