Sanditon: Diplomatic DisplayCambridgeKing's College Cambridge, No Accession Number
& all the finery they could already com::mand, they meant to be very econo::mical,
very elegant & very secludedretired; withthe hope on Miſs Beaufort's
side, of praise& celebrity fromwith all who walked withinthe sound of her Instrument, & on Miſs
Letitia's, of curiosity & rapture in allwho came near her
while she sketched –and to Both, the consolation of meaningto be
the most stylish Girls in thePlace. — The particular
introduction ofMrs . G.Griffiths to Miſs Diana Parker, secured them
immediately an acquaintance with the Trafalgar House-family,
& with theDenhams; – and the Miſs Beauforts weresoon satisfied with "the Circle in whichthey moved"1,2in Sanditon" to use a proper phrase,for every body must now
"move in aCircle", –to the prevalance of which rototary motion, is perhaps to be attributed theGiddineſs & false steps of
many. ––– Lady Denham had other motives forcalling on Mrs . G.Griffiths besides attention tothe Parkers. —
In Miſs Lambe, here wasthe very young Lady, sickly & rich,whom she had been asking for;wanted; & she made the acquaintance for Sir Edward's
sake,
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- JA overwrote the closing quotation marks after 'moved', incorporating them into the 'S' of the inserted phrase 'in Sanditon', adding new closing quotation marks at the end of the insertion.Back to context...
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