Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful andsanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate improvement. But the fortune, which had been so tardy in coming, was his only onetwelvemonth. He survived his uncle no longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late legacies, was all that remained for his widow and daughters.
达什伍德先生起初极为失望。他性情开朗,满以为自己能多活些年岁,凭着这么大的一个田庄,只要马上改善经营,省吃俭用,就能从收入中攒下一大笔钱,然而,这笔迟迟到手的财产在他名下只持续了一年工夫,因为叔父死后不久,他也一命归天,给他的遗嘱和女儿们留下的财产,包括叔父的遗产在内,总共不过一万镑。
His son was sent for as soon as his danger was known, and to him Mr. Dashwood recommended, with all the strength and urgency which illness could command, the interest of his mother-in-law and sisters.
当时,家人看他病危了,便打发人去叫他儿子。达什伍德先生竭尽最后一点气力,向儿子做了紧急交代,嘱托他照应继母和三个妹妹。
Mr. John Dashwood had not the strong feelings of the rest of the family; but he was affected by a recommendation of such a nature at such a time, and he promised to do every thing in his power to make them comfortable. His father was rendered easy by such an assurance, and Mr. John Dashwood had then leisure to consider how much there might prudently be in his power to do for them.
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