The edition hosted on Fadedpage was consulted for most of the changes
listed below.
Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. notepaper/note-paper,
tattoed/tattooed, writing-table/writing table, etc.) have been
preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Punctuation: fix some quotation mark pairings, and a few missing
periods and commas.
[I. THE MAGIC CASKET]
Change “we heard his brisk _step_ on the stairs” to _steps_.
[II. THE CONTENTS OF A MARE’S NEST]
“and I suppose that to a toxicologist, there is nothing like an”
delete the comma.
“Yet teeth are far more _resistent_ to fire than bones” to
_resistant_.
[III. THE STALKING HORSE]
“I am starting for Folkestone in _re_ Burnham deceased.”
italicize _in_.
“but do not _re-act_ in this way on cellulose paper” to _react_.
[IV. THE NATURALIST AT LAW]
“Who had a motive for killing Cyrus Pedley? and Who had the
opportunity and the means.” change the period to a question mark.
[V. MR. PONTING’S ALIBI]
“But since the trouble about the will, he is hardly on speaking terms
with them?” change the question mark to a period.
[VI. PANDORA’S BOX]
“opening it and opening _another’s_ man’s box” to _another_.
[VII. THE TRAIL OF BEHEMOTH]
“I became aware of quick footsteps descending the _staris_ behind us”
to _stairs_.
[VIII. THE PATHOLOGIST TO THE RESCUE]
Change “is in the custody of the robbery and no murder.” to “is in the
custody of the police, charged with robbery and murder.”
(“Yes,” Thorndyke replied. “I am in a position to give important and
material evidence?”) change the question mark to a period.
“I get back to de ship jus’ before dey ring two bells in _the_ middle
watch.” to _de_.
[IX. GLEANINGS FROM THE WRECKAGE]
“in the palm, just between the roots of the third and fourth _finger_”
to _fingers_.
“in a full beard and moustache, both apparently jet-_back_” to _black_.
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