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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE.Archaic and unusual spellings have been maintained. Various characters speak in dialect.Some obvious misprints have been corrected as detailed below.Errors in the alphabetization of the book catalog were not corrected. Some authors are alphabetized by first name rather than last. In some cases, the alphabetization on the second letter of the author’s name is incorrect.In ‘Broken Hearts’On page18:Whoever has the veil is using it.Originally:Whovever has the veil is using it.On page32:My brain is filled with foolish fantasiesOriginally:My brain is filled with foolish fantastiesIn ‘Engaged’On page47:Sym.Well, here we are at last——Originally:Symp.Well, here we are at last——On page47:Sym.My dear nephew, you would travel thirdOriginally:Symp.My dear nephew, you would travel thirdOn page67:Bel.Never more serious in my life.Originally:Bel.Never more serious in my live.In ‘Sweethearts’On page108:Spread.No, no, Jane, the play isnotover—Originally:Spread.No, no, Janet, the play isnotover—In ‘Gretchen’On page194:SCENE.—Room in MARTHA’S cottage; a couchOriginally:Room in MARTHA’S cottage; a couchIn ‘Tom Cobb; or, Fortune's Toy’On page226:Answer me that. Come, Gineral, no evasion,Originally:Answer me that. Gome, Gineral, no evasion,In ‘The Sorcerer’On page264:then exit with a sigh.Mr. Wells, whoOriginally:then exit with a sigh.Mr. Wells, whIn ‘H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass that loved a Sailor’On page281:Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,Originally:Stick close to your deck and never go to sea,On page284:Jos.Perfectly. (Aside.) His simple eloquenceOriginally:Joss.Perfectly. (Aside.) His simple eloquenceOn page285:(Aside.) I'd laugh my rank to scornOriginally:Aside.) I'd laugh my rank to scornOn page290:But.Frequentlee,Originally:Put.Frequentlee,On page291:[At the end exitLittle Buttercup,melodramatically.Originally:[At the end exitLittle Buttercup,melo-dramatically.On page295:All.Pull ashore, in fashion steady,Originally:Pull ashore, in fashion steady,On page298:fo’c’sle as it does on the quarter-deck,Originally:foksle as it does on the quarter-deck,In ‘The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty’On page304:KATEMISS JULIA GWYNNE.Originally:KATEMISS JULIA GWNNNE.On page305:All.Pour, oh, pour the pirate sherry;Originally:Sam.Pour, oh, pour the pirate sherry;On page313:All.No, no!Originally:No, no!On page327:King and Ruth(laughing). That most ingeniousparadox!Originally:King and Ruth(laughing). That most ingeniousparodox!On page333:Serg.Or maturing his felonious little plans—Originally:Or maturing his felonious little plans—On page333:All.To be done,Originally:To be done,On page333:Serg.The policeman's lot is not a happy one—Originally:The policeman's lot is not a happy one—On page333:All.Happy one.Originally:Happy one.
Archaic and unusual spellings have been maintained. Various characters speak in dialect.
Some obvious misprints have been corrected as detailed below.
Errors in the alphabetization of the book catalog were not corrected. Some authors are alphabetized by first name rather than last. In some cases, the alphabetization on the second letter of the author’s name is incorrect.