daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his
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succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, or his son;--but to his son, and his son's son, a child of four years old, it was secured, in such a 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 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 present of a thousand pounds a-piece. He then really thought himself equal to it. The prospect of 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 with any of her husband's family; but she had had no opportunity, till the present, of shewing them 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
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
wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree 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; a life-interest in it. The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, 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
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 amiable woman, he might have been made still more respectable than he was:--he might even have been
them three thousand pounds: it would be liberal and handsome! It would be enough to make them repent. No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any noticereceived, was to her a source of immoveable disgust. Mrs. John Dashwood had never been a favourite though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, everything but prudent. The resemblance between her and her mother was strikingly great. Elinor saw, 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
child. He really pressed them, with some earnestness, to consider Norland as their home; and, as no most dreadful degree. She begged him to think again on the subject. How could he answer it to himself to rob his child, and his only child too, of so large a sum? And what possible claim could 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 "that would make great difference. The time may come when Harry will regret that so large a sum was hardly expect more." "There is no knowing what THEY may expect," said the lady, "but we are not to think of their expectations: the question is, what you can afford to do." "Certainly--and I think I 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 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 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 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 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
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
survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that interest of his mother-in-law and sisters. Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the restconducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties. Had he married a more 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 effectual, possessed a strength of understanding, and coolness of judgment, which qualified her, though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract,
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 The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in
attachment to them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his 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 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,
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
wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. 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 his existence. By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth. To him therefore the his estate from his nephew;--but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the
Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means improvement. But the fortune, which had been so tardy in coming, was his only one twelvemonth. He 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 late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years
