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Andrew's Fortune
Sarah Orne Jewett
Comparison of the 1893 printing of Country By-Ways
and Atlantic Monthly Texts.

The Atlantic text is inconsistent in rendering wa'n't; sometimes wa'nt,
and sha'n't; sometimes sha'nt.

Paragraph 1893 Text Atlantic Monthly Text

4 there was a spare-rib which there was a spare rib which

8 over to the Corners: there over to the corners: there

9 and sat farthest from the fire and sat furthest from the fire

17 up to the wood lot, chopping up to the wood-lot, chopping

33 an old fly and she always an old fly, and she always

37 a sister-keelson was but he could not a sister-keelson was, but he could not

40 She wa'n't one to drop She wa'nt one to drop

51 I sha'n't stand for selec'man I sha'nt stand for selec'man

56 three weeks before, Mr. Dennett three weeks before Mr. Dennett

60 lying awake in the house could hear them
his mind to stay until the funeral
lying awake in the house heard them
his mind to stay until after the funeral

62 Or even the silver cord be loosed
many a funeral before and he repeated

and saw it, knew by a sudden instinct
Or ever the silver cord be loosed
many a funeral before, and he repeated

and saw it knew by a sudden instinct

63 eyes filled with tears; he might not eyes filled with tears: he might not

66 but the people who walked before him thought but the people in front thought

68 been a little dazed and had burnt been a little dazed, and had burnt

75 I do hope I sha'n't out-live I do hope I sha'nt out-live

76 dreadful hard to me, that dreadful hard, to me, that

77 dreadful hesolate, dreadful desolate,

83 take it yourself before you left take it yourself, before you left

89 sleepy at half-past nine
apples from the cellar, and the guest

suddenly said, with a directness
sleepy at half past nine
apples from the cellar; and the guest

suddenly said with a directness

92 about his troubles, until his head about his troubles until his head

95 looked away and asked the name looked away, and asked the name

96 told herself that Mr. Dennett might have told herself that he might have

97 a long, dingy, yarn comforter a long, dingy yarn comforter

100 fit to be out" (plaintively). fit to be out," plaintively.

102 Tim's got something too, Tim's got something, too,

108 if we find out what Stephen calc'lated if we can find out what Stephen calc'lated

113 the best will after all; that he
hard time, and that Andrew
the best will after all, that he
hard time, that Andrew

114 to think well about it and let me know to think well about it, and let me know

121 thought highly of him and would soon thought highly of him, and would soon

122 much less he could have done for himself much less he could have have done for himself

125 It happened the day before he ended It happened that the day before he ended

127 after so many years he should after so many years, he should

128 severely to rights and had severely to rights, and had

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Paragraph	1893 Text	Atlantic Monthly Text

4	there was a spare-rib which	there was a spare rib which
8	over to the Corners: there	over to the corners: there
9	and sat farthest from the fire	and sat furthest from the fire
17	up to the wood lot, chopping	up to the wood-lot, chopping
33	an old fly and she always	an old fly, and she always
37	a sister-keelson was but he could not	a sister-keelson was, but he could not
40	She wa'n't one to drop	She wa'nt one to drop
51	I sha'n't stand for selec'man	I sha'nt stand for selec'man
56	three weeks before, Mr. Dennett	three weeks before Mr. Dennett
60	lying awake in the house could hear them his mind to stay until the funeral	lying awake in the house heard them his mind to stay until after the funeral
62	Or even the silver cord be loosed many a funeral before and he repeated and saw it, knew by a sudden instinct	Or ever the silver cord be loosed many a funeral before, and he repeated and saw it knew by a sudden instinct
63	eyes filled with tears; he might not	eyes filled with tears: he might not
66	but the people who walked before him thought	but the people in front thought
68	been a little dazed and had burnt	been a little dazed, and had burnt
75	I do hope I sha'n't out-live	I do hope I sha'nt out-live
76	dreadful hard to me, that	dreadful hard, to me, that
77	dreadful hesolate,	dreadful desolate,
83	take it yourself before you left	take it yourself, before you left
89	sleepy at half-past nine apples from the cellar, and the guest suddenly said, with a directness	sleepy at half past nine apples from the cellar; and the guest suddenly said with a directness
92	about his troubles, until his head	about his troubles until his head
95	looked away and asked the name	looked away, and asked the name
96	told herself that Mr. Dennett might have	told herself that he might have
97	a long, dingy, yarn comforter	a long, dingy yarn comforter
100	fit to be out" (plaintively).	fit to be out," plaintively.
102	Tim's got something too,	Tim's got something, too,
108	if we find out what Stephen calc'lated	if we can find out what Stephen calc'lated
113	the best will after all; that he hard time, and that Andrew	the best will after all, that he hard time, that Andrew
114	to think well about it and let me know	to think well about it, and let me know
121	thought highly of him and would soon	thought highly of him, and would soon
122	much less he could have done for himself	much less he could have have done for himself
125	It happened the day before he ended	It happened that the day before he ended
127	after so many years he should	after so many years, he should
128	severely to rights and had	severely to rights, and had