Transcriber’s Notes.
| The following corrections have been made in the text: | |
| [⭘] – | ‘Colonal’ replaced with ‘Colonel’ (want of Colonel Conrad?”) |
| [⭘] – | ‘wax’ replaced with ‘war’ (a colonel in the Mexican war,) |
| [⭘] – | ‘appehensive’ replaced with ‘apprehensive’ (perplexed and apprehensive state) |
| [⭘] – | ‘thier’ replaced with ‘their’ (They felt that their presence) |
| [⭘] – | ‘vallain’ replaced with ‘villain’ (The villain rolled over and) |
| [⭘] – | ‘stuggled’ replaced with ‘struggled’ (There they lay, and struggled) |
| [⭘] – | ‘pusuit’ replaced with ‘pursuit’ (in mad pursuit after Carlos) |
| [⭘] – | ‘Bos’ replaced with ‘Boss’ (“I suppose the ‘Boss’ isn’t around,) |
| [⭘] – | duplicated word removed ‘the’ (He ran into the road,) |
| [⭘] – | ‘he’ replaced with ‘here’ (and bringing me here,) |
| [⭘] – | ‘diaster’ replaced with ‘disaster’ (bring such a disaster on) |
| [⭘] – | ‘bim’ replaced with ‘him’ (Haywood rose to meet him.) |
| [⭘] – | ‘Snaggs’ replaced with ‘Snags’ (replied Snags.) |
| [⭘] – | ‘ungently’ replaced with ‘urgently’ (continued Leonard, urgently,) |
| [⭘] – | ‘managod’ replaced with ‘managed’ (You people here have managed) |
| [⭘] – | ‘alternatly’ replaced with ‘alternately’ (He alternately regarded Leonard) |
| [⭘] – | ‘Sterling’ replaced with ‘Stark’ (said Mr. Stark, smiling.) |
| [⭘] – | ‘mght’ replaced with ‘might’ (one implicated might then appear) |
| [⭘] – | ‘brieflly’ replaced with ‘briefly’ (had briefly stated) |
| [⭘] – | ‘politiaal’ replaced with ‘political’ (for political offenses) |
| [⭘] – | ‘afternnon’ replaced with ‘afternoon’ (part of the afternoon) |
| [⭘] – | ‘listended’ replaced with ‘listened’ (the latter listened with) |
| [⭘] – | ‘musn’t’ replaced with ‘mustn’t’ (My dear sir, you mustn’t) |
| [⭘] – | ‘wiil’ replaced with ‘will’ (murder will be brought) |
| [⭘] – | ‘Hayward’ replaced with ‘Haywood’ (Mr. Haywood seems so charitable) |
| [⭘] – | ‘curosity’ replaced with ‘curiosity’ (considerable curiosity and anxiety) |
| [⭘] – | ‘suspicon’ replaced with ‘suspicion’ (her suspicion of his identity) |
| [⭘] – | ‘supposd’ replaced with ‘supposed’ (It is supposed that) |
| [⭘] – | ‘avents’ replaced with ‘events’ (at all events.) |
| [⭘] – | ‘institutons’ replaced with ‘institutions’ (and educational institutions;) |
| [⭘] – | ‘suprise’ replaced with ‘surprise’ (Carlos’ surprise was equal) |
| [⭘] – | ‘slip’ replaced with ‘ship’ (for the ship with all speed.) |
| [⭘] – | ‘diplayed’ replaced with ‘displayed’ (also displayed lights,) |
| [⭘] – | ‘wounted’ replaced with ‘wounded’ (You are seriously wounded,) |
| [⭘] – | ‘it’ replaced with ‘is’ (imagine what it is.) |
| [⭘] – | ‘nigh’ replaced with ‘night’ (visits every night) |
| [⭘] – | ‘conuulsive’ replaced with ‘convulsive’ (A convulsive tremor shook) |
| [⭘] – | ‘unnecesary’ replaced with ‘unnecessary’ (any unnecessary disturbance.) |