Transcriber's Note
Punctuation errors have been corrected.
The following suspected printer's errors have been addressed.
Page 8. cought changed to caught. (caught hold of the drowsy little darkey)
Page 34. staid changed to stayed. (stayed there to get warm)
Page 39. duplicate word 'her' deleted. (I've hed twisted her neck)
Page 42. their changed to there. (there she lay)
Page 55. peronally changed to personally. (regarding myself personally)
Page 58. disgreeable changed to disagreeable. (mamma never was disagreeable)
Page 60. started changed to stared. (and stared at the little girl)
Page 61. yon changed to you. (to differ from you in that opinion)
Page 68. wore changed to were. (if they were to make me)
Page 71. havn't changed to haven't. (I haven't been fighting)
Page 96. definant changed to defiant. (one of the bright defiant flashes)
Page 122. attemps changed to attempts. (of all attempts to comb it)
Page 132. vissions changed to visions. (rainbow-tinted visions)
Page 136. Oh changed to On. (On a high rock)
Page 139. yonng changed to young. (this scornful young empress)
Page 145. duplicate word 'old' deleted. (murmuring old trees)
Page 147. managerie changed to menagerie. (set up a menagerie)
Page 148. masket changed to market. (trudge with him to market)
Page 153. commited changed to committed. (cannot have committed a crime)
Page 158. statutes changed to statues. (and statues of Hemes)
Page 168. month changed to mouth. (opened her mouth and eyes)
Page 174. ment changed to meant. (was the heiress I meant)
Page 184. breath changed to breadth. (sundry hair-breadth escapes)
Page 202. pronouced changed to pronounced. (never pronounced the letter R)
Page 202. un changed to an. (to be an unmistakeable look)
Page 203. akward changed to awkward. (breaking the awkward silence)
Page 204. ahd changed to and. (and that, in spite of)
Page 209. Arlington changed to Arlingford. (Miss Arlinford was known)
Page 209. percieve changed to perceive. (Oh, I perceive, said Mrs. Waldair)
Page 213. you changed to your. (pardon for your insane conduct)
Page 225. exclamed changed to exclaimed. (exclaimed Mrs. Waldair)
Page 228. passed changed to past. (flashed past Mrs. Wildair)
Page 230. she changed to he. (saying, as he did so)
Page 238. whity changed to whitey. (that whitey-brown complexion)
Page 256. occured changed to occurred. (if nothing had occurred)
Page 258. be flounced changed to be-flounced. (be-flounced stuck-up piece)
Page 259. greatful changed to grateful. (instead of being grateful)
Page 269. nome changed to name. (to drop his name)
Page 271. businees changed to business. (to settle business)
Page 271. our changed to your. (my answer to your advertisement)
Page 274. foward changed to forward. (she could look forward to)
Page 288. featurers changed to features. (dainty features)
Page 290. or changed to on. (as time passed on)
Page 296. cost changed to coast. (that the coast was clear)
Page 306. throughfare changed to thoroughfare. (made the public thoroughfare)
Page 307. ows changed to owes. (she owes to society)
Page 310. ths changed to the. (one of the servants)
Page 320. Acadamy changed to Academy. (the Academy of Art)
Page 332. initals changed to initials. (the initials of the artists name)
Page 333. Hager changed to Hagar. (the artist of Hagar)
Page 336. har changed to her. (laying her hand fondly)
Page 343. feel changed to fell. (and so fell asleep)
Page 345. staid changed to stayed. (if I had stayed long enough)
Page 354. apopletic changed to apoplectic. (like an apoplectic alderman)
Page 363. supprise changed to surprise. (of the surprise in store)
Page 372. futher changed to further. (if any further particulars)
Page 373. soley changed to solely. (it solely belongs to me)
Page 387. exerybody changed to everybody. (everybody gets old)
Page 390. suushine changed to sunshine. (like a ray of sunshine)