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.
[Chapter III]
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.
[Chapter V]