The Works of Aphra Behn
Chapter 490 : p. 235, l. 22 _give._ My own emendation: previous editions 'be'.p. 236, l. 1

p. 235, l. 22 _give._ My own emendation: previous editions 'be'.

p. 236, l. 12 _make._ 4to 1690 'have'.

p. 237, l. 6 _Down. I say._ 4to 1690 wrongly gives this speech to Dunce.

p. 238, l. 25 _If we wou'd._ 1724 'If he wou'd'.

+ACT I: Scene iii+

p. 239, l. 25 _Jeffery._ I have supplied the name here from the following line.

p. 239, l. 31 _Exit._ Not noted in former editions.

p. 240, l. 2 _of a Baboon._ 4to 1690 'of Baboone'.

p. 240, l. 5 _Tumbler._ 4to 1690 misprints 'Fumbler'.

p. 241, ll. 15, 18 _Pound._ 1724 'Pounds'.

p. 242, l. 32 _Sure. reads._ 4to 1690 and 1724 'she reads', which is ambiguous.

p. 243, l. 16 _de la guerre._ 4to 1690 'de la gare'.

p. 244, l. 17 _They join with Surelove._ Only in 4to 1690.

+ACT II: Scene i+

p. 245, l. 21 _have Charms._ 1724 'have those Charms'.

p. 245, l. 28 _Mediator._ 1724 'Meditator'.

p. 245, l. 32 _would make me lay the Conqueror._ 1724 'would lay me a Conqueror'.

p. 248, l. 12 _knip._ 1724 mis-spells this rare word 'nip'.

+ACT II: Scene ii+

p. 252, l. 36 _A Scots Dance._ 1724 'A Scotch Dance.'

p. 253, l. 28 _Billet-Douxs._ 4to 1690 'Billet-Deaxs'.

p. 254, l. 12 _Drinking all this while sometimes._ Only in 4to 1690.

+ACT II: Scene iii+

p. 255, l. 16 _Pulls a Bottle._ 4to 1690 'Pulls out a Bottle'.

p. 255, l. 28 _Drinks._ Only in 4to 1690.

p. 256, l. 31 _durst._ 4to 1690 'darst'.

+ACT II: Scene iv+

p. 258, l. 26 _Enter Brag._ Both 4to 1690 and 1724 have 'Enter a Messenger', and give l. 27 speech-prefix 'Mes.' Both, however, give the next speech he speaks (l. 33) to Brag and have later 'Exit Brag.'

p. 259, l. 5 _Whimsey._ Both 4to 1690 and 1724 here and elsewhere cut the name down to 'Whim.'

p. 259, l. 9 _wish'd that the Plot._ 4to 1690 'wish'd the Plot'.

p. 261, l. 17 _care._ 1724 'ear'.

p. 262, l. 25 _Wellman's Guards._ 4to 1690 'Wellman, his Guards'. But Wellman has not left the stage. The comma printed by 1690 is probably a mistake and we should read 'Wellman his Guards'.

p. 263, l. 24 _Exit._ 4to 1690 gives no direction. 1724 has 'Exeunt.'

But Timorous is left alone on the stage.

+ACT III: Scene i+

p. 264, l. 1 _hollow._ 4to 1690 'hallow'.

p. 266, l. 15 _That._ Omitted in 4to 1690.

p. 270, l. 8 _Exeunt._ 4to 1690 gives no stage direction here.

+ACT III: Scene ii+

p. 272, l. 28 _'tis a t.i.ttle of the D-- breed._ [sic] 4to 1690. 1724 ''tis little of the D-- breed'.

p. 274, l. 1 _haste with._ 1724 'haste you with'.

+ACT III: Scene iia+

p. 275, l. 28 _stands and stares a while._ 1724 'stands a while and stares'.

p. 277, l. 28 _shall be._ 4to 1690 'shall not be'.

+ACT IV: Scene i+

p. 279, l. 12 _Priests._ 4to 1690 'Priest.'

+ACT IV: Scene ii+

p. 289. l. 10 _draw._ 4to 1690 'draws', but not as a stage direction.

+ACT IV: Scene iii+

p. 289, l. 21 _Scene III._ I have numbered this scene.