All chapter titles are in small caps.

The initial words of chapters are in small caps with first letter capitalized.] [Footnote 3: "lodgings.": the period should be a comma, as in later editions.] [Footnote 4: "hoemoglobin": should be haemoglobin.

The o&e are concatenated.] [Footnote 5: "221B": the B is in small caps] [Footnote 6: "THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY": the table-of-contents lists this chapter as "...GARDENS MYSTERY"-- plural, and probably more correct.] [Footnote 7: "brought."": the text has an extra double-quote mark] [Footnote 8: "individual--": illustration this page, with the caption: "As he spoke, his nimble fingers were flying here, there, and everywhere."] [Footnote 9: "manoeuvres": the o&e are concatenated.] [Footnote 10: "Patent leathers": the hyphen is missing.] [Footnote 11: "condonment": should be condonement.] [Footnote 13: "wages.": ending quote is missing.] [Footnote 14: "the first.": ending quote is missing.] [Footnote 15: "make much of...": Other editions complete this sentence with an "it." But there is a gap in the text at this point, and, given the context, it may have actually been an interjection, a dash.

The gap is just the right size for the characters "it." and the start of a new sentence, or for a "-- --"] [Footnote 16: "tho cushion": "tho" should be "the"] [Footnote 19: "shoving": later editions have "showing".

The original is clearly superior.] [Footnote 20: "stared about...": illustration, with the caption: "One of them seized the little girl, and hoisted her upon his shoulder."] [Footnote 21: "upon the": illustration, with the caption: "As he watched it he saw it writhe along the ground."] [Footnote 22: "FORMERLY...": F,S,L,C in caps, other letters in this line in small caps.] [Footnote 23: "ancles": ankles.] [Footnote 24: "asked,": should be "asked."] [Footnote 25: "poisions": should be "poisons"] [Footnote 26: "...fancy": should be "I fancy".