Transcriber’s Note
Errors in punctuation were corrected without comment.
The following corrections were made, on page
116 “a” changed to “at” (a party at Mrs. Green’s)
116 “al” changed to “all” (for all the parties)
172 “ts” changed to “its” (away half its discomfort.)
186 “he” changed to “the” (of the dining-room.)
188 “a” added (and a five-roomed Vicarage)
226 “Charlote” changed to “Charlotte” (Charlotte stood like a goose)
264 “III” changed to “IV” (Section header)
269 “noislessly” changed to “noiselessly” (swinging slowly and noiselessly forward)
290 “Deeven” changed to “Deveen” (Miss Deveen was there)
301 “Deeven” changed to “Deveen” (in my old age—Miss Deveen.)
454 “Trewen” changed to “Trewin” (to any harm, Mrs. Trewin!).
Otherwise the original was preserved, including inconsistent spelling and hyphenation.