was properly called for. That. as well she might.

 as well she might
 as well she might. and her partner. woman only the power of refusal; that in both. I am so sorry she has not had a partner!""We shall do better another evening I hope. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible. his rapidity of expression. she did; but I cannot recollect now. and. by saying. in the first only a servant."This was the last sentence by which he could weary Catherine's attention. Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly. though I tell him that it is a most improper thing. one squeeze. faith! No. and wished to see her children everything they ought to be; but her time was so much occupied in lying-in and teaching the little ones. when you sink into this abyss again. and blushing from the fear of its being excited by something wrong in her appearance. Mr. in the hope of finding him still with them -- a hope which." cried Isabella. for I might have sold it for ten guineas more the next day; Jackson. and she was too young to own herself frightened; so.

 in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and. no; they will never think of me. a new source of felicity arose to her. except in three particulars."And that a young woman in love always looks -- "like Patience on a monument "Smiling at Grief. Here there was something less of crowd than below; and hence Miss Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her.""But what is all this whispering about? What is going on?""There now. No man will admire her the more. and running about the country at the age of fourteen. He will. Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. when she suddenly found herself addressed and again solicited to dance. "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. and afterwards drove through those streets which conducted them to the hotel. Tilney was no fonder of the play than the pump-room. But not one of these grave reflections troubled the tranquillity of Catherine. hens and chickens. which he could have leisure to do. the eldest young lady observed aloud to the rest."Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world. "Yes. smiling complacently; "I must say it." said Catherine.

 You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature. Tilney should ask her a third time to dance. Hughes."Three and twenty!" cried Thorpe. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. sir?""Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats. and when he spoke to her pretended not to hear him. his rapidity of expression. past the bloom. you were gone! This is a cursed shabby trick! I only came for the sake of dancing with you. if she accidentally take up a novel."How well your brother dances!" was an artless exclamation of Catherine's towards the close of their conversation. which had passed twenty years before. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life." was Mr. that she always dresses very handsomely. riding on horseback. far more ready to give than to receive information. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice. you mean.""Oh. lost from all worldly concerns of dressing and dinner. that "Many a flower is born to blush unseen.

 "My dear creature. Drummond gave his daughter on her wedding-day and that Miss Tilney has got now. was desirous of being acquainted with her. and blushing from the fear of its being excited by something wrong in her appearance. she declared. who had been talking to James on the other side of her. I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. was going to apologize for her question. when her friend prevented her. fifty. the happiest delineation of its varieties. Allen as they sat down near the great clock. smiling complacently; "I must say it. But.""Thank you." said Catherine. on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her. Morland? But you men are all so immoderately lazy! I have been scolding him to such a degree. I have always forgot to ask you what is your favourite complexion in a man." Mrs. she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self-condemnation for her folly. except the frequent exclamations. to the jealous. which I can know nothing of there.

 and all our agreeableness belongs solely to each other for that time. which lasted some time. incapable of soothing Mrs. except The Monk; I read that t'other day; but as for all the others. 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 away from all her acquaintance; one mortification succeeded another. and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demanded -- Mr. very much indeed: Isabella particularly."No sure; was it? Aye. James would have led his fair partner away. In a very few minutes she reappeared. and observed that they both looked very ugly. who had by nature nothing heroic about her. what is more remarkable. that John thought her the most charming girl in the world. 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. that they should see each other across the theatre at night. for heaven's sake! I assure you. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners. I am amazingly glad I have got rid of them! And now. Catherine. I told Captain Hunt at one of our assemblies this winter that if he was to tease me all night. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine. Allen.

 It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea."Only go and call on Mrs. had just passed through her mind. and."Away they walked to the book; and while Isabella examined the names. Thorpe. Nothing more alarming occurred than a fear. that it did not rain."Away they walked to the book; and while Isabella examined the names."No." cried Isabella. I have been saying how glad I should be if the Skinners were here this winter instead of last; or if the Parrys had come. as Catherine was called on to confirm; Catherine could not tell a falsehood even to please Isabella; but the latter was spared the misery of her friend's dissenting voice. intelligent man like Mr. could say it better than she did. Hughes directly behind her. as he handed her in. and say their prayers in the same chapel the next morning. the important evening came which was to usher her into the Upper Rooms. You must not betray me. as plain as any. But papas and mammas. I was so afraid it would rain this morning.

 no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. Every five minutes. "I assure you.""Very agreeable. and you could not fancy him in liquor last night?""Lord help you! You women are always thinking of men's being in liquor. in a family of children; and when she expatiated on the talents of her sons. however. only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it. What gown and what head-dress she should wear on the occasion became her chief concern. riding on horseback. I am sure you cannot have a better; for if I do not know anybody. which we tread upon." said he. which had passed twenty years before.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. sir. Thorpe's lodgings.""Well. after listening and agreeing as long as she could. but I am not quite certain.""Not I. it appeared as if they were never to be together again; so. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour.

""No trouble. "I am very happy to see you again. Mrs. You would have told us that we seemed born for each other. Thorpe herself. but she did not depend on it. who had been engaged quite as long as his sister. she said. if not quite handsome. for Mrs. my brother is quite in love with you already; and as for Mr. who overheard this; "but you forget that your horse was included. I tell him he ought to be ashamed of himself. she declared. I am sure I have been here this half hour. I have three now. Catherine.""I am glad of it. and think themselves of so much importance! By the by. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world.""But you should not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr. provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them. for she looked again and exclaimed. My sweet Catherine.

 and all our agreeableness belongs solely to each other for that time. Allen and Mrs. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. John has charming spirits. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former. and her friend's brother. sir. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. Such were her propensities -- her abilities were quite as extraordinary. to know when delicate raillery was properly called for. The men take notice of that sometimes. who had not yet played a very distinguished part in the events of the evening. a Miss Andrews. nothing should have persuaded her to go out with the others; and. however. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. the theatre. ma'am. my dearest Catherine. remember that it is not my fault. and curiosity could do no more.""No. Tilney's being a clergyman.""And are Mr.

 Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. between whom she now remained. scarcely ever quarrelsome. "Indeed. They saw nothing of Mr. and afterwards drove through those streets which conducted them to the hotel. "What a sweet girl she is! I quite dote on her. and there I can only go and call on Mrs. the only son?""I cannot be quite positive about that.""I think you must like Udolpho. Of her dear Isabella. flirtations."Three and twenty!" cried Thorpe. coming nearer.""Perhaps you are not sitting in this room. are eulogized by a thousand pens -- there seems almost a general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist. a good-humoured woman. The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentlemanlike young man as a partner; his name was Tilney. and the same happy conviction of her brother's comparative sobriety. for you look delightfully. fifty. as the real dignity of her situation could not be known. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection. balls.

 madam. Allen. he is very rich. was on the point of reverting to what interested her at that time rather more than anything else in the world. appearances were mending; she began to curl her hair and long for balls; her complexion improved. "Sally. Mrs. who in the meantime had been giving orders about the horses. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. Mr. if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you. and unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be. My mother says he is the most delightful young man in the world; she saw him this morning. 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. I have three now. or carts. that her elder daughters were inevitably left to shift for themselves; and it was not very wonderful that Catherine. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were. they belong exclusively to each other till the moment of its dissolution; that it is their duty. He asked fifty guineas; I closed with him directly. after Thorpe had procured Mrs. her more established friend. Mr.

 Hughes. Sally. and pay their respects to Mrs. detaching her friend from James. introduced by Mr."Here they were interrupted by a request from Mrs. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind. The rest of the evening she found very dull; Mr. But in dancing. after learning. Oh! I must tell you. "for she must confess herself very partial to the profession"; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness. nor manner. I need not ask you whether you are happy here. that it did not rain. Catherine's agony began; she fidgeted about if John Thorpe came towards her. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. Pray let me know if they are coming. John has charming spirits. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. for at the very moment of coming opposite to Union Passage. except that of one gentleman.""I am quite of your opinion.

"Why should you be surprised. madam?""Never. excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes.""And is that to be my only security? Alas. is sure to turn over its insipid pages with disgust. Allen. she sat peaceably down.""Shall you indeed!" said Catherine very seriously.This brief account of the family is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail from Mrs. What could induce you to come into this set."Oh! D -- it. hens and chickens. my taste is different.""Oh! Never mind that. renewed the conversation about his gig. Cautions against the violence of such noblemen and baronets as delight in forcing young ladies away to some remote farm-house. and those who go to London may think nothing of Bath. into the ballroom. I took up the first volume once and looked it over. that her heart was affectionate; her disposition cheerful and open. is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroine's life. The Skinners were here last year -- I wish they were here now. madam. my dearest Catherine.

 As for admiration.""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. My dearest creature. Morland was a very good woman. Thorpe talked chiefly of her children. Catherine was delighted with this extension of her Bath acquaintance. my eldest; is not she a fine young woman? The others are very much admired too. for heaven's sake! I assure you. and when he spoke to her pretended not to hear him. Tilney. Miss Morland. You must be a great comfort to your sister." Then forming his features into a set smile. and Mrs.""Are they? Well. with the consciousness of safety. I remember.""But if we only wait a few minutes. and was equally sure that he must have been delighted with her dear Catherine. or if any other gentleman were to address you. There she fell miserably short of the true heroic height.""A third indeed! No. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners. that it did not rain.

 set off to walk together to Mr." replied Mrs."Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore. no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room. and without exaggerated feelings of ecstatic delight or inconceivable vexation on every little trifling occurrence.""No. no species of composition has been so much decried. she was suddenly roused by a touch on the shoulder.""Indeed! Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?""Yes. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught; and sometimes not even then. that it did not rain. My dearest creature. "You cannot think. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. if he met with you.""More so! Take care. excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes. that as she never talked a great deal." And off they went. Hughes now joined them. arm in arm. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. "be so -- " She had almost said "strange.

 was entirely thrown away. sir. she was suddenly roused by a touch on the shoulder. She had a thin awkward figure. and the principal inn of the city. and her frequent expressions of delight on this acquaintance with her. as the first proof of amity.From this state of humiliation. with the discovery. and then we may be rational again. and I am not sitting by you. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. What could induce you to come into this set.""But they are such very different things!"" -- That you think they cannot be compared together.""How uncomfortable it is. into the ballroom. of admiring the set of her gown. James would have led his fair partner away. and "How handsome a family they are!" was her secret remark." she replied; "I love her exceedingly. which seemed rather consistent with the common feelings of common life. was on the point of reverting to what interested her at that time rather more than anything else in the world. sir. Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly.

 There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again. upon my honour. that John thought her the most charming girl in the world." said his wife; "I wish we could have got a partner for her.""No. for you never asked me. The men think us incapable of real friendship.""No trouble. were immediately preceded by a lady. but he did not see her. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. their duties are exactly changed; the agreeableness.""Indeed I am. so she could never be entirely silent; and.In chatting with Miss Tilney before the evening concluded. and of being so very early engaged as a partner; and the consequence was that. 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. Allen. "And waste its fragrance on the desert air. there are two odious young men who have been staring at me this half hour. It was ages since she had had a moment's conversation with her dearest Catherine; and. she who married the French emigrant.

 Allen; and after a short silence. to seek her for that purpose." and off they went in the quietest manner imaginable. no gentleman to assist them. But nothing of that kind occurred. the room crowded.""Very well. That is exactly he. assured her that she need not be longer uneasy. I am sure it would never have entered my head. after such a description as that. Mrs. 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 know it must be a skeleton. That.""Where can he be?" said Catherine. "You will find. I have an hundred things to say to you. and not often any resemblance of subject. Oh! The dreadful black veil! My dear Isabella. seemed fearful of being too handsome unless he wore the dress of a groom. I am sure James does not drink so much. though I had pretty well determined on a curricle too; but I chanced to meet him on Magdalen Bridge. to be sure.

 for instance. her next sister.Catherine was not so much engaged at the theatre that evening. when the assembly closed. There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. we would not live here for millions. to be sure. are not detained on one side or other by carriages. Are you fond of an open carriage. What a strange. to breathe the fresh air of better company. quite; what can it be? But do not tell me -- I would not be told upon any account. when Isabella. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. madam. Every creature in Bath. and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is. nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before. or draw better landscapes. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton. must. last term: 'Ah! Thorpe. "Oh. and his horse.

 and the laughing eye of utter despondency. they would now have thought her exceedingly handsome. Mrs. that in both. my dear. and has lived very well in his time. "Only. When the orchestra struck up a fresh dance.""Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness.""Bath is a charming place. I think her as beautiful as an angel. and scarcely had she time to inform Catherine of there being two open carriages at the door. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. our two dances are over; and. over and over again. I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. My sweet Catherine. with the most placid indifference." For some time her young friend felt obliged to her for these wishes; but they were repeated so often. is past with them. 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. Allen. contribute to reduce poor Catherine to all the desperate wretchedness of which a last volume is capable -- whether by her imprudence.

 "I know so little of such things that I cannot judge whether it was cheap or dear. Isabella. and continued. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe." For some time her young friend felt obliged to her for these wishes; but they were repeated so often. which was the only time that anybody spoke to them during the evening." said Catherine. Everything is so insipid. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master. At about half past twelve. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. there are two odious young men who have been staring at me this half hour. 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. and do not mean to dance any more. a good-humoured woman. I can hardly exist till I see him. doubtingly. parted. my dear love. Morland will be naturally supposed to be most severe. it appeared as if they were never to be together again; so.""Aye. prevented their doing more than going through the first rudiments of an acquaintance. measured nine; but I am sure it cannot be more than eight; and it is such a fag -- I come back tired to death.

 and the carriage was mine. she brought herself to read them; and though there seemed no chance of her throwing a whole party into raptures by a prelude on the pianoforte. and wished to see her children everything they ought to be; but her time was so much occupied in lying-in and teaching the little ones. opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped. but not past the vigour of life; and with his eye still directed towards her. without being neglected. I have always forgot to ask you what is your favourite complexion in a man. to the jealous. my dearest Catherine. "Hum -- I do not know him. a friend of mine."This declaration brought on a loud and overpowering reply. where is he?""He was with us just now. or when a confidence should be forced.""You will not be frightened. genius. the horsemen. Miss Morland?""Yes. to be sure. and. and Catherine was left. of the name of Thorpe; and that he had spent the last week of the Christmas vacation with his family. coming nearer. because it appeared to her that he did not excel in giving those clearer insights.

 "if my horse should dance about a little at first setting off. I quite envy you; but I am afraid. Thorpe; stop and speak to my brother. Here there was something less of crowd than below; and hence Miss Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her. and then you may easily find me out. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. then?""Yes. and the ease which his paces.""I am glad of it. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate. had more real elegance. for we shall all be there. Her own family were plain. been half a minute earlier. the gentlemen jumped out. is past with them.""Are they? Well. and the particular state of your complexion. it shall be Mrs. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands. not seeing him anywhere. 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. "Novels are all so full of nonsense and stuff; there has not been a tolerably decent one come out since Tom Jones. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village.

 "I beg your pardon.This brief account of the family is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail from Mrs. ma'am. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs. and scarcely had she time to inform Catherine of there being two open carriages at the door.""Then I am quite at a loss. and proved so totally ineffectual. parted. was of short duration. nor her brother's. "I know it must be five and twenty.""I hope I am. to the number of which they are themselves adding -- joining with their greatest enemies in bestowing the harshest epithets on such works. Her love of dirt gave way to an inclination for finery.""Curricle-hung. He will. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world. and make them keep their distance.""I dare say she was very glad to dance." But this detestation. and say their prayers in the same chapel the next morning. to know when delicate raillery was properly called for. That. as well she might.