Differences between the texts of "Miss Tempy's Watchers" as
they appear
in The King of Folly Island and Tales of New
England.
| Location; paragraph begins ... | The King of Folly Island | Tales of New England |
| "I can tell you the biggest thing ... | "I can tell you the biggest thing she ever give, and I don't know ... | "I can tell you the biggest thing she ever done, and I don't know ... |
| "She was just poor enough to do that!" | ... for she would not break in upon her own loyal guarding of her dependent household. | ... for she would not betray her own loyal guarding of a dependent household. |
| "Folks say a great deal of generosity, ... | But here's Crowe and me, we can't do anything with money, ... | But here's Mr. Crowe and me, we can't do anything with money, ... |
| "Yes, Tempy aged all of a sudden ... | There, when Dan'el begun to look old ... | There, when Mr. Crowe begun to look old ... |
| Final paragraph, last sentence. | The world seemed more and more empty without the kind face and helpful hands of Tempy Dent. | [This final sentence is cut from Tales of New England.] |
Tara Morrall assisted in locating these differences.