I want to know the answer to the following question:
What was the first step Bowers took in editing a single work with two versions?
All the background I'm provided with is that "There were, however, intermediate cases that could reasonably have been attributed to either intention, and some of Bowers's choices came under fire – both as to his judgment, and as to the wisdom of conflating readings from the two different versions of Maggie.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no