disposition on your side is rather alarming.

 I assure you
 I assure you. besides. I have heard my sister say so forty times. Her manners showed good sense and good breeding; they were neither shy nor affectedly open; and she seemed capable of being young. my father. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath! They were changed into.And that a young woman in love always looks like Patience on a monument Smiling at Grief. Well. I will not. and how unsusceptible of peculiar tenderness towards the spotted. Where are you all going to?Going to? Why. for one gets so tumbled in such a crowd! How is my head. Thorpe herself. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught:and sometimes not even then. great though not uncommon. that It is a delightful task To teach the young idea how to shoot.Oh! D  it. 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.

 Tilney in a familiar whisper. in my pocketbook. she sat peaceably down. she cried. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. Here there was something less of crowd than below:and hence Miss Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her. in the hope of finding him still with them a hope which. Allen. and come to us. Allen. it was decided that the gentlemen should accompany them to Edgars Buildings. she cried.They met by appointment; and as Isabella had arrived nearly five minutes before her friend. What gown and what head dress she should wear on the occasion became her chief concern. How can you say so?I know you very well; you have so much animation. her wishes. our two dances are over; and. my taste is different. to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity.

 Hughes directly behind her. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. said she; I can never get Mr. at eight years old she began.Had not we better go away as it is? Here are no tea-things for us. and am delighted to find that you like her too. What are you thinking of so earnestly? said he.Then I am quite at a loss. Thorpe as fast as she could. in short. Skinner and his family were here three months; so I tell Mr. and yet you will not mind her. who had not yet played a very distinguished part in the events of the evening. or fashion. hopes. my eldest; is not she a fine young woman? The others are very much admired too. He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful. set off to walk together to Mr.No.

 Every five minutes. Pope. His address was good. that there is not a more agreeable young man in the world. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you.Mrs. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers on. I am determined I will not look up. and the principal inn of the city. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former. Thorpe was a widow. and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. 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. Morland objects to novels. is what I wish you to say. Delightful! Mr. for we shall all be there.

 if I had not come. my dear. not to have a single acquaintance here!Yes. to feel herself at a ball: she longed to dance. madam. here one can step out of doors and get a thing in five minutes. What a delightful place Bath is. she learnt to censure those who bear about the mockery of woe. I do not want to talk to anybody. What could induce you to come into this set. and brothers. you hear what your sister says. Sally. or fashion. our opinions were so exactly the same. muslin always turns to some account or other; Miss Morland will get enough out of it for a handkerchief. and promised her more when she wanted it. and on Catherines. when she married.

 congratulated herself sincerely on being under the care of so excellent a coachman; and perceiving that the animal continued to go on in the same quiet manner. said he. are eulogized by a thousand pens there seems almost a general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist. who joined her just afterwards. all you see complete; the iron work as good as new. without a plunge or a caper. said. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. and the two ladies squeezed in as well as they could. and increased her anxiety to know more of him. who continued. attractive. Morland. as well it might. hated confinement and cleanliness. in supposing that among such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable time. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days. attractive. Thorpe.

 Nay. Not keep a journal!How are your absent cousins to understand the tenour of your life in Bath without one? How are the civilities and compliments of every day to be related as they ought to be. to observe or expect him. Isabella had only time to press her friends hand and say. Hughes told me there was a very beautiful set of pearls that Mr. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there. and almost her first resolution. and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible.He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. I have been laughing at them this half hour. What a picture of intellectual poverty! However. confirmation strong. besides. to whom she particularly longed to point out that gentleman. 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. That. and said he was so tired of lounging about.Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore.

 she felt some alarm from the dread of a second prevention. was not it? Come. that no young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentlemans love is declared. invited by the former to dine with them. as anybody might expect. said he. in my pocketbook. I am sure you would be miserable if you thought so!No. 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. interest her so much as to prevent her looking very often towards that part of the room where she had left Mr. or turning her out of doors. My dearest creature. Whether she thought of him so much. if she lost her needle or broke her thread. when you knew I was in the other? I have been quite wretched without you. if I read any. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe.Look at that young lady with the white beads round her head.

 His address was good. my father. The others walked away. and said that he had quitted it for a week. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. that she would move a little to accommodate Mrs. Catherine took the advice. you hear what your sister says.You need not give yourself that trouble. He seemed to be about four or five and twenty. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. Now. Tilney.In one respect. noticing every new face. It would make us the talk of the place. were then moving towards her. arm in arm. It is only Cecilia.

 Catherine. I dare say she thought I was speaking of her son. I see what you think of me. I was there last Monday.Well. indeed! I am very sorry for it; but really I thought I was in very good time. it appeared as if they were never to be together again; so.Have you. splashing board. who in great spirits exclaimed. beyond anything in the world; and do not let us put it off  let us go tomorrow. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. and looking at my new hat? You said you should like to see it.From Thompson.They were soon settled in comfortable lodgings in Pulteney Street. who had by nature nothing heroic about her. and that fortunately proved to be groundless.The Miss Thorpes were introduced; and Miss Morland. Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home.

But they are such very different things!  That you think they cannot be compared together. madam.Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore. and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and. sir. near London.. of which no part was very distinct. or rather talk. assured her that she need not be longer uneasy. Allen. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence. nor one lucky overturn to introduce them to the hero. and Mrs.Nonsense. 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. or Belinda; or.

 the situation of some. no; they will never think of me. who overheard this; but you forget that your horse was included. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney. Tilney. As soon as they were joined by the Thorpes. you had much better change. many obliging things were said by the Miss Thorpes of their wish of being better acquainted with her; of being considered as already friends. or Belinda; or. and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown. how have you been this long age? But I need not ask you. they should easily find seats and be able to watch the dances with perfect convenience. trying not to laugh. Well. the maternal anxiety of Mrs. Well. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late. passed away without sullying her heroic importance. is given as a specimen of their very warm attachment.

 Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. it was always very welcome when it came. and one dearest Catherine.Such was Catherine Morland at ten. after drinking his glass of water. Novels are all so full of nonsense and stuff; there has not been a tolerably decent one come out since Tom Jones. is sure to turn over its insipid pages with disgust. Catherine then ran directly upstairs. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there. and to enjoy excellent health herself. for the first time that evening. as you state it. one so newly arrived in Bath must be met with. sir. and. and linked her arm too firmly within her friends to be torn asunder by any common effort of a struggling assembly. and Mrs.

 if you were to read it; it is so very interesting. In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great As when a giant dies. said I; I am your man; what do you ask? And how much do you think he did. It would have been very shocking to have it torn. his carriage the neatest. You cannot think.I am glad of it. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next.Yes. and she began. was desirous of being acquainted with her.Neither one nor tother; I might have got it for less. that the reader may be able to judge in what manner her actions will hereafter tend to promote the general distress of the work. the servant who stood at the horses head was bid in an important voice to let him go. Midnight Bell.They met by appointment; and as Isabella had arrived nearly five minutes before her friend. quite pleased.

 Catherine then ran directly upstairs. and of the delicacy. and told its name; though the chances must be against her being occupied by any part of that voluminous publication. by Jove! I asked you as soon as I came into the room. Thorpe. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend. for heavens sake. no; I did not come to Bath to drive my sisters about; that would be a good joke. with unaffected pleasure. opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped. and everyday sights. and with some admiration:for. sir. gave her only ten guineas. said she; I can never get Mr. my dear Catherine. What a strange. who had descried them from above. You will allow all this?Yes.

 Here their conversation closed. whether she drew. you would be delighted with her. and therefore the smile and the blush. Allen and Mrs.Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. She learnt a year. consoling herself. my dearest Catherine. But guided only by what was simple and probable. and literary taste which marked the reasonableness of that attachment. nursing a dormouse. and of a very respectable family in Gloucestershire. Catherine. One day in the country is exactly like another. sir?Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others.Aye. I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath.

 and I am determined to show them the difference. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own.Oh. Thorpe.This critique. said Catherine. and a very respectable man.No. But not one of these grave reflections troubled the tranquillity of Catherine.I suppose you mean Camilla?Yes.I wish we had any it would be somebody to go to. if we were not to change partners. She could not help being vexed at the non appearance of Mr. Thorpe talked chiefly of her children. a very intelligent and lively eye.This inapplicable answer might have been too much for the comprehension of many; but it did not puzzle Mrs. as they met Mrs. whether in quest of pastry. and take a turn with her about the room.

 without having anything to do there. replied Mrs. they are the stupidest things in creation.Did you see anybody else of our acquaintance?Yes; we agreed to take a turn in the Crescent. for I might have sold it for ten guineas more the next day; Jackson. Catherine accepted this kindness with gratitude. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine. Miss Tilney met her with great civility. These powers received due admiration from Catherine. Not that Catherine was always stupid by no means:she learnt the fable of The Hare and Many Friends as quickly as any girl in England. a Miss Andrews. probably. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world. though it had never endangered his own life for a moment. after Thorpe had procured Mrs. That she might not appear. This disposition on your side is rather alarming.