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he dilapidated cottages, and ask wistfully when the new squire is coming back. But Mr. Alwynn does not know. THE END. * * * * * TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS CORRECTED The following typographical errors in the text were corrected as detailed here. In the text: " ... Mrs. Alwynn had the delight of taking her completely ..." the word "competely" was corrected to "completely." In the text: "You evidently imagine that I have gone in for the fashionable creed of the young man" the word "fashionble" was corrected to "fashionable." In the text: "Molly, tired of her castles, suggested that she might sit on his knee," the word "hnee" was corrected to "knee." In the text: " ... Molly has formed a habit of expressing herself with unnecessary freedom." the word "Mary" was changed to "Molly." In the text: " ... as it reached the steps a shrill voice suddenly called" the word "suddedly" was corrected to "suddenly." In the text: "I considered her to be a pink-and-white nonentity... " the word "nonenity" was corrected to "nonentity." In the text: " ... pressing invitation to to come down... " the word "to" is repeated and one instance was removed. Misspelt proper names were also corrected: "Thurshy" was corrected to "Thursby," "Alywnn" was corrected to "Alwynn," and "Eveyln" was corrected to "Evelyn." Some punctuation was also regularized. * * * * * BY LAFCADIO HEARN. TWO YEARS IN THE FRENCH WEST INDIES. By LAFCADIO HEARN. pp. 517. Copiously Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth. $2 00. THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD. By ANATOLE FRANCE. The Translation and Introduction by LAFCADIO HEARN. 8vo, Paper, 50 cents. CHITA: A Memory of Last Island. By LAFCADIO HEARN. pp. vi., 204. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 00. * * * * * To such as are unfamiliar with Mr. Hearn's writings, "Chita" will be a revelation of how near language can approach the realistic power of actual painting. His very words seem to have color--his pages glow--his book is a kaleidoscope.--_N.Y. Mail and Express._ A powerful story, rich in descriptive passages.... The tale is a tragic one, but it shows remarkable imaginative force, and is one that will not soon be forgotten by the reader.--_Saturday Evening Gazette_, Boston. Lafcadio Hearn's exquisite story.... A tale full of poetry and vivid description that nobody will want to miss.--_N.Y.
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