which is an unnecessary alteration.

'EMMA'

1. Chapter XVIII:--

'No, Emma; your amiable young man can be amiable
only in French, not in English. He may be very
"aimable," have very good manners, and be very
agreeable; but he can have no English delicacy
towards the feelings of other people--nothing
really amiable about him.'

This reading, found in the first edition and the Winchester Edition, is
without doubt correct; but Bentley, Johnson, and the Hampshire Edition
read 'He may be very "amiable."'

2. Chapter XXIII:--

But when satisfied on all these points, and their
acquaintance proportionably advanced, . . .

Mr. Johnson, in his 1892 edition, did not approve of the word
'proportionably,' and read '[proportionately]'; but he has since altered
his mind. The first edition and all others read 'proportionably,' and
there appears to be authority for such a word.

3. Chapter XXV:--

Vanity, extravagance, love of change, restlessness
of temper, which must be doing something, good or
bad; heedlessness as to the pleasure of his father
and Mrs. Weston, indifferent as to how his conduct
might appear in general; he became liable to all
these [changes].

There are two words in the sentence, which differ in the various
editions. The first edition reads 'indifferent' . . . 'changes.' Bentley
reads 'indifference' . . . 'changes.' Mr. Johnson and the Winchester
Edition read 'indifferent' and 'charges'; the Hampshire Edition
'indifference' and 'charges.' 'Indifference' would seem to be probably
right; 'charges,' certainly right.

4. Chapter XXIX:--

'Emma,' said she, 'this paper is worse than I
expected. Look! in places you see it is dreadfully
dirty: and the wainscot is more yellow and forlorn
than anything could have imagined.'

So the first edition; Bentley, and the Hampshire Edition, insert 'one';
Mr. Johnson and the Winchester Edition 'I' after 'anything.'

5. Chapter XXXII, where Mrs. Elton says to Emma:--

'I assure you, Miss Woodhouse, it is very
delightful to me to be reminded of a place I am so
extremely partial to as Maple Grove. I have spent
so many happy minutes there!' (with a little sign
of sentiment).

So Mr. Johnson's editions read, following the first edition. Bu