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person to whom he intended   to  bequeath  it。   In   the   society  of  his 

nephew   and   niece�察  �and   their   children�察  �the   old   Gentleman¨s   days 

were comfortably spent。 His attachment to them all increased。 The 

constant attention of Mr。 and Mrs。 Henry Dashwood to his wishes�察�



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which  proceeded not  merely  from interest�察�but  from   goodness   of 

heart�察�gave him every degree of solid comfort which his age could 

receive�察�and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to his 

existence。 

    By a former marriage�察�Mr。 Henry Dashwood had one son�此�by his 

present lady�察�three daughters。 The son�察�a steady respectable young 

man�察�was amply provided for by the fortune of his mother�察�which 

had been large�察�and half of which devolved on him on his coming 

of   age。   By   his   own    marriage�察    �likewise�察  �which     happened      soon 

afterwards�察      �he   added     to   his   wealth。    To    him    therefore     the 

succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to 

his   sisters�察  �for   their   fortune�察  �independent   of   what   might   arise   to 

them   from   their   father¨s   inheriting   that   property�察      �could   be   but 

small。    Their    mother     had   nothing�察   �and    their  father   only    seven 

thousand pounds in his own disposal�察�for the remaining moiety of 

his   first  wife¨s   fortune   was   also  secured   to  her  child�察�and   he   had 

only a life interest in it。 

    The old gentleman died�察�his will was read�察�and like almost every 

other    will�察 �gave    as  much     disappointment       as  pleasure。     He   was 

neither so unjust�察�nor so ungrateful�察�as to leave his estate from his 

nephew�察�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 or his son�此�but to 

his son�察�and his son¨s son�察�a child of four years old�察�it was secured�察�

in   such   a   way�察  �as   to   leave   to   himself   no   power   of   providing   for 

those     who    were    most    dear   to  him�察   �and   who    most    needed     a 

provision by any charge on the estate�察�or by any sale of its valuable 

woods。 The whole was tied up for the benefit of this child�察�who�察�in 

occasional visits with his father and mother at Norland�察�had so far 



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gained on the affections of his uncle�察�by such attractions as are by 

no    means     unusual     in   children    of   two   or   three   years    old�察  �an 

imperfect   articulation�察  �an   earnest   desire   of   having   his   own   way�察�

many cunning tricks�察�and a great deal of noise�察�as to outweigh all 

the   value   of   all   the   attention   which�察  �for   years�察  �he   had   received 

from   his   niece   and   her   daughters。   He   meant   not   to   be   unkind 

however�察�and�察�as a mark of his affection for the three girls�察�he left 

them a thousand pounds a´piece。 

    Mr。   Dashwood¨s   disappointment   was�察  �at   first�察  �severe�察  �but   his 

temper was cheerful and sanguine�察�and he might reasonably hope 

to    live   many     years�察   �and     by   living    economically�察      �lay   by   a 

considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large�察�and 

capable of almost immediate improvement。 But the fortune�察�which 

had   been so  tardy  in   coming�察  �was   his   only   one   twelvemonth。   He 

survived his uncle no longer�察�and ten thousand pounds�察�including 

the    late   legacies�察   �was    all  that   remained       for   his  widow      and 

daughters。 

    His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known�察�and   to 

him     Mr。   Dashwood        recommended�察        �with    all  the   strength     and 

urgency which illness could command�察�the interest of his mother´ 

in´law and sisters。 

    Mr。   John   Dashwood   had   not   the   strong   feelings   of   the   rest   of 

the   family�察  �but   he   was   affected   by   a   recommendation   of   such   a 

nature   at   such  a   time�察  �and   he   promised   to   do   every   thing   in   his 

power to make them comfortable。 His father was rendered easy by 

such   an   assurance�察  �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�察�unless to be rather cold 



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hearted   and   rather   selfish�察  �is   to   be   ill´disposed�此  �but   he   was�察  �in 

general�察�well respected�察�for he conducted himself with propriety in 

the    discharge     of  his  ordinary     duties。   Had    he   married     a  more 

amiable woman�察�he might have been made still more respectable 

than he was�此�he might even have been made amiable himself�察�for 

he was very young when he married�察�and very fond of his wife。 But 

Mrs。   John   Dashwood   was   a   strong   caricature   of   himself�察�more 

narrow´minded and selfish。 

    When   he   gave   his   promise   to   his   father�察  �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 four thousand a´year�察�in addition to his present 

income�察  �besides   the   remaining   half   of   his   own   mother¨s   fortune�察�

warmed       his   heart�察 �and   made     him    feel  capable    of  generosity。! 

^Yes�察  �he   would   give   them   three   thousand         pounds�此  �it   would   be 

liberal    and     handsome�       �It  would     be    enough     to   make     them 

completely       easy。   Three     thousand      pounds�     �he   could    spare    so 

considerable   a   sum   with   little   inconvenience。 ̄!He   thought   of   it 

all   day   long�察  �and   for  many     days    successively�察    �and   he   did   not 

repent。 

    No    sooner     was    his   father¨s   funeral    over�察   �than    Mrs。   John 

Dashwood�察       �without    sending     any   notice   of  her   intention     to  her 

mother´in´law�察�arrived with her child and their attendants。 No one 

could dispute her right to come�察�the house was her husband¨s from 

the    moment      of  his  father¨s    decease�察   �but   the   indelicacy    of   her 

conduct      was    so  much     the   greater�察   �and    to  a   woman      in  Mrs。 

Dashwood¨s situation�察�with only common feelings�察�must have been 

highly unpleasing�察�but in her mind there was a sense of  honour 

so keen�察�a generosity so romantic�察�that any offence of the kind�察�by 



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whomsoever given or received�察�was to her a source of immoveable 

disgust。 Mrs。 John Dashwood had never been a favourite with any 

of her husband¨s   family�察�but  she  had   had no  opportunity�察  �till   the 

present�察�of shewing them 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�察�

and so earnestly did she despise her daughter´in´law for it�察�that�察�on 

the arrival of the latter�察�she would have quitted the house for ever�察�

had not the entreaty of her eldest girl induced her first to  reflect 

on the propriety of going�察�and her own tender love 

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