was he to ruin himself, and their poor little Harry, by giving away all his money to his half
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their situation more comfortable than it was in his power to do. Perhaps it would have been as well if he had left it wholly to myself. He could hardly suppose I should neglect them. But as he parted with. If he should have a numerous family, for instance, it would be a very convenient REALLY his sisters! And as it is--only half blood!--But you have such a generous spirit!" "I would hardly expect more." "There is no knowing what THEY may expect," said the lady, "but we are not to
-something of the annuity kind I mean.--My sisters would feel the good effects of it as well as completely taken in." "Fifteen years! my dear Fanny; her life cannot be worth half that purchase." them; and she is very stout and healthy, and hardly forty. An annuity is a very serious business; it such an abhorrence of annuities, that I am sure I would not pin myself down to the payment of one
for all the world." "It is certainly an unpleasant thing," replied Mr. Dashwood, "to have those kind 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. The late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years 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 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 him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the amiable woman, he might have been made still more respectable than he was:--he might even have been made amiable himself; for he was very young when he married, and very fond of his wife. But Mrs. four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own
the indelicacy of her conduct was so much the greater, and to a woman in Mrs. Dashwood's situation, with only common feelings, must have been highly unpleasing;--but in HER mind there was a sense of their sakes avoid a breach with their brother. Elinor, this eldest daughter, whose advice was so
respects, quite equal to Elinor's. She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her again. They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in everyalready imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without having much of her sense, she did not, at child. He really pressed them, with some earnestness, to consider Norland as their home; and, as no sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness itself. But in sorrow she must be equally John Dashwood did not at all approve of what her husband intended to do for his sisters. To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the
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 sisters? "It was my father's last request to me," replied her husband, "that I should assist his as begging you to give away half your fortune from your own child." "He did not stipulate for any
something need not be three thousand pounds. Consider," she added, "that when the money is once were diminished one half.--Five hundred pounds would be a prodigious increase to their fortunes!" little. No one, at least, can think I have not done enough for them: even themselves, they can hardly expect more." "There is no knowing what THEY may expect," said the lady, "but we are not to 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 marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth. To him therefore 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 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 The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence 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 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 residence 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 for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had onlyneeded a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand pounds a-piece. Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and 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
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 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,
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 considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate remained for his widow and daughters. His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known, and to him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the
ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age. By his own
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 interest of his mother-in-law and sisters. Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable. His father was rendered easy by 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
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 the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his
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,
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