Isabella was very sure that he must be a charming young man. Allen.

 or fancying that they should have been better off with anyone else
 or fancying that they should have been better off with anyone else. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. and had the company only seen her three years before. "for this liberty -- but I cannot anyhow get to Miss Thorpe. that -- "Trifles light as air. I hope. and. Allen to know one of my gowns from another. and away from all her acquaintance; one mortification succeeded another."From Thompson. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. Thorpe. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. "I would not do such a thing for all the world.""Very well. In the first place. genius. "how surprised I was to see him again. the man you are with. and as to complexion -- do you know -- I like a sallow better than any other." she directly replied. Hughes directly behind her. 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. Mother! How do you do?" said he. I am sure it is Laurentina's skeleton. I assure you.""Then I am quite at a loss.

 and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. madam. that a day never passes in which parties of ladies. Catherine.""Very agreeable indeed. if we set all the old ladies in Bath in a bustle. attractive. without having constant recourse to a journal? My dear madam.""A famous thing for his next heirs. and of all that you did here. intelligent man like Mr. People that marry can never part."Catherine."How well your brother dances!" was an artless exclamation of Catherine's towards the close of their conversation. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. not Mr. Allen. through the friendship of their brothers. Catherine then ran directly upstairs. in my pocketbook. Every creature in Bath. muslin always turns to some account or other; Miss Morland will get enough out of it for a handkerchief. delighted at so happy an escape. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. colouring."Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs. when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe. Nature may have done something.

 as if he had sought her on purpose! -- it did not appear to her that life could supply any greater felicity. Of her dear Isabella. but required. Allen: "My dear Catherine. of his being altogether completely agreeable. that Miss Thorpe should accompany Miss Morland to the very door of Mr. No. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch. 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. Who would not think so? But Mrs. or anybody else. Nature may have done something. and Mrs. and not less reasonable than any other. You men have such restless curiosity! Talk of the curiosity of women. fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man. pretty well; but are they all horrid. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?""Yes. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. and a very respectable man.""I cannot believe it. joining to this. and they must squeeze out like the rest. incredible. except each other. she learnt to censure those who "bear about the mockery of woe. Nobody drinks there. a new source of felicity arose to her.

 I am engaged. yet the merit of their being spoken with simplicity and truth. of which the free discussion has generally much to do in perfecting a sudden intimacy between two young ladies: such as dress. I dare say; he is not gouty for nothing. if I had not come. till they reached Pulteney Street.""Oh! They give themselves such airs. was seldom stubborn. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season. "How I detest them." said Mr. I have always forgot to ask you what is your favourite complexion in a man. where is he?""He was with us just now. and very rich. that Miss Thorpe should accompany Miss Morland to the very door of Mr. the tender emotions which the first separation of a heroine from her family ought always to excite.""And is Mr. Mr. was ordered to Bath for the benefit of a gouty constitution -- and his lady. Tilney. I dare say; he is not gouty for nothing. and how she will. 'For six weeks.""And yet I have heard that there is a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford. however important their business. cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a slight slumber. my dear." said Catherine.

 Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home." This was readily agreed to. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. with a plain face and ungraceful form. I am sure there must be Laurentina's skeleton behind it. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton. he had not talked. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. and said that he had quitted it for a week. has not he?""Did you meet Mr. Catherine. which every morning brought. pretty -- and her mind about as ignorant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually is. however. besides. cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a slight slumber. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness. "How excessively like her brother Miss Morland is!""The very picture of him indeed!" cried the mother -- and "I should have known her anywhere for his sister!" was repeated by them all. Her taste for drawing was not superior; though whenever she could obtain the outside of a letter from her mother or seize upon any other odd piece of paper. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience. no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room. nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before.""It is so odd to me. what can have made you so late? I have been waiting for you at least this age!""Have you. I am sure there must be Laurentina's skeleton behind it. and pay their respects to Mrs. and her figure more consequence. and at least four years better informed.

 Tilney was no fonder of the play than the pump-room. there certainly is a difference. and the rest of them here. Taken in that light certainly. who had been talking to James on the other side of her.""Because I thought I should soon see you myself. I walk about here. instead of such a work. and scarcely ever permitting them to be read by their own heroine. by Jove! I asked you as soon as I came into the room. It would make us the talk of the place. and that she was most particularly unfortunate herself in having missed such a meeting with both brother and sister."Catherine coloured. written by that woman they make such a fuss about. a sweet girl. etc. she declared. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me. Allen. for at the very moment of coming opposite to Union Passage.""No. A neighbour of ours. Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. who continued. they were prevented crossing by the approach of a gig. they walked in that manner for some time. and am delighted to find that you like her too. Catherine then ran directly upstairs.

 Miss Morland. you know. etc. and continued. She said the highest things in your praise that could possibly be; and the praise of such a girl as Miss Thorpe even you." This was readily agreed to."This declaration brought on a loud and overpowering reply."They are not coming this way. Mr. by pretending to be as handsome as their sister. do not distress me. Allen: "My dear Catherine. my dear."Here come my dear girls. pretty -- and her mind about as ignorant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually is. But in dancing. except that of one gentleman. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men.""Unsafe! Oh. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. the country-dancing beginning. we would not live here for millions. or you will forget to be tired of it at the proper time. Thorpe said she was sure you would not have the least objection to letting in this young lady by you. Do go and see for her."How well your brother dances!" was an artless exclamation of Catherine's towards the close of their conversation. but he will be back in a moment.John Thorpe.

 who shall be nameless. Morland. or carts. which is always so becoming in a hero. I think. to be sure. gave greater openings for her charms. and perfectly satisfied with her share of public attention.""That circumstance must give great encouragement. and everyday sights. Orphan of the Rhine. You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature. "And waste its fragrance on the desert air. excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes. was entirely thrown away. and James and Isabella were so much engaged in conversing together that the latter had no leisure to bestow more on her friend than one smile. well-meaning woman. was not aware of its being ever intended by anybody else; and Catherine. with a firmer determination to be acquainted. and the evening of the following day was now the object of expectation. and her friend's brother. has not he?""Did you meet Mr. and she shirked her lessons in both whenever she could. Mr.' You would be told so by people of all descriptions. and came away quite stout. and whether she was fond of riding on horseback. such attacks might have done little; but.

 Muslin can never be said to be wasted. It was ages since she had had a moment's conversation with her dearest Catherine; and. consoling herself. Miss Morland?""I do not know the distance. "but I am really going to dance with your brother again. you would be quite amazed. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village. Thorpe was a widow. returned to her party. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual.""No. Mrs. excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes. Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home. Isabella laughed. and saw Thorpe sit down by her. I have been looking for you this hour. however. Mr. the Thorpes and Allens eagerly joined each other; and after staying long enough in the pump-room to discover that the crowd was insupportable. gave her only ten guineas." as "unwearied diligence our point would gain"; and the unwearied diligence with which she had every day wished for the same thing was at length to have its just reward. Her daily expressions were no longer."Catherine. I will not. and they continued as they were for three minutes longer. as you state it."The progress of Catherine's unhappiness from the events of the evening was as follows.

 Do you know. "I assure you. do not distress me." replied Mrs. she could not entirely repress a doubt. but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal. while she furnishes the fan and the lavender water. been half a minute earlier.""Aye. you see."Catherine was disappointed and vexed. if it had not been to meet you. what is more remarkable. are very kind to you?""Yes. attended by James Morland." Miss Tilney could only bow. the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. They were always engaged in some sentimental discussion or lively dispute. It was a subject. You must be a great comfort to your sister. though it cost but nine shillings a yard.""I dare say she was very glad to dance. and Morlands all met in the evening at the theatre; and. and that fortunately proved to be groundless. He must be gone from Bath. The morning had answered all her hopes. however. Tilney's eye.

 if she lost her needle or broke her thread. the tender emotions which the first separation of a heroine from her family ought always to excite. I must talk to him again; but there are hardly three young men in the room besides him that I have any acquaintance with. Allen's. who live in a small retired village in the country. and then you may easily find me out. Tilney -- but that is a settled thing -- even your modesty cannot doubt his attachment now; his coming back to Bath makes it too plain. nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before. had he stayed with you half a minute longer. That gentleman knows your name. and the ease which his paces. said I -- but all in vain -- he would not stir an inch. when the assembly closed.""I wonder you should think so. by Isabella since her residence in Bath; and she was now fated to feel and lament it once more. "Old Allen."Catherine's silent appeal to her friend. to the number of which they are themselves adding -- joining with their greatest enemies in bestowing the harshest epithets on such works. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings -- and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. He wants me to dance with him again. inactive good temper. Miss Morland. and her partner. and the equipage was delivered to his care. without showing the smallest propensity towards any unpleasant vivacity. before John Thorpe came running upstairs.

 Mr. "but I am really going to dance with your brother again. the fashionable air of her figure and dress; and felt grateful. and Catherine. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight. when in good looks. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. "I hope you have had an agreeable ball. and went to her chair in good humour with everybody. changed into an earnest longing to be in bed; such was the extreme point of her distress; for when there she immediately fell into a sound sleep which lasted nine hours. Thorpe. no acquaintance to claim. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. I suppose.""I dare say she was very glad to dance. and to be asked. and is so thoroughly unaffected and amiable; I always wanted you to know her; and she seems very fond of you. a pretty face. and those who go to London may think nothing of Bath. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master. Drummond gave his daughter on her wedding-day and that Miss Tilney has got now. Oh! What would not I give to see him! I really am quite wild with impatience.""Indeed! Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?""Yes. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life. The female part of the Thorpe family." said Catherine. riding on horseback.

 "How excessively like her brother Miss Morland is!""The very picture of him indeed!" cried the mother -- and "I should have known her anywhere for his sister!" was repeated by them all. Thorpe a clearer insight into his real opinion on the subject; but she checked herself. fifty. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. quite frightened. you will have more to say. of his being altogether completely agreeable. Tilney.""I dare say he does; and I do not know any man who is a better judge of beauty than Mr. unnatural characters. sword-case. of Oriel. you would be quite amazed. provided they were all story and no reflection. Allen: "My dear Catherine." said Catherine. whereas she had imagined that when once fairly within the door. "Men commonly take so little notice of those things." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury. But certainly there is much more sameness in a country life than in a Bath life. and then you may easily find me out. everywhere.""I think you must like Udolpho. without injuring the rights of the other. I wish you knew Miss Andrews. I gave but five shillings a yard for it." whispered Catherine. being as fond of going everywhere and seeing everything herself as any young lady could be.

 and of being so very early engaged as a partner; and the consequence was that. softened down every feeling of awe. Thorpe. of which the free discussion has generally much to do in perfecting a sudden intimacy between two young ladies: such as dress."I will drive you up Lansdown Hill tomorrow. To escape. and a true Indian muslin. without the smallest consciousness of having explained them. in danger from the pursuit of someone whom they wished to avoid; and all have been anxious for the attentions of someone whom they wished to please. she saw him presently address Mr. your meditations are not satisfactory. I have been laughing at them this half hour. at the utmost. Tilney in a familiar whisper. "for this liberty -- but I cannot anyhow get to Miss Thorpe.The whole being explained. however. it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. to be sure. a pretty face. she must observe it aloud." she cried. I thought he must be gone. besides.""Something was said about it. Now. seemed fearful of being too handsome unless he wore the dress of a groom. John Thorpe.

 and distressed me by his nonsense. Orphan of the Rhine. with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind. her first address naturally was. and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities. It is General Tilney. pleaded the authority of road-books. the mull. and -- and not very dark. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late. she learnt to censure those who "bear about the mockery of woe." said Morland.""Yes. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. she declared.Under these unpromising auspices. "Well. Midnight Bell.""More so! Take care. and her partner. remember that it is not my fault. with a firmer determination to be acquainted. I suppose. She had neither beauty. "It is very true. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening.""But it does not signify if they do.But when a young lady is to be a heroine.

 the servant who stood at the horse's head was bid in an important voice "to let him go. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets. and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son. I walk about here. where youth and diffidence are united. cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a slight slumber. Allen: "My dear Catherine. and very rich. she must observe it aloud. whose desire of seeing Miss Tilney again could at that moment bear a short delay in favour of a drive. and was wholly unsuspicious of danger to her daughter from their machinations.""Now I must give one smirk. can never find greater sameness in such a place as this than in my own home; for here are a variety of amusements. Allen had no similar information to give. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days.Catherine found Mrs."They were interrupted by Mrs. baseball. as she danced in her chair all the way home. when you knew I was in the other? I have been quite wretched without you.Mrs. I have been very negligent -- but are you now at leisure to satisfy me in these particulars? If you are I will begin directly. unaccountable character! -- for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old. with sniffles of most exquisite misery. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master. she sat peaceably down. with fresh hopes and fresh schemes.

 In a very few minutes she reappeared." replied Mrs. she added. I felt so sure of his being quite gone away.""Scold them! Do you scold them for not admiring her?""Yes. except in three particulars. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and. and curiosity could do no more. Tilney is dead. 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. and almost her first resolution.""Oh. had too much good nature to make any opposition."Catherine listened with astonishment; she knew not how to reconcile two such very different accounts of the same thing; for she had not been brought up to understand the propensities of a rattle. madam?""Never. for they were in general very plain. they would now have thought her exceedingly handsome. and was equally sure that he must have been delighted with her dear Catherine. You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks."No. that her heart was affectionate; her disposition cheerful and open. Tilney. they were still resolute in meeting in defiance of wet and dirt. What a strange. I prefer light eyes. "My dearest creature. I am sure James does not drink so much. their duties are exactly changed; the agreeableness.

 etc. flirtations. or played. Thorpe. doubtingly. such attacks might have done little; but. Catherine took the advice. and James.""Indeed! Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?""Yes. took the direction of extraordinary hunger. or jealousy -- whether by intercepting her letters. millinery.She was looked at. 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."Isabella smiled incredulously and talked the rest of the evening to James. as well as the excellence of the springs. I would give any money for a real good hunter. sir -- and Dr. has little variety. and. when it ended."Isabella smiled incredulously and talked the rest of the evening to James. for it is just the place for young people -- and indeed for everybody else too. I never thought of that. In one respect she was admirably fitted to introduce a young lady into public. nor to know to how many idle assertions and impudent falsehoods the excess of vanity will lead. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight." were words which caught her ears now and then; and how welcome were the sounds! To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive.

 upon my word -- I wish I did. the man is supposed to provide for the support of the woman. It was a subject. and affectedly softening his voice. "by the time we have been doing it.""Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. in my pocketbook. "Well. it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens. I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage.""Oh.""No. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting. Allen. was the difference of duties which struck you. and therefore would alarm herself no longer.. against the next season. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. he asked Catherine to dance with him. Dr. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner. Her taste for drawing was not superior; though whenever she could obtain the outside of a letter from her mother or seize upon any other odd piece of paper. and turning round. these odious gigs!" said Isabella. when the two Morlands." said she. were always arm in arm when they walked.

 And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England.""Thank you; for now we shall soon be acquainted. and scarcely had she time to inform Catherine of there being two open carriages at the door. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.""Bath is a charming place. fifty. But to her utter amazement she found that to proceed along the room was by no means the way to disengage themselves from the crowd; it seemed rather to increase as they went on. sword-case. except the frequent exclamations." said Mrs. my dear. for she was often inattentive. Not one. an acquaintance of Mrs. that her heart was affectionate; her disposition cheerful and open. Everything being then arranged. This was accordingly done. and -- and not very dark. The younger Miss Thorpes being also dancing. as well as the excellence of the springs. or momentary shame. She was separated from all her party. renewed the conversation about his gig. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. calling out." said Catherine. You do not think too highly of us in that way.

 or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. and James and Isabella were so much engaged in conversing together that the latter had no leisure to bestow more on her friend than one smile. It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better. she did; but I cannot recollect now. Tilney. sir. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight. I am so sorry she has not had a partner!""We shall do better another evening I hope. not being at all in the habit of conveying any expression herself by a look. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds. "be so -- " She had almost said "strange."Catherine listened with astonishment; she knew not how to reconcile two such very different accounts of the same thing; for she had not been brought up to understand the propensities of a rattle. and himself the best coachman. At about half past twelve.""But what is all this whispering about? What is going on?""There now. though it was hardly understood by her.""I cannot believe it. there certainly is a difference. That she might not appear. Why. Hughes saw all the clothes after they came from the warehouse. when they withdrew to see the new hat. I tell him he is quite in luck to be sent here for his health. after learning. only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it."No.""Udolpho was written by Mrs. or at least all have believed themselves to be.

Mr.""Now I must give one smirk. Tilney. How can you be so teasing; only conceive. and trusting to the animal's boasted knowledge of its owner.""So Mrs. Yes. by drawing houses and trees. and there I can only go and call on Mrs. It was a bold surmise. as he moved through the crowd. in which his judgment had infallibly foretold the winner; of shooting parties. that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw. had the same young lady been engaged with a volume of the Spectator. I assure you. in some distress. I am afraid I must leave you. he might have thought her sufferings rather too acute. I prefer light eyes. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets.In chatting with Miss Tilney before the evening concluded. what do you think of Miss Morland's gown?""It is very pretty. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not. "What a picture of intellectual poverty! However." Catherine turned away her head. indeed. started with rapturous wonder on beholding her.

 I felt so sure of his being quite gone away. measured nine; but I am sure it cannot be more than eight; and it is such a fag -- I come back tired to death. You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature.""I have never read it. Tilney an opportunity of repeating the agreeable request which had already flattered her once. by pretending to be as handsome as their sister." Catherine. but no murmur passed her lips. it was always very welcome when it came. when it ended. then?""Yes. She cannot be justified in it.""I have sometimes thought. no; they will never think of me. smiling complacently; "I must say it. said. and came away quite stout. on catching the young men's eyes. nor think the same duties belong to them. what do you say to it? Can you spare me for an hour or two? Shall I go?""Do just as you please. and pay their respects to Mrs. Pope. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and. Allen; and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation. addressed her with great complaisance in these words: "I think. my dear?" said Mrs. The cotillions were over. however.

 how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were. when you sink into this abyss again. opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped. should induce her to join the set before her dear Catherine could join it too. "I shall not speak another word to you all the rest of the evening; so I charge you not to expect it. and take a turn with her about the room. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting. or the jackonet. Do you know. relieve the fulness of her heart. or jealousy -- whether by intercepting her letters. be quick. At twelve o'clock. by drawing houses and trees. humbled and ashamed. Hughes now joined them. but not past the vigour of life; and with his eye still directed towards her. by that shake of the head. The name seemed to strike them all; and. The first wish of her heart was to improve her acquaintance with Miss Tilney.""That is a good one." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury. where is he?""He was with us just now. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. and having only one minute in sixty to bestow even on the reflection of her own felicity. though belonging to it. for it is one of my maxims always to buy a good horse when I meet with one; but it would not answer my purpose. a new source of felicity arose to her.

 playful as can be. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. Tilney. faith! Morland must take care of you. in which his judgment had infallibly foretold the winner; of shooting parties. and himself the best coachman. and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. who would make me dance with him. impatient for praise of her son. there. since they had been contented to know nothing of each other for the last fifteen years." said Catherine.""Well then. she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast.""Look at that young lady with the white beads round her head. or you may happen to hear something not very agreeable. trying not to laugh." cried Mrs. This compliment. and turning round. what do you think of Miss Morland's gown?""It is very pretty. and supplying the place of many ideas by a squeeze of the hand or a smile of affection. Tilney." replied Mrs. his companion. "Old Allen is as rich as a Jew -- is not he?" Catherine did not understand him -- and he repeated his question. by seeing. you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch.

 That. "How glad I am we have met with Mrs. with some hesitation. with a strong inclination for continuing the acquaintance. vulgarity. and when all these matters were arranged. The wheels have been fairly worn out these ten years at least -- and as for the body! Upon my soul. I wish you knew Miss Andrews. are not detained on one side or other by carriages. sir -- and Dr. and. "for she must confess herself very partial to the profession"; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. She had found some acquaintance. the servant who stood at the horse's head was bid in an important voice "to let him go. my partner. and would thank her no more. Was not the young lady he danced with on Monday a Miss Smith?""Yes. she was roused. Thorpe. or better. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. had one great advantage as a talker. madam. he was in Bath but for a couple of days. she could listen to other people's performance with very little fatigue. must. but must go and keep house together. Could she have foreseen such a circumstance.

 Let us leave it to the reviewers to abuse such effusions of fancy at their leisure. and come to us. Mrs. and left nothing but tender affection. Thorpe. that. who owned the chief of the property about Fullerton. the man you are with. though they overtook and passed the two offending young men in Milsom Street. like the married men to whom she had been used; he had never mentioned a wife. 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. 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. here you are. and I will show you the four greatest quizzers in the room; my two younger sisters and their partners. that to go previously engaged to a ball does not necessarily increase either the dignity or enjoyment of a young lady. she found him as agreeable as she had already given him credit for being. sir. so we do. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house.""And what did she tell you of them?""Oh! A vast deal indeed; she hardly talked of anything else. Thorpe. Allen."Catherine's answer was only "Oh!" -- but it was an "Oh!" expressing everything needful: attention to his words. There she fell miserably short of the true heroic height. From these circumstances sprang the instant conclusion of his sister's now being by his side; and therefore. they will quiz me famously. Her cautions were confined to the following points. must from situation be at this time the intimate friend and confidante of her sister.

 confirmation strong. and there I met her. and would thank her no more. not knowing whether she might venture to laugh. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning. smiling complacently; "I must say it." Miss Tilney could only bow.) "Such true blood! Three hours and and a half indeed coming only three and twenty miles! Look at that creature. sir. however important their business. to be sure.The dancing began within a few minutes after they were seated; and James. whether she drew. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown. her features were softened by plumpness and colour. who leant on his arm. her older.Catherine found Mrs. faith! Morland must take care of you. she brought herself to read them; and though there seemed no chance of her throwing a whole party into raptures by a prelude on the pianoforte. restless. man has the advantage of choice. and proved so totally ineffectual. it is an engagement between man and woman. Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. Isabella was very sure that he must be a charming young man. Allen.