"... Now Budmouth is a wonderful place -- wonderful -- a great
salt sheening sea bending into the land like a bow -- thousands of gentlepeople
walking up and down -- bands of music playing -- officers by sea and officers
by land walking among the rest -- out of every ten folk you meet nine of
'em in love."
(The Return of the Native. Book First, Chapter 10)
"This year they chose Budmouth-Regis as the place to spend their holiday
in; and off they went in their best clothes at nine o'clock in the morning.
'When they had reached Budmouth-Regis they walked two and two along
the shore -- their new boots going squeakity-squash upon the clammy velvet
sands. I can seem to see 'em now! Then they looked at the ships in the
harbour; and then went up to the Look-out; and then had dinner at an inn,
and then again walked two and two, squeakity-squash, upon the velvet sands.
As evening drew on they sat on one of the public seats upon the Esplanade,
and listened to the band; and then they said, 'What shall we do next?'"
("A Few Crusted Characters")