Punctuation and format of stage directions have been made consistent. Differences in formatting between the introduction and main text have been preserved. The use of “Wilfred” in the introductory material and “Wilfrid” throughout the main text has also been preserved. All original spelling and hyphenation in the original has been preserved, except for the following apparent typographical error: Page 122, “steathily” changed to “stealthily.” (I should be always stealthily spying...) End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Profligate, by Arthur Wing Pinero