>Could it not be that she was the mother of John Dashwood's previous wife. So that the maiden name of John Dashwood's previous wife was also Dashwood? This is almost like a real-life genealogical puzzle (such as one might find in a census return, perhaps?). Ron S Original Message: ----------------- From: MaAisha@aol.com Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:11:25 EDT To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [B.C.] stepchildren etc. Hi Ron and Ted, Could it not be that she was the mother of John Dashwood's previous wife. Perhaps she was living with her daughter and her son-in-law when the daughter died. The second marriage may have been resented by the mother-in-law and she wanted to move out so she would be independent of them. Might be that she thought her son-in-law had a hand in getting rid of her daughter. Guessing. Have not read the book. Too much imagination. :) Regards, Lois In a message dated 4/25/2006 4:27:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ted.southwick@btinternet.com writes: Hi Ron, If you get on to English Literature you will lose me completely. I think my final School Report said something like " He has no inclination to understand the finer points of the English Language". Regards Ted ----- 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/ .