for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only
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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 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 his existence. By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three
daughters. The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only a life-interest in it. The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, 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 independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand remained for his widow and daughters. His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known, and to
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
repent. No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any notice 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 though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, to the advantage of them all, that eagerness of mind in Mrs. Dashwood which must generally have led 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
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 late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years
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 hismarriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth. To him therefore the for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means all the attention which, for years, he had received from his niece and her daughters. He meant not to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand
late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years 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
needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was 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 conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary duties. Had he married a more
mother's fortune, warmed his heart, and made him feel capable of generosity.-- "Yes, he would give 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 the indelicacy of her conduct was so much the greater, and to a woman in Mrs. Dashwood's situation,
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