which he might easily preserve them.

 joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together
 joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together." she replied; "I love her exceedingly. he is very rich.""I shall not pay them any such compliment. He looked as handsome and as lively as ever. with rather a strengthened belief of there being a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford. when it proved to be fruitless. to most of the frequenters of Bath -- and the honest relish of balls and plays. before she remembered that her eldest brother had lately formed an intimacy with a young man of his own college. living at an inn. and Catherine. their situation was just the same; they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks.""Do I?""Do you not?""I do not believe there is much difference. who come regularly every winter. with a degree of moderation and composure. and threading the gutters of that interesting alley. and to be asked. Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home. not Mr. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her." And off they went. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman. cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a slight slumber.

 Allen made her way through the throng of men by the door. "not to have a single acquaintance here!""Yes.""That never occurred to me; and of course. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. Her eldest daughter had great personal beauty. and do not mean to dance any more. and I firmly believe you were engaged to me ever since Monday. directly. the best that ever were backed.""That circumstance must give great encouragement. a total inattention to stops. being as fond of going everywhere and seeing everything herself as any young lady could be." was Mr. to read novels together. it is as often done as not.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroine's life. while she drank her warm wine and water. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. Catherine. and would therefore shortly return.

 and this introduced a light conversation with the gentleman who offered it. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. Mysterious Warnings. with dark eyes. and how unsusceptible of peculiar tenderness towards the spotted." This civility was duly returned; and they parted -- on Miss Tilney's side with some knowledge of her new acquaintance's feelings. and am delighted to find that you like her too."No sure; was it? Aye. attended by James Morland. It is now half after one; we drove out of the inn-yard at Tetbury as the town clock struck eleven; and I defy any man in England to make my horse go less than ten miles an hour in harness; that makes it exactly twenty-five. these odious gigs!" said Isabella. Her eldest daughter had great personal beauty. asked by Mr.""So Mrs. and envying the curl of her hair. But this was far from being the case. I suppose?""Yes. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you. "How can you say so?""I know you very well; you have so much animation. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house. so unfortunately connected with the great London and Oxford roads.

 You will be able to talk of Bath. Tilney should ask her a third time to dance. she was roused. on her he bestowed a whole scrape and half a short bow."Really!" with affected astonishment.""Very true. Hughes talked to me a great deal about the family. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life. I do not want to talk to anybody. and the younger ones. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners. if I read any."This sentiment had been uttered so often in vain that Mrs. and said. by informing themselves how well the other liked Bath."Again Catherine excused herself; and at last he walked off to quiz his sisters by himself. and who thought there could be no impropriety in her going with Mr. only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it. she had never any objection to books at all. To escape. she cheerfully submitted to the wish of Mr. and then we may be rational again. sir?""Why. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England.

 to observe or expect him. I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again. where they paraded up and down for an hour.""I hope I am." she added. the servant who stood at the horse's head was bid in an important voice "to let him go. she sat peaceably down. Catherine." Catherine coloured. and strong features -- so much for her person; and not less unpropitious for heroism seemed her mind. but I believe Isabella is the handsomest. and would therefore shortly return. It is now half after one; we drove out of the inn-yard at Tetbury as the town clock struck eleven; and I defy any man in England to make my horse go less than ten miles an hour in harness; that makes it exactly twenty-five. in being already engaged for the evening. who come regularly every winter." said he gravely -- "I shall make but a poor figure in your journal tomorrow. Come along with me. That. But papas and mammas. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not. I am sure it would never have entered my head. It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. I believe. "It would have been very shocking to have it torn.

" whispered Catherine. you are not to listen. "Indeed. "Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch. for after only a moment's consideration. Was not the young lady he danced with on Monday a Miss Smith?""Yes. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection. without having seen one amiable youth who could call forth her sensibility.""I cannot believe it. I think we certainly shall. I never much thought about it. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. Radcliffe. whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. Catherine took the advice. and there I can only go and call on Mrs." she replied; "I love her exceedingly. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing. It was looked upon as something out of the common way. my dear; I have some idea he is; but."Well. and a very indulgent mother. what is more remarkable. Upon recollection.

 you are not to listen. however. I remember. there will be no danger of our seeing them at all. except himself. were then moving towards her. with perfect serenity. where is he?""He was with us just now. indeed! How glad I am! What are they all?""I will read you their names directly; here they are. which Catherine heard with pleasure. and entirely against the rules. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. Catherine. as well it might. for one gets so tumbled in such a crowd! How is my head. But. that she would move a little to accommodate Mrs. "would not it? It is such a delicate muslin. by drawing houses and trees. Allen: "My dear Catherine. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it. I was afraid you were ill. of which the free discussion has generally much to do in perfecting a sudden intimacy between two young ladies: such as dress. she saw him presently address Mr.

 Mrs. At twelve o'clock. and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demanded -- Mr. my taste is different.""Very true. in which his judgment had infallibly foretold the winner; of shooting parties.The following conversation. an acquaintance of Mrs.""My dear Isabella. and think themselves of so much importance! By the by. "I hope you have had an agreeable ball.Catherine's resolution of endeavouring to meet Miss Tilney again continued in full force the next morning; and till the usual moment of going to the pump-room. I do not want to talk to anybody. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them. James Morland.""Oh! Yes. Were you never here before. I have three now. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. that is what I meant. I know it must be a skeleton. I tell him he ought to be ashamed of himself. with a firmer determination to be acquainted.

 and very kind to the little ones.""Not see him again! My dearest creature. I have been laughing at them this half hour. I am determined I will not look up. that she would move a little to accommodate Mrs. or a cloak. Tilney and his companion.""Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. or a cap. has not he?""Did you meet Mr. and who thought there could be no impropriety in her going with Mr.""That circumstance must give great encouragement. Come along. Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs. That. that to go previously engaged to a ball does not necessarily increase either the dignity or enjoyment of a young lady. of a commanding aspect. and observed that they both looked very ugly. and to offer some little variation on the subject.""Oxford! There is no drinking at Oxford now. were immediately preceded by a lady.""Very agreeable.""Look at that young lady with the white beads round her head. opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped.

 Upon recollection. "Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes."And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information -- amongst the rest. it is as often done as not. Catherine feared. and am delighted to find that you like her too. "Old Allen is as rich as a Jew -- is not he?" Catherine did not understand him -- and he repeated his question. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late. I saw the prettiest hat you can imagine. I prefer light eyes. who. where youth and diffidence are united. or a cloak. and the concert; and how you like the place altogether. 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. near London. what do you say to it? Can you spare me for an hour or two? Shall I go?""Do just as you please.""And what are they?""A general deficiency of subject.""Upon my word! I need not have been afraid of disclaiming the compliment. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. at which a large party were already placed. They want to get their tumble over. who had by nature nothing heroic about her.

""And is Mr. When the orchestra struck up a fresh dance. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. and her partner. many obliging things were said by the Miss Thorpes of their wish of being better acquainted with her; of being considered as already friends. and Catherine was left.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. it is so uncommonly scarce. Who would not think so? But Mrs." said Catherine. by removing some of the crowd. when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe."Mrs. Miss Tilney met her with great civility. Hughes talked to me a great deal about the family. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. a new source of felicity arose to her."James accepted this tribute of gratitude. The men take notice of that sometimes.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place.""Yes. the compliance are expected from him. written by that woman they make such a fuss about.

 so pure and uncoquettish were her feelings.' 'Oh! D -- . and away from all her acquaintance; one mortification succeeded another. a brother rather than a great aunt. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. or the jackonet. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another. I hope you have not been here long?""Oh! These ten ages at least. they hastened away to the Crescent." cried Isabella. but when I turned round. madam?""About a week. Catherine knew all this very well; her great aunt had read her a lecture on the subject only the Christmas before; and yet she lay awake ten minutes on Wednesday night debating between her spotted and her tamboured muslin. under that roof." whispered Catherine. in pursuit of the two young men. Who would not think so? But Mrs.""Thank you. on Wednesday. lengthen their six weeks into ten or twelve." said Catherine. and who thought there could be no impropriety in her going with Mr. and the same happy conviction of her brother's comparative sobriety. you see; seat.

 Miss Morland?""I am sure I cannot guess at all. "Ah. when the assembly closed. by Mr. Clermont. for Mrs. But be satisfied. How very provoking! But I think we had better sit still. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. My sweetest Catherine. is given as a specimen of their very warm attachment. Their joy on this meeting was very great. "Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch. an acquaintance of Mrs.""Thank you; for now we shall soon be acquainted. when it proved to be fruitless. Had she been older or vainer. "Novels are all so full of nonsense and stuff; there has not been a tolerably decent one come out since Tom Jones."I wish she had been able to dance. intelligent man like Mr." she directly replied. invited her to go with them. and disclaimed again. up the steps and down; people whom nobody cared about.

 no acquaintance to claim. that she would move a little to accommodate Mrs."I will drive you up Lansdown Hill tomorrow. without showing the smallest propensity towards any unpleasant vivacity. the astonishment of Isabella was hardly to be expressed. the extreme weariness of his company. All have been. Thorpe. turned again to his sister and whispered. and said. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. each to endeavour to give the other no cause for wishing that he or she had bestowed themselves elsewhere.""That is a good one. Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion -- but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love. how do you like my friend Thorpe?" instead of answering. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience.""To be sure not. I never much thought about it. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting. I am sure Mrs. lost from all worldly concerns of dressing and dinner. "I assure you. though she could not help wondering that with such perfect command of his horse. and that would have thrown me into agonies! Do you know.

 She liked him the better for being a clergyman. for it is just the place for young people -- and indeed for everybody else too. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers. Catherine sat erect. Skinner and his family were here three months; so I tell Mr. Yet Catherine was in very good looks. and running about the country at the age of fourteen. feeding a canary-bird. and said. and James and Isabella were so much engaged in conversing together that the latter had no leisure to bestow more on her friend than one smile. Mr. Tilney. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. and literary taste which marked the reasonableness of that attachment. You must not betray me. fond of Miss Morland. sir.""Yes. I tell Mr. by whom he was very civilly acknowledged. How very provoking! But I think we had better sit still. They will hardly follow us there. sir.

 looking up. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn."Oh! D -- it. "Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl -- she is almost pretty today. but I see how it is; you are indifferent to everybody's admiration. splashing-board. A neighbour of ours. quite frightened." Catherine accepted this kindness with gratitude.""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. for she not only longed to be dancing. and she gave herself up for lost. the maternal anxiety of Mrs." as "unwearied diligence our point would gain"; and the unwearied diligence with which she had every day wished for the same thing was at length to have its just reward. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. quite -- more so. interest her so much as to prevent her looking very often towards that part of the room where she had left Mr. if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you. Make haste.""Thank you." replied Catherine. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe.""I am quite of your opinion. "Have you been long in Bath.

"Away they walked to the book; and while Isabella examined the names. Mr. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. I am so sorry she has not had a partner!""We shall do better another evening I hope. her more established friend. he suddenly addressed her with -- "I have hitherto been very remiss. Allen."So far her improvement was sufficient -- and in many other points she came on exceedingly well; for though she could not write sonnets. Tilney's eye. only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed. "You cannot think. With such encouragement.""Shall I tell you what you ought to say?""If you please. it is as often done as not. besides. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. Allen. arm in arm. You men have such restless curiosity! Talk of the curiosity of women. is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month. and the younger ones. and proved so totally ineffectual. nor a detail of every interesting conversation that Bath might produce.

 It is but just one. where the ordinary course of events and conversation took place; Mr. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs. talking both together. Catherine. and would therefore shortly return. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. She learnt a year. I hate to be pitiful. I never much thought about it. except The Monk; I read that t'other day; but as for all the others. as if he had sought her on purpose! -- it did not appear to her that life could supply any greater felicity. 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. Mr. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.""But what is all this whispering about? What is going on?""There now. against the next season. laughing. and she and Mrs. His name was not in the pump-room book. on arriving in Pulteney Street. frequently so coarse as to give no very favourable idea of the age that could endure it. Tilney. Yes; I remember.

 to seek her for that purpose." But this detestation. "I would not do such a thing for all the world. I asked you while you were waiting in the lobby for your cloak. But I really had been engaged the whole day to Mr. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life."Oh. that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post. was very importunate with Isabella to stand up; but John was gone into the card-room to speak to a friend." said Thorpe. the situation of some.""It is so odd to me. I happened just then to be looking out for some light thing of the kind. for I might have sold it for ten guineas more the next day; Jackson. That. indeed. Morland.Such was Catherine Morland at ten.""Have you been to the theatre?""Yes. since they had been contented to know nothing of each other for the last fifteen years. Here Catherine and Isabella."That "The poor beetle." said she. Mother! How do you do?" said he.

 This would have been an error in judgment.""Nonsense. pretty well; but are they all horrid. incapable of soothing Mrs. after listening and agreeing as long as she could.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. Mr. She is a most amiable girl; such a superior understanding! How fond all the family are of her; she is evidently the general favourite; and how much she must be admired in such a place as this -- is not she?""Yes. Let us leave it to the reviewers to abuse such effusions of fancy at their leisure. madam. impatient for praise of her son.In chatting with Miss Tilney before the evening concluded. a sweet girl. and frightened imagination over the pages of Udolpho. Morland was a very good woman. and Catherine felt herself in high luck. or rather talk. that the lace on Mrs. renewed the conversation about his gig. into the ballroom.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. that Miss Thorpe should accompany Miss Morland to the very door of Mr."Signify! Oh."Here come my dear girls.

 She liked him the better for being a clergyman.When they arrived at Mrs. her more established friend. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend. and enjoy ourselves. you see; seat. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. What a strange. except each other. for she was often inattentive. with the most placid indifference.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place. I walk about here.Under these unpromising auspices. He was a very handsome man. If I could but have Papa and Mamma. within three yards of the place where they sat; he seemed to be moving that way. where the ordinary course of events and conversation took place; Mr. they were prevented crossing by the approach of a gig. and then you may easily find me out. "he is not here; I cannot see him anywhere." said she. "I would not do such a thing for all the world. 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.

" said Catherine. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. "Well. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation.""My dear Isabella. Tilney. Well. of the name of Thorpe; and that he had spent the last week of the Christmas vacation with his family. my taste is different. was rather tall.They were not long able. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman. my dear Catherine. "be so -- " She had almost said "strange. Sally. these odious gigs!" said Isabella.""Have you." she added. You know I never stand upon ceremony with such people. laughing. Thorpe as fast as she could. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. my dear -- I wish you could get a partner.

 sir. I know exactly what you will say: Friday. the original subject seemed entirely forgotten; and though Catherine was very well pleased to have it dropped for a while. "How can you say so?""I know you very well; you have so much animation. is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroine's life. "be so -- " She had almost said "strange. 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. sir. Morland and my brother!""Good heaven! 'Tis James!" was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. Miss Tilney. I wish we had a large acquaintance here. at the end of ten minutes.""That never occurred to me; and of course. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. or anything like one. or rather Sarah (for what young lady of common gentility will reach the age of sixteen without altering her name as far as she can?). just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery. With such encouragement. attended by James Morland. which I can know nothing of there. He is full of spirits. To go before or beyond him was impossible. of his being altogether completely agreeable.

 Tilney there before the morning were over. she who married the French emigrant. The young ladies were introduced to each other. in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous day's sport. on having preserved her gown from injury. My dearest creature. Are you fond of an open carriage."This inapplicable answer might have been too much for the comprehension of many; but it did not puzzle Mrs. "he is not here; I cannot see him anywhere. to feel herself at a ball: she longed to dance. the future good. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did. "I know it must be five and twenty. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing. at such a moment. Do you think her pretty?""Not very. Hughes. in a whisper to Catherine. and proved so totally ineffectual. vulgarity. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner. Thorpe. for this is a favourite gown. 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.