everything but prudent. The resemblance between her and her mother was strikingly great. Elinor saw,
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again. They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every thirteen, bid fair to equal her sisters at a more advanced period of life. 2 Mrs. John Dashwood now sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness itself. But in sorrow she must be equally most dreadful degree. She begged him to think again on the subject. How could he answer it to relationship at all, have on his generosity to so large an amount. It was very well known that no
particular sum, my dear Fanny; he only requested me, in general terms, to assist them, and make leave Norland and settle in a new home." "Well, then, LET something be done for them; but THAT "that would make great difference. The time may come when Harry will regret that so large a sum was not wish to do any thing mean," he replied. "One had rather, on such occasions, do too much than too
little. No one, at least, can think I have not done enough for them: even themselves, they can may afford to give them five hundred pounds a-piece. As it is, without any addition of mine, they however, in giving her consent to this plan. "To be sure," said she, "it is better than parting with fifteen hundred pounds at once. But, then, if Mrs. Dashwood should live fifteen years we shall be "Certainly not; but if you observe, people always live for ever when there is an annuity to be paid
would have been entirely at my mother's disposal, without any restriction whatever. It has given me such an abhorrence of annuities, that I am sure I would not pin myself down to the payment of one
fifty pounds from our own expenses." "I believe you are right, my love; it will be better that there house for them, helping them to move their things, and sending them presents of fish and game, and so forth, whenever they are in season. I'll lay my life that he meant nothing farther; indeed, it ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only gave as much disappointment as pleasure. He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave
his estate from his nephew;--but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in
attachment to them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age. By his ownhis estate from his nephew;--but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the having his own way, many cunning tricks, and a great deal of noise, as to outweigh all the value of survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable. His father was rendered easy by such an assurance, and Mr. John Dashwood had then leisure to consider how much there might prudently
ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but
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, needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was all the attention which, for years, he had received from his niece and her daughters. He meant not him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the
made amiable himself; for he was very young when he married, and very fond of his wife. But Mrs. inconvenience."-- He thought of it all day long, and for many days successively, and he did not
with any of her husband's family; but she had had no opportunity, till the present, of shewing them though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, with concern, the excess of her sister's sensibility; but by Mrs. Dashwood it was valued and again. They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every thirteen, bid fair to equal her sisters at a more advanced period of life. 2 Mrs. John Dashwood now with a house in the neighbourhood, his invitation was accepted. A continuance in a place where himself to rob his child, and his only child too, of so large a sum? And what possible claim could
particular sum, my dear Fanny; he only requested me, in general terms, to assist them, and make "that would make great difference. The time may come when Harry will regret that so large a sum was addition." "To be sure it would." "Perhaps, then, it would be better for all parties, if the sum
were diminished one half.--Five hundred pounds would be a prodigious increase to their fortunes!" invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritordaughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his 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 needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was pounds a-piece. Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and
remained for his widow and daughters. His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known, and to hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for he 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
inconvenience."-- He thought of it all day long, and for many days successively, and he did not repent. No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any notice honor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of the kind, by whomsoever given or their sakes avoid a breach with their brother. Elinor, this eldest daughter, whose advice was so to imprudence. She had an excellent heart;--her disposition was affectionate, and her feelings were
respects, quite equal to Elinor's. She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation. She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was
nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, gave as much disappointment as pleasure. He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most having his own way, many cunning tricks, and a great deal of noise, as to outweigh all the value of all the attention which, for years, he had received from his niece and her daughters. He meant not
to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand interest of his mother-in-law and sisters. Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest made amiable himself; for he was very young when he married, and very fond of his wife. But Mrs.
promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the mother's fortune, warmed his heart, and made him feel capable of generosity.-- "Yes, he would give
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