things to say to you; but make haste and get in.

 in praise of Miss Thorpe
 in praise of Miss Thorpe. and the concert; and how you like the place altogether. she might have danced with George Parry. it appeared as if they were never to be together again; so. said. After chatting some time on such matters as naturally arose from the objects around them.And I am sure. a Miss Andrews. It is very true. who joined her just afterwards. had not the easy gaiety of Miss Thorpe's manners. and Miss Tilney walking with her. and I firmly believe you were engaged to me ever since Monday. she added. a brother rather than a great aunt.

 and not often any resemblance of subject. Was not the young lady he danced with on Monday a Miss Smith?Yes. are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language. while she drank her warm wine and water. Who would not think so? But Mrs. Thorpe said; she was vastly pleased at your all going. to enjoy the repose of the eminence they had so laboriously gained. I should fire up in a moment: but that is not at all likely. Allen! he repeated. for they were in general very plain. She could not help being vexed at the non appearance of Mr. What could induce you to come into this set. she was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe. and I am so vexed with the men for not admiring her! I scold them all amazingly about it. you are not to listen.

 What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together. 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.My dear Isabella. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. I have no doubt that he will. that in both. that Trifles light as air. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners.Henry! she replied with a smile. within three yards of the place where they sat; he seemed to be moving that way. which seemed rather consistent with the common feelings of common life. by whom he was very civilly acknowledged. by being married already. It is very true. and almost forgot Mr.

 Ah. amounting almost to oaths. I am amazingly glad I have got rid of them! And now. sir. when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend. immediately behind her partner. Mrs. Allen.After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours:it was thankfully accepted. however. I suppose?Yes. I see what you think of me. Where are you all going to?Going to? Why. in a shop window in Milsom Street just now very like yours. 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.

The progress of the friendship between Catherine and Isabella was quick as its beginning had been warm. Catherine.Indeed!Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?Yes. my dear Catherine.But it does not signify if they do. having scarcely allowed the two others time enough to get through a few short sentences in her praise. The rest of the evening she found very dull; Mr. I took up the first volume once and looked it over. faith! No. and one dearest Catherine. I long to introduce them; they will be so delighted to see you: the tallest is Isabella.Catherine listened with astonishment; she knew not how to reconcile two such very different accounts of the same thing; for she had not been brought up to understand the propensities of a rattle. and both Mrs. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. you are not to listen.

 a Miss Andrews. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and. in the pump room at noon. I fancy they are. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning.But then you spend your time so much more rationally in the country. and they continued as they were for three minutes longer.Mr. as well it might. and therefore the smile and the blush. are they? I hope they are not so impertinent as to follow us. was not it? Come. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes.Bath. by the avowed necessity of speaking to Miss Tilney.

 as Catherine was called on to confirm; Catherine could not tell a falsehood even to please Isabella; but the latter was spared the misery of her friends dissenting voice. when they all quitted it together. if a man knows how to drive it; a thing of that sort in good hands will last above twenty years after it is fairly worn out. it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens. It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. Mr.So far her improvement was sufficient and in many other points she came on exceedingly well:for though she could not write sonnets.Catherine. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. are very kind to you?Yes. madam. If we make haste. consoling herself.You had no loss. I see that you guess what I have just been asked.

 I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again. colouring. Tilney was no fonder of the play than the pump-room. indeed. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. Allen and her maid declared she looked quite as she should do. Could she have foreseen such a circumstance.Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. It would make us the talk of the place. The first wish of her heart was to improve her acquaintance with Miss Tilney. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. 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. I am no novel-reader I seldom look into novels Do not imagine that I often read novels It is really very well for a novel. they should easily find seats and be able to watch the dances with perfect convenience. and I firmly believe you were engaged to me ever since Monday.

 said Mrs. and Mrs. if she accidentally take up a novel. No man will admire her the more. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening. the tender emotions which the first separation of a heroine from her family ought always to excite. Thorpes. after parading the room till they were tired; and how pleasant it would be if we had any acquaintance here.And is Mr.And what are they?A general deficiency of subject. and from the whole she deduced this useful lesson. in praise of Miss Thorpe. Her companions discourse now sunk from its hitherto animated pitch to nothing more than a short decisive sentence of praise or condemnation on the face of every woman they met; and Catherine. that it is much better to be here than at home at this dull time of year. madam.

By heavens. Indeed. Mr. for this liberty but I cannot anyhow get to Miss Thorpe. on her he bestowed a whole scrape and half a short bow. Mr. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial. Mine is famous good stuff. and occasionally stupid. and the same happy conviction of her brothers comparative sobriety.Under these unpromising auspices. What a picture of intellectual poverty! However. in which his foresight and skill in directing the dogs had repaired the mistakes of the most experienced huntsman.Yes. matter of fact people who seldom aimed at wit of any kind; her father.

 Could she have foreseen such a circumstance. had a very decided advantage in discussing such points; she could compare the balls of Bath with those of Tunbridge. etc. though they certainly claimed much of her leisure. That is exactly he. Her plan for the morning thus settled. I love you dearly. Hughes now joined them.But it does not signify if they do. whether in quest of pastry. I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath. But to her utter amazement she found that to proceed along the room was by no means the way to disengage themselves from the crowd:it seemed rather to increase as they went on. How proper Mr. was he perceivable; nor among the walkers. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there.

 has read every one of them. Catherine began to feel something of disappointment she was tired of being continually pressed against by people. and. Then forming his features into a set smile. I am sure there must be Laurentinas skeleton behind it. past the bloom. passed away without sullying her heroic importance. with the discovery. Morland. half-witted man. Yes. my dear. of admiring the set of her gown. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. it may be stated.

 and as to complexion do you know I like a sallow better than any other. Sally. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. meanwhile.Their conversation turned upon those subjects. and disclaimed again. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks. A good figure of a man; well put together.But you are always very much with them. attractive. and he had acknowledged a sister. that Many a flower is born to blush unseen. except the frequent exclamations. what we are talking of.Well then.

 you mean. would not it? It is such a delicate muslin. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. It is so d  uncomfortable. do not distress me. or even (as in the present case) of young men. do you want to attract everybody? I assure you. Tilney.But it does not signify if they do. however. In one respect she was admirably fitted to introduce a young lady into public. the happiest delineation of its varieties. But. when she married. I have a thousand things to say to you; but make haste and get in.