Vera; or, The Nihilists

Corrections and Additions

Made by the Author in his original copy.

The numbers of the “Notes” correspond with the superior figures in the body of the text.

ACT I.
Note	1	Changed to 2 in violet pencil.
2		Lines from 2 to 2 scored out.
3		These lines scored out, and “we will have” added.
4		This word underlined.
5		These lines scored out.
6		These lines scored out, “what news to-night?” inserted.
7		Lines scored out.
8		Altered to “He.”
9		Lines scored out.
10		Altered to “signal for.”
11		Lines scored out.
12		Lines scored out.
13		Altered to “Be calm, Michael!”
14		These words underlined.
15		Words underlined.
16		Word underlined.
17		Lines scored out.
18		Words scored out.
19		Lines scored out, “from Berlin” inserted.
20		Word scored through.
21		Altered to “strong.”
22		These lines scored through.
23		Scored through.
24		Altered to “martial law scheme.”
25		Altered to “To raise the barricades.”
26		Crossed out.
27		The word “pause” as a stage direction inserted.
28		Lines crossed out.
29		Scored through.
30		Scored through.
31		Word underlined.
32		Word underlined.
33		Words “Who is there?” inserted.
34		Scored through.
35		Scored through.
36		Scored through.
37		Altered to “He has sold us.”
38		Word underlined.
ACT II.
Note	1	Lines scored through.
2		Altered to “you missed.”
3		Altered to “profession.”
4		Scored through.
5		Word scored through.
6		Insert “for them to go to.”
7		Insert “dining.”
8		Altered to “bored to death.”
9		Scored through.
10		Word underlined.
11		Altered to “a.”
12		Lines scored through.
13		“O God!” scored through.
14		Scored through.
15		Lines scored through.
16		Words scored through.
17		Word underlined.
18		Word underlined.
19		Words underlined.
20		Stage direction, “a pause” indicated.
21		Altered to “may.”
22		Word “I” underlined.
23		This speech cut out.
ACT III.
Note	1	“Marat” underlined.
2		Altered to “Vera. Unmask! a spy!”
3		Scored through.
4		Scored through.
5		Scored through.
6		Lines scored through.
7		Insert “and quite as unintelligible.”
8		Alter “Pres.” to “Vera.”
9		Scored through.
10		These lines struck out.
11		This passage scored through.
12		This is struck out.
13		Scored through.
14		Scored through.
15		This speech cut out.
16		Lines scored through.
17		Lines scored through.
18		Cut out this passage and insert “Alexis” after “but.”
19		Lines scored through.
20		Altered to “No! No!”
21		This passage is cut out.
22		Insert “Alexis” in place of “him.”
23		Lines scored through.
24		This speech cut out.
25		This passage is scored through.
26		The words “no laugh” are inserted here—possibly as a stage direction.
27		Passage scored through.
28		In place of “the Czar” read “Alexis.”
29		Delete this speech.
30		This passage is scored out.
31		This passage is scored out.
32		This passage is scored out.
ACT IV.
Note	1	These three speeches are scored through.
2		Insert “for the politician.”
3		All these lines are cut out.
4		Alter to “Gentlemen.”
5		Cut out this sentence.
6		Words scored through.
7		Delete “the crown.”
8		Substitute “stop near” for “stay with.”
9		This passage is cut out.