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I think it is ... Written by Reeba (9/5/2009 8:53 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Affection for the three girls, penned by Barb JA

ironic. I've written my thoughts in the post above.

Perhaps it isn't, and there can be another interpretation, different from my cynical one.
But this reading, I was hit by the contrast between the two descriptions and then the remarks of the narrator herself.

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Inheriting Norland Barbara (9/5/2009 1:56 a.m.)

I think... Nina RG (9/5/2009 4:22 a.m.)
- Good point. And yet... MarianneR (9/5/2009 5:03 a.m.)
  - Henry Dashwood's income Nina RG (9/5/2009 7:13 a.m.)
    - Just what the old uncle wanted to avoid Barbara (9/5/2009 11:11 a.m.)
      - I agree Nina RG (9/5/2009 11:17 a.m.)
    - Trust fund for his wife and daughters Glenn (9/5/2009 11:52 a.m.)
      - But *he* didn't have Ł4000 a year   Barbara (9/5/2009 12:01 p.m.)
        
        Then Henry inherited practically nothing   Glenn (9/5/2009 12:38 p.m.)
        
        Not 18 years, only 10   kathleen (elder) (9/5/2009 12:43 p.m.)
        
        Don't see him as Scrooge   CarolTS (9/5/2009 2:57 p.m.)
        
        Not grandchildren   Barbara (9/5/2009 5:13 p.m.)
        
        The 'A' Word   BarbaraB (9/5/2009 9:10 p.m.)
Affection for the three girls Barb JA (9/5/2009 8:42 a.m.)
- I think it is ... Reeba (9/5/2009 8:53 a.m.)
  - PS: Especially as Reeba (9/5/2009 9:06 a.m.)
    - Irony Barb JA (9/5/2009 10:37 a.m.)
      - He thought he was being kind   Barbara (9/5/2009 11:27 a.m.)
        
        Henry Dashwood should have had some income   kathleen (elder) (9/5/2009 11:47 a.m.)
        
        I agree that he thought...   Reeba (9/5/2009 12:22 p.m.)
        
        The Ł7000, Stanhill, and horses   Tom P2 (9/5/2009 5:17 p.m.)
        
        That...that....woman!   Anselm (9/6/2009 9:04 a.m.)
        
        Do we know John Dashwood's total annual income?   kathleen (elder) (9/6/2009 9:19 a.m.)
        
        It must be considerable...   Reeba (9/6/2009 9:51 a.m.)
        
        If that's the case, then shouldn't Henry Dashwood's   kathleen (elder) (9/6/2009 10:00 a.m.)
        
        That would be too much, I think...   Reeba (9/6/2009 10:23 a.m.)
The Inheritance Issue BarbaraB (9/5/2009 3:39 p.m.)
What outweighs what; the Dashwood dynasty Tom P2 (9/5/2009 5:35 p.m.)
Wondering about inflation. nan duval (9/5/2009 7:43 p.m.)
- Interesting idea Barbara (9/5/2009 8:50 p.m.)
  - '...but I will get [The Incomes] altered if I can...' Tom P2 (9/5/2009 11:23 p.m.)
Other possible considerations Adrian (9/7/2009 12:49 p.m.)
Thank you for the LT links. Great info I didn't know before. NFM janelt (9/7/2009 11:16 p.m.)
Norland and Dashwood LouAnn (9/9/2009 10:45 a.m.)

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