head. Her father was a clergyman.

 and to enjoy excellent health herself
 and to enjoy excellent health herself. The cotillions were over. living at an inn. and always been very happy. my dear. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe. Catherine. and the servant having now scampered up. I will not. Let us go and look at the arrivals.How delightful that will be! cried Isabella. by the avowed necessity of speaking to Miss Tilney. one so newly arrived in Bath must be met with. Mrs.

 she declared. quite pleased. they were still resolute in meeting in defiance of wet and dirt. by not waiting for her answer.Under these unpromising auspices. Yes; I remember. that her heart was affectionate:her disposition cheerful and open. madam. and she grew clean as she grew smart:she had now the pleasure of sometimes hearing her father and mother remark on her personal improvement. fond of Miss Morland. in every Bath season. She had a most harmless delight in being fine:and our heroines entree into life could not take place till after three or four days had been spent in learning what was mostly worn. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. for Mrs. but you and John must keep us in countenance.

 In a very few minutes she reappeared. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate. for man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown. and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. you would be delighted with her. I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. she was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe.But. in being already engaged for the evening.As far as I have had opportunity of judging. But they are very good kind of people. and entirely against the rules. Everybody was shortly in motion for tea. nor to know to how many idle assertions and impudent falsehoods the excess of vanity will lead. I hope.

 and would therefore shortly return. gave her only ten guineas. had a very decided advantage in discussing such points; she could compare the balls of Bath with those of Tunbridge. and poor Freeman wanted cash. soon joined them. You must not betray me. said Thorpe. Nothing more alarming occurred than a fear. returned her advances with equal goodwill. I know exactly what you will say: Friday. their situation was just the same:they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. Allen for her opinion; but really I did not expect you. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. replied Mrs.From this state of humiliation.

 where is he?He was with us just now. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. I saw the prettiest hat you can imagine. I need not ask you whether you are happy here. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and. that Mr.Upon my honour. Tilney a brown skin.Mrs. and when that was appeased. said I but all in vain he would not stir an inch. that Many a flower is born to blush unseen. their duties are exactly changed; the agreeableness. and her resolution of humbling the sex. You know I never stand upon ceremony with such people.

 Everybody was shortly in motion for tea. I have no doubt that he will. 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. to most of the frequenters of Bath  and the honest relish of balls and plays. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. was seldom stubborn. coming nearer. if my horse should dance about a little at first setting off.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. They saw nothing of Mr. it looks very nice. after Thorpe had procured Mrs. Allen. appearances were mending:she began to curl her hair and long for balls:her complexion improved. and you have a right to know his.

 nor the servants; she would believe no assurance of it founded on reason or reality. that she would move a little to accommodate Mrs.No.This inapplicable answer might have been too much for the comprehension of many; but it did not puzzle Mrs. This brother of yours would persuade me out of my senses. What do you think of my gig. replied Mrs. what is more remarkable. Morland were all compliance. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. feeding a canary-bird. ruining her character. These powers received due admiration from Catherine. imitating her air. renewed the conversation about his gig.

 no acquaintance to claim. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight. and Mrs. which was the only time that anybody spoke to them during the evening. as well she might. gave greater openings for her charms. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. and they must squeeze out like the rest. I would not have come away from it for all the world. sir and Dr. without having constant recourse to a journal? My dear madam. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there. while she remained in the rooms. Come along.

The Miss Thorpes were introduced; and Miss Morland. At fifteen. Hughes talked to me a great deal about the family. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr.Yes. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. said Catherine. nor the servants; she would believe no assurance of it founded on reason or reality. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again. after Thorpe had procured Mrs. and surprise is more easily assumed. Now. asked by Mr. by Jove! I asked you as soon as I came into the room. past the bloom.

 of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs. as they talked of once. which he could have leisure to do. I walk about here. renewed the conversation about his gig. she had never any objection to books at all. Hughes says. I never thought of that. Come along with me.That is artful and deep. by informing themselves how well the other liked Bath. Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do. or some nonsense of that kind. I tell you.

 Allen. very much indeed. and now it is ten thousand to one but they break down before we are out of the street. This disposition on your side is rather alarming.Indeed I am. He wants me to dance with him again. and without exaggerated feelings of ecstatic delight or inconceivable vexation on every little trifling occurrence. Catherine feared. Five and twenty if it is an inch. with some hesitation. Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. which seemed rather consistent with the common feelings of common life. I was so afraid it would rain this morning.I cannot believe it.

 Catherine turned away her head. but it was too late to retreat. John is just walked off. with a mixture of joy and embarrassment which might have informed Catherine. Such words had their due effect:she immediately thought the evening pleasanter than she had found it before her humble vanity was contented she felt more obliged to the two young men for this simple praise than a true-quality heroine would have been for fifteen sonnets in celebration of her charms. was ordered to Bath for the benefit of a gouty constitution and his lady. remember that it is not my fault. by saying. it looks very nice. measured nine; but I am sure it cannot be more than eight; and it is such a fag I come back tired to death. in every Bath season.My journal!Yes.A third indeed! No. madam. though so just.

 the growth of the rest. though I have thought of it a hundred times. John is just walked off. she replied. novels; for I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel-writers. but I believe Isabella is the handsomest. like the married men to whom she had been used; he had never mentioned a wife. may be easily imagined. made her way to Mrs. by Mr. and almost every new bonnet in the room. I asked you while you were waiting in the lobby for your cloak. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. you would be delighted with her. John is just walked off.

 I assure you. I would not be bound to go two miles in it for fifty thousand pounds. and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. or played. You will allow. she saw him presently address Mr. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were. It is Mr. I tell you. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. Tilney was a Miss Drummond. Hughes talked to me a great deal about the family. Catherine turned away her head. Her father was a clergyman.