all, however, defends
'her'; and would read 'and had directly received a very sufficient
invitation for her cousin,' on the ground that Mrs. Rushworth, not quite
understanding who was meant by Miss Price, thought she was cousin to the
Miss Price who she had previously heard would remain at home with Lady
Bertram. Some such explanation, Dr. Verrall thought, would alone account
for the 'very sufficient' invitation.

3. Chapter X, p. 106, where Fanny Price says to Mr. Rushworth, who on
returning with the key finds Miss Bertram and Mr. Crawford have gone
into the park without waiting for him:--

'They desired me to stay--my cousin Maria charged
me to say that you would find them at that knoll,
or thereabouts.'

So all the editions read; but Dr. Verrall would emend to 'They desired
me to say--my cousin,' &c., on the ground that Fanny, who was the soul
of truth, had not been desired to stay. But, for the matter of that,
neither had her cousin Maria charged her to say anything, for it was
Crawford who had suggested that 'Miss Price will be so good as to tell
him, that he will find us near that knoll.' However, the emendation is
attractive, as it shows Fanny trying to make the best case she can for
Maria by eliminating Crawford's share in the transaction.

4. Chapter XXIV: All editions read:--

This dear William would soon be amongst them.
There could be no doubt of his obtaining leave of
absence immediately, for he was still only a
midshipman; and as his parents, from living on the
spot, must already have seen him and be seeing him
perhaps daily, his direct holidays might with
justice be instantly given to his sister.

The expression 'his direct holidays,' meaning 'his actual holidays,' is
intelligible enough, but did not satisfy Dr. Verrall, who suggested
'derelict' as a naval expression to imply holidays on which no one had a
claim, and which might therefore be given to Mansfield Park. Like many
of Dr. Verrall's emendations, its ingenuity is greater than its
probability.

5. Chapter XXXIII, p. 340:--

Here again was a something of the same Mr.
Crawford whom she had so reprobated before. How
evidently was there a gross want of feeling and
humanity where his own pleasure was concerned; and
alas! how always known no principle to supply as a
duty what the hear