Sanditon: Diplomatic DisplayCambridgeKing's College Cambridge, No Accession Number
Chapter 4.
"And whose very snug-looking Place isthis?" — said Charlotte, as in a sheltered Dipwithin 2 miles of the Sea, they paſsedcloseinbyfront
of a moderate-sized house, well fenced&
planted, & rich in the Garden, OrchardGround &MeadowsOrchards which are the best embellishmentsof suchsuch aanyDwelling. "It seems to have asmany
comforts about it as Willingden." –––"Ah! – said Mr . P.Parker — This is myoldHouse – the houseof my Forefathers – the house where I & allmy Brothers & Sisters were born & bred –& where my own 3 eldest Children
wereborn – where Mrs . P.Parker & I lived till withinthe last 2 years – till our new Housewas finished. — I am glad you are pleasedwith it. – It is an honest old Place – and Hillier keeps it in very good order.
I havegiven it upyou know to the Man who occupies thecheif of my Land. He gets a
better Houseby it —
& I, a rather better situation! —one
other Hillascent brings us to the heartof Sanditon — –
modern Sanditon –we shall soon catch theroof of
my new house; my real home, —a beautiful Spot. – Our Ancestors, you
knowalways built in a hole. — Here were
we,pent down in athis1 little
contracted Nook,without Air or Veiw, only one mile &
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