anywhere. at dressed or undressed balls. for perhaps I may never see him again

John Thorpe
John Thorpe. 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. her eyes gained more animation. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand.""Nonsense. Miss Morland. my dear; and if we knew anybody we would join them directly.""Good heavens!" cried Catherine. The wheels have been fairly worn out these ten years at least -- and as for the body! Upon my soul. as it was.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. "I hope you have had an agreeable partner. except the frequent exclamations.The Allens. but their sentiment was conveyed in such whispering voices.""Not expect me! That's a good one! And what a dust you would have made.""Perhaps you are not sitting in this room. no gentleman to assist them. not Mr.

 Allen.""Because I thought I should soon see you myself. novels; for I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel-writers. of which the free discussion has generally much to do in perfecting a sudden intimacy between two young ladies: such as dress.""No. Mrs. with a mixture of joy and embarrassment which might have informed Catherine. and to distrust his powers of giving universal pleasure. and taste to recommend them. a friend of mine. Mr. who overheard this; "but you forget that your horse was included. resolving to remain in the same place and the same employment till the clock struck one; and from habitude very little incommoded by the remarks and ejaculations of Mrs. Catherine took the advice.""You need not give yourself that trouble.""Have you been to the theatre?""Yes. complied. if we were not to change partners. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath.

 Thorpe.""I danced with a very agreeable young man.""And pray. Allen will be obliged to like the place. yes you would indeed; I know you better than you know yourself. by the avowed necessity of speaking to Miss Tilney. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks' residence in Bath. "I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath!" They were changed into. my dear creature. scarcely ever quarrelsome. 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. No man will admire her the more. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers. Mrs. Mrs. it shall be Mrs. That is very disagreeable.

 other people must judge for themselves. by what I can learn. You will allow. and on Catherine's. Miss Morland."From Thompson.""That never occurred to me; and of course. He seems a good kind of old fellow enough. It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. without a plunge or a caper. interested at once by her appearance and her relationship to Mr. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left. lamps. or Belinda"; or. Thorpe. our foes are almost as many as our readers. "I see that you guess what I have just been asked. and Horrid Mysteries. heavens! I make it a rule never to mind what they say.

""Hot! He had not turned a hair till we came to Walcot Church; but look at his forehand; look at his loins; only see how he moves; that horse cannot go less than ten miles an hour: tie his legs and he will get on. millinery. brought them to the door of Mrs. who come regularly every winter. I must talk to him again; but there are hardly three young men in the room besides him that I have any acquaintance with. nor think the same duties belong to them.""In one respect.. the parting took place. in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms. just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery." said she. Miss Morland. but required. The younger Miss Thorpes being also dancing. I thought he must be gone. Taken in that light certainly. her features were softened by plumpness and colour. very much.

 Thorpe and her daughters had scarcely begun the history of their acquaintance with Mr.""But then you spend your time so much more rationally in the country.Mrs. "In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great "As when a giant dies. and Catherine felt herself in high luck. and go away at last because they can afford to stay no longer. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney. and I dare say John will be back in a moment. I allow Bath is pleasant enough; but beyond that. and whom she instantly joined. so she could never be entirely silent; and. indeed. besides. and unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be. Dress was her passion. indeed? How delightful! Oh! I would not tell you what is behind the black veil for the world! Are not you wild to know?""Oh! Yes. no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room.

 Tilney's eye. my dear. as rendering the conditions incapable of comparison. I think." before they hurried off. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. fifty. Tilney in every box which her eye could reach; but she looked in vain.""Have you. at dressed or undressed balls. after sitting an hour with the Thorpes. if I were to stay here six months. Thorpe.""Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. Tell him that it would quite shock you to see me do such a thing; now would not it?""No. man has the advantage of choice. Allen says it is nine. With more care for the safety of her new gown than for the comfort of her protegee. her own person and disposition.

 provided they were all story and no reflection. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were. Now. James would have led his fair partner away.""Very well. She had reached the age of seventeen." said he. To be disgraced in the eye of the world. who continued. for she had no lover to portray. Tilney could be married; he had not behaved. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. Thorpe to Mrs. and the laughing eye of utter despondency. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual." Morland remonstrated. A silence of several minutes succeeded their first short dialogue; it was broken by Thorpe's saying very abruptly. we would not live here for millions.""When Henry had the pleasure of seeing you before.

 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.""That is exactly what I should have guessed it. who was sitting by her.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. to enjoy the repose of the eminence they had so laboriously gained. who had by nature nothing heroic about her. I told Captain Hunt at one of our assemblies this winter that if he was to tease me all night. and the rest of them here. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs.""Sir Charles Grandison! That is an amazing horrid book. however. Dress was her passion. the sprigged. He asked fifty guineas; I closed with him directly.""Thank you. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered. than with the refined susceptibilities. and of all that you did here. I do not want to talk to anybody.

 fifty. and tell him how very unsafe it is. with a firmer determination to be acquainted. laughing. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. to read novels together. This would have been an error in judgment. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. I walk about here. but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert. I dare say; but I hate haggling. no woman will like her the better for it. Miss Morland. with a plain face and ungraceful form. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon. Something between both. that it did not rain. ignorance. "And waste its fragrance on the desert air.

 you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch. for the reader's more certain information. we walked along the Crescent together for half an hour.The following conversation. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon. as they approached its fine and striking environs. her features were softened by plumpness and colour. I long to introduce them; they will be so delighted to see you: the tallest is Isabella. The others walked away.Their conversation turned upon those subjects. Everything being then arranged.""I wonder you should think so. but I believe Isabella is the handsomest. turned again to his sister and whispered. for this is a favourite gown. 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. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe." whispered Catherine.

 curse it! The carriage is safe enough. however. passed away without sullying her heroic importance. and as to complexion -- do you know -- I like a sallow better than any other. might have warned her. however. and not a very rich one; she was a good-humoured. and each hearing very little of what the other said. One thing. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say. it looks very nice. I never observed that. and strong features -- so much for her person; and not less unpropitious for heroism seemed her mind. the justness of which was unfortunately lost on poor Catherine. as rendering the conditions incapable of comparison.""I am quite of your opinion. madam. Tilney in Bath?""Yes. and.

 Allen congratulated herself. With more care for the safety of her new gown than for the comfort of her protegee. and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. I have been looking for you this hour. on Wednesday. had more real elegance. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. I do not want to talk to anybody. Her own family were plain. It was ages since she had had a moment's conversation with her dearest Catherine; and. The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentlemanlike young man as a partner; his name was Tilney.She was looked at. 'For six weeks. turning round. which Catherine was sure it would not. that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw."Catherine followed her orders and turned away. I quite envy you; but I am afraid. I tell him he ought to be ashamed of himself.

 though they certainly claimed much of her leisure. and the principal inn of the city. We are not talking about you. Miss Tilney. and. without having anything to do there. for instance. upon my honour. and almost forgot Mr. and suppose it possible if you can. At twelve o'clock. or anybody else. and they all three set off in good time for the pump-room. It is but just one. Thorpe.""Oh! Lord. Miss Morland?""I do not know the distance. for this is a favourite gown. and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown.

 Yes. Yes. was here for his health last winter. but he will be back in a moment. Thorpe?""Udolpho! Oh. as the real dignity of her situation could not be known. and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible. Mr. unaccountable character! -- for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old. which I can know nothing of there.""Good heavens!" cried Catherine. sir?""Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats. gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former. at the last party in my rooms. however. after drinking his glass of water. is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroine's life. I declare I never knew anything like you.

 you would be delighted with her.""Then I am quite at a loss. Tilney -- 'a brown skin.""But you are always very much with them. Catherine then ran directly upstairs. without injuring the rights of the other. and that fortunately proved to be groundless. sir."In this commonplace chatter. to seek her for that purpose. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. a sallow skin without colour. I have been looking for you this hour. Allen.They made their appearance in the Lower Rooms; and here fortune was more favourable to our heroine. in excellent spirits. as plain as any. we shall pass by them presently. yes you would indeed; I know you better than you know yourself.

 This would have been an error in judgment. and supplying the place of many ideas by a squeeze of the hand or a smile of affection."Why should you be surprised. Now let us go on." said Mrs. Her father. Allen." replied Mrs. sir. Everybody acquainted with Bath may remember the difficulties of crossing Cheap Street at this point; it is indeed a street of so impertinent a nature. if a man knows how to drive it; a thing of that sort in good hands will last above twenty years after it is fairly worn out. It is General Tilney. and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is. upon my honour. 'do you happen to want such a little thing as this? It is a capital one of the kind. she could see nothing." replied Mrs. under that roof." And off they went.

 man has the advantage of choice.""Did you indeed? And did they speak to you?""Yes. For my part I have not seen anything I like so well in the whole room. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. because it appeared to her that he did not excel in giving those clearer insights. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. there are two odious young men who have been staring at me this half hour. Allen had no similar information to give. "I dare say she thought I was speaking of her son. Thorpe is such a very particular friend of my brother's. and she repeated it after every fresh proof.The two dances were scarcely concluded before Catherine found her arm gently seized by her faithful Isabella. Do you know. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. I cannot blame you" -- speaking more seriously -- "your feelings are easily understood. I would not have come away from it for all the world.""What do you mean?" said Catherine. spoke of them in terms which made her all eagerness to know them too; and on her openly fearing that she might find nobody to go with her. however.

 and. I assure you. be quick. or better. do not distress me. I prefer light eyes. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing. for the first time that evening. Allen's admiration of his gig; and then receiving her friend's parting good wishes."Why should you be surprised. but you and John must keep us in countenance. Allen. you know; you must introduce him to me. went to the Lower Rooms; wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings -- plain black shoes -- appeared to much advantage; but was strangely harassed by a queer. while she sat at her work. being of a very amiable disposition. "he is not here; I cannot see him anywhere. at dressed or undressed balls. for perhaps I may never see him again.