Sanditon: Diplomatic Display Cambridge King's College Cambridge, No Accession Number
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her walk, by finding herself in company with those, whom the
conversation of the morng .morning had given her a great curiosity tosee. She observed them well. –. Lady D.Denham was of middle height, stout, upright & alert in
her motions with a shrewdeye, & a self-satisfied air — but not an
un::agreable Countenance — & tho'though her manner was rather downright & abrupt, as of
aperson who valued herself on being free-spoken, free-speaking,there was a good humour & cordiality inabout her — it — a civility & readineſs to be acquaintedwith Charlotte herself, &
a heartineſs of andwelcome interest towards her old friends, which waswas inspiring the Good will she seemed tofeel; – And as
for Miſs Brereton, her ap::pearance so completely justified Mr . P.'sParker's praise that Charlotte thought she had neverbeheld a more lovely, or more Interestingyoung Woman. – Elegantly tall, regularly handsome, with
great delicacy of complexion& soft Blue Eyes, a sweetly1 modesty& yetnaturally2 Gracefulneſs of Addreſs, Charlottecould
seein her only asthe3 most
perfect re::presentation of whatever
Heroine mightall the most beautiful & bewitching Heroines be most beautiful& bewitching, in all the
numerous vol:svolumesthey had left behind them on in Mrs . Whitby'sshelves. — Perhaps it was from might be partly
Footnotes
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- 'ly' is an inline insertion, required after the deletion of 'y' of 'modesty'. Back to context...
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- 'ly' is an inline insertion, required after the deletion of 'neſs' from 'Gracefulneſs'. Back to context...
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- 'th' of 'the' written over 'as'. Back to context...