Sanditon: Diplomatic DisplayCambridgeKing's College Cambridge, No Accession Number
you are not
used to such quickhasty mea::sures." —The part of the story whichwas
reallymost astonishingto Charlotte most, shecould notbu noticed, she had just given itto
herselftThe1 words of "UnaccountableOfficiousneſs! – Activity run mad!" —hadbutjust paſsed through Charlotte's brain – andmind she
could only give one explanation ofcollecting her Thoughts, she replied —the Amazement which she cd .could easily "I dare say I look
surprised, for I feel so,beleive to be painted
in her face —butthat a civil answer was easy. "I daresay
Ido look surprised, said she —
because these are very great exertions, & I knowwhat Invalidesthat both you & your Sister are."sad Invalides"sufferers as to Health "Invalides indeed!.2 – – I trust there are not three People in England who have so sad a right to thatappellation.name! — But my dear Miſs
Heywood,we are sent into this World
to be asextensively useful as poſsible, &
wheresome degree of Strength of Mind is given, it is not a feeble
body which will ex::cuse us – or which will incline us toexcuse ourselves. –Hum3 The World is
pretty much divided between theWeak of Mind & the Strong – between those who can act & those who cannotact, & it is the bounden Duty of theCapable to let no opportunity of doingbeing useful Good, escape them.none of their faculties
Footnotes
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- 'T' written over 't'.Back to context...
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- An exclamation mark appears to have been partly erased to leave a full stop after 'indeed'.Back to context...
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- RWC offers the queried reading of 'Howe'.Back to context...
