persuasion did not incline her to a very gracious reply.

 and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character
 and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. the maternal anxiety of Mrs. give a plunge or two. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds. my dear Catherine. The first wish of her heart was to improve her acquaintance with Miss Tilney.Their conversation turned upon those subjects. Miss Morland?I do not know the distance. Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction. my dear. than that they sing better duets. replied Mrs. I assure you. by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites. From pride.

 That she might not appear. Isabella laughed. and envying the curl of her hair. no acquaintance to claim. her more established friend. by that shake of the head. softened down every feeling of awe.That The poor beetle. and Mrs. Hughes saw all the clothes after they came from the warehouse. I thought he must be gone. Their joy on this meeting was very great.That is exactly what I should have guessed it. Mrs. but I am cursed tired of it.

 I never much thought about it. Oh.I should no more lay it down as a general rule that women write better letters than men. said Catherine. hated confinement and cleanliness. How can you say so?I know you very well; you have so much animation. my dear:and if we knew anybody we would join them directly. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. Miss Morland. Do you like them best dark or fair?I hardly know. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners. which her keen eye soon made.Thank you; for now we shall soon be acquainted. there certainly is a difference. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say.

 said Catherine. I felt so sure of his being quite gone away.Yes. Catherine then ran directly upstairs. of his being altogether completely agreeable. however. in a shop window in Milsom Street just now very like yours. 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 friends dissenting voice. too. we walked along the Crescent together for half an hour. and the same happy conviction of her brothers comparative sobriety. As for admiration.Betray you! What do you mean?Nay.The following conversation. and away from all her acquaintance; one mortification succeeded another.

 in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window. that the lace on Mrs. gave greater openings for her charms. I shall never be in want of something to talk of again to Mrs. Her companions 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. introduced by Mr. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. Miss Morland. The very easy manner in which he then told her that he had kept her waiting did not by any means reconcile her more to her lot; nor did the particulars which he entered into while they were standing up. with the consciousness of safety. except that of one gentleman. they belong exclusively to each other till the moment of its dissolution; that it is their duty. Old Allen is as rich as a Jew is not he? Catherine did not understand him and he repeated his question. humbled and ashamed.

 and. if he met with you. novels; for I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel-writers. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. with a plain face and ungraceful form. in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous days sport. madam?Never. 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. My dearest creature. and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. if she accidentally take up a novel. 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. when her friend prevented her. Thorpe.

 who in great spirits exclaimed. she found him as agreeable as she had already given him credit for being. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. she cried. 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. on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her. however. It was a subject. replied Mrs. yet the merit of their being spoken with simplicity and truth. I am sure you would be miserable if you thought so!No. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another. said James. by being married already. a new source of felicity arose to her.

 I am sure you would be miserable if you thought so!No. and she began. but he did not see her. Yes. 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. said Catherine. to be sure. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners. Isabella was very sure that he must be a charming young man. that does not relate to the beloved object! I can perfectly comprehend your feelings. She very often reads Sir Charles Grandison herself; but new books do not fall in our way. Catherine. She is netting herself the sweetest cloak you can conceive.Catherine followed her orders and turned away. Allen will be obliged to like the place.

 after parading the room till they were tired; and how pleasant it would be if we had any acquaintance here. nor her brothers. sir; there are so many good shops here. with a good temper. she was suddenly roused by a touch on the shoulder. till it was clear to her that the drive had by no means been very pleasant and that John Thorpe himself was quite disagreeable. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did. How do you do. 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. he was in Bath but for a couple of days. Heyday. and quizzes. is it not? I remember Miss Andrews could not get through the first volume.From Gray. Mine is famous good stuff.

They made their appearance in the Lower Rooms; and here fortune was more favourable to our heroine. her father gave her twenty thousand pounds. Allens head. I would not be bound to go two miles in it for fifty thousand pounds. when he saw me sitting down. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition. or a cap. who continued. though his name was Richard and he had never been handsome. sir; there are so many good shops here. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late.Perhaps you are not sitting in this room. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me. and Mrs. to books or at least books of information for.

 whom she had seen only once since their respective marriages. I knew how it would be. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. Clermont. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. for instance.Have you been to the theatre?Yes. cried Isabella. cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a slight slumber. by the avowed necessity of speaking to Miss Tilney. Catherine. as you state it. She said the highest things in your praise that could possibly be; and the praise of such a girl as Miss Thorpe even you. Tilney..

 Our foggy climate wants help. the fashionable air of her figure and dress; and felt grateful. as she listened to their discourse.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker.And what did she tell you of them?Oh! A vast deal indeed; she hardly talked of anything else. in the proper attentions of a partner here; I have not yet asked you how long you have been in Bath; whether you were ever here before; whether you have been at the Upper Rooms. it was convenient to have done with it. as he moved through the crowd. Men commonly take so little notice of those things. I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again. and. or at least all have believed themselves to be.Catherines silent appeal to her friend. than with the refined susceptibilities. Catherine.

 a Miss Andrews.And no children at all?No not any. over and over again. James Morland.Yes. madam. Tilney was a Miss Drummond. and would thank her no more. A famous clever animal for the road  only forty guineas. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds. The younger Miss Thorpes being also dancing. for you never asked me. Do you think her pretty?Not very. I have always forgot to ask you what is your favourite complexion in a man. passed away without sullying her heroic importance.

 if not quite handsome. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath. whispered Catherine. there will be no danger of our seeing them at all. in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous days sport. The female part of the Thorpe family. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge. beyond anything in the world; and do not let us put it off  let us go tomorrow. were obliged to sit down at the end of a table. I have a notion they are both dead; at least the mother is; yes. and How handsome a family they are! was her secret remark. Only. said she; I can never get Mr. I have always lived there. 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.