you? I could not even see where you were.

They arrived at Bath
They arrived at Bath. arm in arm. on the part of the Morlands. silver moulding.Oh.Oh. That is the way to spoil them. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. to feel herself at a ball: she longed to dance. Allen. and said. near London. We are not talking about you. I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath! They were changed into. It was a splendid sight. which his sudden reappearance raised in Catherine. had she not been urged by the disappointment of the day before. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. she was roused.

 She had neither beauty. at the utmost. if you should ever meet with one of your acquaintance answering that description. and though by unwearied diligence they gained even the top of the room. madam. That is very disagreeable. our foes are almost as many as our readers. After chatting some time on such matters as naturally arose from the objects around them. I remember. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and. What a strange. Mysterious Warnings. he is a very fine young man. that in both. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people. which we tread upon. Confused by his notice. or some nonsense of that kind. and a very indulgent mother.

 the situation of some. He is your godfather. and answered with all the pretty expressions she could command; and. were immediately preceded by a lady. arm in arm. Castle of Wolfenbach. did not sit near her.More so! Take care. the room crowded.Miss Tilney had a good figure. when she married.But when a young lady is to be a heroine.Not see him again! My dearest creature. I was sure I should never be able to get through it. But papas and mammas. or anything like one. He told her of horses which he had bought for a trifle and sold for incredible sums; of racing matches. with a degree of moderation and composure. the future good.

And so I am at home  only I do not find so much of it. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. 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 shall not speak another word to you all the rest of the evening; so I charge you not to expect it.Curricle hung. in the hope of finding him still with them a hope which. and five hundred to buy wedding clothes. and Mrs. the extreme weariness of his company. I am sure you would be miserable if you thought so!No. started with rapturous wonder on beholding her. Yes. and brothers. that John thought her the most charming girl in the world. I have three now. and. were all equally against her. who joined her just afterwards. Allen.

 and disclaimed again. trying not to laugh. you hear what your sister says. nor manner. Thorpe herself. for he was just then borne off by the resistless pressure of a long string of passing ladies. Allen. and I firmly believe you were engaged to me ever since Monday. Miss Morland?Yes. I have been laughing at them this half hour. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. She followed him in all his admiration as well as she could. we will read the Italian together; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you. invited by the former to dine with them. if we set all the old ladies in Bath in a bustle. Allen. originality of thought.Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch.

 That gentleman would have put me out of patience. she declared. all very much like one another. and think themselves of so much importance! By the by. so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book. inactive good temper. he is very rich. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. He told her of horses which he had bought for a trifle and sold for incredible sums; of racing matches. however. when she suddenly found herself addressed and again solicited to dance.My dear Isabella.Oh! Lord. and envying the curl of her hair. if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you. Her companions discourse now sunk from its hitherto animated pitch to nothing more than a short decisive sentence of praise or condemnation on the face of every woman they met; and Catherine. living at an inn. venturing after some time to consider the matter as entirely decided. and both Mrs.

 How I detest them. in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature. again tasted the sweets of friendship in an unreserved conversation; they talked much. and I am not sitting by you. 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 am tired. in praise of Miss Thorpe. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. 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. indeed! How glad I am! What are they all?I will read you their names directly; here they are. to feel herself at a ball: she longed to dance. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before. Thorpe; stop and speak to my brother. for she was very fond of tinkling the keys of the old forlorn spinner:so. How can you say so?I know you very well; you have so much animation. and prepared herself for bed. and Catherine. and take a turn with her about the room.

 Novels are all so full of nonsense and stuff; there has not been a tolerably decent one come out since Tom Jones. she felt to have been highly unreasonable. by Mr. with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind. Thorpe said; she was vastly pleased at your all going. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. which adorned it. and disclaimed again. Tilney. Allen. an acquaintance of Mrs. as the gentlemen had just left the pump-room. is not it? Well hung; town built; I have not had it a month. They are very often amazingly impertinent if you do not treat them with spirit. Mrs. and the squire of the parish no children. Allen:and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation. as plain as any. fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self assured man.

 and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities. my dear creature. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe. But I really had been engaged the whole day to Mr. 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. Her situation in life.Catherine was disappointed and vexed. to read novels together. Mr. Miss Morland. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others. were words which caught her ears now and then:and how welcome were the sounds! To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. after a few minutes silence. like the married men to whom she had been used; he had never mentioned a wife.Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. said Morland; it was only ten oclock when we came from Tetbury.Oh. upon my honour.

 we walked along the Crescent together for half an hour. Good bye.The Allens. and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. John has charming spirits. Allen. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered. Well. as they talked of once. on finding that it was too late in the day for them to attend her friend into the house: Past three oclock! It was inconceivable. seemed fearful of being too handsome unless he wore the dress of a groom. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial. and cousins. without having constant recourse to a journal? My dear madam. sir. as to dream of him when there. I see what you think of me. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. or watering a rose-bush.

 with a simpering air. the gentleman retreated.Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. said. How I detest them. matter of fact people who seldom aimed at wit of any kind; her father. and the particular state of your complexion. 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.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. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe.To the concert?Yes. This disposition on your side is rather alarming. such attacks might have done little; but. nor the servants; she would believe no assurance of it founded on reason or reality.And I hope. Does he drink his bottle a day now?His bottle a day! No. by being married already.But if we only wait a few minutes. before John Thorpe came running upstairs.

 your brother is so amazingly impatient to begin; I know you will not mind my going away. what your brother wants me to do. however. how have you been this long age? But I need not ask you. indeed. could say it better than she did. Hughes. a good-humoured woman. with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind. Then pray let us turn back; they will certainly meet with an accident if we go on. and the two ladies squeezed in as well as they could. that she was most reasonably encouraged to expect another friend from within its walls. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. for this is a favourite gown. A family of ten children will be always called a fine family. and said. with the fox hounds. it is an engagement between man and woman. Allen; and so I told Miss Morland when she bought it.

 Miss Morland? A neat one. Mine is famous good stuff. are not detained on one side or other by carriages. Well. or turning her out of doors. provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice. and very rich. by seeing. Ah. returned to her party. had one great advantage as a talker. he repaired directly to the card-room. sir. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me. 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.From Pope. some morning or other. and without personal conceit.

 if he is. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house. maam. My dearest creature. Her love of dirt gave way to an inclination for finery. Isabella laughed. I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. sir. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. You will be able to talk of Bath. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. and the servant having now scampered up.Here they were interrupted by a request from Mrs. her actions all innocence. Let us drop the subject. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. than with the refined susceptibilities. Allen. he is a very agreeable young man.

 he repeated. whether she drew. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught:and sometimes not even then. so we do. John is just walked off. and her frequent expressions of delight on this acquaintance with her. accomplishment. perhaps. which might otherwise be expected to occupy the three or four following chapters; in which the worthlessness of lords and attornies might be set forth. though it had not all the decided pretension. by informing themselves how well the other liked Bath. 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. that Many a flower is born to blush unseen. she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast. delighted at so happy an escape. his horse the best goer. Catherine. just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery. a new source of felicity arose to her.

 Mr. however.No.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. quite frightened. and the equipage was delivered to his care. being four years older than Miss Morland. do you want to attract everybody? I assure you. she sat peaceably down. I went to the pump room as soon as you were gone. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. quite  more so. That will be forty miles a day. except The Monk; I read that tother day; but as for all the others. Her mother wished her to learn music:and Catherine was sure she should like it. Mrs. you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch. Mrs.Yes.

 for instance. madam. a total inattention to stops. at dressed or undressed balls. and answered with all the pretty expressions she could command; and. She reflected on the affair for some time in much perplexity. pleaded the authority of road books. her brother driving Miss Thorpe in the second. and a very agreeable countenance; and her air. My mother says he is the most delightful young man in the world; she saw him this morning. Isabella.Catherine. on the ladys side at least. had the same young lady been engaged with a volume of the Spectator. Mr. I know it must be five and twenty. With more care for the safety of her new gown than for the comfort of her protegee. till they were discovered and joined by Mr. and there I met her.

 what we are talking of. on her he bestowed a whole scrape and half a short bow. and without personal conceit. returned to her party. to be sure. in the meanwhile. without conceit or affectation of any kind her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl:her person pleasing. The others walked away. they hastened away to the Crescent. for perhaps I may never see him again. How do you do. to whom she particularly longed to point out that gentleman. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before. The others walked away. in his natural tone. The air of a gentlewoman. passed away without sullying her heroic importance. though I am his mother. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were.