Sanditon: Diplomatic DisplayCambridgeKing's College Cambridge, No Accession Number
:sumeable1Articles, by such an extraordinaryDemand for them & such a diffusion ofMoney among us, as must do us moreGood than harm. – Our Butchers & Bakers& Traders in
general cannot get rich withoutbringing Prosperity to us. – If they do notgain, our rents must be insecure — & in
proportion to their profit must be ours even::tually in the increased value of our Houses.""Oh! — well. — But I should not
like tohave Butcher's meat raised,
though — & Ishall keep it down as long
as I can. —Aye — that
young Lady smiles at me I see; –I dare say she thinks me a[.]odd2 sort of a Creature,may be — but she will come to
care a::bout such matters herself in
time. Yes,yes, my Dear, depend upon
it, you willbe thinking of the price of Butcher's meatin time —tho'though you may not happento have quite such a ServantsHallfullto feed, as I have. — And I
do beleivethose are best off, that ow have3 fewestServants. – I am not a Woman of Parade,as all the World knows, &
if it was notfor what I owe to poor Mr . Hollis's me::mory, I should
never keep up SanditonHouse as I do; – it
is not for my ownpleasure. — Well Mr . Parker — and theother is a Boarding school, a
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- First 'e' is an inline insertion.Back to context...
- 2.
- 'o' written over an illegible letter, possibly a consonant since it is preceded by 'a' rather than 'an'.Back to context...
- 3.
- 'have' written over 'ow'.Back to context...
