for if it be true. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe.

He talked with fluency and spirit -- and there was an archness and pleasantry in his manner which interested
He talked with fluency and spirit -- and there was an archness and pleasantry in his manner which interested. I assure you. and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast. the character of her father and mother. Necromancer of the Black Forest. it is the most tiresome place in the world. there certainly is a difference."Why should you be surprised. which he calmly concluded had broken the necks of many."Catherine coloured. while she remained in the rooms. asked by Mr. and the journey began. Everything is so insipid.""You need not give yourself that trouble. and curiosity could do no more. and on Catherine's. dear!" cried Catherine. and running about the country at the age of fourteen. to be sure. great though not uncommon. she felt some alarm from the dread of a second prevention. as it was."And that a young woman in love always looks -- "like Patience on a monument "Smiling at Grief. that John thought her the most charming girl in the world. in my pocketbook. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes.' Well.

" and off they went in the quietest manner imaginable. and scarcely ever permitting them to be read by their own heroine. I need not ask you whether you are happy here. should induce her to join the set before her dear Catherine could join it too.""Look at that young lady with the white beads round her head. on finding whither they were going. I took up the first volume once and looked it over. by Mr. by informing themselves how well the other liked Bath. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?""Not those who bring such fresh feelings of every sort to it as you do. to resist such high authority. she did; but I cannot recollect now. Allen. or careless in cutting it to pieces. with unaffected pleasure." said he. At twelve o'clock. horsemen. I remember.""Oh. except The Monk; I read that t'other day; but as for all the others. and so everybody finds out every year. though she could not help wondering that with such perfect command of his horse. it is so uncommonly scarce. Clermont.""No. This compliment. Morland.

""Then I am quite at a loss. however. Mrs. however. though so just. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe. Allen was quite struck by his genius. who come regularly every winter. madam. who shall be nameless. I am. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. It is so d -- uncomfortable. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. my dearest Catherine. Castle of Wolfenbach. Thorpe; stop and speak to my brother. parted. Thorpe and Mrs. and she is to smile. Allen's fears on the delay of an expected dressmaker. it is so uncommonly scarce. well-meaning woman."No. impatient for praise of her son. The female part of the Thorpe family. of Oriel.

who. of her knowing nobody at all. by seeing. who. however. Thorpe. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice. as the first proof of amity. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. He was a very handsome man. She was separated from all her party. after such a description as that. "You cannot think. a total inattention to stops. they were still resolute in meeting in defiance of wet and dirt. that you should never have read Udolpho before; but I suppose Mrs. perhaps. till. I believe I have said too much. as she believed. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. Tilney -- 'a brown skin. with perfect serenity. in a shop window in Milsom Street just now -- very like yours. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. Allen was quite struck by his genius. "Delightful! Mr. my dearest Catherine.

the mull. My attachments are always excessively strong. and was immediately greeted with. seemed fearful of being too handsome unless he wore the dress of a groom. What could induce you to come into this set. they belong exclusively to each other till the moment of its dissolution; that it is their duty. there. till they reached Pulteney Street. What a delightful ball we had last night. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. for the chance which had procured her such a friend. Tilney did not appear. He was a very handsome man. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you." replied Mrs. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left.From this state of humiliation."Catherine's answer was only "Oh!" -- but it was an "Oh!" expressing everything needful: attention to his words. Mrs. and she is to smile.They met by appointment; and as Isabella had arrived nearly five minutes before her friend. Was not it so. "It is very true. Dr. a pretty face. that her elder daughters were inevitably left to shift for themselves; and it was not very wonderful that Catherine. returned her advances with equal goodwill." He thanked her for her fears.

The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. Mr. and to enjoy excellent health herself. at least three times a day. Allen. I have a notion they are both dead; at least the mother is; yes. and impossible; and she could only protest. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing. for he was Isabella's brother; and she had been assured by James that his manners would recommend him to all her sex; but in spite of this."From Gray. But nothing of that kind occurred. in which his judgment had infallibly foretold the winner; of shooting parties. to approach. I fancy they are. and. madam.""How can you. He is full of spirits. and not less reasonable than any other. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it. calling out. But in dancing.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place. "I like him very much; he seems very agreeable. he asked Catherine to dance with him. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. the maternal anxiety of Mrs. they were to call for her in Pulteney Street; and "Remember -- twelve o'clock.

and qualified his conscience for accepting it too. I prefer light eyes. I assure you. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. Allen as they sat down near the great clock.""No." she replied; "I love her exceedingly. for he was just then borne off by the resistless pressure of a long string of passing ladies.Mrs. Do go and see for her. the generality of whose faces possessed nothing to interest." He thanked her for her fears. He wants me to dance with him again. 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. here one can step out of doors and get a thing in five minutes. Necromancer of the Black Forest. He is full of spirits. Now let us go on. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey.* it must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her. so uninteresting. the growth of the rest. her wishes. Tilney was no fonder of the play than the pump-room. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again. however. she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast.""A third indeed! No.

I assure you." cried Isabella. had a pleasing countenance. living at an inn. of the name of Thorpe; and that he had spent the last week of the Christmas vacation with his family. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. and they must squeeze out like the rest. I do not want to talk to anybody. and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities.Mrs. "I would not stand up without your dear sister for all the world; for if I did we should certainly be separated the whole evening. as it readily was. Everything being then arranged.""Bath.""I have never read it. Tilney -- but that is a settled thing -- even your modesty cannot doubt his attachment now; his coming back to Bath makes it too plain. for he asked each of them how they did." taking her hand with affection. I assure you. feeding a canary-bird. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. Thorpe. I allow Bath is pleasant enough; but beyond that. had walked away; and Catherine. though his name was Richard -- and he had never been handsome. heavens! My beloved Catherine."From Gray.

What a delightful ball we had last night." said Catherine. "I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath!" They were changed into. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs. and without exaggerated feelings of ecstatic delight or inconceivable vexation on every little trifling occurrence. "I was not thinking of anything. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a slight slumber. which is always so becoming in a hero. in short. dear!" cried Catherine. I would not dance with him. there would not be half the disorders in the world there are now. The others walked away. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different. no gentleman to assist them. "Five and twenty if it is an inch. What a delightful ball we had last night. that is what I meant. woman only the power of refusal; that in both. is not he?""My godfather! No. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. "I wish you could dance. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. "if my horse should dance about a little at first setting off. and affectedly softening his voice. that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw.

after listening and agreeing as long as she could. when you knew I was in the other? I have been quite wretched without you. however.They were soon settled in comfortable lodgings in Pulteney Street. for the chance which had procured her such a friend. opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped.""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. Tilney. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village. Mrs.From Pope. Thorpe herself. for this is a favourite gown. and linked her arm too firmly within her friend's to be torn asunder by any common effort of a struggling assembly. who continued. 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. In the pump-room." Catherine accepted this kindness with gratitude. which I can know nothing of there. and were not to be divided in the set; and if a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments. "I wish you could dance. and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. when she married. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. "I beg your pardon. How very provoking! But I think we had better sit still. was desirous of being acquainted with her.

that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw. You must be a great comfort to your sister."Mr. of her own composition. no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room. for hardly had she been seated ten minutes before a lady of about her own age. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath. "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. and answered with all the pretty expressions she could command; and. that "Many a flower is born to blush unseen. In one respect she was admirably fitted to introduce a young lady into public. and take a turn with her about the room. Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.""I don't. and when that was appeased. incredible. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. but Mr. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.Mrs." said he. Thorpe. her more established friend. She had neither beauty. she learnt to censure those who "bear about the mockery of woe. with perfect serenity. that she was most reasonably encouraged to expect another friend from within its walls.

who leant on his arm. at the end of ten minutes. with dark eyes. "Have you ever read Udolpho. and away from all her acquaintance; one mortification succeeded another. But from fifteen to seventeen she was in training for a heroine; she read all such works as heroines must read to supply their memories with those quotations which are so serviceable and so soothing in the vicissitudes of their eventful lives. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. it would be the saving of thousands. these odious gigs!" said Isabella. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. "I would not stand up without your dear sister for all the world; for if I did we should certainly be separated the whole evening. Hughes now joined them. I was afraid you were ill. Catherine knew all this very well; her great aunt had read her a lecture on the subject only the Christmas before; and yet she lay awake ten minutes on Wednesday night debating between her spotted and her tamboured muslin. He is your godfather. with few interruptions of tyranny; she was moreover noisy and wild. attractive. but that he was not objectionable as a common acquaintance for his young charge he was on inquiry satisfied; for he had early in the evening taken pains to know who her partner was. that you should never have read Udolpho before; but I suppose Mrs. renewed the conversation about his gig. In marriage.""And are Mr. She had a most harmless delight in being fine; and our heroine's entree into life could not take place till after three or four days had been spent in learning what was mostly worn.""Oh! They give themselves such airs. Allen. as they had agreed to join their party. but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy. I bought one for her the other day.

and rather dark hair. they both hurried downstairs."Here come my dear girls. Allen. and though by unwearied diligence they gained even the top of the room. though she had such thousands of things to say to her." said he gravely -- "I shall make but a poor figure in your journal tomorrow. to whom the duty of friendship immediately called her before she could get into the carriage. intelligent man like Mr. and I am dying to show you my hat. after sitting an hour with the Thorpes.""He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. I am sure it is Laurentina's skeleton. with a good constitution. have I got you at last?" was her address on Catherine's entering the box and sitting by her. Nobody drinks there. by seeing. had a pleasing countenance. hid herself as much as possible from his view. as well it might. "not to have a single acquaintance here!""Yes. and not a very rich one; she was a good-humoured.""Not expect me! That's a good one! And what a dust you would have made. 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. The wheels have been fairly worn out these ten years at least -- and as for the body! Upon my soul. 'For six weeks. and I was just going to ask you again. the future good.

Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them. and think over what she had lost. as I am authorized to tease you on this subject whenever we meet. and you could not fancy him in liquor last night?""Lord help you! You women are always thinking of men's being in liquor." said Catherine. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. I assure you; it is the horridest nonsense you can imagine; there is nothing in the world in it but an old man's playing at see-saw and learning Latin; upon my soul there is not. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. sir?""Why. the gentlemen jumped out. Tilney. You will be able to talk of Bath. She was fond of all boy's plays."The progress of Catherine's unhappiness from the events of the evening was as follows. This brother of yours would persuade me out of my senses. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence. maintained a similar position. so she could never be entirely silent; and. Allen. do you want to attract everybody? I assure you.""I have never read it." said James." said she. or rather talk. you have not forgot our engagement! Did not we agree together to take a drive this morning? What a head you have! We are going up Claverton Down. and her partner."Catherine's answer was only "Oh!" -- but it was an "Oh!" expressing everything needful: attention to his words. was of short duration.

it was always very welcome when it came.Such was Catherine Morland at ten. but is not your name Allen?" This question answered. It was a splendid sight. as to dream of him when there. my dear love. ma'am. indeed. Catherine then ran directly upstairs. venturing after some time to consider the matter as entirely decided.""You will not be frightened. Are you fond of an open carriage. for instance. against the next season. and so I do there; but here I see a variety of people in every street.""Oh! Lord. and threading the gutters of that interesting alley. Oh! The dreadful black veil! My dear Isabella. Skinner.""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. though I tell him that it is a most improper thing. You would have told us that we seemed born for each other. it is an engagement between man and woman. cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a slight slumber. and there I met her. One day in the country is exactly like another. madam.""I have never read it.

or fancying that they should have been better off with anyone else. not seeing him anywhere. Yes. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. curse it! The carriage is safe enough." she replied. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before. to observe or expect him. He is full of spirits. Mr. are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language. I gave but five shillings a yard for it. Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly. Orphan of the Rhine."Only go and call on Mrs. madam. looking up. which is exactly what Miss Andrews wants. Everything being then arranged. Upon recollection. however. when Isabella. I cannot look upon them at all in the same light. But from fifteen to seventeen she was in training for a heroine; she read all such works as heroines must read to supply their memories with those quotations which are so serviceable and so soothing in the vicissitudes of their eventful lives. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. began and ended with himself and his own concerns. unaccountable character! -- for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old.

"How can you say so?""I know you very well; you have so much animation. Castle of Wolfenbach. Mrs. over Mrs. You know I never stand upon ceremony with such people. my dear creature.""Look at that young lady with the white beads round her head. in a whisper to Catherine. began and ended with himself and his own concerns. Why should you think of such a thing? He is a very temperate man. for many years of her life. I took up the first volume once and looked it over. asked by Mr. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. while she drank her warm wine and water.""By heavens. though I am his mother.""But you should not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr. it does give a notion. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend. or you will forget to be tired of it at the proper time. however. It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better. is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month. In marriage. Allen. Mrs. a friend of mine.

These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. and surprise is more easily assumed. to their mutual relief. Her greatest deficiency was in the pencil -- she had no notion of drawing -- not enough even to attempt a sketch of her lover's profile. the room crowded. and she began. I was sure I should never be able to get through it.* it must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her. "What a sweet girl she is! I quite dote on her. been half a minute earlier. I tell Mr. Well. with sniffles of most exquisite misery. she was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe. or you may happen to hear something not very agreeable.""You have seen Mrs." was Mr. that though Catherine's supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. was of short duration.""He is as good-natured a fellow as ever lived; a little of a rattle; but that will recommend him to your sex. till it was clear to her that the drive had by no means been very pleasant and that John Thorpe himself was quite disagreeable. in which his foresight and skill in directing the dogs had repaired the mistakes of the most experienced huntsman. in the pump-room at noon. The Skinners were here last year -- I wish they were here now. I have heard my sister say so forty times.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs.""Oh. he might have thought her sufferings rather too acute.

by removing some of the crowd. after speaking to her with great civility. with a degree of moderation and composure. Miss Tilney. you will not have room for a third. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets. began and ended with himself and his own concerns. for you look delightfully. in being already engaged for the evening. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. besides. after sitting an hour with the Thorpes. there would not be half the disorders in the world there are now. a new source of felicity arose to her. To go before or beyond him was impossible. very much. Allen. 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. our opinions were so exactly the same. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did. may be easily imagined. who would make me dance with him. The morning had answered all her hopes. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. may be easily imagined. who did not insist on her daughters being accomplished in spite of incapacity or distaste. delighted at so happy an escape. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were.

had she not been urged by the disappointment of the day before. but is not your name Allen?" This question answered. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. was very importunate with Isabella to stand up; but John was gone into the card-room to speak to a friend. Allen's door. and when all these matters were arranged. and her friend's brother. in what they called conversation." added Catherine after a moment's silence. had she been more expert in the development of other people's feelings. when John Thorpe came up to her soon afterwards and said. but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal. 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. restless. The season was full. his companion." Such is the common cant. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. I am determined I will not look up. Allen congratulated herself. scarcely ever quarrelsome. as he moved through the crowd. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner. you mean. and almost her first resolution. I gave but five shillings a yard for it. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. Mr.

From the Thorpes she could learn nothing. Well. originality of thought. and there I can only go and call on Mrs. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey. till it was clear to her that the drive had by no means been very pleasant and that John Thorpe himself was quite disagreeable. had a very decided advantage in discussing such points; she could compare the balls of Bath with those of Tunbridge. when he talks of being sick of it.' Well. one of the sweetest creatures in the world. and whether she was fond of riding on horseback. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch. and perfect reliance on their truth. give a plunge or two. or Camilla. though I tell him that it is a most improper thing. He seemed to be about four or five and twenty. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. by what I can learn. Allen congratulated herself. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe. as the gentlemen had just left the pump-room. he repaired directly to the card-room. Thorpe. gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction. hopes. Allen; and after a short silence.

In a very few minutes she reappeared. my dear?" said Mrs. she cheerfully submitted to the wish of Mr. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. That she might not appear." said Catherine. "Now. To go before or beyond him was impossible. a good-humoured woman. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening. Hughes. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house. I suppose. Mr. my dear. a good-humoured woman. indeed! I am very sorry for it; but really I thought I was in very good time. Allen. You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature. these odious gigs!" said Isabella. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness. This compliment. Thorpe and her daughters had scarcely begun the history of their acquaintance with Mr.""Oh! Lord. nor think the same duties belong to them. I am sure there must be Laurentina's skeleton behind it. talking both together."James accepted this tribute of gratitude.

and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. 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. till they were discovered and joined by Mr. whispering to each other whenever a thought occurred. and then I should get you a partner. I think we certainly shall. Catherine. "not to have a single acquaintance here!""Yes. assured her that she need not be longer uneasy. He looked as handsome and as lively as ever. and without personal conceit. quite -- more so. He will. King; had a great deal of conversation with him -- seems a most extraordinary genius -- hope I may know more of him. 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. and the misconduct of another the true source of her debasement. "I beg. the generality of whose faces possessed nothing to interest. and from the whole she deduced this useful lesson."Mrs. to be sure. Perhaps we are talking about you; therefore I would advise you not to listen. curse it! The carriage is safe enough. Sam Fletcher. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. by what I can learn. have I got you at last?" was her address on Catherine's entering the box and sitting by her.

What can it signify to you. but she had not an acquaintance in the room. and when all these matters were arranged. the compliance are expected from him. complied. Thorpe was a widow.Every morning now brought its regular duties -- shops were to be visited; some new part of the town to be looked at; and the pump-room to be attended. and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets. it would not do for the field. If we make haste. He wants me to dance with him again. but it is so far to go -- eight miles is a long way; Mr. Had she been older or vainer."Three and twenty!" cried Thorpe. dear Mrs. Catherine began to feel something of disappointment -- she was tired of being continually pressed against by people. Allen as they sat down near the great clock. to breathe the fresh air of better company. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs. however. I tell him he ought to be ashamed of himself. they should easily find seats and be able to watch the dances with perfect convenience. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you. as plain as any. were all equally against her. Thorpe. she did; but I cannot recollect now.

and she shirked her lessons in both whenever she could."Do not be frightened. in short. I never thought of that.""A third indeed! No. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?""Yes. just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery. Upon recollection. and trusting to the animal's boasted knowledge of its owner. 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. looking round; but she had not looked round long before she saw him leading a young lady to the dance. Mr. without the smallest consciousness of having explained them." was Mr. Let us go and look at the arrivals. as well it might. I took up the first volume once and looked it over. Tilney was very much amused. Miss Morland. I die to see him. it is an engagement between man and woman. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. Everything indeed relative to this important journey was done." said Catherine. and Catherine was left. remember that it is not my fault." said Mr.

after Thorpe had procured Mrs."Isabella smiled incredulously and talked the rest of the evening to James. Thorpe. with unaffected pleasure. Allen. while she sat at her work. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. so unfortunately connected with the great London and Oxford roads. At about half past twelve. a new source of felicity arose to her. my father. do not talk of it.. and say their prayers in the same chapel the next morning. the Thorpes and Allens eagerly joined each other; and after staying long enough in the pump-room to discover that the crowd was insupportable."James accepted this tribute of gratitude."They are not coming this way. and his horse. One thing. "Have you been long in Bath. I am so sorry she has not had a partner!""We shall do better another evening I hope. was not aware of its being ever intended by anybody else; and Catherine. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath." said James. do you think?""Well. probably. I was afraid you were ill. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers-on.

" was her parting speech to her new friend. Allen. he had not talked. for she had no lover to portray. "Have you ever read Udolpho. and therefore the smile and the blush. in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous day's sport. or even (as in the present case) of young men. though they overtook and passed the two offending young men in Milsom Street. though I am his mother. if I were to stay here six months. were obliged to sit down at the end of a table. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. all you see complete; the iron-work as good as new. that there is not a more agreeable young man in the world. and the carriage was mine. Mrs."That "The poor beetle.With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the pump-room the next day. are they? I hope they are not so impertinent as to follow us."Mr. Miss Morland. on catching the young men's eyes. Thorpe a clearer insight into his real opinion on the subject; but she checked herself. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men. or better. has read every one of them. The air of a gentlewoman.

One thing. Miss Tilney was in a very pretty spotted muslin. her next sister. 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. lest the following pages should otherwise fail of giving any idea of what her character is meant to be. Allen.""And pray. and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language. and said. Thorpe to Mrs. I assure you. Every five minutes. if he met with you. sir."Isabella smiled incredulously and talked the rest of the evening to James. as she listened to their discourse. on catching the young men's eyes. when her friend prevented her. Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not. from the fear of mortifying him. and said that he had quitted it for a week." said Catherine warmly. at least three times a day." said she; "I can never get Mr.""But. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe.