Their name may seem not as truly Cambrian,
as Morgan and Owen;
Evans and Parry;
and Jones;
but still the Headlongs
claim to be as genuine derivatives
from the antique branch of Cadwallader
as any of these other families.
(Chapter One)
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Their name may seem not as truly Cambrian, as Morgan and Owen; Evans and Parry; and Jones; but still the Headlongs claim to be as genuine derivatives from the antique branch of Cadwallader as any of these other families. (Chapter One) |
Four of these guests,
from various parts of the Metropolis,
occupy the corner seats of the Holyhead Mail: Mr Foster, a Perfectibilian ... Mr Escot, a Deteriorationist ... Mr Jenkison, a Statu-quo-ite ... and the Reverend Dr Gaster - who, though of course neither a Philosopher nor a Man of Taste, has, by a learnèd dissertation on ‘The Art of Stuffing a Turkey,’ so won the Squire's fancy that he concludes no Christmas party can be complete without him. (Chapter One) |
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Headlong Hall, seat of the ancient and honourable family of the Headlongs, in the Vale of Llanberris, Caernarvonshire. (Chapter One) |
The first to arrive
is Marmaduke Milestone, Esquire,
a Picturesque Landscape Gardener of the first celebrity, with portfolio under his arm, and hopes of persuading Squire Headlong to put the grounds of his Estate under a process of Improvement, promising a signal triumph for his Art in the difficult and therefore glorious achievement of Polishing and Trimming the rocks of Llanberris. (Chapter Three) |
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