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/SuterWantedYoungLady
Because of the quality of the images, this transcription was compared
with the text posted by the Victorian Plays Project at:
victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/assets/docs/pdf/Vol66ivWanted.pdf
In general, this transcription attempts to retain the formatting,
punctuation and spelling of the source text, including variant
spellings such as "atchieu," "doat," and "shewn."
The following changes were made:
-- p. 3: Deleted "[Mr. Lacy's List.]" at the top of the page. This
appears to be a typesetting error.
-- p. 3: SCENE.--_Interior of an old Country Mansion; door, C; door,
R;_--For consistency, added a period after "C" and "R".
-- p. 8: FRANK. (_to ADELAIDE_) He says his wife will be back
direcctly.--Changed "direcctly" to "directly".
-- p. 12: FRANK. Nor I. (_filling glasses_) but a glass of
wine--Capitalized "but" after the parenthesis.
-- p. 12: my poor husband has got the rheumatism. (_filling his pipe_)
but if you object--Capitalized "but" after the parenthesis.
-- p. 13: (_runs off, door, R.--shaking at, door, L.,
continues_)--Deleted comma after "_at_".
-- p. 14: FRANK. (R. C ) Well, the fact is--Inserted a period between
"C" and the closing parenthesis.