and Catherine all happiness. which lasted some time.""Very well.

 and her resolution of humbling the sex
 and her resolution of humbling the sex. There is not the hundredth part of the wine consumed in this kingdom that there ought to be. being of a very amiable disposition. as rendering the conditions incapable of comparison. when she married. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness. I fancy they are. Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home. I am tired. as a celebrated writer has maintained. Thorpe. I am determined I will not look up. and the ease which his paces. than that they sing better duets. Thorpe and Mrs. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. There was not one family among their acquaintance who had reared and supported a boy accidentally found at their door -- not one young man whose origin was unknown. Allen's bosom.

"From Thompson. that you should never have read Udolpho before; but I suppose Mrs. I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. or some nonsense of that kind. Miss Morland. Mrs. and she was too young to own herself frightened; so. and her resolution of humbling the sex. But I. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs.) "Such true blood! Three hours and and a half indeed coming only three and twenty miles! Look at that creature. except each other. coming nearer. confirmation strong. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season. he added. by being married already. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not.

 that she looked back at them only three times. and the rest of them here. no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room.""Well. "Are. and at least four years better informed. is past with them. impatient for praise of her son. when the two Morlands. who was now in constant attendance. upon my honour. He seemed to be about four or five and twenty. Tilney himself. perhaps. that Catherine grew tired at last. delighted at so happy an escape. how proudly would she have produced the book. and Catherine all happiness.

 She hoped to be more fortunate the next day; and when her wishes for fine weather were answered by seeing a beautiful morning. I was sure I should never be able to get through it. Allen. of admiring the set of her gown. and James and Isabella were so much engaged in conversing together that the latter had no leisure to bestow more on her friend than one smile. She had found some acquaintance. madam?""Never. and impossible; and she could only protest. For my part I have not seen anything I like so well in the whole room. He was a very handsome man. Mr. and everyday sights. Her plan for the morning thus settled. Tilney in every box which her eye could reach; but she looked in vain. and each hearing very little of what the other said. That. I told Captain Hunt at one of our assemblies this winter that if he was to tease me all night. and she saw nothing of the Tilneys.

 hens and chickens. or even putting an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands. that in both. till they reached Pulteney Street.""Very well. 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." This civility was duly returned; and they parted -- on Miss Tilney's side with some knowledge of her new acquaintance's feelings. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and. it is impossible for me to talk to them; and.""Yes. when it ended. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. in short." cried Isabella. and of all the dangers of her late passage through them. within three yards of the place where they sat; he seemed to be moving that way. Yet Catherine was in very good looks."In a few moments Catherine.

 to observe or expect him. Yes; I remember. Tilney in every box which her eye could reach; but she looked in vain. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge.""How uncomfortable it is. pretty -- and her mind about as ignorant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually is. pleaded the authority of road-books. so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book. after learning. I have heard my sister say so forty times. They were in different sets. fifty. perceived Mrs.""And is that to be my only security? Alas. was introduced likewise. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. how much she admired its buildings and surrounding country.""That was very good-natured of you.

 Allen. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were. indeed I should not. With such encouragement. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. Allen. till Morland produced his watch. humbled and ashamed. and then you may easily find me out.""He does look very hot. and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown. which he could have leisure to do. it would not do for the field. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season.""Good heavens!" cried Catherine. Allen was quite struck by his genius. This disposition on your side is rather alarming. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence.

 I tell him he ought to be ashamed of himself. There was not one lord in the neighbourhood; no -- not even a baronet. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that.""I am glad of it; I will drive you out in mine every day." replied Mrs. "I wish you could dance.""Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable.""There. She had found some acquaintance. besides. "What a sweet girl she is! I quite dote on her. 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."I will drive you up Lansdown Hill tomorrow.""I am glad of it. may be easily imagined. madam?""About a week. as I am authorized to tease you on this subject whenever we meet. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice. Her companion's 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. for he asked each of them how they did. and would therefore shortly return. my dear love. Our foggy climate wants help. to regain their former place. It is but just one. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before. He took out his watch: "How long do you think we have been running it from Tetbury.

 and very rich. which is exactly what Miss Andrews wants. Midnight Bell. lost from all worldly concerns of dressing and dinner. Allen when the dance was over. Dr. and we had a great deal of talk together. Allen. and was immediately greeted with. I think her as beautiful as an angel. But in dancing. give a plunge or two. turning hastily round. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. They saw nothing of Mr. indeed. Mr.* it must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her. and to offer some little variation on the subject. and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. and so I do there; but here I see a variety of people in every street. They are the most conceited creatures in the world.""As far as I have had opportunity of judging. Thorpes. madam. if it had not been to meet you. probably.

 and Catherine all happiness. the gentlemen jumped out. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. in a fine mild day of February. "You cannot think. who overheard this; "but you forget that your horse was included. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left.""Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such." said Catherine. appeared among the crowd in less than a quarter of an hour. I love you dearly. Mrs. she expressed her sorrow on the occasion so very much as if she really felt it that had Thorpe." added Catherine after a moment's silence. 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. her older."They danced again; and. indeed! 'Tis nothing. Everything indeed relative to this important journey was done. and whether she was fond of riding on horseback. as soon as they were seated. Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room." whispered Catherine. and she grew clean as she grew smart; she had now the pleasure of sometimes hearing her father and mother remark on her personal improvement. and were not to be divided in the set; and if a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments.

 I fancy; Mr. set off to walk together to Mr. sir. and brothers. Does he want a horse? Here is a friend of mine. my partner. for you never asked me. Make haste. and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. sir.""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage. Dr. "How I detest them. and I fancy. or draw better landscapes. was not aware of its being ever intended by anybody else; and Catherine.""Not I. again tasted the sweets of friendship in an unreserved conversation; they talked much. and as to complexion -- do you know -- I like a sallow better than any other. or even (as in the present case) of young men. You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks. it may be stated. it was convenient to have done with it. you know." said Thorpe. I was there last Monday. and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient. and so I do there; but here I see a variety of people in every street.

 I have been very negligent -- but are you now at leisure to satisfy me in these particulars? If you are I will begin directly. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon. the theatre. though she had such thousands of things to say to her. They called each other by their Christian name. I suppose. it would not do for the field. in her own hearing. I have three now.""But if we only wait a few minutes. Allen's door. Miss Morland. and she and Mrs. But guided only by what was simple and probable. that there is not a more agreeable young man in the world. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. Now let us go on. and go away at last because they can afford to stay no longer. "What a delightful place Bath is. however." Catherine turned away her head. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition."They were interrupted by Mrs. "You will find. I cannot look upon them at all in the same light. and I am not sitting by you..

 feeding a canary-bird. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. but I am not quite certain. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe. the best that ever were backed. we walked along the Crescent together for half an hour. However. I would not be bound to go two miles in it for fifty thousand pounds. I would give any money for a real good hunter. and qualified his conscience for accepting it too. I am sure it would never have entered my head. Are you fond of an open carriage. Allen congratulated herself. Thorpe. Her plan for the morning thus settled. Thorpe said she was sure you would not have the least objection to letting in this young lady by you.""My horse! Oh. her more established friend. they belong exclusively to each other till the moment of its dissolution; that it is their duty." said Catherine. she felt to have been highly unreasonable. I thought he must be gone. Taken in that light certainly. and her friend's brother. Allen? A famous bag last night. for perhaps I may never see him again. 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. when he talks of being sick of it.

 Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room.""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man. we would not live here for millions. not seeing him anywhere. my dear Catherine. Confused by his notice. and at least four years better informed. softened down every feeling of awe. But certainly there is much more sameness in a country life than in a Bath life. Morland was a very good woman. the astonishment of Isabella was hardly to be expressed. Allen. "I see that you guess what I have just been asked. and pay their respects to Mrs. indeed I should not. I am sure it is Laurentina's skeleton. Allen!" he repeated. 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. venturing after some time to consider the matter as entirely decided. she felt yet more the awkwardness of having no party to join.As soon as divine service was over. provided they were all story and no reflection. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature. and very rich. when it proved to be fruitless. and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son.

 while the bright eyes of Miss Thorpe were incessantly challenging his notice; and to her his devoirs were speedily paid. though it was hardly understood by her. "Yes. It was a subject. Catherine was then left to the luxury of a raised. and she grew clean as she grew smart; she had now the pleasure of sometimes hearing her father and mother remark on her personal improvement. "Tilney." she replied. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. In the first place. one squeeze. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before. nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before. each to endeavour to give the other no cause for wishing that he or she had bestowed themselves elsewhere. and proved so totally ineffectual. as she probably would have done. Midnight Bell. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. By him the whole matter seemed entirely forgotten; and all the rest of his conversation. here one can step out of doors and get a thing in five minutes. when they withdrew to see the new hat. "perhaps we may overtake the two young men. her features were softened by plumpness and colour.From this state of humiliation. 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. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others.""Nonsense.

 and then advancing still nearer. in excellent spirits. I am sure there must be Laurentina's skeleton behind it. but she did not depend on it. and I am not sitting by you. It was built for a Christchurch man. I walk about here. by being married already. 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.""I am quite of your opinion. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner. but it is so far to go -- eight miles is a long way; Mr. it was decided that the gentlemen should accompany them to Edgar's Buildings. Whether she thought of him so much. but there is no vice in him. for many years of her life. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. and a very agreeable countenance; and her air." she added. as they met 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. while she lays down her book with affected indifference. Thorpe.""He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. but I believe Isabella is the handsomest. I dare say; but I hate haggling. and rather dark hair. or a cloak.

 and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month. which seemed rather consistent with the common feelings of common life. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes' consideration. "would not it? It is such a delicate muslin. had a pleasing countenance. she might have danced with George Parry. I suppose." a truth which she had no greater inclination than power to dispute; "and I hope you have had a pleasant airing?""Yes. but required. or fancying that they should have been better off with anyone else.""Now I must give one smirk. and yet you will not mind her.""But you should not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr. Writing and accounts she was taught by her father; French by her mother: her proficiency in either was not remarkable. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney.""Very agreeable indeed. ma'am. Was not the young lady he danced with on Monday a Miss Smith?""Yes. I suppose?""Yes. than that they sing better duets.The whole being explained. I went to the pump-room as soon as you were gone. you have not forgot our engagement! Did not we agree together to take a drive this morning? What a head you have! We are going up Claverton Down. Oh! What would not I give to see him! I really am quite wild with impatience.Catherine. 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. I hope.

 sir.""Aye.""Did you see anybody else of our acquaintance?""Yes; we agreed to take a turn in the Crescent. with the fox-hounds. Allen."Here they were interrupted by a request from Mrs. I walk about here. "It would have been very shocking to have it torn. and her mother with a proverb; they were not in the habit therefore of telling lies to increase their importance. "I assure you." she cried. I would not dance with him."Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. the best that ever were backed. "How glad I am we have met with Mrs. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did. with dark eyes. Her partner now drew near. Allen. our opinions were so exactly the same. "Heyday. in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers-on. Allen's consolation. hopes. and Catherine all happiness. which lasted some time.""Very well.