pounds a-piece. Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and
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improvement. But the fortune, which had been so tardy in coming, was his only one twelvemonth. He him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the interest of his mother-in-law and sisters. Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His attachment to them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his
small. Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; a life-interest in it. The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of
to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the of the family; but he was affected by a recommendation of such a nature at such a time, and he promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable. His father was rendered easy by of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister. But her death, which happened
daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age. By his own
ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he his existence. By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three a life-interest in it. The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of improvement. But the fortune, which had been so tardy in coming, was his only one twelvemonth. He interest of his mother-in-law and sisters. Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest
be in his power to do for them. He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold John Dashwood was a strong caricature of himself;--more narrow-minded and selfish. When he gave his promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the
them three thousand pounds: it would be liberal and handsome! It would be enough to make them repent. No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any noticehonor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of the kind, by whomsoever given or with any of her husband's family; but she had had no opportunity, till the present, of shewing them effectual, possessed a strength of understanding, and coolness of judgment, which qualified her, strong; but she knew how to govern them: it was a knowledge which her mother had yet to learn; and with concern, the excess of her sister's sensibility; but by Mrs. Dashwood it was valued and
which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and installed herself mistress of Norland; and her mother and sisters-in-law were degraded to the child. He really pressed them, with some earnestness, to consider Norland as their home; and, as no cheerfulness, no temper could be more cheerful than hers, or possess, in a greater degree, that
the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no was he to ruin himself, and their poor little Harry, by giving away all his money to his half if he had left it wholly to myself. He could hardly suppose I should neglect them. But as he it could be restored to our poor little boy--" "Why, to be sure," said her husband, very gravely, "that would make great difference. The time may come when Harry will regret that so large a sum was
were diminished one half.--Five hundred pounds would be a prodigious increase to their fortunes!" think of their expectations: the question is, what you can afford to do." "Certainly--and I think I thousand pounds." "That is very true, and, therefore, I do not know whether, upon the whole, it them; and she is very stout and healthy, and hardly forty. An annuity is a very serious business; it
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