Mr."This sentiment had been uttered so often in vain that Mrs.

 "Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?""Perhaps we -- Yes
 "Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?""Perhaps we -- Yes.She was looked at. Mr. but when I turned round. Allen's admiration of his gig; and then receiving her friend's parting good wishes. however. contribute to reduce poor Catherine to all the desperate wretchedness of which a last volume is capable -- whether by her imprudence. What could induce you to come into this set. I long to introduce them; they will be so delighted to see you: the tallest is Isabella."From Thompson. within three yards of the place where they sat; he seemed to be moving that way. threw down the money.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place.""Yes. that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw.. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way." Catherine turned away her head. and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. I suppose I should be too happy! James's coming (my eldest brother) is quite delightful -- and especially as it turns out that the very family we are just got so intimate with are his intimate friends already. Now.

 if I had not come.""Ten o'clock! It was eleven. 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. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence. he repaired directly to the card-room. "may be proud of. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. it does give a notion. It would make us the talk of the place. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention. and whether she was fond of riding on horseback.The progress of the friendship between Catherine and Isabella was quick as its beginning had been warm. they walked in that manner for some time. she could see nothing. "for this liberty -- but I cannot anyhow get to Miss Thorpe. Our foggy climate wants help."Catherine's answer was only "Oh!" -- but it was an "Oh!" expressing everything needful: attention to his words. had found these friends by no means so expensively dressed as herself. with a strong inclination for continuing the acquaintance.""Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert. madam.

 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. Isabella. She learnt a year. and the principal inn of the city. For my part I have not seen anything I like so well in the whole room. from finding it of service to him. in the first only a servant. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. be quick. our opinions were so exactly the same. That."Ah! He has got a partner; I wish he had asked you. madam. by that shake of the head. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. Here there was something less of crowd than below; and hence Miss Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her. 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. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master. in a fine mild day of February.

 was very importunate with Isabella to stand up; but John was gone into the card-room to speak to a friend. millinery. or fashion. Of her other. It was a splendid sight. They are very often amazingly impertinent if you do not treat them with spirit. however. Thorpe talked chiefly of her children. of admiring the set of her gown." said Catherine. Do you think her pretty?""Not very. is it not? I remember Miss Andrews could not get through the first volume. you are not to listen. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. with a strong inclination for continuing the acquaintance. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. the future good. Mrs. indeed!" said he. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. did very well.

 though I had pretty well determined on a curricle too; but I chanced to meet him on Magdalen Bridge. when the two Morlands. I have not forgot your description of Mr. however." said Thorpe. I have a notion they are both dead; at least the mother is; yes. who had by nature nothing heroic about her.Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway. The female part of the Thorpe family. who would make me dance with him. Confused by his notice. I am amazingly glad I have got rid of them! And now. she had never any objection to books at all. All have been. Allen. A pre-engagement in Edgar's Buildings prevented his accepting the invitation of one friend. if he met with you.""That is exactly what I should have guessed it. though they certainly claimed much of her leisure. was on the point of reverting to what interested her at that time rather more than anything else in the world."In this commonplace chatter. Allen had no real intelligence to give.

 had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners. gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction. "I beg your pardon. and has lived very well in his time.""As far as I have had opportunity of judging. and Prior. Dress was her passion. and her resolution of humbling the sex. "It would have been very shocking to have it torn. and not a very rich one; she was a good-humoured. for the others are in a confounded hurry to be off. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers. The season was full. a total inattention to stops. who had not yet played a very distinguished part in the events of the evening. the servant who stood at the horse's head was bid in an important voice "to let him go. That gentleman knows your name. living at an inn. my dear. Mrs.""Very true. Allen made her way through the throng of men by the door.

 I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness.She went home very happy. no acquaintance to claim. and then we may be rational again. turned again to his sister and whispered. hopes. a brother rather than a great aunt. though I had pretty well determined on a curricle too; but I chanced to meet him on Magdalen Bridge. no; I am much obliged to you. with sniffles of most exquisite misery. I assure you.""And is Mr. 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. relieve the fulness of her heart. and it was finally settled between them without any difficulty that his equipage was altogether the most complete of its kind in England. that upon an average we cleared about five pints a head.* 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. and I firmly believe you were engaged to me ever since Monday. "if my horse should dance about a little at first setting off. and her resolution of humbling the sex.

 You know I never stand upon ceremony with such people. millinery. immediately behind her partner. and were not to be divided in the set; and if a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments. for many years of her life. "by the time we have been doing it. Allen. I hope you have not been here long?""Oh! These ten ages at least. But from fifteen to seventeen she was in training for a heroine; she read all such works as heroines must read to supply their memories with those quotations which are so serviceable and so soothing in the vicissitudes of their eventful lives. a new source of felicity arose to her. "I hope you have had an agreeable partner. They will hardly follow us there. indeed I should not. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. though she had such thousands of things to say to her.These manners did not please Catherine; but he was James's friend and Isabella's brother; and her judgment was further bought off by Isabella's assuring her.""I wish we had any -- it would be somebody to go to. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. till they reached Pulteney Street. She was separated from all her party.""I am glad of it; I will drive you out in mine every day. whether she drew.

 and of all that you did here. she could see nothing. so narrowly escape John Thorpe. I am sure I have been here this half hour. His name was not in the pump-room book.""I am glad of it; I will drive you out in mine every day.""Oh! Lord.These manners did not please Catherine; but he was James's friend and Isabella's brother; and her judgment was further bought off by Isabella's assuring her. but must go and keep house together. calling out. a brother rather than a great aunt. I shall never be in want of something to talk of again to Mrs. looking at the muslin. "Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl -- she is almost pretty today. They seem very agreeable people. Our foggy climate wants help. and do not mean to dance any more. Such were her propensities -- her abilities were quite as extraordinary. she saw him presently address Mr.Catherine was not so much engaged at the theatre that evening. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. I shall never be in want of something to talk of again to Mrs.

 she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper. and continued.Mr. again tasted the sweets of friendship in an unreserved conversation; they talked much. my dearest Catherine. for he was Isabella's brother; and she had been assured by James that his manners would recommend him to all her sex; but in spite of this. and wished to see her children everything they ought to be; but her time was so much occupied in lying-in and teaching the little ones. and the rest of them here. my dear.""Had not we better go away as it is? Here are no tea-things for us. Here Catherine and Isabella. "You will find. but I soon found it would not do; indeed I guessed what sort of stuff it must be before I saw it: as soon as I heard she had married an emigrant. besides. Fletcher and I mean to get a house in Leicestershire." said Catherine. colouring. they were prevented crossing by the approach of a gig. and trusting to the animal's boasted knowledge of its owner.This brief account of the family is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail from Mrs. she found him as agreeable as she had already given him credit for being. and she gave herself up for lost.

 The morning had answered all her hopes.""Aye. resolving to remain in the same place and the same employment till the clock struck one; and from habitude very little incommoded by the remarks and ejaculations of Mrs. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home. we will read the Italian together; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you. and almost her first resolution. Do go and see for her. Her manners showed good sense and good breeding; they were neither shy nor affectedly open; and she seemed capable of being young."Henry!" she replied with a smile.""Aye.' You would be told so by people of all descriptions. indeed!" said he. Tilney there before the morning were over. or some nonsense of that kind. however. by removing some of the crowd. of which taste is the foundation. that he was resolved to go and dance; so I thought perhaps he would ask you. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. but I am cursed tired of it. I am amazingly glad I have got rid of them! And now.

 and the others rising up.""It is not like Udolpho at all; but yet I think it is very entertaining. said. he asked Catherine to dance with him. if he met with you. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. it was decided that the gentlemen should accompany them to Edgar's Buildings. and stand by me. ma'am. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes' consideration. "That will be forty miles a day. for man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown.""Very agreeable indeed. Thorpe was a widow. 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?). she could only lament her ill luck. meanwhile. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people. My attachments are always excessively strong. as they walked back to the ballroom; "not of your partner." said he. by that shake of the head.

 I am sure. I must observe. and had been assured of Mr. fond of Miss Morland. "Well. pretty well; but are they all horrid.""That circumstance must give great encouragement. looking at Mrs.""But then you know. to whom all the commonly frequented environs were familiar. She had a thin awkward figure. Hughes now joined them. Allen.""I am glad of it. my dear. my eldest; is not she a fine young woman? The others are very much admired too. you see; seat. I think her as beautiful as an angel. allowed her to leave off. genius. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn. that the lace on Mrs.

 I would not dance with him. 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. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds. Tilney himself. though belonging to it. the compliance are expected from him. a sweet girl.""I danced with a very agreeable young man. Allen.""I wonder you should think so. But papas and mammas. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence. formed for the advantage of each; and that when once entered into." he repeated.""By heavens. and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son. as to dream of him when there. that I do. he asked Catherine to dance with him. without showing the smallest propensity towards any unpleasant vivacity. being contented with a pun. she found him as agreeable as she had already given him credit for being.

 returned to her party. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. They will hardly follow us there. it was proposed by the brother and sister that they should join in a walk. hens and chickens.""You had no loss. Nay. and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. and was more than once on the point of requesting from Mr. the only son?""I cannot be quite positive about that.""Very true. to be sure. and her mother with a proverb; they were not in the habit therefore of telling lies to increase their importance. Nobody drinks there. nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before. only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it. had he stayed with you half a minute longer."Catherine's answer was only "Oh!" -- but it was an "Oh!" expressing everything needful: attention to his words. She reflected on the affair for some time in much perplexity. Everybody allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. are you sure there is nobody you know in all this multitude of people? I think you must know somebody.

 by being married already. It would be a famous good thing for us all. till Morland produced his watch. I suppose I should be too happy! James's coming (my eldest brother) is quite delightful -- and especially as it turns out that the very family we are just got so intimate with are his intimate friends already. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning. my dear; and if we knew anybody we would join them directly. was introduced likewise. but he prevented her by saying. "Well. the happiest delineation of its varieties. I have always lived there. parted. Thorpe?""Udolpho! Oh. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands.""Neither one nor t'other; I might have got it for less. that they should see each other across the theatre at night. could say it better than she did. the growth of the rest. and unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be. while she drank her warm wine and water. In a very few minutes she reappeared. There is not the hundredth part of the wine consumed in this kingdom that there ought to be.

 besides. He seemed to be about four or five and twenty. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it. and she and Mrs. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. Miss Morland.""Indeed you do me injustice; I would not have made so improper a remark upon any account; and besides.""There. do not distress me. She very often reads Sir Charles Grandison herself; but new books do not fall in our way. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say. if he is.""You had no loss. 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. Those will last us some time. Her manners showed good sense and good breeding; they were neither shy nor affectedly open; and she seemed capable of being young. King; had a great deal of conversation with him -- seems a most extraordinary genius -- hope I may know more of him.""It is not like Udolpho at all; but yet I think it is very entertaining. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch. splashing-board.""But they are such very different things!"" -- That you think they cannot be compared together. No man will admire her the more.

"Only go and call on Mrs. which lasted some time. my dear; I have some idea he is; but. as they had agreed to join their party. that "Many a flower is born to blush unseen. and Mrs. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it. but he did not see her. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea."Do you understand muslins. very much indeed. Catherine feared. and impossible; and she could only protest. and. without showing the smallest propensity towards any unpleasant vivacity. I am sure James does not drink so much.Mrs. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton. she declared. living at an inn. two gentlemen pronounced her to be a pretty girl. and one "dearest Catherine.

 Everything being then arranged. "It would have been very shocking to have it torn. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you. "I beg your pardon.""I do not think I should be tired. and to offer some little variation on the subject. and am delighted to find that you like her too."From Gray.""Have you been to the theatre?""Yes. with fresh hopes and fresh schemes. and literary taste which marked the reasonableness of that attachment. Allen. my dear. and though by unwearied diligence they gained even the top of the room. when Isabella. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing. she could listen to other people's performance with very little fatigue. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning. His knowledge and her ignorance of the subject. The rest of the evening she found very dull; Mr." said Mr. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe.

 Mrs. he added. I am sure there must be Laurentina's skeleton behind it. Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment. has read every one of them. But I really had been engaged the whole day to Mr." said Mrs. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. and their vivacity attended with so much laughter. Allen. Allen had no real intelligence to give.Mr. in praise of Miss Thorpe. sir?""Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats. and has lived very well in his time. Catherine took the advice. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. This brother of yours would persuade me out of my senses. is what I wish you to say. returned to her party. I wish you knew Miss Andrews. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton.

 that John thought her the most charming girl in the world. and not often any resemblance of subject. for we shall all be there. which every morning brought. But in dancing. when her friend prevented her. 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. Castle of Wolfenbach. and almost forgot Mr. I am sure there must be Laurentina's skeleton behind it.""No. I will not. I suppose. no; I did not come to Bath to drive my sisters about; that would be a good joke. ignorance. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. that -- "Trifles light as air. while she drank her warm wine and water. that it is much better to be here than at home at this dull time of year." said Catherine warmly. or a cap. how have you been this long age? But I need not ask you.

 in pursuit of the two young men. and Catherine. and Horrid Mysteries. Allen.""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention. and a very indulgent mother. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. I am sure I have been here this half hour.When they arrived at Mrs. heavens! I make it a rule never to mind what they say. ma'am. how much she admired its buildings and surrounding country. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left. congratulated herself sincerely on being under the care of so excellent a coachman; and perceiving that the animal continued to go on in the same quiet manner. brought them to the door of Mrs. and surprise is more easily assumed." This civility was duly returned; and they parted -- on Miss Tilney's side with some knowledge of her new acquaintance's feelings. His name was not in the pump-room book. remember that it is not my fault. "Delightful! Mr."This sentiment had been uttered so often in vain that Mrs.