* * * * *
Transcriber's note:
- This novella was printed with another novella in a single volume. Any
references to the other novella, "Siska van Roosemael," have been
removed from this e-text. "Siska van Roosemael" can be found at
https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/31052.
- At times the ink failed to stick on the printed page. Where commas and
full-stops were missing as a result, these have been added without
comment.
- The HTML version of this etext contains invisible page numbers that
refer to the page numbers of the original print edition.