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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 


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