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Chapter I

           TohimthereforethesuccessiontotheNorlandestatewasnotsoreallyimportantastohissisters;fortheirfortune,independentofwhatmightarisetothemfromtheirfather’sinheritingthatproperty,couldbebutsmall.Theirmotherhadnothing,andtheirfatheronlyseventhousandpoundsinhisowndisposal;fortheremainingmoietyofhisfirstwife’sfortunewasalsosecuredtoherchild,andhehadonlyalife-interestinit.

           Theoldgentlemandied:hiswillwasread,andlikealmosteveryotherwill,gaveasmuchdisappointmentaspleasure.Hewasneithersounjust,norsoungrateful,astoleavehisestatefromhisnephew;—butheleftittohimonsuchtermsasdestroyedhalfthevalueofthebequest.Mr.Dashwoodhadwishedforitmoreforthesakeofhiswifeanddaughtersthanforhimselforhisson;—buttohisson,andhisson’sson,achildoffouryearsold,itwassecured,insuchaway,astoleavetohimselfnopowerofprovidingforthosewhoweremostdeartohim,andwhomostneededaprovisionbyanychargeontheestate,orbyanysaleofitsvaluablewoods.Thewholewastiedupforthebenefitofthischild,who,inoccasionalvisitswithhisfatherandmotheratNorland,hadsofargainedontheaffectionsofhisuncle,bysuchattractionsasarebynomeansunusualinchildrenoftwoorthreeyearsold;animperfectarticulation,anearnestdesireofhavinghisownway,manycunningtricks,andagreatdealofnoise,astooutweighallthevalueofalltheattentionwhich,foryears,hehadreceivedfromhisnieceandherdaughters.

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