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not knocked on the head at once�察 �before they reach Admiral
Baldwin¨s age。 ̄
^Nay�察�Sir Walter�察院�cried Mrs。 Clay�察 �this is being severe indeed。
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Have a little mercy on the poor men。 We are not all born to be
handsome。 The sea is no beautifier�察�certainly�察�sailors do grow old
betimes�察�I have observed it�察�they soon lose the look of youth。 But
then�察�is not it the same with many other professions�察�perhaps most
other�拭�Soldiers�察�in active service�察�are not at all better off�此�and even
in the quieter professions�察�there is a toil and a labour of the mind�察�
if not of the body�察�which seldom leaves a man¨s looks to the natural
effect of time。 The lawyer plods�察�quite care´worn�察�the physician is
up at all hours�察 �and travelling in all weather�察 �and even the
clergyman! ̄ she stopt a moment to consider what might do for
the clergyman�察�^and even the clergyman�察�you know�察�is obliged to
go into infected rooms�察�and expose his health and looks to all the
injury of a poisonous atmosphere。 In fact�察 �as I have long been
convinced�察 �though every profession is necessary and honourable
in its turn�察�it is only the lot of those who are not obliged to follow
any�察�who can live in a regular way�察�in the country�察�choosing their
own hours�察�following their own pursuits�察�and living on their own
property�察�without the torment of trying for more�察�it is only their lot�察�
I say�察�to hold the blessings of health and a good appearance to the
utmost�此 �I know no other set of men but what lose something of
their personableness when they cease to be quite young。 ̄
It seemed as if Mr。 Shepherd�察 �in this anxiety to bespeak Sir
Walter¨s goodwill towards a naval officer as tenant�察 �had been
gifted with foresight�察 �for the very first application for the house
was from an Admiral Croft�察�with whom he shortly afterwards fell
into company in attending the quarter sessions at Taunton�察 �and
indeed�察 �he had received a hint of the Admiral from a London
correspondent。 By the report which he hastened over to Kellynch
to make�察�Admiral Croft was a native of Somersetshire�察�who having
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acquired a very handsome fortune�察 �was wishing to settle in his
own country�察�and had come down to Taunton in order to look at
some advertised places in that immediate neighbourhood�察�which�察�
however�察 �had not suited him�察 �that accidentally hearing!��it was
just as he had foretold�察 �Mr。 Shepherd observed�察 �Sir Walter¨s
concerns could not be kept a secret�撮�! accidentally hearing of the
possibility of Kellynch Hall being to let�察 �and understanding his
��Mr。 Shepherd¨s�� connection with the owner�察 �he had introduced
himself to him in order to make particular inquiries�察�and had�察 �in
the course of a pretty long conference�察 �expressed as strong an
inclination for the place as a man who knew it only by description�察�
could feel�察 �and given Mr。 Shepherd�察 �in his explicit account of
himself�察 �every proof of his being a most responsible�察 �eligible
tenant。
^And who is Admiral Croft�拭院 �was Sir Walter¨s cold suspicious
inquiry。
Mr。 Shepherd answered for his being of a gentleman¨s family�察�
and mentioned a place�察 �and Anne�察 �after the little pause which
followed�察�added!
^He is rear admiral of the white。 He was in the Trafalgar action�察�
and has been in the East Indies since�察 �he was stationed there�察 �I
believe�察�several years。 ̄
^Then I take it for granted�察院�observed Sir Walter�察 �that his face
is about as orange as the cuffs and capes of my livery。 ̄
Mr。 Shepherd hastened to assure him�察�that Admiral Croft was a
very hale�察�hearty�察�well´looking man�察�a little weather´beaten�察�to be
sure�察�but not much�察�and quite the gentleman in all his notions and
behaviour�察�not likely to make the smallest difficulty about
terms�察�only wanted a comfortable home�察�and to get into it as soon
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as possible�察�knew he must pay for his convenience�察�knew what
rent a ready´furnished house of that consequence might fetch�察�
should not have been surprised if Sir Walter had asked more�察�
had inquired about the manor�察�would be glad of the deputation�察�
certainly�察�but made no great point of it�察�said he sometimes took
out a gun�察�but never killed�察�quite the gentleman。
Mr。 Shepherd was eloquent on the subject�察�pointing out all the
circumstances of the Admiral¨s family�察�which made him peculiarly
desirable as a tenant。 He was a married man�察 �and without
children�察�the very state to be wished for。 A house was never taken
good care of�察 �Mr。 Shepherd observed�察 �without a lady�此 �he did not
know�察 �whether furniture might not be in danger of suffering as
much where there was no lady�察 �as where there were many
children。 A lady�察�without a family�察�was the very best preserver of
furniture in the world。 He had seen Mrs。 Croft�察 �too�察 �she was at
Taunton with the admiral�察 �and had been present almost all the
time they were talking the matter over。
^And a very well´spoken�察 �genteel�察 �shrewd lady�察 �she seemed to
be�察院 �continued he�察 �asked more questions about the house�察 �and
terms�察 �and taxes�察 �than the Admiral himself�察 �and seemed more
conversant with business�察 �and moreover�察 �Sir Walter�察 �I found she
was not quite unconnected in this country�察 �any more than her
husband�察�that is to say�察�she is sister to a gentleman who did live
amongst us once�察 �she told me so herself�此 �sister to the gentleman
who lived a few years back at Monkford。 Bless me� �what was his
name�拭�At this moment I cannot recollect his name�察�though I have
heard it so lately。 Penelope�察�my dear�察�can you help me to the name
of the gentleman who lived at Monkford!Mrs。 Croft¨s brother�拭院�
But Mrs。 Clay was talking so eagerly with Miss Elliot�察�that she
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did not hear the appeal。
^I have no conception whom you can mean�察 �Shepherd�察 �I
remember no gentleman resident at Monkford since the time of
old Governor Trent。 ̄
^Bless me� �how very odd� �I shall forget my own name soon�察 �I
suppose。 A name that I am so very well acquainted with�察�knew the
gentleman so well by sight�察 �seen him a hundred times�察 �came to
consult me once�察 �I remember�察 �about a trespass of one of his
neighbours�察 �farmer¨s man breaking into his orchard!wall torn
down!apples stolen�察�caught in the fact�察�and afterwards�察�contrary