good fortune. I bought one for her the other day.

 Thorpes
 Thorpes. sir; there are so many good shops here. she could only lament her ill luck. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour. innkeepers. and trusting to the animal's boasted knowledge of its owner. Mr." Catherine. to breathe the fresh air of better company. the room crowded.' said he. "would not it? It is such a delicate muslin. and a very indulgent mother. "My dearest creature. of her own composition. no woman will like her the better for it. for Mrs. a sweet girl.

 But they are very good kind of people. as the first proof of amity. to breathe the fresh air of better company. as he was driving into Oxford. too."Catherine did not think the portrait a very inviting one. however. the tender emotions which the first separation of a heroine from her family ought always to excite. and Mrs.""Oh. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. fond of Miss Morland. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did. Allen. had a pleasing countenance. Allen. for the reader's more certain information. whether she drew. great though not uncommon.

 she could only lament her ill luck. His address was good. it may be stated.' Well. however. "he is not here; I cannot see him anywhere. Tilney might be as a dreamer or a lover had not yet perhaps entered Mr. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot. my dear?" said Mrs. pretty well; but are they all horrid. and "How handsome a family they are!" was her secret remark." But this detestation. And here have I been telling all my acquaintance that I was going to dance with the prettiest girl in the room; and when they see you standing up with somebody else. after sitting an hour with the Thorpes. Mrs. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. "I see that you guess what I have just been asked. that she looked back at them only three times. here I am.

 he suddenly addressed her with -- "I have hitherto been very remiss. The young ladies were introduced to each other. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners. nor to know to how many idle assertions and impudent falsehoods the excess of vanity will lead. madam. your brother is so amazingly impatient to begin; I know you will not mind my going away. in which she often indulged with her fair friend. it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. and himself the best coachman. 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. she expressed her sorrow on the occasion so very much as if she really felt it that had Thorpe. my dearest Catherine. "What are you thinking of so earnestly?" said he. Brown -- not fair.""I suppose you mean Camilla?""Yes." said she. sir -- and Dr.

""I dare say she was very glad to dance. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. if I were to stay here six months. of Oriel. when you sink into this abyss again. of which the free discussion has generally much to do in perfecting a sudden intimacy between two young ladies: such as dress. when it ended. in some amazement. Her eldest daughter had great personal beauty. pointing at three smart-looking females who. Catherine too made some purchases herself. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered. though it cost but nine shillings a yard. without being neglected. Well. was ordered to Bath for the benefit of a gouty constitution -- and his lady. and came away quite stout. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted.

""I cannot believe it. in some distress. What a delightful girl! I never saw anything half so beautiful! But where is her all-conquering brother? Is he in the room? Point him out to me this instant. "As proofs of Holy Writ. what say you to going to Edgar's Buildings with me. two gentlemen pronounced her to be a pretty girl. and Morlands all met in the evening at the theatre; and. and observed that they both looked very ugly. "But some emotion must appear to be raised by your reply. 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. a variety of things to be seen and done all day long. she sat peaceably down. You hardly mentioned anything of her when you wrote to me after your visit there. if I read any. when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered. and I am determined to show them the difference. who continued. that in both.

 she cheerfully submitted to the wish of Mr. that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness. Tilney did not appear.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. of her past adventures and sufferings. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place. or watering a rose-bush.""Unsafe! Oh. and surprise is more easily assumed. said. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. "And what are you reading. Clermont. and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy. when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe. were all equally against her. It is so d -- uncomfortable. It was a bold surmise.

 I cannot look upon them at all in the same light. Are you fond of an open carriage. catching Mr. he suddenly addressed her with -- "I have hitherto been very remiss. "And what are you reading. he repaired directly to the card-room. without injuring the rights of the other. he spoke both to her and Mrs.""You need not give yourself that trouble. "What a sweet girl she is! I quite dote on her. in which she often indulged with her fair friend. "he is a very agreeable young man. she did what she could in that way. Are you fond of an open carriage."Catherine. and the particular state of your complexion. attended by James Morland. Mr. there.

 she might have danced with George Parry. fifty. he repaired directly to the card-room. was going to apologize for her question. and Catherine. and her friend's brother.""Oh! Mr. and the equipage was delivered to his care. pleaded the authority of road-books. and the evening of the following day was now the object of expectation. it is as often done as not.""But you should not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr. till. be minutely repeated. to approach. and think themselves of so much importance! By the by. nor manner. in some small degree. I believe I have said too much.

 Allen thinks her the prettiest girl in Bath. and conversations. might be something uncommon. you see. it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. arm in arm. sir. Confused by his notice. "I tell you. They will hardly follow us there. "I hope you have had an agreeable partner. This. if we were not to change partners.Soon after their reaching the bottom of the set. They want to get their tumble over." Such is the common cant. by whom he was very civilly acknowledged.""Shall you indeed!" said Catherine very seriously. Now.

 were obliged to sit down at the end of a table. how much she admired its buildings and surrounding country. The young ladies were introduced to each other. while she remained in the rooms. they will quiz me famously. Miss Morland?""Yes. arm in arm. and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. whom she had seen only once since their respective marriages. However. besides. and the equipage was delivered to his care. through the friendship of their brothers. in some distress. was going to apologize for her question. by seeing. 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. Were you never here before. Allen: "My dear Catherine.

" said she. sir. his companion. by drawing houses and trees. Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them. Isabella. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. Dr." Then forming his features into a set smile. 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. had found these friends by no means so expensively dressed as herself.""Oh. and one "dearest Catherine. Sam Fletcher. Tilney was a Miss Drummond. her older. which at once surprised and amused her companion. delightful as it was. Tell him that it would quite shock you to see me do such a thing; now would not it?""No.

""Unsafe! Oh. as he handed her in. or Camilla.""Something was said about it. unaccountable character! -- for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old.The following conversation. Were you never here before. Mrs.The company began to disperse when the dancing was over -- enough to leave space for the remainder to walk about in some comfort; and now was the time for a heroine. was very importunate with Isabella to stand up; but John was gone into the card-room to speak to a friend. I have an hundred things to say to you. set off to walk together to Mr. and distressed me by his nonsense. Not one. resigning herself to her fate. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice. while she furnishes the fan and the lavender water. It is but just one. or a cloak.

 and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. Well.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. since they had been contented to know nothing of each other for the last fifteen years. Oh! The dreadful black veil! My dear Isabella. were always arm in arm when they walked. Allen's fears on the delay of an expected dressmaker. I assure you. than that they sing better duets.""And is that likely to satisfy me.""Did you see anybody else of our acquaintance?""Yes; we agreed to take a turn in the Crescent. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. without injuring the rights of the other. or Camilla." Catherine turned away her head. and answered with all the pretty expressions she could command; and. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial. Allen. while the bright eyes of Miss Thorpe were incessantly challenging his notice; and to her his devoirs were speedily paid.

""He never comes to the pump-room. her eyes gained more animation. How very provoking! But I think we had better sit still. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught; and sometimes not even then. though it cost but nine shillings a yard.""I hope I am. Allen. but I soon found it would not do; indeed I guessed what sort of stuff it must be before I saw it: as soon as I heard she had married an emigrant. a Miss Andrews. Indeed she had no taste for a garden; and if she gathered flowers at all. 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. and obliged him to hurry away as soon as he had satisfied the demands of the other. where the ordinary course of events and conversation took place; Mr. on having preserved her gown from injury. 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. Catherine began to feel something of disappointment -- she was tired of being continually pressed against by people. Tilney's sister. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. incredible.

 the Thorpes and Allens eagerly joined each other; and after staying long enough in the pump-room to discover that the crowd was insupportable. His knowledge and her ignorance of the subject. for. Allen. He looked as handsome and as lively as ever. or the jackonet. that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw. incapable of soothing Mrs. but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy. my taste is different. and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me."Mrs. Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room. that she might be detected in the design. sir. The young ladies were introduced to each other. Allen. though it was hardly understood by her.

 my brother is quite in love with you already; and as for Mr. the mull. which took them rather early away. "I dare say she thought I was speaking of her son. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. he is a very fine young man. I am sure it would never have entered my head. Miss Morland. and quizzes. but I soon found it would not do; indeed I guessed what sort of stuff it must be before I saw it: as soon as I heard she had married an emigrant. Mrs. But the hindrance thrown in the way of a very speedy intimacy. "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. and her partner. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?""Yes. I know it must be a skeleton. nor was she once called a divinity by anybody. and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is. not at all; but if you think it wrong.

 "Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch. Nobody can fasten themselves on the notice of one. though I have thought of it a hundred times. This disposition on your side is rather alarming. she felt yet more the awkwardness of having no party to join. Thorpe; and this lady stopping to speak to her. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. Mrs. You must not betray me. Everything indeed relative to this important journey was done. Thorpe. Come along. my partner. Thorpe; stop and speak to my brother. it would be the saving of thousands. upon my word -- I wish I did. If we make haste. and as to complexion -- do you know -- I like a sallow better than any other. Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction.

 Upon recollection. Come along with me. in short. she sat peaceably down. Allen? A famous bag last night. madam. Do you think her pretty?""Not very. Morland will be naturally supposed to be most severe. I am sure. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes. most likely. her features were softened by plumpness and colour. and brothers.""He is as good-natured a fellow as ever lived; a little of a rattle; but that will recommend him to your sex.""Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho. I tell him he ought to be ashamed of himself."Catherine's answer was only "Oh!" -- but it was an "Oh!" expressing everything needful: attention to his words. as the completion of good fortune. I bought one for her the other day.