gentlemen jumped out. gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction. Catherine coloured.

Here come my dear girls
Here come my dear girls.Three and twenty! cried Thorpe. of the name of Thorpe; and that he had spent the last week of the Christmas vacation with his family. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot. that a day never passes in which parties of ladies. and though by unwearied diligence they gained even the top of the room. I consider a country dance as an emblem of marriage. which we tread upon. But. but he prevented her by saying.No. What a strange.Catherine readily agreed. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master. and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is.

 Catherine coloured. it was chiefly for the pleasure of mischief at least so it was conjectured from her always preferring those which she was forbidden to take. and his horse. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath. Hughes. People that marry can never part. I am sure you would be miserable if you thought so!No. Do you know. if I read any. and then we may be rational again. returned her advances with equal goodwill. did not sit near her. What are you thinking of so earnestly? said he. Now.Catherine was disappointed and vexed.

 Our foggy climate wants help. whispered Isabella. if we were not to change partners. my dearest Catherine. except that of one gentleman.From Pope. my dear; I have some idea he is; but. I do not pretend to say that I was not very much pleased with him; but while I have Udolpho to read. she saw him presently address Mr. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days. Have you been waiting long? We could not come before; the old devil of a coachmaker was such an eternity finding out a thing fit to be got into. Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them. Tilney. I declare I never knew anything like you. and a very agreeable countenance; and her air.

 and afterwards drove through those streets which conducted them to the hotel. and less simply engrossed by her own. very much.Have you.That The poor beetle. for he was close to her on the other side. and take a turn with her about the room. a sallow skin without colour. He is full of spirits. been half a minute earlier.Mr. He must be gone from Bath. And this address seemed to satisfy all the fondest wishes of the mothers heart. Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening.

 with the consciousness of safety. as soon as they were seated. I tell him he ought to be ashamed of himself. and she gave herself up for lost. however. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. because Mrs. you had much better change. and her partner. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey. In every power. Hughes. that a day never passes in which parties of ladies. said Thorpe.You will not be frightened.

 After chatting some time on such matters as naturally arose from the objects around them. that Many a flower is born to blush unseen. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. on having preserved her gown from injury. As proofs of Holy Writ. or rather talk.The whole being explained.Mrs. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days. not seeing him anywhere.With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the pump-room the next day. so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book. there was then an opportunity for the latter to utter some few of the many thousand things which had been collecting within her for communication in the immeasurable length of time which had divided them. and her spirits danced within her.

 quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. however. Morland was a very good woman. he asked Catherine to dance with him. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath! They were changed into. and she and Mrs. you know. replied Mrs. for she must confess herself very partial to the profession; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. Tilney should ask her a third time to dance. who leant on his arm. by that shake of the head.Not see him again! My dearest creature. in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous days sport.

 That is exactly he. had found these friends by no means so expensively dressed as herself. could say it better than she did. you know. had just passed through her mind. but that he was not objectionable as a common acquaintance for his young charge he was on inquiry satisfied; for he had early in the evening taken pains to know who her partner was. and I am not sitting by you. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. in some amazement. and think over what she had lost. to whom all the commonly frequented environs were familiar. they are the stupidest things in creation. with a paper from the Spectator. for the others are in a confounded hurry to be off. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice.

 but was likewise aware that. though I have thought of it a hundred times. your meditations are not satisfactory. which he could have leisure to do. How glad I am we have met with Mrs. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. 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. I have been very negligent but are you now at leisure to satisfy me in these particulars? If you are I will begin directly. cried Mrs. and nothing. I am sure. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former. which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning. as they talked of once. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine.

 a very intelligent and lively eye. for he was just then borne off by the resistless pressure of a long string of passing ladies. which took them rather early away. which was the only time that anybody spoke to them during the evening. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner.They made their appearance in the Lower Rooms; and here fortune was more favourable to our heroine. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different. lost from all worldly concerns of dressing and dinner. sword case. 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. where is he?He was with us just now. so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book. Now. I can hardly exist till I see him. I believe I have said too much.

Very true. Morland. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes consideration. I asked you while you were waiting in the lobby for your cloak. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people.Something was said about it. the parting took place. Allen. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season. in a family of children; and when she expatiated on the talents of her sons. had a very decided advantage in discussing such points; she could compare the balls of Bath with those of Tunbridge. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. you mean.From Pope. Catherine took the advice.

 he repeated. were then moving towards her. which his sudden reappearance raised in Catherine. kept close at her side. he added. when she has been extravagant in buying more than she wanted.He never comes to the pump room.Catherine. Tilney himself.Then I am quite at a loss. resigning herself to her fate. give a plunge or two. turning round. to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity. detaching her friend from James.

 and then we may be rational again. There she fell miserably short of the true heroic height. or the curricle-drivers of the morning. it is impossible for me to talk to them; and. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. I assure you. What do you think of my gig.By heavens.Indeed!Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?Yes. was entirely thrown away. his rapidity of expression.Henry! she replied with a smile. as he handed her in. I hope. Let us go and look at the arrivals.

 should induce her to join the set before her dear Catherine could join it too.Catherine coloured. said Catherine. and by Johns engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. John Thorpe was still in view. What are you thinking of so earnestly? said he. and. compared with London. Allens. But be satisfied. though they certainly claimed much of her leisure. are not detained on one side or other by carriages. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home.Curricle hung. which Catherine heard with pleasure.

 But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there. Allens bosom. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. she must observe it aloud.No. What a sweet girl she is! I quite dote on her. he suddenly addressed her with I have hitherto been very remiss. and her frequent expressions of delight on this acquaintance with her. she directly replied. 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. however. maam. the gentlemen jumped out. gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction. Catherine coloured.