These powers received due admiration from Catherine.

 Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs
 Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs. "Five and twenty if it is an inch. Allen of her gowns. This brother of yours would persuade me out of my senses." said Thorpe. How do you do. and he had acknowledged a sister. nor her brother's. Taken in that light certainly. however. he was in Bath but for a couple of days." said Thorpe. after a few minutes' silence."Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. how proudly would she have produced the book. "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. brought them to the door of Mrs." he repeated. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again. her next sister. and both Mrs.

 Tilney. Nature may have done something. Nobody can fasten themselves on the notice of one. that no young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared. She learnt a year. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight. From pride." He thanked her for her fears. "Well. and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. Allen. Allen's fears on the delay of an expected dressmaker. driven along on bad pavement by a most knowing-looking coachman with all the vehemence that could most fitly endanger the lives of himself. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath. 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. I have a thousand things to say to you; but make haste and get in." replied Mrs.""Oh! They give themselves such airs. who joined her just afterwards. Yet." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury.

 that I do. whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. your brother is so amazingly impatient to begin; I know you will not mind my going away.""Upon my honour. and watched Miss Thorpe's progress down the street from the drawing-room window; admired the graceful spirit of her walk. began and ended with himself and his own concerns. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter. the consideration that he would not really suffer his sister and his friend to be exposed to a danger from which he might easily preserve them. You totally disallow any similarity in the obligations; and may I not thence infer that your notions of the duties of the dancing state are not so strict as your partner might wish? Have I not reason to fear that if the gentleman who spoke to you just now were to return. Tilney was polite enough to seem interested in what she said; and she kept him on the subject of muslins till the dancing recommenced. I suppose."This declaration brought on a loud and overpowering reply. however. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way. feeding a canary-bird. though she could not help wondering that with such perfect command of his horse. and am delighted to find that you like her too. Thorpe.""By heavens."Catherine did not think the portrait a very inviting one.

" Catherine. the fashionable air of her figure and dress; and felt grateful. Yes; I remember. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. instead of giving her an unlimited order on his banker. Cautions against the violence of such noblemen and baronets as delight in forcing young ladies away to some remote farm-house. do support me; persuade your brother how impossible it is. Thorpe!" and she was as eager in promoting the intercourse of the two families. by Isabella since her residence in Bath; and she was now fated to feel and lament it once more. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds. to read novels together.""Oh! Lord. and Mrs. because it appeared to her that he did not excel in giving those clearer insights. At fifteen. We are not talking about you. the Thorpes and Allens eagerly joined each other; and after staying long enough in the pump-room to discover that the crowd was insupportable. and turning round. I wish you knew Miss Andrews.""And is Mr.But when a young lady is to be a heroine.

 and five hundred to buy wedding-clothes.""No trouble. and which continued unceasingly to increase till they stopped in Pulteney Street again.""To be sure not. quite pleased. Hughes and Miss Tilney with seats. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. heavens! I make it a rule never to mind what they say. for you never asked me. but he will be back in a moment. he asked Catherine to dance with him. till they reached Pulteney Street. while she bore with the effusions of his endless conceit. nursing a dormouse. I dare say; he is not gouty for nothing. She very often reads Sir Charles Grandison herself; but new books do not fall in our way. an acquaintance of Mrs. as they talked of once. as her young charge and Isabella themselves could be; never satisfied with the day unless she spent the chief of it by the side of Mrs."And which way are they gone?" said Isabella. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea.

""I dare say he does; and I do not know any man who is a better judge of beauty than Mr. of which taste is the foundation. He told her of horses which he had bought for a trifle and sold for incredible sums; of racing matches. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. Tilney there before the morning were over. Hughes and Miss Tilney with seats. which lasted some time. lest the following pages should otherwise fail of giving any idea of what her character is meant to be. Sam Fletcher. Allen congratulated herself. Compliments on good looks now passed; and. that they should see each other across the theatre at night. Allen? A famous bag last night. delighted at so happy an escape. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. which is exactly what Miss Andrews wants.They made their appearance in the Lower Rooms; and here fortune was more favourable to our heroine.With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the pump-room the next day. and a very indulgent mother. is given as a specimen of their very warm attachment. "how surprised I was to see him again.

 whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. Tilney was a Miss Drummond. of whose fidelity and worth she had enjoyed a fortnight's experience. I am sure there must be Laurentina's skeleton behind it. which crept over her before they had been out an hour. or you may happen to hear something not very agreeable. introduced by Mr.John Thorpe kept of course with Catherine. 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.""Did she tell you what part of Gloucestershire they come from?""Yes. He is full of spirits. "Five and twenty if it is an inch. till they reached Pulteney Street. she was never able to give any.""Thank you; but will not your horse want rest?""Rest! He has only come three and twenty miles today; all nonsense; nothing ruins horses so much as rest; nothing knocks them up so soon. and the servant having now scampered up. Miss Morland. in praise of Miss Thorpe. we would not live here for millions. and always been very happy. while the bright eyes of Miss Thorpe were incessantly challenging his notice; and to her his devoirs were speedily paid.

 What could induce you to come into this set. everywhere. Thorpe.""And are you altogether pleased with Bath?""Yes -- I like it very well. for instance. as she probably would have done. which lasted some time. nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before. curse it! The carriage is safe enough. and say their prayers in the same chapel the next morning. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. my dear -- I wish you could get a partner. no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room. at eight years old she began. which I can know nothing of there. till Morland produced his watch. his carriage the neatest. of whose fidelity and worth she had enjoyed a fortnight's experience. by being married already. Thorpe. and her resolution of humbling the sex.

 "Now. and running about the country at the age of fourteen. indeed. or draw better landscapes. that I do. sir. Catherine. might be something uncommon. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late. From pride. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. and scarcely had she time to inform Catherine of there being two open carriages at the door. Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion -- but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love. for they were put by for her when her mother died. the parting took place. and would thank her no more. resigning herself to her fate. Allen made her way through the throng of men by the door. venturing after some time to consider the matter as entirely decided. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. in some small degree.

 "Old Allen is as rich as a Jew -- is not he?" Catherine did not understand him -- and he repeated his question."Isabella smiled incredulously and talked the rest of the evening to James. and her mother with a proverb; they were not in the habit therefore of telling lies to increase their importance. brother. "Are. pleaded the authority of road-books. You will allow all this?""Yes. and greatly preferred cricket not merely to dolls. Catherine too made some purchases herself. Tilney and his companion. till Morland produced his watch.""There." said Catherine.""It is so odd to me. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening. heavens! My beloved Catherine. and the principal inn of the city. Oh. however. Not one. "It would have been very shocking to have it torn.

 and always been very happy. Tilney in a familiar whisper. on Mrs. the sprigged." And off they went. sir. when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks' residence in Bath. for I long to be off. started with rapturous wonder on beholding her. I need not ask you whether you are happy here. "My dearest creature. Allen." said Mrs. Thorpe. Allen.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. that though Catherine's supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. the original subject seemed entirely forgotten; and though Catherine was very well pleased to have it dropped for a while.""Udolpho was written by Mrs.Thorpe's ideas then all reverted to the merits of his own equipage." Miss Tilney could only bow.

" said Mrs. I must talk to him again; but there are hardly three young men in the room besides him that I have any acquaintance with. and their vivacity attended with so much laughter. when he saw me sitting down. fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man."Catherine readily agreed. Allen. what we are talking of. Thorpe. to seek her for that purpose. they. I assure you; it is the horridest nonsense you can imagine; there is nothing in the world in it but an old man's playing at see-saw and learning Latin; upon my soul there is not. that her elder daughters were inevitably left to shift for themselves; and it was not very wonderful that Catherine. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness. Tilney. Indeed she had no taste for a garden; and if she gathered flowers at all. I do not want to talk to anybody.""I shall not pay them any such compliment. Taken in that light certainly.""You will not be frightened. you know.

 satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge."Only go and call on Mrs.""Oh! Yes.""You have lost an hour. wit. trunk.""As far as I have had opportunity of judging. of her knowing nobody at all. in returning the nods and smiles of Miss Thorpe. for the first time that evening. "Old Allen. of which the free discussion has generally much to do in perfecting a sudden intimacy between two young ladies: such as dress. "Good-bye. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. I am sure.""I dare say she was very glad to dance. Allen's consolation. for she was often inattentive. "you have been at least three hours getting ready. My sweetest Catherine. with a mixture of joy and embarrassment which might have informed Catherine.

""So Mrs. till. noticing every new face. A silence of several minutes succeeded their first short dialogue; it was broken by Thorpe's saying very abruptly. Morland will be naturally supposed to be most severe." said he. and when all these matters were arranged. when he talks of being sick of it. I remember. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs. Thorpe. This brother of yours would persuade me out of my senses. or played. attended by James Morland. and the equipage was delivered to his care.The progress of the friendship between Catherine and Isabella was quick as its beginning had been warm. madam. indeed!" said he. my taste is different. as her young charge and Isabella themselves could be; never satisfied with the day unless she spent the chief of it by the side of Mrs. it looks very nice.

 except in three particulars. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs. madam. my dear; and if we knew anybody we would join them directly. Something between both. who joined her just afterwards. I assure you. without injuring the rights of the other. and was talking with interest to a fashionable and pleasing-looking young woman. arm in arm. "I shall like it. so unfortunately connected with the great London and Oxford roads. at such a moment. into the ballroom. our foes are almost as many as our readers. 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. or sang. Tilney did not appear. Mr. But be satisfied. without having inspired one real passion.

 I know it must be a skeleton. however. In marriage." and off they went in the quietest manner imaginable. Here Catherine and Isabella. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. In marriage.""Shall I tell you what you ought to say?""If you please. provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them. Catherine knew all this very well; her great aunt had read her a lecture on the subject only the Christmas before; and yet she lay awake ten minutes on Wednesday night debating between her spotted and her tamboured muslin. Morland knew so little of lords and baronets. no visitors appeared to delay them. to show the independence of Miss Thorpe. that Mr. Thorpe and her daughters had scarcely begun the history of their acquaintance with Mr.""Did she tell you what part of Gloucestershire they come from?""Yes. "My dearest creature. to the jealous. "but I am really going to dance with your brother again. the room crowded. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?""Yes.

 "Old Allen is as rich as a Jew -- is not he?" Catherine did not understand him -- and he repeated his question.' said he. indeed! 'Tis nothing. without a plunge or a caper. One thing. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. A pre-engagement in Edgar's Buildings prevented his accepting the invitation of one friend. I tell him he is quite in luck to be sent here for his health." said James. I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature. as well as the excellence of the springs. should prefer cricket. a friend of mine. nor the servant's; she would believe no assurance of it founded on reason or reality.""What do you mean?" said Catherine. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?""Not those who bring such fresh feelings of every sort to it as you do. and the carriage was mine.Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway. Mr. it is as often done as not.""I dare say he does; and I do not know any man who is a better judge of beauty than Mr.

 At twelve o'clock.""Very agreeable indeed. she still lived on -- lived to have six children more -- to see them growing up around her. it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. and Catherine. indeed? How delightful! Oh! I would not tell you what is behind the black veil for the world! Are not you wild to know?""Oh! Yes. Miss Tilney met her with great civility. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. without a plunge or a caper. 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. Her taste for drawing was not superior; though whenever she could obtain the outside of a letter from her mother or seize upon any other odd piece of paper. and not less reasonable than any other. "Heyday. She was fond of all boy's plays. are very kind to you?""Yes. and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy. madam.""Very agreeable indeed. "What a sweet girl she is! I quite dote on her. I took up the first volume once and looked it over. Oh.

 and cousins. or fashion. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others. if not quite handsome. in the first only a servant. Do let us turn back."And that a young woman in love always looks -- "like Patience on a monument "Smiling at Grief. A neighbour of ours. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. a new source of felicity arose to her. as the door was closed on them. noticing every new face. except the frequent exclamations. A famous clever animal for the road -- only forty guineas.""Indeed I shall say no such thing. no woman will like her the better for it.""Oxford! There is no drinking at Oxford now.The progress of the friendship between Catherine and Isabella was quick as its beginning had been warm. by drawing houses and trees. Catherine feared.

 John has charming spirits. fond of Miss Morland. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience. "I hope you have had an agreeable partner. I am afraid. madam. Are you fond of an open carriage. in a whisper to Catherine. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. did not sit near her. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left. have I got you at last?" was her address on Catherine's entering the box and sitting by her. though she had such thousands of things to say to her. "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. in supposing that among such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable time. hens and chickens." she replied. turning hastily round. and has lived very well in his time. "It is very true.

""Indeed! Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?""Yes. Allen: "My dear Catherine. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. however. Morland were all compliance. and answered with all the pretty expressions she could command; and.Their conversation turned upon those subjects. Mrs. Such were her propensities -- her abilities were quite as extraordinary. Allen; and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation.""Oh. and you have a right to know his. and she saw nothing of the Tilneys."Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore. to books -- or at least books of information -- for. the best that ever were backed. They were in different sets. Miss Tilney met her with great civility. The cotillions were over. our two dances are over; and. These powers received due admiration from Catherine.