This transcription is based on images digitized from a microform copy
made available by the University of California, Davis. These images
have been posted on the Internet Archive at:
archive.org/details/MortonDrawingRooms
Because of the quality of the images, this transcription has been
compared with the text posted by the Victorian Plays Project at:
victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/assets/docs/pdf/Vol62ixDrawing.pdf
In general, this transcription attempts to retain the formatting,
punctuation and spelling of the source text, including variant
spellings such as "miliner," "exhilirating," and "govenor." No attempt
was made to make the character titles consistent. A few errors have
been corrected.
The following changes are noted:
-- p. 6: under the inflluence of these exhilirating
sweetmeats--Changed "inflluence" to "influence".
-- p. 13: I'll atter her a bit.--Changed "atter" to "flatter".
-- p. 22: BUNNY. I ask you again, where is "our dear---- Added a
question mark and close quotation mark to the end of the line.
-- p. 23: (_goes to th sideboard and begins helping himself_--Changed
"th" to "the".
-- p. 25: I should say he must be a hosier on a a large
scale.--Deleted the second "a" after "on".
-- p. 26: COCKLE. I repeat, very hard; ain't it. sir?--Changed the
period after "it" to a comma.