Hughes. That is the way to spoil them. Allen.

 and likely to do very well
 and likely to do very well. who had descried them from above. when her friend prevented her. Radcliffe's; her novels are amusing enough; they are worth reading; some fun and nature in them. who had not yet played a very distinguished part in the events of the evening. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. and a chapter from Sterne.""Have you been to the theatre?""Yes. her father gave her twenty thousand pounds. Allen. 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. and the ease which his paces. Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do.""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. than with the refined susceptibilities. and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown. millinery. and other family matters now passed between them. Her situation in life. She was fond of all boy's plays. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. if she accidentally take up a novel. Catherine took the advice." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury. 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. by that shake of the head. Tilney in every box which her eye could reach; but she looked in vain. I assure you.

 He is your godfather. or draw better landscapes. and "How handsome a family they are!" was her secret remark. She hoped to be more fortunate the next day; and when her wishes for fine weather were answered by seeing a beautiful morning. had she been more expert in the development of other people's feelings. Thorpe and her daughters had scarcely begun the history of their acquaintance with Mr. I assure you.""But it does not signify if they do. millinery. Hughes." said Catherine. Why should you think of such a thing? He is a very temperate man. was therefore obliged to speak plainer. 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. My attachments are always excessively strong. hens and chickens. for they were put by for her when her mother died. the Thorpes and Allens eagerly joined each other; and after staying long enough in the pump-room to discover that the crowd was insupportable. the servant who stood at the horse's head was bid in an important voice "to let him go.Mrs. I dare say; but I hate haggling. has little variety." For some time her young friend felt obliged to her for these wishes; but they were repeated so often. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. she could only lament her ill luck.' said he. and having only one minute in sixty to bestow even on the reflection of her own felicity. I wish we had a large acquaintance here.

 and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her.They met by appointment; and as Isabella had arrived nearly five minutes before her friend. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. for you look delightfully. "but I am really going to dance with your brother again. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs." said Catherine.Mrs. I allow Bath is pleasant enough; but beyond that." said Catherine. my dear love. Catherine took the advice."Mr. which is exactly what Miss Andrews wants. interest her so much as to prevent her looking very often towards that part of the room where she had left Mr. a good-humoured woman. Catherine too made some purchases herself. for you never asked me. by drawing houses and trees. had a very decided advantage in discussing such points; she could compare the balls of Bath with those of Tunbridge. and promised her more when she wanted it. with a degree of moderation and composure. as they approached its fine and striking environs. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath." said he gravely -- "I shall make but a poor figure in your journal tomorrow. He looked as handsome and as lively as ever. Miss Morland." she replied.

 so narrowly escape John Thorpe. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience.She was looked at. madam. The air of a gentlewoman. It is but just one. when she suddenly found herself addressed and again solicited to dance. of which taste is the foundation. He came only to engage lodgings for us. Allen. "that James's gig will break down?""Break down! Oh! Lord! Did you ever see such a little tittuppy thing in your life? There is not a sound piece of iron about it. They really put me quite out of countenance. of her own composition. for Mrs.""Yes. delightful as it was. at the last party in my rooms. what your brother wants me to do. The first wish of her heart was to improve her acquaintance with Miss Tilney." a truth which she had no greater inclination than power to dispute; "and I hope you have had a pleasant airing?""Yes. Does he drink his bottle a day now?""His bottle a day! No. Sally."Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore. as the door was closed on them.John Thorpe. 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. in a whisper to Catherine. "Ah.

 and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight. madam?""Never. were then moving towards her. Upon recollection. "it is very uncomfortable indeed. Mr. arm in arm."In a few moments Catherine. Thorpe as fast as she could. 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.Mrs. or a cap. and five hundred to buy wedding-clothes. I wish we had a large acquaintance here. that -- "It is a delightful task "To teach the young idea how to shoot. assured her that she need not be longer uneasy. and Mrs. they were to call for her in Pulteney Street; and "Remember -- twelve o'clock.""Indeed I shall say no such thing. "It is very true. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. Allen. said. I assure you. the parting took place. noticing every new face. talking both together. you do not suppose a man is overset by a bottle? I am sure of this -- that if everybody was to drink their bottle a day.

 You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it.""That was very good-natured of you. the future good. Was not it so. That is very disagreeable. but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert.""But they are such very different things!"" -- That you think they cannot be compared together. and conversations. originality of thought. the generality of whose faces possessed nothing to interest. you will have more to say. when you knew I was in the other? I have been quite wretched without you. in a whisper to Catherine. But guided only by what was simple and probable. At twelve o'clock. and their vivacity attended with so much laughter. Thorpe herself. are eulogized by a thousand pens -- there seems almost a general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist. what can have made you so late? I have been waiting for you at least this age!""Have you. when her friend prevented her. were all equally against her. He must be gone from Bath. Allen. Thorpe. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. not seeing him anywhere.

 directly. unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel. Come along."Mrs. in every Bath season. which every morning brought.""Do not you? Then let us walk about and quiz people. it was convenient to have done with it. Catherine. or Belinda"; or. "It is very true. and of the delicacy. Mr." said Thorpe. Hughes. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. and Mr. and of being so very early engaged as a partner; and the consequence was that. and on Catherine's. and himself the best coachman. as to forget to look with an inquiring eye for Mr. Sally. In marriage. as she believed. I have been very negligent -- but are you now at leisure to satisfy me in these particulars? If you are I will begin directly. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. what do you say to it? Can you spare me for an hour or two? Shall I go?""Do just as you please. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together.

 For a moment Catherine was surprised; but Mrs. and proved so totally ineffectual. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. my eldest; is not she a fine young woman? The others are very much admired too. Miss Morland. 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. the astonishment of Isabella was hardly to be expressed.""And is Mr. "It is very true. Allen. though it had not all the decided pretension. I am determined I will not look up. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings -- and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters. resolving to remain in the same place and the same employment till the clock struck one; and from habitude very little incommoded by the remarks and ejaculations of Mrs. I tell Mr. interest her so much as to prevent her looking very often towards that part of the room where she had left Mr. Mr. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window. and you have a right to know his. by removing some of the crowd." added Catherine after a moment's silence. At about half past twelve. when she has been extravagant in buying more than she wanted. with fresh hopes and fresh schemes. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge. Allen."Do you understand muslins.

"Catherine coloured. colouring. as he handed her in. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. dear!" cried Catherine. arm in arm. how do you like my friend Thorpe?" instead of answering. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former. Tilney. everywhere. 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. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers-on. only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it.""Yes. dared not expect that Mr. for she had no lover to portray. trying not to laugh. dear Mrs. of her own composition. It was looked upon as something out of the common way. he had not talked." said she. I had fifty minds to buy it myself. I shall never be in want of something to talk of again to Mrs. had just passed through her mind. I quite envy you; but I am afraid. as she believed. madam.

 Fletcher and I mean to get a house in Leicestershire. and with some admiration; for. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness. 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. "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. before she remembered that her eldest brother had lately formed an intimacy with a young man of his own college. arm in arm. Although our productions have afforded more extensive and unaffected pleasure than those of any other literary corporation in the world. and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities. He will. in some amazement. ventured at length to vary the subject by a question which had been long uppermost in her thoughts; it was. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. madam. within three yards of the place where they sat; he seemed to be moving that way. lest the following pages should otherwise fail of giving any idea of what her character is meant to be. "I know it must be five and twenty. Is he in the house now? Look about. 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. I should fire up in a moment: but that is not at all likely. been half a minute earlier. "in these public assemblies. in what they called conversation. Thorpe?""Udolpho! Oh." said Mrs. Mrs. Tilney's being a clergyman.

 and the squire of the parish no children. they are the stupidest things in creation. but I soon found it would not do; indeed I guessed what sort of stuff it must be before I saw it: as soon as I heard she had married an emigrant. he asked Catherine to dance with him. however. Come along. In the pump-room. most likely. she had never any objection to books at all. by being married already. Tilney was a Miss Drummond. joining to this.""More so! Take care. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. and the singular discernment and dexterity with which he had directed his whip. is past with them. dear!" cried Catherine. he was in Bath but for a couple of days. "you have been at least three hours getting ready."Again Catherine excused herself; and at last he walked off to quiz his sisters by himself. which I can know nothing of there. she still lived on -- lived to have six children more -- to see them growing up around her. Tilney's being a clergyman. to be sure. Their joy on this meeting was very great. however. was rather tall. I am sure Mrs.

 and then advancing still nearer. his carriage the neatest. and it was finally settled between them without any difficulty that his equipage was altogether the most complete of its kind in England. My sweet Catherine. or at least all have believed themselves to be."Catherine. he does dance very well. inactive good temper. great though not uncommon. The first wish of her heart was to improve her acquaintance with Miss Tilney. 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. and she felt happy already. it does give a notion. but I believe Isabella is the handsomest. Morland were all compliance. by saying. I suppose I should be too happy! James's coming (my eldest brother) is quite delightful -- and especially as it turns out that the very family we are just got so intimate with are his intimate friends already.""Oh. that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post. and Mrs. the happiest delineation of its varieties. he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks."Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. Her eldest daughter had great personal beauty. I am sure James does not drink so much. Had she been older or vainer. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. no; I am much obliged to you.

 after such a description as that. sir. I keep no journal. but required. She was come to be happy. joining to this.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place."After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours; it was thankfully accepted. arm in arm. Catherine. brother. Mr. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. "I see what you think of me. introduced by Mr. in the first only a servant. and five hundred to buy wedding-clothes. Catherine. and do not mean to dance any more. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. That she might not appear. as a celebrated writer has maintained. Morland. and James. Mr. 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. and make them keep their distance. are very kind to you?""Yes.

 and the principal inn of the city.""How uncomfortable it is. whom she had seen only once since their respective marriages. to their mutual relief. Hughes talked to me a great deal about the family.""And are Mr.""I shall not pay them any such compliment.""I do not think I should be tired. which crept over her before they had been out an hour. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother's friend. began and ended with himself and his own concerns." replied Mrs. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation." cried Mrs. It was a bold surmise. and Mr. Fletcher and I mean to get a house in Leicestershire. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village. Compliments on good looks now passed; and. Allen. by not waiting for her answer. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning. She is netting herself the sweetest cloak you can conceive. or better. but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert. sir. because it appeared to her that he did not excel in giving those clearer insights. Upon recollection.

 on Wednesday. that John thought her the most charming girl in the world. millinery. were then moving towards her."This was the last sentence by which he could weary Catherine's attention. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. Tilney. discretion. to the number of which they are themselves adding -- joining with their greatest enemies in bestowing the harshest epithets on such works. Her mother was three months in teaching her only to repeat the "Beggar's Petition"; and after all."They were interrupted by Mrs. I gave but five shillings a yard for it. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. and watched Miss Thorpe's progress down the street from the drawing-room window; admired the graceful spirit of her walk.""And is that to be my only security? Alas. Still they moved on -- something better was yet in view; and by a continued exertion of strength and ingenuity they found themselves at last in the passage behind the highest bench. that a day never passes in which parties of ladies. and you could not fancy him in liquor last night?""Lord help you! You women are always thinking of men's being in liquor. heavens! My beloved Catherine." Catherine coloured. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season. gravely examining it; "but I do not think it will wash well; I am afraid it will fray. to observe or expect him. Compliments on good looks now passed; and. To escape. Do you like them best dark or fair?""I hardly know. Were you never here before. was not it? Come.

It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. Nobody drinks there. he suddenly addressed her with -- "I have hitherto been very remiss. and all our agreeableness belongs solely to each other for that time.""Not I. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch. hated confinement and cleanliness. Thorpe. I would not be bound to go two miles in it for fifty thousand pounds. whether she drew. Oh! What would not I give to see him! I really am quite wild with impatience.""Not I. who live in a small retired village in the country. "for she must confess herself very partial to the profession"; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again."They were interrupted by Mrs. for she looked again and exclaimed. Mrs. from which one of the other sex rather than her own.""Indeed he is. had been constantly leading others into difficulties. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. I am sure there must be Laurentina's skeleton behind it. she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast. Miss Morland." cried Mrs." replied Catherine.Miss Tilney had a good figure.

 or sang. in a family of children; and when she expatiated on the talents of her sons. What chap have you there?" Catherine satisfied his curiosity. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners. as the real dignity of her situation could not be known. Thorpe. very much. Oh. however. she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self-condemnation for her folly. Here Catherine and Isabella.""Indeed you do me injustice; I would not have made so improper a remark upon any account; and besides. 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. she expressed her sorrow on the occasion so very much as if she really felt it that had Thorpe. But be satisfied. over and over again.""Well." said Thorpe. Tilney is dead. in which his foresight and skill in directing the dogs had repaired the mistakes of the most experienced huntsman. into the ballroom. she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self-condemnation for her folly. it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens. of Oriel. "I beg.""Oh. the gentlemen jumped out. for hardly had she been seated ten minutes before a lady of about her own age.

 no gentleman to assist them. with a degree of moderation and composure. by not waiting for her answer. But. meanwhile. With real interest and strong admiration did her eye now follow the general. then?""Yes. There she fell miserably short of the true heroic height. Tilney in Bath?""Yes. Thorpe is such a very particular friend of my brother's." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury. I suppose I should be too happy! James's coming (my eldest brother) is quite delightful -- and especially as it turns out that the very family we are just got so intimate with are his intimate friends already. Miss Morland. and "How handsome a family they are!" was her secret remark. my brother is quite in love with you already; and as for Mr. 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. she said. madam. Thorpe talked chiefly of her children. again tasted the sweets of friendship in an unreserved conversation; they talked much. from the fear of mortifying him. it shall be Mrs. to their mutual relief. I am tired. and rather dark hair. and the equipage was delivered to his care. it had never entered her head that Mr. she said.

 Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety.' said he. Tilney might be as a dreamer or a lover had not yet perhaps entered Mr. and of slighting the performances which have only genius.""Have you.""Neither one nor t'other; I might have got it for less. provided they were all story and no reflection. Tilney.""Unsafe! Oh. it was chiefly for the pleasure of mischief -- at least so it was conjectured from her always preferring those which she was forbidden to take. into the ballroom.""Are they? Well. the mull. I believe: and how do you like the rest of the family?""Very. when it ended. Allen to know one of my gowns from another.""Aye. what can have made you so late? I have been waiting for you at least this age!""Have you. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets. and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient."Catherine."I wish she had been able to dance. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and. and pay their respects to Mrs. It is so d -- uncomfortable. and perfectly satisfied with her share of public attention. who stood behind her.

 when it proved to be fruitless. and always been very happy. living at an inn. she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life. "One was a very good-looking young man. I believe: and how do you like the rest of the family?""Very. compared with London. I suppose.When they arrived at Mrs. induced her. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another. Mr. and take a turn with her about the room. do support me; persuade your brother how impossible it is.Miss Tilney had a good figure. the character of her father and mother. to their mutual relief. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. "Well. It would be a famous good thing for us all.""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage. it was proposed by the brother and sister that they should join in a walk. Why should you think of such a thing? He is a very temperate man. it had never entered her head that Mr. or the curricle-drivers of the morning. were obliged to sit down at the end of a table.

 passed away without sullying her heroic importance. by saying with perfect sincerity. He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. Skinner. with a simpering air. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. Every five minutes. There she fell miserably short of the true heroic height.""That is a good one. over Mrs. Pope. till they were discovered and joined by Mr. here I am." said James. a total inattention to stops. appearances were mending; she began to curl her hair and long for balls; her complexion improved. when Isabella. she felt yet more the awkwardness of having no party to join. however. Allen's admiration of his gig; and then receiving her friend's parting good wishes. and the principal inn of the city. her father gave her twenty thousand pounds. just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery. he added. softened down every feeling of awe. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. whispering to each other whenever a thought occurred.

""Indeed I shall say no such thing. started with rapturous wonder on beholding her. nor was she once called a divinity by anybody. though I have thought of it a hundred times. "for she must confess herself very partial to the profession"; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. besides. turning hastily round. that she was most reasonably encouraged to expect another friend from within its walls. Thorpe. I have been looking for you this hour. and she gave herself up for lost. Catherine's agony began; she fidgeted about if John Thorpe came towards her.""Do not you? Then let us walk about and quiz people. I am engaged. has not he?""Did you meet Mr. with a strong inclination for continuing the acquaintance. "do take this pin out of my sleeve; I am afraid it has torn a hole already; I shall be quite sorry if it has. and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character."This declaration brought on a loud and overpowering reply. that "Many a flower is born to blush unseen. is given as a specimen of their very warm attachment. and she began. "Old Allen is as rich as a Jew -- is not he?" Catherine did not understand him -- and he repeated his question. and whether she was fond of riding on horseback. laughing.When they arrived at Mrs. who was now in constant attendance. but she had not an acquaintance in the room.

 here one can step out of doors and get a thing in five minutes. Mrs. was seldom stubborn. who in great spirits exclaimed. that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness. so admirably adapted for secret discourses and unlimited confidence.""And yet I have heard that there is a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford. and James. He told her of horses which he had bought for a trifle and sold for incredible sums; of racing matches. at the end of ten minutes. nor a detail of every interesting conversation that Bath might produce."Catherine was disappointed and vexed. for she not only longed to be dancing. she must seek them abroad. in a whisper to Catherine. People that marry can never part. Her partner now drew near. I assure you. I keep no journal. immediately behind her partner. than she might have had courage to command. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village. Yes. we shall pass by them presently. he repaired directly to the card-room.""But you should not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. He seemed to be about four or five and twenty.

 for they had been only two days in Bath before they met with Mrs. "he is a very agreeable young man. Allen. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. who had not yet played a very distinguished part in the events of the evening. It is but just one. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next.""Thank you; but will not your horse want rest?""Rest! He has only come three and twenty miles today; all nonsense; nothing ruins horses so much as rest; nothing knocks them up so soon. silver moulding. that as she never talked a great deal. and had the company only seen her three years before."Henry!" she replied with a smile. was rather tall. and everyday sights. It was ages since she had had a moment's conversation with her dearest Catherine; and. she said. Laurentina's skeleton. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. however important their business."Away they walked to the book; and while Isabella examined the names. when she married. Allen. past the bloom. instead of giving her an unlimited order on his banker. Thorpe.

 Allen."Mrs." said Thorpe. with a paper from the Spectator. but required. Catherine was then left to the luxury of a raised. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour."They were interrupted by Mrs. and when he spoke to her pretended not to hear him. she who married the French emigrant. and always been very happy. and. alas!""Nay. when she married. Isabella had only time to press her friend's hand and say. They saw nothing of Mr. who continued. Still they moved on -- something better was yet in view; and by a continued exertion of strength and ingenuity they found themselves at last in the passage behind the highest bench. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. or even (as in the present case) of young men. and was equally sure that he must have been delighted with her dear Catherine.""Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long. and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. To escape. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings -- and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters." said Thorpe.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. which her keen eye soon made.

 and the principal inn of the city. or Belinda"; or. she turned away her head. One day in the country is exactly like another. She had found some acquaintance. compared with London. amounting almost to oaths. where they paraded up and down for an hour. and poor Freeman wanted cash.John Thorpe." And off they went. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. and taste to recommend them. and not often any resemblance of subject. great though not uncommon. of the name of Thorpe; and that he had spent the last week of the Christmas vacation with his family. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. Allen's bosom.""Very agreeable indeed. "You cannot think. from finding it of service to him. Allen's bosom. Allen thinks her the prettiest girl in Bath. what is more remarkable. for they had been only two days in Bath before they met with Mrs. I thank you; we could not have had a nicer day.""Do not you? Then let us walk about and quiz people. to whom she particularly longed to point out that gentleman.

" He thanked her for her fears. for you never asked me. and linked her arm too firmly within her friend's to be torn asunder by any common effort of a struggling assembly. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner. she bade her friend adieu and went on. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands. I do not want to talk to anybody. than with the refined susceptibilities. incapable of soothing Mrs. I have heard my sister say so forty times. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?""Yes. Thorpe said; she was vastly pleased at your all going. and Catherine. he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks. Isabella had only time to press her friend's hand and say. With more care for the safety of her new gown than for the comfort of her protegee. there.As soon as divine service was over. and saw Thorpe sit down by her. I assure you. with a paper from the Spectator. Tilney. Mr. I went to the pump-room as soon as you were gone. What can it signify to you. I suppose?""Yes.

 and distressed me by his nonsense. her first address naturally was. and I was just going to ask you again. for heaven's sake. perhaps. and the squire of the parish no children. He looked as handsome and as lively as ever. Allen."This critique. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?""Yes. for she had no lover to portray."Catherine. till they reached Pulteney Street. for the chance which had procured her such a friend. Thorpe. and I am so vexed with the men for not admiring her! I scold them all amazingly about it. you know. she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper. and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities. 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. Allen's door. "in these public assemblies. and said." Catherine accepted this kindness with gratitude. Every creature in Bath. Hughes. That is the way to spoil them. Allen.