Her neck, her feet, her arms were bare, And the jewels disorder'd in her hair. I guess, &c. First Edition. [65] And the jewels were tangled in her hair. S. T. C. (b). [In the Hinves copy (Nov., 1816), ll. 60-5 are inserted in the margin and the two lines 'Her neck . . . her hair' are erased. This addition was included in 1828, 1829, 1834, &c.] [74] scarce can] cannot H. 1816. [76] Said Christabel] Alas! but say H. 1816. [81-3] Five ruffians seized me yestermorn, Me, even me, a maid forlorn; They chok'd my cries with wicked might. MS. W., S. T. C. (a); MS. S. T. C. (c); S. H. Five warriors, &c. as in the text S. T. C. (b) [Lines 82, 83, 84-1/2 are erased in H. 1816. Lines 81-4, 89, 90, which Scott prefixed as a motto to Chapter XI of _The Black Dwarf_ (1818), run thus:-- Three ruffians seized me yestermorn, Alas! a maiden most forlorn; They choked my cries with wicked might, And bound me on a palfrey white: As sure as Heaven shall pity me, I cannot tell what men they be. Christabel. The motto to Chapter XXIV of _The Betrothed_ (1825) is slightly different:-- Four Ruffians . . . palfrey white.] [88] once] twice MS. W., S. T. C. (c), S. H. [92] For I have lain in fits, I wis MS. W., S. T. C. (a), S. T. C. (c), S. H., First Edition. [Text, which follows S. T. C. (b), H. 1816, was first adopted in 1828.] [96] comrades] comrade MS. W. [98] He] They MS. W. [106-11] Saying that she should command The service of Sir Leoline; And straight be convoy'd, free from thrall, Back to her noble father's hall. MS. W., S. T. C. (c), S. H., First Edition. [Text, which follows H. 1816, was first adopted in 1828.] [112-22] So up she rose and forth they pass'd With hurrying steps yet nothing fast. Her lucky stars the lady blest, And Christabel she sweetly said-- All our household are at rest, Each one sleeping in his bed; Sir Leoline is weak in health, And may not awakened be, So to my room we'll creep in stealth, And you to-night must sleep with me. MS. W., S. T. C. (a), S. T. C. (c), S. H. [So, too, First Edition, with the sole variant, 'And may not well awakened be'.] [114-17] Her smiling stars the lady blest, And thus bespake sweet Christabel: All our household is at rest, The hall as silent as a cell. S. T. C. (b). [In H. 1816 ll. 112-22 of the text are inserted in Coleridge's handwriting. Line 113 reads: 'yet were not fast'. Line 122 reads: 'share your bed with me'. In 1828, ll. 117-22 were added to the text, and 'Her gracious stars' (l. 114) was substituted for 'Her lucky stars'.] [137] And Christabel she sweetly cried MS. W., S. T. C. (c), S. H. [139] Praise we] O praise MS. W., S. T. C. (c), S. H. [145] Outside] Beside MS. W., S. T. C. (c), S. H. [146] Lay fast] Was stretch'd H. 1816. [Not in S. T. C.'s handwriting.] [160] om. S. T. C. (a). [161] And nothing else she saw thereby MS. W., S. T. C. (c), S. H. [163] niche] nitch all MSS. and First Edition.