Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original text have been corrected.In Chapter II, "the brand of serviture" was changed to "the brand of servitude".In Chapter III, "a composure which astonished be" was changed to "a composure which astonished me", and "he was bent in discharging his duty" was changed to "he was bent on discharging his duty".In Chapter VII, "Becaues he'd gone" was changed to "Because he'd gone", and a mismatched quotation mark was corrected after "Still, you might have been a little more civil, Sally."In Chapter VIII, "it occured to me that Lucille Haldane" was changed to "it occurred to me that Lucille Haldane".In Chapter IX, "every available dollar for the approaching stuggle" was changed to "every available dollar for the approaching struggle".In Chapter X, a mismatched quotation mark was corrected before "'Twoinette's so—so blamed systematic".In Chapter XI, "while I draged at the halliards" was changed to "while I dragged at the halliards", "life your hands at once" was changed to "lift your hands at once", "several dark figures on the varanda" was changed to "several dark figures on the veranda", and "the shock of her kneel upon the bottom" was changed to "the shock of her keel upon the bottom".In Chapter XII, "you have won lands down" was changed to "you have won hands down".In Chapter XV, "a little worse than he rest" was changed to "a little worse than the rest".In Chapter XVI, "the time for open resistance had come a last" was changed to "the time for open resistance had come at last", a missing period was added after "who watched our efforts with much approval", and "the memory of former wongs" was changed to "the memory of former wrongs".In Chapter XVII, "snatching here hand away" was changed to "snatching her hand away".In Chapter XXII, "panting of mammonth engines" was changed to "panting of mammoth engines".In Chapter XXIII, "feed and cloth me" was changed to "feed and clothe me", a missing period was added after "her eyes were filled with light", and "igoring Dixon's advice" was changed to "ignoring Dixon's advice".In Chapter XXIV, "I picketed the documents" was changed to "I pocketed the documents", and "too a big morsel" was changed to "too big a morsel".In Chapter XXVII, "was I was uneasily conscious" was changed to "was, I was uneasily conscious".In Chapter XXVIII, "a promising crop of them an hand" was changed to "a promising crop of them on hand", and "unobstrusively endeavored to sell" was changed to "unobtrusively endeavored to sell".In Chapter XXIX, a period was changed to a question mark after "it is a little disconcerting to be watched when at work", "the sped of a comet" was changed to "the speed of a comet", and "shone mockingly in his ayes" was changed to "shone mockingly in his eyes".Several words (such as bull-frog and candle-light) were hyphenated inconsistently in the original text.
Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original text have been corrected.
In Chapter II, "the brand of serviture" was changed to "the brand of servitude".
In Chapter III, "a composure which astonished be" was changed to "a composure which astonished me", and "he was bent in discharging his duty" was changed to "he was bent on discharging his duty".
In Chapter VII, "Becaues he'd gone" was changed to "Because he'd gone", and a mismatched quotation mark was corrected after "Still, you might have been a little more civil, Sally."
In Chapter VIII, "it occured to me that Lucille Haldane" was changed to "it occurred to me that Lucille Haldane".
In Chapter IX, "every available dollar for the approaching stuggle" was changed to "every available dollar for the approaching struggle".
In Chapter X, a mismatched quotation mark was corrected before "'Twoinette's so—so blamed systematic".
In Chapter XI, "while I draged at the halliards" was changed to "while I dragged at the halliards", "life your hands at once" was changed to "lift your hands at once", "several dark figures on the varanda" was changed to "several dark figures on the veranda", and "the shock of her kneel upon the bottom" was changed to "the shock of her keel upon the bottom".
In Chapter XII, "you have won lands down" was changed to "you have won hands down".
In Chapter XV, "a little worse than he rest" was changed to "a little worse than the rest".
In Chapter XVI, "the time for open resistance had come a last" was changed to "the time for open resistance had come at last", a missing period was added after "who watched our efforts with much approval", and "the memory of former wongs" was changed to "the memory of former wrongs".
In Chapter XVII, "snatching here hand away" was changed to "snatching her hand away".
In Chapter XXII, "panting of mammonth engines" was changed to "panting of mammoth engines".
In Chapter XXIII, "feed and cloth me" was changed to "feed and clothe me", a missing period was added after "her eyes were filled with light", and "igoring Dixon's advice" was changed to "ignoring Dixon's advice".
In Chapter XXIV, "I picketed the documents" was changed to "I pocketed the documents", and "too a big morsel" was changed to "too big a morsel".
In Chapter XXVII, "was I was uneasily conscious" was changed to "was, I was uneasily conscious".
In Chapter XXVIII, "a promising crop of them an hand" was changed to "a promising crop of them on hand", and "unobstrusively endeavored to sell" was changed to "unobtrusively endeavored to sell".
In Chapter XXIX, a period was changed to a question mark after "it is a little disconcerting to be watched when at work", "the sped of a comet" was changed to "the speed of a comet", and "shone mockingly in his ayes" was changed to "shone mockingly in his eyes".
Several words (such as bull-frog and candle-light) were hyphenated inconsistently in the original text.