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supply the cooler reflection which her own Husband sometimes
needed； and so entirely waiting to be guided on every occasion；
that whether he were risking his Fortune or spraining his Ancle；
she remained equally useless。—Sanditon was a second Wife and
four Children to him—hardly less Dear—and certainly more
engrossing。—He could talk of it for ever。—It had indeed the
highest claims；—not only those of Birthplace； Property； and
Home；—it was his Mine； his Lottery； his Speculation and his
Hobby Horse； his Occupation his Hope and his Futurity。—He was
extremely desirous of drawing his good friends at Willingden
thither； and his endeavours in the cause； were as grateful and
disinterested； as they were warm。 He wanted to secure the
promise of a visit—to get as many of the Family as his own house
would contain； to follow him to Sanditon as soon as possible—and
healthy as they all undeniably were—foresaw that every one of
them would be benefited by the sea。—He held it indeed as certain；
that no person could be really well； no person； （however upheld
for the present by fortuitous aids of exercise and spirits in a
semblance of Health） could be really in a state of secure and
permanent Health without spending at least six weeks by the Sea
every year。—The Sea air and Sea Bathing together were nearly
infallible； one or the other of them being a match for every
Disorder； of the Stomach； the Lungs or the Blood； They were anti…
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spasmodic； anti…pulmonary； anti…sceptic； anti…bilious and anti…
rheumatic。 Nobody could catch cold by the Sea； Nobody wanted
Appetite by the Sea； Nobody wanted Spirits； Nobody wanted
Strength。—They were healing； softing； relaxing—fortifying and
bracing—seemingly just as was wanted—sometimes one；
sometimes the other。—If the Sea breeze failed； the Sea…Bath was
the certain corrective；—and where Bathing disagreed； the Sea
Breeze alone was evidently designed by Nature for the cure。—His
eloquence however could not prevail。 Mr。 and Mrs。 H。 never left
home。 Marrying early and having a very numerous Family； their
movements had been long limited to one small circle； and they
were older in Habits than in Age。—Excepting two Journeys to
London in the year； to receive his Dividends； Mr。 H。 went no
farther than his feet or his well…tried old Horse could carry him；
and Mrs。 Heywood’s Adventurings were only now and then to visit
her Neighbours； in the old Coach which had been new when they
married and fresh lined on their eldest Son’s coming of age ten
years ago。—They had very pretty Property—enough； had their
family been of reasonable Limits to have allowed them a very
gentlemanlike share of Luxuries and Change—enough for them to
have indulged in a new Carriage and better roads； an occasional
month at Tunbridge Wells； and symptoms of the Gout and a
Winter at Bath；—but the maintenance； Education and fitting out
of fourteen Children demanded a very quiet； settled； careful
course of Life—and obliged them to be stationary and healthy at
Willingden。 What Prudence had at first enjoined； was now
rendered pleasant by Habit。 They never left home； and they had a
gratification in saying so。—But very far from wishing their
Children to do the same； they were glad to promote their getting
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out into the World； as much as possible。 They staid at home； that
their Children might get out；—and while making that home
extremely comfortable； welcomed every change from it which
could give useful connections or respectable acquaintance to Sons
or Daughters。 When Mr。 and Mrs。 Parker therefore ceased from
soliciting a family…visit； and bounded their views to carrying back
one Daughter with them； no difficulties were started。 It was
general pleasure and consent。—Their invitation was to Miss
Charlotte Heywood； a very pleasing young woman of two and
twenty； the eldest of the Daughters at home； and the one； who
under her Mother’s directions had been particularly useful and
obliging to them； who had attended them most； and knew them
best。—Charlotte was to go；—with excellent health； to bathe and be
better if she could—to receive every possible pleasure which
Sanditon could be made to supply by the gratitude of those she
went with—and to buy new Parasols； new Gloves； and new
Broches； for her sisters and herself at the Library； which Mr。 P。
was anxiously wishing to support。—All that Mr。 Heywood himself
could be persuaded to promise was； that he would send everyone
to Sanditon； who asked his advice； and that nothing should ever
induce him （as far as the future could be answered for） to spend
even five shillings at Brinshore。
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CHAPTER III
very neighbourhood should have a great Lady。—The great
ELady of Sanditon； was Lady Denham； and in their
Journey from Willingden to the Coast； Mr。 Parker gave
Charlotte a more detailed account of her； than had been called for
before。—She had been necessarily often mentioned at
Willingden；—for being his Colleague in Speculation； Sanditon
itself could not be talked of long； without the introduction of Lady
Denham and that she was a very rich old Lady； who had buried
two Husbands； who knew the value of Money； was very much
looked up to and had a poor Cousin living with her； were facts
already well known； but some further particulars of her history
and her Character served to lighten the tediousness of a long Hill；
or a heavy bit of road； and to give the visiting Young Lady a
suitable Knowledge of the Person with whom she might now
expect to be daily associating。—Lady D。 had been a rich Miss
Brereton； born to Wealth but not to Education。 Her first Husband
had been a Mr。 Hollis； a man of considerable Property in the
Country； of which a large share of the Parish of Sanditon； with
Manor and Mansion House made a part。 He had been an elderly
Man when she married him；—her own age about thirty。—Her
motives for such a Match could be little understood at the distance
of forty years； but she had so well nursed and pleased Mr。 Hollis；
that at his death he left her everything—all his Estates； and all at
her Disposal。 After a widowhood of some years； she had been
induced to marry again。 The late Sir Harry Denham； of Denham
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Park in the Neighbourhood of Sanditon had succeeded in
removing her and her large Income to his own Domains； but he
could not succeed in the views of permanently enriching his
family； which were attributed to him。 She had been too wary
