A silent witness
[Chapter XIII]
“as if to inspect the end of the shop window, and Sylvia exclaimed.”
change the period to a colon.
[Chapter XIV]
“I want to know how you came to be in _Folkstone_ and in that” to
_Folkestone_.
(“I didn’t think you had noticed my negligé _get up_.”) to _get-up_.
“front of the window while a discreet, reticence is maintained” delete
the comma.
(“By the way, where did you see us? I didn’t see you?”) change the
second question mark to a period.
[Chapter XV]
“but don’t you think it would be simpler… and shadow him!” change
the exclamation mark to a question mark.
“But wouldn’t it be simpler to run the Johnnie in, in any case.”
change the period to a question mark.
“and highly corrugated smile, he opened his mouth and _spake_” to
_spoke_.
“the Doctor tells me, to take _Sanctuary_ for a time with us” to
_sanctuary_.
“saw my watch hanging from a nail, with a rating _tabled_ pinned above
it” to _table_.
(And,” he continued, as Polton retired with a gratified smile “I am)
add comma after _smile_.
[Chapter XVI]
“But our career in the field, was not a long one.” delete the comma.
“The habit began when he had some _affection_ of the skin” to
_affliction_.
“bestowed on Jervis and me a _ceremoniout_ bow and moved towards” to
_ceremonious_.
[Chapter XVII]
“And what answers do you _sugest_ to the questions that Marchmont” to
_suggest_.
“what took place in the sacred _precints_ of my principal’s chambers”
to _precincts_.
[Chapter XVIII]
(“Reasoning, you know; Mr. O’Donnell,” he continued, “is somewhat)
change the semicolon to a comma.
[Chapter XX]
“and, after a few _moment’s_ cogitation, turned once more to” to
_moments’_.
[Chapter XXI]
(“zis _villian_ has a double grime gommitted; he has murdered a goot”)
to _villain_.
[Chapter XXII]
“evidently, anticipating the inevitable discussion, on the results of”
delete the second comma.
“The case, seven feet by two and _a-Half_--so convenient for” to
_a-half_.
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