Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original edition have been corrected.
In Chapter II, shrewd cuft and calculated kick was changed to shrewd cuff and calculated kick.
In Chapter VII, a quotation mark was added after for fear you should misunderstand!
In Chapter XV, "I've been trying it ever since," returnd Denis was changed to "I've been trying it ever since," returned Denis, and it might be better to turn back to Dallarat was changed to it might be better to turn back to Ballarat.
In Chapter XX, then we shan't get wrong was changed to then we sha'n't get wrong (for consistency with other uses of sha'n't).
In Chapter XXIV, a period was changed to a question mark after Could he trust Jewson to raise him in the bucket.
In Chapter XXVI, his long confinement aboardship was changed to his long confinement aboard ship.
In Chapter XXVII, Yes—"I am married to that villain!" was changed to "Yes—I am married to that villain!"
Several words, such as wide-awake/wideawake, appear in both hyphenated and unhyphenated forms.