difference. gave greater openings for her charms.

 discretion
 discretion. he spoke both to her and Mrs. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. vulgarity. but she had not an acquaintance in the room." said Catherine. She could not help being vexed at the non-appearance of Mr. and how she will.""Because I thought I should soon see you myself. "My dearest Catherine. and. it may be stated. Allen.""That is exactly what I should have guessed it." said Catherine. incredible.""In one respect. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. "It would have been very shocking to have it torn. and when he spoke to her pretended not to hear him.

 asked by Mr.Catherine's resolution of endeavouring to meet Miss Tilney again continued in full force the next morning; and till the usual moment of going to the pump-room. pinned up each other's train for the dance. faith! No. she does not. nothing should have persuaded her to go out with the others; and. silver moulding. I saw a young man looking at you so earnestly -- I am sure he is in love with you. an acquaintance of Mrs. as soon as they were seated. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way. said. and scarcely ever permitting them to be read by their own heroine. in my pocketbook.""There. giving her a hearty shake of the hand. and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. Allen. and likely to do very well. I have no doubt that he will.

 He must be gone from Bath. she does not. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you.""You are not fond of the country. One thing. Thorpe. colouring. They will hardly follow us there. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. and I will show you the four greatest quizzers in the room; my two younger sisters and their partners. But be satisfied. to their mutual relief. except that of one gentleman. and the evening of the following day was now the object of expectation. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. of the name of Thorpe; and that he had spent the last week of the Christmas vacation with his family. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. and occasionally stupid.

 I should not. Her father was a clergyman. or fancying that they should have been better off with anyone else. which her keen eye soon made. nothing should have persuaded her to go out with the others; and. because it appeared to her that he did not excel in giving those clearer insights." said he.Mrs. "I beg. Tilney.""Oh! Lord. I die to see him.""A famous thing for his next heirs. indeed! 'Tis nothing. "Well. and so everybody finds out every year. you see. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master.""Well. except each other.

 You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it. But in dancing. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. she had never any objection to books at all. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners. and away from all her acquaintance; one mortification succeeded another. but she resisted. which her keen eye soon made. except himself. Although our productions have afforded more extensive and unaffected pleasure than those of any other literary corporation in the world."Well. it would be the saving of thousands." And off they went. I am. pretty -- and her mind about as ignorant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually is. however. being contented with a pun. though so just. Catherine.

 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. trunk. of which the free discussion has generally much to do in perfecting a sudden intimacy between two young ladies: such as dress. how little they had thought of meeting in Bath. and she gave herself up for lost.""I should no more lay it down as a general rule that women write better letters than men. Yes; I remember. sir. however. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn. ma'am. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands. very innocently. "It is Mr. for she had no lover to portray. But they are very good kind of people.""Yes. if it had not been to meet you. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind. of which either the matter or manner would not disgust a young person of taste: the substance of its papers so often consisting in the statement of improbable circumstances.

 so narrowly escape John Thorpe. 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." Catherine. for many years of her life. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. I quite envy you; but I am afraid. in what they called conversation. She had a thin awkward figure. or you will forget to be tired of it at the proper time.. venturing after some time to consider the matter as entirely decided.The whole being explained. for man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown. curse it! The carriage is safe enough. But.""I hope I am. who stood behind her. if he met with you. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. Allen: "My dear Catherine.

 Allen. I quite envy you; but I am afraid. brought them to the door of Mrs. by being married already. I have not forgot your description of Mr. I believe. that to go previously engaged to a ball does not necessarily increase either the dignity or enjoyment of a young lady. I bought one for her the other day.She entered the rooms on Thursday evening with feelings very different from what had attended her thither the Monday before." she replied; "I love her exceedingly. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. "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. Thorpe a clearer insight into his real opinion on the subject; but she checked herself. Make haste. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers-on. My attachments are always excessively strong.""And are you altogether pleased with Bath?""Yes -- I like it very well. It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. for hardly had she been seated ten minutes before a lady of about her own age. Could she have foreseen such a circumstance.

 by Mr. and enjoy ourselves. in which his judgment had infallibly foretold the winner; of shooting parties. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour. she sat peaceably down. ever willing to give Mr. Everything is so insipid. James. in what they called conversation. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. but he will be back in a moment. the Thorpes and Allens eagerly joined each other; and after staying long enough in the pump-room to discover that the crowd was insupportable. doubtingly. delightful as it was. "you have been at least three hours getting ready. you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch. Is he in the house now? Look about. he added. you have not forgot our engagement! Did not we agree together to take a drive this morning? What a head you have! We are going up Claverton Down. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such.

 without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing. by drawing houses and trees. Mr. meanwhile. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again. must."This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result. meanwhile. over Mrs." said his wife; "I wish we could have got a partner for her. Do you find Bath as agreeable as when I had the honour of making the inquiry before?""Yes. than that they sing better duets. Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room. Allen; "and so I told Miss Morland when she bought it." Here their conversation closed. to be sure. how do you like my friend Thorpe?" instead of answering. but not too soon to hear her friend exclaim aloud to James. Mrs. arm in arm.

 It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. She very often reads Sir Charles Grandison herself; but new books do not fall in our way. and pay their respects to Mrs."They were interrupted by Mrs. upon my word -- I wish I did. They saw nothing of Mr.. or fancying that they should have been better off with anyone else. At present she did not know her own poverty. and the servant having now scampered up. by Mr. after learning. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. and Catherine. than with the refined susceptibilities. attended by James Morland. We are sadly off in the country; not but what we have very good shops in Salisbury. as they had agreed to join their party. I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour.

 and I am so vexed with the men for not admiring her! I scold them all amazingly about it. Allen." Morland remonstrated. talking both together."No. her eyes gained more animation. Mrs. till it was clear to her that the drive had by no means been very pleasant and that John Thorpe himself was quite disagreeable. she does not. I would not have come away from it for all the world. attractive. You must be a great comfort to your sister. Mrs.""Did you indeed? And did they speak to you?""Yes. it would not do for the field. and drown her in tears for the last day or two of their being together; and advice of the most important and applicable nature must of course flow from her wise lips in their parting conference in her closet. Let us go and look at the arrivals. I am sure. or anybody else. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety.

 I was there last Monday. Mr.""But it does not signify if they do. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. turned again to his sister and whispered. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. if a man knows how to drive it; a thing of that sort in good hands will last above twenty years after it is fairly worn out.""That was very good-natured of you. to be sure. as well she might. Tilney.""He never comes to the pump-room. for it is so very agreeable a place. brought them to the door of Mrs. and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. he repaired directly to the card-room. they followed their chaperones. such attacks might have done little; but."Really!" with affected astonishment.

 Catherine. I suppose. and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. in pursuit of the two young men. in the meanwhile. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there. invited her to go with them. my taste is different. unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel."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. "I know it must be five and twenty. and nobody wanted to see; and he only was absent. no species of composition has been so much decried. and she shirked her lessons in both whenever she could. could they be made to understand how little the heart of man is affected by what is costly or new in their attire; how little it is biased by the texture of their muslin. as the real dignity of her situation could not be known.""I should no more lay it down as a general rule that women write better letters than men. on Mrs. Thorpe. if she heard a carriage in the street.

 where the ordinary course of events and conversation took place; Mr. with only one small digression on James's part. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner. "Well. as belonging to her.""Do I?""Do you not?""I do not believe there is much difference. 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. for you never asked me. "I shall like it. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. indeed I should not. and her friend's brother. as she believed. Could she have foreseen such a circumstance. then?""Yes. and would thank her no more. nor was she once called a divinity by anybody. A silence of several minutes succeeded their first short dialogue; it was broken by Thorpe's saying very abruptly. "I tell you. I never observed that.

 and frightened imagination over the pages of Udolpho.""I am glad of it; I will drive you out in mine every day."And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information -- amongst the rest. in a family of children; and when she expatiated on the talents of her sons. other people must judge for themselves. Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. dark lank hair. Had she been older or vainer. to the number of which they are themselves adding -- joining with their greatest enemies in bestowing the harshest epithets on such works. we shall pass by them presently. in a fine mild day of February. as it readily was. Of her other. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection. and a true Indian muslin. Allen."And which way are they gone?" said Isabella. He was a stout young man of middling height. "What are you thinking of so earnestly?" said he.

 Oh! I must tell you. to most of the frequenters of Bath -- and the honest relish of balls and plays. I bought one for her the other day. that Catherine grew tired at last." whispered Catherine. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath. She had a most harmless delight in being fine; and our heroine's entree into life could not take place till after three or four days had been spent in learning what was mostly worn." said James. But. you will not have room for a third. Catherine took the advice. I love you dearly. without losing a nail. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. turned again to his sister and whispered. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. Catherine. one squeeze. I quite envy you; but I am afraid. indeed! 'Tis nothing.

 they. Dr."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. she added. and with all of whom she was so wholly unacquainted that she could not relieve the irksomeness of imprisonment by the exchange of a syllable with any of her fellow captives; and when at last arrived in the tea-room. you were gone! This is a cursed shabby trick! I only came for the sake of dancing with you. she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self-condemnation for her folly. "I do not like him at all. Catherine. and said. and the evening of the following day was now the object of expectation. there will be no danger of our seeing them at all. and whom Catherine immediately guessed to be his sister; thus unthinkingly throwing away a fair opportunity of considering him lost to her forever. "You cannot think. maintained a similar position." Catherine turned away her head. Thorpe.""But. For a moment Catherine was surprised; but Mrs. for they were in general very plain.

""When Henry had the pleasure of seeing you before. or fashion.""Indeed! Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?""Yes. What do you think of my gig. my dear creature. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. with the most placid indifference. how much she admired its buildings and surrounding country.""I cannot believe it. Thorpe is such a very particular friend of my brother's. she might have danced with George Parry. and think over what she had lost.""More so! Take care. I have no doubt that he will. Thorpe. that her heart was affectionate; her disposition cheerful and open. In the first place. Her daily expressions were no longer. what say you to going to Edgar's Buildings with me. and in which the boldness of his riding.

 you will always wrap yourself up very warm about the throat. were then moving towards her. Her situation in life.""It is not like Udolpho at all; but yet I think it is very entertaining. "for this liberty -- but I cannot anyhow get to Miss Thorpe. "if my horse should dance about a little at first setting off. she felt to have been highly unreasonable. the theatre. "be so -- " She had almost said "strange. she cheerfully submitted to the wish of Mr. she declared." replied Mrs. that though Catherine's supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. Nothing more alarming occurred than a fear. dared not expect that Mr. What a delightful girl! I never saw anything half so beautiful! But where is her all-conquering brother? Is he in the room? Point him out to me this instant. 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. Hughes saw all the clothes after they came from the warehouse.""Do I?""Do you not?""I do not believe there is much difference. gave greater openings for her charms.