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as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings. Obvious
typographical errors in punctuation (misplaced quotes and the
like) have been fixed. Corrections [in brackets] in the text are
noted below:

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I. A Rejected Manuscript 1[9]

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would[wouldn't] touch the mooney, maundering mess. It makes
my flesh creep, sometimes, to read it." v

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playing at love with each other, might afterwards find that
[that] they were experimenting with fire.

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arm around her again, checking himself with difficulty from
completeing[completing] the movement) "and dull, and wanting
in manners, but you are the only young

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about this matter. She shought[thought] the innocent man at
her side had not quite guaged[gauged] the interest that Mr.

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caught her passionately in his arms, and knew no better way
to bring her to consiousness[consciousness] than to rain
kisses on her cheeks. As might be expected this

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abilities of Mr. Weil, and he had no idea of
dispuing[disputing] the conclusions of that wise guide.

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"To me? He would not dare?[!] What angers me is the way he
speaks to the rest of you. He

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called the Good side nothing stronger that[than] wines were
found on the bill of fare. On the Wicked side every decoction
know[known] to the modern drinker was to

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sexes. He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs.
Delevan[Delavan] were sitting by his bed, more brazen

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young novelist. More than this, she would have
sufficent[sufficient] on hand to send the future amounts that

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Roseleaf waved him back with a sweeep[sweep] of his arm.

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countenance, the utter hopelessness had in a measure
diappeared[disappeared]. When Daisy came into the parlor, she

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