Transcriber’s Notes
Standardized hyphenation to the dominant style used within the book.
Spelling, punctuation, accents, and grammar have been preserved as printed in the original publication except as follows:
1. Page [35]: Changed pronoun from “she” to “he” referring to Tiny: “That he had not long ago been crushed to death by the others must remain an insoluble mystery!”
2. Page [54]: Changed . to , after “of course”: “He must be carried, of course, ... and the problem is to find a hold which will not destroy the creature.”
3. Page [75]: Changed the word “breath” to “breathe” in this phrase: “she still finds a little air to breathe”.
4. Page [87]: Changed the word “mowing” to “mewing” in this phrase: “Tears of pain spring to his eyes as he recoils, mewing piteously”.
5. Page [104]: Changed “it” to “if” in this phrase: “his victim sat waiting as if put there for him by the Creator”.
6. Page [122]: Changed “Big-puss” to “Big Puss” for consistency as used throughout the book.
7. Page [145]: Changed the word “occurence” to “occurrence” in this phrase: “Grey Puss pondered a while over the occurrence”.
8. Page [171]: Changed “his” to “this” in this sentence: “Black, however, knows nothing of this.”
9. Page [183]: Removed duplicate “for” from this phrase: “fled for his life.”
10. Page [195]: Changed ending quotation of “Madness’ to “Madness” for consistency with other names.
11. Page [201]: Changed pronoun from “his” to “her” referring to red kitten: “with the pork chop in her jaws.”