Thedivisionofgratifyingsensationsoughtnot，instrictjustice，tohavebeenequal；forSirThomaswasfullyresolvedtobetherealandconsistentpatronoftheselectedchild，andMrs。Norrishadnottheleastintentionofbeingatanyexpensewhateverinhermaintenance。
Asfaraswalking，talking，andcontrivingreached，shewasthoroughlybenevolent，andnobodyknewbetterhowtodictateliberalitytoothers；butherloveofmoneywasequaltoherloveofdirecting，andsheknewquiteaswellhowtosaveherownastospendthatofherfriends。
Havingmarriedonanarrowerincomethanshehadbeenusedtolookforwardto，shehad，fromthefirst，fanciedaverystrictlineofeconomynecessary；
andwhatwasbegunasamatterofprudence，soongrewintoamatterofchoice，asanobjectofthatneedfulsolicitudewhichtherewerenochildrentosupply。
Hadtherebeenafamilytoprovidefor，Mrs。Norrismightneverhavesavedhermoney；buthavingnocareofthatkind，therewasnothingtoimpedeherfrugality，orlessenthecomfortofmakingayearlyadditiontoanincomewhichtheyhadneverlivedupto。Underthisinfatuatingprinciple，counteractedbynorealaffectionforhersister，itwasimpossibleforhertoaimatmorethanthecreditofprojectingandarrangingsoexpensiveacharity；