[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.