Austen Said:

to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable.

to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the present of a thousand pounds a-piece.

To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the most dreadful degree.

She begged him to think again on the subject.

How could he answer it to himself to rob his child, and his only child too, of so large a sum? And what possible claim could the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no relationship at all, have on his generosity to so large an amount.

It was very well known that no affection was ever supposed to exist between the children of any man by different marriages;

why was he to ruin himself, and their

poor little Harry,

by giving away fall his money to his half sisters?

she was in need of a dwelling; and though the house he now offered her was merely a cottage,

everything should be done to it which she might think necessary, if the situation pleased her.

to come with her daughters to Barton Park, the place of his own residence, from whence she might judge, herself, whether Barton Cottage,

could, by any alteration, be made comfortable to her.

she would not be settled far from Norland.

how exceedingly sorry he was that she had taken a house at such a distance from Norland as to prevent his being of any service to her in removing her furniture.

who wondered at his being so shy before company, as he could make noise enough at home.

at being unable to get any smart young men to meet them.

They would see,

only one gentleman there besides himself; a particular friend who was staying at the park, but who was neither very young nor very gay. He hoped they would all excuse the smallness of the party, and could assure them it should never happen so again. He had been to several families that morning in hopes of procuring some addition to their number, but it was moonlight and every body was full of engagements. Luckily Lady Middleton's mother had arrived at Barton within the last hour, and as she was a very cheerful agreeable woman, he hoped the young ladies would not find it so very dull as they might imagine.

His name,

Mr. Willoughby had no property of his own in the country;

he resided there only while he was visiting the old lady at Allenham Court, to whom he was related, and whose possessions he was to inherit;

of music and dancing he was passionately fond,

as they were all got together, they must do something by way of being happy;

it would not do her any harm.

if there was any news in the paper.

it was very low pitched, and that the ceiling was crooked.

the carriage should be sent for them and they must come.

she did not care how cross he was to her, as they must live together.

their being the sweetest girls in the world.

in the name of charity, that they would all dine with Lady Middleton that day, as he was obliged to attend the club at Exeter, and she would otherwise be quite alone, except her mother and the two Miss Steeles.

she thanked heaven that SHE had never made so rude a speech.

So surprised at their coming to town, though it was what she had rather expected all along; so angry at their accepting her mother's invitation after having declined her own,

she would never have forgiven them if they had not come!

requesting the company of her mother and cousins the following evening. Business on Sir John's part, and a violent cold on her own, prevented their calling in Berkeley Street.

it was risking too much for the gratification of a few girls, to have it known that Lady Middleton had given a small dance of eight or nine couple, with two violins, and a mere side-board collation.

said something very droll

how long they had been in town.

he and his wife were to be in town before the middle of February,

one of the most charming women in the world!

they were done by Miss Dashwood.

her mother had been quite rude enough, —

the exceedingly great inconvenience of sending her carriage for the Miss Dashwoods,

who could tell that they might not expect to go out with her a second time?

The expense would be nothing, the inconvenience not more;

it was altogether an attention

requisite to its complete enfranchisement from his promise to his father.

another year would make the invitation needless, by bringing Elinor to town as Colonel Brandon's wife, and Marianne as THEIR visitor.

to request her company and her sister's, for some days, in Harley Street, as soon as Lady Middleton could spare them.

Mrs. Dashwood had never been so much pleased with any young women in her life, as she was with them; had given each of them a needle book made by some emigrant; called Lucy by her Christian name; and did not know