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1、SenseandSensibilityJaneAustenThiseBookwasdesignedandpublishedbyPlanetPDF.FormorefreeeBooksvisitourWebsiteathttp://www.planetpdf.com/.TohearaboutourlatestreleasessubscribetothePlanetPDFNewsletter.SenseandSensibilityChapter1ThefamilyofDashwoodhadlongbeensett
2、ledinSussex.Theirestatewaslarge,andtheirresidencewasatNorlandPark,inthecentreoftheirproperty,where,formanygenerations,theyhadlivedinsorespectableamannerastoengagethegeneralgoodopinionoftheirsurroundingacquaintance.Thelateownerofthisestatewasasingleman,whol
3、ivedtoaveryadvancedage,andwhoformanyyearsofhislife,hadaconstantcompanionandhousekeeperinhissister.Butherdeath,whichhappenedtenyearsbeforehisown,producedagreatalterationinhishome;fortosupplyherloss,heinvitedandreceivedintohishousethefamilyofhisnephewMr.Henr
4、yDashwood,thelegalinheritoroftheNorlandestate,andthepersontowhomheintendedtobequeathit.Inthesocietyofhisnephewandniece,andtheirchildren,theoldGentleman’sdayswerecomfortablyspent.Hisattachmenttothemallincreased.TheconstantattentionofMr.andMrs.HenryDashwoodt
5、ohiswishes,whichproceedednotmerelyfrominterest,butfromgoodnessofheart,gavehimeverydegreeofsolidcomfortwhichhisagecouldreceive;andthecheerfulnessofthechildrenaddedarelishtohisexistence.2of568SenseandSensibilityByaformermarriage,Mr.HenryDashwoodhadoneson:byh
6、ispresentlady,threedaughters.Theson,asteadyrespectableyoungman,wasamplyprovidedforbythefortuneofhismother,whichhadbeenlarge,andhalfofwhichdevolvedonhimonhiscomingofage.Byhisownmarriage,likewise,whichhappenedsoonafterwards,headdedtohiswealth.Tohimthereforet
7、hesuccessiontotheNorlandestatewasnotsoreallyimportantastohissisters;fortheirfortune,independentofwhatmightarisetothemfromtheirfather’sinheritingthatproperty,couldbebutsmall.Theirmotherhadnothing,andtheirfatheronlyseventhousandpoundsinhisowndisposal;forther
8、emainingmoietyofhisfirstwife’sfortunewasalsosecuredtoherchild,andhehadonlyalife-interestinit.Theoldgentlemandied:hiswillwasread,andlikealmosteveryotherwill,gaveasmuchdisappointmentaspleasure.Hewasneithersounj
