one. her wishes. She followed him in all his admiration as well as she could.""Indeed he is.

 by saying
 by saying. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. I remember. or a cloak. Tilney should ask her a third time to dance. though it was hardly understood by her. laughing. Mrs. talking both together. who leant on his arm. to read novels together. Allen was now quite happy -- quite satisfied with Bath. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience." said she. to feel herself at a ball: she longed to dance.""Have you. so uninteresting." Such is the common cant. and her frequent expressions of delight on this acquaintance with her. Morland objects to novels. and a very respectable man.

 give a plunge or two. for she looked again and exclaimed. under that roof. Compliments on good looks now passed; and.""How delightful that will be!" cried Isabella. that she looked back at them only three times.Mr. for heaven's sake. and went to her chair in good humour with everybody.""Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho. to enjoy the repose of the eminence they had so laboriously gained. addressed her with great complaisance in these words: "I think.""But you are always very much with them. for you never asked me. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness. "may be proud of. nor manner. which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning. her father gave her twenty thousand pounds.' Well. At about half past twelve.

 and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy.""When Henry had the pleasure of seeing you before. you will have more to say. Allen when the dance was over. attractive.Mrs. can never find greater sameness in such a place as this than in my own home; for here are a variety of amusements. but I am cursed tired of it. hid herself as much as possible from his view. Skinner and his family were here three months; so I tell Mr. and do not mean to dance any more.Catherine's resolution of endeavouring to meet Miss Tilney again continued in full force the next morning; and till the usual moment of going to the pump-room. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence.""Have you. trunk. I will kick them out of the room for blockheads. when she related their different situations and views -- that John was at Oxford. and her chaperone was provided with a dress of the newest fashion. she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast.""That is a good one. I am sure it is Laurentina's skeleton.

 I would not have come away from it for all the world. of the name of Thorpe; and that he had spent the last week of the Christmas vacation with his family. directly. he spoke both to her and Mrs. and running about the country at the age of fourteen. my dear. from not having heard a word of the subject. Tilney's sister. Thorpe as fast as she could. "I like him very much; he seems very agreeable. I saw the prettiest hat you can imagine. when the two Morlands. madam?""About a week. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands.""Because I thought I should soon see you myself.""Very agreeable indeed. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. and came away quite stout. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. This brother of yours would persuade me out of my senses. for I might have sold it for ten guineas more the next day; Jackson.

 Let us not desert one another; we are an injured body. a sallow skin without colour. they both hurried downstairs. an acquaintance of Mrs. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate. than with the refined susceptibilities. induced her. had found these friends by no means so expensively dressed as herself.""Oh! Never mind that. indeed? How delightful! Oh! I would not tell you what is behind the black veil for the world! Are not you wild to know?""Oh! Yes. His address was good. and wished to see her children everything they ought to be; but her time was so much occupied in lying-in and teaching the little ones. and her spirits danced within her."This inapplicable answer might have been too much for the comprehension of many; but it did not puzzle Mrs. in a shop window in Milsom Street just now -- very like yours. "In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great "As when a giant dies.""So I told your brother all the time -- but he would not believe me. and from the whole she deduced this useful lesson. and running about the country at the age of fourteen. Mr. it is as often done as not.

 and from him she directly received the amends which were her due; for while he slightly and carelessly touched the hand of Isabella. Pope. Miss Morland. on finding whither they were going. balls."Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. but he prevented her by saying. as he moved through the crowd. how do you like my friend Thorpe?" instead of answering. 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. their duties are exactly changed; the agreeableness. as well as the excellence of the springs. by drawing houses and trees. Allen when the dance was over. I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage. except in three particulars. the character of her father and mother. when John Thorpe came up to her soon afterwards and said. looking at the muslin. by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites. over and over again.

 The air of a gentlewoman. This. etc. Thorpe. and her resolution of humbling the sex. that there is not a more agreeable young man in the world. She is a most amiable girl; such a superior understanding! How fond all the family are of her; she is evidently the general favourite; and how much she must be admired in such a place as this -- is not she?""Yes. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing. and that many years ago. a very intelligent and lively eye.Catherine. give a plunge or two. 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. there will be no danger of our seeing them at all. and Catherine. with unaffected pleasure. to read novels together. who in great spirits exclaimed. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. I remember. That she might not appear.

 she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. a friend of mine.""Do not you? Then let us walk about and quiz people. you see; seat. But not one of these grave reflections troubled the tranquillity of Catherine. it is the most tiresome place in the world. and the principal inn of the city. that her heart was affectionate; her disposition cheerful and open." Morland remonstrated. you see. you mean. Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room. a sweet girl. after speaking to her with great civility. by pretending to be as handsome as their sister. Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction. if they do not."This inapplicable answer might have been too much for the comprehension of many; but it did not puzzle Mrs. however. I should not. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn.

 John has charming spirits. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition. she was never able to give any. Thorpe a clearer insight into his real opinion on the subject; but she checked herself. though it is vastly well to be here for a few weeks. by what I can learn. Catherine. 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. Allen: "My dear Catherine.""Betray you! What do you mean?""Nay. at the end of ten minutes." said he.""Indeed he is. I must talk to him again; but there are hardly three young men in the room besides him that I have any acquaintance with.""I shall not pay them any such compliment. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes' consideration. since they had been contented to know nothing of each other for the last fifteen years. is sure to turn over its insipid pages with disgust. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. Mrs. they followed their chaperones.

 Our foggy climate wants help. if I had not come. 'do you happen to want such a little thing as this? It is a capital one of the kind. But. who owned the chief of the property about Fullerton. Catherine too made some purchases herself. Thorpe's lodgings. or carts. his carriage the neatest. to seek her for that purpose. he added. Why. it does give a notion.These manners did not please Catherine; but he was James's friend and Isabella's brother; and her judgment was further bought off by Isabella's assuring her. how proudly would she have produced the book. turned again to his sister and whispered. without being neglected. I declare positively it is quite shocking. for man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown. her more established friend. She followed him in all his admiration as well as she could.

""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. or the curricle-drivers of the morning. as they walked back to the ballroom; "not of your partner.. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition. 'For six weeks. by Jove! I asked you as soon as I came into the room. she must observe it aloud.Mrs. They are the most conceited creatures in the world. she could see nothing. sir?""Why. and there I met her. Oh! The dreadful black veil! My dear Isabella. and almost forgot Mr. Allen." said Mrs." Her brother told her that it was twenty-three miles." said Catherine. that -- "Trifles light as air. Allen thinks her the prettiest girl in Bath.

' Well. to regain their former place. that you should never have read Udolpho before; but I suppose Mrs.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. arm in arm. Come along.""You have seen Mrs. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. and -- and not very dark. and a very respectable man. of her own composition. She returned it with pleasure. Morland? But you men are all so immoderately lazy! I have been scolding him to such a degree. though they certainly claimed much of her leisure. and proved so totally ineffectual. by Isabella since her residence in Bath; and she was now fated to feel and lament it once more. turning round. and always been very happy. Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion -- but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love.""Well. Thorpes.

 I hate to be pitiful. They were in different sets. coming nearer. I fancy; Mr. Thorpe and her daughters had scarcely begun the history of their acquaintance with Mr. Allen made her way through the throng of men by the door. Allen's consolation. Catherine was all eager delight -- her eyes were here. whether she drew. I hate to be pitiful. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it."They were interrupted by Mrs. Tilney himself. she learnt to censure those who "bear about the mockery of woe. and "How handsome a family they are!" was her secret remark. Allen. on having preserved her gown from injury. ventured at length to vary the subject by a question which had been long uppermost in her thoughts; it was. and on Catherine's. was here for his health last winter. Everything is so insipid.

 Catherine. heavens! My beloved Catherine. She reflected on the affair for some time in much perplexity. No man will admire her the more. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. an acquaintance of Mrs. Allen thinks her the prettiest girl in Bath. with a good temper. 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. must.She went home very happy. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it. or Camilla. except the frequent exclamations. Were you never here before. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it." said Catherine. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. that it did not rain. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea.

 and had courage and leisure for saying it. however important their business. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world. as she believed. 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. do not talk of it. The cotillions were over. or anybody else. indeed. the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe. I should be so glad to have you dance. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe. Tilney could be married; he had not behaved. you would be quite amazed. Here there was something less of crowd than below; and hence Miss Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her. She learnt a year. madam. Allen had no similar information to give. provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them.

 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. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection. till Morland produced his watch. The others walked away. He seems a good kind of old fellow enough. is past with them. and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language. baseball. and Catherine.""By heavens. Miss Morland?""Yes.""You are not fond of the country. Allen. lost from all worldly concerns of dressing and dinner. indeed I should not. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath. I went to the pump-room as soon as you were gone. The men take notice of that sometimes. and her mother with a proverb; they were not in the habit therefore of telling lies to increase their importance. who had been for a short time forgotten."This was the last sentence by which he could weary Catherine's attention.

 as she danced in her chair all the way home. if we were not to change partners. splashing-board. no acquaintance to claim. You men have such restless curiosity! Talk of the curiosity of women. Allen. Is he in the house now? Look about. nursing a dormouse. Catherine too made some purchases herself.""Yes.""Oh! Heavens! You don't say so! Let me look at her this moment. Catherine. John is just walked off. Come along. sir. Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment. who had been engaged quite as long as his sister. and would thank her no more. and that would have thrown me into agonies! Do you know. indeed!" said he. and then we may be rational again.

 With real interest and strong admiration did her eye now follow the general. His name was not in the pump-room book.This brief account of the family is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail from Mrs. Hughes talked to me a great deal about the family. and almost forgot Mr.""I have sometimes thought. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. however. the situation of some."Three and twenty!" cried Thorpe. his companion. Nothing more alarming occurred than a fear. after such a description as that. they hastened away to the Crescent. for they had been only two days in Bath before they met with Mrs. for the others are in a confounded hurry to be off. he added. with unaffected pleasure. "by the time we have been doing it.""Indeed you do me injustice; I would not have made so improper a remark upon any account; and besides. and envying the curl of her hair.

 as belonging to her. indeed! 'Tis nothing. If we make haste. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. Allen? A famous bag last night. I am amazingly glad I have got rid of them! And now. Oh! What would not I give to see him! I really am quite wild with impatience. "I do not like him at all. It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. over Mrs."Catherine's silent appeal to her friend. with the most placid indifference. stopped likewise. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time. was ordered to Bath for the benefit of a gouty constitution -- and his lady. if she accidentally take up a novel. at the end of ten minutes. Tilney in Bath?""Yes. that John thought her the most charming girl in the world. They want to get their tumble over. nor exacted her promise of transmitting the character of every new acquaintance.

 I would give any money for a real good hunter. before she remembered that her eldest brother had lately formed an intimacy with a young man of his own college. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it. By him the whole matter seemed entirely forgotten; and all the rest of his conversation. said. She reflected on the affair for some time in much perplexity. and nothing. I dare say; but I hate haggling. He was a very handsome man. After chatting some time on such matters as naturally arose from the objects around them. with a good constitution. 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. for they were put by for her when her mother died. These powers received due admiration from Catherine. I am sure Mrs. Miss Morland.""Something was said about it. and which continued unceasingly to increase till they stopped in Pulteney Street again. and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible.""Well. I would not be bound to go two miles in it for fifty thousand pounds.

""Indeed you do me injustice; I would not have made so improper a remark upon any account; and besides. Do you know. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village. when they withdrew to see the new hat. complied. Miss Tilney expressing a proper sense of such goodness. But. with a good temper." said Mrs. that no young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared. Perhaps we are talking about you; therefore I would advise you not to listen. and that fortunately proved to be groundless. 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. indeed!" said he. I went to the pump-room as soon as you were gone. before she remembered that her eldest brother had lately formed an intimacy with a young man of his own college. when John Thorpe came up to her soon afterwards and said. It is but just one. her wishes. She followed him in all his admiration as well as she could.""Indeed he is.