your daughter was the subject of my earliest affection 1851/70 ... the object of ... I shall in some measure realize former happy anticipations 1811ff ... former anticipations bowed his gratitude and after appointing that day week, departed 1851/70 bowed his head in gratitude; and after appointing ... when a person rapped to the door below 1811ff ... at the door below to intervene their happiness, no determined rival, no obdurate father 1851/70 to intervene their happiness, no obdurate father The sun blended its mild lustre with the landscape's lovely green 1811 ... the landscapes' ... encircled by a wreath of flowers 1811ff ... a wreath of artificial flowers Edgar then rising, motioned to the intended bride and bridegroom 1870 ... mentioned to ... "Where tides of heavy sorrows swell'd," 1811ff ... sorrow ... "And do I receive thee from the dead!" he said. "I am anxious to hear the mystery unfolded 1811ff And I receive thee as from ... the mighty mystery unfolded But wearied with the bustles of life 1870 ... business of life who all soon left it under the foolish pretence or impression of hearing strange noises and seeing frightful objects, and such is the superstition of people 1811ff who all left 1870 under foolish pretence 1811ff of hearing noises 1851/70 of the people which might lead to the elucidation 1811ff which might tend to the elucidation they struck a fire and lit candles, which they had brought with them 1811ff lighted candles 1870 which they brought 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.