I've only just caught up on messages so probably someone has already answered this, but in Sense & Sensibility the 2nd wife and her daughters are leaving their home because the inheritance has passed to the son of the first wife. So John Dashwood is Mrs Dashwood's step son Tracy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <snape@cix.co.uk> > To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:55 AM > Subject: RE: [B.C.] stepchildren etc. > > >> And what are we to make of the relationship in this quotation: >> >> No sooner was her answer dispatched, than Mrs. Dashwood indulged herself >> in >> the pleasure of announcing to her son-in-law and his wife that she was >> provided with a house, and should incommode them no longer than till > every >> thing were ready for her inhabiting it. They heard her with surprise. > Mrs. >> John Dashwood said nothing; but her husband civilly hoped that she would >> not be settled far from Norland. She had great satisfaction in replying >> that she was going into Devonshire.--Edward turned hastily towards her, > on >> hearing this, and, in a voice of surprise and concern, which required no >> explanation to her, repeated, "Devonshire! Are you, indeed, going there? >> So >> far from hence! And to what part of it?" She explained the situation. It >> was within four miles northward of Exeter. >> >> Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility >> >> What was Mrs Dashwood's relationship to her son-in-law's wife? >> >> Ron S >> > > > > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The Assistant List Admins are Jean Morgan and Jan Ross > (Couldn't do it without those two great ladies) > >