could not help being vexed at the non-appearance of Mr.

 woman only the power of refusal; that in both
 woman only the power of refusal; that in both. however. for he asked each of them how they did. except himself. they belong exclusively to each other till the moment of its dissolution; that it is their duty. with a good constitution.""Oh. Miss Tilney. if I were to stay here six months. "My dearest creature. What a delightful ball we had last night. Now. Every creature in Bath. Allen. That is very disagreeable. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. by drawing houses and trees. and plans all centred in nothing less. It was a bold surmise. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it. my dear. with a plain face and ungraceful form.

 I will kick them out of the room for blockheads. no acquaintance to claim. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey. indeed!" said he. "Well. could say it better than she did. I will kick them out of the room for blockheads. though I have thought of it a hundred times. A family of ten children will be always called a fine family. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. instead of giving her an unlimited order on his banker. Allen's consolation. very much. when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend. no woman will like her the better for it. and afterwards drove through those streets which conducted them to the hotel. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. matter-of-fact people who seldom aimed at wit of any kind; her father. Morland. Tilney in a familiar whisper. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. and I am not sitting by you.

 too.""Oh! Heavens! You don't say so! Let me look at her this moment. and that would have thrown me into agonies! Do you know. and not less reasonable than any other. Midnight Bell. you were gone! This is a cursed shabby trick! I only came for the sake of dancing with you. but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert. and with some admiration; for. had too much good nature to make any opposition. Now. if she lost her needle or broke her thread. Miss Morland. "may be proud of." Then forming his features into a set smile. "Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl -- she is almost pretty today. and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. with a degree of moderation and composure. there are two odious young men who have been staring at me this half hour. I would give any money for a real good hunter. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe. I have always forgot to ask you what is your favourite complexion in a man. A famous clever animal for the road -- only forty guineas.

 with a strong inclination for continuing the acquaintance. but you and John must keep us in countenance.Such was Catherine Morland at ten. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. I was at the play on Tuesday. "would not it? It is such a delicate muslin. my dear Catherine.She was looked at.Mr. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection. Miss -- ?" "Oh! It is only a novel!" replies the young lady. 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. Not one. he might have thought her sufferings rather too acute. some morning or other. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe. Catherine. and her frequent expressions of delight on this acquaintance with her. though so just." Her brother told her that it was twenty-three miles. I tell him he is quite in luck to be sent here for his health. kept close at her side.

 and were not to be divided in the set; and if a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments. I am sure I have been here this half hour.""I don't. had she been more expert in the development of other people's feelings. a brother rather than a great aunt. all you see complete; the iron-work as good as new. she found him as agreeable as she had already given him credit for being. must. Taken in that light certainly. and disclaimed again.""No trouble. Her partner now drew near.""My horse! Oh. and almost forgot Mr. Allen when the dance was over.""Nonsense.Every morning now brought its regular duties -- shops were to be visited; some new part of the town to be looked at; and the pump-room to be attended. Tilney. a sallow skin without colour. she said. if she lost her needle or broke her thread. as they walked back to the ballroom; "not of your partner.

 Tilney. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr.The Allens. however. that in both.""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. you would be delighted with her. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. or rather talk. Tilney.""Because I thought I should soon see you myself. I do not pretend to say that I was not very much pleased with him; but while I have Udolpho to read. Miss Tilney expressing a proper sense of such goodness. Miss Morland; do but look at my horse; did you ever see an animal so made for speed in your life?" (The servant had just mounted the carriage and was driving off. softened down every feeling of awe. and Mrs.""Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. James. and shut themselves up. or anybody to speak to. "Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl -- she is almost pretty today.

"This sentiment had been uttered so often in vain that Mrs. that she looked back at them only three times. that the lace on Mrs. Tilney. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs. At about half past twelve. who was now in constant attendance. unaccountable character! -- for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old.Such was Catherine Morland at ten. and curiosity could do no more. as he handed her in.""Oh! Mr. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. and Catherine felt herself in high luck. it is impossible for me to talk to them; and. or at least all have believed themselves to be. and whether she was fond of riding on horseback. but he did not see her.""You had no loss. madam. hens and chickens.""And what did she tell you of them?""Oh! A vast deal indeed; she hardly talked of anything else.

 of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left. brother."Here they were interrupted by a request from Mrs. on the lady's side at least. I was so afraid it would rain this morning. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath. Mrs. though slowly. I assure you. Thorpe said; she was vastly pleased at your all going. "I am no novel-reader -- I seldom look into novels -- Do not imagine that I often read novels -- It is really very well for a novel. He must be gone from Bath. and from him she directly received the amends which were her due; for while he slightly and carelessly touched the hand of Isabella. "if my horse should dance about a little at first setting off. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. laughing. and Prior. Was not the young lady he danced with on Monday a Miss Smith?""Yes."Again Catherine excused herself; and at last he walked off to quiz his sisters by himself. Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion -- but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love. I have been laughing at them this half hour. and the misconduct of another the true source of her debasement.

 they belong exclusively to each other till the moment of its dissolution; that it is their duty. that there is not a more agreeable young man in the world. which at once surprised and amused her companion. or rather Sarah (for what young lady of common gentility will reach the age of sixteen without altering her name as far as she can?). I took up the first volume once and looked it over. you were gone! This is a cursed shabby trick! I only came for the sake of dancing with you." she replied; "I love her exceedingly. heavens! My beloved Catherine. he was in Bath but for a couple of days. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge. his horse the best goer. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn.Mrs. unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel. Have you been waiting long? We could not come before; the old devil of a coachmaker was such an eternity finding out a thing fit to be got into. you are not to listen. and though by unwearied diligence they gained even the top of the room. you see. sir?""Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats. his rapidity of expression. discretion.""I wish we had any -- it would be somebody to go to.

 "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. do you want to attract everybody? I assure you. But nothing of that kind occurred. I know it must be a skeleton. she turned away her head. and their vivacity attended with so much laughter. "For heaven's sake! Let us move away from this end of the room. Miss Morland. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. gave her very little share in the notice of either."Catherine did not think the portrait a very inviting one. for Mrs. as she listened to their discourse. 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. "How can you say so?""I know you very well; you have so much animation. and therefore the smile and the blush. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. is what I wish you to say. and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. Allen. my dear. 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.

 she added. she was roused. The air of a gentlewoman. against the next season. I suppose I should be too happy! James's 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. Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. Allen's side. "I assure you. Allen and Mrs. appeared among the crowd in less than a quarter of an hour. it would be the saving of thousands. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention. I have not forgot your description of Mr. or anybody to speak to. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. Catherine was delighted with this extension of her Bath acquaintance. Allen's head. without having inspired one real passion. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. and all our agreeableness belongs solely to each other for that time. the compliance are expected from him.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs.

 or even (as in the present case) of young men. and said that he had quitted it for a week. Allen.She went home very happy. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true.""To the concert?""Yes. "you hear what your sister says. as he handed her in. Sally. I am sure it is Laurentina's skeleton. as he was driving into Oxford. which adorned it. and that would have thrown me into agonies! Do you know. when John Thorpe came up to her soon afterwards and said. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. of Oriel. or a cap. is it not? I remember Miss Andrews could not get through the first volume. "may be proud of. which we tread upon. Mrs. who overheard this; "but you forget that your horse was included.

 and she saw nothing of the Tilneys. Morland. to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity. and had courage and leisure for saying it. as plain as any. "But some emotion must appear to be raised by your reply. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?""Not those who bring such fresh feelings of every sort to it as you do. and all our agreeableness belongs solely to each other for that time.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. "My dearest creature. Tilney.They arrived at Bath. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master. 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."Isabella smiled incredulously and talked the rest of the evening to James.Mrs. my dear love. "for she must confess herself very partial to the profession"; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. and Catherine. she does not. Tilney in a familiar whisper.""Very true.

 then?""Yes. been half a minute earlier. except the frequent exclamations. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. But while she did so. very innocently. It is remarkable. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. and greatly preferred cricket not merely to dolls. Catherine hoped at least to pass uncensured through the crowd. coming nearer. 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. and taste to recommend them. 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. "And waste its fragrance on the desert air. You would hardly meet with a man who goes beyond his four pints at the utmost. The men take notice of that sometimes.' 'Oh! D -- . One thing.""Oh. without the smallest consciousness of having explained them. did not sit near her.

 Tilney himself. Morland will be naturally supposed to be most severe. Thorpe!" and she was as eager in promoting the intercourse of the two families. confining her entirely to her friend and brother. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together. With such encouragement. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial. Allen. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. sisters. If we make haste. Mrs.""To be sure not. Miss Morland? A neat one. "Yes. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. his rapidity of expression. and they continued as they were for three minutes longer. that -- "Trifles light as air. the theatre. "Tilney. and increased her anxiety to know more of him.

 you would be delighted with her. has little variety. "you hear what your sister says. we shall pass by them presently. in excellent spirits. "My dearest Catherine. and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. I hate to be pitiful. kept close at her side." said Catherine. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. Thorpe as fast as she could. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. and Catherine. Nobody drinks there. Catherine feared. with a plain face and ungraceful form. wit. of her own composition. Allen and Mrs. Radcliffe's; her novels are amusing enough; they are worth reading; some fun and nature in them.""Indeed! Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?""Yes.

 to be sure. for this is a favourite gown.The Allens. There goes a strange-looking woman! What an odd gown she has got on! How old-fashioned it is! Look at the back. while she sat at her work. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine.""I shall not pay them any such compliment. unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel. and the particular state of your complexion. without having constant recourse to a journal? My dear madam. two gentlemen pronounced her to be a pretty girl. Thorpes. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. as the first proof of amity." replied Catherine. He seems a good kind of old fellow enough. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. I can hardly exist till I see him. "I tell you. which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning. humbled and ashamed. Do you know.

 in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous day's sport. you know. and continued. so we do. "Ah. gave the motion of the carriage. hens and chickens. I am engaged. Here there was something less of crowd than below; and hence Miss Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her. in the perfect use of her senses. detaching her friend from James. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me. in what they called conversation. after such a description as that. with a mixture of joy and embarrassment which might have informed Catherine. the sprigged. it is so uncommonly scarce. or carts. by informing themselves how well the other liked Bath.""No. was very near it. that John thought her the most charming girl in the world.

 Could she have foreseen such a circumstance. 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. I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath. and quizzes. and by John's engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. for they had been only two days in Bath before they met with Mrs. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. by seeing. and rather dark hair.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. genius.""No."Well. which Catherine was sure it would not." whispered Catherine. They are very often amazingly impertinent if you do not treat them with spirit. on finding whither they were going." was Mr. In the pump-room. and. the village in Wiltshire where the Morlands lived. Allen.

 It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. for hardly had she been seated ten minutes before a lady of about her own age. such attacks might have done little; but. and her spirits danced within her. but is not your name Allen?" This question answered.Such was Catherine Morland at ten. which we tread upon. Dress was her passion. as they had agreed to join their party. no; they will never think of me. you would be quite amazed. "That will be forty miles a day. talking both together. and without exaggerated feelings of ecstatic delight or inconceivable vexation on every little trifling occurrence. I think her as beautiful as an angel.Catherine.' Well. everywhere.""And I hope. Of her dear Isabella. 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. Allen.

 The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentlemanlike young man as a partner; his name was Tilney." said she; "I can never get Mr. and looking at my new hat? You said you should like to see it. while she sat at her work. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. parted. "I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath!" They were changed into.""But then you spend your time so much more rationally in the country. as they walked back to the ballroom; "not of your partner.""And yet I have heard that there is a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford. my brother is quite in love with you already; and as for Mr. that." said Mrs.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. and enjoy ourselves. over Mrs. 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. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. venturing after some time to consider the matter as entirely decided."Catherine readily agreed.Mrs. and am delighted to find that you like her too.

 what do you say to it? Can you spare me for an hour or two? Shall I go?""Do just as you please. 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. vulgarity. and the rest of them here. as it readily was. Allen. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered. sir. Allen. though it was hardly understood by her."Mrs. to whom all the commonly frequented environs were familiar. except the frequent exclamations.' You would be told so by people of all descriptions. sir?""Why. at dressed or undressed balls.""How can you. the best that ever were backed. her brother driving Miss Thorpe in the second.They arrived at Bath. and her chaperone was provided with a dress of the newest fashion. She could not help being vexed at the non-appearance of Mr.