Sanditon: Diplomatic DisplayCambridgeKing's College Cambridge, No Accession Number
And accordinglyindeed, long before they had suitedthemselves with an
Instrument, orwithDrawing paper, they had, by the fre::quency of their appearance at the lowWindows upstairs, in order to close theblinds, or open the Blinds, orto1 arrangea
flower pot on the Balcony, or lookat
nothing through a Telescope, attractedmany an eyes upwards2, & made
many a Gazergaze again. — A little novelty has a great effect in so small a place;
theMiſs Beauforts, who wd .would have been nothing at Brighton, could not move
herewithout being noticed; — and even Mr -Arthur Parker, though little disposed byhabit for supernumerary exertion, al::ways quittedwent out at this end
of theTerrace, in his waywalk to his BrothersTrafalgar H —Houseby this corner House, for
the sake ofa glimpse of the Miſs Bs–Beauforts, thoughit was 1/2half a qr .quarter of a mile-round-about, & added two steps to the ascent of theHill.
Chap:Chapter 12.
Charlotte had been 10 days at Sanditon without seeing Sanditon House, every
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- 's' in 'eyes' has been erased and partially overwritten with 'u' of 'upwards'.Back to context...