TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

  1. P. [121], changed “The next moment she met her cousin. “Tom,” he said” to “The next moment she met her cousin. “Tom,” she said.”
  2. P. [207], changed “was an ideal day for a holiday, not too hot to be pleasant” to “was an ideal day for a holiday, not too hot to be unpleasant”.
  3. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling.
  4. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.