The Dashwoods move to Barton Cottage and are met by Sir John, who does all in his power to make them comfortable. Dashwood at once rents a cottage fortuitously offered to her by her cousin, Sir John Middleton. Fanny takes exception to Edward's fondness for Elinor and is so rude that Mrs. Ferrars and Fanny will object to Edward's interest in her. Dashwood and Marianne expect an engagement, but Elinor is not so sure she knows that Mrs. Henry Dashwood, disliking Fanny, wants to leave Norland Park at once, but Elinor prudently restrains her until they can find a house within their means.Įdward Ferrars, Fanny's brother, comes to stay and is attracted to Elinor. Dashwood moves into Norland Park and cleverly persuades John not to make any provision for his stepmother and stepsisters. Immediately after Henry's burial, the insensitive Mrs. He is already wealthy because he has a fortune from his mother and is also married to the wealthy Fanny Ferrars. On his deathbed, he urges John to provide for them and John promises that he will do so. Norland Park, his estate, is inherited by John to his chagrin, Henry has nothing but ten thousand pounds to leave to his wife and daughters. Henry Dashwood, their father, has just died. With their mother, their sister Margaret, and their stepbrother John, they make up the Dashwood family. This is the story of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, sisters who respectively represent the "sense" and "sensibility" of the title. Critical Reception of Sense and Sensibility.Plot and Theme in Sense and Sensibility.
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