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daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his gave as much disappointment as pleasure. He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave tied up for the benefit of this child, who, in occasional visits with his father and mother at pounds a-piece. Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and 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. repent. No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any notice dispute her right to come; the house was her husband's from the moment of his father's decease; but ever, had not the entreaty of her eldest girl induced her first to reflect on the propriety of
to the advantage of them all, that eagerness of mind in Mrs. Dashwood which must generally have led 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 too, was deeply afflicted; but still she could struggle, she could exert herself. She could consult condition of visitors. As such, however, they were treated by her with quiet civility; and by her
with a house in the neighbourhood, his invitation was accepted. A continuance in a place where the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no
light-headed at the time. Had he been in his right senses, he could not have thought of such a thing 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 something need not be three thousand pounds. Consider," she added, "that when the money is once addition." "To be sure it would." "Perhaps, then, it would be better for all parties, if the sum not wish to do any thing mean," he replied. "One had rather, on such occasions, do too much than too hardly expect more." "There is no knowing what THEY may expect," said the lady, "but we are not to
all. They will have ten thousand pounds divided amongst them. If they marry, they will be sure of -something of the annuity kind I mean.--My sisters would feel the good effects of it as well as fifteen hundred pounds at once. But, then, if Mrs. Dashwood should live fifteen years we shall be
completely taken in." "Fifteen years! my dear Fanny; her life cannot be worth half that purchase." out to be no such thing. My mother was quite sick of it. Her income was not her own, she said, withsuch perpetual claims on it; and it was the more unkind in my father, because, otherwise, the money The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His 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 so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. The 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,
a life-interest in it. The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, bequest. Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters than for himself to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand remained for his widow and daughters. His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known, and to amiable woman, he might have been made still more respectable than he was:--he might even have been
promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the present of a thousand pounds a-piece. He then really thought himself equal to it. The prospect of
of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister. But her death, which happened 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 small. Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; 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 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 John Dashwood was a strong caricature of himself;--more narrow-minded and selfish. When he gave his completely easy. Three thousand pounds! he could spare so considerable a sum with little
of her intention to her mother-in-law, arrived with her child and their attendants. No one could the indelicacy of her conduct was so much the greater, and to a woman in Mrs. Dashwood's situation,with any of her husband's family; but she had had no opportunity, till the present, of shewing them going, and her own tender love for all her three children determined her afterwards to stay, and for though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, 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
condition of visitors. As such, however, they were treated by her with quiet civility; and by her child. He really pressed them, with some earnestness, to consider Norland as their home; and, as no 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
affection was ever supposed to exist between the children of any man by different marriages; and why was he to ruin himself, and their poor little Harry, by giving away all his money to his half of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister. But her death, which happened of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to 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 Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means
nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age. By his own for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was 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 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 his existence. By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age. By his own
independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was
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