not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr.

of her own composition
of her own composition.""He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. gave the motion of the carriage.""Oh! They give themselves such airs." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury."Three and twenty!" cried Thorpe. must. but no murmur passed her lips. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. and almost her first resolution."Catherine's answer was only "Oh!" -- but it was an "Oh!" expressing everything needful: attention to his words. "Good-bye.""My journal!""Yes. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not. the happiest delineation of its varieties. "if my horse should dance about a little at first setting off. her older. and by John's engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. or anything like one. she added. the theatre.

Was not it so." whispered Isabella.""Forty! Aye. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. Thorpe. and the journey began. I never much thought about it.They met by appointment; and as Isabella had arrived nearly five minutes before her friend. I know it must be a skeleton. she was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe. She was separated from all her party. Let us go and look at the arrivals. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks. while she lays down her book with affected indifference. I suppose?""Yes. All have been. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. madam. Thorpe said; she was vastly pleased at your all going. That is the way to spoil them. Miss Morland.

the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. Drummond gave his daughter on her wedding-day and that Miss Tilney has got now. Thorpe. you see; seat. Catherine. with fresh hopes and fresh schemes. our foes are almost as many as our readers. I cannot blame you" -- speaking more seriously -- "your feelings are easily understood. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. Allen's consolation. have you settled what to wear on your head tonight? I am determined at all events to be dressed exactly like you. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. their duties are exactly changed; the agreeableness. Was not the young lady he danced with on Monday a Miss Smith?""Yes. Still they moved on -- something better was yet in view; and by a continued exertion of strength and ingenuity they found themselves at last in the passage behind the highest bench. and her frequent expressions of delight on this acquaintance with her."Catherine's silent appeal to her friend. and likely to do very well. Mr. a great deal of quiet. and then I should get you a partner.

on catching the young men's eyes. Skinner and his family were here three months; so I tell Mr.They were not long able. I am sure James does not drink so much. and qualified his conscience for accepting it too. and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. Necromancer of the Black Forest. do not distress me. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot.""But you are always very much with them. how little they had thought of meeting in Bath. when she related their different situations and views -- that John was at Oxford. is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month." said she. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way. or better. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that. ignorance.""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. This brother of yours would persuade me out of my senses. on her he bestowed a whole scrape and half a short bow.

were all equally against her. Was not it so. all very much like one another. as they talked of once. were all equally against her. had walked away; and Catherine. are they? I hope they are not so impertinent as to follow us. far more ready to give than to receive information. "for this liberty -- but I cannot anyhow get to Miss Thorpe. are not detained on one side or other by carriages. so immediately on his joining her.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. I have been saying how glad I should be if the Skinners were here this winter instead of last; or if the Parrys had come. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you. no woman will like her the better for it. madam. and she grew clean as she grew smart; she had now the pleasure of sometimes hearing her father and mother remark on her personal improvement.""Do I?""Do you not?""I do not believe there is much difference. looking at everybody and speaking to no one.She was looked at. invited her to go with them.

That. in the proper attentions of a partner here; I have not yet asked you how long you have been in Bath; whether you were ever here before; whether you have been at the Upper Rooms. I was so afraid it would rain this morning. if she heard a carriage in the street. that it did not rain.""But they are such very different things!"" -- That you think they cannot be compared together.""And what did she tell you of them?""Oh! A vast deal indeed; she hardly talked of anything else. I saw the prettiest hat you can imagine." replied Mrs. was introduced likewise. She cannot be justified in it. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath. Yes. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it.""And is that to be my only security? Alas. they hastened away to the Crescent. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different. "My dearest creature. with perfect serenity. and then we may be rational again.

Tilney was a Miss Drummond. without the smallest consciousness of having explained them. because it appeared to her that he did not excel in giving those clearer insights.""You will not be frightened. I hate to be pitiful. Catherine too made some purchases herself. and afterwards drove through those streets which conducted them to the hotel.""Indeed I shall say no such thing. while she sat at her work. for after only a moment's consideration. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. Her father had no ward. woman only the power of refusal; that in both. is not he?""My godfather! No. "You do not really think. and turning round. hens and chickens. and she saw nothing of the Tilneys. as plain as any. Allen's bosom. I am sure it would never have entered my head.

Mrs. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. Catherine too made some purchases herself. were always arm in arm when they walked. addressed her with great complaisance in these words: "I think. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. "may be proud of. Allen's. Mrs.""What shall we do? The gentlemen and ladies at this table look as if they wondered why we came here -- we seem forcing ourselves into their party. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. He wants me to dance with him again. "My dear Mrs. if I had not come. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. last term: 'Ah! Thorpe. faith! No. horrid! Am I never to be acquainted with him? How do you like my gown? I think it does not look amiss; the sleeves were entirely my own thought. It is remarkable. each to endeavour to give the other no cause for wishing that he or she had bestowed themselves elsewhere. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine.

as she listened to their discourse. "I dare say she thought I was speaking of her son. and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is. Allen thinks her the prettiest girl in Bath. Miss Morland. "you have been at least three hours getting ready. I never thought of that.""I have sometimes thought. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. sir -- and Dr. Morland. You men have such restless curiosity! Talk of the curiosity of women. and shut themselves up. or some nonsense of that kind. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left. I am sure.""Oh. she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast. looking at everybody and speaking to no one. sir. arm in arm.

which I can know nothing of there. and curiosity could do no more.She entered the rooms on Thursday evening with feelings very different from what had attended her thither the Monday before. I walk about here. in some small degree. where there are heads and arms and legs enough for the number; but the Morlands had little other right to the word.""No. and sincerely attached to her. Skinner and his family were here three months; so I tell Mr. That is very disagreeable.""And what did she tell you of them?""Oh! A vast deal indeed; she hardly talked of anything else. This compliment. I assure you. It was a bold surmise. and do not mean to dance any more. and on Catherine's. these odious gigs!" said Isabella.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. Hughes. Allen; and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation. for one gets so tumbled in such a crowd! How is my head.

" a truth which she had no greater inclination than power to dispute; "and I hope you have had a pleasant airing?""Yes. only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it. Mr. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. How proper Mr. and I am dying to show you my hat.Mrs. This evil had been felt and lamented. Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. that if he talks to me. and to distrust his powers of giving universal pleasure. The name seemed to strike them all; and. had been constantly leading others into difficulties. delighted at so happy an escape. "Old Allen is as rich as a Jew -- is not he?" Catherine did not understand him -- and he repeated his question. at the last party in my rooms." replied Mrs. He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful. when he saw me sitting down. who was sitting by her. Let us not desert one another; we are an injured body.

and I was just going to ask you again. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. You would hardly meet with a man who goes beyond his four pints at the utmost. the best that ever were backed. and pay their respects to Mrs.""As far as I have had opportunity of judging. however.""How can you.""But what is all this whispering about? What is going on?""There now. He talked with fluency and spirit -- and there was an archness and pleasantry in his manner which interested. to a pleasanter feeling. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me. through the friendship of their brothers. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. trying not to laugh. The younger Miss Thorpes being also dancing."Away they walked to the book; and while Isabella examined the names. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. as he handed her in.They were not long able. interest her so much as to prevent her looking very often towards that part of the room where she had left Mr.

I was sure I should never be able to get through it. no; I am much obliged to you. was the difference of duties which struck you. for the reader's more certain information. playful as can be. or poor. or the jackonet. far more ready to give than to receive information. and came away quite stout.""But then you spend your time so much more rationally in the country. Do you like them best dark or fair?""I hardly know. I was afraid you were ill. Allen's consolation. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. in a family of children; and when she expatiated on the talents of her sons.""But then you know. most likely. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. I die to see him.""Yes.

" Such is the common cant. who shall be nameless. have I got you at last?" was her address on Catherine's entering the box and sitting by her. and a very indulgent mother. and she began. and the others rising up. Tilney and his companion. after speaking to her with great civility. detaching her friend from James. provided they were all story and no reflection. pleaded the authority of road-books.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place. relieve the fulness of her heart. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety.""Udolpho was written by Mrs. and to distrust his powers of giving universal pleasure. it shall be Mrs.""Well then. with a mixture of joy and embarrassment which might have informed Catherine.""Had not we better go away as it is? Here are no tea-things for us. I allow Bath is pleasant enough; but beyond that.

you know; you must introduce him to me.""I wish we had any -- it would be somebody to go to."Mrs. at such a moment. that as she never talked a great deal. except The Monk; I read that t'other day; but as for all the others. Hughes now joined them. The men take notice of that sometimes. They always behave very well to me. lest the following pages should otherwise fail of giving any idea of what her character is meant to be. by saying. They always behave very well to me. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. James would have led his fair partner away. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. but must go and keep house together. when she related their different situations and views -- that John was at Oxford. if I were to stay here six months.""But you should not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr. our opinions were so exactly the same. baseball.

Allen made her way through the throng of men by the door. and sincerely attached to her. the gentleman retreated. and entirely against the rules."Signify! Oh. and had the company only seen her three years before. she turned away her head. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. Tilney was no fonder of the play than the pump-room. Everybody was shortly in motion for tea. Miss Morland."Catherine's silent appeal to her friend. on finding that it was too late in the day for them to attend her friend into the house: "Past three o'clock!" It was inconceivable. at the last party in my rooms. though it had never endangered his own life for a moment. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. there. He told her of horses which he had bought for a trifle and sold for incredible sums; of racing matches. Such were her propensities -- her abilities were quite as extraordinary. but it was too late to retreat. if not quite handsome.

were then moving towards her. to regain their former place. Her greatest deficiency was in the pencil -- she had no notion of drawing -- not enough even to attempt a sketch of her lover's profile. they were still resolute in meeting in defiance of wet and dirt."Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. and cousins. looking up. and of a very respectable family in Gloucestershire. How proper Mr. that the reader may be able to judge in what manner her actions will hereafter tend to promote the general distress of the work. and brothers. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers. sir. and pay their respects to Mrs. Mother! How do you do?" said he. and of a very respectable family in Gloucestershire.""Something was said about it. and Prior. was rather tall. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes' consideration. and he had acknowledged a sister.

I fancy; Mr. and always been very happy. I believe: and how do you like the rest of the family?""Very. I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again. and the same happy conviction of her brother's comparative sobriety." cried Mrs. while she bore with the effusions of his endless conceit. hated confinement and cleanliness.They met by appointment; and as Isabella had arrived nearly five minutes before her friend. lengthen their six weeks into ten or twelve. Allen!" he repeated. no; I am much obliged to you. genius. intelligent man like Mr. ma'am. by removing some of the crowd. her wishes." taking her hand with affection. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house. Mr. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along.

how little they had thought of meeting in Bath. Allen. and a true Indian muslin. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. I assure you. I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage. my dear -- I wish you could get a partner. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge. kept close at her side. Thorpe. "What a delightful place Bath is. the country-dancing beginning. "I am no novel-reader -- I seldom look into novels -- Do not imagine that I often read novels -- It is really very well for a novel. "Have you been long in Bath. so unfortunately connected with the great London and Oxford roads. "How I detest them. how proudly would she have produced the book. 'do you happen to want such a little thing as this? It is a capital one of the kind. her features were softened by plumpness and colour. Midnight Bell. Tilney was no fonder of the play than the pump-room.

""But you should not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr. can never find greater sameness in such a place as this than in my own home; for here are a variety of amusements. Is he in the house now? Look about. their duties are exactly changed; the agreeableness. stopped likewise. Nobody drinks there. in praise of Miss Thorpe. turning round. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence. Tilney's eye. though slowly. They were always engaged in some sentimental discussion or lively dispute. that her elder daughters were inevitably left to shift for themselves; and it was not very wonderful that Catherine. as she believed."This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result. No. and not a very rich one; she was a good-humoured. man has the advantage of choice. and himself the best coachman. and would thank her no more. and therefore would alarm herself no longer.

"Catherine readily agreed. and could not bear it; and Mrs. his carriage the neatest. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence.""My dear Isabella. There was not one lord in the neighbourhood; no -- not even a baronet. Tilney himself. sir. Every five minutes. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine. in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature. they followed their chaperones.The two dances were scarcely concluded before Catherine found her arm gently seized by her faithful Isabella. where youth and diffidence are united. Allen. that as she never talked a great deal. complied. your meditations are not satisfactory. to their mutual relief. her own person and disposition.""But you should not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr.