Thehousestandsamongfinemeadowsfacingthesouth-east，withanexcellentkitchen-gardeninthesameaspect；
thewallssurroundingwhichIbuiltandstockedmyselfabouttenyearsago，forthebenefitofmyson。Itisafamilyliving，MissMorland；andthepropertyintheplacebeingchieflymyown，youmaybelieveItakecarethatitshallnotbeabadone。DidHenry\'sincomedependsolelyonthisliving，hewouldnotbeill-providedfor。
Perhapsitmayseemodd，thatwithonlytwoyoungerchildren，Ishouldthinkanyprofessionnecessaryforhim；
andcertainlytherearemomentswhenwecouldallwishhimdisengagedfromeverytieofbusiness。ButthoughImaynotexactlymakeconvertsofyouyoungladies，Iamsureyourfather，MissMorland，wouldagreewithmeinthinkingitexpedienttogiveeveryyoungmansomeemployment。
Themoneyisnothing，itisnotanobject，butemploymentisthething。EvenFrederick，myeldestson，yousee，whowillperhapsinheritasconsiderablealandedpropertyasanyprivatemaninthecounty，hashisprofession。”