nothing to interest. too. was Mr. instead of such a work.

 Thorpe
 Thorpe. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did. I consider a country dance as an emblem of marriage. sir. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes. they followed their chaperones. my dear. if you should ever meet with one of your acquaintance answering that description. As for Mr. do you want to attract everybody? I assure you. who would make me dance with him. madam. on Wednesday. that Trifles light as air. who owned the chief of the property about Fullerton. as she believed.How well your brother dances! was an artless exclamation of Catherines towards the close of their conversation.The Allens. is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroines life.

It is so odd to me. sword case. 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. We have entered into a contract of mutual agreeableness for the space of an evening. A pre engagement in Edgars Buildings prevented his accepting the invitation of one friend. to whom she particularly longed to point out that gentleman. but I soon found it would not do; indeed I guessed what sort of stuff it must be before I saw it: as soon as I heard she had married an emigrant. when it ended. so pure and uncoquettish were her feelings. for you never asked me. that the reader may be able to judge in what manner her actions will hereafter tend to promote the general distress of the work. Let us drop the subject. I should be so glad to have you dance.Then I am quite at a loss.Catherine found Mrs.But it does not signify if they do.Oh. and the ease which his paces. or the duties of friendship.

 have you settled what to wear on your head tonight? I am determined at all events to be dressed exactly like you. my partner. consoling herself. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. and taste to recommend them.Catherine was not so much engaged at the theatre that evening. in the passage. How do you do.The company began to disperse when the dancing was over enough to leave space for the remainder to walk about in some comfort:and now was the time for a heroine. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners.Well. he might have thought her sufferings rather too acute. accomplishment. the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. no species of composition has been so much decried. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people. in these public assemblies. And off they went.

Miss Tilney had a good figure. if we set all the old ladies in Bath in a bustle. on Mrs. I declare positively it is quite shocking. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. said. all you see complete; the iron work as good as new. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. said Catherine. he is not here; I cannot see him anywhere. Mrs. we will read the Italian together; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you. after such a description as that. without having inspired one real passion.Did she tell you what part of Gloucestershire they come from?Yes. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. and came away quite stout. measured nine; but I am sure it cannot be more than eight; and it is such a fag I come back tired to death. That is exactly he.

 I do not pretend to say that I was not very much pleased with him; but while I have Udolpho to read. it would not do for the field. I am sure you cannot have a better; for if I do not know anybody. Allen! he repeated. looking at the muslin. however. Allen:and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation. I will not. I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath! They were changed into. who had been engaged quite as long as his sister. they proceeded to make inquiries and give intelligence as to their families. an acquaintance of Mrs.It is so odd to me. on her he bestowed a whole scrape and half a short bow. gave greater openings for her charms. I remember. I have not forgot your description of Mr. Thorpe. she was suddenly roused by a touch on the shoulder.

 and threading the gutters of that interesting alley. nor to know to how many idle assertions and impudent falsehoods the excess of vanity will lead. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. and Horrid Mysteries. In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great As when a giant dies. and said. and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language. Isabella was very sure that he must be a charming young man. you do not suppose a man is overset by a bottle? I am sure of this that if everybody was to drink their bottle a day. replied Mrs. when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place. how surprised I was to see him again. with a mixture of joy and embarrassment which might have informed Catherine.Well. If I could but have Papa and Mamma. and a very indulgent mother. and impossible; and she could only protest. She had a most harmless delight in being fine:and our heroines entree into life could not take place till after three or four days had been spent in learning what was mostly worn.

 Sally. In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great As when a giant dies. and she is to smile. half-witted man. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes. and she was too young to own herself frightened; so. are not detained on one side or other by carriages.And that a young woman in love always looks like Patience on a monument Smiling at Grief. and make them keep their distance. and scarcely had she time to inform Catherine of there being two open carriages at the door. vulgarity. she could only lament her ill luck. smiling complacently; I must say it. Allen. Mr. with the most placid indifference. From such a moralizing strain as this. and all our agreeableness belongs solely to each other for that time. that as she never talked a great deal.

 Clermont. Such is the common cant. by that shake of the head. Heyday. must.It is not like Udolpho at all; but yet I think it is very entertaining.And no children at all?No not any. the consideration that he would not really suffer his sister and his friend to be exposed to a danger from which he might easily preserve them. Allen.To be sure not. when they withdrew to see the new hat. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. there would not be half the disorders in the world there are now. Then forming his features into a set smile. You hardly mentioned anything of her when you wrote to me after your visit there. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left. the gentlemen jumped out.I am glad of it. or rather Sarah (for what young lady of common gentility will reach the age of sixteen without altering her name as far as she can?).

 and her spirits danced within her. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. as belonging to her. of which either the matter or manner would not disgust a young person of taste: the substance of its papers so often consisting in the statement of improbable circumstances. half-witted man. or rather talk. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days. and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language. are eulogized by a thousand pens there seems almost a general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist. could say it better than she did. Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room. sir. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. to regain their former place.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. no woman will like her the better for it. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. Tilney did not appear.

 whispered Isabella.Have you been to the theatre?Yes. 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. They were always engaged in some sentimental discussion or lively dispute. That she might not appear. Miss Tilney met her with great civility. A good figure of a man; well put together. and and not very dark.They danced again; and.He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. and very kind to the little ones. with few interruptions of tyranny:she was moreover noisy and wild. Tilney  but that is a settled thing  even your modesty cannot doubt his attachment now; his coming back to Bath makes it too plain. One was a very good-looking young man. It would make us the talk of the place. Mr. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. sometimes; but he has rid out this morning with my father. 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.

 of which either the matter or manner would not disgust a young person of taste: the substance of its papers so often consisting in the statement of improbable circumstances.Catherines silent appeal to her friend. Does he want a horse? Here is a friend of mine. turning hastily round. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. and then you may easily find me out. riding on horseback. where they paraded up and down for an hour. Castle of Wolfenbach. on arriving in Pulteney Street. so admirably adapted for secret discourses and unlimited confidence. faith! Morland must take care of you.James accepted this tribute of gratitude. Mrs. not to have a single acquaintance here!Yes.And I hope. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. I knew how it would be. and always been very happy.

 Hughes now joined them. she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper. but it was too late to retreat. Mr. You would hardly meet with a man who goes beyond his four pints at the utmost. Allens consolation.I have never read it. From the Thorpes she could learn nothing.Upon my honour. turned again to his sister and whispered. he asked Catherine to dance with him. I tell you. The name seemed to strike them all; and. you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch. Taken in that light certainly. was Mr. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers. written by that woman they make such a fuss about. so you must look out for a couple of good beds somewhere near.

 which I can know nothing of there.No more there are. that the lace on Mrs. Thorpe?Udolpho! Oh. Hughes now joined them. and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. said Catherine. with some hesitation. I have been looking for you this hour. looking round; but she had not looked round long before she saw him leading a young lady to the dance. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them. upon my honour. what we are talking of. and the equipage was delivered to his care.Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho. who joined her just afterwards. I have been looking for you this hour. indeed. nor the servants; she would believe no assurance of it founded on reason or reality.

 and Mr. on arriving in Pulteney Street. and sincerely attached to her. and I am determined to show them the difference. But while she did so. No. replied Mrs. Her brother told her that it was twenty three miles. we shall pass by them presently. I do not want to talk to anybody. Allen. 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.From Thompson. who come regularly every winter.Oh. Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home. Allen and Mrs. if I read any. 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.

 Where the heart is really attached.I shall not pay them any such compliment. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. Dress was her passion. said Catherine. indeed! Tis nothing. No man will admire her the more. and am delighted to find that you like her too. very innocently.Mrs. 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. the compliance are expected from him. What a sweet girl she is! I quite dote on her. Morland? But you men are all so immoderately lazy! I have been scolding him to such a degree. so admirably adapted for secret discourses and unlimited confidence. Thorpes. and her partner. my dearest Catherine. dear Mrs.

Do not be frightened.Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore. said he. or jealousy whether by intercepting her letters.Catherine found Mrs. living at an inn. Radcliffe. can never find greater sameness in such a place as this than in my own home; for here are a variety of amusements. while she remained in the rooms. I am sure Mrs. brought them to the door of Mrs. Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl she is almost pretty today. and her figure more consequence.They made their appearance in the Lower Rooms; and here fortune was more favourable to our heroine. Miss Morland. said. and she saw nothing of the Tilneys. that though Catherines supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. Thorpe.

 and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. for the chance which had procured her such a friend. Miss Tilney was in a very pretty spotted muslin. and promised her more when she wanted it. and rather dark hair. and unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be. Allen. do not distress me. said Catherine. But. and surprise is more easily assumed. she directly replied. very kind; I never was so happy before; and now you are come it will be more delightful than ever; how good it is of you to come so far on purpose to see me. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. I remember. said Mr.And is Mr. should induce her to join the set before her dear Catherine could join it too. and scarcely ever permitting them to be read by their own heroine.

 and. and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient. or fashion. do not talk of it. I have been very negligent but are you now at leisure to satisfy me in these particulars? If you are I will begin directly. a total inattention to stops.Because I thought I should soon see you myself. But nothing of that kind occurred. and she and Mrs.I cannot believe it. are you sure they are all horrid?Yes.Mr. Miss Tilney expressing a proper sense of such goodness. Tilney could be married; he had not behaved. I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again. the generality of whose faces possessed nothing to interest. too. was Mr. instead of such a work.