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index ec7e409..2c72d28 100644
--- a/72235-0.txt
+++ b/72235-0.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 72235 ***
+
-*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PONSON CASE ***
The Ponson Case
@@ -1943,7 +1944,7 @@ open and read it. I don’t know what was in it, but it fairly gave him
the pip and he didn’t get over it. He was kind of worried right up to
the end.’
-‘You didn’t notice the handwriting or the postmark?
+‘You didn’t notice the handwriting or the postmark?’
‘No.’
@@ -2101,7 +2102,7 @@ should be sent down by the first train. The Inspector met him on his
arrival, and explained what he wanted done, showing him the casts of
the fifth man’s footsteps.
-‘I want you,’ he said ‘to find the man who made those tracks. You need
+‘I want you,’ he said, ‘to find the man who made those tracks. You need
not mind about the Manor people, I shall attend to them. Get round the
country, and make inquiries in the neighbouring towns and villages.
Particularly work the railway stations and garages. The man will be
@@ -2610,7 +2611,7 @@ the Old Ferry, and rowed back to Halford, arriving at the pavilion
about quarter before eleven. There he had waked the caretaker to get
the boat in. He had walked to the Drews’, stayed with them some ten
minutes, going on to his own house, which he reached about twenty
-minute past eleven. Now, first, as to the checking of these hours.
+minutes past eleven. Now, first, as to the checking of these hours.
Tanner took a sheet of paper, and looking up his note of the times it
had taken him to walk the various distances, and estimating for the
@@ -4026,7 +4027,7 @@ character was correct.
‘I don’t know nothing about it,’ he growled sulkily.
‘Oh yes, you do. Mr Ponson told me he spent that Wednesday night here,
-or a part of it anyway. Is that true?
+or a part of it anyway. Is that true?’
Tanner had set his little trap to learn whether the butler had been
primed with a story by Cosgrove. His victim did not answer for a time.
@@ -5840,7 +5841,7 @@ cards and unhesitatingly drew out Cosgrove’s portrait.
‘That’s ’im, mister,’ he also said decisively.
-‘Where exactly did you pick him up?
+‘Where exactly did you pick him up?’
‘In Knightsbridge, not far from Piccadilly.’
@@ -6001,7 +6002,7 @@ garage Jimmy once more congratulated his companion on her success.
‘But we’re not finished yet, Jimmy,’ she answered him. ‘We have to
find the woman—the false servant.’
-‘You think it couldn’t have been Cosgrove?
+‘You think it couldn’t have been Cosgrove?’
Lois shook her head.
@@ -6771,7 +6772,7 @@ those trains left?’
The Superintendent shook his head.
‘It’s just possible,’ he answered, ‘but I hardly think so. Your phone
-was received at ’—he referred to a paper—‘4.42. Orders were issued
+was received at’—he referred to a paper—‘4.42. Orders were issued
immediately, but considering telegraphic delays, they were probably
not received at Tavistock till five or slightly after. The men would
then have to be collected and instructed. They might have seen those
@@ -8432,7 +8433,7 @@ weren’t much loss.’
heavily, I know, and he slipped off quietly one night to the States,
and was never heard of again.’
-‘And the other?
+‘And the other?’
‘The elder brother, Tom, was a bad lot too. He had a tragic end. He
was drowned. But I don’t think anyone mourned for him. He had
@@ -8671,7 +8672,7 @@ interesting. Go on, Mr Tanner.’
‘Well, sir, that leads me up to a very obvious question. You must have
guessed it. You have known Dale intimately in the past; could you
-identify him now?
+identify him now?’
Tanner sat back in his chair and drew at his cigar. The other did not
answer for a moment. Then as he slowly refilled his pipe, he said
@@ -9921,5 +9922,4 @@ text:
* The word “Anstin” has been corrected to “Austin” (Ch. XV).
-
-*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PONSON CASE *** \ No newline at end of file
+*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 72235 ***
diff --git a/72235-h/72235-h.htm b/72235-h/72235-h.htm
index ebf5237..6d4ec24 100644
--- a/72235-h/72235-h.htm
+++ b/72235-h/72235-h.htm
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
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-<title>The Ponson Case</title>
+<title>The Ponson Case | Project Gutenberg</title>
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-<div style='text-align:center'>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PONSON CASE ***</div>
+<div style='text-align:center'>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 72235 ***</div>
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@@ -2256,7 +2255,7 @@ one he sort of scowled, and he tore it open and read it. I don’t
know what was in it, but it fairly gave him the pip and he
didn’t get over it. He was kind of worried right up to the end.’</p>
-<p>‘You didn’t notice the handwriting or the postmark?</p>
+<p>‘You didn’t notice the handwriting or the postmark?’</p>
<p>‘No.’</p>
@@ -2423,7 +2422,7 @@ train. The Inspector met him on his arrival, and explained
what he wanted done, showing him the casts of the fifth
man’s footsteps.</p>
-<p>‘I want you,’ he said ‘to find the man who made those
+<p>‘I want you,’ he said, ‘to find the man who made those
tracks. You need not mind about the Manor people, I shall
attend to them. Get round the country, and make inquiries
in the neighbouring towns and villages. Particularly work the
@@ -2986,7 +2985,7 @@ and rowed back to Halford, arriving at the pavilion about
quarter before eleven. There he had waked the caretaker to
get the boat in. He had walked to the Drews’, stayed with
them some ten minutes, going on to his own house, which
-he reached about twenty minute past eleven. Now, first, as
+he reached about twenty minutes past eleven. Now, first, as
to the checking of these hours.</p>
<p>Tanner took a sheet of paper, and looking up his note of
@@ -4527,7 +4526,7 @@ had made of his character was correct.</p>
<p>‘I don’t know nothing about it,’ he growled sulkily.</p>
<p>‘Oh yes, you do. Mr Ponson told me he spent that
-Wednesday night here, or a part of it anyway. Is that true?</p>
+Wednesday night here, or a part of it anyway. Is that true?’</p>
<p>Tanner had set his little trap to learn whether the butler
had been primed with a story by Cosgrove. His victim did
@@ -6550,7 +6549,7 @@ portrait.</p>
<p>‘That’s ’im, mister,’ he also said decisively.</p>
-<p>‘Where exactly did you pick him up?</p>
+<p>‘Where exactly did you pick him up?’</p>
<p>‘In Knightsbridge, not far from Piccadilly.’</p>
@@ -6724,7 +6723,7 @@ on her success.</p>
<p>‘But we’re not finished yet, Jimmy,’ she answered him. ‘We
have to find the woman—the false servant.’</p>
-<p>‘You think it couldn’t have been Cosgrove?</p>
+<p>‘You think it couldn’t have been Cosgrove?’</p>
<p>Lois shook her head.</p>
@@ -7560,7 +7559,7 @@ before those trains left?’</p>
<p>The Superintendent shook his head.</p>
<p>‘It’s just possible,’ he answered, ‘but I hardly think so. Your
-phone was received at ’—he referred to a paper—‘4.42. Orders
+phone was received at’—he referred to a paper—‘4.42. Orders
were issued immediately, but considering telegraphic delays,
they were probably not received at Tavistock till five or slightly
after. The men would then have to be collected and instructed.
@@ -9375,7 +9374,7 @@ and worse. When they cleared out they weren’t much loss.’</p>
was in debt heavily, I know, and he slipped off quietly one
night to the States, and was never heard of again.’</p>
-<p>‘And the other?</p>
+<p>‘And the other?’</p>
<p>‘The elder brother, Tom, was a bad lot too. He had a tragic
end. He was drowned. But I don’t think anyone mourned for
@@ -9639,7 +9638,7 @@ is most interesting. Go on, Mr Tanner.’</p>
<p>‘Well, sir, that leads me up to a very obvious question. You
must have guessed it. You have known Dale intimately in the
-past; could you identify him now?</p>
+past; could you identify him now?’</p>
<p>Tanner sat back in his chair and drew at his cigar. The other
did not answer for a moment. Then as he slowly refilled his
@@ -11029,6 +11028,6 @@ in the text:</p>
</div>
-<div style='text-align:center'>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PONSON CASE ***</div>
+<div style='text-align:center'>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 72235 ***</div>
</body>
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diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index 6312041..b5dba15 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ the "Copyright How-To" at https://www.gutenberg.org.
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a28442..2b9be1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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