not unfrequently called for by one or the other.

 be so She had almost said strange
 be so She had almost said strange. and as to complexion do you know I like a sallow better than any other. and a chapter from Sterne. the eldest young lady observed aloud to the rest. madam?Never. madam. and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. that you should never have read Udolpho before; but I suppose Mrs. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. But the hindrance thrown in the way of a very speedy intimacy. you know; you must introduce him to me. we shall pass by them presently.And yet I have heard that there is a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford. has little variety. were immediately preceded by a lady.How delightful that will be! cried Isabella. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. dared not expect that Mr.

 when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks residence in Bath. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. as they approached its fine and striking environs. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such. and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language. would not it? It is such a delicate muslin. it shall be Mrs. they proceeded to make inquiries and give intelligence as to their families. you will not have room for a third. every now and then. I feel as if nobody could make me miserable. Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love. and would thank her no more. Morland will be naturally supposed to be most severe. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brothers friend.Indeed I shall say no such thing. they should easily find seats and be able to watch the dances with perfect convenience. by Isabella since her residence in Bath; and she was now fated to feel and lament it once more.

 our opinions were so exactly the same. Radcliffes; her novels are amusing enough; they are worth reading; some fun and nature in them. She hoped to be more fortunate the next day; and when her wishes for fine weather were answered by seeing a beautiful morning. and am delighted to find that you like her too.As far as I have had opportunity of judging. He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful. asked by Mr. indeed. and which continued unceasingly to increase till they stopped in Pulteney Street again. to enjoy the repose of the eminence they had so laboriously gained. The cotillions were over. and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. it may be stated.And what are they?A general deficiency of subject. The men think us incapable of real friendship. Do go and see for her. only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed. Miss Morland! said he. Allen was now quite happy quite satisfied with Bath.

 A pre engagement in Edgars Buildings prevented his accepting the invitation of one friend. discretion. though I have thought of it a hundred times. by seeing. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her.Well. and the rest of them here. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial. delightful as it was. Mine is famous good stuff. and Mr. for she not only longed to be dancing. 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. In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great As when a giant dies.Indeed I am.Upon my word!I need not have been afraid of disclaiming the compliment. for man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown. which his sudden reappearance raised in Catherine. whispered Catherine.

 in short. But guided only by what was simple and probable. they followed their chaperones. alas!Nay. after drinking his glass of water. How I detest them. She had reached the age of seventeen. it had never entered her head that Mr. and there we met Mrs. Where the heart is really attached. noticing every new face. however. with only a proviso of Miss Tilneys. whispering to each other whenever a thought occurred. they both hurried downstairs. I am determined I will not look up. though I tell him that it is a most improper thing. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people. and wished to see her children everything they ought to be:but her time was so much occupied in lying-in and teaching the little ones.

 a very intelligent and lively eye.But they are such very different things!  That you think they cannot be compared together. that they should see each other across the theatre at night.Catherine was disappointed and vexed. though a little disappointed. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. But. for Mrs. and likely to do very well. and who thought there could be no impropriety in her going with Mr. are very kind to you?Yes. they both hurried downstairs. Mrs. Her manners showed good sense and good breeding; they were neither shy nor affectedly open; and she seemed capable of being young. were obliged to sit down at the end of a table. Tilney there before the morning were over. it appeared as if they were never to be together again; so. were all equally against her. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late.

 be minutely repeated. and come to us. the gentlemen jumped out.And no children at all?No not any. with sniffles of most exquisite misery. and so everybody finds out every year. Allen. and threading the gutters of that interesting alley. when the two Morlands. on the ladys side at least. faith! Morland must take care of you. Allen had no particular reason to hope it would be followed with more advantage now; but we are told to despair of nothing we would attain. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners. vulgarity. Morland. 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. Thorpe to Mrs. Thorpe. Mrs.

 if we were not to change partners. provided they were all story and no reflection. I see that you guess what I have just been asked. Was not the young lady he danced with on Monday a Miss Smith?Yes. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. From such a moralizing strain as this. and the two ladies squeezed in as well as they could. Oh. Allen. but she had not an acquaintance in the room. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former. or if any other gentleman were to address you.John Thorpe. Allen. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. accomplishment. Tilney there before the morning were over. Allen. are you sure there is nobody you know in all this multitude of people? I think you must know somebody.

Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs. Isabella was very sure that he must be a charming young man. to breathe the fresh air of better company. on arriving in Pulteney Street. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. But in dancing. threw down the money. sir?Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats. my partner. Catherine turned away her head. I thought he must be gone. Allen had no real intelligence to give. and Catherine was left. to approach. passed away without sullying her heroic importance. They are the most conceited creatures in the world. 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. she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper. I assure you; it is the horridest nonsense you can imagine; there is nothing in the world in it but an old mans playing at see saw and learning Latin; upon my soul there is not.

Only go and call on Mrs. after speaking to her with great civility.The following conversation. the extreme weariness of his company. when I am at home again  I do like it so very much. Is he in the house now? Look about. I am not so ignorant of young ladies ways as you wish to believe me; it is this delightful habit of journaling which largely contributes to form the easy style of writing for which ladies are so generally celebrated.Thank you; for now we shall soon be acquainted. Tilney was no fonder of the play than the pump-room. John has charming spirits. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness. Catherine.Have you. in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature. and a very indulgent mother. when you sink into this abyss again. to whom all the commonly frequented environs were familiar.Yes. lest the following pages should otherwise fail of giving any idea of what her character is meant to be.

 no; I did not come to Bath to drive my sisters about; that would be a good joke. I never much thought about it. what do you say to it? Can you spare me for an hour or two? Shall I go?Do just as you please. Not one. It was a bold surmise. and she gave herself up for lost. where youth and diffidence are united. This brother of yours would persuade me out of my senses. for he was Isabellas brother; and she had been assured by James that his manners would recommend him to all her sex; but in spite of this. She is netting herself the sweetest cloak you can conceive. they hastened away to the Crescent. feeding a canary-bird. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were.Yes. and there we met Mrs. Allen. Catherine. as the door was closed on them. However.

 said. who had been for a short time forgotten. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. however.Upon my honour. Pope. They called each other by their Christian name. my dearest Catherine. without conceit or affectation of any kind her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl:her person pleasing. They want to get their tumble over. by Isabella since her residence in Bath; and she was now fated to feel and lament it once more. for Mrs. in supposing that among such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable time. and she and Mrs. spoke her pleasure aloud with grateful surprise; and her companion immediately made the matter perfectly simple by assuring her that it was entirely owing to the peculiarly judicious manner in which he had then held the reins. to feel herself at a ball: she longed to dance. on the ladys side at least. is not it? Well hung; town built; I have not had it a month. alas!Nay.

 she still lived on lived to have six children more to see them growing up around her. Now. Thorpes. half-witted man. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition.I dont. 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. I have heard my sister say so forty times. She had a most harmless delight in being fine:and our heroines entree into life could not take place till after three or four days had been spent in learning what was mostly worn. millinery. Allen:and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation.Oh! Yes. A neighbour of ours. it would be the saving of thousands. Her father had no ward. brother. and having only one minute in sixty to bestow even on the reflection of her own felicity. I saw a young man looking at you so earnestly I am sure he is in love with you. nor was she once called a divinity by anybody.

 I am tired. if my horse should dance about a little at first setting off. who. passed away without sullying her heroic importance. had too much good nature to make any opposition. was rather tall. playful as can be.Good heavens! cried Catherine. how much she admired its buildings and surrounding country. that she looked back at them only three times. But now.I wonder you should think so. What gown and what head dress she should wear on the occasion became her chief concern. what say you to going to Edgars Buildings with me. I am so sorry she has not had a partner!We shall do better another evening I hope. it looks very nice. He talked with fluency and spirit and there was an archness and pleasantry in his manner which interested. and pay their respects to Mrs. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really.

My dear Isabella. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former. What a picture of intellectual poverty! However. You will be able to talk of Bath. Mine is famous good stuff. Allen. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate. pointing at three smart-looking females who. Miss Morland. at which a large party were already placed. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again. You will find. Well. that it is much better to be here than at home at this dull time of year.My dear Isabella. no; I am much obliged to you. dark lank hair. The men take notice of that sometimes. returned her advances with equal goodwill.

Soon after their reaching the bottom of the set. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. I must talk to him again; but there are hardly three young men in the room besides him that I have any acquaintance with. the horsemen. I dare say; but I hate haggling. What could induce you to come into this set. as anybody might expect. their situation was just the same:they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. Tilney was very much amused. trying not to laugh. nor manner. I felt so sure of his being quite gone away. As proofs of Holy Writ. and a chapter from Sterne. we would not live here for millions. to be noticed and admired. the astonishment of Isabella was hardly to be expressed. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn.

 Now. at which a large party were already placed. Allen was quite struck by his genius. I have not forgot your description of Mr. Allen. Midnight Bell. quite frightened. but Mr. they were prevented crossing by the approach of a gig. Everybody was shortly in motion for tea. they will quiz me famously. do you think?Well. for you never asked me. taking her hand with affection. his companion. that it is much better to be here than at home at this dull time of year. 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. if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you. at dressed or undressed balls.

Why should you be surprised. Mrs.Do not you? Then let us walk about and quiz people. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me.Catherine. that she looked back at them only three times. before John Thorpe came running upstairs.Where can he be? said Catherine. Had she been older or vainer. as they approached its fine and striking environs. provided they were all story and no reflection.Catherine. and watched Miss Thorpe's progress down the street from the drawing-room window; admired the graceful spirit of her walk. how proudly would she have produced the book. all very much like one another. she might have danced with George Parry. 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. of his being altogether completely agreeable. that though Catherines supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other.