too much with the foibles of others. But this was far from being the case.

 her features were softened by plumpness and colour
 her features were softened by plumpness and colour. she must observe it aloud."This critique. I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath. nor a detail of every interesting conversation that Bath might produce. Everybody acquainted with Bath may remember the difficulties of crossing Cheap Street at this point; it is indeed a street of so impertinent a nature. with a good constitution. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. with dark eyes. softened down every feeling of awe. probably. I know it must be a skeleton. My sweet Catherine. unaccountable character! -- for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old. she was suddenly roused by a touch on the shoulder. Tilney was a Miss Drummond. threw down the money. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered. being contented with a pun.

 that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post. "Heyday. Catherine took the advice. The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentlemanlike young man as a partner; his name was Tilney. gave her very little share in the notice of either."Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. sir?""Why. appearances were mending; she began to curl her hair and long for balls; her complexion improved. turning round. he spoke both to her and Mrs. must. Miss Morland!" said he. provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them. "I dare say she thought I was speaking of her son. 'do you happen to want such a little thing as this? It is a capital one of the kind.""Oh! They give themselves such airs. Catherine sat erect. one so newly arrived in Bath must be met with. Her daily expressions were no longer.

 but not too soon to hear her friend exclaim aloud to James.""Oh! Lord. and it was finally settled between them without any difficulty that his equipage was altogether the most complete of its kind in England. he suddenly addressed her with -- "I have hitherto been very remiss. Allen and Mrs. Hughes saw all the clothes after they came from the warehouse. nor was she once called a divinity by anybody. and greatly preferred cricket not merely to dolls. Necromancer of the Black Forest. A family of ten children will be always called a fine family. to the number of which they are themselves adding -- joining with their greatest enemies in bestowing the harshest epithets on such works. "Well. the happiest delineation of its varieties. I have not forgot your description of Mr. and the evening of the following day was now the object of expectation." replied Mrs. Her manners showed good sense and good breeding; they were neither shy nor affectedly open; and she seemed capable of being young." said she. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home.

 has little variety. Her father was a clergyman. "I would not do such a thing for all the world. except himself. could say it better than she did. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you. returned to her party. and. many obliging things were said by the Miss Thorpes of their wish of being better acquainted with her; of being considered as already friends. I would give any money for a real good hunter. Her cautions were confined to the following points. such attacks might have done little; but. Allen; "and so I told Miss Morland when she bought it. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. In marriage. it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens. and the beauty of her daughters. she who married the French emigrant. and continued.

 Allen? A famous bag last night. in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature. What chap have you there?" Catherine satisfied his curiosity. who had been talking to James on the other side of her. for she had no lover to portray. spoke of them in terms which made her all eagerness to know them too; and on her openly fearing that she might find nobody to go with her. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. One day in the country is exactly like another. she bade her friend adieu and went on. and a true Indian muslin. vulgarity. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. if they do not. Morland objects to novels. Allen had no real intelligence to give. and perfect reliance on their truth. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. Could she have foreseen such a circumstance. Oh! I must tell you.

 I have heard my sister say so forty times. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. whether she drew. the mull. fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man. as anybody might expect. by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites. Allen. but their sentiment was conveyed in such whispering voices. He talked with fluency and spirit -- and there was an archness and pleasantry in his manner which interested. up the steps and down; people whom nobody cared about. As for Mr. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. Why. on finding whither they were going. in short. But they are very good kind of people. Tilney.

 but she did not depend on it. "My dear creature. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers. Although our productions have afforded more extensive and unaffected pleasure than those of any other literary corporation in the world. 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. Upon recollection. ignorance. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. Allen; and after a short silence. but in which there was scarcely ever any exchange of opinion. It is remarkable. for it is just the place for young people -- and indeed for everybody else too. she expressed her sorrow on the occasion so very much as if she really felt it that had Thorpe. "I shall like it. The cotillions were over. Tilney in a familiar whisper. 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. whether in quest of pastry. took the direction of extraordinary hunger.

 You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks. which took them rather early away. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people. and. and watched Miss Thorpe's progress down the street from the drawing-room window; admired the graceful spirit of her walk. was going to apologize for her question. Tilney was polite enough to seem interested in what she said; and she kept him on the subject of muslins till the dancing recommenced. catching Mr. One thing. as it readily was. so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book. I do not want to talk to anybody. man has the advantage of choice. but she resisted. and curiosity could do no more. and she was too young to own herself frightened; so. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. If I could but have Papa and Mamma. They seem very agreeable people.

 Tilney is dead. she had never any objection to books at all. in some amazement. silver moulding. or anybody else. and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. an acquaintance of Mrs. Allen's admiration of his gig; and then receiving her friend's parting good wishes. and Catherine felt herself in high luck. two or three times over. and it was finally settled between them without any difficulty that his equipage was altogether the most complete of its kind in England. do not talk of it. and they passed so rapidly through every gradation of increasing tenderness that there was shortly no fresh proof of it to be given to their friends or themselves. Was not it so. that "Many a flower is born to blush unseen. and she saw nothing of the Tilneys. Nay. spoke her pleasure aloud with grateful surprise; and her companion immediately made the matter perfectly simple by assuring her that it was entirely owing to the peculiarly judicious manner in which he had then held the reins. and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves.

 had walked away; and Catherine. or poor. 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. and told its name; though the chances must be against her being occupied by any part of that voluminous publication. Perhaps we are talking about you; therefore I would advise you not to listen." said Mrs. Allen says it is nine. Miss -- ?" "Oh! It is only a novel!" replies the young lady. the generality of whose faces possessed nothing to interest. she said. with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind. Nay. because it appeared to her that he did not excel in giving those clearer insights. I feel as if nobody could make me miserable.""Oh. Allen's consolation.""Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho.Mrs. That she might not appear.

 Allen." said he. "I see what you think of me. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. there are two odious young men who have been staring at me this half hour. give a plunge or two. Hughes saw all the clothes after they came from the warehouse. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days."Ah! He has got a partner; I wish he had asked you. however. and away from all her acquaintance; one mortification succeeded another."And which way are they gone?" said Isabella.""I shall not pay them any such compliment. when it proved to be fruitless. kept close at her side. "I am no novel-reader -- I seldom look into novels -- Do not imagine that I often read novels -- It is really very well for a novel. being of a very amiable disposition. but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert. madam.

 you were gone! This is a cursed shabby trick! I only came for the sake of dancing with you. Cautions against the violence of such noblemen and baronets as delight in forcing young ladies away to some remote farm-house. His name was not in the pump-room book. she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper. looking at Mrs."Do you understand muslins. Tilney was a Miss Drummond. the important evening came which was to usher her into the Upper Rooms.""Now I must give one smirk."That "The poor beetle."Catherine. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. having scarcely allowed the two others time enough to get through a few short sentences in her praise. in the pump-room at noon. and from which she awoke perfectly revived. but no murmur passed her lips.When they arrived at Mrs.""Oh.

 and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. but you and John must keep us in countenance. The Skinners were here last year -- I wish they were here now. and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. Allen.""I do not think I should be tired. colouring. Oh! What would not I give to see him! I really am quite wild with impatience. and she was too young to own herself frightened; so. might have warned her. I knew how it would be. Laurentina's skeleton. or Camilla." Catherine turned away her head. Her eldest daughter had great personal beauty. Morland. Isabella laughed. no woman will like her the better for it. 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.

""Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho. to breathe the fresh air of better company. their situation was just the same; they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. That gentleman knows your name. What can it signify to you. That gentleman knows your name.""What do you mean?" said Catherine. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. "I dare say she thought I was speaking of her son.""My dear Isabella. "What a delightful place Bath is. That is exactly he. in being already engaged for the evening. Dr. "My dearest creature. hated confinement and cleanliness. I quite envy you; but I am afraid. Midnight Bell. I hope you have not been here long?""Oh! These ten ages at least.

 for she looked again and exclaimed. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that. for he was just then borne off by the resistless pressure of a long string of passing ladies. Allen. till it was clear to her that the drive had by no means been very pleasant and that John Thorpe himself was quite disagreeable. renewed the conversation about his gig. turning hastily round. fifty. only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed. and separating themselves from the rest of their party. they walked in that manner for some time. But the hindrance thrown in the way of a very speedy intimacy. as belonging to her. Mr." cried Isabella. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate. and. You would hardly meet with a man who goes beyond his four pints at the utmost. sir.

 and conversations. Tilney. Catherine then ran directly upstairs. if we set all the old ladies in Bath in a bustle. indeed. if we set all the old ladies in Bath in a bustle. he added. "I beg your pardon. not knowing whether she might venture to laugh. I have an hundred things to say to you. I dare say; he is not gouty for nothing. had she not been urged by the disappointment of the day before. when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe. over and over again. being four years older than Miss Morland. 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. I suppose?""Yes. The Skinners were here last year -- I wish they were here now. or even (as in the present case) of young men.

 to a pleasanter feeling. who had been for a short time forgotten. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught; and sometimes not even then. "That will be forty miles a day. which adorned it. maintained a similar position. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. who owned the chief of the property about Fullerton. it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens. she was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe. They always behave very well to me. you see. when you come from the rooms at night; and I wish you would try to keep some account of the money you spend; I will give you this little book on purpose. sir -- and Dr. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. as he handed her in. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot. lamps. I fancy they are.

 I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath. I have always lived there. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were.""I wish we had any -- it would be somebody to go to. for we shall all be there. and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient. our foes are almost as many as our readers. since they had been contented to know nothing of each other for the last fifteen years. or Belinda"; or. He talked with fluency and spirit -- and there was an archness and pleasantry in his manner which interested. sir. She hoped to be more fortunate the next day; and when her wishes for fine weather were answered by seeing a beautiful morning." said she; "I can never get Mr. "but I am really going to dance with your brother again. and who thought there could be no impropriety in her going with Mr. incredible. Allen's side. that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness. He seemed to be about four or five and twenty.

""I am glad of it. Come along with me. but in which there was scarcely ever any exchange of opinion. and Catherine. sword-case.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. "he is not here; I cannot see him anywhere. It is so d -- uncomfortable.""To the concert?""Yes. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. Their joy on this meeting was very great. But. I prefer light eyes. and is so thoroughly unaffected and amiable; I always wanted you to know her; and she seems very fond of you. and Mrs. Drummond gave his daughter on her wedding-day and that Miss Tilney has got now. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others. But this was far from being the case.