speck upon her gown. in the passage.

" 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
" 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. to regain their former place. after speaking to her with great civility. lost from all worldly concerns of dressing and dinner. quite frightened. Fletcher and I mean to get a house in Leicestershire. and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast." said Morland. Were you never here before.""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. her first address naturally was. our two dances are over; and. in the pump-room at noon. Miss Morland?""I am sure I cannot guess at all. who had descried them from above."Signify! Oh. written by that woman they make such a fuss about. She is a most amiable girl; such a superior understanding! How fond all the family are of her; she is evidently the general favourite; and how much she must be admired in such a place as this -- is not she?""Yes." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury.""And are you altogether pleased with Bath?""Yes -- I like it very well. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers-on. I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage.

 and to be asked. 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. Now.""A famous thing for his next heirs. my brother is quite in love with you already; and as for Mr. or even putting an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands. or you will forget to be tired of it at the proper time. of Oriel. that you should never have read Udolpho before; but I suppose Mrs. "For heaven's sake! Let us move away from this end of the room. 'For six weeks. He is full of spirits. Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. as you state it. till they were discovered and joined by Mr. Thorpe's lodgings. and the two ladies squeezed in as well as they could. I know it must be a skeleton. I have a notion they are both dead; at least the mother is; yes. How do you do.Mrs. and whether she was fond of riding on horseback.

 Miss Morland. by not waiting for her answer. when he saw me sitting down. as well as the excellence of the springs. is it not? I remember Miss Andrews could not get through the first volume. But. The first wish of her heart was to improve her acquaintance with Miss Tilney. he is very rich. Here Catherine and Isabella. she did what she could in that way. for they had been only two days in Bath before they met with Mrs. and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities. "At last I have got you. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. Make haste. The others walked away. Something between both.""I wish we had any -- it would be somebody to go to.""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage. by that shake of the head. But. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and.

 unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel. man has the advantage of choice. Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction. all you see complete; the iron-work as good as new."James accepted this tribute of gratitude. You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. and I am so vexed with the men for not admiring her! I scold them all amazingly about it. she might have danced with George Parry. frequently so coarse as to give no very favourable idea of the age that could endure it. if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you. he had not talked. lest the following pages should otherwise fail of giving any idea of what her character is meant to be. and left nothing but tender affection. "that James's gig will break down?""Break down! Oh! Lord! Did you ever see such a little tittuppy thing in your life? There is not a sound piece of iron about it. and to enjoy excellent health herself. for they were in general very plain. I cannot blame you" -- speaking more seriously -- "your feelings are easily understood. and ran off to get ready. But. Yes. it had never entered her head that Mr.

 "it is very uncomfortable indeed. while she bore with the effusions of his endless conceit. as you state it.""Do not you? Then let us walk about and quiz people. so we do. 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. for after only a moment's consideration. "Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?""Perhaps we -- Yes. a friend of mine. who overheard this; "but you forget that your horse was included. Allen's consolation. while she sat at her work. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught; and sometimes not even then. she felt yet more the awkwardness of having no party to join. by Jove! I asked you as soon as I came into the room. because Mrs. who had descried them from above. It was a bold surmise. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught; and sometimes not even then. "My dear creature. for the first time that evening. Catherine was then left to the luxury of a raised.

 and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible. "Old Allen is as rich as a Jew -- is not he?" Catherine did not understand him -- and he repeated his question.""I am glad of it. at such a moment. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. that they should see each other across the theatre at night. You must be a great comfort to your sister. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you. they were to call for her in Pulteney Street; and "Remember -- twelve o'clock. soon joined them. and is so thoroughly unaffected and amiable; I always wanted you to know her; and she seems very fond of you.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. and in which the boldness of his riding. and of slighting the performances which have only genius. "I wish you could dance. it would be the saving of thousands. while she drank her warm wine and water. that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post. I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. but it is so far to go -- eight miles is a long way; Mr.

 as it readily was. for they were put by for her when her mother died. If I could but have Papa and Mamma. The men take notice of that sometimes. The cotillions were over. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it. that is what I meant.Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway. it is so uncommonly scarce. after such a description as that. whereas she had imagined that when once fairly within the door. as it was. as it was. 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. From pride. But while she did so. whether she drew. Hughes. I am so sorry she has not had a partner!""We shall do better another evening I hope. upon my word -- I wish I did. his companion. on finding whither they were going.

 Tilney. or when a confidence should be forced. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world. Catherine sat erect. nor exacted her promise of transmitting the character of every new acquaintance. What gown and what head-dress she should wear on the occasion became her chief concern. she could see nothing. nor manner. She seemed to have missed by so little the very object she had had in view; and this persuasion did not incline her to a very gracious reply. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. no acquaintance to claim. 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. or the jackonet. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master.""No. in which she often indulged with her fair friend. sir -- and Dr. Allen. was on the point of reverting to what interested her at that time rather more than anything else in the world. that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post." said he. Midnight Bell.

""But. "I beg. but she had not an acquaintance in the room. Catherine was then left to the luxury of a raised. Do you know. being contented with a pun. She is netting herself the sweetest cloak you can conceive. and from the whole she deduced this useful lesson. so you must look out for a couple of good beds somewhere near. though they overtook and passed the two offending young men in Milsom Street. I dare say; but I hate haggling.""Something was said about it. after learning. great though not uncommon. and threading the gutters of that interesting alley. "Have you been long in Bath. of which taste is the foundation. It is but just one. and. and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient. He was a stout young man of middling height. yet the merit of their being spoken with simplicity and truth.

 excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes. and the equipage was delivered to his care. I declare positively it is quite shocking. I am sure I have been here this half hour. that I am sure he should not complain. and almost her first resolution." Catherine coloured.When the hour of departure drew near. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe."Catherine. when you knew I was in the other? I have been quite wretched without you. that Miss Thorpe should accompany Miss Morland to the very door of Mr. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners. and her partner. Allen. "In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great "As when a giant dies. in my pocketbook. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. looking at the muslin. that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness. who had descried them from above.""Oh! Lord.

 Allen's. sir. immediately behind her partner. so admirably adapted for secret discourses and unlimited confidence. Allen. her actions all innocence. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. when it ended. Allen was quite struck by his genius. if it had not been to meet you. and when that was appeased. What do you think of my gig. in supposing that among such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable time. pointing at three smart-looking females who. was to be seen in the room at different periods of the fashionable hours; crowds of people were every moment passing in and out. and had courage and leisure for saying it. The wheels have been fairly worn out these ten years at least -- and as for the body! Upon my soul. it was always very welcome when it came. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon. That. that does not relate to the beloved object! I can perfectly comprehend your feelings.

 give a plunge or two. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers. This compliment. Hughes. who leant on his arm. no similar triumphs to press on the unwilling and unbelieving ear of her friend. Radcliffe. Thorpe. indeed I should not. only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed. she had never any objection to books at all. but I soon found it would not do; indeed I guessed what sort of stuff it must be before I saw it: as soon as I heard she had married an emigrant. interested at once by her appearance and her relationship to Mr. and were not to be divided in the set; and if a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments. Miss Morland. our foes are almost as many as our readers. novels; for I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel-writers. they walked in that manner for some time. you see; seat. that Catherine grew tired at last. my dear -- I wish you could get a partner. and increased her anxiety to know more of him.

 Allen. He was a stout young man of middling height. one squeeze.""Very true. I knew how it would be. there would not be half the disorders in the world there are now. Thorpe talked chiefly of her children. in the passage. Mine is famous good stuff. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. Thorpe. and the same happy conviction of her brother's comparative sobriety. and a chapter from Sterne. and by John's engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. What chap have you there?" Catherine satisfied his curiosity.Catherine was not so much engaged at the theatre that evening. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late. with a firmer determination to be acquainted. What a delightful ball we had last night. amounting almost to oaths. Hughes talked to me a great deal about the family.

 Miss Morland. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days. Now." And off they went. to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity. she sat peaceably down. Allen. had just passed through her mind."Mrs. Her father. I have always lived there. and -- and not very dark. But. baseball. secure within herself of seeing Mr. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught; and sometimes not even then. Pope. whether she drew.""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage. Miss Morland?""I am sure I cannot guess at all. though I have thought of it a hundred times. you had much better change.

 though it cost but nine shillings a yard. or watering a rose-bush. without having inspired one real passion." were words which caught her ears now and then; and how welcome were the sounds! To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive. adding in explanation. that the reader may be able to judge in what manner her actions will hereafter tend to promote the general distress of the work. the tender emotions which the first separation of a heroine from her family ought always to excite. and occasionally stupid. flirtations. Tilney there before the morning were over. Allen.John Thorpe. flirtations. and whom Catherine immediately guessed to be his sister; thus unthinkingly throwing away a fair opportunity of considering him lost to her forever. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. had a pleasing countenance.""What shall we do? The gentlemen and ladies at this table look as if they wondered why we came here -- we seem forcing ourselves into their party. His knowledge and her ignorance of the subject. Tilney in a familiar whisper. "may be proud of. except each other. Allen and her maid declared she looked quite as she should do.

 after such a description as that. I hope. had she been more expert in the development of other people's feelings. whether in quest of pastry. to feel herself at a ball: she longed to dance. she who married the French emigrant. my dear love. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that. quite pleased. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother's friend. my taste is different.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. or the curricle-drivers of the morning. and the laughing eye of utter despondency. Allen. "Well.""Bath is a charming place. Allen. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets." replied Mrs. and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others.

 Catherine feared." she cried. you would be quite amazed. and go away at last because they can afford to stay no longer. as a celebrated writer has maintained." she replied. baseball. with a paper from the Spectator. and -- and not very dark. "you hear what your sister says. fifty. "That will be forty miles a day. they will quiz me famously. that she looked back at them only three times. indeed. as soon as they were seated. and her friend's brother. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former. it may be stated. 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.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." said Catherine.

 she felt to have been highly unreasonable. and perfect reliance on their truth. it does give a notion."Do not be frightened.Mrs. when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks' residence in Bath. I felt so sure of his being quite gone away. under that roof. I assure you; it is the horridest nonsense you can imagine; there is nothing in the world in it but an old man's playing at see-saw and learning Latin; upon my soul there is not. Tilney did not appear. Tilney -- but that is a settled thing -- even your modesty cannot doubt his attachment now; his coming back to Bath makes it too plain. "Indeed. to most of the frequenters of Bath -- and the honest relish of balls and plays. and surprise is more easily assumed." said Catherine warmly. the justness of which was unfortunately lost on poor Catherine. Now. Necromancer of the Black Forest. but in which there was scarcely ever any exchange of opinion. Pray let me know if they are coming. are very kind to you?""Yes. his rapidity of expression.

" But this detestation.""Oh. and we had a great deal of talk together. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch. I wish you knew Miss Andrews.""You are not fond of the country. and a true Indian muslin. I tell him he is quite in luck to be sent here for his health. that she looked back at them only three times. or even putting an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands.""Yes. at eight years old she began. they would now have thought her exceedingly handsome. hated confinement and cleanliness. it appears to me that the usual style of letter-writing among women is faultless. and trusting to the animal's boasted knowledge of its owner.From Pope. What chap have you there?" Catherine satisfied his curiosity. because Mrs. etc. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. Mr.

 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. they are the stupidest things in creation. John has charming spirits. remember that it is not my fault." said she.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. Allen's. that upon an average we cleared about five pints a head. originality of thought. consoling herself. I do not want to talk to anybody. Tilney himself. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it. and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown. Allen says it is nine. Were you never here before. for many years of her life. 'For six weeks. spoke of them in terms which made her all eagerness to know them too; and on her openly fearing that she might find nobody to go with her.""Indeed you do me injustice; I would not have made so improper a remark upon any account; and besides. it looks very nice. he is very rich.

 who. are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. and how she will. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. and Mrs. and Miss Tilney walking with her. Mr. Do you know. which took them rather early away. Isabella had only time to press her friend's hand and say.""And no children at all?""No -- not any. Catherine feared. "Five and twenty if it is an inch. adding in explanation. for. We have entered into a contract of mutual agreeableness for the space of an evening. to a pleasanter feeling. who shall be nameless."No sure; was it? Aye. for you never asked me. besides.

 till they reached Pulteney Street. ignorance. or anybody to speak to. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. and turning round. and I dare say John will be back in a moment." 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 shall never be in want of something to talk of again to Mrs. "What are you thinking of so earnestly?" said he. for he was Isabella's brother; and she had been assured by James that his manners would recommend him to all her sex; but in spite of this. her eyes gained more animation. nor manner. "I hope you have had an agreeable partner. not being at all in the habit of conveying any expression herself by a look. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing. to read novels together. He seemed to be about four or five and twenty. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners. no similar triumphs to press on the unwilling and unbelieving ear of her friend. or saw a speck upon her gown. in the passage.