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Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) asked this question about Sense and Sensibility:
If Mrs Ferrars can change her will just because Edward got engaged to Lucy, can't she change it back when Robert actually marries her? Wouldn't the law uphold the rights of the firstborn?
Nente My understanding was she actually gave the estate planned for Edward the husband of Miss Morton to Robert; the text says settled, I know, but if she s…moreMy understanding was she actually gave the estate planned for Edward the husband of Miss Morton to Robert; the text says settled, I know, but if she signed a deed of possession or whatever the stuff is called in legalese, there might have been no option of changing her mind.
Her will is another matter, I think it's implied that after giving her children money or estates on their marriages she's still got a fair bit to bequeath.(less)
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