TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
Florence Warden was the pseudonym of Florence Alice (Price) James.
Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. card-tables/card tables, overwrought/over-wrought, repellant/repellent, etc.) have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Add TOC.
Fix a few instances of periods following the closing quotation marks of dialogue.
[Chapter VII]
Change “with such convential words of thanks as he could muster” to conventional.
(what she would do when she left “The Briers,”) to Briars.
[Chapter XV]
(“And what is that?” askey Audrey.) to asked.
[Chapter XIX]
“And standing on the top. she looked down while her face quivered…” change period to comma.
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