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Chapter 14

           Whenpeoplecomeintoabeautifulcountryofthissort,youknow,MissWoodhouse,onenaturallywishesthemtoseeasmuchaspossible;andMr.Sucklingisextremelyfondofexploring.WeexploredtoKing’s-Westontwicelastsummer,inthatway,mostdelightfully,justaftertheirfirsthavingthebarouche-landau.Youhavemanypartiesofthatkindhere,Isuppose,MissWoodhouse,everysummer?"

           "No;notimmediatelyhere.Weareratheroutofdistanceoftheverystrikingbeautieswhichattractthesortofpartiesyouspeakof;andweareaveryquietsetofpeople,Ibelieve;moredisposedtostayathomethanengageinschemesofpleasure."

           "Ah!thereisnothinglikestayingathomeforrealcomfort.NobodycanbemoredevotedtohomethanIam.IwasquiteaproverbforitatMapleGrove.ManyatimehasSelinasaid,whenshehasbeengoingtoBristol,‘Ireallycannotgetthisgirltomovefromthehouse.Iabsolutelymustgoinbymyself,thoughIhatebeingstuckupinthebarouche-landauwithoutacompanion;butAugusta,Ibelieve,withherowngood-will,wouldneverstirbeyondtheparkpaling.’Manyatimehasshesaidso;andyetIamnoadvocateforentireseclusion.Ithink,onthecontrary,whenpeopleshutthemselvesupentirelyfromsociety,itisaverybadthing;andthatitismuchmoreadvisabletomixintheworldinaproperdegree,withoutlivinginiteithertoomuchortoolittle.Iperfectlyunderstandyoursituation,however,MissWoodhouse(lookingtowardsMr.

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