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^He would be a very lucky man�察�Shepherd�察院�replied Sir Walter�察�
^that¨s all I have to remark。 A prize indeed would Kellynch Hall be
to him�察�rather the greatest prize of all�察�let him have taken ever so
many before!hey�察�Shepherd�拭院�
Mr。 Shepherd laughed�察 �as he knew he must�察 �at this wit�察 �and
then added�察�
^I presume to observe�察�Sir Walter�察�that�察�in the way of business�察�
gentlemen of the navy are well to deal with。 I have had a little
knowledge of their methods of doing business�察 �and I am free to
confess that they have very liberal notions�察 �and are as likely to
make desirable tenants as any set of people one should meet with。
Therefore�察�Sir Walter�察�what I would take leave to suggest is�察�that if
in consequence of any rumours getting abroad of your intention!
which must be contemplated as a possible thing�察�because we know
how difficult it is to keep the actions and designs of one part of the
world from the notice and curiosity of the other�察�consequence
has its tax!I�察 �John Shepherd�察 �might conceal any family´matters
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that I chose�察 �for nobody would think it worth their while to
observe me�察�but Sir Walter Elliot has eyes upon him which it may
be very difficult to elude!and therefore�察 �thus much I venture
upon�察 �that it will not greatly surprise me if�察 �with all our caution�察�
some rumour of the truth should get abroad!in the supposition of
which�察 �as I was going to observe�察 �since applications will
unquestionably follow�察�I should think any from our wealthy naval
commanders particularly worth attending to!and beg leave to
add�察�that two hours will bring me over at any time�察�to save you the
trouble of replying。 ̄
Sir Walter only nodded。 But soon afterwards�察�rising and pacing
the room�察�he observed sarcastically�察�
^There are few among the gentlemen of the navy�察 �I imagine�察�
who would not be surprised to find themselves in a house of this
description。 ̄
^They would look around them�察�no doubt�察�and bless their good
fortune�察院�said Mrs。 Clay�察�for Mrs。 Clay was present�察�her father had
driven her over�察 �nothing being of so much use to Mrs。 Clay¨s
health as a drive to Kellynch�此 �but I quite agree with my father in
thinking a sailor might be a very desirable tenant。 I have known a
good deal of the profession�察�and besides their liberality�察�they are so
neat and careful in all their ways� �These valuable pictures of
yours�察 �Sir Walter�察 �if you chose to leave them�察 �would be perfectly
safe。 Everything in and about the house would be taken such
excellent care of� �The gardens and shrubberies would be kept in
almost as high order as they are now。 You need not be afraid�察�Miss
Elliot�察�of your own sweet flower gardens being neglected。 ̄
^As to all that�察院 �rejoined Sir Walter coolly�察 �supposing I were
induced to let my house�察�I have by no means made up my mind as
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to the privileges to be annexed to it。 I am not particularly disposed
to favour a tenant。 The park would be open to him of course�察�and
few navy officers�察�or men of any other description�察 �can have had
such a range�察�but what restrictions I might impose on the use of
the pleasure´grounds�察�is another thing。 I am not fond of the idea of
my shrubberies being always approachable�察 �and I should
recommend Miss Elliot to be on her guard with respect to her
flower garden。 I am very little disposed to grant a tenant of
Kellynch Hall any extraordinary favour�察�I assure you�察�be he sailor
or soldier。 ̄
After a short pause�察�Mr。 Shepherd presumed to say�察�
^In all these cases�察 �there are established usages which make
everything plain and easy between landlord and tenant。 Your
interest�察�Sir Walter�察�is in pretty safe hands。 Depend upon me for
taking care that no tenant has more than his just rights。 I venture
to hint�察�that Sir Walter Elliot cannot be half so jealous for his own�察�
as John Shepherd will be for him。 ̄
Here Anne spoke!
^The navy�察�I think�察�who have done so much for us�察�have at least
an equal claim with any other set of men�察�for all the comforts and
all the privileges which any home can give。 Sailors work hard
enough for their comforts�察�we must all allow。 ̄
^Very true�察�very true。 What Miss Anne says�察�is very true�察院�was
Mr。 Shepherd¨s rejoinder�察�and ^Oh� �certainly�察院�was his daughter¨s�察�
but Sir Walter¨s remark was�察�soon afterwards!
^The profession has its utility�察�but I should be sorry to see any
friend of mine belonging to it。 ̄
^Indeed� 院�was the reply�察�and with a look of surprise。
^Yes�察 �it is in two points offensive to me�察 �I have two strong
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grounds of objection to it。 First�察 �as being the means of bringing
persons of obscure birth into undue distinction�察 �and raising men
to honours which their fathers and grandfathers never dreamt of�察�
and secondly�察 �as it cuts up a man¨s youth and vigour most
horribly�察 �a sailor grows old sooner than any other man。 I have
observed it all my life。 A man is in greater danger in the navy of
being insulted by the rise of one whose father�察 �his father might
have disdained to speak to�察 �and of becoming prematurely an
object of disgust himself�察 �than in any other line。 One day last
spring�察�in town�察�I was in company with two men�察�striking instances
of what I am talking of�察�Lord St Ives�察�whose father we all know to
have been a country curate�察 �without bread to eat�察 �I was to give
place to Lord St Ives�察 �and a certain Admiral Baldwin�察 �the most
deplorable´looking personage you can imagine�察�his face the colour
of mahogany�察 �rough and rugged to the last degree�察 �all lines and
wrinkles�察 �nine grey hairs of a side�察 �and nothing but a dab of
powder at top。!`In the name of heaven�察 �who is that old fellow�拭�
said I�察 �to a friend of mine who was standing near�察 。�Sir Basil
Morley��。 `Old fellow� � cried Sir Basil�察 �it is Admiral Baldwin。 What
do you take his age to be�拭� `Sixty�察� said I�察 �or perhaps sixty´two。¨
`Forty�察� replied Sir Basil�察 �forty�察 �and no more。¨ Picture to
yourselves my amazement�察 �I shall not easily forget Admiral
Baldwin。 I never saw quite so wretched an example of what a sea´
faring life can do�察�but to a degree�察�I know it is the same with them
all�此�they are all knocked about�察�and exposed to every climate�察�and
every weather�察�till they are not fit to be seen。 It is a pity they are
not knocked on the head at once�察 �before they reach Admiral
Baldwin¨s age。 ̄