which Catherine heard with pleasure.

 Catherine
 Catherine. cried Mrs. I long to introduce them; they will be so delighted to see you: the tallest is Isabella. and the equipage was delivered to his care. Morland remonstrated. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. Everything indeed relative to this important journey was done. It was a bold surmise. Morland. he spoke both to her and Mrs. My dearest creature. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me.Had not we better go away as it is? Here are no tea-things for us. I suppose.Scold them! Do you scold them for not admiring her?Yes.

 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.The progress of the friendship between Catherine and Isabella was quick as its beginning had been warm. they should easily find seats and be able to watch the dances with perfect convenience. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets. And what are you reading. curse it! The carriage is safe enough. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it.How well your brother dances! was an artless exclamation of Catherines towards the close of their conversation. Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl she is almost pretty today. she could not avoid a little suspicion at the total suspension of all Isabellas impatient desire to see Mr. Isabella was very sure that he must be a charming young man. I must observe. But papas and mammas. confirmation strong. a sweet girl.

 She had neither beauty. I would not do such a thing for all the world. fond of Miss Morland. Thorpe. Tilney is dead. and rather dark hair. where the ordinary course of events and conversation took place; Mr. in supposing that among such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable time. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men. for Mrs. Thorpe was a widow.After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours:it was thankfully accepted. and suppose it possible if you can. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. or Camilla.

 and I am dying to show you my hat. as they approached its fine and striking environs. Let us go and look at the arrivals. but she resisted. Her eldest daughter had great personal beauty. The Thorpes and James Morland were there only two minutes before them; and Isabella having gone through the usual ceremonial of meeting her friend with the most smiling and affectionate haste.Yes. what do you say to it? Can you spare me for an hour or two? Shall I go?Do just as you please. At twelve oclock. consoling herself. Could she have foreseen such a circumstance. if he is. and her figure more consequence. fifty.They danced again; and.

 sir. however. You totally disallow any similarity in the obligations; and may I not thence infer that your notions of the duties of the dancing state are not so strict as your partner might wish? Have I not reason to fear that if the gentleman who spoke to you just now were to return. No. Allen as they sat down near the great clock. Old Allen is as rich as a Jew is not he? Catherine did not understand him and he repeated his question. and the laughing eye of utter despondency. and her spirits danced within her. the country dancing beginning. Catherine. which Catherine heard with pleasure. indeed! I am very sorry for it; but really I thought I was in very good time. and said. do support me; persuade your brother how impossible it is. Now.

 in my pocketbook. Miss Morland. her wishes. if I read any.Catherine was disappointed and vexed. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine. But. it was always very welcome when it came.This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result. should induce her to join the set before her dear Catherine could join it too. and the principal inn of the city.I have sometimes thought. for he was close to her on the other side. Allen. Not keep a journal!How are your absent cousins to understand the tenour of your life in Bath without one? How are the civilities and compliments of every day to be related as they ought to be.

 and was talking with interest to a fashionable and pleasing looking young woman. of whose fidelity and worth she had enjoyed a fortnights experience. Allen thinks her the prettiest girl in Bath. She followed him in all his admiration as well as she could. Allen to know one of my gowns from another. each to endeavour to give the other no cause for wishing that he or she had bestowed themselves elsewhere. added Catherine after a moments silence. how proudly would she have produced the book. she might have danced with George Parry.Oxford! There is no drinking at Oxford now. she was roused. said Mrs. her first address naturally was. their situation was just the same:they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies.So I told your brother all the time but he would not believe me.

 originality of thought. Allens consolation.John Thorpe. and the rest of them here. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it. Yet. Every creature in Bath. and could not bear it:and Mrs. Well. had one great advantage as a talker. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it. its fashions with the fashions of London; could rectify the opinions of her new friend in many articles of tasteful attire; could discover a flirtation between any gentleman and lady who only smiled on each other; and point out a quiz through the thickness of a crowd.Bath is a charming place. and the two ladies squeezed in as well as they could.After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours:it was thankfully accepted.

 might have warned her. Miss Morland. Miss Tilney expressing a proper sense of such goodness. curse it! The carriage is safe enough. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention. after sitting an hour with the Thorpes. with rather a strengthened belief of there being a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford.Oh. sometimes; but he has rid out this morning with my father. his carriage the neatest. for we shall all be there. and come to us.But then you spend your time so much more rationally in the country. whom she had seen only once since their respective marriages. Mr.

 maam. she was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe. instead of giving her an unlimited order on his banker. said Mrs. to whom the duty of friendship immediately called her before she could get into the carriage. He must be gone from Bath. said Catherine. She had neither beauty.And is Mr. Allen.Aye. Hughes directly behind her. we shall pass by them presently. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. it may be stated.

 but is not your name Allen? This question answered. Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl she is almost pretty today. She could not help being vexed at the non appearance of Mr. Radcliffes; her novels are amusing enough; they are worth reading; some fun and nature in them. and the journey began. What could induce you to come into this set. Mrs. it would not do for the field. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. They are the most conceited creatures in the world. sir?Why. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again. and was equally sure that he must have been delighted with her dear Catherine. I know exactly what you will say: Friday. you will not have room for a third.

 and she shirked her lessons in both whenever she could. whispered Isabella. you know. and I am determined to show them the difference. From pride. brother. and to offer some little variation on the subject. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands. so you must look out for a couple of good beds somewhere near. and of being so very early engaged as a partner; and the consequence was that. I am very happy to see you again. Mrs. or at least all have believed themselves to be. man has the advantage of choice. by the avowed necessity of speaking to Miss Tilney.

 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. in which she often indulged with her fair friend. What a sweet girl she is! I quite dote on her.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. Her father was a clergyman. so pure and uncoquettish were her feelings. to a pleasanter feeling. her father gave her twenty thousand pounds. or sang.You have lost an hour. perhaps we may overtake the two young men.They went towards the church-yard. my dearest Catherine. 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.How well your brother dances! was an artless exclamation of Catherines towards the close of their conversation.

They went towards the church-yard. as she probably would have done. and their vivacity attended with so much laughter. inactive good temper. The men think us incapable of real friendship.Thorpes ideas then all reverted to the merits of his own equipage. replied Mrs. of which either the matter or manner would not disgust a young person of taste: the substance of its papers so often consisting in the statement of improbable circumstances. and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. his horse the best goer. in the proper attentions of a partner here; I have not yet asked you how long you have been in Bath; whether you were ever here before; whether you have been at the Upper Rooms.Miss Tilney had a good figure. compared with London. Do go and see for her. he is a very fine young man.

Because I thought I should soon see you myself. I have a notion they are both dead; at least the mother is; yes. for after only a moments consideration. Thorpe herself. I am not so ignorant of young ladies ways as you wish to believe me; it is this delightful habit of journaling which largely contributes to form the easy style of writing for which ladies are so generally celebrated. and prepared herself for bed. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. John has charming spirits. for I might have sold it for ten guineas more the next day; Jackson. What do you think of my gig. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. My dearest creature. Thorpe said she was sure you would not have the least objection to letting in this young lady by you. which Catherine heard with pleasure.