Sam，loudandoverbearingashewas，sheratherregrettedwhenhewent，forhewascleverandintelligent，andgladtobeemployedinanyerrandinthetown；andthoughspurningtheremonstrancesofSusan，givenastheywere，thoughveryreasonableinthemselves，withill-timedandpowerlesswarmth，wasbeginningtobeinfluencedbyFanny’sservicesandgentlepersuasions；andshefoundthatthebestofthethreeyoungeroneswasgoneinhim：
TomandCharlesbeingatleastasmanyyearsastheywerehisjuniorsdistantfromthatageoffeelingandreason，whichmightsuggesttheexpediencyofmakingfriends，andofendeavouringtobelessdisagreeable。Theirsistersoondespairedofmakingthesmallestimpressionon_them_；
theywerequiteuntameablebyanymeansofaddresswhichshehadspiritsortimetoattempt。Everyafternoonbroughtareturnoftheirriotousgamesalloverthehouse；andsheveryearlylearnedtosighattheapproachofSaturday’sconstanthalf-holiday。
Betsey，too，aspoiledchild，traineduptothinkthealphabethergreatestenemy，lefttobewiththeservantsatherpleasure，andthenencouragedtoreportanyevilofthem，shewasalmostasreadytodespairofbeingabletoloveorassist；andofSusan’stempershehadmanydoubts。Hercontinualdisagreementswithhermother，herrashsquabbleswithTomandCharles，andpetulancewithBetsey，wereatleastsodistressingtoFannythat，thoughadmittingtheywerebynomeanswithoutprovocation，shefearedthedispositionthatcouldpushthemtosuchlengthmustbefarfromamiable，andfromaffordinganyreposetoherself。
SuchwasthehomewhichwastoputMansfieldoutofherhead，andteachhertothinkofhercousinEdmundwithmoderatedfeelings。Onthecontrary，shecouldthinkofnothingbutMansfield，itsbelovedinmates，itshappyways。