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Chapter 2
Inwhatultimateambitionhadallconcurrentandconsecutiveambitionsnowcoalesced?
Nottoinheritbyrightofprimogeniture,gavelkindorboroughEnglish,orpossessinperpetuityanextensivedemesneofasufficientnumberofacres,roodsandperches,statutelandmeasure(valuation£42),ofgrazingturbarysurroundingabaronialhallwithgatelodgeandcarriagedrivenor,ontheotherhand,aterracehouseorsemidetachedvilla,describedasRusinUrbeorQuisisana,buttopurchasebyprivatetreatyinfeesimpleathatchedbungalowshaped2storeydwellinghouseofsoutherlyaspect,surmountedbyvaneandlightningconductor,connectedwiththeearth,withporchcoveredbyparasiticplants(ivyorVirginiacreeper),halldoor,olivegreen,withsmartcarriagefinishandneatdoorbrasses,stuccofrontwithgilttraceryateavesandgable,rising,ifpossible,uponagentleeminencewithagreeableprospectfrombalconywithstonepillarparapetoverunoccupiedandunoccupyableinterjacentpasturesandstandingin5or6acresofitsownground,atsuchadistancefromthenearestpublicthoroughfareastorenderitshouselightsvisibleatnightaboveandthroughaquicksethornbeamhedgeoftopiarycutting,situateatagivenpointnotlessthan1statutemilefromtheperipheryofthemetropolis,withinatimelimitofnotmorethan15minutesfromtramortrainline(e.g.
