Fragment of a novel written by Jane Austen, January-March 1817

2. some removals to look for looking

5. next for close

7. civility in wishing her to take his over polite civil offer offering her his own erased

10. much for great

12. his Person as for him for

15. Arthur was ... no means for He had in every respect a heavy Look.—Yet was not

18. cheifly for very much

19. he added above line before evidently

20. a fine young Woman for a good-looking Girl (well (word illegible) agreable above line, erased)

22. observed with much (gr. above line, erased) pleasure erased after B^r

1. decided for great

2. of erased before some

3. him for Arthur

5. began even to make for made

13. & invigorating to for for

15. well for much before as anybody

3. To say the truth for In my own opinion

5. in my (own erased) opinion added above line

15. thought replaced by found and restored above line

5. walk for take

12. as to for in

13. the Hill is so steep for there is such a steep Hill to get up to it

18. which erased after Perspiration

21. th erased before veiwed

5. Pot erased after Cocoa

13. brought up added above line

16. the murmuring of a few broken sentences of self-approbation & success for in a faint murmur, & a few broken sentences of approbation of his own Doings & prosperity

19. into as gallant a Line as ever for with quite as much Gallantry as before

9. rather added above line after Dish of

13. very added above line before fine

21. by no means for not

2. certainly for evidently

4. of for from before his sisters

15. exceedingly pleased for very much obliged

16. there for upon that subject

17. a very bad thing for is very bad

5. It was rather amusing to see erased after nutmeg grater

6. Glass added above line after Butter and erased

8. accusing ... declaring ... maintaining for accused ... declared ... maintained

10. and added above line after trusted

18. her Toast for that

20. herself for himself

22. almost added above line after scraped off

7. Earthy Dross for Earth

8. Charlotte could not but suspect him of adopting over He seemed of having (originally to have) chosen erased

9. principally for cheifly

6. acts on me like Poison and added above line

9. sounds almost incredible for is a sort of thing hardly to be beleived

10. so often that I cannot doubt it for three (several (?) above line) times

21. Soon for Very soon

11. and the colour rushed for brought the colour

13. much for a good deal of

16. determing sic

18. totally seperate & distinct erased after Families

20. each for them

8. advantage for Good

2. race for family

4. that added above line before the Family

6. were for being

13. period for time

14. another representation for other representations

4. blunders for mistakes

10. make everything appear what it was not for throw everything into confusion

15. expensive added above line before House

21. beleived herself for supposed

6. M^rs C. D’s for her

7. mere for very before trifle

8. of reproach added above line

9. all the following for the next

14. receiving such for giving a home to

15. as for who

17. such pursuits as for the pursuit of what

18. general erased before admiration

8. Smallness & added above line before Retirement

9. in the course of the Spring added above line

10. some erased before the inevitable

11. each added above line after Dresses

20. secluded for retired

21. from for with after celebrity

12. in Sanditon added above line

14. to added above line before the prevalence

22. been asking for for wanted

6. soon added above line before found

7. be vain for fail her

9. to have erased before any complaint

12. & if M^rs G ever (word illegible) (could therefore above line) erased after Physician

5. accordingly for indeed

7. with added above line before Drawing paper

14. an added above line before eye

19. notice for being noticed

20. by habit erased after disposed

22. quitted over went out at this end of erased

3. round added above line before about

13. better added above line before mention

7. for them erased after foot

17. be really at a loss for really be at any loss

18. more added above line before simple

20. earnest added above line

6. that written inadvertently for than

20. the added above line before sort

21. is for can be

7. as to erased before then

11. all added above line before out

2. all erased before over

4. at one oclock for today

7. besides erased before between

13. to hear it for for this

14. if this is the case added above line

9. their impropriety for the impropriety of them

17. not added above line after they could

19. it erased after up

11. it was over in the p erased

13. most kindly added above line

7. with a decided air of Ease & Fashion, and a over with a & very much the Man of fashion in his air erased

15. road for approach

16. approach for road

17. (of about a q^r of a mile’s length erased) & conducting at the end of a q^r of a mile through second Gates over but ending in about a q^r of a mile erased

19. into for in

20. were erased before had

22. These Entrance Gates ... Boundaries for They were so narrow at the Entrance

3. an outside for one outside

5. here, & a curve there threw for in one, & a curve in the other gave

6. to added above line after them

9. clusters (rows erased) of fine Elms, or rows of old Thorns for vigorous Elms, or old Thorns & Hollies

10. line for course

12. vacant spaces for intervals

16. over the pales erased after Womanish and added above line after glimpse

20. decidedly for distinctly

21. in spite of the Mist for though at some distance before her

1. sloping erased before bank

2. at (?) erased after Paling &

3. Path for track

8. that erased after felt

12. her added above line after strike

14. must not for ought not to

16. of it erased after nothing

17. If Charlotte had not been over she was erased

19. or erased after the two

6. perfectly added above line before secure

10. by Man perhaps inadvertently for of Man

12. by her erased after ill-used

19. order & the (?) added above line before Importance

6. stately for portly

12. represented for was

15. own House for room