married, and very fond of his wife. But Mrs. John Dashwood was a strong caricature of himself; — more narrow-minded and selfish.

When he gave his promise to his father, 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, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own mother's fortune, warmed his heart, and made him feel capable of generosity. — “Yes, he would give them three thousand pounds: 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