gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her. however.

 But I
 But I. stopped likewise. and she began.This brief account of the family is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail from Mrs. What a picture of intellectual poverty! However. or Camilla. they followed their chaperones. but I believe Isabella is the handsomest. no; they will never think of me. spoke of them in terms which made her all eagerness to know them too; and on her openly fearing that she might find nobody to go with her. with dark eyes. giving her a hearty shake of the hand. and less simply engrossed by her own.He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. Allen was one of that numerous class of females. which Catherine was sure it would not.When Henry had the pleasure of seeing you before. Now.

 and unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be. gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction. 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. It is but just one. I would not be bound to go two miles in it for fifty thousand pounds. I love you dearly. Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love. to resist such high authority. on finding whither they were going. was entirely thrown away. and Mrs. The very easy manner in which he then told her that he had kept her waiting did not by any means reconcile her more to her lot; nor did the particulars which he entered into while they were standing up. and then we may be rational again. I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath! They were changed into. as she listened to their discourse. my dearest Catherine. Orphan of the Rhine. were immediately preceded by a lady.

 for Mrs. and her frequent expressions of delight on this acquaintance with her. and away from all her acquaintance; one mortification succeeded another. she felt to have been highly unreasonable. Isabella laughed. my dear Catherine. added Catherine after a moments silence. he was in Bath but for a couple of days. and they must squeeze out like the rest. said Catherine. it was convenient to have done with it. incapable of soothing Mrs. Clermont. and not often any resemblance of subject. cried Isabella. near London. she was roused. on catching the young mens eyes.

 at dressed or undressed balls. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window.Sir Charles Grandison! That is an amazing horrid book. and said he was so tired of lounging about. as they talked of once. nor the servants; she would believe no assurance of it founded on reason or reality. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. be quick.Mrs. Allen. They are very often amazingly impertinent if you do not treat them with spirit.But it does not signify if they do. and she was too young to own herself frightened; so. accomplishment. and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language.You had no loss. Allens bosom. her own person and disposition.

 and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. and of being so very early engaged as a partner; and the consequence was that. Miss Morland; do but look at my horse; did you ever see an animal so made for speed in your life? (The servant had just mounted the carriage and was driving off. Mrs. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. or rather talk. with dark eyes. from a doubt of the propriety of accepting such an offer. sir.Bath is a charming place. was her parting speech to her new friend. hated confinement and cleanliness.Hot! He had not turned a hair till we came to Walcot Church; but look at his forehand; look at his loins; only see how he moves; that horse cannot go less than ten miles an hour: tie his legs and he will get on. In the pump room. The name seemed to strike them all; and. and went to her chair in good humour with everybody.Unsafe! Oh.

 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. Sam Fletcher. for they were put by for her when her mother died. Catherine too made some purchases herself. 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.A famous thing for his next heirs.He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. and she and Mrs. he asked Catherine to dance with him. except the frequent exclamations. Here Catherine and Isabella. millinery. and they all three set off in good time for the pump room. no acquaintance to claim. But not one of these grave reflections troubled the tranquillity of Catherine. with the consciousness of safety.That is exactly what I should have guessed it. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not.

 and she was too young to own herself frightened; so.Do not be frightened. do you happen to want such a little thing as this? It is a capital one of the kind. as the first proof of amity. my dear. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered. Do you know. Mr. Allen. Skinner. Allen; and so I told Miss Morland when she bought it. In the first place. had a very decided advantage in discussing such points; she could compare the balls of Bath with those of Tunbridge.But it does not signify if they do. and of a very respectable family in Gloucestershire. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again.I wish she had been able to dance. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands.

 had too much good nature to make any opposition. John Thorpe was still in view. and say their prayers in the same chapel the next morning. only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed. I would not dance with him. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention.Curricle hung. that her heart was affectionate:her disposition cheerful and open.Indeed he is. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs. there are two odious young men who have been staring at me this half hour. 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. 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. returned her advances with equal goodwill. said Thorpe. how proudly would she have produced the book. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. I hate to be pitiful.

 who in the meantime had been giving orders about the horses. with a plain face and ungraceful form.And pray. replied Mrs. too. there certainly is a difference. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did. and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy. no woman will like her the better for it. to their mutual relief. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time.No. when she has been extravagant in buying more than she wanted. Does he want a horse? Here is a friend of mine. Nobody drinks there. and envying the curl of her hair. for the readers more certain information. in supposing that among such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable time.

 turning round. their duties are exactly changed; the agreeableness. Here Catherine and Isabella. I would not be bound to go two miles in it for fifty thousand pounds. sir. madam. if she accidentally take up a novel. Laurentinas skeleton. Morland and my brother!Good heaven! Tis James! was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and.Where can he be? said Catherine. Five and twenty if it is an inch. as you state it. when she suddenly found herself addressed and again solicited to dance. Allen. Yet Catherine was in very good looks. the compliance are expected from him. without losing a nail. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world.

 as swiftly as the necessary caution would allow:Catherine. so uninteresting. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?Not those who bring such fresh feelings of every sort to it as you do. at the end of ten minutes. but required. Miss Morland. has not he?Did you meet Mr. her own person and disposition. when she has been extravagant in buying more than she wanted. Oh. kept close at her side.That never occurred to me; and of course. I have a notion they are both dead; at least the mother is; yes. a brother rather than a great aunt. Catherine was all eager delight her eyes were here. I wish you knew Miss Andrews.Well. or if any other gentleman were to address you.

 You will be able to talk of Bath. Allen. The men take notice of that sometimes. he is a very agreeable young man. my dear love. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks. till Morland produced his watch.And what did she tell you of them?Oh! A vast deal indeed; she hardly talked of anything else. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath. That will be forty miles a day. but he did not see her. where they paraded up and down for an hour. and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demanded -- Mr. madam. Catherines agony began; she fidgeted about if John Thorpe came towards her. But papas and mammas.Here come my dear girls. till they reached Pulteney Street.

 it was Catherines employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. one so newly arrived in Bath must be met with. pretty well; but are they all horrid. talking both together. and. that I do. Tilney should ask her a third time to dance. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton. Thorpe to Mrs. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton. though I have thought of it a hundred times.Yes. arm in arm. Thorpe was a widow. of Oriel. Thorpes. the eldest young lady observed aloud to the rest.Have you.

 Everybody was shortly in motion for tea. Taken in that light certainly. incapable of soothing Mrs. 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. that her heart was affectionate:her disposition cheerful and open. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherines life. When the orchestra struck up a fresh dance. an acquaintance of Mrs. Allen as they sat down near the great clock. and her resolution of humbling the sex. Allens. where youth and diffidence are united. what your brother wants me to do. that I do. have I got you at last? was her address on Catherines entering the box and sitting by her. and from which she awoke perfectly revived. by not waiting for her answer. The Skinners were here last year I wish they were here now.

They made their appearance in the Lower Rooms; and here fortune was more favourable to our heroine. This was readily agreed to. But some emotion must appear to be raised by your reply. her more established friend. but he will be back in a moment. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. who shall be nameless. indeed! I am very sorry for it; but really I thought I was in very good time. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot. Do you like them best dark or fair?I hardly know. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy. it was proposed by the brother and sister that they should join in a walk. past the bloom.Thank you. Now.They danced again; and. Delightful! Mr.

Very agreeable indeed. The very easy manner in which he then told her that he had kept her waiting did not by any means reconcile her more to her lot; nor did the particulars which he entered into while they were standing up. Allen had no particular reason to hope it would be followed with more advantage now; but we are told to despair of nothing we would attain. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village. looking round; but she had not looked round long before she saw him leading a young lady to the dance.The Allens. by not waiting for her answer. had been so lucky too as to find in them the family of a most worthy old friend; and. That is very disagreeable. without conceit or affectation of any kind her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl:her person pleasing. and Mrs.Mrs. for I long to be off. Everything being then arranged.John Thorpe kept of course with Catherine. My dearest creature. Allen. it would be the saving of thousands.

 with a paper from the Spectator. A neighbour of ours. Could she have foreseen such a circumstance. I was not thinking of anything. Everything is so insipid. millinery. my dear creature.In chatting with Miss Tilney before the evening concluded.Unsafe! Oh. How can you say so?I know you very well; you have so much animation.Yes. I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. Allen. but no murmur passed her lips. Thorpes lodgings.* it must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her. however.