The Grant Richards edition (London, 1908) was consulted for most of
the changes listed below.
Minor spelling inconsistencies (_e.g._ alleyway/alley-way, gold
dust/gold-dust, etc.) have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Formatting: abandon the use of drop-caps.
Punctuation: quotation mark pairings/nestings and missing commas.
[Chapter III]
Change “Hands up anchor, _bosum_.” to _bosun_.
“looking aloft at the boy on the _maintopgallantyard_” to
_maintopgallant yard_.
“_Whereever_ that vague perfume lingers, something of the old” to
_Wherever_.
[Chapter V]
“We’ll, go on with this at Accomac, Stukeley.” delete first comma.
“That man up on the yard there was once a slave in _Virgina_” to
_Virginia_.
[Chapter VI]
(“It’ll annoy old _Brandy-face_,” he thought.) to _Brandyface_.
“The long chase-guns were trained _athwart-ships_” to _athwartships_.
“The table was rimmed with a _patten_ to keep the plates from falling”
to _batten_.
[Chapter IX]
“and so they lose, either way, But you know, Olivia, you are” change
second comma to a period.
“so that the _dicussion_ came to an end before it had well begun” to
_discussion_.
[Chapter XI]
“Margaret knocked the lance aside with _difficultly_” to _difficulty_.
[Chapter XII]
(said another rower, “this _oar’l_ go in the slings.) to _oar’ll_.
“As they _pased_ away, crowding all sail, foaming at the bows” to
_passed_.
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