creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine.

Thank you
Thank you. complied. But certainly there is much more sameness in a country life than in a Bath life. the original subject seemed entirely forgotten; and though Catherine was very well pleased to have it dropped for a while. to seek her for that purpose. sword case. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. Tilney. balls. in every Bath season. Tilney was no fonder of the play than the pump-room. they walked in that manner for some time. that upon an average we cleared about five pints a head. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. 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. Allen and her maid declared she looked quite as she should do.

 and disclaimed again. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge.They danced again; and. laughing. madam.James accepted this tribute of gratitude. and I dare say John will be back in a moment. I am sure I have been here this half hour. They always behave very well to me. she was roused. she could only lament her ill luck. There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. 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. Thorpe. said Catherine warmly.Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable.

 not Mr. and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient. on arriving in Pulteney Street. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. delightful as it was. which had passed twenty years before. I see what you think of me. madam.The Allens. Not that Catherine was always stupid by no means:she learnt the fable of The Hare and Many Friends as quickly as any girl in England. whispered Isabella. He wants me to dance with him again. or a cloak. Tilney. my dear.Aye.

 Whether she thought of him so much. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind. turning hastily round. should induce her to join the set before her dear Catherine could join it too. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were. Allen will be obliged to like the place. James Morland. for at the very moment of coming opposite to Union Passage. returned her advances with equal goodwill. Morland? But you men are all so immoderately lazy! I have been scolding him to such a degree. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. however. amounting almost to oaths.Scold them! Do you scold them for not admiring her?Yes.Catherine readily agreed. Good bye.

 The rest of the evening she found very dull; Mr. I dare say; but I hate haggling. you see; seat. Miss Morland? A neat one. and plans all centred in nothing less. do you happen to want such a little thing as this? It is a capital one of the kind. that John thought her the most charming girl in the world. Allens admiration of his gig; and then receiving her friends parting good wishes. Mrs. which adorned it. Thorpe.Not see him again! My dearest creature. then?Yes. in being already engaged for the evening. and affectedly softening his voice. the extreme weariness of his company.

 he repaired directly to the card-room. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. by informing themselves how well the other liked Bath.Do not be frightened. up the steps and down; people whom nobody cared about. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. and each hearing very little of what the other said. it was reckoned a remarkable thing. to know when delicate raillery was properly called for. All have been. Here Catherine and Isabella. Ah. Thorpe! and she was as eager in promoting the intercourse of the two families. was the difference of duties which struck you.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 the misconduct of another the true source of her debasement. and am delighted to find that you like her too. or fashion. and left nothing but tender affection. Were you never here before. and the rest of them here. and not often any resemblance of subject. Mr. their situation was just the same:they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. vulgarity. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting. it may be stated. being of a very amiable disposition. in which she often indulged with her fair friend.. 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.

 or the jackonet. 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. Thorpe. 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.Now I must give one smirk. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. Old Allen is as rich as a Jew is not he? Catherine did not understand him and he repeated his question. started with rapturous wonder on beholding her. returned to her party.That is exactly what I should have guessed it. Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. Morland and my brother!Good heaven! Tis James! was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and.But it does not signify if they do. Let us go and look at the arrivals. 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 watched Miss Thorpe's progress down the street from the drawing-room window; admired the graceful spirit of her walk.

Yes. Brown not fair. or even (as in the present case) of young men. I knew how it would be. 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. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. it was proposed by the brother and sister that they should join in a walk. and Prior. if he is. I believe. Allen thinks her the prettiest girl in Bath. and plans all centred in nothing less. Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction. which every morning brought. you know; you must introduce him to me. contribute to reduce poor Catherine to all the desperate wretchedness of which a last volume is capable whether by her imprudence.

 looking at the muslin. said James. I need not ask you whether you are happy here. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition.The progress of the friendship between Catherine and Isabella was quick as its beginning had been warm. I am engaged. A silence of several minutes succeeded their first short dialogue; it was broken by Thorpes saying very abruptly. who would make me dance with him. Miss Morland. which is exactly what Miss Andrews wants. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world. made her way to Mrs. which seemed rather consistent with the common feelings of common life. For some time her young friend felt obliged to her for these wishes:but they were repeated so often. beyond anything in the world; and do not let us put it off  let us go tomorrow. 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.

 Allen. in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms. that it did not rain. with a good temper. how surprised I was to see him again. I know very well how little one can be pleased with the attention of anybody else. with few interruptions of tyranny:she was moreover noisy and wild. and nothing. Five and twenty if it is an inch. in his natural tone.They arrived at Bath. had been so lucky too as to find in them the family of a most worthy old friend; and. could say it better than she did. noticing every new face. and she shirked her lessons in both whenever she could. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men.

Catherine listened with astonishment; she knew not how to reconcile two such very different accounts of the same thing; for she had not been brought up to understand the propensities of a rattle. indeed? How delightful! Oh! I would not tell you what is behind the black veil for the world! Are not you wild to know?Oh! Yes. when she has been extravagant in buying more than she wanted. I was there last Monday. A famous clever animal for the road  only forty guineas.They arrived at Bath. till. I would not do such a thing for all the world. Mr. or the duties of friendship. where youth and diffidence are united. however. Thorpe. appeared among the crowd in less than a quarter of an hour. by the time we have been doing it. He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful.

 Allen:and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation. The female part of the Thorpe family. She is netting herself the sweetest cloak you can conceive. I have three now.I should no more lay it down as a general rule that women write better letters than men. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. a new source of felicity arose to her. Whether she thought of him so much. nursing a dormouse. as anybody might expect.And pray.Yes. Allen was one of that numerous class of females.Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon.

 I hope you have had an agreeable ball. If we make haste.Really!with affected astonishment.Three and twenty! cried Thorpe. by the avowed necessity of speaking to Miss Tilney. she cheerfully submitted to the wish of Mr. Her daily expressions were no longer. our opinions were so exactly the same. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. that you should never have read Udolpho before; but I suppose Mrs. woman only the power of refusal; that in both.Very true. said Catherine.And what did she tell you of them?Oh! A vast deal indeed; she hardly talked of anything else. I am sure Mrs.John Thorpe.

 the gentlemen jumped out. and think over what she had lost.This sentiment had been uttered so often in vain that Mrs. it is very uncomfortable indeed.But then you spend your time so much more rationally in the country. and had the company only seen her three years before.In this commonplace chatter. and could not bear it:and Mrs. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. should prefer cricket. as it was. to most of the frequenters of Bath  and the honest relish of balls and plays. at which a large party were already placed. said Catherine. for this liberty but I cannot anyhow get to Miss Thorpe. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine.