Transcriber's Note:

Page 14 "is" changed to "it"—Yet [it] was impossible to

Page 26 "Phillis" changed to "Phyllis"—[Phyllis] was a little girl

Page 63 hyphen removed from "reappeared"—as she [reappeared] on deck

Page 137 fullstop removed after chapter heading ELEANOR GETS INTO [MISCHIEF]

Page 234 "champon" changed to "champion"—David found an unexpected [champion]