Transcriber's note
Minor punctuation errors have been corrected without notice. The
following words were spelled in two different ways and were not changed:
arm-chair, armchair
ball-room, ballroom
over-worked, overworked
A few obvious typographical errors have been corrected and are listed below.
Page 11: "older women were belating" changed to "older women were debating".
Page 22: "settled the had sat" changed to "settled she had sat".
Page 32: "at firs thought was love" changed to "at first thought was love".
Page 51: "must be ome explanation" changed to "must be some explanation".
Page 53: "ushered in M Jarr.vis" changed to "ushered in Mr. Jarvis".
Page 59: "talking to each other in whsipers" changed to "talking to each other in whispers"
Page 81: "Half-olay out," changed to " Half-way out,".
Page 107: "the crowded steeets" changed to "the crowded streets".
Page 140: "ladies to go ground" changed to "ladies to go around".
Page 151: "found her downstars" changed to "found her downstairs".
Page 162: "s not to be believed" changed to " was not to be believed".