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1、SENSE&SENSIBILITYBYJANEAUSTENWITHANINTRODUCTIONBYAUSTINDOBSONILLUSTRATEDBYHUGHTHOMSONLONDON:MACMILLANANDCO.,LIMITEDNEWYORK:THEMACMILLANCOMPANY1902FirstEditionwithHughThomson'sIllustrations18961CHAPTERIThefamilyofDashwoodhadlongbeensettledinSussex.Theirestatewa
2、slarge,andtheirresidencewasatNorlandPark,inthecentreoftheirproperty,where,formanygenerations,theyhadlivedinsorespectableamannerastoengagethegeneralgoodopinionoftheirsurroundingacquaintance.Thelateownerofthisestatewasasingleman,wholivedtoaveryadvancedage,andwho
3、formanyyearsofhislife,hadaconstantcompanionandhousekeeperinhissister.Butherdeath,whichhappenedtenyearsbeforehisown,producedagreatalterationinhishome;fortosupplyherloss,heinvitedandreceivedintohishousethefamilyofhisnephewMr.HenryDashwood,thelegalinheritoroftheN
4、orlandestate,andthepersontowhomheintendedtobequeathit.Inthesocietyofhisnephewandniece,andtheirchildren,theoldGentleman'sdayswerecomfortablyspent.Hisattachmenttothemallincreased.TheconstantattentionofMr.andMrs.HenryDashwoodtohiswishes,whichproceedednotmerelyfro
5、minterest,butfromgoodnessofheart,gavehimeverydegreeofsolidcomfortwhichhisagecouldreceive;andthecheerfulnessofthechildrenaddedarelishtohisexistence.Byaformermarriage,Mr.HenryDashwoodhadoneson:byhispresentlady,threedaughters.Theson,asteadyrespectableyoungman,was
6、amplyprovidedforbythefortuneofhismother,whichhadbeenlarge,andhalfofwhichdevolvedonhimonhiscomingofage.Byhisownmarriage,likewise,whichhappenedsoonafterwards,headdedtohiswealth.TohimthereforethesuccessiontotheNorlandestatewasnotsoreallyimportantastohissisters;fo
7、rtheirfortune,independentofwhatmightarisetothemfromtheirfather'sinheritingthatproperty,couldbebut2small.Theirmotherhadnothing,andtheirfatheronlyseventhousandpoundsinhisowndisposal;fortheremainingmoietyofhisfirstwife'sfortunewasalsosecuredtoherchild,andhehadonl
8、yalife-interestinit.[2]Theoldgentlemandied:hiswillwasread,andlikealmosteveryotherwill,gaveasmuchdisappointmentaspleasure.Hewasneithersounjust,norsoungrateful,astoleavehisestatefrom
