This story was also published as _Spiderweb_.
Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. fire-engines/fire engines,
moonlit/moon-lit, etc.) have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Formatting: abandon the use of drop-caps.
Punctuation: fix some quotation mark pairings/nestings.
Add ToC.
[Chapter One]
Change “resolutely directed her _attenton_ to the flying landscape” to
_attention_.
[Chapter Two]
“Macadam _stired_ uncomfortably and took out his cigarette case” to
_stirred_.
“surging exodus of _pasengers_ on to the grimy platform” to
_passengers_.
[Chapter Eight]
“you know what servants can be like when _they ve_ had the” to
_they’ve_.
“after several fruitless _attemps_ to open the door” to _attempts_.
[Chapter Twelve]
“dark form creeping _stealthly_ up the white fringe” to _stealthily_.
“tears streaming down her _checks_, hands clasped” to _cheeks_.
[Chapter Thirteen]
“All at once her thoughts veered to the little notaire” italicize
_notaire_.
[Chapter Fourteen]
“Not a soul, except that _horried_ little man I told you about” to
_horrid_.
[Chapter Nineteen]
“On the table in the entrance hall several _letter_ were awaiting”
to _letters_.
[Chapter Twenty-Seven]
“the entire scene was singularly. charming in its total absence”
delete the period.
[Chapter Thirty-Four]
“furnished with a delicate _magnificance_, had a general look” to
_magnificence_.
[Chapter Thirty-Eight]
“_Whereever_ she turned it was there, watching her” to _Wherever_.
[Chapter Forty]
“to the Rolls’ description only a few _minutues_ before” to _minutes_.
[End of text]