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[Footnote A: The titles of the romances by which Alice Rainbird, Nettie
Ashford and the Pirate-Colonel sought to veil their meanings will be
found on page 31.]
[Transcriber's Note: The page this footnote refers to doesn't exist in
this book. The footnote itself could not be found in other editions.
Inconsistent use of initial capitals in Court-Martial/court-martial
and Dancing-School/dancing-school has been retained.]