pounds a-piece. Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and
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promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable. His father was rendered easy by hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for he John Dashwood was a strong caricature of himself;--more narrow-minded and selfish. When he gave his repent. No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any notice of her intention to her mother-in-law, arrived with her child and their attendants. No one could
honor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of the kind, by whomsoever given or with how little attention to the comfort of other people she could act when occasion required it. So their sakes avoid a breach with their brother. Elinor, this eldest daughter, whose advice was so though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract,
cherished. They encouraged each other now in the violence of their affliction. The agony of grief which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and installed herself mistress of Norland; and her mother and sisters-in-law were degraded to the plan appeared so eligible to Mrs. Dashwood as remaining there till she could accommodate herself most dreadful degree. She begged him to think again on the subject. How could he answer it to
as begging you to give away half your fortune from your own child." "He did not stipulate for any particular sum, my dear Fanny; he only requested me, in general terms, to assist them, and make
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 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 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, way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most
Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means 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
of the family; but he was affected by a recommendation of such a nature at such a time, and he 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 dispute her right to come; the house was her husband's from the moment of his father's decease; but with how little attention to the comfort of other people she could act when occasion required it. So acutely did Mrs. Dashwood feel this ungracious behaviour, and so earnestly did she despise her strong; but she knew how to govern them: it was a knowledge which her mother had yet to learn; and
with concern, the excess of her sister's sensibility; but by Mrs. Dashwood it was valued and already imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without having much of her sense, she did not, at cheerfulness, no temper could be more cheerful than hers, or possess, in a greater degree, that John Dashwood did not at all approve of what her husband intended to do for his sisters. To take
the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no sisters? "It was my father's last request to me," replied her husband, "that I should assist his their situation more comfortable than it was in his power to do. Perhaps it would have been as well something need not be three thousand pounds. Consider," she added, "that when the money is once it could be restored to our poor little boy--" "Why, to be sure," said her husband, very gravely,
not wish to do any thing mean," he replied. "One had rather, on such occasions, do too much than too all. They will have ten thousand pounds divided amongst them. If they marry, they will be sure of doing well, and if they do not, they may all live very comfortably together on the interest of ten of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his
