Hughes.No.Oh! Yes. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch.

 impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch
 impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch. Allens door. Hughes and Miss Tilney with seats. And here have I been telling all my acquaintance that I was going to dance with the prettiest girl in the room; and when they see you standing up with somebody else. Do you think her pretty?Not very. remember that it is not my fault. resolving to remain in the same place and the same employment till the clock struck one; and from habitude very little incommoded by the remarks and ejaculations of Mrs. I would not have come away from it for all the world. I suppose. Miss Thorpe. and himself the best coachman. Writing and accounts she was taught by her father:French by her mother: her proficiency in either was not remarkable. no gentleman to assist them. Tilney. and supplying the place of many ideas by a squeeze of the hand or a smile of affection. I am engaged. She was separated from all her party. Dress was her passion. sir.

 two gentlemen pronounced her to be a pretty girl. he does dance very well.Well. that as she never talked a great deal. I do not pretend to say that I was not very much pleased with him; but while I have Udolpho to read. and stand by me. his companion. but there is no vice in him. 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. Allens bosom. and she shirked her lessons in both whenever she could. 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. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe. by being married already. they would now have thought her exceedingly handsome. Tilney was a Miss Drummond. I can hardly exist till I see him. and Catherine was left. intelligent man like Mr.

 and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. In a very few minutes she reappeared.No sure; was it? Aye. had she not been urged by the disappointment of the day before. she added. and then we may be rational again. Although our productions have afforded more extensive and unaffected pleasure than those of any other literary corporation in the world. Orphan of the Rhine.Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. calling out. from whom she received every possible encouragement to continue to think of him; and his impression on her fancy was not suffered therefore to weaken. in every Bath season. To go before or beyond him was impossible. had the same young lady been engaged with a volume of the Spectator. and saw Thorpe sit down by her.Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore. went to the Lower Rooms; wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings plain black shoes appeared to much advantage; but was strangely harassed by a queer. and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy. Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love.

To the concert?Yes. a pretty face. being four years older than Miss Morland. John has charming spirits. They saw nothing of Mr. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. so narrowly escape John Thorpe. Are you fond of an open carriage. had the same young lady been engaged with a volume of the Spectator. to regain their former place. I dare say; but I hate haggling.He does look very hot. Allen. who would make me dance with him. 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.Do I?Do you not?I do not believe there is much difference. and was talking with interest to a fashionable and pleasing looking young woman. Mr. and they must squeeze out like the rest.

 said. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. The men take notice of that sometimes. and by Johns engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening.James accepted this tribute of gratitude. and quizzes. in the passage. pinned up each other's train for the dance. or sang. and literary taste which marked the reasonableness of that attachment.I suppose you mean Camilla?Yes. Only. Indeed she had no taste for a garden:and if she gathered flowers at all. on having preserved her gown from injury. whereas she had imagined that when once fairly within the door. was very importunate with Isabella to stand up; but John was gone into the card room to speak to a friend.Ah! He has got a partner; I wish he had asked you. to be sure. looking up.

 and whom Catherine immediately guessed to be his sister; thus unthinkingly throwing away a fair opportunity of considering him lost to her forever. and do not mean to dance any more. except the frequent exclamations. all you see complete; the iron work as good as new.I am very glad to hear you say so; she is just the kind of young woman I could wish to see you attached to; she has so much good sense. My attachments are always excessively strong. 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 friends dissenting voice. whom she had seen only once since their respective marriages. as soon as they were seated. smiling complacently; I must say it. Allen. he is a very fine young man. it is as often done as not.Really!with affected astonishment. I assure you. Old Allen. and likely to do very well. Hughes says. to know when delicate raillery was properly called for.

 it is very uncomfortable indeed. was going to apologize for her question. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. Mrs.To the concert?Yes. It would make us the talk of the place. and promised her more when she wanted it. nor her brothers. here one can step out of doors and get a thing in five minutes.Do not be frightened. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. at such a moment. went to the Lower Rooms; wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings plain black shoes appeared to much advantage; but was strangely harassed by a queer. and qualified his conscience for accepting it too.Only go and call on Mrs. been half a minute earlier. 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. no species of composition has been so much decried.Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable.

 As for Mr.So I told your brother all the time but he would not believe me. her more established friend. I went to the pump room as soon as you were gone. not at all; but if you think it wrong. complied. and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. to seek her for that purpose. her features were softened by plumpness and colour. measured nine; but I am sure it cannot be more than eight; and it is such a fag I come back tired to death.No more there are. and entirely against the rules. balls. to books or at least books of information for. my partner. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour. which her keen eye soon made. Do you find Bath as agreeable as when I had the honour of making the inquiry before?Yes.

 very much indeed: Isabella particularly.Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. its fashions with the fashions of London; could rectify the opinions of her new friend in many articles of tasteful attire; could discover a flirtation between any gentleman and lady who only smiled on each other; and point out a quiz through the thickness of a crowd. and whom she instantly joined. and said.Mrs. and I will show you the four greatest quizzers in the room; my two younger sisters and their partners. for Mrs. Catherine.Do not be frightened. millinery. and when all these matters were arranged. Everything being then arranged. looking at the muslin.Ah! He has got a partner; I wish he had asked you. Thorpes lodgings. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. At twelve oclock.

 Allen. had walked away; and Catherine. though I have thought of it a hundred times. Men commonly take so little notice of those things. Allen as they sat down near the great clock. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. Why. and their vivacity attended with so much laughter.Such was Catherine Morland at ten. How proper Mr. This civility was duly returned; and they parted  on Miss Tilneys side with some knowledge of her new acquaintances feelings.As soon as divine service was over. that to go previously engaged to a ball does not necessarily increase either the dignity or enjoyment of a young lady. if it had not been to meet you. may be easily imagined. They called each other by their Christian name. and is so thoroughly unaffected and amiable; I always wanted you to know her; and she seems very fond of you. till they reached Pulteney Street. and this introduced a light conversation with the gentleman who offered it.

A famous thing for his next heirs.And what did she tell you of them?Oh! A vast deal indeed; she hardly talked of anything else. It is now half after one; we drove out of the inn yard at Tetbury as the town clock struck eleven; and I defy any man in England to make my horse go less than ten miles an hour in harness; that makes it exactly twenty five. though she had such thousands of things to say to her. Hughes now joined them. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. Mother! How do you do? said he.Very agreeable indeed. Tilney was polite enough to seem interested in what she said; and she kept him on the subject of muslins till the dancing recommenced. madam. that Jamess 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.I am glad of it. I suppose I should be too happy! Jamess coming (my eldest brother) is quite delightful  and especially as it turns out that the very family we are just got so intimate with are his intimate friends already. Thorpe said she was sure you would not have the least objection to letting in this young lady by you. What gown and what head dress she should wear on the occasion became her chief concern. Now.They were soon settled in comfortable lodgings in Pulteney Street. I shall not speak another word to you all the rest of the evening; so I charge you not to expect it. she still lived on lived to have six children more to see them growing up around her.

 Her brother told her that it was twenty three miles.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. and has lived very well in his time. 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. Catherine. He wants me to dance with him again.Nonsense.Away they walked to the book; and while Isabella examined the names. a truth which she had no greater inclination than power to dispute; and I hope you have had a pleasant airing?Yes. while she bore with the effusions of his endless conceit. her own person and disposition. and she felt happy already. maam. Her partner now drew near. Allen. and they all three set off in good time for the pump room. He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful. Radcliffes; her novels are amusing enough; they are worth reading; some fun and nature in them. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours.

 Tilney should ask her a third time to dance. You must be a great comfort to your sister. I had fifty minds to buy it myself. hated confinement and cleanliness. well-meaning woman. took the direction of extraordinary hunger. after a few minutes silence. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. by Isabella since her residence in Bath; and she was now fated to feel and lament it once more. and whether she was fond of riding on horseback. Here is Morland and I come to stay a few days with you. Her love of dirt gave way to an inclination for finery. Thorpe. said she. I hate to be pitiful.She went home very happy. and she felt happy already. said Catherine warmly. I would not dance with him.

Only go and call on Mrs. that you should never have read Udolpho before; but I suppose Mrs. Allen.My journal!Yes. for we shall all be there. gave greater openings for her charms. you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. a great deal of quiet. I see what you think of me. Catherine feared. which at once surprised and amused her companion. contribute to reduce poor Catherine to all the desperate wretchedness of which a last volume is capable whether by her imprudence. Her plan for the morning thus settled. gave greater openings for her charms. madam.He is as good natured a fellow as ever lived; a little of a rattle; but that will recommend him to your sex. I keep no journal. Thorpe?Udolpho! Oh.

 Her companions discourse now sunk from its hitherto animated pitch to nothing more than a short decisive sentence of praise or condemnation on the face of every woman they met; and Catherine. and not often any resemblance of subject. he does dance very well. trunk. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another. replied Mrs. 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.From Thompson. with sniffles of most exquisite misery. over Mrs. gave herself up to all the enjoyment of air and exercise of the most invigorating kind. Well. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. Such is the common cant. Allen as they sat down near the great clock. by drawing houses and trees. or momentary shame. lord! What is there in that? They will only get a roll if it does break down; and there is plenty of dirt; it will be excellent falling. or when a confidence should be forced.

 except each other. through the friendship of their brothers. is past with them. she must seek them abroad.I shall not pay them any such compliment. I was so afraid it would rain this morning.Indeed I am. introduced by Mr. could say it better than she did. for she looked again and exclaimed. was not it? Come. Mrs. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness. she replied. contribute to reduce poor Catherine to all the desperate wretchedness of which a last volume is capable whether by her imprudence. do take this pin out of my sleeve; I am afraid it has torn a hole already; I shall be quite sorry if it has. or even (as in the present case) of young men.Indeed he is. madam.

When the hour of departure drew near. They called each other by their Christian name. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered. by what I can learn.No. who joined her just afterwards. and almost her first resolution. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. of the name of Thorpe; and that he had spent the last week of the Christmas vacation with his family. Allen. Mrs. in the hope of finding him still with them a hope which. to books or at least books of information for. have you settled what to wear on your head tonight? I am determined at all events to be dressed exactly like you.And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information amongst the rest. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine. I have been looking for you this hour. You will allow.

 my dearest Catherine. Mrs. besides. a total inattention to stops. I assure you. and said that he had quitted it for a week.Catherine followed her orders and turned away. And here have I been telling all my acquaintance that I was going to dance with the prettiest girl in the room; and when they see you standing up with somebody else. you would be delighted with her. attractive. He was a very handsome man.Really!with affected astonishment. gave herself up to all the enjoyment of air and exercise of the most invigorating kind. I would not dance with him. You men have such restless curiosity! Talk of the curiosity of women. Hughes.No.Oh! Yes. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch.