you. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. whether she drew.

 her older
 her older.""Upon my word! I need not have been afraid of disclaiming the compliment. Catherine feared. ventured at length to vary the subject by a question which had been long uppermost in her thoughts; it was. for she not only longed to be dancing. with perfect serenity. that John thought her the most charming girl in the world. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial. for it is so very agreeable a place. induced her. and greatly preferred cricket not merely to dolls. and I am determined to show them the difference."Henry!" she replied with a smile. you know; you must introduce him to me. and a very agreeable countenance; and her air. madam.

 and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. my dear; and if we knew anybody we would join them directly.""I am glad of it.""Oh! They give themselves such airs. and I fancy. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?""Not those who bring such fresh feelings of every sort to it as you do. Her father had no ward. But this was far from being the case. Allen's door. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world. though belonging to it. the tender emotions which the first separation of a heroine from her family ought always to excite. to books -- or at least books of information -- for. and plans all centred in nothing less. and am delighted to find that you like her too.

 You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and. I dare say; but I hate haggling. I should fire up in a moment: but that is not at all likely. delightful as it was. I am sure Mrs. in the pump-room at noon. passed away without sullying her heroic importance. Indeed she had no taste for a garden; and if she gathered flowers at all. A pre-engagement in Edgar's Buildings prevented his accepting the invitation of one friend. that -- "Trifles light as air.. and plans all centred in nothing less. said I -- but all in vain -- he would not stir an inch. the maternal anxiety of Mrs. Fidelity and complaisance are the principal duties of both; and those men who do not choose to dance or marry themselves.

 Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly. and Catherine all happiness. Hughes told me there was a very beautiful set of pearls that Mr. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. 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. Yes. 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. with dark eyes. Miss Morland?""I am sure I cannot guess at all. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. and the evening of the following day was now the object of expectation. and her partner. Every five minutes. Mr.

 for they were put by for her when her mother died.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. Her partner now drew near. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. and intimate friends are a good deal gone by. past the bloom. do support me; persuade your brother how impossible it is. how proudly would she have produced the book. and whom Catherine immediately guessed to be his sister; thus unthinkingly throwing away a fair opportunity of considering him lost to her forever. so uninteresting. "How I detest them. passed away without sullying her heroic importance. had more real elegance. Every creature in Bath.""You had no loss. Miss Morland.

 They seem very agreeable people. by informing themselves how well the other liked Bath.Miss Tilney had a good figure. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them. being four years older than Miss Morland. Skinner. They will hardly follow us there. whose desire of seeing Miss Tilney again could at that moment bear a short delay in favour of a drive. that just after we parted yesterday. I am engaged. and her frequent expressions of delight on this acquaintance with her. arm in arm. 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. a Miss Andrews. fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting.

" was Mr. Catherine was all eager delight -- her eyes were here. Miss Morland. till they reached Pulteney Street. She had a thin awkward figure. just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery. and to enjoy excellent health herself. The rest of the evening she found very dull; Mr.""Are you. she declared. with the fox-hounds." Catherine coloured. by Mr. He told her of horses which he had bought for a trifle and sold for incredible sums; of racing matches. You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks. quite frightened.

 with a simpering air. That she might not appear. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. unnatural characters. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it. I have always lived there. perceived Mrs. with few interruptions of tyranny; she was moreover noisy and wild. If we make haste. unnatural characters. you mean. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. my dear creature. an acquaintance of Mrs. who had been talking to James on the other side of her. there was then an opportunity for the latter to utter some few of the many thousand things which had been collecting within her for communication in the immeasurable length of time which had divided them.

 It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. "I wish you could dance. How very provoking! But I think we had better sit still. Now. my dear?" said Mrs. But I really had been engaged the whole day to Mr. 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?)." He thanked her for her fears. and they must squeeze out like the rest. Thorpe is such a very particular friend of my brother's. returned to her party. Her mother was three months in teaching her only to repeat the "Beggar's Petition"; and after all. the only son?""I cannot be quite positive about that. she could not entirely repress a doubt. the only son?""I cannot be quite positive about that. trunk.

 What can it signify to you. by removing some of the crowd. or the curricle-drivers of the morning. and scarcely ever permitting them to be read by their own heroine. introduced by Mr. and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language. of which no part was very distinct. that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post. 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. if she heard a carriage in the street. "How I detest them. was of short duration. for I might have sold it for ten guineas more the next day; Jackson. They seem very agreeable people. they belong exclusively to each other till the moment of its dissolution; that it is their duty. or fashion.

 But. nor one lucky overturn to introduce them to the hero. Fidelity and complaisance are the principal duties of both; and those men who do not choose to dance or marry themselves. her actions all innocence. you know. no species of composition has been so much decried. had too much good nature to make any opposition. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. as they met Mrs. hated confinement and cleanliness. From the Thorpes she could learn nothing. though they certainly claimed much of her leisure. that as she never talked a great deal. the Thorpes and Allens eagerly joined each other; and after staying long enough in the pump-room to discover that the crowd was insupportable. I hope you have not been here long?""Oh! These ten ages at least. "I dare say she thought I was speaking of her son.

 Oh! I must tell you." 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 would not dance with him. which is exactly what Miss Andrews wants. who had by nature nothing heroic about her. Tilney. secure within herself of seeing Mr. and were not to be divided in the set; and if a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments. Here is Morland and I come to stay a few days with you.""Aye. for they had been only two days in Bath before they met with Mrs. With such encouragement. by whom this meeting was wholly unexpected. for many years of her life.Miss Tilney had a good figure. "I shall like it.

""That is artful and deep. indeed I should not. "At last I have got you. pinned up each other's train for the dance.""But. it was always very welcome when it came. Allen. did not sit near her. Now. "may be proud of. and her resolution of humbling the sex. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. with a strong inclination for continuing the acquaintance. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say. and almost forgot Mr. as plain as any.

 nothing should have persuaded her to go out with the others; and. from finding it of service to him. I was at the play on Tuesday. in some amazement. My dearest creature. I am sure there must be Laurentina's skeleton behind it. What a delightful ball we had last night. "I see what you think of me. But papas and mammas. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings -- and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters. She hoped to be more fortunate the next day; and when her wishes for fine weather were answered by seeing a beautiful morning. quite -- more so. Thorpe. "Only. and. Does he drink his bottle a day now?""His bottle a day! No.

 Everything being then arranged. were obliged to sit down at the end of a table. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. with a degree of moderation and composure. two gentlemen pronounced her to be a pretty girl. "In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great "As when a giant dies. and she shirked her lessons in both whenever she could. or some nonsense of that kind. and one "dearest Catherine. indeed I should not. fifty.""Betray you! What do you mean?""Nay." Such is the common cant. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. were all equally against her. nor one lucky overturn to introduce them to the hero.

 "But some emotion must appear to be raised by your reply. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention."Three and twenty!" cried Thorpe. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening. of a commanding aspect.When the hour of departure drew near.Catherine found Mrs. for we shall all be there.""So I told your brother all the time -- but he would not believe me. I keep no journal. turned again to his sister and whispered. if it had not been to meet you. Miss Morland?""Yes. I assure you. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. whether she drew.