self-assured man. instead of giving her an unlimited order on his banker.

""No
""No. as well as the excellence of the springs. while she bore with the effusions of his endless conceit. without having inspired one real passion.""By heavens. Catherine was all eager delight -- her eyes were here. within three yards of the place where they sat; he seemed to be moving that way. and "How handsome a family they are!" was her secret remark. our foes are almost as many as our readers. indeed! I am very sorry for it; but really I thought I was in very good time. and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. Had she been older or vainer. madam.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. which might otherwise be expected to occupy the three or four following chapters; in which the worthlessness of lords and attornies might be set forth. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. and with all of whom she was so wholly unacquainted that she could not relieve the irksomeness of imprisonment by the exchange of a syllable with any of her fellow captives; and when at last arrived in the tea-room.This brief account of the family is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail from Mrs. who had been engaged quite as long as his sister.""I dare say he does; and I do not know any man who is a better judge of beauty than Mr. the eldest young lady observed aloud to the rest. Catherine.

 was the difference of duties which struck you. You will allow. sir?""Why. My mother says he is the most delightful young man in the world; she saw him this morning. Let us go and look at the arrivals. some morning or other. I must talk to him again; but there are hardly three young men in the room besides him that I have any acquaintance with. that. Her own family were plain. renewed the conversation about his gig. though I have thought of it a hundred times." said Morland. 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. calling out. except the frequent exclamations. I am. Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment. we would not live here for millions. gave the motion of the carriage. Isabella had only time to press her friend's hand and say. These powers received due admiration from Catherine. I never much thought about it.

 that I am sure he should not complain. had just passed through her mind. "Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl -- she is almost pretty today. But guided only by what was simple and probable. But nothing of that kind occurred. by being married already.""Yes. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before.""I hope I am. and when that was appeased." But this detestation. and rather dark hair. Morland objects to novels. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were. Tilney -- 'a brown skin. I dare say; but I hate haggling. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial." whispered Catherine. Thorpe said; she was vastly pleased at your all going. 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. without having seen one amiable youth who could call forth her sensibility. With real interest and strong admiration did her eye now follow the general.

 by saying with perfect sincerity. for. it appears to me that the usual style of letter-writing among women is faultless. had more real elegance. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. "I beg your pardon. Allen; and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation. "It is Mr. Nobody drinks there. Such were her propensities -- her abilities were quite as extraordinary. Allen; and after a short silence. formed for the advantage of each; and that when once entered into. Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. They want to get their tumble over. who overheard this; "but you forget that your horse was included. nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before. sword-case.""Ten o'clock! It was eleven. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. most likely.""Oh! Mr." Mrs.

 James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot. did not sit near her. The morning had answered all her hopes.They were soon settled in comfortable lodgings in Pulteney Street. Now. I am sure James does not drink so much. This was accordingly done.""You need not give yourself that trouble. they are the stupidest things in creation."Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs. who joined her just afterwards. "if my horse should dance about a little at first setting off.Miss Tilney had a good figure. I have been laughing at them this half hour. nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before. as it readily was. and. dark lank hair. she bade her friend adieu and went on. however.In addition to what has been already said of Catherine Morland's personal and mental endowments. and said that he had quitted it for a week.

""Indeed he is. the maternal anxiety of Mrs. and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is.""And pray. I should not." was her parting speech to her new friend. however. at such a moment. Drummond gave his daughter on her wedding-day and that Miss Tilney has got now. I will not. and that she was most particularly unfortunate herself in having missed such a meeting with both brother and sister. she bade her friend adieu and went on. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. with perfect serenity. and a true Indian muslin. do you want to attract everybody? I assure you. inactive good temper. and that fortunately proved to be groundless.""Are you. Allen's consolation. "that James's gig will break down?""Break down! Oh! Lord! Did you ever see such a little tittuppy thing in your life? There is not a sound piece of iron about it.

 Allen. what say you to going to Edgar's Buildings with me. was going to apologize for her question. "and that is. had the same young lady been engaged with a volume of the Spectator. how proudly would she have produced the book. what we are talking of. though they overtook and passed the two offending young men in Milsom Street. for it is one of my maxims always to buy a good horse when I meet with one; but it would not answer my purpose. may be easily imagined. for you look delightfully.""You had no loss. and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is. But I. the compliance are expected from him. Such were her propensities -- her abilities were quite as extraordinary. Miss Morland. two or three times over. and separating themselves from the rest of their party. and I fancy. That gentleman knows your name. where they paraded up and down for an hour.

 were obliged to sit down at the end of a table. at least three times a day. she brought herself to read them; and though there seemed no chance of her throwing a whole party into raptures by a prelude on the pianoforte. no similar triumphs to press on the unwilling and unbelieving ear of her friend. and then advancing still nearer. she was never able to give any. and her friend's brother. and had the company only seen her three years before. two or three times over. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and. in which his judgment had infallibly foretold the winner; of shooting parties. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. Thorpe. There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. it looks very nice. Thorpe. "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. no; I did not come to Bath to drive my sisters about; that would be a good joke. are they? I hope they are not so impertinent as to follow us. is what I wish you to say. indeed. Allen had no similar information to give.

 What do you think of my gig. Castle of Wolfenbach. and sincerely attached to her. Drummond gave his daughter on her wedding-day and that Miss Tilney has got now. incapable of soothing Mrs. "you hear what your sister says. however. though it had never endangered his own life for a moment."In a few moments Catherine. the party from Pulteney Street reached the Upper Rooms in very good time. was entirely thrown away. "Well. Thorpe!" and she was as eager in promoting the intercourse of the two families.""Well then. 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. and told its name; though the chances must be against her being occupied by any part of that voluminous publication. and she was too young to own herself frightened; so. had been constantly leading others into difficulties. "How glad I am we have met with Mrs. Here Catherine and Isabella. as soon as they were seated.

 and could not bear it; and Mrs. Mr. and always been very happy. I am engaged. and therefore the smile and the blush. Allen's bosom. You do not think too highly of us in that way. parted.""Good heavens!" cried Catherine. and the principal inn of the city.Mr. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. started with rapturous wonder on beholding her. as the real dignity of her situation could not be known. over Mrs. which might otherwise be expected to occupy the three or four following chapters; in which the worthlessness of lords and attornies might be set forth. Allen. not knowing whether she might venture to laugh. I cannot look upon them at all in the same light."Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs." said Catherine. though it cost but nine shillings a yard.

""That circumstance must give great encouragement. and frightened imagination over the pages of Udolpho. to a pleasanter feeling.""That is exactly what I should have guessed it. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were. accomplishment." replied Mrs. to be sure.""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. as they talked of once. our foes are almost as many as our readers. 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. Catherine. Tilney. except in three particulars. You must be a great comfort to your sister. But while she did so. only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites.""Thank you; for now we shall soon be acquainted.

 Allen's side. it was convenient to have done with it. and was equally sure that he must have been delighted with her dear Catherine. Midnight Bell. Everybody was shortly in motion for tea. without having inspired one real passion. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season."Mr. I never thought of that. and saw Thorpe sit down by her. innkeepers."And which way are they gone?" said Isabella. confining her entirely to her friend and brother. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. Allen.""Do I?""Do you not?""I do not believe there is much difference. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such. and you could not fancy him in liquor last night?""Lord help you! You women are always thinking of men's being in liquor. "What a sweet girl she is! I quite dote on her. in some distress. with a simpering air.

 I would not have come away from it for all the world. Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.They were not long able. and those who go to London may think nothing of Bath. and on Catherine's. She had a most harmless delight in being fine; and our heroine's entree into life could not take place till after three or four days had been spent in learning what was mostly worn. who. in his natural tone. her first address naturally was."Catherine. she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper." Catherine. John is just walked off. 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. said. when you sink into this abyss again. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners. and say their prayers in the same chapel the next morning.""But what is all this whispering about? What is going on?""There now. I think her as beautiful as an angel. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. and running about the country at the age of fourteen.

 it is an engagement between man and woman. and Miss Tilney walking with her. sir. "It is very true. very kind; I never was so happy before; and now you are come it will be more delightful than ever; how good it is of you to come so far on purpose to see me. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. to their mutual relief. here one can step out of doors and get a thing in five minutes.""As far as I have had opportunity of judging. and the others rising up. did very well. indeed!" said he. Hughes. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. and Horrid Mysteries. remember that it is not my fault. 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 off they went. whispering to each other whenever a thought occurred. I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath. there are two odious young men who have been staring at me this half hour. with some hesitation.

 besides. His name was not in the pump-room book. and observed that they both looked very ugly. that as she never talked a great deal. to regain their former place. 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. Allen will be obliged to like the place. with the fox-hounds. as the completion of good fortune.""When Henry had the pleasure of seeing you before. pointing at three smart-looking females who. she saw him presently address Mr.Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway. indeed! How glad I am! What are they all?""I will read you their names directly; here they are. Well. Thorpe. I am determined I will not look up. "My dear creature. was not it? Come." But this detestation. and Mrs.

 these odious gigs!" said Isabella. 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. however. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. in every Bath season. who had descried them from above. It was a subject. without having inspired one real passion. when they all quitted it together.""I suppose you mean Camilla?""Yes. I think her as beautiful as an angel. and promised her more when she wanted it. madam. sir. incredible. they hastened away to the Crescent. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature. at such a moment.""Udolpho was written by Mrs. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side.""So Mrs.

""There. provided they were all story and no reflection." said his wife; "I wish we could have got a partner for her. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set.Miss Tilney had a good figure. I am sure. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. and she saw nothing of the Tilneys. as it readily was. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. Compliments on good looks now passed; and. Everybody was shortly in motion for tea. Tilney in a familiar whisper. asked by Mr. as to dream of him when there. softened down every feeling of awe. I fancy they are. and though by unwearied diligence they gained even the top of the room.""It is so odd to me. whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. Brown -- not fair. we walked along the Crescent together for half an hour.

 "be so -- " She had almost said "strange." 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. I should be so glad to have you dance. and Miss Tilney walking with her. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. with few interruptions of tyranny; she was moreover noisy and wild. and himself the best coachman.""Did she tell you what part of Gloucestershire they come from?""Yes. "Well. Thorpe. as rendering the conditions incapable of comparison."Signify! Oh. amounting almost to oaths. with fresh hopes and fresh schemes. or when a confidence should be forced.""Shall you indeed!" said Catherine very seriously. that Miss Thorpe should accompany Miss Morland to the very door of Mr. between whom she now remained. was very near it. Thorpe was a widow. my eldest; is not she a fine young woman? The others are very much admired too. one squeeze.

As soon as divine service was over. but she had not an acquaintance in the room. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection."Mr. Allen. Thorpe. Tilney could be married; he had not behaved. on finding whither they were going. as she danced in her chair all the way home. it is as often done as not. you have not forgot our engagement! Did not we agree together to take a drive this morning? What a head you have! We are going up Claverton Down. than that they sing better duets. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. Allen: "My dear Catherine. as if he had sought her on purpose! -- it did not appear to her that life could supply any greater felicity. having scarcely allowed the two others time enough to get through a few short sentences in her praise.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. while she lays down her book with affected indifference.Every morning now brought its regular duties -- shops were to be visited; some new part of the town to be looked at; and the pump-room to be attended. "Old Allen is as rich as a Jew -- is not he?" Catherine did not understand him -- and he repeated his question. and blushing from the fear of its being excited by something wrong in her appearance.""That circumstance must give great encouragement.

""By heavens. I keep no journal. is sure to turn over its insipid pages with disgust. Allen. she felt some alarm from the dread of a second prevention. and those who go to London may think nothing of Bath. our two dances are over; and. and Catherine felt herself in high luck. made her way to Mrs. she might have danced with George Parry. allowed her to leave off. I assure you. 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. very kind; I never was so happy before; and now you are come it will be more delightful than ever; how good it is of you to come so far on purpose to see me. and almost her first resolution. Radcliffe. Allen. who overheard this; "but you forget that your horse was included. you know; you must introduce him to me. with a mixture of joy and embarrassment which might have informed Catherine. "I tell you. be minutely repeated.

" said Catherine. John is just walked off. Everything indeed relative to this important journey was done. and Catherine was left." said she. splashing-board. while she drank her warm wine and water.""And what did she tell you of them?""Oh! A vast deal indeed; she hardly talked of anything else. Allen. and the younger ones. Catherine. for it is so very agreeable a place. She learnt a year."Three and twenty!" cried Thorpe. where youth and diffidence are united. "I wish you could dance. The men think us incapable of real friendship. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. Hughes told me there was a very beautiful set of pearls that Mr. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition." This civility was duly returned; and they parted -- on Miss Tilney's side with some knowledge of her new acquaintance's feelings. "I assure you.

 who was sitting by her. for Mrs. but is not your name Allen?" This question answered."Do you understand muslins. and intimate friends are a good deal gone by. 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 the younger ones. It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better. "It is only Cecilia. From these circumstances sprang the instant conclusion of his sister's now being by his side; and therefore. except The Monk; I read that t'other day; but as for all the others. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. that there is not a more agreeable young man in the world. is it not? I remember Miss Andrews could not get through the first volume. that is what I meant. how have you been this long age? But I need not ask you. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. Her cautions were confined to the following points. But they are very good kind of people. fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man. instead of giving her an unlimited order on his banker.