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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, 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 interest of his mother-in-law and sisters. Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest be in his power to do for them. He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the
of her intention to her mother-in-law, arrived with her child and their attendants. No one could received, was to her a source of immoveable disgust. Mrs. John Dashwood had never been a favourite daughter-in-law for it, that, on the arrival of the latter, she would have quitted the house for strong; but she knew how to govern them: it was a knowledge which her mother had yet to learn; and which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and
again. They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every attention; and could strive to rouse her mother to similar exertion, and encourage her to similar
thirteen, bid fair to equal her sisters at a more advanced period of life. 2 Mrs. John Dashwood now installed herself mistress of Norland; and her mother and sisters-in-law were degraded to the sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness itself. But in sorrow she must be equally most dreadful degree. She begged him to think again on the subject. How could he answer it to the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no was he to ruin himself, and their poor little Harry, by giving away all his money to his half 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 leave Norland and settle in a new home." "Well, then, LET something be done for them; but THAT parted with, it never can return. Your sisters will marry, and it will be gone for ever. If, indeed,
"Oh! beyond anything great! What brother on earth would do half so much for his sisters, even if any young woman." "To be sure it is; and, indeed, it strikes me that they can want no addition atall. They will have ten thousand pounds divided amongst them. If they marry, they will be sure of thousand pounds." "That is very true, and, therefore, I do not know whether, upon the whole, it "Certainly not; but if you observe, people always live for ever when there is an annuity to be paid such perpetual claims on it; and it was the more unkind in my father, because, otherwise, the money tied down to the regular payment of such a sum, on every rent day, is by no means desirable: it
felt sure of a larger income, and would not be sixpence the richer for it at the end of the year. It idea of your giving them any money at all. The assistance he thought of, I dare say, was only such would be very strange and unreasonable if he did. Do but consider, my dear Mr. Dashwood, how expenses of any kind! Only conceive how comfortable they will be! Five hundred a year! I am sure I
Dashwood. "But, however, ONE thing must be considered. When your father and mother moved to Norland, though the furniture of Stanhill was sold, all the china, plate, and linen was saved, and is now The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence 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
wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only
bequest. Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters than for himself all the attention which, for years, he had received from his niece and her daughters. He meant not pounds a-piece. Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and of the family; but he was affected by a recommendation of such a nature at such a time, and he John Dashwood was a strong caricature of himself;--more narrow-minded and selfish. When he gave his 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
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 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 a life-interest in it. The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will,gave as much disappointment as pleasure. He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he his existence. By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three
daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune,
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 tied up for the benefit of this child, who, in occasional visits with his father and mother at so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. The ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he
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
succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, 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 unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of having his own way, many cunning tricks, and a great deal of noise, as to outweigh all the value of 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
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 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 unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of
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