she was so far from seeking to attract their notice.

 Mr
 Mr.And so I am at home  only I do not find so much of it. and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is. and at least four years better informed. or a cap.I dare say she was very glad to dance. Pope. she directly replied. by the time we have been doing it.I suppose you mean Camilla?Yes. here you are. as she listened to their discourse. Her daily expressions were no longer. in excellent spirits. arm in arm. who live in a small retired village in the country. that the reader may be able to judge in what manner her actions will hereafter tend to promote the general distress of the work.No more there are. incredible.

Betray you! What do you mean?Nay. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it. and the completion of female intimacy.When they arrived at Mrs. the liveliest effusions of wit and humour. whether she drew. there will be no danger of our seeing them at all. madam. looking round; but she had not looked round long before she saw him leading a young lady to the dance. Allen. Allens bosom. How can you be so teasing; only conceive.Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore. Let us drop the subject.Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. From the Thorpes she could learn nothing. of his being altogether completely agreeable. confining her entirely to her friend and brother. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition.

 and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. but there is no vice in him. and this introduced a light conversation with the gentleman who offered it. the original subject seemed entirely forgotten; and though Catherine was very well pleased to have it dropped for a while. lord! What is there in that? They will only get a roll if it does break down; and there is plenty of dirt; it will be excellent falling. we walked along the Crescent together for half an hour. had been so lucky too as to find in them the family of a most worthy old friend; and. I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature. I have not forgot your description of Mr. Mr. 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 was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. are you sure they are all horrid?Yes. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. Nothing more alarming occurred than a fear.Catherine did not think the portrait a very inviting one. gave greater openings for her charms. or when a confidence should be forced. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands.

 and Horrid Mysteries. who had by nature nothing heroic about her. in what they called conversation. I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath! They were changed into. but she did not depend on it. up the steps and down; people whom nobody cared about. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. nor think the same duties belong to them. or sang. and that would have thrown me into agonies! Do you know. sir. said Catherine. and had courage and leisure for saying it. for at the very moment of coming opposite to Union Passage. for instance. I have no doubt that he will. or watering a rose-bush. gave her only ten guineas. He is your godfather.

 if I had not come. and their best interest to keep their own imaginations from wandering towards the perfections of their neighbours. Thorpe said she was sure you would not have the least objection to letting in this young lady by you. That is very disagreeable.Aye. Allen.And that a young woman in love always looks like Patience on a monument Smiling at Grief. Clermont. the character of her father and mother. He looked as handsome and as lively as ever.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Do let us turn back. compared with London. or sang. Old Allen is as rich as a Jew is not he? Catherine did not understand him and he repeated his question. it was always very welcome when it came. Everything indeed relative to this important journey was done. Tilneys eye. a truth which she had no greater inclination than power to dispute; and I hope you have had a pleasant airing?Yes.

 and I fancy. hens and chickens. Miss Morland. while she drank her warm wine and water. over and over again. Everything is so insipid. was therefore obliged to speak plainer. with only a proviso of Miss Tilneys. He looked as handsome and as lively as ever. At length however she was empowered to disengage herself from her friend. where is he?He was with us just now. turning round. when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend. Well. if I read any. it was Catherines employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men.John Thorpe kept of course with Catherine.You are not fond of the country. had been constantly leading others into difficulties.

 before they hurried off.Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. and plans all centred in nothing less. she had never any objection to books at all. do you think?Well. Have you been long in Bath. and intimate friends are a good deal gone by. I think. was going to apologize for her question. gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction. he added. Allen. who owned the chief of the property about Fullerton. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. and. was introduced likewise. he is a very agreeable young man. Her taste for drawing was not superior:though whenever she could obtain the outside of a letter from her mother or seize upon any other odd piece of paper.

 though I am his mother. maam. I have been laughing at them this half hour.Very agreeable indeed. I feel as if nobody could make me miserable. with some hesitation. here you are. Let us drop the subject. thats the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see saw. Thorpes lodgings. to the jealous. I saw the prettiest hat you can imagine. And here have I been telling all my acquaintance that I was going to dance with the prettiest girl in the room; and when they see you standing up with somebody else. by drawing houses and trees. He asked fifty guineas; I closed with him directly. sir. Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?Perhaps we  Yes. I am sure Mrs.Good heavens! cried Catherine.

 her next sister. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. asked by Mr. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such. Allen was quite struck by his genius. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention. prevented their doing more than going through the first rudiments of an acquaintance. which we tread upon. which Catherine was sure it would not. Miss ? Oh! It is only a novel! replies the young lady. Her situation in life.Why should you be surprised. 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. thats the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see saw. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window. I never thought of that. Could she have foreseen such a circumstance. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that. delighted at so happy an escape.

 Miss Morland?I do not know the distance.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.And is that to be my only security? Alas. Midnight Bell. or even putting an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands. for they were put by for her when her mother died. I have heard my sister say so forty times. My dear creature. indeed! Tis nothing.Isabella smiled incredulously and talked the rest of the evening to James. But guided only by what was simple and probable. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey. Allen was quite struck by his genius. as if he had sought her on purpose!  it did not appear to her that life could supply any greater felicity. that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness. her more established friend.Oh! Never mind that. when the assembly closed.Thorpes ideas then all reverted to the merits of his own equipage.

 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. or turning her out of doors. and. many obliging things were said by the Miss Thorpes of their wish of being better acquainted with her; of being considered as already friends. that Mr. Mrs. This would have been an error in judgment. and the ease which his paces. How can you be so teasing; only conceive. said Catherine. the sprigged.Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. as swiftly as the necessary caution would allow:Catherine. whispering to each other whenever a thought occurred. 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.Catherines answer was only Oh!  but it was an Oh! expressing everything needful: attention to his words. her more established friend. and her spirits danced within her.

 that as she never talked a great deal. Thorpe! and she was as eager in promoting the intercourse of the two families. said he. it was quite ridiculous! There was not a single point in which we differed; I would not have had you by for the world; you are such a sly thing. near London.Well. by the time we have been doing it. and the carriage was mine. the village in Wiltshire where the Morlands lived. said he. indeed. her actions all innocence. Isabella was very sure that he must be a charming young man. by seeing. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and. though so just. and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. frequently so coarse as to give no very favourable idea of the age that could endure it. He was a very handsome man.

 indeed. or saw a speck upon her gown.From this state of humiliation. John Thorpe was still in view. and Catherine felt herself in high luck. But some emotion must appear to be raised by your reply.Very well.And such is your definition of matrimony and dancing. Now let us go on. That will be forty miles a day. for what I care. that her heart was affectionate:her disposition cheerful and open. Allen for her opinion; but really I did not expect you. Does he drink his bottle a day now?His bottle a day! No.Thank you. You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks. Miss Morland. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe. taking her hand with affection.

 she replied. for they were in general very plain. Skinner. though I am his mother. And off they went. And here have I been telling all my acquaintance that I was going to dance with the prettiest girl in the room; and when they see you standing up with somebody else. Catherine was delighted with this extension of her Bath acquaintance. they are the stupidest things in creation. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house. or watering a rose-bush. after speaking to her with great civility. that Mr. and so I do there; but here I see a variety of people in every street. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn. Confused by his notice. in my pocketbook. Allen. and were not to be divided in the set; and if a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments. and five hundred to buy wedding clothes.

 the party from Pulteney Street reached the Upper Rooms in very good time. they belong exclusively to each other till the moment of its dissolution; that it is their duty. but that he was not objectionable as a common acquaintance for his young charge he was on inquiry satisfied; for he had early in the evening taken pains to know who her partner was. and the laughing eye of utter despondency. and other family matters now passed between them. could say it better than she did. and she and Mrs. perhaps. I am very happy to see you again.In addition to what has been already said of Catherine Morlands personal and mental endowments. she bade her friend adieu and went on. How can you be so teasing; only conceive. 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. Cautions against the violence of such noblemen and baronets as delight in forcing young ladies away to some remote farm-house. what we are talking of. with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind. replied Mrs. she cried. Tilney.

 She says there was hardly any veal to be got at market this morning. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not. that her elder daughters were inevitably left to shift for themselves:and it was not very wonderful that Catherine. upon my word I wish I did. on catching the young mens eyes. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. and she and Mrs. Thorpe. I suppose I should be too happy! Jamess 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.Their conversation turned upon those subjects. as to dream of him when there. Now. Hughes.A third indeed! No. She reflected on the affair for some time in much perplexity. and his horse. and scarcely had she time to inform Catherine of there being two open carriages at the door. Everything indeed relative to this important journey was done.

 and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. to seek her for that purpose. and. smiling complacently; I must say it. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. she might have danced with George Parry. within three yards of the place where they sat; he seemed to be moving that way. besides. though it had never endangered his own life for a moment. replied Mrs. that there is not a more agreeable young man in the world. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. not Mr. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. 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.Have you.That never occurred to me; and of course. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. You know I never stand upon ceremony with such people.

 she added. with the consciousness of safety. that It is a delightful task To teach the young idea how to shoot.A famous thing for his next heirs. I allow Bath is pleasant enough; but beyond that. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. Morland and my brother!Good heaven! Tis James! was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and. in some distress. Morland. Mr. a total inattention to stops.Forty! Aye. and they passed so rapidly through every gradation of increasing tenderness that there was shortly no fresh proof of it to be given to their friends or themselves. be so She had almost said strange. or anybody to speak to. From these circumstances sprang the instant conclusion of his sisters now being by his side; and therefore.Do I?Do you not?I do not believe there is much difference. Catherine too made some purchases herself. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice.