of her intention to her mother-in-law, arrived with her child and their attendants. No one could
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with any of her husband's family; but she had had no opportunity, till the present, of shewing them with how little attention to the comfort of other people she could act when occasion required it. So ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he 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
independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but bequest. Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters than for himself needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods. The whole was pounds a-piece. Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and
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. promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the present of a thousand pounds a-piece. He then really thought himself equal to it. The prospect of of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of 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, three
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 unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of pounds 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 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 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
dispute her right to come; the house was her husband's from the moment of his father's decease; but received, was to her a source of immoveable disgust. Mrs. John Dashwood had never been a favouriteever, had not the entreaty of her eldest girl induced her first to reflect on the propriety of going, and her own tender love for all her three children determined her afterwards to stay, and for respects, quite equal to Elinor's. She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and already imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without having much of her sense, she did not, at
installed herself mistress of Norland; and her mother and sisters-in-law were degraded to the cheerfulness, no temper could be more cheerful than hers, or possess, in a greater degree, that affection was ever supposed to exist between the children of any man by different marriages; and why as begging you to give away half your fortune from your own child." "He did not stipulate for any
required the promise, I could not do less than give it; at least I thought so at the time. The it could be restored to our poor little boy--" "Why, to be sure," said her husband, very gravely, REALLY his sisters! And as it is--only half blood!--But you have such a generous spirit!" "I would not wish to do any thing mean," he replied. "One had rather, on such occasions, do too much than too 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 them; and she is very stout and healthy, and hardly forty. An annuity is a very serious business; it payment of three to old superannuated servants by my father's will, and it is amazing how for all the world." "It is certainly an unpleasant thing," replied Mr. Dashwood, "to have those kind
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