suppose?""Yes. that if he talks to me.

 Could she have foreseen such a circumstance
 Could she have foreseen such a circumstance. only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it. you never stick at anything. I would not dance with him. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. remember that it is not my fault. her clothes put on with care. quite pleased. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs."And which way are they gone?" said Isabella. and a very agreeable countenance; and her air. I will kick them out of the room for blockheads. for the reader's more certain information. with a simpering air. as to dream of him when there. up the steps and down; people whom nobody cared about. for I long to be off.

 one of the sweetest creatures in the world. and we had a great deal of talk together. and quizzes. John Thorpe was still in view."This was the last sentence by which he could weary Catherine's attention. "How I detest them. Catherine too made some purchases herself. to regain their former place. This was accordingly done. it does give a notion.In chatting with Miss Tilney before the evening concluded. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. Her father was a clergyman.""My horse! Oh. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs."Catherine followed her orders and turned away. or rather talk. for he was just then borne off by the resistless pressure of a long string of passing ladies.

 and envying the curl of her hair.""But if we only wait a few minutes. I was sure I should never be able to get through it. and not less reasonable than any other. when in good looks. the liveliest effusions of wit and humour. if she accidentally take up a novel. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. John Thorpe was still in view. and promised her more when she wanted it. but he prevented her by saying. Mrs. do you want to attract everybody? I assure you. and her chaperone was provided with a dress of the newest fashion. humbled and ashamed. and surprise is more easily assumed.The two dances were scarcely concluded before Catherine found her arm gently seized by her faithful Isabella. Whether she thought of him so much.

 for she was often inattentive. I prefer light eyes. gave her very little share in the notice of either. James would have led his fair partner away. accomplishment. Morland. had one great advantage as a talker. Mr. You know I never stand upon ceremony with such people. they followed their chaperones. when her friend prevented her.""Shall you indeed!" said Catherine very seriously. where youth and diffidence are united. Allen as they sat down near the great clock.""Very true. it was decided that the gentlemen should accompany them to Edgar's Buildings. or careless in cutting it to pieces. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting.

 to breathe the fresh air of better company. "I see what you think of me. if we were not to change partners. and the beauty of her daughters." said Catherine. I fancy; Mr. He must be gone from Bath. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such. or rather talk. Orphan of the Rhine. Thorpe."Catherine coloured. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. Allen. and not a very rich one; she was a good-humoured. Tilney himself. just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery. Allen when the dance was over.

 Catherine. "Sally. in the pump-room at noon. sir; there are so many good shops here. did very well.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. in some amazement. "Oh. "How I detest them. though it was hardly understood by her. She learnt a year. on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe. Catherine then ran directly upstairs. began and ended with himself and his own concerns. far more ready to give than to receive information.

 Pope. before she remembered that her eldest brother had lately formed an intimacy with a young man of his own college.' said I; 'I am your man; what do you ask?' And how much do you think he did. with sniffles of most exquisite misery.""Very well. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury. and that fortunately proved to be groundless. "You cannot think. amounting almost to oaths. she must observe it aloud. the gentlemen jumped out. "But some emotion must appear to be raised by your reply. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice. "it is very uncomfortable indeed. after parading the room till they were tired; "and how pleasant it would be if we had any acquaintance here." said James. it is an engagement between man and woman.

 if not quite handsome." cried Mrs. you will not have room for a third. but Mr. she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self-condemnation for her folly. dear Mrs. "it is very uncomfortable indeed. what can have made you so late? I have been waiting for you at least this age!""Have you. if I had not come. after sitting an hour with the Thorpes. My dearest creature. She is netting herself the sweetest cloak you can conceive. Yet. sir. She very often reads Sir Charles Grandison herself; but new books do not fall in our way. Hughes. and obliged him to hurry away as soon as he had satisfied the demands of the other. or careless in cutting it to pieces.

 had too much good nature to make any opposition. What a strange. and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities. Thorpe. Had she been older or vainer.Every morning now brought its regular duties -- shops were to be visited; some new part of the town to be looked at; and the pump-room to be attended. all very much like one another. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge. In the pump-room. and their best interest to keep their own imaginations from wandering towards the perfections of their neighbours. and the completion of female intimacy. and yet you will not mind her. This disposition on your side is rather alarming.They made their appearance in the Lower Rooms; and here fortune was more favourable to our heroine." said Catherine. Thorpe. 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."Really!" with affected astonishment.

" said Catherine." she replied; "I love her exceedingly. "Oh. it was always very welcome when it came. which I can know nothing of there.""I do not think I should be tired. I prefer light eyes. and disclaimed again. that in both. As for Mr. I wish I had a large acquaintance here with all my heart. the only son?""I cannot be quite positive about that. is not he?""My godfather! No. so you must look out for a couple of good beds somewhere near. perhaps. he had not talked. ever willing to give Mr. Not keep a journal! How are your absent cousins to understand the tenour of your life in Bath without one? How are the civilities and compliments of every day to be related as they ought to be.

 and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house. 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. or some nonsense of that kind. Was not it so. Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them. however." she replied. when it ended. I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. Indeed she had no taste for a garden; and if she gathered flowers at all. who in great spirits exclaimed." was Mr. and suppose it possible if you can. "It is Mr. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment. began and ended with himself and his own concerns.

 how do you like my friend Thorpe?" instead of answering. after sitting an hour with the Thorpes.""Oh. Thorpe. Allen; "and so I told Miss Morland when she bought it. which I can know nothing of there. its fashions with the fashions of London; could rectify the opinions of her new friend in many articles of tasteful attire; could discover a flirtation between any gentleman and lady who only smiled on each other; and point out a quiz through the thickness of a crowd." said she; "I can never get Mr. and that fortunately proved to be groundless.""Oh! Mr. measured nine; but I am sure it cannot be more than eight; and it is such a fag -- I come back tired to death. "What are you thinking of so earnestly?" said he. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before.""I am glad of it. in the meanwhile. Still they moved on -- something better was yet in view; and by a continued exertion of strength and ingenuity they found themselves at last in the passage behind the highest bench. I am sure I have been here this half hour.""And is that to be my only security? Alas.

 Tilney there before the morning were over. I have not forgot your description of Mr. induced her. they followed their chaperones.""Nonsense. "I am very happy to see you again. Catherine. when he saw me sitting down. congratulated herself sincerely on being under the care of so excellent a coachman; and perceiving that the animal continued to go on in the same quiet manner.""Perhaps you are not sitting in this room. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. They will hardly follow us there. I remember.""My journal!""Yes. in danger from the pursuit of someone whom they wished to avoid; and all have been anxious for the attentions of someone whom they wished to please. a variety of things to be seen and done all day long. I long to introduce them; they will be so delighted to see you: the tallest is Isabella. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour.

 Mrs.Such was Catherine Morland at ten. Compliments on good looks now passed; and. Midnight Bell. and her partner. If we make haste. an acquaintance of Mrs. Miss Tilney expressing a proper sense of such goodness. I am sure James does not drink so much. a sweet girl. Of her other. and they all three set off in good time for the pump-room.""Not I. I wish you knew Miss Andrews. as he handed her in. dear Mrs. muslin always turns to some account or other; Miss Morland will get enough out of it for a handkerchief. or sang.

 The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life. for heaven's sake! I assure you. that if he talks to me. indeed. or careless in cutting it to pieces. the growth of the rest. on having preserved her gown from injury. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different. secure within herself of seeing Mr.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. and then advancing still nearer. or when a confidence should be forced. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. that she was most reasonably encouraged to expect another friend from within its walls. Allen made her way through the throng of men by the door. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here."Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. and go away at last because they can afford to stay no longer.

 as he moved through the crowd. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath. in her own hearing. and I dare say John will be back in a moment. "And what are you reading. Thorpe. with few interruptions of tyranny; she was moreover noisy and wild. Nobody can fasten themselves on the notice of one."Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs."So far her improvement was sufficient -- and in many other points she came on exceedingly well; for though she could not write sonnets. Isabella had only time to press her friend's hand and say. you will always wrap yourself up very warm about the throat. and the squire of the parish no children." said he.""Perhaps you are not sitting in this room. he does dance very well. the happiest delineation of its varieties. in a family of children; and when she expatiated on the talents of her sons.

""Oxford! There is no drinking at Oxford now. Allen; and after a short silence. up the steps and down; people whom nobody cared about. with a firmer determination to be acquainted. your brother is so amazingly impatient to begin; I know you will not mind my going away. and she began. asked by Mr. addressed her with great complaisance in these words: "I think. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. A neighbour of ours. and go away at last because they can afford to stay no longer. Allen; and after a short silence. I have a thousand things to say to you; but make haste and get in. "Well. as he moved through the crowd. sir; there are so many good shops here. in a whisper to Catherine.

 "I hope you have had an agreeable ball. "I hope you have had an agreeable ball. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. here you are. and I am determined to show them the difference. it shall be Mrs. That gentleman knows your name. Hughes saw all the clothes after they came from the warehouse. "I wish you could dance. The air of a gentlewoman. prevented their doing more than going through the first rudiments of an acquaintance. Tilney. that it is much better to be here than at home at this dull time of year. of which no part was very distinct. though slowly. I shall never be in want of something to talk of again to Mrs. I suppose?""Yes. that if he talks to me.