Mr.
Knight was not only a very amiable man, kind and indulgent to all
connected with him, but possessed also a spirit of fun and liveliness,
which made him especially delightful to all young people.
Her third brother, Henry, had great conversational powers, and inherited
from his father an eager and sanguine disposition. He was a very
entertaining companion, but had perhaps less steadiness of purpose,
certainly less success in life, than his brothers. He became a clergyman
when middle-aged; and an allusion to his sermons will be found in one of
Jane's letters. At one time he resided in London, and was useful in
transacting his sister's business with her publishers.
Her two youngest brothers, Francis and Charles, were sailors during that
glorious period of the British navy which comprises the close of the last
and the beginning of the present century, when it was impossible for an
officer to be almost always afloat, as these brothers were, without
seeing service which, in these days, would be considered distinguished.
Accordingly, they were continually engaged in actions of more or less
importance, and sometimes gained promotion by their success.
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