[22] if.

[23] before.

[24] appertaining or relevant.

[25] World.

[26] Orig. reads and: but seems to be required.

[27] Orig. reads whether.

[28] Places or appointments. This is one of the best stories of the kind in the present or any other collection, in our own or other languages. The construction is excellent.

[29] Weened (guessed).

[30] Orig. reads saw.

[31] weened.