survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that
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be in his power to do for them. He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for he invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor his existence. By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three 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 sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties. Had he married a more
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 repent. No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any notice with any of her husband's family; but she had had no opportunity, till the present, of shewing them with how little attention to the comfort of other people she could act when occasion required it. So
The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. The
of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to 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, 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 to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. The
late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor 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, The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residenceof the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his attachment to them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years attachment to them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his
succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only a life-interest in it. The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, tied up for the benefit of this child, who, in occasional visits with his father and mother at
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 survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that interest of his mother-in-law and sisters. Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for he
amiable woman, he might have been made still more respectable than he was:--he might even have been present of a thousand pounds a-piece. He then really thought himself equal to it. The prospect of
them three thousand pounds: it would be liberal and handsome! It would be enough to make them received, was to her a source of immoveable disgust. Mrs. John Dashwood had never been a favourite 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 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
three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no their situation more comfortable than it was in his power to do. Perhaps it would have been as well
parted with. If he should have a numerous family, for instance, it would be a very convenient may afford to give them five hundred pounds a-piece. As it is, without any addition of mine, theywill each have about three thousand pounds on their mother's death--a very comfortable fortune for doing well, and if they do not, they may all live very comfortably together on the interest of ten -something of the annuity kind I mean.--My sisters would feel the good effects of it as well as comes over and over every year, and there is no getting rid of it. You are not aware of what you are doing. I have known a great deal of the trouble of annuities; for my mother was clogged with the
such perpetual claims on it; and it was the more unkind in my father, because, otherwise, the money such an abhorrence of annuities, that I am sure I would not pin myself down to the payment of one themselves secure, you do no more than what is expected, and it raises no gratitude at all. If I "To be sure it will. Indeed, to say the truth, I am convinced within myself that your father had no
so forth, whenever they are in season. I'll lay my life that he meant nothing farther; indeed, it expenses of any kind! Only conceive how comfortable they will be! Five hundred a year! I am sure I though the furniture of Stanhill was sold, all the china, plate, and linen was saved, and is now it." "That is a material consideration undoubtedly. A valuable legacy indeed! And yet some of the plate would have been a very pleasant addition to our own stock here." "Yes; and the set of
so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. The 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 bequest. Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters than for himself or his son;--but to his son, and his son's son, a child of four years old, it was secured, in such a The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence 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
wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his 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, Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means
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