Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter II

           Dashwood,"tohavethosekindofyearlydrainsonone’sincome.One’sfortune,asyourmotherjustlysays,isNOTone’sown.Tobetieddowntotheregularpaymentofsuchasum,oneveryrentday,isbynomeansdesirable:ittakesawayone’sindependence."

           "Undoubtedly;andafterallyouhavenothanksforit.Theythinkthemselvessecure,youdonomorethanwhatisexpected,anditraisesnogratitudeatall.IfIwereyou,whateverIdidshouldbedoneatmyowndiscretionentirely.Iwouldnotbindmyselftoallowthemanythingyearly.Itmaybeveryinconvenientsomeyearstospareahundred,orevenfiftypoundsfromourownexpenses."

           "Ibelieveyouareright,mylove;itwillbebetterthatthereshouldbenoannuityinthecase;whateverImaygivethemoccasionallywillbeoffargreaterassistancethanayearlyallowance,becausetheywouldonlyenlargetheirstyleoflivingiftheyfeltsureofalargerincome,andwouldnotbesixpencethericherforitattheendoftheyear.Itwillcertainlybemuchthebestway.Apresentoffiftypounds,nowandthen,willpreventtheireverbeingdistressedformoney,andwill,Ithink,beamplydischargingmypromisetomyfather."

           "Tobesureitwill.Indeed,tosaythetruth,Iamconvincedwithinmyselfthatyourfatherhadnoideaofyourgivingthemanymoneyatall.Theassistancehethoughtof,Idaresay,wasonlysuchasmightbereasonablyexpectedofyou;forinstance,suchaslookingoutforacomfortablesmallhouseforthem,helpingthemtomovetheirthings,andsendingthempresentsoffishandgame,andsoforth,whenevertheyareinseason.

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