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The Mate of the Daylight
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Tom's Husband

Sarah Orne Jewett

Table of differences between the text appearing in Atlantic Monthly and the text in The Mate of the Daylight.

Paragraph Atlantic Monthly The Mate of the Daylight

1 and sympathy, it refuses and sympathy it refuses

2 to themselves, apart from to themselves apart from

2 when it is fairly in one's grasp when fairly in one's grasp

3 and had rarely left home and rarely left home

4 very much in ["]love very much in love

5 well known by the towns-people well known by the townspeople

5 much said about it. much said about him.

6 Four per cent. on her other property, instead of eight, which she had been told she must soon expect, would make a great difference to her. Four per cent. on her other property, which she had been told she must soon expect instead of eight, would make a great difference to her.

7 the minute it is going again the minute it is going

19 I don't see why it isn't sensible: you will be living exactly as you were before you married, as to home affairs; and I don't see why it is not sensible: you will be living exactly as you were before you married, as to home affairs, and

20 No, I'll look around, and get an honest man with a few select brains for agent. No, I'll look around, and get an honest, experienced man for agent.

21 and told him there was meat enough in the house for dinner; and told him there was some lamb in the house for dinner;

30 growing fast too, and growing fast, too, and

31 She wished more than once, when she was tired, that he would not talk so much about the housekeeping; She wished more than once when she was tired that he would not talk so much about the housekeeping;

32 In the first of Mrs. Wilson's connection with manufacturing, she had made it a rule to consult Tom on every subject of importance; but it had speedily proved to be a formality. He tried manfully In the early days of Mrs. Wilson's business life, she had made it a rule to consult her husband on every subject of importance; but it had speedily proved to be a formality. Tom tried manfully

33 the girls are unusually busy to-day the servants are unusually busy to-day

33 The girls have been washing, The women have been washing,

35 he felt that he was a failure. he had a suspicion that he was a failure.

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Paragraph	Atlantic Monthly	The Mate of the Daylight
1	and sympathy, it refuses	and sympathy it refuses
2	to themselves, apart from	to themselves apart from
2	when it is fairly in one's grasp	when fairly in one's grasp
3	and had rarely left home	and rarely left home
4	very much in ["]love	very much in love
5	well known by the towns-people	well known by the townspeople
5	much said about it.	much said about him.
6	Four per cent. on her other property, instead of eight, which she had been told she must soon expect, would make a great difference to her.	Four per cent. on her other property, which she had been told she must soon expect instead of eight, would make a great difference to her.
7	the minute it is going again	the minute it is going
19	I don't see why it isn't sensible: you will be living exactly as you were before you married, as to home affairs; and	I don't see why it is not sensible: you will be living exactly as you were before you married, as to home affairs, and
20	No, I'll look around, and get an honest man with a few select brains for agent.	No, I'll look around, and get an honest, experienced man for agent.
21	and told him there was meat enough in the house for dinner;	and told him there was some lamb in the house for dinner;
30	growing fast too, and	growing fast, too, and
31	She wished more than once, when she was tired, that he would not talk so much about the housekeeping;	She wished more than once when she was tired that he would not talk so much about the housekeeping;
32	In the first of Mrs. Wilson's connection with manufacturing, she had made it a rule to consult Tom on every subject of importance; but it had speedily proved to be a formality. He tried manfully	In the early days of Mrs. Wilson's business life, she had made it a rule to consult her husband on every subject of importance; but it had speedily proved to be a formality. Tom tried manfully
33	the girls are unusually busy to-day	the servants are unusually busy to-day
33	The girls have been washing,	The women have been washing,
35	he felt that he was a failure.	he had a suspicion that he was a failure.