[32]. After “herself” is struck out: “up till now she perhaps only feared me, not personally, but as a lodger, a stranger, and, I believe, she was very timid.”
[33]. Originally “As soon as the three days were over.”
[34]. After “beating” is struck out: “but then I suddenly asked myself: can I stop now, and I instantly answered that I can.”
[35]. Originally “I kissed her face and legs: when I kissed her legs.”
[36]. Originally “I wished to get up and go away—so unpleasant was this to me in such a tiny child, from a sense of pity. But I overcame the sudden sense of my fear and remained.”
[37]. After “cuff” is struck out: “twice on her cheek.”
[38]. After “no longer” is struck out: “I rose and moved close to her.”
[39]. After “room” is struck out: “to see if everything was in its place as before.”
[40]. After “what I wanted” is struck out: “I wanted all the while to be completely sure.”
[41]. Instead of “at last, etc.,” originally stood: “I finally decided that I could leave and I went downstairs.”