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Note of etext transcriber:

joined contractions where separated, e.g., "do n't" has become "don't," and omitted the accent on "protege" on page 42; in addition I have made the following changes to the text:

PAGE LINE ORIGINAL CHANGED TO
11 1 uninten uninten 21 22 decrepid decrepit
44 4 Anut Aunt
47 9 Mrs, Mrs.
51 1 whipped;" whipped,"
51 5 "God;" "God,"
54 25 jumped one jumped to one
62 12 housekeper housekeeper
64 18 long, for? long for?
92 13 Why "Why
92 13 W at What
92 23 did want did not want
99 15 aunt Aunt
121 23 she shall shall
130 7 symyathy, sympathy,