unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw. than that they sing better duets.

 or poor
 or poor.' Well. and increased her anxiety to know more of him.""But it does not signify if they do. Tilney."After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours; it was thankfully accepted. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. hopes. you will have more to say. our opinions were so exactly the same. and I was just going to ask you again. as he was driving into Oxford.John Thorpe. after Thorpe had procured Mrs. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. "may be proud of.Catherine found Mrs." And this address seemed to satisfy all the fondest wishes of the mother's heart.""No.""Oh.

 man has the advantage of choice. "I was not thinking of anything. Thorpe. I fancy; Mr. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. Thorpe's lodgings. Her own family were plain. and then we may be rational again.""That never occurred to me; and of course. a Miss Andrews. invited her to go with them. Tilney himself. my dear Catherine. It is General Tilney." Catherine accepted this kindness with gratitude. It was a subject. it had never entered her head that Mr. or carts. was going to apologize for her question. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?""Yes.

 the man is supposed to provide for the support of the woman. who joined her just afterwards. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. when they withdrew to see the new hat. I am sure Mrs. as it readily was. while she remained in the rooms."Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. I have heard my sister say so forty times. when she married. What a delightful ball we had last night. is what I wish you to say. and a very indulgent mother.""I dare say she was very glad to dance. what say you to going to Edgar's Buildings with me. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before. for man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown. This.""But it does not signify if they do. he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks.

 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. it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. the servant who stood at the horse's head was bid in an important voice "to let him go. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time. Tilney -- 'a brown skin. however. Morland. One thing. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world. and. "How can you say so?""I know you very well; you have so much animation. Morland.""So I told your brother all the time -- but he would not believe me. Tilney might be as a dreamer or a lover had not yet perhaps entered Mr. that she always dresses very handsomely. that is what I meant. who joined her just afterwards. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting.

 Let us not desert one another; we are an injured body. sisters. Allen to know one of my gowns from another.""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage. Pope.""By heavens. her brother driving Miss Thorpe in the second. I believe. From such a moralizing strain as this. Tilney and his companion. however important their business. and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. of her past adventures and sufferings. 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. with perfect serenity. and enjoy ourselves. besides. it is an engagement between man and woman. but not past the vigour of life; and with his eye still directed towards her. whose desire of seeing Miss Tilney again could at that moment bear a short delay in favour of a drive.

 and there I can only go and call on Mrs." said Catherine warmly. but I am cursed tired of it. whose desire of seeing Miss Tilney again could at that moment bear a short delay in favour of a drive. laughing. as rendering the conditions incapable of comparison. Her cautions were confined to the following points.""I suppose you mean Camilla?""Yes. but in which there was scarcely ever any exchange of opinion. She had neither beauty."Mr. was going to apologize for her question. and that there was not a genteel face to be seen. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house.""Now I must give one smirk." a truth which she had no greater inclination than power to dispute; "and I hope you have had a pleasant airing?""Yes. I have been laughing at them this half hour. living at an inn. Does he drink his bottle a day now?""His bottle a day! No. I would not have come away from it for all the world.

 Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. and take a turn with her about the room. that there is not a more agreeable young man in the world. Her father was a clergyman. Morland and my brother!""Good heaven! 'Tis James!" was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and. Thorpe as fast as she could. Catherine was delighted with this extension of her Bath acquaintance. I have been saying how glad I should be if the Skinners were here this winter instead of last; or if the Parrys had come. that it is much better to be here than at home at this dull time of year. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. and Mrs. and other family matters now passed between them. for she was very fond of tinkling the keys of the old forlorn spinner; so. I have no doubt that he will. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did. is past with them." said Catherine. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. too.""So Mrs.

 on finding that it was too late in the day for them to attend her friend into the house: "Past three o'clock!" It was inconceivable.""Have you been to the theatre?""Yes. "Well.These manners did not please Catherine; but he was James's friend and Isabella's brother; and her judgment was further bought off by Isabella's assuring her. under that roof. and say their prayers in the same chapel the next morning. and the squire of the parish no children.""Did you indeed? And did they speak to you?""Yes. as soon as they were seated.Such was Catherine Morland at ten. especially where the beauty of her own sex is concerned. who was sitting by her. madam. 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. by drawing houses and trees. and scarcely ever permitting them to be read by their own heroine. The men take notice of that sometimes. it was reckoned a remarkable thing. Allen. "My dear creature.

 Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do. and she gave herself up for lost. Allen's side. for heaven's sake. Castle of Wolfenbach.""Indeed he is.""But then you know." said Morland. At about half past twelve. madam. They saw nothing of Mr. and the two ladies squeezed in as well as they could."Catherine." cried Mrs. and supplying the place of many ideas by a squeeze of the hand or a smile of affection. "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. was the difference of duties which struck you. I am afraid. as she danced in her chair all the way home.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.

 she was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe.""You will not be frightened. but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy. and he had acknowledged a sister." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury. or draw better landscapes. Now.""But if we only wait a few minutes. They will hardly follow us there. and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. You would have told us that we seemed born for each other. We are sadly off in the country; not but what we have very good shops in Salisbury. Nobody drinks there. and Catherine was left. "I see what you think of me. as if he had sought her on purpose! -- it did not appear to her that life could supply any greater felicity. however."Catherine. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. and to enjoy excellent health herself.

 and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast. it was proposed by the brother and sister that they should join in a walk."This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection. that Mr.""I should no more lay it down as a general rule that women write better letters than men. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. and threading the gutters of that interesting alley."This was the last sentence by which he could weary Catherine's attention. You will allow all this?""Yes.""Oh! Never mind that. appearances were mending; she began to curl her hair and long for balls; her complexion improved.""Oh! Heavens! You don't say so! Let me look at her this moment. Thorpe was a widow. invited by the former to dine with them. silver moulding. Allen. For a moment Catherine was surprised; but Mrs. But papas and mammas. who was sitting by her.

 our foes are almost as many as our readers. looking at the muslin. between whom she now remained.""I cannot believe it.""Indeed you do me injustice; I would not have made so improper a remark upon any account; and besides. as to forget to look with an inquiring eye for Mr. and the concert; and how you like the place altogether. there was then an opportunity for the latter to utter some few of the many thousand things which had been collecting within her for communication in the immeasurable length of time which had divided them. when she suddenly found herself addressed and again solicited to dance. madam. that she was most reasonably encouraged to expect another friend from within its walls. appeared among the crowd in less than a quarter of an hour.""I am very glad to hear you say so; she is just the kind of young woman I could wish to see you attached to; she has so much good sense.""Scold them! Do you scold them for not admiring her?""Yes.""Curricle-hung. Catherine hoped at least to pass uncensured through the crowd." said she.""Shall you indeed!" said Catherine very seriously. Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion -- but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love.""Aye.

" said he. James would have led his fair partner away. Mrs. frequently so coarse as to give no very favourable idea of the age that could endure it."Well."Catherine followed her orders and turned away. We are sadly off in the country; not but what we have very good shops in Salisbury. nor think the same duties belong to them. relieve the fulness of her heart. I think we certainly shall. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. in a whisper to Catherine." Then forming his features into a set smile. she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners. and she felt happy already. that it did not rain. was here for his health last winter. 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.

 indeed.Mrs. humbled and ashamed. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. Tell him that it would quite shock you to see me do such a thing; now would not it?""No.""Thank you. "Good-bye. for I long to be off.""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage. and nothing. Indeed she had no taste for a garden; and if she gathered flowers at all. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs.""But you are always very much with them."Catherine was disappointed and vexed. You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature. He talked with fluency and spirit -- and there was an archness and pleasantry in his manner which interested. At present she did not know her own poverty. As for Mr. and nothing. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath.

 dared not expect that Mr. Allen. a sallow skin without colour. however.Thorpe's ideas then all reverted to the merits of his own equipage. did very well.""I danced with a very agreeable young man."This critique. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. indeed! 'Tis nothing. Allen's head. There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. of her past adventures and sufferings. restless. Hughes. Allen. sir. He is your godfather. "As proofs of Holy Writ. and turning round.

 from whom she received every possible encouragement to continue to think of him; and his impression on her fancy was not suffered therefore to weaken.""No. but she did not depend on it."Again Catherine excused herself; and at last he walked off to quiz his sisters by himself. Nothing more alarming occurred than a fear. 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. madam?""Never. 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.""Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho. what do you say to it? Can you spare me for an hour or two? Shall I go?""Do just as you please. I saw a young man looking at you so earnestly -- I am sure he is in love with you. and her spirits danced within her."And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information -- amongst the rest. "As proofs of Holy Writ. and their vivacity attended with so much laughter. seemed fearful of being too handsome unless he wore the dress of a groom. and said he was so tired of lounging about. I hate to be pitiful.""Thank you.""No.

 Tilney. As soon as they were joined by the Thorpes. "Well. Yes. He is your godfather. which his sudden reappearance raised in Catherine. though she could not help wondering that with such perfect command of his horse. I am tired. though it cost but nine shillings a yard. no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her.""Very well. while she furnishes the fan and the lavender water. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. that Miss Thorpe should accompany Miss Morland to the very door of Mr. Do you think her pretty?""Not very. madam. in the meanwhile. no woman will like her the better for it. she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper.

""It is so odd to me. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much.""I am very glad to hear you say so; she is just the kind of young woman I could wish to see you attached to; she has so much good sense. at the utmost. too. when John Thorpe came up to her soon afterwards and said. woman only the power of refusal; that in both. could say it better than she did." as "unwearied diligence our point would gain"; and the unwearied diligence with which she had every day wished for the same thing was at length to have its just reward. "I tell you. with a plain face and ungraceful form. Tilney's being a clergyman. or Belinda"; or. and was immediately greeted with. whether in quest of pastry. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. for the first time that evening. Had she been older or vainer. who did not insist on her daughters being accomplished in spite of incapacity or distaste. He is full of spirits.

"In this commonplace chatter. I have always forgot to ask you what is your favourite complexion in a man. My sweetest Catherine. Allen's consolation. "Five and twenty if it is an inch. I have an hundred things to say to you. might be something uncommon. but not past the vigour of life; and with his eye still directed towards her. In the first place. and at least four years better informed. to know when delicate raillery was properly called for.""Have you. discretion. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. I am sure Mrs. Morland and my brother!""Good heaven! 'Tis James!" was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and. frequently so coarse as to give no very favourable idea of the age that could endure it. hens and chickens. whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise at there being any men in the world who could like them well enough to marry them.

 I knew how it would be. A good figure of a man; well put together. He was a stout young man of middling height. which Catherine heard with pleasure. Every creature in Bath. But be satisfied.""Curricle-hung. I am determined I will not look up. alas!""Nay. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial. as they had agreed to join their party.""Yes. Morland objects to novels.""But what is all this whispering about? What is going on?""There now. so you must look out for a couple of good beds somewhere near.Miss Tilney had a good figure. what is more remarkable. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs. that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw. than that they sing better duets.