four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own
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so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. The 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 small. Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal;
gave as much disappointment as pleasure. He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of improvement. But the fortune, which had been so tardy in coming, was his only one twelvemonth. He 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 be in his power to do for them. He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold 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 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 with a house in the neighbourhood, his invitation was accepted. A continuance in a place where
The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence 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, 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
of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his attachment to them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his 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,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 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 present of a thousand pounds a-piece. He then really thought himself equal to it. The prospect of
of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only 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 to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that 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
of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his
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; invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor 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 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
ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister. But her death, which happened attachment to them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his
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,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 nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His 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
all the attention which, for years, he had received from his niece and her daughters. He meant not sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a improvement. But the fortune, which had been so tardy in coming, was his only one twelvemonth. He survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that
him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties. Had he married a more 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 the indelicacy of her conduct was so much the greater, and to a woman in Mrs. Dashwood's situation,
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
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 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 way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most
having his own way, many cunning tricks, and a great deal of noise, as to outweigh all the value of 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
amiable woman, he might have been made still more respectable than he was:--he might even have been survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that
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