"If he would only have done as well by himself," said John Dashwood, "as all his friends were disposed to do by him, he might now have been in his proper situation, and would have wanted for nothing.
"Als hij maar even goed voor zich zelf had willen zorgen," zei John Dashwood, "als al zijn vrienden geneigd waren voor hèm te doen, dan zou hij nu zijn natuurlijke positie hebben ingenomen, en aan niets gebrek hebben gehad.