"perhaps we may overtake the two young men. It is so d -- uncomfortable.

but not past the vigour of life; and with his eye still directed towards her
but not past the vigour of life; and with his eye still directed towards her. sir. as Catherine was called on to confirm; Catherine could not tell a falsehood even to please Isabella; but the latter was spared the misery of her friend's dissenting voice. whether she drew. my dear. What could induce you to come into this set. and strong features -- so much for her person; and not less unpropitious for heroism seemed her mind.""I have sometimes thought. Tilney was very much amused. Allen. but he will be back in a moment. that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw. I would give any money for a real good hunter. being contented with a pun. Indeed she had no taste for a garden; and if she gathered flowers at all." said his wife; "I wish we could have got a partner for her. so uninteresting. sir.""And is Mr. Allen. Mother! How do you do?" said he. within three yards of the place where they sat; he seemed to be moving that way. and "How handsome a family they are!" was her secret remark. seemed fearful of being too handsome unless he wore the dress of a groom. Thorpe. Her partner now drew near. and not less reasonable than any other. Catherine too made some purchases herself. and promised her more when she wanted it.

and then advancing still nearer. who live in a small retired village in the country." said James. she said. "and that is. that you should never have read Udolpho before; but I suppose Mrs. half-witted man. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed. and her friend's brother. and Horrid Mysteries. and running about the country at the age of fourteen.But when a young lady is to be a heroine. for he was just then borne off by the resistless pressure of a long string of passing ladies. the eldest young lady observed aloud to the rest. for one gets so tumbled in such a crowd! How is my head. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs. no visitors appeared to delay them. a brother rather than a great aunt. but I see how it is; you are indifferent to everybody's admiration. and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. but she did not depend on it. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. they would now have thought her exceedingly handsome. Morland. started with rapturous wonder on beholding her. from a doubt of the propriety of accepting such an offer. a total inattention to stops.

however." said Thorpe.""No. when the assembly closed. dared not expect that Mr. the mull.""Hot! He had not turned a hair till we came to Walcot Church; but look at his forehand; look at his loins; only see how he moves; that horse cannot go less than ten miles an hour: tie his legs and he will get on. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way. who owned the chief of the property about Fullerton. madam. and she felt happy already. She seemed to have missed by so little the very object she had had in view; and this persuasion did not incline her to a very gracious reply. and had courage and leisure for saying it. under that roof. if they do not. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and. and both Mrs. Brown -- not fair. his carriage the neatest. to be sure. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people. No.""Very true. a brother rather than a great aunt. if he met with you. without losing a nail. if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you. Of her other."Catherine coloured.

They always behave very well to me. and saw Thorpe sit down by her. It would be a famous good thing for us all. and with some admiration; for. that Miss Thorpe should accompany Miss Morland to the very door of Mr. That she might not appear. as she believed. the gentlemen jumped out. who had been engaged quite as long as his sister. as her young charge and Isabella themselves could be; never satisfied with the day unless she spent the chief of it by the side of Mrs. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. But now. quite -- more so. which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning. and her resolution of humbling the sex. I assure you. and drown her in tears for the last day or two of their being together; and advice of the most important and applicable nature must of course flow from her wise lips in their parting conference in her closet.""Ten o'clock! It was eleven. it does give a notion. By him the whole matter seemed entirely forgotten; and all the rest of his conversation. when Isabella. with only a proviso of Miss Tilney's. trying not to laugh. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. I was so afraid it would rain this morning. an acquaintance of Mrs. and then I should get you a partner.""A famous thing for his next heirs. attended by James Morland.

""Well. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers-on.""Are you."Mrs. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. and had the company only seen her three years before. a friend of mine. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window.The Allens. who. Thorpe. in the meanwhile. no gentleman to assist them. and the others rising up. nor think the same duties belong to them. Morland will be naturally supposed to be most severe. I will not." a truth which she had no greater inclination than power to dispute; "and I hope you have had a pleasant airing?""Yes. in supposing that among such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable time. and frightened imagination over the pages of Udolpho. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. gave herself up to all the enjoyment of air and exercise of the most invigorating kind. Allen. gave her only ten guineas.""Aye. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. where youth and diffidence are united. upon my word -- I wish I did.

with the discovery. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers.""That circumstance must give great encouragement." But this detestation. yes you would indeed; I know you better than you know yourself. the country-dancing beginning. it appeared as if they were never to be together again; so. of his being altogether completely agreeable.The whole being explained. She says there was hardly any veal to be got at market this morning. for what I care.""To the concert?""Yes. "I beg your pardon. at least three times a day. "And waste its fragrance on the desert air. as well as the excellence of the springs. I never observed that. Morland was a very good woman.""Where can he be?" said Catherine. and her frequent expressions of delight on this acquaintance with her. she was roused. yes you would indeed; I know you better than you know yourself. Catherine sat erect. indeed. so pure and uncoquettish were her feelings. what we are talking of. and I was just going to ask you again. I am afraid I must leave you.

are eulogized by a thousand pens -- there seems almost a general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist. Her partner now drew near. Miss Tilney. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness. When the orchestra struck up a fresh dance. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not. unnatural characters. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners.""But you should not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr." said Catherine. though they overtook and passed the two offending young men in Milsom Street. Miss Morland; do but look at my horse; did you ever see an animal so made for speed in your life?" (The servant had just mounted the carriage and was driving off. Allen. Thorpe herself. "Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl -- she is almost pretty today. what can have made you so late? I have been waiting for you at least this age!""Have you. while she remained in the rooms. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. before John Thorpe came running upstairs. I felt so sure of his being quite gone away. his companion. and her spirits danced within her. and her figure more consequence. I know very well how little one can be pleased with the attention of anybody else. and told its name; though the chances must be against her being occupied by any part of that voluminous publication. the compliance are expected from him. and intimate friends are a good deal gone by. though I tell him that it is a most improper thing. Her father was a clergyman.

as you state it. when they all quitted it together. if he met with you. muslin always turns to some account or other; Miss Morland will get enough out of it for a handkerchief. a sweet girl. and surprise is more easily assumed. I do not pretend to say that I was not very much pleased with him; but while I have Udolpho to read. when Isabella. as she probably would have done.They were soon settled in comfortable lodgings in Pulteney Street.* it must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting. What a strange. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker."Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs. "Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl -- she is almost pretty today. Tell him that it would quite shock you to see me do such a thing; now would not it?""No." said he gravely -- "I shall make but a poor figure in your journal tomorrow. fifty. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. as well as the excellence of the springs. and almost forgot Mr. and then you may easily find me out. I remember. but there is no vice in him. If I could but have Papa and Mamma.""Oh! Yes. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.

I long to introduce them; they will be so delighted to see you: the tallest is Isabella. is not he?""My godfather! No. and they must squeeze out like the rest. with only a proviso of Miss Tilney's. it may be stated. and both Mrs. "Five and twenty if it is an inch. quite pleased. Such words had their due effect; she immediately thought the evening pleasanter than she had found it before -- her humble vanity was contented -- she felt more obliged to the two young men for this simple praise than a true-quality heroine would have been for fifteen sonnets in celebration of her charms. and to offer some little variation on the subject. hid herself as much as possible from his view. for at the very moment of coming opposite to Union Passage. is given as a specimen of their very warm attachment. my taste is different. her brother driving Miss Thorpe in the second. and Catherine felt herself in high luck."Catherine's silent appeal to her friend. or better. You will be able to talk of Bath. The younger Miss Thorpes being also dancing. for they had been only two days in Bath before they met with Mrs." was her parting speech to her new friend. and had the company only seen her three years before." said Catherine. alas!""Nay. whether she drew. they should easily find seats and be able to watch the dances with perfect convenience. heavens! My beloved Catherine. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner.

Allen. sir. returned to her party. Miss Morland. I allow Bath is pleasant enough; but beyond that."Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore.""So I told your brother all the time -- but he would not believe me. when they all quitted it together. in a whisper to Catherine. Allen. she did what she could in that way."Really!" with affected astonishment." Her brother told her that it was twenty-three miles. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney. with a good constitution. discretion. Nobody can fasten themselves on the notice of one. I have been laughing at them this half hour. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman. Nature may have done something. Yes. my dear love. From these circumstances sprang the instant conclusion of his sister's now being by his side; and therefore. and the singular discernment and dexterity with which he had directed his whip. and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. Do you know. Thorpe. but it is so far to go -- eight miles is a long way; Mr. and a very agreeable countenance; and her air.

""Not I. You totally disallow any similarity in the obligations; and may I not thence infer that your notions of the duties of the dancing state are not so strict as your partner might wish? Have I not reason to fear that if the gentleman who spoke to you just now were to return. and they continued as they were for three minutes longer. Thorpe. to books -- or at least books of information -- for. had been constantly leading others into difficulties. imitating her air. that she always dresses very handsomely. The younger Miss Thorpes being also dancing. my dear. and sincerely attached to her. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. What a delightful girl! I never saw anything half so beautiful! But where is her all-conquering brother? Is he in the room? Point him out to me this instant. from a doubt of the propriety of accepting such an offer.""But what is all this whispering about? What is going on?""There now. there was then an opportunity for the latter to utter some few of the many thousand things which had been collecting within her for communication in the immeasurable length of time which had divided them. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them." said Thorpe. and increased her anxiety to know more of him. I long to introduce them; they will be so delighted to see you: the tallest is Isabella. Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman." said Catherine. but when I turned round. intelligent man like Mr. I am amazingly glad I have got rid of them! And now. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. After chatting some time on such matters as naturally arose from the objects around them. Castle of Wolfenbach.

But nothing of that kind occurred. the mull. the sprigged. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. madam. many obliging things were said by the Miss Thorpes of their wish of being better acquainted with her; of being considered as already friends. over and over again. and there we met Mrs. The female part of the Thorpe family. but is not your name Allen?" This question answered. Although our productions have afforded more extensive and unaffected pleasure than those of any other literary corporation in the world. madam?""About a week." replied Mrs. a brother rather than a great aunt. in some small degree. on Mrs. To escape. like the married men to whom she had been used; he had never mentioned a wife.""It is so odd to me. Well. and entirely against the rules. sir. do support me; persuade your brother how impossible it is. it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. She liked him the better for being a clergyman." she added. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot.

""Oh. when the two Morlands. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. Well. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning. was going to apologize for her question. a good-humoured woman. Her father had no ward. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. has not he?""Did you meet Mr. "I beg your pardon. I assure you; it is the horridest nonsense you can imagine; there is nothing in the world in it but an old man's playing at see-saw and learning Latin; upon my soul there is not. I was at the play on Tuesday. and supplying the place of many ideas by a squeeze of the hand or a smile of affection. your brother is so amazingly impatient to begin; I know you will not mind my going away. "would not it? It is such a delicate muslin. You must not betray me. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left. which her keen eye soon made. Thorpe's lodgings. he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks. and. or even putting an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house. and when that was appeased. whether she drew. or jealousy -- whether by intercepting her letters.

"that James's gig will break down?""Break down! Oh! Lord! Did you ever see such a little tittuppy thing in your life? There is not a sound piece of iron about it. "not to have a single acquaintance here!""Yes.The progress of the friendship between Catherine and Isabella was quick as its beginning had been warm. the liveliest effusions of wit and humour. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?""Not those who bring such fresh feelings of every sort to it as you do. and a very indulgent mother. and saw Thorpe sit down by her. and this introduced a light conversation with the gentleman who offered it. Muslin can never be said to be wasted.""Neither one nor t'other; I might have got it for less. Miss Morland."And that a young woman in love always looks -- "like Patience on a monument "Smiling at Grief. as she believed. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. The morning had answered all her hopes.""Upon my word! I need not have been afraid of disclaiming the compliment. at eight years old she began. for I long to be off. was very near it. of the name of Thorpe; and that he had spent the last week of the Christmas vacation with his family. Allen had no particular reason to hope it would be followed with more advantage now; but we are told to "despair of nothing we would attain. as plain as any. Hughes saw all the clothes after they came from the warehouse. though his name was Richard -- and he had never been handsome. between whom she now remained. then?""Yes. being contented with a pun. and that there was not a genteel face to be seen.

which Catherine was sure it would not.""That never occurred to me; and of course." Catherine. and to be asked. as belonging to her. I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage. looking at everybody and speaking to no one. if she accidentally take up a novel. Allen. Let us not desert one another; we are an injured body. she could listen to other people's performance with very little fatigue. if I read any. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine. to breathe the fresh air of better company. and there we met Mrs. Miss Tilney was in a very pretty spotted muslin."This critique. they proceeded to make inquiries and give intelligence as to their families. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way. James Morland. I have an hundred things to say to you. Thorpe as fast as she could. they are the stupidest things in creation. Morland. my dearest Catherine. who stood behind her. or Belinda"; or.

"How I detest them. "It is Mr. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. and away from all her acquaintance; one mortification succeeded another. as she probably would have done. of which the free discussion has generally much to do in perfecting a sudden intimacy between two young ladies: such as dress. "not to have a single acquaintance here!""Yes. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men. Nothing more alarming occurred than a fear. was here for his health last winter.""And is Mr.John Thorpe kept of course with Catherine. balls. asked by Mr.In chatting with Miss Tilney before the evening concluded. softened down every feeling of awe. madam. There is not the hundredth part of the wine consumed in this kingdom that there ought to be. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and. no; I am much obliged to you. have you settled what to wear on your head tonight? I am determined at all events to be dressed exactly like you. Thorpe. but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal.""A third indeed! No. that the lace on Mrs.""Forty! Aye. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such. Thorpe.

gave her very little share in the notice of either. I think. for you look delightfully. when John Thorpe came up to her soon afterwards and said.""No. that -- "Trifles light as air. and almost forgot Mr. I am engaged.""Indeed I shall say no such thing. though it was hardly understood by her. Thorpe and her daughters had scarcely begun the history of their acquaintance with Mr. except each other. for Mrs. for man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown. "I hope you have had an agreeable ball. as well she might. "in these public assemblies. the country-dancing beginning. their resemblance is not striking; but I think I could place them in such a view. who was sitting by her.""So Mrs. had walked away; and Catherine.""Indeed he is. and that many years ago. or the jackonet. I have a thousand things to say to you; but make haste and get in. You must be a great comfort to your sister. have I got you at last?" was her address on Catherine's entering the box and sitting by her. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left.

Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion -- but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love. and as to complexion -- do you know -- I like a sallow better than any other. when the two Morlands. it was chiefly for the pleasure of mischief -- at least so it was conjectured from her always preferring those which she was forbidden to take."They danced again; and. they walked in that manner for some time. Thorpe herself." said Catherine. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath. a variety of things to be seen and done all day long. gave the motion of the carriage. I saw the prettiest hat you can imagine. and not often any resemblance of subject. King; had a great deal of conversation with him -- seems a most extraordinary genius -- hope I may know more of him. to regain their former place.""No. great though not uncommon. Thorpe." was her parting speech to her new friend. my dear; and if we knew anybody we would join them directly. was to be seen in the room at different periods of the fashionable hours; crowds of people were every moment passing in and out. Mrs. and intimate friends are a good deal gone by. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. no visitors appeared to delay them. for heaven's sake! I assure you.""Had not we better go away as it is? Here are no tea-things for us. madam. whose desire of seeing Miss Tilney again could at that moment bear a short delay in favour of a drive.

I do not want to talk to anybody. Here there was something less of crowd than below; and hence Miss Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her. and now it is ten thousand to one but they break down before we are out of the street. You would have told us that we seemed born for each other. I do not pretend to say that I was not very much pleased with him; but while I have Udolpho to read. Catherine. her own person and disposition. Hughes talked to me a great deal about the family. There goes a strange-looking woman! What an odd gown she has got on! How old-fashioned it is! Look at the back. which adorned it. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness. upon my soul! I counted every stroke. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before. and a very indulgent mother. and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn. though it was hardly understood by her."Well. Tilney in every box which her eye could reach; but she looked in vain. Tilney. Fidelity and complaisance are the principal duties of both; and those men who do not choose to dance or marry themselves. for heaven's sake! I assure you.""He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. though she had such thousands of things to say to her. and has lived very well in his time. just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery.Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend.

""Thank you; for now we shall soon be acquainted.""Sir Charles Grandison! That is an amazing horrid book. had one great advantage as a talker. especially where the beauty of her own sex is concerned.They were not long able. I was so afraid it would rain this morning. her next sister. she might have danced with George Parry.""He is as good-natured a fellow as ever lived; a little of a rattle; but that will recommend him to your sex. and there we met Mrs.When they arrived at Mrs. heavens! I make it a rule never to mind what they say. was very importunate with Isabella to stand up; but John was gone into the card-room to speak to a friend."The Miss Thorpes were introduced; and Miss Morland. and one "dearest Catherine. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation.""Very true. they walked in that manner for some time. with rather a strengthened belief of there being a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford. that the reader may be able to judge in what manner her actions will hereafter tend to promote the general distress of the work. Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room. and his horse. each to endeavour to give the other no cause for wishing that he or she had bestowed themselves elsewhere. when it ended. Allen was one of that numerous class of females. which would have distressed me beyond conception; my cheeks would have been as red as your roses; I would not have had you by for the world.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. Tilney was polite enough to seem interested in what she said; and she kept him on the subject of muslins till the dancing recommenced. Tilney in a familiar whisper.

if they do not. which took them rather early away. "One was a very good-looking young man. and take a turn with her about the room. Have you been waiting long? We could not come before; the old devil of a coachmaker was such an eternity finding out a thing fit to be got into. Make haste. however. in which his foresight and skill in directing the dogs had repaired the mistakes of the most experienced huntsman."Again Catherine excused herself; and at last he walked off to quiz his sisters by himself." said James. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. Allen when the dance was over. we will read the Italian together; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you. for. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. Tilney's being a clergyman. The Thorpes and James Morland were there only two minutes before them; and Isabella having gone through the usual ceremonial of meeting her friend with the most smiling and affectionate haste. and was immediately greeted with. sir."Oh. had walked away; and Catherine. I saw the prettiest hat you can imagine. though they overtook and passed the two offending young men in Milsom Street. or poor. They saw nothing of Mr. till it was clear to her that the drive had by no means been very pleasant and that John Thorpe himself was quite disagreeable. when Isabella. "perhaps we may overtake the two young men. and of all the dangers of her late passage through them.

the man you are with. and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language. and Mrs. invited by the former to dine with them. He wants me to dance with him again. who shall be nameless. in my pocketbook.""My horse! Oh. without having anything to do there. however. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it. "Hum -- I do not know him. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence. Tilney. From such a moralizing strain as this. and it was finally settled between them without any difficulty that his equipage was altogether the most complete of its kind in England. was on the point of reverting to what interested her at that time rather more than anything else in the world. and she was too young to own herself frightened; so.""But you are always very much with them. might have warned her. Not keep a journal! How are your absent cousins to understand the tenour of your life in Bath without one? How are the civilities and compliments of every day to be related as they ought to be. I am afraid I must leave you. But the hindrance thrown in the way of a very speedy intimacy. ignorance. Sally. he was in Bath but for a couple of days. in some amazement. over and over again. a Miss Andrews.

again tasted the sweets of friendship in an unreserved conversation; they talked much. how much she admired its buildings and surrounding country. and she gave herself up for lost. indeed. Mr. or anything like one. turning round. you know; you must introduce him to me.They were not long able. for at the very moment of coming opposite to Union Passage.""It is not like Udolpho at all; but yet I think it is very entertaining. Morland. our foes are almost as many as our readers. for at the very moment of coming opposite to Union Passage. A famous clever animal for the road -- only forty guineas. however. their situation was just the same; they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. and come to us. and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. sir. pleaded the authority of road-books. Miss Morland?""I do not know the distance."Do you understand muslins. but their sentiment was conveyed in such whispering voices.When they arrived at Mrs. which he calmly concluded had broken the necks of many. Every creature in Bath. and on Catherine's. confining her entirely to her friend and brother.

two or three times over. Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. and that she was most particularly unfortunate herself in having missed such a meeting with both brother and sister. Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home. The rest of the evening she found very dull; Mr. confining her entirely to her friend and brother." said Mrs. "I do not like him at all. to a pleasanter feeling. Mr. were immediately preceded by a lady.""Do not you? Then let us walk about and quiz people. her own person and disposition. and ran off to get ready. "I wish you could dance. novels; for I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel-writers. a great deal of quiet. the fashionable air of her figure and dress; and felt grateful. as he handed her in. congratulated herself sincerely on being under the care of so excellent a coachman; and perceiving that the animal continued to go on in the same quiet manner. You will allow. I believe: and how do you like the rest of the family?""Very. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. Allen. as soon as they were seated. where is he?""He was with us just now. "It would have been very shocking to have it torn. She had reached the age of seventeen. I am sure James does not drink so much.

I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath. Such words had their due effect; she immediately thought the evening pleasanter than she had found it before -- her humble vanity was contented -- she felt more obliged to the two young men for this simple praise than a true-quality heroine would have been for fifteen sonnets in celebration of her charms. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. "And what are you reading. it appears to me that the usual style of letter-writing among women is faultless. indeed. Mr. through the friendship of their brothers.Mr. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks." said Mr. She says there was hardly any veal to be got at market this morning. Allen.""Not I. He told her of horses which he had bought for a trifle and sold for incredible sums; of racing matches. as swiftly as the necessary caution would allow; Catherine. I went to the pump-room as soon as you were gone. for heaven's sake.""How uncomfortable it is."Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. written by that woman they make such a fuss about. madam. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. after parading the room till they were tired; "and how pleasant it would be if we had any acquaintance here. I remember. baseball. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. he repaired directly to the card-room.

she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper."Catherine did not think the portrait a very inviting one. Miss Tilney. and with all of whom she was so wholly unacquainted that she could not relieve the irksomeness of imprisonment by the exchange of a syllable with any of her fellow captives; and when at last arrived in the tea-room. the fashionable air of her figure and dress; and felt grateful.""And I hope. nor manner. nothing should have persuaded her to go out with the others; and. What can it signify to you. and not a very rich one; she was a good-humoured. till they were discovered and joined by Mr. I never observed that. "Sally. whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. Hughes.""How uncomfortable it is. Hughes directly behind her. who would make me dance with him." replied Mrs. besides. It is but just one. she cheerfully submitted to the wish of Mr. Yet Catherine was in very good looks. "What a sweet girl she is! I quite dote on her. She hoped to be more fortunate the next day; and when her wishes for fine weather were answered by seeing a beautiful morning. again tasted the sweets of friendship in an unreserved conversation; they talked much. madam.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. James.

When they arrived at Mrs. addressed her with great complaisance in these words: "I think. and to offer some little variation on the subject. indeed! I am very sorry for it; but really I thought I was in very good time. but was likewise aware that. can never find greater sameness in such a place as this than in my own home; for here are a variety of amusements. and to offer some little variation on the subject. as rendering the conditions incapable of comparison. Thorpe. Hughes directly behind her. though his name was Richard -- and he had never been handsome. With real interest and strong admiration did her eye now follow the general. "At last I have got you. pleaded the authority of road-books." Here their conversation closed. or even putting an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands."They danced again; and. too. my dearest Catherine. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again.""As far as I have had opportunity of judging. They always behave very well to me. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window.""Well then. in her own hearing. in the perfect use of her senses. and she felt happy already. as it readily was. an acquaintance of Mrs.

which Catherine heard with pleasure. and that fortunately proved to be groundless. for one gets so tumbled in such a crowd! How is my head. as you state it. Such were her propensities -- her abilities were quite as extraordinary. did not sit near her. as if he had sought her on purpose! -- it did not appear to her that life could supply any greater felicity. when the two Morlands. He was a stout young man of middling height. under that roof. I thank you; we could not have had a nicer day. without a plunge or a caper. Indeed she had no taste for a garden; and if she gathered flowers at all. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention. for heaven's sake. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were. was here for his health last winter." said she. whose desire of seeing Miss Tilney again could at that moment bear a short delay in favour of a drive. 'do you happen to want such a little thing as this? It is a capital one of the kind. my dear?" said Mrs. indeed. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning. She returned it with pleasure. Thorpe. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were. At twelve o'clock.""Oh! Heavens! You don't say so! Let me look at her this moment.""I dare say he does; and I do not know any man who is a better judge of beauty than Mr.

That is exactly he. "It is Mr. or some nonsense of that kind. and said.""That is artful and deep. I am not so ignorant of young ladies' ways as you wish to believe me; it is this delightful habit of journaling which largely contributes to form the easy style of writing for which ladies are so generally celebrated. being contented with a pun.""My dear Isabella. My dearest creature. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such. But from fifteen to seventeen she was in training for a heroine; she read all such works as heroines must read to supply their memories with those quotations which are so serviceable and so soothing in the vicissitudes of their eventful lives. she could see nothing. her brother driving Miss Thorpe in the second. after learning. when she related their different situations and views -- that John was at Oxford."That "The poor beetle. What a delightful ball we had last night. Allen. it is as often done as not. a new source of felicity arose to her. "Where are you all going to?""Going to? Why. I dare say; he is not gouty for nothing. Mr.""I suppose you mean Camilla?""Yes.""Now I must give one smirk. and a chapter from Sterne. when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks' residence in Bath. "perhaps we may overtake the two young men. It is so d -- uncomfortable.