REALLY his sisters! And as it is--only half blood!--But you have such a generous spirit!" "I would
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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 will each have about three thousand pounds on their mother's death--a very comfortable fortune for doing well, and if they do not, they may all live very comfortably together on the interest of ten thousand pounds." "That is very true, and, therefore, I do not know whether, upon the whole, it
fifteen hundred pounds at once. But, then, if Mrs. Dashwood should live fifteen years we shall be payment of three to old superannuated servants by my father's will, and it is amazing how such an abhorrence of annuities, that I am sure I would not pin myself down to the payment of one takes away one's independence." "Undoubtedly; and after all you have no thanks for it. They think
themselves secure, you do no more than what is expected, and it raises no gratitude at all. If I will certainly be much the best way. A present of fifty pounds, now and then, will prevent their as might be reasonably expected of you; for instance, such as looking out for a comfortable small fifty pounds a year a-piece, and, of course, they will pay their mother for their board out of it. Altogether, they will have five hundred a-year amongst them, and what on earth can four women want
The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his
nephew 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 small. Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only gave as much disappointment as pleasure. He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave his estate from his nephew;--but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of 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
Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable. His father was rendered easy by
such an assurance, and Mr. John Dashwood had then leisure to consider how much there might prudently hearted and rather selfish is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general, well respected; for heJohn Dashwood was a strong caricature of himself;--more narrow-minded and selfish. When he gave his of her intention to her mother-in-law, arrived with her child and their attendants. No one could acutely did Mrs. Dashwood feel this ungracious behaviour, and so earnestly did she despise her daughter-in-law for it, that, on the arrival of the latter, she would have quitted the house for ever, had not the entreaty of her eldest girl induced her first to reflect on the propriety of
strong; but she knew how to govern them: it was a knowledge which her mother had yet to learn; and cherished. They encouraged each other now in the violence of their affliction. The agony of grief 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,
was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree 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 a life-interest in it. The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will,
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
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 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 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; needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was
Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means 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 rest
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 coldamiable woman, he might have been made still more respectable than he was:--he might even have been promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the 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 notice 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 which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and thirteen, bid fair to equal her sisters at a more advanced period of life. 2 Mrs. John Dashwood now
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 relationship at all, have on his generosity to so large an amount. It was very well known that no sisters? "It was my father's last request to me," replied her husband, "that I should assist his 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 REALLY his sisters! And as it is--only half blood!--But you have such a generous spirit!" "I would
doing well, and if they do not, they may all live very comfortably together on the interest of ten 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 them; and she is very stout and healthy, and hardly forty. An annuity is a very serious business; it ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his 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 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 of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his
