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Mrs. John Dashwood now installed herself mistress of Norland; and her mother and sisters-in-law were degraded to the condition of visitors. As such, however, they were treated by her with quiet civility; and by her husband with as much kindness as he could feel towards anybody beyond himself, his wife, and their child. He really pressed them, with some earnestness, to consider Norland as their home; and, as no plan appeared so eligible to Mrs. Dashwood as remaining there till she could accommodate herself with a house in the neighbourhood, his invitation was accepted.
約翰．達什伍德夫人如今當上了諾蘭莊園的女主人，她的婆母和小姑們反而落到寄人籬下的境地。不過，這么一來，她待她們反倒文靜客氣起來。她丈夫對她們也和和氣氣的，他除了對自己和自己的老婆孩子之外，對別人充其量也只能如此。他頗為懇切地請求她們把諾蘭莊園當作自己的家。達什伍德太太覺得一時在左近找不到合適的房子，不如暫且呆在這里，于是便接受了他的請求。
A continuance in a place where everything reminded her of former delight, was exactly what suited her mind. In seasons of cheerfulness, no temper could be more cheerful than hers, or possess, in a greater degree, that sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness itself. But in sorrow she must be equally carried away by her fancy, and as far beyond consolation as in pleasure she was beyond alloy.
對于達什伍德太太來說，呆在個老地方，隨時隨地都能回想起昔日的歡樂，倒也再稱心不過了。碰到高興的時候，誰也沒有她那樣開心，那樣樂觀地期待著幸福的到來，仿佛期待本身就是一種幸福似的。可是一遇到傷心事，她也同樣胡思亂想，失去常態，同她高興時不能自己一樣，她傷心起來也是無法解脫的。
Mrs. John Dashwood did not at all approve of what her husband intended to do for his sisters. To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the most dreadful degree. She begged him to think again on the subject. How could he answer it to himself to rob his child, and his only child too, of so large a sum? And what possible claim could the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no relationship at all, have on his generosity to so large an amount. It was very well known that no affection was ever supposed to exist between the children of any man by different marriages; and why was he to ruin himself, and their poor little Harry, by giving away all his money to his half sisters?
約翰．達什伍德夫人根本不贊成丈夫資助他幾個妹妹，從他們小寶貝的財產中挖掉三千鎊，豈不是把他刮成窮光蛋了嗎？她請丈夫重新考慮這件事。自己的孩子，而且是獨生子，他怎么忍心剝奪他這么一大筆錢呀？幾位達什伍德小姐與他只是同父異母兄妹，她認為這根本算不上什么親屬關系，她們有什么權利領受他這樣慷慨的資助？人所周知，同父異母子女之間歷來不存在什么感情，可他為什么偏要把自己的錢財送給同父異母妹妹，毀自已，也毀他們可憐的小哈里？
