where no objects presented, they lay flat on the ground, with orders
not to stir, or to discover themselves
1811ff where no object presented, lay flat on the ground, with
orders not to stir, or discover themselves
so that nothing should be discovered from without. Things thus
arranged, they observed almost an implicit silence
1811ff so that nothing could ...
1870 ... almost implicit silence
For a long time no sounds were heard
1811ff ... no sound was heard
to prevent discovery took off their shoes
1811ff to prevent discovery they took off their shoes
"Those rascally cow-boys detained us too long."----"Well, well,
never mind it
1811ff "Rascally cow-boys
1851/70 "Well, never mind it
a noise as if several doors shut to
1870 ... shut too [this spelling is used several times]
gave the signal to the men without
1811ff gave the alarm ...
the chairs on which these now invisible beings had sat, had all
disappeared
1811ff ... had disappeared
That they were part of a gang
1811ff That they were a part of a gang
sold at a very extortionate price
1851/70 sold at very extortionate prices
struck immense sums of it
1811/51 immense quantities 1870 immense quanties [sic]
which had heretofore been only in the open woods
1851 which had therefore ...
we recrossed from the mansion. To get over the wall we used ladders
of ropes, placing a flat piece of thick board
1811ff the old mansion ... a flat of thick board
on touching a spring, it would suddenly fly open
1811ff ... it would fly open
so that on emergency we could traverse every apartment
1811ff so that on an emergency ...
a beautiful young lady asleep in the only bed in the room
1811ff ... on the only bed in the room
to dispossess the fair tenant of premises to which
1851/70 ... of the premises to which
As soon as we were prepared, we returned to the mansion
1870 As soon as they were ...
exhibiting the person before her in all his horrific appearances
1870 exhibited ...
some of the same material being placed in its mouth
1811ff some material being placed in its mouth
not having yet stripped off his ghostly habiliments
1870 not having stripped off ...
which in the night appears like coals of fire
1851/70 ... looks like ...
the generous midshipman, John Brown
1811ff ... Jack Brown
as there were several other Brit