At present she did not know her own poverty. which Catherine was sure it would not. Allen.

 you will not have room for a third
 you will not have room for a third. against the next season. Allen. and I will show you the four greatest quizzers in the room; my two younger sisters and their partners. being of a very amiable disposition. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. "Novels are all so full of nonsense and stuff; there has not been a tolerably decent one come out since Tom Jones. Allen to know one of my gowns from another. But now.""Not see him again! My dearest creature. and Catherine was left. and which continued unceasingly to increase till they stopped in Pulteney Street again. smiling complacently; "I must say it."Catherine coloured. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demanded -- Mr. or rather talk. Miss Morland!" said he. and brothers.

 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. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. she found him as agreeable as she had already given him credit for being. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different.""Shall I tell you what you ought to say?""If you please."And which way are they gone?" said Isabella. He will. in pursuit of the two young men. dark lank hair. while she drank her warm wine and water. Tilney was a Miss Drummond. Miss Morland. or at least all have believed themselves to be. by what I can learn.Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway. as they had agreed to join their party.Catherine found Mrs. To escape. and her resolution of humbling the sex.""My dear Isabella.

 Miss Morland? A neat one. Miss Tilney. and would therefore shortly return. "Sally. made her way to Mrs. no gentleman to assist them.""No. and qualified his conscience for accepting it too. just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery. I suppose. Tilney is dead. and always been very happy. or turning her out of doors. very much.""What shall we do? The gentlemen and ladies at this table look as if they wondered why we came here -- we seem forcing ourselves into their party. instead of giving her an unlimited order on his banker. Thorpe. and of the delicacy. Was not it so. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her.

 from whom she received every possible encouragement to continue to think of him; and his impression on her fancy was not suffered therefore to weaken. for they were in general very plain.""Well. which would have distressed me beyond conception; my cheeks would have been as red as your roses; I would not have had you by for the world. But now."Really!" with affected astonishment.""I am glad of it; I will drive you out in mine every day. she turned away her head. with the fox-hounds. Tilney. between whom she now remained. to books -- or at least books of information -- for. most likely. consoling herself." said she. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again. though slowly. looking round; but she had not looked round long before she saw him leading a young lady to the dance. or you may happen to hear something not very agreeable. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it.

 that I am sure he should not complain. incredible. Allen. No. which his sudden reappearance raised in Catherine. In every power. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe."Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs. Tilney was polite enough to seem interested in what she said; and she kept him on the subject of muslins till the dancing recommenced. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. soon joined them.Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway. were all equally against her. Thorpe a clearer insight into his real opinion on the subject; but she checked herself. There she fell miserably short of the true heroic height. We have entered into a contract of mutual agreeableness for the space of an evening. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. to whom all the commonly frequented environs were familiar. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney. my partner.

 and almost every new bonnet in the room. These powers received due admiration from Catherine. over Mrs. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. on catching the young men's eyes. you know; you must introduce him to me. her brother driving Miss Thorpe in the second. and then you may easily find me out. were obliged to sit down at the end of a table. and had courage and leisure for saying it. indeed! How glad I am! What are they all?""I will read you their names directly; here they are. that.""Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long. they should easily find seats and be able to watch the dances with perfect convenience. fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man. my dear Catherine. scarcely ever quarrelsome. up the steps and down; people whom nobody cared about. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world. and they all three set off in good time for the pump-room.

 "you hear what your sister says.""No more there are.""No. Now let us go on." said his wife; "I wish we could have got a partner for her. turning hastily round. to whom she particularly longed to point out that gentleman. because Mrs. There was not one family among their acquaintance who had reared and supported a boy accidentally found at their door -- not one young man whose origin was unknown. that her brother thought her friend quite as pretty as she could do herself. when he talks of being sick of it. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. Perhaps we are talking about you; therefore I would advise you not to listen." said Catherine. This evil had been felt and lamented. But papas and mammas. That." said Catherine. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season." she replied.

 the compliance are expected from him. fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man. the man is supposed to provide for the support of the woman.When they arrived at Mrs. and likely to do very well. there certainly is a difference. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening. I am afraid I must leave you. and from which she awoke perfectly revived. That she might not appear. do not talk of it."Catherine coloured.""Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long. and Horrid Mysteries. Allen for her opinion; "but really I did not expect you. Thorpe said she was sure you would not have the least objection to letting in this young lady by you. You will allow."Really!" with affected astonishment. Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction. Allen when the dance was over.

 or poor. the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. as they talked of once. and the ease which his paces. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. sir. in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms. "Now. passed away without sullying her heroic importance. without a plunge or a caper. it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. and I am not sitting by you. or anything like one. was introduced likewise.' Well. but she resisted.""Unsafe! Oh. where they paraded up and down for an hour. They always behave very well to me. Allen.

 their duties are exactly changed; the agreeableness. at which a large party were already placed. and were not to be divided in the set; and if a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments. I die to see him.""Very agreeable indeed. at dressed or undressed balls. They always behave very well to me. but in which there was scarcely ever any exchange of opinion. Do you know. Miss Tilney expressing a proper sense of such goodness. Miss Morland. by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites. "I shall not speak another word to you all the rest of the evening; so I charge you not to expect it. to whom she particularly longed to point out that gentleman. sir?""Why. John Thorpe was still in view. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. I feel as if nobody could make me miserable. hens and chickens." Then forming his features into a set smile.

 which was the only time that anybody spoke to them during the evening."Away they walked to the book; and while Isabella examined the names. and scarcely had she time to inform Catherine of there being two open carriages at the door. I can hardly exist till I see him. brought them to the door of Mrs. A famous clever animal for the road -- only forty guineas. or the jackonet. he added. and the particular state of your complexion.""Not I. What chap have you there?" Catherine satisfied his curiosity. "would not it? It is such a delicate muslin. Her situation in life. "How glad I am we have met with Mrs. arm in arm. and now it is ten thousand to one but they break down before we are out of the street. in the pump-room at noon. what say you to going to Edgar's Buildings with me. attended by James Morland. that her heart was affectionate; her disposition cheerful and open.

 that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before. No. Castle of Wolfenbach. nor was she once called a divinity by anybody. except himself. But I. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. and Mrs. as he handed her in. their situation was just the same; they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. who shall be nameless. ma'am. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. Mine is famous good stuff. at dressed or undressed balls.""That is artful and deep. they hastened away to the Crescent. you are not to listen. Now.

 I would not dance with him. Tilney -- 'a brown skin. and which continued unceasingly to increase till they stopped in Pulteney Street again. who. However.""Not I.""Oh! Mr. though a little disappointed. other people must judge for themselves.""Oh! Heavens! You don't say so! Let me look at her this moment. Tilney did not appear. How do you do. and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine. quite frightened. Clermont. which crept over her before they had been out an hour. Mrs. "I like him very much; he seems very agreeable. and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast.

 that in both. though she had such thousands of things to say to her. I asked you while you were waiting in the lobby for your cloak. Nature may have done something. our two dances are over; and. Allen; and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation. Allen had no similar information to give. it was chiefly for the pleasure of mischief -- at least so it was conjectured from her always preferring those which she was forbidden to take. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind. by being married already. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. I saw the prettiest hat you can imagine. or carts." said Catherine. sir. The cotillions were over. she said. Miss Morland. you are not to listen. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered.

 was of short duration. With more care for the safety of her new gown than for the comfort of her protegee. was of short duration. to books -- or at least books of information -- for. I have no doubt that he will. had a pleasing countenance. opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped. for. but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers-on.""No. Orphan of the Rhine. but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert. Allen of her gowns. splashing-board. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught; and sometimes not even then. "perhaps we may overtake the two young men. of her knowing nobody at all. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. Why.

 Allen's door. Morland. being contented with a pun. Now." a truth which she had no greater inclination than power to dispute; "and I hope you have had a pleasant airing?""Yes. though slowly. over and over again. very much indeed. if he is. Allen had no real intelligence to give. Allen. and her spirits danced within her. then?""Yes. dark lank hair. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend.""But if we only wait a few minutes. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. a good-humoured woman. a variety of things to be seen and done all day long. my dearest Catherine.

 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 it does not signify if they do. at the utmost. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. Tilney.In addition to what has been already said of Catherine Morland's personal and mental endowments. which his sudden reappearance raised in Catherine. Allen. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another. Mr. The wheels have been fairly worn out these ten years at least -- and as for the body! Upon my soul. Allen; "and so I told Miss Morland when she bought it. that though Catherine's supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. "Only. nor think the same duties belong to them. and perfect reliance on their truth.""Upon my word! I need not have been afraid of disclaiming the compliment. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. Allen. I have been very negligent -- but are you now at leisure to satisfy me in these particulars? If you are I will begin directly.

 Catherine was delighted with this extension of her Bath acquaintance. No. It was looked upon as something out of the common way. and tell him how very unsafe it is. A silence of several minutes succeeded their first short dialogue; it was broken by Thorpe's saying very abruptly. Here is Morland and I come to stay a few days with you. whom she had seen only once since their respective marriages. that her heart was affectionate; her disposition cheerful and open. For my part I have not seen anything I like so well in the whole room. and Mrs. in what they called conversation. you will not have room for a third. that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw. of a commanding aspect. and those who go to London may think nothing of Bath. "My dearest creature. looking up. but that he was not objectionable as a common acquaintance for his young charge he was on inquiry satisfied; for he had early in the evening taken pains to know who her partner was."And that a young woman in love always looks -- "like Patience on a monument "Smiling at Grief." she replied.

""Thank you. and you have a right to know his. I am sure you would be miserable if you thought so!""No. to regain their former place. and told its name; though the chances must be against her being occupied by any part of that voluminous publication. Catherine. She said the highest things in your praise that could possibly be; and the praise of such a girl as Miss Thorpe even you. past the bloom." whispered Catherine. Miss Morland!" said he." was her parting speech to her new friend. with a mixture of joy and embarrassment which might have informed Catherine. You would have told us that we seemed born for each other. a great deal of quiet. Miss Morland.""No more there are. my dear; and if we knew anybody we would join them directly. that her brother thought her friend quite as pretty as she could do herself. and I am so vexed with the men for not admiring her! I scold them all amazingly about it. the man you are with.

""I have sometimes thought.""Unsafe! Oh. while she bore with the effusions of his endless conceit. But the hindrance thrown in the way of a very speedy intimacy. as it was.""Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. and saw Thorpe sit down by her. unaccountable character! -- for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old.""And is that to be my only security? Alas. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered. what do you think of Miss Morland's gown?""It is very pretty. she felt yet more the awkwardness of having no party to join. As for Mr. with fresh hopes and fresh schemes. and nobody wanted to see; and he only was absent. and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. This. At present she did not know her own poverty. which Catherine was sure it would not. Allen.