Alterations to the text:
Abandon the use of drop-caps.
Punctuation: fix a few quotation mark pairings/nestings and missing
periods.
[First Episode]
Change “I waited for no further _explanatians_, but, hastily” to
_explanations_.
“her voice, her entire person, _as_ certainly charming--to” to
_was_.
[Third Episode]
“tell him all we know about the ax of ‘Black _Goeffrey_.’” to
_Geoffrey_.
“In the _blidness_ of his anger, Heidelberger failed” to _blindness_.
[Fourth Episode]
“We were all _star ng_ at Moris Klaw, spellbound with” to _staring_.
[Fifth Episode]
“He was accompanied by Sir John Carron, Mr. Gautami _Chini_” to
_Chinje_.
“he removed his coat and _waitscoat_ and threw them upon the table” to
_waistcoat_.
[Sixth Episode]
“Having _re-fastened_ the door, we laid him on a sofa” to
_refastened_.
“the pistol he _carred_ as he rose slowly to his feet” to _carried_.
(“_Curari!_” he said, _horasely_, “the ancient arrow poison) to
_hoarsely_.
[Tenth Episode]
“that one in physics would receive _f om_ you, Fairbank?” to _from_.
“_Whatver_ happens make no noise.” to _Whatever_.
“As Klaw appeared, he leapt forward, _wild eyed_” to _wild-eyed_.
[End of text]