Transcriber's Note:

Punctuation has been standardised. Hyphenation and spelling have been retained except as follows:

Page 20 in giving the dolls'-house changed to in giving the [dolls' house]

Page 21 turn me yound three changed to turn me [round] three

Page 31 you will need to amuse youself changed to you will need to amuse [yourself]

Page 33 and the housemaid crotcheted changed to and the housemaid [crocheted]

Page 48 with her damp pocket handherchief changed to with her damp pocket [handkerchief]

Page 98 opportuity of saying something changed to [opportunity] of saying something

Page 137 Lend me you scissors, Marian changed to Lend me [your] scissors, Marian

Page 225 and second classes, but Marin changed to and second classes, but [Marian]