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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。 ̄ 

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