[Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors in the original edition have been corrected.In Chapter VIII, a missing comma was added to "'Silence' admonished Marcus Ancyrus"; and "unnatural brighteness" was changed to "unnatural brightness".Chapter XXIV was misnumbered as Chapter XXVI.In Chapter XXIV, "weary little sight" was changed to "weary little sigh".In Chapter XXX, "plit from end to end" was changed to "split from end to end"; and "bow my hear down with shame" was changed to "bow my head down with shame".Also, the table of contents has been created for this electronic edition. It was not present in the original work.]
[Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors in the original edition have been corrected.
In Chapter VIII, a missing comma was added to "'Silence' admonished Marcus Ancyrus"; and "unnatural brighteness" was changed to "unnatural brightness".
Chapter XXIV was misnumbered as Chapter XXVI.
In Chapter XXIV, "weary little sight" was changed to "weary little sigh".
In Chapter XXX, "plit from end to end" was changed to "split from end to end"; and "bow my hear down with shame" was changed to "bow my head down with shame".
Also, the table of contents has been created for this electronic edition. It was not present in the original work.]