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��inspite of its spruce air at this distance!�� as indifferent a double 

Tenement as any in the Parish�察�and that my Shepherd lives at one 

end�察  �and   three   old   women   at   the   other。¨   He   took   the   pieces   of 

paper      as  he   spoke!and        having     looked    them     over�察  �added!`I 

believe I can explain it Sir。!Your mistake is in the place。!There 

are    two   Willingdens      in  this   Country!and         your   advertisements 

refer    to   the   other!which        is  Great    Willingden�察     �or   Willingden 

Abbots�察�and lies seven miles off�察�on the other side of Battel!quite 

down in the Weald。 And we  Sir!¨  ��speaking  rather  proudly��  `are 

not in the Weald。¨!`Not down in the Weald I am sure Sir�察� replied 

the   Traveller�察  �pleasantly。   `It   took   us   half   an   hour   to   climb   your 

Hill。!Well   Sir!I   dare   say   it   is   as   you   say�察  �and   I   have   made   an 

abominably         stupid     Blunder。!All         done     in   a   moment�察�the 

advertisements did not catch my eye till the last half  hour  of  our 

being in Town�察�when everything was in the hurry and confusion 

which     always     attend    a  short   stay   there!One        is  never   able   to 



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complete       anything      in   the   way    of  Business      you    know     till  the 

Carriage is at the door!and accordingly satisfying  myself  with  a 

brief enquiry�察�and finding we were actually to pass within  a mile 

or   two   of   a  Willingden�察 �I   sought   no   farther。。。   My   Dear!¨   ��to   his 

wife�� `I am very sorry to have brought you into this Scrape。 But do 

not   be   alarmed   about   my   Leg。   It   gives   me   no   pain   while   I   am 

quiet�察�and         as  soon    as   these    good    people     have    succeeded       in 

setting  the   Carriage   to   rights   and   turning   the   Horses   round�察  �the 

best  thing  we   can   do   will   be   to   measure   back   our   steps   into   the 

Turnpike   road   and   proceed   to   Hailsham�察  �and   so   Home�察  �without 

attempting        anything      farther。!Two        hours     take   us   home�察    �from 

Hailsham!And when once at home�察�we have our remedy at hand 

you know。!A little of our own Bracing Sea Air will soon set me on 

my  feet  again。!Depend  upon it  my  Dear�察�it   is   exactly   a   case   for 

the   Sea。   Saline   air   and   immersion   will   be        the  very   thing。!My 

sensations   tell   me   so   already。¨!In   a   most   friendly   manner   Mr。 

Heywood         here    interposed�察      �entreating      them     not    to   think    of 

proceeding         till  the    ancle     had     been     examined�察       �and     some 

refreshment taken�察�and very cordially pressing them to make use 

of   his   House   for   both   purposes。!`We   are   always   well   stocked�察� 

said he�察 �with all the common remedies for sprains and Bruises! 

and     I  will  answer      for   the   pleasure     it  will  give    my    Wife    and 

daughters   to   be   of   service   to   you   and   this   Lady   in   every   way   in 

their power。¨!A twinge or two�察�in trying to move his foot disposed 

the   Travellor  to  think   rather  more   as  he   had done   at   first   of   the 

benefit   of   immediate   assistance!and   consulting   his   wife   in   the 

few   words   of   `Well   my   Dear�察  �I   believe   it   will   be   better   for   us。¨! 

turned       again    to   Mr。    H!and        said!`Before        we     accept     your 

Hospitality  Sir�察�and   in   order  to  do  away   with   any  unfavourable 



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impression which the sort of wild goose´chace you find me in�察�may 

have given rise to!allow me to tell you who we are。 My  name   is 

Parker。!Mr。         Parker      of  Sanditon�察     �this   Lady�察    �my    wife    Mrs。 

Parker。!We         are   on   our    road   home     from    London�察�My         name 

perhaps!tho¨   I   am   by   no  means   the   first   of   my   Family�察  �holding 

Landed   Property  in   the  Parish   of   Sanditon�察  �may   be   unknown   at 

this distance from the Coast!but Sanditon itself!everybody has 

heard      of   Sanditon�察�the         favourite!for        a   young     and     rising 

Bathing´place�察  �certainly   the   favourite   spot   of   all   that   are      to   be 

found   along   the   coast   of   Sussex�察�the   most   favoured   by   Nature�察�

and     promising     to   be  the   most    chosen     by   Man。¨!`Yes!I         have 

heard of Sanditon。¨ replied Mr。 H。!`Every five years�察�one hears of 

some new place or other starting up by the Sea�察�and growing the 

fashion。!How          they   can   half   of  them    be   filled�察 �is  the  wonder� �

Where People can be found with Money or Time to go to them� � 

Bad   things   for   a   Country�察�sure   to   raise   the   price   of   Provisions 

and make the poor good for nothing!as I dare say you find�察�Sir。¨ 

`Not   at   all   Sir�察  �not   at   all¨!cried   Mr。   Parker   eagerly。   `Quite   the 

contrary   I   assure   you。!A   common   idea!but   a   mistaken   one。   It 

may     apply    to  your    large�察  �overgrown       Places�察  �like   Brighton�察    �or 

Worthing�察      �or   East    Bourne!but        not   to    a   small    Village    like 

Sanditon�察�precluded by its size from experiencing any of the evils 

of   Civilization�察  �while   the   growth   of   the   place�察  �the   Buildings�察  �the 

Nursery Grounds�察�the demand for every thing�察�and the sure resort 

of the very best Company�察�those regular�察�steady�察�private Families 

of    thorough       Gentility     and    Character�察     �who     are    a   blessing 

everywhere�察  �excite   the   industry   of   the   Poor   and   diffuse   comfort 

and   improvement   among   them   of   every   sort。!No   Sir�察  �I   assure 

you�察�Sanditon is not a place!¨ `I do not mean to take exceptions to 



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any  place   in   particular   Sir�察�   answered   Mr。   H。!`I   only   think   our 

Coast is too full of them altogether!But had we not better try to 

get   you¨!`Our   Coast   too   full¨!repeated   Mr。   P。!`On   that   point 

perhaps   we   may   not   totally   disagree�察�at   least   there   are  enough。 

Our     Coast    is  abundant      enough�察    �it  demands     no   more。!Every 

body¨s Taste and every body¨s finances may be suited。 And   those 

good     people    who    are  trying   to  add    to  the  number�察    �are   in  my 

opinion   excessively   absurd�察  �and   must   soon   find   themselves   the 

Dupes      of  their   own    fallacious    Calculations。!Such         a   place   as 

Sanditon Sir�察�I may say was wanted�察�was called for。!Nature had 

marked   it   out!had   spoken   in   most   intelligible   Characters。   The 

finest�察�purest Sea Breeze on the Coast!acknowledged to be so! 

Excellent   Bathing!fine   hard   Sand!Deep   Water   ten   yards   from 

the    Shore!no       Mud!no        Weeds!no        slimey    rocks!Never        was 

there a place more palpably designed by Nature for the   resort  of 

the Invalid!the very Spot which Thousands seemed in need of。! 

The      most    desirable     distance     from     London�      �One     complete�察�

measured   mile   nearer   than   East   Bourne。   Only   conceive   Sir�察  �the 

advantage       of   saving    a  whole     Mile�察  �in   a  long    Journey。     But 

Brinshore       Sir�察 �which     I  dare   say   you    have    in  your    eye!the 

attempts of two or three speculating People about Brinshore�察�this 

last Year�察�to raise that paltry  Hamlet�察�lying�察�as   it does between   a 

stagnant marsh�察�a bleak Moor and the constant effluvia of a ridge 

of    putrifying    sea    weed�察   �can    end   in   nothing     but   their    own 

Disappointment。         What     in  the   name     of  Common        Sense     is  to 

recommend         Brinshore�拭�A            most      insalubrious       Air!Roads 

proverbially        detestable!Water           Brackish       beyond      example�察�

impossible   to   get   a   good   dish   of   Tea   within   three   miles   of   the 

place!and as for the Soil!it is so cold and ungrateful that it can 



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hardly be made to yield a Cabbage。!Depend upon it Sir�察�that this 

is a faithful Description of Brinshore!not  in   the   smallest  degree 

exaggerated!and if you have heard it differently spoken of!¨ `Sir 

I never heard it spoken of in my Life before�察� said Mr。 Heywood。 `I 

did not know there was such a place in the World。¨ `You did not� � 

There   my   Dear!��turning   with   exultation   to   his   Wife��!you   see 

how     it  is。   So   much     for   the   Celebrity     of   Brinshore� �This 

Gentleman   did not  know  there   was such  a place   in   the   World。! 

Why�察�in truth Sir�察�I fancy we may apply to Brinshore�察�that line of 

the   Poet   Cowper   in   his   description   of   the   religious   Cottager�察  �as 

opposed       to  Voltaire!^She�察     �never     heard    of  half   a  mile    from 

home。 ̄¨!`With all my Heart Sir!Apply any Verses you like to it! 

But I want to see something applied to your Leg!a
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