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The following typographic errors have been repaired: Page 71—Carteret amended to Cartaret—"... whose nose always reminded Cartaret of an antique and long lost bit of statuary, ..." Page 84—Deaux amended to Deux—"He left the CafÉ des Deux Colombes, ..." Page 87—drawn amended to dawn—"“Oh”—it began to dawn on Cartaret ..." Page 99—Good-bye amended to Good-by—"... this time she had not said “Good-by.”" Page 118—saraient amended to sauraient—"L’indiscrÉtion d’un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient ..." Page 129—peeked amended to peaked—"... turning upon his friend a face that was peaked and drawn." Page 165—unprejudicd amended to unprejudiced—"An unprejudiced critic would have said ..." Page 177—Eifel amended to Eiffel—"... and the pointing finger of the Tour Eiffel ..." Page 195—DeMusset amended to De Musset—"Have I not had a care for De Musset and for Heine?" Page 197—Cataret amended to Cartaret—"... a crestfallen lad that was a stranger to Cartaret." Page 268—elf amended to self—"... at all the expressions of a remorseless self ..." Page 311—Mich’ amended to Miche’—"... of the rue St. HonorÉ by day or the Boul’ Miche’ by night." |
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