The following corrections have been made, on page

30 ' moved ("'Pretty soon, Jack,' says he again)

31 " added (a pledge that'....")

31 "IV." added (section header)

39 "eëriest" changed to "eeriest" (ghost and witches might scream

their eeriest unheard by)

53 ? changed to ! (It is you who must finish it!)

62 "maybe" changed to "may be" (He believed, it may be, that no one)

160 "egs" changed to "legs" (with a flourish of its arms and legs)

161 "waive" changed to "wave" (half facing about to wave me on.)

165 " added ("Wait a moment, I am merely)

169 "your" changed to "you" (If you were a lawyer)

185 ' added and , changed to . (You know German?'--he says.)

185 "..." changed to '...' ('What you don't know about diamonds

isn't worth knowing,' I put in.)

195 ' added ("'I don't know where to telegraph)

206 . added (the worse was my success.)

246 ' added (as thy brother, Christina,' I laughed)

246 , added (I daresay, 'It is true).

Otherwise the original has been preserved, including inconsistent

hyphenation.

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