The Grant Richards edition (London, 1908) was consulted for most of the changes listed below.

Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. alleyway/alley-way, gold dust/gold-dust, etc.) have been preserved.

Alterations to the text:

Formatting: abandon the use of drop-caps.

Punctuation: quotation mark pairings/nestings and missing commas.

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Change “Hands up anchor, bosum.” to bosun.

“looking aloft at the boy on the maintopgallantyard” to maintopgallant yard.

Whereever that vague perfume lingers, something of the old” to Wherever.

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