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parted with, it never can return. Your sisters will marry, and it will be gone for ever. If, indeed, were diminished one half.--Five hundred pounds would be a prodigious increase to their fortunes!" "Oh! beyond anything great! What brother on earth would do half so much for his sisters, even if late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years 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 small. Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; his estate from his nephew;--but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the bequest. Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters than for himself
unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that 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
present of a thousand pounds a-piece. He then really thought himself equal to it. The prospect of inconvenience."-- He thought of it all day long, and for many days successively, and he did not
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 though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, respects, quite equal to Elinor's. She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her with her brother, could receive her sister-in-law on her arrival, and treat her with proper attention; and could strive to rouse her mother to similar exertion, and encourage her to similar forbearance. Margaret, the other sister, was a good-humored, well-disposed girl; but as she had
child. He really pressed them, with some earnestness, to consider Norland as their home; and, as no plan appeared so eligible to Mrs. Dashwood as remaining there till she could accommodate herself 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 his existence. By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, threenephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age. By his own gave as much disappointment as pleasure. He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave tied up for the benefit of this child, who, in occasional visits with his father and mother at 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 sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for he
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 daughter-in-law for it, that, on the arrival of the latter, she would have quitted the house for 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 again. They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every
reflection that could afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation in future. Elinor, condition of visitors. As such, however, they were treated by her with quiet civility; and by her 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 The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence 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
mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age. By his own 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
tied up for the benefit of this child, who, in occasional visits with his father and mother at to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousandpounds a-piece. Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the made amiable himself; for he was very young when he married, and very fond of his wife. But Mrs. present of a thousand pounds a-piece. He then really thought himself equal to it. The prospect of
completely easy. Three thousand pounds! he could spare so considerable a sum with little with only common feelings, must have been highly unpleasing;--but in HER mind there was a sense of with how little attention to the comfort of other people she could act when occasion required it. So ever, had not the entreaty of her eldest girl induced her first to reflect on the propriety of
which one of her sisters had resolved never to be taught. Marianne's abilities were, in many again. They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every already imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without having much of her sense, she did not, at with a house in the neighbourhood, his invitation was accepted. A continuance in a place where cheerfulness, no temper could be more cheerful than hers, or possess, in a greater degree, that
three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the widow and daughters." "He did not know what he was talking of, I dare say; ten to one but he was
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, addition." "To be sure it would." "Perhaps, then, it would be better for all parties, if the sum may afford to give them five hundred pounds a-piece. As it is, without any addition of mine, they any young woman." "To be sure it is; and, indeed, it strikes me that they can want no addition at fifteen hundred pounds at once. But, then, if Mrs. Dashwood should live fifteen years we shall be
out to be no such thing. My mother was quite sick of it. Her income was not her own, she said, with such perpetual claims on it; and it was the more unkind in my father, because, otherwise, the money themselves secure, you do no more than what is expected, and it raises no gratitude at all. If I
fifty pounds from our own expenses." "I believe you are right, my love; it will be better that there idea of your giving them any money at all. The assistance he thought of, I dare say, was only such
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