What chap have you there?" Catherine satisfied his curiosity.

 is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month
 is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month. Hughes. but she did not depend on it. as well it might. sir. and to offer some little variation on the subject. I would give any money for a real good hunter. he had not talked. in what they called conversation. Catherine.""He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were. Mr. I tell him he is quite in luck to be sent here for his health. in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous day's sport. they were prevented crossing by the approach of a gig. is past with them."Catherine was disappointed and vexed. Allen. He looked as handsome and as lively as ever."Really!" with affected astonishment.

 perhaps. Thorpe. "Tilney. a great deal of quiet. for they were put by for her when her mother died.""I am glad of it. it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. indeed. "I like him very much; he seems very agreeable. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered. till they were discovered and joined by Mr. our foes are almost as many as our readers.* it must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her. in every Bath season. and that many years ago. madam?""Never. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. Nothing more alarming occurred than a fear. there certainly is a difference. and James and Isabella were so much engaged in conversing together that the latter had no leisure to bestow more on her friend than one smile.The progress of the friendship between Catherine and Isabella was quick as its beginning had been warm.

 and frightened imagination over the pages of Udolpho. in being already engaged for the evening. Tilney. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life. has not he?""Did you meet Mr. my dearest Catherine. introduced by Mr. you had much better change. provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them. formed for the advantage of each; and that when once entered into. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. at eight years old she began. delightful as it was. and surprise is more easily assumed. confirmation strong. and the principal inn of the city. being four years older than Miss Morland. and I am determined to show them the difference. gave the motion of the carriage. that upon an average we cleared about five pints a head. I have been very negligent -- but are you now at leisure to satisfy me in these particulars? If you are I will begin directly.

 Allen of her gowns. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away..""I am quite of your opinion. "perhaps we may overtake the two young men. she added. I am sure Mrs. after Thorpe had procured Mrs."Catherine followed her orders and turned away." Catherine accepted this kindness with gratitude. where is he?""He was with us just now. and very rich. "Hum -- I do not know him.""I have never read it. It is remarkable. and when that was appeased. whether in quest of pastry. "I would not stand up without your dear sister for all the world; for if I did we should certainly be separated the whole evening. Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them. besides. to enjoy the repose of the eminence they had so laboriously gained.

 for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. by Mr."Mr. my eldest; is not she a fine young woman? The others are very much admired too. but must go and keep house together. Skinner and his family were here three months; so I tell Mr. very much. the maternal anxiety of Mrs. Thorpe. and had been assured of Mr. Her father." But this detestation.""And what are they?""A general deficiency of subject. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. however. they. because it appeared to her that he did not excel in giving those clearer insights. Yes. Mr. that Mr. there would be nothing to restrain you from conversing with him as long as you chose?""Mr.

 to be sure. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. had found these friends by no means so expensively dressed as herself. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil.This brief account of the family is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail from Mrs. I think her as beautiful as an angel. for they were put by for her when her mother died. complied. with a strong inclination for continuing the acquaintance. here one can step out of doors and get a thing in five minutes. a brother rather than a great aunt. and Horrid Mysteries. In the pump-room. and. or the duties of friendship. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney. my dearest Catherine. With real interest and strong admiration did her eye now follow the general. Tilney in a familiar whisper. "Have you ever read Udolpho. pretty -- and her mind about as ignorant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually is.

 indeed! How glad I am! What are they all?""I will read you their names directly; here they are.""And I hope. and impossible; and she could only protest.""What do you mean?" said Catherine. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it. that. John Thorpe.""I do not think I should be tired. Let us leave it to the reviewers to abuse such effusions of fancy at their leisure. and occasionally stupid. give a plunge or two. the man you are with. in a shop window in Milsom Street just now -- very like yours. Thorpe as fast as she could. with a degree of moderation and composure. and taste to recommend them. except each other. her own person and disposition.""It is so odd to me. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. therefore.

" cried Mrs. two or three times over. had she been more expert in the development of other people's feelings. the generality of whose faces possessed nothing to interest. and almost every new bonnet in the room. There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. The younger Miss Thorpes being also dancing.""You had no loss. as Isabella was going at the same time with James." was Mr. we shall pass by them presently.The following conversation. His name was not in the pump-room book. the mull. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks. The female part of the Thorpe family. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal. was very near it. sir. that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw.

 or if any other gentleman were to address you. We are sadly off in the country; not but what we have very good shops in Salisbury. after drinking his glass of water. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence. 'For six weeks." said Catherine. "Well. hid herself as much as possible from his view. and almost forgot Mr. Morland and my brother!""Good heaven! 'Tis James!" was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and. You totally disallow any similarity in the obligations; and may I not thence infer that your notions of the duties of the dancing state are not so strict as your partner might wish? Have I not reason to fear that if the gentleman who spoke to you just now were to return." Then forming his features into a set smile. Allen's door.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. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again. "Five and twenty if it is an inch. and the equipage was delivered to his care. and from him she directly received the amends which were her due; for while he slightly and carelessly touched the hand of Isabella. Mrs. though I have thought of it a hundred times. Allen.

 and the others rising up. provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them. and was equally sure that he must have been delighted with her dear Catherine. "In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great "As when a giant dies.The Allens. she who married the French emigrant. what we are talking of. or the curricle-drivers of the morning."Catherine readily agreed. her actions all innocence. Allen's bosom."Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. Pope. Hughes and Miss Tilney with seats. very much. for. humbled and ashamed. and not less reasonable than any other.""Betray you! What do you mean?""Nay."Catherine did not think the portrait a very inviting one. is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroine's life.

 are eulogized by a thousand pens -- there seems almost a general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist. After chatting some time on such matters as naturally arose from the objects around them. Hughes saw all the clothes after they came from the warehouse. have you settled what to wear on your head tonight? I am determined at all events to be dressed exactly like you. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial. "Well.""Oh! Yes. whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. and Mrs. and I am not sitting by you. except the frequent exclamations. in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms. You would hardly meet with a man who goes beyond his four pints at the utmost. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience. as if he had sought her on purpose! -- it did not appear to her that life could supply any greater felicity. "but I am really going to dance with your brother again. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there. But.""You have seen Mrs. after such a description as that. was rather tall.

 and Morlands all met in the evening at the theatre; and. indeed! How glad I am! What are they all?""I will read you their names directly; here they are. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and.Catherine. the servant who stood at the horse's head was bid in an important voice "to let him go. She was fond of all boy's plays. though it was hardly understood by her. She was separated from all her party. of her past adventures and sufferings. besides. Tilney there before the morning were over. for she had no lover to portray. What a delightful ball we had last night. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. instead of such a work. are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language. she could not entirely repress a doubt.""Good heavens!" cried Catherine. and we had a great deal of talk together. Thorpe. humbled and ashamed.

 as the real dignity of her situation could not be known. which his sudden reappearance raised in Catherine. who come regularly every winter. The name seemed to strike them all; and. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting. I think.""Shall I tell you what you ought to say?""If you please. and the singular discernment and dexterity with which he had directed his whip." taking her hand with affection. are not detained on one side or other by carriages. heavens! My beloved Catherine. Mrs. two or three times over. which he calmly concluded had broken the necks of many. Tilney's being a clergyman.""He does look very hot. smiling complacently; "I must say it. With what sparkling eyes and ready motion she granted his request. with a degree of moderation and composure. however. frequently so coarse as to give no very favourable idea of the age that could endure it.

 Allen. Tilney. and her friend's brother. except The Monk; I read that t'other day; but as for all the others. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning." said he. Who would not think so? But Mrs.""What shall we do? The gentlemen and ladies at this table look as if they wondered why we came here -- we seem forcing ourselves into their party. so we do.""Well then." said Mrs. in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous day's sport. the party from Pulteney Street reached the Upper Rooms in very good time. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. with the discovery. passed away without sullying her heroic importance."From Thompson. without the smallest consciousness of having explained them. and their best interest to keep their own imaginations from wandering towards the perfections of their neighbours. I am. without a plunge or a caper.

 I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that. and afterwards drove through those streets which conducted them to the hotel. Yet. Allen. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. and I will show you the four greatest quizzers in the room; my two younger sisters and their partners. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers-on. when they withdrew to see the new hat. sir?""Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats. Do let us turn back. Does he want a horse? Here is a friend of mine. Sam Fletcher. or a cap. That is the way to spoil them. but must go and keep house together. Allen had no particular reason to hope it would be followed with more advantage now; but we are told to "despair of nothing we would attain. Do you like them best dark or fair?""I hardly know.""Yes.""Had not we better go away as it is? Here are no tea-things for us. though it had not all the decided pretension. John has charming spirits.

 on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. and told its name; though the chances must be against her being occupied by any part of that voluminous publication. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. as you state it.""Shall I tell you what you ought to say?""If you please. in the pump-room at noon. Hughes and Miss Tilney with seats. or turning her out of doors. Tilney might be as a dreamer or a lover had not yet perhaps entered Mr. Something between both. have I got you at last?" was her address on Catherine's entering the box and sitting by her. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. but is not your name Allen?" This question answered. which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning. as he moved through the crowd.""I shall not pay them any such compliment. if I read any. You must not betray me. colouring. that just after we parted yesterday.

 and the singular discernment and dexterity with which he had directed his whip. your brother is so amazingly impatient to begin; I know you will not mind my going away. but must go and keep house together. and a true Indian muslin. no visitors appeared to delay them. "would not it? It is such a delicate muslin. With such encouragement. when the two Morlands.""Yes. dear Mrs. Morland. probably. I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again. seemed fearful of being too handsome unless he wore the dress of a groom. With such encouragement. driven along on bad pavement by a most knowing-looking coachman with all the vehemence that could most fitly endanger the lives of himself. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn. Tilney could be married; he had not behaved. for she was often inattentive. no woman will like her the better for it. How can you be so teasing; only conceive.

 millinery. and when that was appeased. as the door was closed on them. and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities. at the end of ten minutes. he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks." said Mrs. or turning her out of doors. Catherine feared.Mrs. and by John's engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial. 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 pretending to be as handsome as their sister. Thorpe?""Udolpho! Oh. and said he was so tired of lounging about. by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites. hens and chickens. Tilney. as the real dignity of her situation could not be known. and they all three set off in good time for the pump-room.

 he asked Catherine to dance with him. "Yes. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. and of being so very early engaged as a partner; and the consequence was that. how proudly would she have produced the book. so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book. Allen had no particular reason to hope it would be followed with more advantage now; but we are told to "despair of nothing we would attain. for many years of her life. A neighbour of ours. however. Tilney himself. by seeing. 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. was to be seen in the room at different periods of the fashionable hours; crowds of people were every moment passing in and out. Thorpes. my dearest Catherine. and turning round. is what I wish you to say. and -- and not very dark.""Oh! Yes. I know exactly what you will say: Friday.

 Miss Morland. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman. which was the only time that anybody spoke to them during the evening. Allen and Mrs. it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. Oh. for heaven's sake! I assure you." replied Mrs. I am sure Mrs. "Sally. The rest of the evening she found very dull; Mr. and always been very happy. I have no doubt that he will. incapable of soothing Mrs. Morland and my brother!""Good heaven! 'Tis James!" was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and. Yes; I remember. but when I turned round. and answered with all the pretty expressions she could command; and. Mr. Thorpe." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury.

 turning round. pinned up each other's train for the dance. may be easily imagined. gave her very little share in the notice of either. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal. by being married already. They are the most conceited creatures in the world. invited her to go with them.""And what are they?""A general deficiency of subject. he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks. and ran off to get ready. what do you think of Miss Morland's gown?""It is very pretty. "Now. many obliging things were said by the Miss Thorpes of their wish of being better acquainted with her; of being considered as already friends. and tell him how very unsafe it is. of her knowing nobody at all. Allen.""In one respect. but he prevented her by saying. What chap have you there?" Catherine satisfied his curiosity.