TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

The following have been identified as typographical errors and have been emended. All other colloquialisms, typographical, spelling or punctuation errors have been left as in the original book.

[Page 23] - added closing quotation mark to Now, shall I tell a _baby story_ instead?[">[ [Page 111] - changed "tp" to "to" in The hill went down on this side perfectly straight, like the side of a house, and there was scarcely room for them [tp] stand. [Page 112] - changed "caowling" to "growling" in and out jumped a tremendous dog!!! right into the middle of them, [caowling], and barking,