[Transcriber's Note:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
This text has extensive dialect with many non-conventional spellings and words.
Page 341, missing 'f' inserted. (-hills, which)
Spelling "adjourn" and "ad-journ" retained.
Spelling "arm-chair" and "armchair" retained.
Spelling "awe-struck" and "awestruck" retained.
Spelling "death-like" and "deathlike" retained.
Spelling "good-humoured" and "good-humored" retained.
Spelling "half-way" and "halfway" retained.