TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings, and inconsistent hyphenation. Obvious typographical errors in punctuation have been fixed. Corrections [in brackets] in the text are noted below:title page caption:carved chair, which he leaned over pulpit-fashion, was seen the lean, lanky figure ofFleetwood[Fleetword].page 13: added missing quote"In mine!" ejaculated the Baronet with well-feigned astonishment;["]you mistake, good Dalton, I have no interest atpage 15: added missing quoteher goodness to my child! Remember," he added, closing the door,["]remember--one month, and Hugh Dalton!"page 41: typo fixedaround me grows darker each fair day I live. A bunch of violets was given me this morning; theirfragance[fragrance]was delicious, yet I could not discern the little yellow germ that Ipage 46: typo fixed"Nor I either," thought Lady Frances: "but,barbara,[Barbara]you might think--or--or--see perhaps----"page 57: spurious quote removed"Robin!["]I came not here to talk of cormorants and gulls; I want to ask you a question, and I expect an honestpage 65: typo fixed"Then who is she?" he demanded; "I'll not stir in ituness[unless]I know all."page 77: typo fixedused to be a safe place enough; but now that Sir MichaelLivesay[Livesey]--regicide that he is!--abides so continually at Littlepage 77: spurious quote removed"Pshaw, Robin! but is he indeed so red-nosed?["]You have often seen him, Captain."page 80: typo fixedThe Reverend JonasFleetwood[Fleetword]had set forth from the sole desire of "beholding him who was anointed with the oil ofpage 92: typo fixed"Walter De Guerre!--an Englishchristian[Christian]wedded to a French surname!--'tis strange, but let it pass, let it pass:page 95: typo fixed"I thank you for your bounty, sir; but at present I feel inclined to sheathe, not draw myswoad[sword]."page 101: typo fixedhe had declared himself quite recovered, did she return to her station on the lowfofa[sofa], beside her friend Lady Francespage 110: spurious quote removedthat, if the Rabbi would look, he would observe the hair and eyes to be much lighter.["]page 121: typo fixed"I did hope, sir, that you would have left Cecil Place before this; SirWilmott[Willmott]Burrell will, I am certain, arrivepage 131: typo fixedshe had observed both charactersnarrowy[narrowly], and was perfectly convinced of Burrell's worthlessness. She couldpage 139: spurious quote removedfeature, as it were, bursting with indignation, she looked like a youthful priestess denouncing vengeance on a sinful world.["]page 142: added missing quote"And you will be happy; or if not, you will not curse him who has wrought your misery?["]page 156: added missing quote"Touch her not,["]exclaimed Burrell, the brutality of his vile nature fully awakened at perceiving Walter attempt topage 166: typo fixedbreathe the air of this polluted nest," argued Dalton, all the fatheroveflowing[overflowing]at his heart; "if we delay, Burrell may seepage 174: typo fixedHugh was prevented from finishing his sentence by the sudden entrance of SirWilmott[Willmott]Burrell, who appeared in thepage 176: typo fixedThey had not gone three steps on their path when SirWillmott's[Willmott's]voice arrested their progress.page 180: typo fixedhad not spent a day beneath the roofwere[where]he was now a prisoner; that she had been any thing but worthy of thepage 180: typo fixedeyes upon the young Cavalier, who, when perfectly awake, perceived that hisvisiter[visitor]was dressed and armed as usual.page 181: added missing quote["]Lady Frances, I dare say, has," persisted Walter: "light o' lip, light o' sleep."page 188: added missing quote["]We must not so mingle profane and sacred things," murmured Fleetword, placing his forefinger upon the temptingpage 189: typo fixed"What! spoil my garnishing!" exclaimed Grundy![,]"look at the frosting of that horn, and the device, the two doves--see'stpage 192: typo fixedsudden her lady wanted her to get some flowers, and she had only time to throw on her cardinal and run for them?[.]"page 203: typo fixedBuccaneer and SirWilmott[Willmott]Burrell; merely observing that it had the effect of chafing both in no ordinary degree.page 237: typo fixedfor minstrelsy was not the fashion; and he almost began tothing[think]the disguise he had selected was an injudicious one.page 238: spurious quote removed["]The old man shuddered, and said in an agitated voice--"Then, indeed, you will not do for me on this occasion."page 255: spurious quote removedand faithfulness must be a plant of forced and not of natural growth.["]page 277: added missing quoteor other; but you, my Lord," he added, pointedly,["]will have no difficulty in finding him out."page 296: typo fixed"Sit down, my good sir; composeyourelf[yourself]--you are much agitated--I pray you be composed."page 330: typo fixedengaged, and the garden free fromvisiters[visitors]. He looked from the window; it was one of the loveliest days of summer--apage 338: added missing quote"Do but burythat!" said Robin:["]I would stay and do it, but that I must to the Nest at once."page 341: added missing perioddown in the dingle, and the beast is driving up the fold as if he were a man[.]"page 354: added missing quote["]Then Barbara, whose blood was streaming from her wound, sprang to my bosom--sweet girl!--and hung, as I thought,page 355: added missing quote["]I carried her round the chapel, and sank with her into the vault, where I had been concealed--that which contains thepage 360: duplicate word removeddidn't pray more, going that length of road, than you, and I, and all the[the]crew of the Fire-fly put together, have prayedpage 367: spurious quote removedclanked against each other impatient of moisture--"Mother, take but little["]for you have need of prayer; that will stiflepage 368: added commathe hair from my ears, that I may hear distinctly. Did you mean, young woman[,]that Sir Robert was distraught--mad?"page 394: typo fixedeffects of terror and astonishment, looked like thesybil[sibyl]whose spells and orgies have distracted nature by some terrible convulsion.page 414: typo fixed"SirWillmot[Willmott]Burrell," said Dalton, walking to where he stood, beaten down and trampled, yet full of poison as anpage 419: typo fixedFrances tripped with a light step on herinqusiitive[inquisitive]mission: "I will now go to my father's chamber;" and thither she went,page 421: spurious quote removedand the maid Barbara. Well, girls have queer fancies!--Who'd ha' thought she'd ha' fancied Robin?["]--though he's a brave sound-hearted little fellow; yet who'd ha' thoughtpage 430: added missing quote"They will do very nicely indeed, Conny," replied the old man, with an approving smile;["]and as for you, Master Walter,page 431: typo fixedasked to be buried atEast-church[East-Church], because that was nearer what he called the Gull's Nest Crag
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Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings, and inconsistent hyphenation. Obvious typographical errors in punctuation have been fixed. Corrections [in brackets] in the text are noted below:
title page caption:carved chair, which he leaned over pulpit-fashion, was seen the lean, lanky figure ofFleetwood[Fleetword].page 13: added missing quote"In mine!" ejaculated the Baronet with well-feigned astonishment;["]you mistake, good Dalton, I have no interest atpage 15: added missing quoteher goodness to my child! Remember," he added, closing the door,["]remember--one month, and Hugh Dalton!"page 41: typo fixedaround me grows darker each fair day I live. A bunch of violets was given me this morning; theirfragance[fragrance]was delicious, yet I could not discern the little yellow germ that Ipage 46: typo fixed"Nor I either," thought Lady Frances: "but,barbara,[Barbara]you might think--or--or--see perhaps----"page 57: spurious quote removed"Robin!["]I came not here to talk of cormorants and gulls; I want to ask you a question, and I expect an honestpage 65: typo fixed"Then who is she?" he demanded; "I'll not stir in ituness[unless]I know all."page 77: typo fixedused to be a safe place enough; but now that Sir MichaelLivesay[Livesey]--regicide that he is!--abides so continually at Littlepage 77: spurious quote removed"Pshaw, Robin! but is he indeed so red-nosed?["]You have often seen him, Captain."page 80: typo fixedThe Reverend JonasFleetwood[Fleetword]had set forth from the sole desire of "beholding him who was anointed with the oil ofpage 92: typo fixed"Walter De Guerre!--an Englishchristian[Christian]wedded to a French surname!--'tis strange, but let it pass, let it pass:page 95: typo fixed"I thank you for your bounty, sir; but at present I feel inclined to sheathe, not draw myswoad[sword]."page 101: typo fixedhe had declared himself quite recovered, did she return to her station on the lowfofa[sofa], beside her friend Lady Francespage 110: spurious quote removedthat, if the Rabbi would look, he would observe the hair and eyes to be much lighter.["]page 121: typo fixed"I did hope, sir, that you would have left Cecil Place before this; SirWilmott[Willmott]Burrell will, I am certain, arrivepage 131: typo fixedshe had observed both charactersnarrowy[narrowly], and was perfectly convinced of Burrell's worthlessness. She couldpage 139: spurious quote removedfeature, as it were, bursting with indignation, she looked like a youthful priestess denouncing vengeance on a sinful world.["]page 142: added missing quote"And you will be happy; or if not, you will not curse him who has wrought your misery?["]page 156: added missing quote"Touch her not,["]exclaimed Burrell, the brutality of his vile nature fully awakened at perceiving Walter attempt topage 166: typo fixedbreathe the air of this polluted nest," argued Dalton, all the fatheroveflowing[overflowing]at his heart; "if we delay, Burrell may seepage 174: typo fixedHugh was prevented from finishing his sentence by the sudden entrance of SirWilmott[Willmott]Burrell, who appeared in thepage 176: typo fixedThey had not gone three steps on their path when SirWillmott's[Willmott's]voice arrested their progress.page 180: typo fixedhad not spent a day beneath the roofwere[where]he was now a prisoner; that she had been any thing but worthy of thepage 180: typo fixedeyes upon the young Cavalier, who, when perfectly awake, perceived that hisvisiter[visitor]was dressed and armed as usual.page 181: added missing quote["]Lady Frances, I dare say, has," persisted Walter: "light o' lip, light o' sleep."page 188: added missing quote["]We must not so mingle profane and sacred things," murmured Fleetword, placing his forefinger upon the temptingpage 189: typo fixed"What! spoil my garnishing!" exclaimed Grundy![,]"look at the frosting of that horn, and the device, the two doves--see'stpage 192: typo fixedsudden her lady wanted her to get some flowers, and she had only time to throw on her cardinal and run for them?[.]"page 203: typo fixedBuccaneer and SirWilmott[Willmott]Burrell; merely observing that it had the effect of chafing both in no ordinary degree.page 237: typo fixedfor minstrelsy was not the fashion; and he almost began tothing[think]the disguise he had selected was an injudicious one.page 238: spurious quote removed["]The old man shuddered, and said in an agitated voice--"Then, indeed, you will not do for me on this occasion."page 255: spurious quote removedand faithfulness must be a plant of forced and not of natural growth.["]page 277: added missing quoteor other; but you, my Lord," he added, pointedly,["]will have no difficulty in finding him out."page 296: typo fixed"Sit down, my good sir; composeyourelf[yourself]--you are much agitated--I pray you be composed."page 330: typo fixedengaged, and the garden free fromvisiters[visitors]. He looked from the window; it was one of the loveliest days of summer--apage 338: added missing quote"Do but burythat!" said Robin:["]I would stay and do it, but that I must to the Nest at once."page 341: added missing perioddown in the dingle, and the beast is driving up the fold as if he were a man[.]"page 354: added missing quote["]Then Barbara, whose blood was streaming from her wound, sprang to my bosom--sweet girl!--and hung, as I thought,page 355: added missing quote["]I carried her round the chapel, and sank with her into the vault, where I had been concealed--that which contains thepage 360: duplicate word removeddidn't pray more, going that length of road, than you, and I, and all the[the]crew of the Fire-fly put together, have prayedpage 367: spurious quote removedclanked against each other impatient of moisture--"Mother, take but little["]for you have need of prayer; that will stiflepage 368: added commathe hair from my ears, that I may hear distinctly. Did you mean, young woman[,]that Sir Robert was distraught--mad?"page 394: typo fixedeffects of terror and astonishment, looked like thesybil[sibyl]whose spells and orgies have distracted nature by some terrible convulsion.page 414: typo fixed"SirWillmot[Willmott]Burrell," said Dalton, walking to where he stood, beaten down and trampled, yet full of poison as anpage 419: typo fixedFrances tripped with a light step on herinqusiitive[inquisitive]mission: "I will now go to my father's chamber;" and thither she went,page 421: spurious quote removedand the maid Barbara. Well, girls have queer fancies!--Who'd ha' thought she'd ha' fancied Robin?["]--though he's a brave sound-hearted little fellow; yet who'd ha' thoughtpage 430: added missing quote"They will do very nicely indeed, Conny," replied the old man, with an approving smile;["]and as for you, Master Walter,page 431: typo fixedasked to be buried atEast-church[East-Church], because that was nearer what he called the Gull's Nest Crag