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THE TORY LOVER
Sarah Orne Jewett

The Atlantic Monthly Serialization
- The Atlantic Monthly text has no chapter titles or epigraphs. These were added to the First Edition text.
- The first word of each section in the Atlantic Monthly text appears in "small caps" font.
- "Gundelow" in the Atlantic text becomes "gundalow" in the first edition text.
- Both texts are inconsistent in hyphenating guardhouse / guard-house.

Chapter 26

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1	Wallingford insisted that he must carry out the captain's plain instructions	Wallingford coldly insisted that he should carry out the captain's instructions
5	he plainly heard Dickson's voice once more,	he heard Dickson's voice once more plainly,
8	waked the town; he must have found the guardhouse at once, for the watch	waked the town, and had found the guardhouse at once; for the watch
9	running and crying confusion, and boats	running and crying, and boats

Chapter 27

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8	wind on the fells blew	wind on the raise blew
9	her satin gown and her laces and	her black satin gown and her best lace and
12	old corporal, who had	old corporal who had
13	nowt for 't now but a litter, an'	nowt for 't but a litter now, an'
14	"Get him a-horse again!"	"Get him ahorse again!"

Chapter 28

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1	spinning room in the second story her handmaidens one warm spring	spinning room in its second story her handmaidens, one warm spring
2	seat of the young maids great house; also the shipyard	seat of those maids great house, also the shipyard
3	could look across the river comfort in watching for each	could see across the river comfort in looking for each
4	"O Death, rock me asleep" sang Peggy dolefully; –	"O Death, rock me asleep," sang Peggy dolefully.
5	At last the poignancy of feeling	At last her poignancy of feeling
6	announced Peggy with she sings right on inside me	announced Peggy, with she sings right on inside of me
7	She stopped to tie young caroling voice, – "Two pence ha'penny is his rent, And he cannot come every day to woo!"	She now stopped to tie young caroling voice, "Two pence ha'penny is my rent, And I cannot come every day to woo!"
8	she had felt some dim foreboding that full of spring-time calls	she had felt, too, some dim foreboding, that full of springtime calls
10	torn in strips for them that's wounded	torn in strips for those that's wounded
16	as the eager girls dropped and workmen from the wharves	as all the girls dropped and some workmen from the wharves
17 / 18	in New Jersey. The messengers stood	in New Jersey. The messengers stood
19	John Ricker's dead, and John Marr and Billy Lord's and young Mr. Wallingford's deserted	John Ricker's dead, and Billy Lord's and young Wallingford's deserted
20	at every stopping-place for miles	at every stopping place for miles
26	young mistress turned away	young mistress of the house turned away

Chapter 29

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3	lasts very late to-night; you have	lasts very late to-night, yet you have
4	It will soon be dark	'T will soon be dark
5	mind, before I heared folks Cæsar felt bad when he was but he's got his proper feelin's	mind, an' then I heared folks Cæsar felt so bad when he was but he's got proper feelin's
6	she had been long alone	she had been very long alone
8	see things their proper size at first. I'd put on my big caldron I nodded my head and let	see things their proper size. I'll put on my big caldron I nodded and let
10	Will you bespeak the boat?	Will you bespeak a boat?
11	there's our own watermen ready a can o' mulled port, an'	there's all our own men ready a glass o' port juice, an'
13	listen to me; she must	listen to me: she must
14	The pairs of rowers were mounted their liveries, such desire for display, but a plainer	The four rowers were mounted their livery, such desire for display. A plainer
15	handed Miss Hamilton to her seat with	handed Miss Hamilton into her boat with
17 17A 17B	They had thought it lucky that swore under their breath for large house on the hill. As Mary passed the girl felt no fear now something to be done. There was no light	They had thought it well that swore under their breaths for large house on the hill. As Mary passed the girl felt no fear now that there something to be done. There was no light
18 / 19	unbarred the door. "They tell me there	unbarred the door. "They tell me there
19	that danger already hemmed them in	that danger hemmed them in
20	I need my son – oh, I have had	I need my son – I have had
22	was now rallying all her forces.	was rallying all her force.
26	if they are strangers, we	if they be strangers, we
27	sight of her they gave	sight of her figure they gave
40	you should know that he has not broken	you know that he has not broken
41	done with their Royalties," and sound of heavy trampling, all	done with their royalties," and sound of heavy treading, all
42	I am Mary Hamilton of the Patriots, and	I am Mary Hamilton, and
44	midst, with friends behind him Shackley in his scarlet cloak; Parson were all there together. They	midst, with others behind him Shackley in his scarlet cloak, Parson were all there too. They
45	will not see a Christian woman and kind	will not see a Christian gentlewoman and kind
49	["]You may tell	"You may tell
50	You may fetch me a little water you can help me get to the dining	You may bring me a little water you must help me get to the dining
51	window still glittered on the floor	window still glistened on the floor
52	friends in peril," she said, "but my sad situation.["]	friends in peril," she added, "but my sad situation."
53	has in consideration an act of great severity against If he be still living now	has an act of great severity in consideration against If he still be living now
54	pondering the matter with her eyes	pondering, with her eyes
58	"I do acknowledge the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to be free, independent; and sovereign states, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to GEORGE THE THIRD, KING OF GREAT BRITAIN; and I renounce, refuse, and abjure any allegiance or obedience to him; and I do swear that I will, to the utmost of my power, support, maintain, and defend the said UNITED STATES against the said KING GEORGE THE THIRD, his heirs and successors, and his or their abettors, assistants, and adherents,	"I do acknowledge the United States of America to be free, independent and sovereign states, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the Third, King of Great Britain; and I renounce, refuse and abjure any allegiance or obedience to him; and I do swear that I will, to the utmost of my power, support, maintain and defend the said United States against the Said King George the Third, his heirs and successors, and his or their abettors, assistants and adherents,
59	Chadbourne half rose in his eagerness great land-holder, and and it were better if	Chadbourne half rose, in his eagerness great landholder, and and 't were better if
60	Is this the oath that Roger	Is that the oath that Roger
62	and all our fortunes in your hands	and all his fortunes in your hands
63	last night. You must thank the other good men who	last night, dear friends. You must thank the other gentlemen who
68	and Mr. Hill have both told a month's waiting and uncertainty here;	and Mr. Hill both told a month's waiting and uncertainty
70	It was thought a useless venture went last to Virginia I thought	It is thought a useless venture went to England last I thought
72	and a good sailor too.	and a good sailor.
74	she whispered. "I shall	she whispered, "I shall
78	Your young heart speaks now, and own; it would make you	'Tis your young heart that speaks, and own; 't would make you
81	will build a hundred houses Yet, you must always	will build a dozen houses Yes, you must always
82	she even smiled as she spoke	she even laughed as she spoke
84	as if the last night's peril The fruit-trees were coming into bloom: a young cherry-tree the pear-trees were ready	as if last night's peril The fruit trees were coming into bloom: a young cherry tree the pear trees were ready
89	waits her clearance papers	waits her clearing papers
91	shall send many other things by boat	shall send down many other things by boat

Chapter 30
In paragraph 4 of the Atlantic text, "Charles Radcliffe" appears. Elsewhere in the Atlantic, the name is "Ratcliffe"

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2	she exclaimed, at the end	she exclaimed at the end
3	was pleased with his success frankly expressed amusement.	was pleased by his success frankly expressed amusement:
4	aapprentice boy to a French upholsterer; this ghost of Hamlet at Covent Garden. Well, it was and parading in his pasteboard armor	aapprintice boy to a French upholsterer: this ghost in Hamlet at Covent Garden. Well, 't was and paradin' in his pasteboard armor
6	like a last year's bird's nest officer out of his uniform or a doctor wanting self that ever belonged to my	like a bird's nest officer out of his uniform, or a doctor wanting self that was ever belonging to my
12	"You look at a poor man as if he were the front of a cathedral," he chided her, again trying to be merry.	"There, don't look at a poor man as if he were the front of a cathedral," he begged her, trying again to be merry.
17	old people started back, they believed	old people started back, as if they believed
18	I am so full of hope that I have come	I was so full of hope that I must come
20	the quick firelight, sprung afresh, made her look like a bright flame	the bright firelight, sprung afresh, made her look like a red flame
22	wrap you well and hold	wrap you and hold
23	from its unconscious clinging	from her unconscious clinging
25	I have heard of the fray last night, but you will find letters here that will be of service.	I heard of the fray last night. You will find letters here that will serve you.
26	The girl's face was full being safely done.	Mary's face was full being safely done. So she sprang to her feet.
29	he added with a smile. "You do not know your Rabelais	he added, with a smile. "You have not learned your Rabelais
32	that you had been prevented	that you were prevented
33	I must not lose this fair wind to get	I do not like to lose this breeze to get
35	I stay with you and Phebe with me, and Susan	I stay with you, and Susan

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