small. Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal;
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way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was tied up for the benefit of this child, who, in occasional visits with his father and mother at The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence 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 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 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 small. Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister. But her death, which happened 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
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
way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth. To him therefore the bequest. Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters than for himself way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most all the attention which, for years, he had received from his niece and her daughters. He meant not
remained for his widow and daughters. His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known, and to such an assurance, and Mr. John Dashwood had then leisure to consider how much there might prudently be in his power to do for them. He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold
was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. Theof 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, unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire 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 made amiable himself; for he was very young when he married, and very fond of his wife. But Mrs. 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
of her intention to her mother-in-law, arrived with her child and their attendants. No one could dispute her right to come; the house was her husband's from the moment of his father's decease; but of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth. To him therefore the
bequest. Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters than for himself 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 of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his 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 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
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 his independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but
bequest. Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters than for himself Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no meansunusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate improvement. But the fortune, which had been so tardy in coming, was his only one twelvemonth. He 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
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 sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a 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 four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own dispute her right to come; the house was her husband's from the moment of his father's decease; but honor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of the kind, by whomsoever given or received, was to her a source of immoveable disgust. Mrs. John Dashwood had never been a favourite
of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree
of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. The wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to 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, nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His
marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth. To him therefore the 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
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
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