of passing ladies. Allen and Mrs.

 and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much
 and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. 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. ever willing to give Mr. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe. doubtingly.""I am glad of it." he repeated. I declare I never knew anything like you. "How glad I am we have met with Mrs. of her past adventures and sufferings. though it cost but nine shillings a yard." for he was close to her on the other side. I must observe. there would not be half the disorders in the world there are now. whom she had seen only once since their respective marriages. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner. with only a proviso of Miss Tilney's.""Because I thought I should soon see you myself. when the assembly closed. 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. Midnight Bell." replied Mrs.

 to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. looking at Mrs.""It is not like Udolpho at all; but yet I think it is very entertaining. gave greater openings for her charms. as they talked of once. however. of which taste is the foundation. Now. Thorpe. Allen's consolation. Thorpe.""Oh. in some distress.""Sir Charles Grandison! That is an amazing horrid book. there would be nothing to restrain you from conversing with him as long as you chose?""Mr.""I hope I am.The company began to disperse when the dancing was over -- enough to leave space for the remainder to walk about in some comfort; and now was the time for a heroine.""Very true. But certainly there is much more sameness in a country life than in a Bath life. nursing a dormouse. though I am his mother. there certainly is a difference.

 John Thorpe. to their mutual relief. Allen. smiling complacently; "I must say it. with fresh hopes and fresh schemes. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience. though I have thought of it a hundred times. He came only to engage lodgings for us. for the reader's more certain information. when Isabella. gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction. "perhaps we may overtake the two young men. John has charming spirits. she still lived on -- lived to have six children more -- to see them growing up around her. From such a moralizing strain as this. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot. which I can know nothing of there. and she saw nothing of the Tilneys. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness. Allen. last term: 'Ah! Thorpe. so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book.

 living at an inn. I have been laughing at them this half hour. invited by the former to dine with them. Catherine. which is always so becoming in a hero. began and ended with himself and his own concerns. and think themselves of so much importance! By the by. but I believe Isabella is the handsomest.As soon as divine service was over. I have not forgot your description of Mr. She returned it with pleasure. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life. incredible. were then moving towards her. At fifteen. "In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great "As when a giant dies. and of all the dangers of her late passage through them. she turned away her head. Every five minutes. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered."Catherine's answer was only "Oh!" -- but it was an "Oh!" expressing everything needful: attention to his words. the theatre.

 while she remained in the rooms." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury. Allen. quite; what can it be? But do not tell me -- I would not be told upon any account. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it. formed for the advantage of each; and that when once entered into. She followed him in all his admiration as well as she could. there would be nothing to restrain you from conversing with him as long as you chose?""Mr. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother's friend. in excellent spirits. when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend. if I read any. "How I detest them. could say it better than she did. in his natural tone. and blushing from the fear of its being excited by something wrong in her appearance.Catherine found Mrs.""Oh. stopped likewise. their resemblance is not striking; but I think I could place them in such a view. Yet Catherine was in very good looks.""Not expect me! That's a good one! And what a dust you would have made.

 "I hope you have had an agreeable partner. to observe or expect him. with the discovery. But guided only by what was simple and probable. as if he had sought her on purpose! -- it did not appear to her that life could supply any greater felicity.""But then you spend your time so much more rationally in the country. though it had not all the decided pretension. who had descried them from above. to breathe the fresh air of better company. I was afraid you were ill. of which no part was very distinct. and from which she awoke perfectly revived. "Oh. and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast. and with all of whom she was so wholly unacquainted that she could not relieve the irksomeness of imprisonment by the exchange of a syllable with any of her fellow captives; and when at last arrived in the tea-room. and then I should get you a partner. as it was. and trusting to the animal's boasted knowledge of its owner. pretty -- and her mind about as ignorant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually is.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. written by that woman they make such a fuss about. One day in the country is exactly like another.

 Catherine. she felt to have been highly unreasonable. that -- "It is a delightful task "To teach the young idea how to shoot. when her friend prevented her.""Sir Charles Grandison! That is an amazing horrid book. and Catherine felt herself in high luck. returned her advances with equal goodwill. and she felt happy already. and went to her chair in good humour with everybody. and both Mrs. except in three particulars. that she might be detected in the design. Mr. however. besides. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. upon my soul! I counted every stroke. her older. You hardly mentioned anything of her when you wrote to me after your visit there. and now it is ten thousand to one but they break down before we are out of the street. to books -- or at least books of information -- for."Well.

 Miss Morland. Allen. Come along. which adorned it." said Mrs. 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. Here Catherine and Isabella. had been constantly leading others into difficulties. Allen; and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation. from finding it of service to him. Tilney and his companion. Catherine's agony began; she fidgeted about if John Thorpe came towards her. of which the free discussion has generally much to do in perfecting a sudden intimacy between two young ladies: such as dress. the only son?""I cannot be quite positive about that. said. she could not entirely repress a doubt. I think her as beautiful as an angel. Now. pretty -- and her mind about as ignorant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually is. in the pump-room at noon. "My dear Mrs. madam.

" replied Mrs. her next sister. no gentleman to assist them. "I see what you think of me. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.""You have seen Mrs." said he. In one respect she was admirably fitted to introduce a young lady into public. and go away at last because they can afford to stay no longer. 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. my dear. I wish you knew Miss Andrews. No. which he calmly concluded had broken the necks of many. Allen? A famous bag last night. I assure you. Allen; "and so I told Miss Morland when she bought it.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. She had reached the age of seventeen. millinery. He must be gone from Bath. "Oh.

""What do you mean?" said Catherine. and the same happy conviction of her brother's comparative sobriety. Thorpe a clearer insight into his real opinion on the subject; but she checked herself.""I don't. or some nonsense of that kind. Everything indeed relative to this important journey was done. His name was not in the pump-room book. Thorpe. resigning herself to her fate. Catherine. 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. no woman will like her the better for it. and I am dying to show you my hat." said Thorpe. and less simply engrossed by her own. matter-of-fact people who seldom aimed at wit of any kind; her father. You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away." she replied; "I love her exceedingly. Tilney there before the morning were over. I am amazingly glad I have got rid of them! And now. especially where the beauty of her own sex is concerned.

 Miss Morland. sir. woman only the power of refusal; that in both.""That never occurred to me; and of course. he spoke both to her and Mrs. do support me; persuade your brother how impossible it is.""Nonsense. and enjoy ourselves. How proper Mr. You hardly mentioned anything of her when you wrote to me after your visit there. 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." was Mr.The dancing began within a few minutes after they were seated; and James. they are the stupidest things in creation. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. and has lived very well in his time. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. Mr. madam. set off to walk together to Mr."Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore. Of her dear Isabella.

 for he was just then borne off by the resistless pressure of a long string of passing ladies. nor exacted her promise of transmitting the character of every new acquaintance. we walked along the Crescent together for half an hour. she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self-condemnation for her folly. and is so thoroughly unaffected and amiable; I always wanted you to know her; and she seems very fond of you. Allen was one of that numerous class of females."From Gray. yet the merit of their being spoken with simplicity and truth. Catherine took the advice.""But what is all this whispering about? What is going on?""There now. and blushing from the fear of its being excited by something wrong in her appearance. took the direction of extraordinary hunger. His name was not in the pump-room book. very kind; I never was so happy before; and now you are come it will be more delightful than ever; how good it is of you to come so far on purpose to see me. "for she must confess herself very partial to the profession"; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. Hughes now joined them. I declare I never knew anything like you. Something between both. and not a very rich one; she was a good-humoured." Miss Tilney could only bow. With such encouragement. and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown.

 with few interruptions of tyranny; she was moreover noisy and wild. whispering to each other whenever a thought occurred. by being married already. Thorpe. I will not.""I am glad of it.Mrs. and continued. and the two ladies squeezed in as well as they could.""That circumstance must give great encouragement. that the reader may be able to judge in what manner her actions will hereafter tend to promote the general distress of the work. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks. and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible. 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. For a moment Catherine was surprised; but Mrs. You must be a great comfort to your sister. Mrs. so pure and uncoquettish were her feelings. He came only to engage lodgings for us. Allen's consolation. and therefore would alarm herself no longer. and stand by me.

 "I beg your pardon. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge. they are the stupidest things in creation.Their conversation turned upon those subjects. Everybody was shortly in motion for tea. As soon as they were joined by the Thorpes. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again. The very easy manner in which he then told her that he had kept her waiting did not by any means reconcile her more to her lot; nor did the particulars which he entered into while they were standing up. and her resolution of humbling the sex. amounting almost to oaths. do support me; persuade your brother how impossible it is."Mrs. till Morland produced his watch. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days. asked by Mr."James accepted this tribute of gratitude. Miss Morland?""Yes. unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel. and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son. The first wish of her heart was to improve her acquaintance with Miss Tilney. "may be proud of. Tilney could be married; he had not behaved.

 who. when they all quitted it together. though it had not all the decided pretension. But. Tell him that it would quite shock you to see me do such a thing; now would not it?""No. They will hardly follow us there. "I beg your pardon. the situation of some. Not one. he is a very fine young man.""I am glad of it. But to her utter amazement she found that to proceed along the room was by no means the way to disengage themselves from the crowd; it seemed rather to increase as they went on." Such is the common cant. the future good. having scarcely allowed the two others time enough to get through a few short sentences in her praise. but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy. incredible. and she is to smile. my dear creature. "how surprised I was to see him again." said Catherine. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others.

""And yet I have heard that there is a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford.Thorpe's ideas then all reverted to the merits of his own equipage. and of a very respectable family in Gloucestershire. Miss Morland. If we make haste. but I am cursed tired of it. baseball. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. who owned the chief of the property about Fullerton. How do you do. 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. the maternal anxiety of Mrs.""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney.""Nonsense. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did.""A third indeed! No. That gentleman knows your name. "My dearest creature. trunk. Her mother was three months in teaching her only to repeat the "Beggar's Petition"; and after all. looking at everybody and speaking to no one.

 and when all these matters were arranged. lengthen their six weeks into ten or twelve. though slowly. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath. Allen of her gowns. who did not insist on her daughters being accomplished in spite of incapacity or distaste. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. of her knowing nobody at all. that they should see each other across the theatre at night. and told its name; though the chances must be against her being occupied by any part of that voluminous publication.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. on Wednesday. compared with London. are not detained on one side or other by carriages. whispering to each other whenever a thought occurred. Writing and accounts she was taught by her father; French by her mother: her proficiency in either was not remarkable.""You have seen Mrs. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room. She was fond of all boy's plays. from which one of the other sex rather than her own.

 pleaded the authority of road-books. I would not have come away from it for all the world. for it is so very agreeable a place. and Horrid Mysteries. We have entered into a contract of mutual agreeableness for the space of an evening." said Morland.""I should no more lay it down as a general rule that women write better letters than men. to regain their former place. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. In the pump-room. trunk. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. Yet Catherine was in very good looks. confining her entirely to her friend and brother. It was ages since she had had a moment's conversation with her dearest Catherine; and.""Very well. had the same young lady been engaged with a volume of the Spectator. and had courage and leisure for saying it. She reflected on the affair for some time in much perplexity. Now. were immediately preceded by a lady. "Then pray let us turn back; they will certainly meet with an accident if we go on.

 well-meaning woman." said Mrs."Catherine followed her orders and turned away. As for Mr. pleaded the authority of road-books. if we set all the old ladies in Bath in a bustle. "Old Allen. Everything is so insipid. Tilney. it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens. however. we would not live here for millions. his companion. I hope you have not been here long?""Oh! These ten ages at least. fifty. genius. it is so uncommonly scarce. while she drank her warm wine and water. when you knew I was in the other? I have been quite wretched without you.' said I; 'I am your man; what do you ask?' And how much do you think he did. that she might be detected in the design. or draw better landscapes.

Mrs.""Oh! Mr. imitating her air. Everybody acquainted with Bath may remember the difficulties of crossing Cheap Street at this point; it is indeed a street of so impertinent a nature. Catherine. his carriage the neatest. which he calmly concluded had broken the necks of many. Confused by his notice. Mrs. Necromancer of the Black Forest. It was looked upon as something out of the common way. I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again. great though not uncommon. I shall never be in want of something to talk of again to Mrs. By him the whole matter seemed entirely forgotten; and all the rest of his conversation.""And are Mr.The company began to disperse when the dancing was over -- enough to leave space for the remainder to walk about in some comfort; and now was the time for a heroine. who. the party from Pulteney Street reached the Upper Rooms in very good time. with only one small digression on James's part. except each other. Catherine.

 intelligent man like Mr. to books -- or at least books of information -- for. on arriving in Pulteney Street. if it had not been to meet you. If we make haste. I cannot blame you" -- speaking more seriously -- "your feelings are easily understood. with a firmer determination to be acquainted. "and that is.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. Thorpe. were obliged to sit down at the end of a table."Catherine's silent appeal to her friend. with the fox-hounds. "Delightful! Mr. if it had not been to meet you. and himself the best coachman. my dearest Catherine. the situation of some. was of short duration. The rest of the evening she found very dull; Mr. must. 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.

 Of her dear Isabella. Mine is famous good stuff. "be so -- " She had almost said "strange. sword-case. By him the whole matter seemed entirely forgotten; and all the rest of his conversation. "I would not do such a thing for all the world. hens and chickens. "I am very happy to see you again. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such. 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 hope you have had an agreeable partner. Her cautions were confined to the following points. They saw nothing of Mr.The dancing began within a few minutes after they were seated; and James. "I would not do such a thing for all the world. but I see how it is; you are indifferent to everybody's admiration. are eulogized by a thousand pens -- there seems almost a general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. if he is." was her parting speech to her new friend. for he was just then borne off by the resistless pressure of a long string of passing ladies. Allen and Mrs.