Transcriber's Note:
Punctuation has been standardised. Hyphenation and spelling have been retained as they appear in the original publication except as follows:
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through the field-glasses as he disappeard changed to
through the field-glasses as he [disappeared]
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and fetched limpets and perwinkles changed to
and fetched limpets and [periwinkles]
Page209
Irene's dyspepia, and Elyned's attacks of faintness changed to
Irene's [dyspepsia], and Elyned's attacks of faintness