Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
As spelling in Captain Dangerous' life was more fluid, only the most obvious typographical errors have been repaired. These are indicated by dotted lines under the corrections. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text will appear.
Varied hyphenation was retained: antechambers, ante-chambers; atop, a-top; cheesecakes, cheese-cakes; Cockpit, Cock-pit; Footguards, Foot-guards; Gatehouse, Gate-house; nowadays, now-a-days; Shrovetide, Shrove-tide.
The text also uses servants' hall and servant's hall.