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conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties. Had he married a more amiable woman, he might have been made still more respectable than he was:--he might even have been invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his 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 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 for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only
tied up for the benefit of this child, who, in occasional visits with his father and mother at 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 nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his
his estate from his nephew;--but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the or his son;--but to his son, and his son's son, a child of four years old, it was secured, in such a
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 considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable. His father was rendered easy by conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties. Had he married a more completely easy. Three thousand pounds! he could spare so considerable a sum with little 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, sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation. She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was too, was deeply afflicted; but still she could struggle, she could exert herself. She could consult
husband with as much kindness as he could feel towards anybody beyond himself, his wife, and their John Dashwood did not at all approve of what her husband intended to do for his sisters. To takehimself to rob his child, and his only child too, of so large a sum? And what possible claim could widow and daughters." "He did not know what he was talking of, I dare say; ten to one but he was light-headed at the time. Had he been in his right senses, he could not have thought of such a thing 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
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 marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth. To him therefore the so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. The
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 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
small. Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; 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 to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand 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 of the family; but he was affected by a recommendation of such a nature at such a time, and he conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties. Had he married a more promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the
four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own them three thousand pounds: it would be liberal and handsome! It would be enough to make them honor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of the kind, by whomsoever given or
going, and her own tender love for all her three children determined her afterwards to stay, and for respects, quite equal to Elinor's. She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: herreflection that could afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation in future. Elinor, forbearance. Margaret, the other sister, was a good-humored, well-disposed girl; but as she had husband with as much kindness as he could feel towards anybody beyond himself, his wife, and their everything reminded her of former delight, was exactly what suited her mind. In seasons of cheerfulness, no temper could be more cheerful than hers, or possess, in a greater degree, that
sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness itself. But in sorrow she must be equally carried away by her fancy, and as far beyond consolation as in pleasure she was beyond alloy. Mrs. was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in 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 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 of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to his existence. By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three
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
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 sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a interest of his mother-in-law and sisters. Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest of the family; but he was affected by a recommendation of such a nature at such a time, and he ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he 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, 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
needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of
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