THE LUCKY CHANCE.
p. 177 The Lucky Chance. On the title of the 4to 1687, we have ‘This may be Printed, April 23, 1686. R.P.’
p. 183, l. 1 To The Right Honourable. This Dedication and the Preface (p. 185) are only found in the 4to 1687. p. 190 Dramatis Personae. have added to the list ‘Gingle, a Music Master; A Post-man; Susan, Servant to Sir Feeble; Phillis, Leticia’s Woman.’
p. 191, l. 20 Enter Mr. Gingle. I have inserted Gingle’s name. All previous editions read ‘Enter several with Musick.’
p. 194, l. 5 Dudgeon. 4to 1687 ‘Dugion’.
p. 199, l. 13 I have had … Guyneys. These words have by a curiously gross error been dropped out in all editions save the 4to 1687.
p. 202, l. 30 all but for. 1724 omits ‘but’.
p. 203, l. 10 so, I’ll go. 1724 ‘so, and I’ll go’.
p. 203, l. 27 Then then. All previous editions read ‘Then thou’ which makes no sense. The emendation, if not what Mrs. Behn wrote, is at least grammatical.
p. 204, l. 34 this St. Martin’s Trumpery. 1724 ‘these’.
p. 205, l. 4 my Girl. 1724 omits ‘my’.
p. 206, l. 28 of the World. 1724 ‘of the whole World’.
p. 207, l. 30 beholding. 1724 ‘beholden’.
p. 207, l. 36 Aside. 1724 omits.
p. 209, l. 2 look, look how. 1724 ‘look, how’.
p. 209, l. 12 Exeunt. I have supplied this, which does not occur in previous editions. 4to 1687 has ‘The End of the First Act.’ 1724 gives nothing.
p. 210, l. 3 Livings. 1724 ‘Living’.
p. 216, l. 13 Enter Bellmour. I have placed this entrance here as by his first speech Bellmour obviously overhears Leticia’s words, ‘Blest be this kind Retreat’. 1724 places the entrance after ‘Sighs and Tears.’ 4to 1687 gives it in a bracket by Leticia’s three lines.
p. 218, l. 9 Let. But how. I have arranged these lines metrically. 4to 1687 and 1724 print as prose.
p. 221, l. 1 Seraglio. 4to 1687 ‘Seraglia’.
p. 222, l. 31 Quonundrum. 4to 1687 ‘Qunnumdrum’.
p. 224, l. 17 Exit. I have supplied this. 1724 gives no direction. 4to 1687 has ‘The End of the Second Act.’
p. 225, ll. 13, 25 Aside. Not in 4to 1687.
p. 226, l. 8 swooned. 4to 1687 ‘swoonded’.
p. 227, l. 9 Aside. Not in 4to 1687.
p. 227, l. 29 Scene II. I have numbered this scene.
p. 227, l. 29 in an undressing. 1724 omits ‘in an’.
p. 228, l. 7 Aside. Omitted in 4to 1687.
p. 228, l. 21 Within. I have supplied this stage direction here and in Bellmour’s following speech.
p. 229, l. 2 to him. Not in 1724.
p. 229, l. 4 before to morrow. 1724 reads ‘before we go to him to-morrow.’
p. 229, l. 27 his Safety. 1724 omits ‘his’.
p. 231, l. 3 I’m sorry. I have arranged this metrically. Former editions as prose.
p. 23l, l. 16 Woman. 4to 1687 ‘Women’. But Pert is alone.
p. 231, l. 22 Want. 1724 misprints ‘Wont’.
p. 234, l. 4 Exit. I have supplied this stage direction.
p. 234, l. 5 Scene V. I have numbered this scene.
p. 234, l. 27 Dick his Boy. Former editions ‘and Boy.’ But Dick’s name is given in the Dramatis Personae and later in this same scene.
p. 235, l. 11 you know. Omitted by 1724.
p. 237, l. 21 Aside. Former editions wrongly mark this whole speech ’.side’. The last sentence is clearly spoken aloud to Sir Cautious.
p. 238, l. 30 Ad, and. 1724 ‘and and’.
p. 238, l. 32 Exit Dick. I have added this Exit, unmarked in former editions. Dick obviously does not remain on the stage as his entrance is marked later.
p. 239, l. 14 Aside, turns. 1724 omits ‘turns’.
p. 240, l. 29 Scene VI. I have numbered this scene.
p. 241, l. 28 Aside. Not in 4to 1687. But marked in 1724.
p. 243, l. 18 Exeunt. This stage direction is in no previous edition.
p. 244, ll. 28-36 I am sorry … Jewel, Sir. Previous editions as prose.
p. 245, l. 5 Where had … Previous editions print as prose.
p. 246, l. 1 rivell’d. 4to 1687. All later editions ‘shrivel’d’, which is by no means as good.
p. 246, l. 2 Ladles. 1724 misprints ‘Ladies’,
p. 248, l. 31 amended. 1724 ‘mended’.
p. 249, l. 2 Dinner in. 1724 ‘Dinner at’.
p. 255, l. 27 wou’d but stand. 1724 omits ‘but’.
p. 259, l. 13 Exit. I have added this stage direction. 4to 1687 reads ’.he End of the Fourth Act.’
p. 260, l. 17 Scene II. I have numbered this scene,
p. 263, l. 14 Scene III. 4to and 1724 ‘Scene II.’
p. 264, l. 21 attend. 1724 ‘intend.’
p. 265, l. 31 Soft Musick ceases. I put this stage direction here, following 4to 1687. 1724 inserts it after the Song, which is not so well.
p. 266, l. 20 Scene IV. I have numbered this scene.
p. 267, l. 1 Yet you may. I have arranged the whole speech metrically. 1687 prints to ‘April Flow’rs’ as prose. 1724 prints to ‘gather’ as prose.
p. 267, l. 19 Sir. Omitted in 1724.
p. 268, l. 11 But leave. I have arranged metrically. Previous editions prose.
p. 269, l. 29 With all my Soul. 4to 1687 gives an ‘[Aside’ to Gayman’s speech. This is an obvious error.
p. 270, l. 12 Scene V. I have numbered this and the two following scenes.
p. 271, l. 20 he have not. 1724 ‘he has not’.
p. 27l, l. 31 Oh! You. I have arranged metrically. Previous editions prose.
p. 274, l. 3 Life’s. 4to 1687 ‘Lives’. P. 275, l. 24 Enter Leticia, Bellmour, and Phillis. I have added this necessary direction which is in no former edition.
p. 278, l. 20 An After Math. 4to 1687 reads ‘An After Mach’. 1724 ‘An after Match’. As neither of these forms are found, the 4to seems an obvious misprint for ‘After Math’.
p. 278, l. 25 whiffling. 1724 ‘whistling’.