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The Queen's TwinAunt Cynthy Dallet
Sarah Orne Jewett
Table of Differences between the texts in The Queen's Twin and in Harper's Bazar.
Consistent Differences
- In The Queen's Twin, New Year and New Year's Day; in Harper's Bazar, New-Year and New-Year's day.
- In The Queen's Twin, most contractions contain spaces. I've removed these in both editions except for those containing "it," which appear differently in the two texts; hence -- 't ain't, 't wa'n't, 't was 't is, etc. in The Queen's Twin; in Harper's Bazar, t'ain't,'twa'n't,'twas and 'tis.
Also, in all texts, I routinely add a space for contractions containing "as" and "than": mostly "same's" becomes "same 's," "more'n" becomes "more 'n."
Paragraph The Queen's Twin Harper's Bazar Title Aunt Cynthy Dallett The New-Year Guests 1 speaking wistfully, - "no, we grandmother were old-fashioned folks,
how 't was then, Miss Pendexter: nobody took much notice of the day except to wish you a Merry Christmas."
speaking wistfully - "no, we grandmother are old-fashioned folks,
how 'twas then, Miss Pendexter: nobody took much notice of the day except to wish you a merry Christmas."
2 "Sometimes nowadays I hear folks "Sometimes now I hear folks 4 those that lives alone, as they went upstairs to the north garret
all dark an' safe, same 's usual.
spoke to her about it, - the
those that lives alone as they went up stairs to the north garret
all dark an' safe, same's usual.
spoke to her about it - the
6 "Yes'm; it's a great "Yes, 'm; it's a great 10 old Mr. Nathan Dunn, - left bill for the funeral expenses
the neat fold o' bills, as
old Mr. Nathan Dunn - left bill for funeral expenses
the right fold o' bills, as
13 I hope to come out square myself, I hope to come out even myself, 14 your aunt Dallett, New Year's Day your aunt Dallett New-Year's day 16 Hand cheerfully; and so they parted. As Miss Pendexter went down the foot-path to the gate, she send Hand, cheerfully; and so they parted. As Miss Pendexter went down the foot-path to the gate she send 17 may only have wishes may have only wishes 18 what winter can be at its very best especially Miss Pendexter's, but
that they should be a very great
what winter weather can be at its best especially in Miss Pendexter's case, but
that they would be a very great
19 pretty footin'!" said Mrs. Hand, with satisfaction. "Seems to me as if my feet went o' themselves; gener'lly I have pretty footin!" said Mrs. Hand, with satisfaction. "Seems to me as if my feet went o' themselves; gener'ly I have 22 the elder woman kindly the elder woman, kindly 26 hens don't cost much to keep hens don't cost much to keeps 27 I shall miss 'em" said Abby I shall miss 'em," said Abby 28 Your aunty Cynthy ought Your aunt Cynthy ought 33 Oh, no, I never Oh no, I never 38 only for a cup o' tea, perhaps damp to me, - the s'rubs
It all fell to pieces. I never
hospitality that ever I see!" -
only for a cup o' tea perhaps damp to me - the s'rubs
It all fell to pieces, an' I never
hospitality that ever I see - "
46 The table was loaded down; there was cup-custard and custard pie, an' elegant cake, - one kind
We set down together an'
The table was loaded down: there was cup-custards an' custard pie, elegant cake - one kind
We set down together, an'
47 laughing like a girl; the speaker's tell that to Aunt Cynthy, if conversation
laughing like a girl, the speaker's tell that to Aunt Cynthy if conversation
50 she said, aloud, - she said, aloud - 51 like schoolboys fighting October than the first of January,
into the green dooryard, and
her denomination, and a pair
like school-boys fighting October than the 1st of January,
into the green door-yard, and
her denomination and a pair
52 Happy New Year, - she Happy New-Year - she 60 somebody is comin'; he don't somebody is comin', he don't 61 out of the woods, - the two women out of the woods - the two women 64 of a body under a shoulder-shawl and thick petticoats. She got back to her chair again, and the guests took off their bonnets in the bedroom, and returned discreet and sedate in their black woolen dresses. a year ago, that day
"And I ain't seen you now
of a body in its shoulder-shawl and thick petticoats. She got back to her chair again, and the guests took their bonnets off in the bedroom, and returned discreet and sedate in their black woollen dresses. a year ago that day
"And I [']ain't seen you now
65 said Aunt Cynthy kindly. said Aunt Cynthy, kindly. 67 Gener'lly he's about here a good, stiddy boy
Gener'ly he's about here a grand, stiddy boy
69 made out, poor 's he was corner o' the mantelpiece
the 'Life o' General Lafayette,' in a green cover, - I've got it now, but we child'n 'bout read it to pieces, -
made out, poor 's [poors] he was corner o' the mantel-piece
the Life o' General Lafayette, in a green cover - I've got it now, but we child'n 'bout read it to pieces -
70 hard a time now, - all an' mothers done the rulin'."
hard a time now - all an' mothers done the rulin'[.]"
72 Aunt Cynthia compassionately. dried up, Abby does. She
Aunt Cynthia, compassionately. dried up, Abby does[.] She
77 you would, if you were winter with me, - just
anxious these long winter nights
you would if you were winter with me - just
anxious these winter nights
80 till spring, - not if I had Foss's she said beseechingly.
till spring - not if I had Foss's she said, beseechingly.
81 I've been lonesome sometimes" - I've been lonesome sometimes - " 83 said Aunt Cynthia gayly. proper for the Queen.
said Aunt Cynthia, gayly. proper for the queen.
87 This is Saturday, you may This is Saturday; you may 88 she announced calmly she announced, calmly
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