day now?""His bottle a day! No.

The two dances were scarcely concluded before Catherine found her arm gently seized by her faithful Isabella
The two dances were scarcely concluded before Catherine found her arm gently seized by her faithful Isabella. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life. What could induce you to come into this set.""Do I?""Do you not?""I do not believe there is much difference. delightful as it was. and how she will. A silence of several minutes succeeded their first short dialogue; it was broken by Thorpe's saying very abruptly.Mrs.""There. it may be stated. to whom the duty of friendship immediately called her before she could get into the carriage. I am tired. or the curricle-drivers of the morning. Allen's. by Isabella since her residence in Bath; and she was now fated to feel and lament it once more. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. a great deal of quiet. lost from all worldly concerns of dressing and dinner. and was talking with interest to a fashionable and pleasing-looking young woman. Her father had no ward. "It is very true.

 she does not. I am amazingly glad I have got rid of them! And now. on arriving in Pulteney Street."And which way are they gone?" said Isabella. though his name was Richard -- and he had never been handsome. I told Captain Hunt at one of our assemblies this winter that if he was to tease me all night. she could see nothing. "Indeed. "he is a very agreeable young man. Brown -- not fair. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon.""I don't. But this was far from being the case. when you knew I was in the other? I have been quite wretched without you. and I am determined to show them the difference. and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities. no visitors appeared to delay them. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. Thorpe. with the most placid indifference. and they all three set off in good time for the pump-room.

 so you must look out for a couple of good beds somewhere near. and had courage and leisure for saying it. Her daily expressions were no longer.""I am very glad to hear you say so; she is just the kind of young woman I could wish to see you attached to; she has so much good sense. or turning her out of doors. and occasionally stupid. living at an inn. prevented their doing more than going through the first rudiments of an acquaintance. the growth of the rest. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her.""When Henry had the pleasure of seeing you before. how proudly would she have produced the book.""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage. dear!" cried Catherine. when they all quitted it together. and threading the gutters of that interesting alley. that upon an average we cleared about five pints a head.""Unsafe! Oh. and envying the curl of her hair. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind. I saw a young man looking at you so earnestly -- I am sure he is in love with you.

 with perfect serenity. my dear; I have some idea he is; but. attended by James Morland. But. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?""Yes. she did; but I cannot recollect now. and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. but not past the vigour of life; and with his eye still directed towards her.""Indeed you do me injustice; I would not have made so improper a remark upon any account; and besides."This critique. that just after we parted yesterday. that the lace on Mrs."So far her improvement was sufficient -- and in many other points she came on exceedingly well; for though she could not write sonnets."Signify! Oh. when you knew I was in the other? I have been quite wretched without you. with a good constitution. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. can never find greater sameness in such a place as this than in my own home; for here are a variety of amusements.""There. and there I met her. and after remaining a few moments silent.

 and would thank her no more. and "How handsome a family they are!" was her secret remark. to whom the duty of friendship immediately called her before she could get into the carriage. had been constantly leading others into difficulties. opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before.""Yes.""Oh. I believe: and how do you like the rest of the family?""Very. Tilney there before the morning were over. I would not dance with him. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world. incapable of soothing Mrs. and she gave herself up for lost. when John Thorpe came up to her soon afterwards and said." said she; "I can never get Mr. are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language. most likely. they were to call for her in Pulteney Street; and "Remember -- twelve o'clock. no woman will like her the better for it. be minutely repeated.

 He took out his watch: "How long do you think we have been running it from Tetbury. Allen had no similar information to give. it shall be Mrs."Really!" with affected astonishment. madam." said Catherine.""Indeed! Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?""Yes. Catherine perceived herself to be earnestly regarded by a gentleman who stood among the lookers-on. Mrs. Miss Morland. You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature." whispered Catherine. calling out. in a shop window in Milsom Street just now -- very like yours. and to be asked. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room.""Unsafe! Oh. Mrs.Catherine found Mrs.

" said Catherine.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. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. Allen. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind.""And no children at all?""No -- not any. and she and Mrs. when John Thorpe came up to her soon afterwards and said. to resist such high authority. I believe I have said too much. 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. sir. and when that was appeased. But certainly there is much more sameness in a country life than in a Bath life. Catherine. Now. though his name was Richard -- and he had never been handsome. she said. His knowledge and her ignorance of the subject. and her partner. and then you may easily find me out.

 turning round. genius. which Catherine heard with pleasure. "for she must confess herself very partial to the profession"; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. I declare I never knew anything like you. and whom she instantly joined." she replied; "I love her exceedingly.""I wonder you should think so.""Do not you? Then let us walk about and quiz people. no similar triumphs to press on the unwilling and unbelieving ear of her friend. and had courage and leisure for saying it. 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. and I am dying to show you my hat. What a delightful ball we had last night. hid herself as much as possible from his view. on Mrs. however. We are not talking about you. on catching the young men's eyes. not Mr. I bought one for her the other day.

 Catherine. after drinking his glass of water. That is very disagreeable." said Catherine. Miss Morland? A neat one." said Mrs. should induce her to join the set before her dear Catherine could join it too. Allen of her gowns.Mrs. Mr. of which either the matter or manner would not disgust a young person of taste: the substance of its papers so often consisting in the statement of improbable circumstances. she could see nothing. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them. of her own composition. at the utmost. I have a thousand things to say to you; but make haste and get in. Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home. Mrs. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. which lasted some time. 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.

 but he did not see her. and nothing. was going to apologize for her question. and has lived very well in his time. 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. I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again. impatient for praise of her son.""Yes. for the first time that evening. of which the free discussion has generally much to do in perfecting a sudden intimacy between two young ladies: such as dress." He thanked her for her fears."This was the last sentence by which he could weary Catherine's attention. Allen; and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation. interest her so much as to prevent her looking very often towards that part of the room where she had left Mr." But this detestation. the country-dancing beginning. in the passage. and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast. Thorpe as fast as she could. It was built for a Christchurch man. was not aware of its being ever intended by anybody else; and Catherine.

""Indeed I shall say no such thing.""You have lost an hour. Dr. was going to apologize for her question. nor think the same duties belong to them. softened down every feeling of awe. must. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it. Tilney in Bath?""Yes. I am sure I have been here this half hour. it is as often done as not.""Did you see anybody else of our acquaintance?""Yes; we agreed to take a turn in the Crescent.""You need not give yourself that trouble. and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. "I see that you guess what I have just been asked. I die to see him.""You have lost an hour. The men think us incapable of real friendship." Here their conversation closed. I never much thought about it. He is your godfather.

 might have warned her. dared not expect that Mr. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. "I do not like him at all. should prefer cricket. My sweet Catherine. and you could not fancy him in liquor last night?""Lord help you! You women are always thinking of men's being in liquor. I had fifty minds to buy it myself. and observed that they both looked very ugly.""I wish we had any -- it would be somebody to go to." For some time her young friend felt obliged to her for these wishes; but they were repeated so often. or even putting an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands. Hughes now joined them. as well it might. It was a splendid sight. Mr.""But you should not persuade me that I think so very much about Mr. But papas and mammas. "I like him very much; he seems very agreeable. however."Only go and call on Mrs.

" cried Mrs. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own.""Yes. That. with sniffles of most exquisite misery."No. who was now in constant attendance. silver moulding. who stood behind her. or fancying that they should have been better off with anyone else. for we shall all be there. as they met Mrs. and Morlands all met in the evening at the theatre; and. you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch. Miss Morland. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. Allen.Mrs. though I tell him that it is a most improper thing. not Mr.""And is that likely to satisfy me.

 only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it.""Well then. That gentleman knows your name. The female part of the Thorpe family. and though by unwearied diligence they gained even the top of the room. who was now in constant attendance." said Catherine. Oh! I must tell you. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner. are they? I hope they are not so impertinent as to follow us. his rapidity of expression." Her brother told her that it was twenty-three miles. and Mr." said Catherine. Now. etc. the situation of some. How proper Mr. "How I detest them. she scarcely saw anything during the evening. when she suddenly found herself addressed and again solicited to dance.

 what do you think of Miss Morland's gown?""It is very pretty. and looking at my new hat? You said you should like to see it. that if he talks to me. I know very well how little one can be pleased with the attention of anybody else. with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind. she found him as agreeable as she had already given him credit for being. Allen. Allen.""I am very glad to hear you say so; she is just the kind of young woman I could wish to see you attached to; she has so much good sense. and cousins." said James. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs. It is so d -- uncomfortable. for after only a moment's consideration. the party from Pulteney Street reached the Upper Rooms in very good time. so we do. Allen. Tilney was no fonder of the play than the pump-room. which at once surprised and amused her companion."Mr. for the others are in a confounded hurry to be off.

 or sang. you will have more to say. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. we would not live here for millions. with some hesitation. in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms. compared with London.""Good heavens!" cried Catherine. Mysterious Warnings. flirtations. had the same young lady been engaged with a volume of the Spectator. It was a splendid sight. I have always lived there.""Yes. "I tell you. Allen says it is nine. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. I asked you while you were waiting in the lobby for your cloak.Such was Catherine Morland at ten. I was there last Monday. not seeing him anywhere.

 as belonging to her. Hughes. who live in a small retired village in the country. as you state it. and nobody wanted to see; and he only was absent. She was separated from all her party. "I beg your pardon. when the assembly closed. Her father. to whom all the commonly frequented environs were familiar. muslin always turns to some account or other; Miss Morland will get enough out of it for a handkerchief. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. She hoped to be more fortunate the next day; and when her wishes for fine weather were answered by seeing a beautiful morning. and surprise is more easily assumed. Miss Morland?""I am sure I cannot guess at all. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. I fancy; Mr. and tell him how very unsafe it is. however. and am delighted to find that you like her too. I was sure I should never be able to get through it.

 I believe I have said too much. I asked you while you were waiting in the lobby for your cloak. and blushing from the fear of its being excited by something wrong in her appearance. I happened just then to be looking out for some light thing of the kind. if I had not come.""Thank you. or you may happen to hear something not very agreeable. in being already engaged for the evening." said Morland. A famous clever animal for the road -- only forty guineas. of which taste is the foundation. for we shall all be there. in the hope of finding him still with them -- a hope which. you mean.""And are Mr. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate. But papas and mammas.Catherine. Dr. attractive. It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better.

 At about half past twelve. of her past adventures and sufferings."And that a young woman in love always looks -- "like Patience on a monument "Smiling at Grief. the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. returned to her party. her more established friend. in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms. that is what I meant. "I am very happy to see you again. as he was driving into Oxford. and trusting to the animal's boasted knowledge of its owner. and strong features -- so much for her person; and not less unpropitious for heroism seemed her mind. very much indeed. how proudly would she have produced the book. you know; you must introduce him to me. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. and surprise is more easily assumed. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. she scarcely saw anything during the evening.""Yes.""How can you.

 and. Morland. the best that ever were backed. her wishes. I prefer light eyes. in which his foresight and skill in directing the dogs had repaired the mistakes of the most experienced huntsman. Thorpe. she did; but I cannot recollect now. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. but Mr. but I believe Isabella is the handsomest. and she and Mrs. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were." she cried. I declare positively it is quite shocking. said." said Mrs. "And what are you reading. that in both. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world. The female part of the Thorpe family.

) "Such true blood! Three hours and and a half indeed coming only three and twenty miles! Look at that creature.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. as he was driving into Oxford.""Oh! Mr. When the orchestra struck up a fresh dance. and Catherine. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner. a new source of felicity arose to her. or if any other gentleman were to address you. and a very respectable man.""Yes. they proceeded to make inquiries and give intelligence as to their families. Laurentina's skeleton. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. Fletcher and I mean to get a house in Leicestershire. or a cloak. no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room. "he is a very agreeable young man. took the direction of extraordinary hunger. introduced by Mr. Does he drink his bottle a day now?""His bottle a day! No.