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A Room With A View
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"Miss Honeychurch lives in the parish of Summer Street," said Miss Bartlett, filling up the gap, "and she happened to tell me in the course of conversation that you have just accepted the living—"†
Chpt 1
The seats were filled with a respectful audience, and the ladies and gentlemen of the parish, under the auspices of their vicar, sang, or recited, or imitated the drawing of a champagne cork.†
Chpt 3
He was in my London parish long ago.†
Chpt 5 *
I can't even remember the difference between a Parish Council and a Local Government Board.†
Chpt 8
"That'll do!" shouted Mr. Beebe, remembering that after all he was in his own parish.†
Chpt 12

Definitions:

(1) (parish)
a local church community

or in some places including Louisiana: a jurisdiction of government like a county
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)