Summary Chapter 2
Henry Dashwood's wife and daughters become guests in what used to be their home. John Dashwood invites them to stay, and he and his wife are civil. Mrs. Henry Dashwood accepts their hospitality until she can find another residence. John Dashwood's wife Fanny objects to the amount her husband plans to bestow upon his sisters, which she doesn't feel he has any obligation to. His idea of giving them a 1,000 pounds each robs his own son of his rightful legacy. She figures her father-in-law's request that his son help his widow and daughters was made when he was out of his senses. John points out that he did promise to help them, though he hadn't agreed to a particular sum. He does reconsider it when he thinks about his son, who may need a large fortune. He thinks about reducing it to 500 lbs,
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