Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Hyphenation have been standardised except where it appears to have been used for emphasis, but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

A table of contents has been added.

In the following paragraph in Chapter III the Said has been added ([page 96/7]).

“Oh, no, I won’t. I only said ’twas something to eat. But say, Aunt Alice, how do bananas grow?” [said] Toddie, with brightening eyes and a confident shake of his curly head.