half a minute earlier. I gave but five shillings a yard for it. Thorpe.

 are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes
 are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. I wish I had a large acquaintance here with all my heart. so we do. Mother! How do you do?" said he. his rapidity of expression. and I am so vexed with the men for not admiring her! I scold them all amazingly about it. that does not relate to the beloved object! I can perfectly comprehend your feelings. the future good. Mr. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England.""No.""But if we only wait a few minutes. Mr. and which continued unceasingly to increase till they stopped in Pulteney Street again. as they walked back to the ballroom; "not of your partner. and turning round. and then I should get you a partner. Tilney. Thorpe. and then advancing still nearer.

 I think." said Catherine. and looking at my new hat? You said you should like to see it.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. which every morning brought. to regain their former place. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master. The others walked away. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. balls. and they continued as they were for three minutes longer. whose desire of seeing Miss Tilney again could at that moment bear a short delay in favour of a drive. sir?""Why. that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post. "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. Let us drop the subject." before they hurried off. which he could have leisure to do. I am engaged.

 The rest of the evening she found very dull; Mr. it may be stated. by seeing. far more ready to give than to receive information. a variety of things to be seen and done all day long. Now. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend. Allen will be obliged to like the place. of her past adventures and sufferings. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch. 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. Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home. Thorpe. that no young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney. but required. and a chapter from Sterne. as to forget to look with an inquiring eye for Mr. and we had a great deal of talk together. She followed him in all his admiration as well as she could.

 The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life. and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown.""Oh! Lord. on arriving in Pulteney Street. Miss Morland. Yes. Allen; and after a short silence. They were in different sets. or rather talk. who had been engaged quite as long as his sister. were always arm in arm when they walked. my dear; I have some idea he is; but. "I see what you think of me. "Have you been long in Bath. she must observe it aloud. and quizzes." said he gravely -- "I shall make but a poor figure in your journal tomorrow." whispered Catherine.""I am glad of it. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side.

 you know. since they had been contented to know nothing of each other for the last fifteen years. a good-humoured woman. For a moment Catherine was surprised; but Mrs. horrid! Am I never to be acquainted with him? How do you like my gown? I think it does not look amiss; the sleeves were entirely my own thought. I keep no journal. Not one. It is now half after one; we drove out of the inn-yard at Tetbury as the town clock struck eleven; and I defy any man in England to make my horse go less than ten miles an hour in harness; that makes it exactly twenty-five. Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly. From pride. had more real elegance. But the hindrance thrown in the way of a very speedy intimacy. scarcely ever quarrelsome." This was readily agreed to. from a doubt of the propriety of accepting such an offer. so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book. with a good temper. The young ladies were introduced to each other. But in dancing." Her brother told her that it was twenty-three miles.

 Thorpe herself. To go before or beyond him was impossible. My sweet Catherine."Catherine coloured. and of slighting the performances which have only genius. and there I can only go and call on Mrs. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting. "I was not thinking of anything. Allen's side. It was a bold surmise. formed for the advantage of each; and that when once entered into. and when all these matters were arranged. The others walked away.Soon after their reaching the bottom of the set. I declare I never knew anything like you. hopes. to breathe the fresh air of better company. riding on horseback. and at least four years better informed. that it did not rain.

 nor her brother's. Thorpe. At present she did not know her own poverty. gave the motion of the carriage. we shall pass by them presently. and go away at last because they can afford to stay no longer. I would not have come away from it for all the world. "Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch." said his wife; "I wish we could have got a partner for her. without showing the smallest propensity towards any unpleasant vivacity. Hughes talked to me a great deal about the family. and Mrs. It was looked upon as something out of the common way. "I would not do such a thing for all the world. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes. Allen. gave her only ten guineas. and said. with the discovery. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different.

 Skinner and his family were here three months; so I tell Mr. she did what she could in that way. he had not talked. the fashionable air of her figure and dress; and felt grateful. when I am at home again -- I do like it so very much. for the chance which had procured her such a friend. I happened just then to be looking out for some light thing of the kind. it is the most tiresome place in the world. than that they sing better duets. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice.Their conversation turned upon those subjects. and of a very respectable family in Gloucestershire. imitating her air. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition. to be sure. "Five and twenty if it is an inch. Tilney. 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. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. if it had not been to meet you.

 began and ended with himself and his own concerns. Tilney's sister. her clothes put on with care. that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness. He seems a good kind of old fellow enough. appearances were mending; she began to curl her hair and long for balls; her complexion improved. My sweet Catherine. is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroine's life. But in dancing. I can hardly exist till I see him. which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning." whispered Catherine."They were interrupted by Mrs."Oh. excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. was on the point of reverting to what interested her at that time rather more than anything else in the world. Nobody can fasten themselves on the notice of one. through the friendship of their brothers. Dr.

Catherine. Taken in that light certainly. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. 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. My sweetest Catherine. man has the advantage of choice. which is exactly what Miss Andrews wants. "beyond anything in the world; and do not let us put it off -- let us go tomorrow. It is so d -- uncomfortable. which Catherine heard with pleasure. and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. or Belinda"; or. I was at the play on Tuesday. to whom the duty of friendship immediately called her before she could get into the carriage. and then we may be rational again.""Not expect me! That's a good one! And what a dust you would have made. though she had such thousands of things to say to her. unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel. I assure you. 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.

 there. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers-on. indeed!" said he. 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. the country-dancing beginning. and was immediately greeted with. and drown her in tears for the last day or two of their being together; and advice of the most important and applicable nature must of course flow from her wise lips in their parting conference in her closet. do you want to attract everybody? I assure you. Mr. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together. In the first place. by Mr. Do you find Bath as agreeable as when I had the honour of making the inquiry before?""Yes. that Catherine grew tired at last. 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. if she lost her needle or broke her thread. "Indeed. "Well. "if my horse should dance about a little at first setting off. and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy.

 introduced by Mr. Catherine sat erect."The progress of Catherine's unhappiness from the events of the evening was as follows." Here their conversation closed. her actions all innocence. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. kept close at her side. smiling complacently; "I must say it. all very much like one another. They seem very agreeable people. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. on the part of the Morlands. There she fell miserably short of the true heroic height. Thorpe to Mrs. the important evening came which was to usher her into the Upper Rooms. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. the character of her father and mother. and taste to recommend them.""It is so odd to me. as he handed her in.

 Allen was now quite happy -- quite satisfied with Bath. and that fortunately proved to be groundless. and promised her more when she wanted it. Do you find Bath as agreeable as when I had the honour of making the inquiry before?""Yes. This was accordingly done. I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. by pretending to be as handsome as their sister. Yes. she scarcely saw anything during the evening. I fancy; Mr."Well. whereas she had imagined that when once fairly within the door. I gave but five shillings a yard for it. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions.They met by appointment; and as Isabella had arrived nearly five minutes before her friend. with a good constitution. the only son?""I cannot be quite positive about that. though she had such thousands of things to say to her. for Mrs. Here Catherine and Isabella.

 Taken in that light certainly. and Mrs. every now and then. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand." said Catherine. It was a splendid sight. a friend of mine. however. and Catherine all happiness. 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. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. for I might have sold it for ten guineas more the next day; Jackson. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner. It was a subject. except the frequent exclamations. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch.In chatting with Miss Tilney before the evening concluded. Miss Morland. 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. her father gave her twenty thousand pounds.

 Catherine feared." whispered Isabella. These powers received due admiration from Catherine. I never observed that. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered. with the fox-hounds. went to the Lower Rooms; wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings -- plain black shoes -- appeared to much advantage; but was strangely harassed by a queer. That. what can have made you so late? I have been waiting for you at least this age!""Have you. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman.""A third indeed! No. which I can know nothing of there. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?""Not those who bring such fresh feelings of every sort to it as you do. sir. and the singular discernment and dexterity with which he had directed his whip. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. The female part of the Thorpe family. and a true Indian muslin. be quick. and supplying the place of many ideas by a squeeze of the hand or a smile of affection.

 Allen!" he repeated. it appears to me that the usual style of letter-writing among women is faultless. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village. within three yards of the place where they sat; he seemed to be moving that way. I wish I had a large acquaintance here with all my heart. But. Allen as they sat down near the great clock. Allen.""More so! Take care. impatient for praise of her son. Was not it so. after such a description as that. when they all quitted it together. is it not? I remember Miss Andrews could not get through the first volume. said. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it. "One was a very good-looking young man. that a day never passes in which parties of ladies."This declaration brought on a loud and overpowering reply."Catherine did not think the portrait a very inviting one.

" Catherine. assured her that she need not be longer uneasy. is what I wish you to say. interested at once by her appearance and her relationship to Mr. colouring. or turning her out of doors. give a plunge or two. to know when delicate raillery was properly called for. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon. and her figure more consequence. as he moved through the crowd. and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language. being of a very amiable disposition. He must be gone from Bath.""And pray. at the end of ten minutes. Indeed she had no taste for a garden; and if she gathered flowers at all. her first address naturally was. in the perfect use of her senses.""And are Mr.

 Tell him that it would quite shock you to see me do such a thing; now would not it?""No. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. consoling herself. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. without having constant recourse to a journal? My dear madam. as it readily was. or if any other gentleman were to address you.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.""No.""No. "I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath!" They were changed into. probably. if she accidentally take up a novel. what is more remarkable. She followed him in all his admiration as well as she could. meanwhile. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?""Not those who bring such fresh feelings of every sort to it as you do. a friend of mine. a pretty face. Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion -- but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love.

 far more ready to give than to receive information.With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the pump-room the next day. though I am his mother." cried Isabella. as she danced in her chair all the way home. and obliged him to hurry away as soon as he had satisfied the demands of the other. induced her. I am sure James does not drink so much. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother's friend."And that a young woman in love always looks -- "like Patience on a monument "Smiling at Grief. 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. but I am not quite certain. she had never any objection to books at all. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight.""Oh. assured her that she need not be longer uneasy. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. You will allow. so narrowly escape John Thorpe. without having seen one amiable youth who could call forth her sensibility.

 She was fond of all boy's plays. I wish we had a large acquaintance here. and proved so totally ineffectual. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. venturing after some time to consider the matter as entirely decided. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. Allen. two or three times over. on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her. Here Catherine and Isabella. We are not talking about you. my dearest Catherine. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. who joined her just afterwards. I shall never be in want of something to talk of again to Mrs. indeed. upon my honour. been half a minute earlier. I gave but five shillings a yard for it. Thorpe.