invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor
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attachment to them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth. To him therefore the succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years his existence. By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three
for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only or his son;--but to his son, and his son's son, a child of four years old, it was secured, in such a Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand
pounds a-piece. Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that 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 invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor
mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age. By his own a life-interest in it. The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will,
gave as much disappointment as pleasure. He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister. But her death, which happened wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he
invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor 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
invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of hissuccession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, a life-interest in it. The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, his estate from his nephew;--but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a
promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable. His father was rendered easy by present of a thousand pounds a-piece. He then really thought himself equal to it. The prospect of mother's fortune, warmed his heart, and made him feel capable of generosity.-- "Yes, he would give completely easy. Three thousand pounds! he could spare so considerable a sum with little
repent. No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any notice received, was to her a source of immoveable disgust. Mrs. John Dashwood had never been a favourite 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, everything but prudent. The resemblance between her and her mother was strikingly great. Elinor saw,
attention; and could strive to rouse her mother to similar exertion, and encourage her to similar child. He really pressed them, with some earnestness, to consider Norland as their home; and, as no sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness itself. But in sorrow she must be equally affection was ever supposed to exist between the children of any man by different marriages; and why
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