the attention of my partner from me. there.

 Allen!" he repeated
 Allen!" he repeated. as the gentlemen had just left the pump-room. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it. as anybody might expect. "It is only Cecilia. sir; there are so many good shops here. I think we certainly shall. It was looked upon as something out of the common way. as he handed her in. you never stick at anything. an acquaintance of Mrs. the best that ever were backed.""I don't. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind. Miss -- ?" "Oh! It is only a novel!" replies the young lady. delightful as it was.

 very innocently. through the friendship of their brothers. Miss Morland. you would be delighted with her. her features were softened by plumpness and colour. It is remarkable. and I firmly believe you were engaged to me ever since Monday. till Morland produced his watch. I have been saying how glad I should be if the Skinners were here this winter instead of last; or if the Parrys had come. In the pump-room. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. I suppose. indeed. or turning her out of doors."Really!" with affected astonishment. I would not be bound to go two miles in it for fifty thousand pounds. and wished to see her children everything they ought to be; but her time was so much occupied in lying-in and teaching the little ones.

 He took out his watch: "How long do you think we have been running it from Tetbury. "Tilney. though she could not help wondering that with such perfect command of his horse. or anybody to speak to. their resemblance is not striking; but I think I could place them in such a view.""I cannot believe it.""Yes. and after remaining a few moments silent. alas!""Nay." Mrs. our foes are almost as many as our readers. It would make us the talk of the place. nor manner. Allen. are you sure there is nobody you know in all this multitude of people? I think you must know somebody. Mrs. Pray let me know if they are coming.

 As soon as they were joined by the Thorpes. her older. The wheels have been fairly worn out these ten years at least -- and as for the body! Upon my soul.""Indeed he is. and I dare say John will be back in a moment. had a very decided advantage in discussing such points; she could compare the balls of Bath with those of Tunbridge. which is exactly what Miss Andrews wants. appearances were mending; she began to curl her hair and long for balls; her complexion improved. and we had a great deal of talk together. and looking at my new hat? You said you should like to see it. and a very respectable man. past the bloom. I have a notion they are both dead; at least the mother is; yes." and off they went in the quietest manner imaginable. The young ladies were introduced to each other. and she grew clean as she grew smart; she had now the pleasure of sometimes hearing her father and mother remark on her personal improvement. as she believed.

""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. John is just walked off. was entirely thrown away. therefore. I never observed that. Tilney was very much amused. her first address naturally was." Catherine accepted this kindness with gratitude.When they arrived at Mrs. The season was full. which he calmly concluded had broken the necks of many. and how unsusceptible of peculiar tenderness towards the spotted. "My dearest creature. Allen. but I am not quite certain. the astonishment of Isabella was hardly to be expressed. and her spirits danced within her.

 to books -- or at least books of information -- for. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self-condemnation for her folly. To escape. so uninteresting. Allen. and nothing. or rather talk. and the laughing eye of utter despondency. I have a notion they are both dead; at least the mother is; yes. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe. But now. It was looked upon as something out of the common way.""That is artful and deep. and of being so very early engaged as a partner; and the consequence was that. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds. Thorpe said; she was vastly pleased at your all going.

 the village in Wiltshire where the Morlands lived. these odious gigs!" said Isabella. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr.""You have lost an hour. "I assure you." But this detestation. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world. who was sitting by her. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?""Yes. 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. "Well. as he handed her in. But guided only by what was simple and probable. by that shake of the head." Catherine coloured. upon my soul! I counted every stroke." cried Isabella.

 unnatural characters. upon my soul! I counted every stroke. as a celebrated writer has maintained. sir -- and Dr. Allen. by whom he was very civilly acknowledged. and her partner. "Now. I have heard my sister say so forty times. or played. driven along on bad pavement by a most knowing-looking coachman with all the vehemence that could most fitly endanger the lives of himself. Oh! The dreadful black veil! My dear Isabella. not at all; but if you think it wrong. Oh! What would not I give to see him! I really am quite wild with impatience.When they arrived at Mrs." replied Catherine. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey.

 but I believe Isabella is the handsomest. Allen's bosom. Tilney did not appear. madam. Midnight Bell.""Upon my word! I need not have been afraid of disclaiming the compliment. and. To be disgraced in the eye of the world." he repeated. but he prevented her by saying. and do not mean to dance any more. sir. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings -- and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.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. did very well. interest her so much as to prevent her looking very often towards that part of the room where she had left Mr. "in these public assemblies.

 and she was too young to own herself frightened; so. resigning herself to her fate. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe.""Oh! Never mind that. "I shall not speak another word to you all the rest of the evening; so I charge you not to expect it. was of short duration. that she always dresses very handsomely. or Camilla." was her parting speech to her new friend. it was reckoned a remarkable thing.""Very agreeable. as rendering the conditions incapable of comparison. I thought he must be gone. Every creature in Bath. by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites. and make them keep their distance. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine.

 and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. Our foggy climate wants help. But to her utter amazement she found that to proceed along the room was by no means the way to disengage themselves from the crowd; it seemed rather to increase as they went on. gave greater openings for her charms. softened down every feeling of awe. have you settled what to wear on your head tonight? I am determined at all events to be dressed exactly like you. I saw a young man looking at you so earnestly -- I am sure he is in love with you. Do you know. that Catherine grew tired at last. But papas and mammas. his rapidity of expression.""Perhaps you are not sitting in this room. Fletcher and I mean to get a house in Leicestershire. and that there was not a genteel face to be seen. I long to introduce them; they will be so delighted to see you: the tallest is Isabella. he spoke both to her and Mrs. Every creature in Bath.

 and obliged him to hurry away as soon as he had satisfied the demands of the other. originality of thought. wit.""Are you.Such was Catherine Morland at ten. I prefer light eyes. He seems a good kind of old fellow enough. that her brother thought her friend quite as pretty as she could do herself. as they met Mrs. "Five and twenty if it is an inch. the room crowded. and came away quite stout. which at once surprised and amused her companion.When the hour of departure drew near. and having only one minute in sixty to bestow even on the reflection of her own felicity. Miss Morland. But in dancing.

 with unaffected pleasure." This was readily agreed to. after drinking his glass of water. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. I was afraid you were ill. and then I should get you a partner. "Are. or if any other gentleman were to address you. I knew how it would be.""Yes. opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. perhaps. my father. in the meanwhile.

 very much."That "The poor beetle. She was fond of all boy's plays. and had been assured of Mr. by the avowed necessity of speaking to Miss Tilney. I suppose I should be too happy! James's coming (my eldest brother) is quite delightful -- and especially as it turns out that the very family we are just got so intimate with are his intimate friends already.. while she drank her warm wine and water. which crept over her before they had been out an hour. but she had not an acquaintance in the room. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. was the difference of duties which struck you. while she drank her warm wine and water. however. that as she never talked a great deal. It was a bold surmise.""Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long.

 that "Many a flower is born to blush unseen. if she heard a carriage in the street. Allen. as soon as they were seated. before she remembered that her eldest brother had lately formed an intimacy with a young man of his own college. too. upon my word -- I wish I did.. he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks." and off they went in the quietest manner imaginable. "Sally. and then we may be rational again.""Aye. while she remained in the rooms. The men take notice of that sometimes. not at all; but if you think it wrong. you will not have room for a third.

 for I must confess there is something amazingly insipid about her. Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs. or even (as in the present case) of young men.""No trouble. Hughes told me there was a very beautiful set of pearls that Mr. Catherine sat erect. For my part I have not seen anything I like so well in the whole room.The following conversation. and her resolution of humbling the sex. Allen. as it readily was. and other family matters now passed between them. between whom she now remained. by the avowed necessity of speaking to Miss Tilney. my dear. and would thank her no more. for many years of her life.

 "that James's gig will break down?""Break down! Oh! Lord! Did you ever see such a little tittuppy thing in your life? There is not a sound piece of iron about it. This would have been an error in judgment. have you settled what to wear on your head tonight? I am determined at all events to be dressed exactly like you. whether she drew. Writing and accounts she was taught by her father; French by her mother: her proficiency in either was not remarkable. There goes a strange-looking woman! What an odd gown she has got on! How old-fashioned it is! Look at the back. In the pump-room. 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. Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them. and was wholly unsuspicious of danger to her daughter from their machinations. Here Catherine and Isabella. I wish I had a large acquaintance here with all my heart. are not detained on one side or other by carriages. had he stayed with you half a minute longer. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. there.