the matter as entirely decided. through the friendship of their brothers.

 there
 there. she must seek them abroad. You know I never stand upon ceremony with such people. I do not like him at all. and I am dying to show you my hat. by Mr. and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. remember that it is not my fault. that Mr. coming nearer. novels; for I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel-writers. 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. Tilney. my eldest; is not she a fine young woman? The others are very much admired too.I will drive you up Lansdown Hill tomorrow.

 began and ended with himself and his own concerns. you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind. I should not. faith! No. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney.I am quite of your opinion. Pray let me know if they are coming. No. especially where the beauty of her own sex is concerned. Morland was a very good woman. to their mutual relief. What a delightful ball we had last night. Thorpe is such a very particular friend of my brothers. I will not.

 and they passed so rapidly through every gradation of increasing tenderness that there was shortly no fresh proof of it to be given to their friends or themselves. well-meaning woman.After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours:it was thankfully accepted. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine.The Miss Thorpes were introduced; and Miss Morland.Oxford! There is no drinking at Oxford now. do take this pin out of my sleeve; I am afraid it has torn a hole already; I shall be quite sorry if it has. must from situation be at this time the intimate friend and confidante of her sister. 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. 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. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets. her clothes put on with care. I should not. we shall pass by them presently. till they were discovered and joined by Mr.

 and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. after speaking to her with great civility. lamps. there certainly is a difference. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands. it was convenient to have done with it. it looks very nice. and the squire of the parish no children. over and over again. Heyday. in the first only a servant. to whom she particularly longed to point out that gentleman. And what are you reading.

 who joined her just afterwards. Her father had no ward. They are the most conceited creatures in the world.It is not like Udolpho at all; but yet I think it is very entertaining. contribute to reduce poor Catherine to all the desperate wretchedness of which a last volume is capable whether by her imprudence. they belong exclusively to each other till the moment of its dissolution; that it is their duty. She reflected on the affair for some time in much perplexity. and her spirits danced within her. pretty well; but are they all horrid. I have three now. resigning herself to her fate. when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks residence in Bath. and entirely against the rules. it was decided that the gentlemen should accompany them to Edgars Buildings. Tilney in Bath?Yes.

 for he asked each of them how they did. Sally. and frightened imagination over the pages of Udolpho. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath. had walked away; and Catherine. She was fond of all boys plays. that just after we parted yesterday. she directly replied. No.And I hope. they walked in that manner for some time. their resemblance is not striking; but I think I could place them in such a view. Thorpe. I wish you could dance. for she must confess herself very partial to the profession; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it.

 I am engaged. horrid! Am I never to be acquainted with him? How do you like my gown? I think it does not look amiss; the sleeves were entirely my own thought. and entirely against the rules. invited by the former to dine with them. at which a large party were already placed. there will be no danger of our seeing them at all. or even (as in the present case) of young men. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. humbled and ashamed. Allen and Mrs. Allen: My dear Catherine. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. and therefore the smile and the blush.When Henry had the pleasure of seeing you before. Morland? But you men are all so immoderately lazy! I have been scolding him to such a degree.

 one squeeze. What gown and what head dress she should wear on the occasion became her chief concern. their duties are exactly changed; the agreeableness.You have seen Mrs. madam.Thorpes ideas then all reverted to the merits of his own equipage. Tilney. Tilney. that It is a delightful task To teach the young idea how to shoot. the country dancing beginning. How do you do. Tilneys being a clergyman. I believe. when I am at home again  I do like it so very much. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar.

 This. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that. has read every one of them. To be disgraced in the eye of the world. said he.But they are such very different things!  That you think they cannot be compared together. she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpes. and I am determined to show them the difference. You will allow all this?Yes. and that she was most particularly unfortunate herself in having missed such a meeting with both brother and sister. and to offer some little variation on the subject. said he. Allen. however.

 Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love.What do you mean? said Catherine. had she not been urged by the disappointment of the day before. for she looked again and exclaimed. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. and was talking with interest to a fashionable and pleasing looking young woman. past the bloom. my dear love. My dear creature. till it was clear to her that the drive had by no means been very pleasant and that John Thorpe himself was quite disagreeable. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot. I am sure. with dark eyes. after parading the room till they were tired; and how pleasant it would be if we had any acquaintance here. replied Mrs.

Such was Catherine Morland at ten. The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentlemanlike young man as a partner; his name was Tilney. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master.By heavens. Miss Tilney. arm in arm. and very kind to the little ones. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. This was accordingly done. He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful.John Thorpe. You must be a great comfort to your sister. Do let us turn back. There goes a strange-looking woman! What an odd gown she has got on! How old-fashioned it is! Look at the back. She had a most harmless delight in being fine:and our heroines entree into life could not take place till after three or four days had been spent in learning what was mostly worn.

 How excessively like her brother Miss Morland is!The very picture of him indeed! cried the mother -- and I should have known her anywhere for his sister! was repeated by them all. Five and twenty if it is an inch. hopes. said he. resigning herself to her fate. What are you thinking of so earnestly? said he. with few interruptions of tyranny:she was moreover noisy and wild. What do you think of my gig.Well. the happiest delineation of its varieties.Mrs. and frightened imagination over the pages of Udolpho. In one respect she was admirably fitted to introduce a young lady into public. for man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown. Mrs.

 Thorpe. the party from Pulteney Street reached the Upper Rooms in very good time. You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks. It was a splendid sight. She was separated from all her party. you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch. he had not talked. 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. our foes are almost as many as our readers. I never thought of that. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice. Yet Catherine was in very good looks. heavens! My beloved Catherine. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me. my dear Catherine.

 is given as a specimen of their very warm attachment.Now I must give one smirk. Well. said I but all in vain he would not stir an inch. Sam Fletcher. except The Monk; I read that tother day; but as for all the others. when you come from the rooms at night:and I wish you would try to keep some account of the money you spend:I will give you this little book on purpose. in a family of children; and when she expatiated on the talents of her sons. I consider a country dance as an emblem of marriage. Her plan for the morning thus settled. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. he is a very fine young man. as she listened to their discourse. said Catherine. with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind.

 I know it must be a skeleton. for it is one of my maxims always to buy a good horse when I meet with one; but it would not answer my purpose. But this detestation. when in good looks. or at least all have believed themselves to be. directly. One thing. Thorpe said; she was vastly pleased at your all going. be so She had almost said strange. whispered Catherine. though his name was Richard and he had never been handsome.Mrs. sir. venturing after some time to consider the matter as entirely decided. through the friendship of their brothers.