Sanditon: Diplomatic DisplayCambridgeKing's College Cambridge, No Accession Number
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 toof5 adoptedingofhaveing4chosen 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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- 'ing' written over 'ed'.Back to context...
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- '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
hav
eing' 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...