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Chapter II

           Ifheshouldhaveanumerousfamily,forinstance,itwouldbeaveryconvenientaddition."

           "Tobesureitwould."

           "Perhaps,then,itwouldbebetterforallparties,ifthesumwerediminishedonehalf.—Fivehundredpoundswouldbeaprodigiousincreasetotheirfortunes!"

           "Oh!beyondanythinggreat!Whatbrotheronearthwoulddohalfsomuchforhissisters,evenifREALLYhissisters!Andasitis—onlyhalfblood!—Butyouhavesuchagenerousspirit!"

           "Iwouldnotwishtodoanythingmean,"hereplied."Onehadrather,onsuchoccasions,dotoomuchthantoolittle.Noone,atleast,canthinkIhavenotdoneenoughforthem:eventhemselves,theycanhardlyexpectmore."

           "ThereisnoknowingwhatTHEYmayexpect,"saidthelady,"butwearenottothinkoftheirexpectations:thequestionis,whatyoucanaffordtodo."

           "Certainly—andIthinkImayaffordtogivethemfivehundredpoundsa-piece.Asitis,withoutanyadditionofmine,theywilleachhaveaboutthreethousandpoundsontheirmother’sdeath—averycomfortablefortuneforanyyoungwoman."

           "Tobesureitis;and,indeed,itstrikesmethattheycanwantnoadditionatall.Theywillhavetenthousandpoundsdividedamongstthem.Iftheymarry,theywillbesureofdoingwell,andiftheydonot,theymayallliveverycomfortablytogetherontheinterestoftenthousandpounds."

           "Thatisverytrue,and,therefore,Idonotknowwhether,uponthewhole,itwouldnotbemoreadvisabletodosomethingfortheirmotherwhileshelives,ratherthanforthem—somethingoftheannuitykindImean.

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