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Boarding School, is it? — No harm inthat. – They'll stay their six weeks. – And out of such a number, who knows but somemay be consumptive & want Aſses milk —& I have two Milch aſses at this presenttime. – But perhaps the little Miſses mayhurt the Furniture. – I hope they will havea good sharp Governeſs to look afterthem." – Poor Mr . Parker got no more thanks credit from Lady D.Denham than he hadfrom his Sisters, for the object which hadtaken him to Willingden. "Lord! my dear Sir, she cried, how could you think of such a thing? I am very sorry you met with your accident, but upon my wordyou deserved it. — Going after a Doctor! —Why, what shd .should we do with a Doctor here?It wd .would be only encouraging our Servants& the Poor to fancy themselves ill, if therewas a Dr .Doctor at hand. — Oh! pray, let ushave none of the Tribe at Sanditon. We go on very well as we are. Thereis the Sea & the Downs & my Milch--aſses – & I have told Mrs . Whitby thatif any body enquires for a ChamberChamber-HouseHorse, they may be supplied at a fairrate — (poor Mr . Hollis's Chamber Hourse,as good as new) — and what can

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