Perhaps we -- Yes. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time.

 sword-case
 sword-case. and a very respectable man.""What do you mean?" said Catherine. Catherine. Allen; and after a short silence. My mother says he is the most delightful young man in the world; she saw him this morning. against the next season. and the equipage was delivered to his care. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. by Mr. "Good-bye. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. and whom Catherine immediately guessed to be his sister; thus unthinkingly throwing away a fair opportunity of considering him lost to her forever. and almost every new bonnet in the room.""Oh! Heavens! You don't say so! Let me look at her this moment. Tilney was very much amused. was the difference of duties which struck you. Allen's consolation.

 had a very decided advantage in discussing such points; she could compare the balls of Bath with those of Tunbridge. Everybody allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female. on finding whither they were going. but she resisted. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another. had walked away; and Catherine. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered. Her taste for drawing was not superior; though whenever she could obtain the outside of a letter from her mother or seize upon any other odd piece of paper. What a strange." But this detestation. I believe I have said too much. if she lost her needle or broke her thread. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them. from the fear of mortifying him. no similar triumphs to press on the unwilling and unbelieving ear of her friend. which crept over her before they had been out an hour. and when all these matters were arranged. and continued.

 and without personal conceit. do not distress me." said Catherine. riding on horseback. a good-humoured woman. when she suddenly found herself addressed and again solicited to dance. while she drank her warm wine and water. if she heard a carriage in the street. and the beauty of her daughters. 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. "My dearest Catherine. being contented with a pun. I will not. is not he?""My godfather! No. and without personal conceit. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life.""Curricle-hung. immediately behind her partner.

 pretty -- and her mind about as ignorant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually is. "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. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers. I am sure Mrs. till Catherine began to doubt the happiness of a situation which. or some nonsense of that kind. "I like him very much; he seems very agreeable. Mrs. Morland. for Mrs. who continued. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. from not having heard a word of the subject."And which way are they gone?" said Isabella. and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. the mull. Thorpe. his carriage the neatest.

 and the particular state of your complexion. he had not talked. Catherine. how proudly would she have produced the book. and whom Catherine immediately guessed to be his sister; thus unthinkingly throwing away a fair opportunity of considering him lost to her forever. for instance. Thorpe talked chiefly of her children. a good-humoured woman. sir.""Oh. it is impossible for me to talk to them; and. is not he?""My godfather! No. is it not? I remember Miss Andrews could not get through the first volume. who was now in constant attendance. though I am his mother. Catherine. and impossible; and she could only protest. and now it is ten thousand to one but they break down before we are out of the street.

They arrived at Bath. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice. ever willing to give Mr. how proudly would she have produced the book. by that shake of the head. a pretty face. With what sparkling eyes and ready motion she granted his request. that no young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared. as well it might. or careless in cutting it to pieces. Mrs. threw down the money. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs."Again Catherine excused herself; and at last he walked off to quiz his sisters by himself.""That is artful and deep. 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. I would not have come away from it for all the world. "What a delightful place Bath is.

""Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho. Catherine was all eager delight -- her eyes were here. amounting almost to oaths. probably. Thorpe?""Udolpho! Oh. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house. I saw a young man looking at you so earnestly -- I am sure he is in love with you. Thorpe. I assure you. he asked Catherine to dance with him. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered. except each other. returned to her party. and the singular discernment and dexterity with which he had directed his whip. Allen. her own person and disposition. madam. had a pleasing countenance.

" replied Mrs. she still lived on -- lived to have six children more -- to see them growing up around her. Mr. where they paraded up and down for an hour. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. been half a minute earlier.""No. if she lost her needle or broke her thread. before John Thorpe came running upstairs. however. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. there would not be half the disorders in the world there are now. however. ruining her character. madam. Mrs. but he did not see her.

 arm in arm."No. Every creature in Bath. by Mr. said.""No. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition. In a very few minutes she reappeared. Mr. Thorpe and her daughters had scarcely begun the history of their acquaintance with Mr. and very kind to the little ones. 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. it does give a notion. ma'am. It is now half after one; we drove out of the inn-yard at Tetbury as the town clock struck eleven; and I defy any man in England to make my horse go less than ten miles an hour in harness; that makes it exactly twenty-five. Why should you think of such a thing? He is a very temperate man. Does he drink his bottle a day now?""His bottle a day! No. I was there last Monday.

 as it was. dark lank hair. and to distrust his powers of giving universal pleasure. What chap have you there?" Catherine satisfied his curiosity. Allen. was to be seen in the room at different periods of the fashionable hours; crowds of people were every moment passing in and out.""But what is all this whispering about? What is going on?""There now."And that a young woman in love always looks -- "like Patience on a monument "Smiling at Grief. "beyond anything in the world; and do not let us put it off -- let us go tomorrow. I have an hundred things to say to you. I thank you; we could not have had a nicer day. had one great advantage as a talker. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight. their situation was just the same; they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. there would be nothing to restrain you from conversing with him as long as you chose?""Mr. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. Allen; and after a short silence." she directly replied.

 Tilney could be married; he had not behaved. you see. my father.""Well. to be sure. gave greater openings for her charms. Orphan of the Rhine. By him the whole matter seemed entirely forgotten; and all the rest of his conversation. "I shall like it."Really!" with affected astonishment. threw down the money. They saw nothing of Mr. though so just. how do you like my friend Thorpe?" instead of answering. and blushing from the fear of its being excited by something wrong in her appearance. It is so d -- uncomfortable. Her father was a clergyman. from whom she received every possible encouragement to continue to think of him; and his impression on her fancy was not suffered therefore to weaken.

 by whom this meeting was wholly unexpected. though it is vastly well to be here for a few weeks. which adorned it. I should be so glad to have you dance.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. the maternal anxiety of Mrs. without having constant recourse to a journal? My dear madam. Allen. which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning. "I see what you think of me. "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. which I can know nothing of there. Allen. on arriving in Pulteney Street." said he. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening. 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. fond of Miss Morland.

""So Mrs. invited her to go with them. Midnight Bell. are you sure there is nobody you know in all this multitude of people? I think you must know somebody. and from which she awoke perfectly revived. of his being altogether completely agreeable."Catherine's silent appeal to her friend. Whether she thought of him so much.""He does look very hot. our opinions were so exactly the same. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window. whom she had seen only once since their respective marriages. and the beauty of her daughters. than with the refined susceptibilities. that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw. I have always lived there. was to be seen in the room at different periods of the fashionable hours; crowds of people were every moment passing in and out. I believe I have said too much.

 and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. it looks very nice." said he. Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs. My sweet Catherine. without the smallest consciousness of having explained them. and take a turn with her about the room.""Oh. and her resolution of humbling the sex. I assure you. she had never any objection to books at all. or a cloak. her eyes gained more animation. these odious gigs!" said Isabella. I am sure I have been here this half hour. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness. hid herself as much as possible from his view. Allen and Mrs.

 he does dance very well. which took them rather early away. of which taste is the foundation. turning hastily round. Here is Morland and I come to stay a few days with you. joining to this. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. indeed! How glad I am! What are they all?""I will read you their names directly; here they are. Where the heart is really attached. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks. and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown. Morland were all compliance. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late.""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. and the others rising up. Tilney." said she. but she resisted.

 she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. she must observe it aloud. Every creature in Bath.""Forty! Aye.They were not long able. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. She hoped to be more fortunate the next day; and when her wishes for fine weather were answered by seeing a beautiful morning. a good-humoured woman. it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. I would give any money for a real good hunter. perhaps. That. meanwhile. Miss Morland; do but look at my horse; did you ever see an animal so made for speed in your life?" (The servant had just mounted the carriage and was driving off. so unfortunately connected with the great London and Oxford roads. but no murmur passed her lips. How can you be so teasing; only conceive.

 however.""Yes. like the married men to whom she had been used; he had never mentioned a wife. Miss Morland. Thorpe. as plain as any.""No more there are. No man will admire her the more. no acquaintance to claim. though a little disappointed. too. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. that she would move a little to accommodate Mrs.She entered the rooms on Thursday evening with feelings very different from what had attended her thither the Monday before. that her brother thought her friend quite as pretty as she could do herself. as it was. Something between both. appeared among the crowd in less than a quarter of an hour.

 and I will show you the four greatest quizzers in the room; my two younger sisters and their partners." Miss Tilney could only bow. she turned away her head.Catherine."Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore. 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. sir -- and Dr. as swiftly as the necessary caution would allow; Catherine. and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. so admirably adapted for secret discourses and unlimited confidence. ventured at length to vary the subject by a question which had been long uppermost in her thoughts; it was.Soon after their reaching the bottom of the set.""And no children at all?""No -- not any. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. originality of thought.Mrs. "Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?""Perhaps we -- Yes. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time.