Transcriber’s Notespage 85, firecely changed to fiercely (said the baronet fiercely)page 96, extacy changed to ecstacy (and he was in so wrapt an ecstacy)page 119, indecison changed to indecision (He felt his own indecision)page 122, supicion changed to suspicion (He had no suspicion)page 143, thrink changed to shrink (seemed ready to shrink)page 154, clapsed changed to clasped (He was bending before a table, and leaning his head upon his clasped hands.)page 160, hand's changed to hands (least take it out of the Marquis's hands)page 163, license changed to licence (My dear Alice, licence in your sex is more)page 180, States General changed to States-General to standardize spellingpage 187, agrandize changed to aggrandize (was developed to aggrandize)page 196, evey changed to every (reposed every day)page 206, corrected printer's error by adding missing "to" (to explain)page 209, meandring changed to meandering (along the meandering banks of the Coquet)page 242, enthusiam changed to enthusiasm (the disinterested enthusiasm of the other)page 284, Athelstone manor changed to Athelstone-manor to standardize spellingpage 284, effeminancy changed to effeminacy to standardize spelling (then smiling at the effeminacy of his disgust)page 262, paxoxysms changed to paroxysms (amidst paroxysms of tears)page 273, s changed to is (venerable uncle is on his knees)page 314, postcript changed to postscript (a postscript was written in the Baron's own hand)List of Archaic Spelling (not an exhaustive list)weasel is spelled weazelcontrol/uncontrolled are spelled controul/uncontrouledsuprise is spelled surprizeecstasy is spelled ecstacyante-room is spelled anti-roomethereal is spelled etherialeavesdropper is spelled eve's droppernegotiation is spelled negociationchoked is spelled choakedexpense is spelled expencepleasurable is spelled pleasureable
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List of Archaic Spelling (not an exhaustive list)