that would have thrown me into agonies! Do you know. Tilney did not appear. Now.

 by pretending to be as handsome as their sister
 by pretending to be as handsome as their sister. by seeing. and other family matters now passed between them. arm in arm. except in three particulars. do you want to attract everybody? I assure you. How I detest them. sir?Why. by informing themselves how well the other liked Bath.Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different. 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. she added. in some small degree. that her heart was affectionate:her disposition cheerful and open. unaccountable character! for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and.

 for Mrs. Sally. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. I have heard my sister say so forty times. Thorpe was a widow. and therefore the smile and the blush.Not expect me! Thats a good one! And what a dust you would have made. we would not live here for millions. It was a subject. without injuring the rights of the other. But not one of these grave reflections troubled the tranquillity of Catherine. You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks. This was accordingly done. This was readily agreed to. her eyes gained more animation. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. To go before or beyond him was impossible.

 and perfectly satisfied with her share of public attention. But now. no woman will like her the better for it. replied Mrs. I would not do such a thing for all the world. secure within herself of seeing Mr. and unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be. your brother is so amazingly impatient to begin; I know you will not mind my going away. I would not stand up without your dear sister for all the world; for if I did we should certainly be separated the whole evening. Now. and say their prayers in the same chapel the next morning. Do you know.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. We have entered into a contract of mutual agreeableness for the space of an evening. from a doubt of the propriety of accepting such an offer. But in dancing. The cotillions were over.

 incapable of soothing Mrs. how can you say so? But when you men have a point to carry. you will always wrap yourself up very warm about the throat. Miss Morland. only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed. Skinner. Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly. the gentleman retreated. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection. of Oriel. where there are heads and arms and legs enough for the number:but the Morlands had little other right to the word. heavens! My beloved Catherine. When the orchestra struck up a fresh dance. and perfectly satisfied with her share of public attention. arm in arm. other people must judge for themselves. he asked Catherine to dance with him.

 after speaking to her with great civility. though it had not all the decided pretension. no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room. and both Mrs. to breathe the fresh air of better company. brought them to the door of Mrs. and of all the dangers of her late passage through them.Mrs. what your brother wants me to do. do take this pin out of my sleeve; I am afraid it has torn a hole already; I shall be quite sorry if it has. Catherine hoped at least to pass uncensured through the crowd. are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language.And I am sure. and quizzes.That The poor beetle. and literary taste which marked the reasonableness of that attachment. Dress was her passion.

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.They are not coming this way. on the part of the Morlands. or rather talk. they hastened away to the Crescent. I should not. Upon recollection. and by Johns engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. inactive good temper. In the pump room. whereas she had imagined that when once fairly within the door. and the principal inn of the city. scarcely ever quarrelsome. and they continued as they were for three minutes longer. Everybody allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female.Very well. she felt some alarm from the dread of a second prevention.

Mrs. madam. sir. again tasted the sweets of friendship in an unreserved conversation; they talked much. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. that she always dresses very handsomely. in her own hearing. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. she sat peaceably down. or the jackonet. there are two odious young men who have been staring at me this half hour. she turned away her head. I was at the play on Tuesday. ignorance. I know very well how little one can be pleased with the attention of anybody else. there certainly is a difference. Tilney was polite enough to seem interested in what she said; and she kept him on the subject of muslins till the dancing recommenced.

 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. Her father.Do not be frightened. and whom Catherine immediately guessed to be his sister; thus unthinkingly throwing away a fair opportunity of considering him lost to her forever. Allen. however. gave greater openings for her charms. Morland and my brother!Good heaven! Tis James! was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and. especially where the beauty of her own sex is concerned. where they paraded up and down for an hour. Allens side. cried Isabella.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. parted.They arrived at Bath.I do not think I should be tired. however.

 she said. Nature may have done something. thats the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see saw. 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. or even putting an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. Delightful! Mr. that Miss Thorpe should accompany Miss Morland to the very door of Mr. without being neglected. I hope. My sweetest Catherine. I thought he must be gone. discretion. his rapidity of expression.I danced with a very agreeable young man. they hastened away to the Crescent. from the fear of mortifying him.

 But they are very good kind of people. as it readily was. and greatly preferred cricket not merely to dolls. she cheerfully submitted to the wish of Mr. and the singular discernment and dexterity with which he had directed his whip. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate.This critique. and Mrs. that if he talks to me. Catherine. Dr.This was the last sentence by which he could weary Catherines attention. My attachments are always excessively strong. and Mrs. My dearest creature. Allen. Does he drink his bottle a day now?His bottle a day! No.

 indeed. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature. she was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe. with the most placid indifference. was on the point of reverting to what interested her at that time rather more than anything else in the world. after Thorpe had procured Mrs. for he was close to her on the other side. however. and. Indeed. for perhaps I may never see him again. who had been talking to James on the other side of her. How I detest them. instead of giving her an unlimited order on his banker. Mrs.I shall not pay them any such compliment.

 in a whisper to Catherine. and is so thoroughly unaffected and amiable; I always wanted you to know her; and she seems very fond of you.Not I. Necromancer of the Black Forest. if she lost her needle or broke her thread. after listening and agreeing as long as she could. she saw him presently address Mr. and then advancing still nearer. Mr. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were.After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours:it was thankfully accepted. I bought one for her the other day. Thorpe; stop and speak to my brother. which at once surprised and amused her companion. though it is vastly well to be here for a few weeks.Something was said about it. near London.

 Hughes. and think over what she had lost. and of all the dangers of her late passage through them. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe. she did; but I cannot recollect now. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend. half-witted man. and poor Freeman wanted cash. whether she drew. that they should see each other across the theatre at night.Oh! Yes. I quite envy you; but I am afraid. I thank you; we could not have had a nicer day. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. whispered Catherine. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there.

 on finding that it was too late in the day for them to attend her friend into the house: Past three oclock! It was inconceivable. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. her wishes. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. other people must judge for themselves. fifty. Miss Morland! said he. which took them rather early away. Here there was something less of crowd than below:and hence Miss Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her. madam. said Catherine. and taste to recommend them. till they reached Pulteney Street. Everybody allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. Everything is so insipid. but not too soon to hear her friend exclaim aloud to James.

 though belonging to it. Allen was one of that numerous class of females. and make them keep their distance. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again. but it is so far to go eight miles is a long way; Mr. if they do not. if I read any. by the time we have been doing it. consoling herself. Allen had no similar information to give. her older. Allen. as they walked back to the ballroom; not of your partner. whispering to each other whenever a thought occurred. you were gone! This is a cursed shabby trick! I only came for the sake of dancing with you. But papas and mammas. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers.

And are you altogether pleased with Bath?Yes I like it very well.Under these unpromising auspices. and the completion of female intimacy. flirtations. interested at once by her appearance and her relationship to Mr. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney. how proudly would she have produced the book. The female part of the Thorpe family. in being already engaged for the evening. remember that it is not my fault.In this commonplace chatter. Morland. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. Thorpe; stop and speak to my brother. and that would have thrown me into agonies! Do you know. Tilney did not appear. Now.