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of the ButterGlaſs however, without astruggle; HisSistersaccusingaccused him of eatinga great deal too much, & declareding1 he wasnot to be trusted ;and he maintaineding2 thathe only eat enough to secure the Coatsof his Stomach; — & besides, he only wantedit now for Miſs Heywood. – Such a plea must prevail, he got the butter & spreadaway for her with an accuracy of Judge::ment which at least delighted himself;but when her Toastthat was done, & he took hisown Toast in hand, Charlotte cd .could hardlycontain herselfhimself as she saw him watchinghis Sisters, while he scrupulously scrapedoffalmost as much butter as he put on, & then seize an odd moment for adding a great dab just before it went intohis Mouth. — Certainly, Mr . Arthur P.'sParker'senjoyments in Invalidism were verydifferent from his Sisters — by no meansso spiritualized. — A good deal of Earthy3Droſs hung about him. Charlotte could not but suspect himHe seemed toofhaveing4of5 adoptedingchosen that line of Life, principallycheifly for theindulgence of an indolent Temper — & tobe determined on having no Disorders but such as called for warm rooms& good Nourishment. — In one particular however, she soon found that he had

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1.
'ing' written over 'ed'.Back to context...
2.
'ed' written over 'ing'.Back to context...
3.
'y' an inline insertion, made when 'Dross' added.Back to context...
4.
'to have' altered to 'of haveing' before the whole phrase was deleted.Back to context...
5.
'of' an inline insertion made when 'adopted' altered to 'adopting' by writing 'ing' over 'ed'.Back to context...
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