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lately purchased an estate near . The park is 



most beautiful ; rich in noble timber, and commanding 

 in situation. Every thing, in short, is admirable ex- 

 cept the house, which is, indeed, a mere remnant of 

 the old mansion, and has been for some years back 

 occupied by a farmer. Here is a plan of it, taken by 

 my carpenter. You see, sir, how extremely inconveni- 

 ent it is, in almost every respect. The dining room too 

 small : the other a passage room. Then, sir, it's very 

 much out of repair. There's no closet of one particu- 

 lar sort, (you understand me, sir ;) and too many of the 

 other sort. In short, sir, after considering the matter 

 over and over again, and taking the advice of a friend, 



I have come to the determination of what d'ye 



want, John ? Excuse me, sir, for a moment, while I 

 exchange a few w^ords with my solicitor." 



During the patron's absence, our young professor 

 fills up in his imagination that blank in the conclusion 

 of Fullmoney's address occasioned by the footman's 

 message. "Yes, sir," thinks he to himself, "you 

 have come to the determination of pulling it all down, 

 and of building a new mansion, suited to the beautiful 

 park you have so justly extolled. You have come to 

 the determination of mistrusting your own judgment 

 on matters of taste, and of trusting to me, for the pro- 

 vision of a good and handsome residence, with all the 

 appendages and superior conveniences, the character 

 and beauty, that should distinguish the man of fortune, 

 and preside among a park of oaks. You have come to 

 the determination of — " 



At this moment re-enters the patron : — 

 " Well, sir — as I was saying — I have come to the 

 determination of putting the w^hole in habitable repair, 

 and of making one or two little alterations, which will, 

 in effect, prove to be very great improvements. Now, 

 sir : these are my ideas on the subject. First, knock 

 down the end of that useless closet, so as to make a 

 way from the dining room to the kitchen without going 

 through the drawing room ! Secondly, knock a hole 

 through the stone wall at the end of the dining room 

 VOL. II.— 1833. K 



