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"Oh! dear – yes. and – We are quite as well offnow for Gardenstuff as ever we were –we used to be — for if it is forgot to be brought at any time, we can always buy what we want atSanditon-House. – The Gardiner there, isglad enough to supply us —. But it was anice place for the Childrenf to run aboutin. So Shady in Summer! —" "My dear, weshall have shade enoughon the Hill & more than enoughabout us in the course of a very few years –;The Growth of my Plantations is a generalmy Plantations astonish everybody by their astonishment.Growth. In the mean while we have theCanvasAwning, which gives us the mostcomplete comfort within doors — & youcan get a Parasol at Whitby's for littleMary at any time, or a large Bonnet atJebb's — And as for the Boys, I must sayI wd .would rather them run about in theSunshine than not. I am sure we agreemy dear, in wishing our Boys to be ashardy as poſsible." –"Yes indeed, I am surewe do – & I will get Mary a little Parasol,which will make her as proud as can be.her so proud! It willHow Grave she will walkbe delightful to see her walking aboutwith it, andso gravely. – She will fancy her::self quite a little Woman. — Oh! I have not the smallest doubt of our being a great deal better off where we are now.If we any of us want to bathe, now, wehave not a qr .quarter of a mile to go. — But you

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