[Transcriber’s Note: the following changes have been made to this text.
Page 626: Challonet to Challoner—“Lucy Challoner”.
Page 627: lettter to letter—“over that letter”.
Page 637: Muchisons to Murchisons—“two Miss Murchisons”.
Page 638: Crossart to Cossart—“Mrs. Cossart beaming”.
Missing word “on” inserted—“going on this”.]