• p. vii "VI Merle" changed to "VI. Merle"
• p. 13 "experiments." changed to "experiments.”"
• p. 35 "already,”" changed to "already,"
• p. 42 "“Oh," changed to "‘Oh,"
• p. 83 "chÂtelaine," changed to "chÂtelaine"
• p. 83 "Hellenes" changed to "Hellenes’"
• p. 122 "“Did" changed to "Did"
• p. 190 "‘Tyke’?" changed to "‘Tyke’?”"
• p. 241 "Bounemouth" changed to "Bournemouth"
• p. 258 "you!" changed to "you!”"
• p. 308 ".,.." changed to "...."
• p. 357 "be brought" changed to "he brought"
• p. 383 "Silenty" changed to "Silently"

The following possible errors have been left as printed:

• p. 159 our own exists
• p. 242 adversity?
• p. 345 devot

The following are used inconsistently in the text:

• afterthought and after-thought
• astir and a-stir
• ballroom and ball-room
• bedspread and bed-spread
• bonbon and bon-bon
• cloakroom and cloak-room
• eyeglass and eye-glass
• firelight and fire-light
• fireplace and fire-place
• hothouse and hot-house
• injun and Injun
• midstream and mid-stream
• tiptoeing and tip-toeing
• underworld and under-world
• waterfowl and water-fowl