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[Note 205.3] "they'll have such stunning bustles":- Before the 1860s, the bustle(1) was a simple bum roll and not likely to described as "stunning". Bustles here may be referring to an undergarment which most fashion historians would call a crinoline. The image below is of a horsehair crinoline c1840

[ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinoline]

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[Note 050.3] Poultry Compter was a small compter, or prison, run by a Sheriff of the City of London from medieval times until 1815. [Wikipedia]
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[Note 050.6] "The next time I go to France, I'll go the whole way by land." :- Despite their initial reluctance, travellers soon saw the advantages of steam power. In August 1821 the 'Kentish Chronicle' reported "The 'Rob Roy' steam vessel continues to sail daily for France, with a number of passengers and carriages far exceeding any vessel in the employ".
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[Note 050.4] Deal is a town in Kent, England which lies on the English Channel, eight miles north-east of Dover and eight miles south of Ramsgate.
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[Note 050.7] "Molly! Molly! Where's my servant":- In 1836 Cabin passengers paid 10 shillings and 6 pence, and deck passengers 5 shillings http://www.dover-kent.co.uk/transport/early_cross_channel_steamers.htm a typical weekly wage at the time was less than 10 shillings http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/ruralife/swing.htm
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