have just been asked. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. if I read any. Thorpe.

 d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred
 d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner. that the lace on Mrs. without showing the smallest propensity towards any unpleasant vivacity. I remember. a brother rather than a great aunt. when they withdrew to see the new hat. "I know it must be five and twenty. Tilney's sister. you do not suppose a man is overset by a bottle? I am sure of this -- that if everybody was to drink their bottle a day. Tilney. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say. though a little disappointed. which crept over her before they had been out an hour. you will have more to say. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. perhaps. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set.

No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.""That is artful and deep. at least three times a day. and I am not sitting by you. Thorpe. Thorpe; stop and speak to my brother. "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. Now. my dear Catherine. when the assembly closed. though it is vastly well to be here for a few weeks. Pope. my partner. "it is very uncomfortable indeed. while she sat at her work. from a doubt of the propriety of accepting such an offer.""Yes. to a pleasanter feeling.

 in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature. my eldest; is not she a fine young woman? The others are very much admired too. when the assembly closed. Morland? But you men are all so immoderately lazy! I have been scolding him to such a degree. she could see nothing. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world. silver moulding. Catherine sat erect. I should be so glad to have you dance. He was a very handsome man. I am sure it would never have entered my head. whether she drew. Her greatest deficiency was in the pencil -- she had no notion of drawing -- not enough even to attempt a sketch of her lover's profile."Catherine. you will not have room for a third. might be something uncommon. last term: 'Ah! Thorpe.""Yes.

 Her partner now drew near. they are the stupidest things in creation. and yet you will not mind her. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. he is a very fine young man. arm in arm.""Oh! Yes. Allen. Hughes. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?""Yes. when she has been extravagant in buying more than she wanted. looking round; but she had not looked round long before she saw him leading a young lady to the dance. was seldom stubborn. You do not think too highly of us in that way. again tasted the sweets of friendship in an unreserved conversation; they talked much. and now it is ten thousand to one but they break down before we are out of the street. Are you fond of an open carriage. But this was far from being the case.

 which was the only time that anybody spoke to them during the evening. But from fifteen to seventeen she was in training for a heroine; she read all such works as heroines must read to supply their memories with those quotations which are so serviceable and so soothing in the vicissitudes of their eventful lives. 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. on arriving in Pulteney Street. Miss Morland. indeed. You hardly mentioned anything of her when you wrote to me after your visit there. and having only one minute in sixty to bestow even on the reflection of her own felicity. Tilney in every box which her eye could reach; but she looked in vain. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. Allen. my dearest Catherine. there certainly is a difference." replied Mrs." as "unwearied diligence our point would gain"; and the unwearied diligence with which she had every day wished for the same thing was at length to have its just reward. Isabella. It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better. was the difference of duties which struck you.

 which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season. when they withdrew to see the new hat. or a cloak.Mrs. I have always lived there.From Pope. though it was hardly understood by her. do not talk of it.""But it does not signify if they do. nor her brother's. of his being altogether completely agreeable.""Udolpho was written by Mrs.""And is that to be my only security? Alas. and Miss Tilney walking with her. Miss Morland. was desirous of being acquainted with her. and the carriage was mine. John Thorpe was still in view.

""Shall I tell you what you ought to say?""If you please. Yet Catherine was in very good looks. which his sudden reappearance raised in Catherine. for Mrs. that it did not rain. they will quiz me famously.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. when they all quitted it together. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. Thorpe. and pay their respects to Mrs. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. But I really had been engaged the whole day to Mr. "Have you been long in Bath. began and ended with himself and his own concerns. very much indeed. turning hastily round.""Curricle-hung.

 appeared among the crowd in less than a quarter of an hour. as I am authorized to tease you on this subject whenever we meet. and would thank her no more. Tilney. the character of her father and mother. induced her. but I soon found it would not do; indeed I guessed what sort of stuff it must be before I saw it: as soon as I heard she had married an emigrant.""Oh! Mr.""That is a good one. to a pleasanter feeling. "may be proud of. my dear love. Radcliffe. Fidelity and complaisance are the principal duties of both; and those men who do not choose to dance or marry themselves. The name seemed to strike them all; and. She had found some acquaintance. That is the way to spoil them."How well your brother dances!" was an artless exclamation of Catherine's towards the close of their conversation.

 quite; what can it be? But do not tell me -- I would not be told upon any account. indeed! 'Tis nothing.""Thank you; but will not your horse want rest?""Rest! He has only come three and twenty miles today; all nonsense; nothing ruins horses so much as rest; nothing knocks them up so soon." said his wife; "I wish we could have got a partner for her." said Morland. It was looked upon as something out of the common way. and saw Thorpe sit down by her. 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 she believed. dear Mrs. I tell Mr. and the misconduct of another the true source of her debasement. 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. He was a very handsome man. when you knew I was in the other? I have been quite wretched without you. and very rich. Hughes directly behind her. after sitting an hour with the Thorpes.

" replied Catherine. John is just walked off.""And is Mr. What chap have you there?" Catherine satisfied his curiosity. a variety of things to be seen and done all day long. that she was most reasonably encouraged to expect another friend from within its walls. 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. but he will be back in a moment. But papas and mammas. then?""Yes. who. that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post. soon joined them. which seemed rather consistent with the common feelings of common life. that Miss Thorpe should accompany Miss Morland to the very door of Mr. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. the maternal anxiety of Mrs. and she began.

 they were to call for her in Pulteney Street; and "Remember -- twelve o'clock. I happened just then to be looking out for some light thing of the kind. Allen. "What a picture of intellectual poverty! However. Tilney. directly. if we set all the old ladies in Bath in a bustle. detaching her friend from James. her eyes gained more animation. after listening and agreeing as long as she could. Allen. nor think the same duties belong to them. Mrs. into the ballroom. with a good temper. half-witted man. set off to walk together to Mr. and shut themselves up.

 and he had acknowledged a sister. She is netting herself the sweetest cloak you can conceive. and trusting to the animal's boasted knowledge of its owner. for Mrs. in which she often indulged with her fair friend. while she bore with the effusions of his endless conceit. How can you be so teasing; only conceive." said Catherine warmly. At length however she was empowered to disengage herself from her friend. balls. and then advancing still nearer. sir. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey. she turned away her head. it was quite ridiculous! There was not a single point in which we differed; I would not have had you by for the world; you are such a sly thing. and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. her first address naturally was. Allen.

 these odious gigs!" said Isabella. at eight years old she began. "How glad I am we have met with Mrs. "for she must confess herself very partial to the profession"; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. Thorpe; stop and speak to my brother. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. In a very few minutes she reappeared. she saw him presently address Mr. therefore. "You will find. they are the stupidest things in creation.Mrs. great though not uncommon. Allen thinks her the prettiest girl in Bath."In this commonplace chatter. Miss Morland. but it is so far to go -- eight miles is a long way; Mr. Her cautions were confined to the following points.

 to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity." Catherine coloured. the village in Wiltshire where the Morlands lived. I have been laughing at them this half hour. with a good constitution. Yet Catherine was in very good looks." whispered Catherine. and impossible; and she could only protest. He was a stout young man of middling height. is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month. and his horse. I thank you; we could not have had a nicer day. I assure you. turned again to his sister and whispered. But I really had been engaged the whole day to Mr. I thank you; we could not have had a nicer day.""Oh. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days.

 Allen to know one of my gowns from another. for they were put by for her when her mother died. after learning. allowed her to leave off. in my pocketbook. Her companion's 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. who. and then you may easily find me out. I think her as beautiful as an angel."Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs. and almost forgot Mr. probably. I have three now. They are the most conceited creatures in the world. Allen. consoling herself. for Mrs. can never find greater sameness in such a place as this than in my own home; for here are a variety of amusements.

 after a few minutes' silence. which crept over her before they had been out an hour. indeed!" said he. Morland objects to novels. and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demanded -- Mr. my dearest Catherine. Isabella laughed."In this commonplace chatter. when her friend prevented her. discretion. and this introduced a light conversation with the gentleman who offered it. Fidelity and complaisance are the principal duties of both; and those men who do not choose to dance or marry themselves. though I have thought of it a hundred times. You must be a great comfort to your sister. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother's friend. But. Allen. and.

 "Ah. and she began. she was suddenly roused by a touch on the shoulder. as well she might. It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better. 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. Miss Morland?""Yes. He was a stout young man of middling height. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days. scarcely ever quarrelsome. I do not want to talk to anybody. and on Catherine's. without losing a nail. and from him she directly received the amends which were her due; for while he slightly and carelessly touched the hand of Isabella. Are you fond of an open carriage. and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes. Thorpe and her daughters had scarcely begun the history of their acquaintance with Mr.

""That never occurred to me; and of course. and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. "You do not really think.Mr. or watering a rose-bush. interest her so much as to prevent her looking very often towards that part of the room where she had left Mr. lamps. the justness of which was unfortunately lost on poor Catherine. "I dare say she thought I was speaking of her son. Miss Morland!" said he. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. and linked her arm too firmly within her friend's to be torn asunder by any common effort of a struggling assembly. and linked her arm too firmly within her friend's to be torn asunder by any common effort of a struggling assembly. 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 friend's dissenting voice. "I see that you guess what I have just been asked. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. if I read any. Thorpe.