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" whose very snug-looking Place is this?"—said Charlotte, as in a sheltered Dip within 2 miles of the Sea, they passed close by a moderate-sized house, well fenced & planted, & rich in the Garden, Orchard & Meadows which are the best embellishments of such a Dwelling. "It seems to have as many comforts about it as Willingden."—"Ah!—said Mr P.—This is my old House—the house of my Fore-*fathers—the house where I & all my Brothers & Sisters were born & bred—& where my own 3 eldest Children were born—where Mrs P. & I lived till within the last 2 years—till our new House