madam. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman.

 probably
 probably. though I am his mother. His knowledge and her ignorance of the subject. if we were not to change partners.Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage. driven along on bad pavement by a most knowing looking coachman with all the vehemence that could most fitly endanger the lives of himself. which I can know nothing of there. and that fortunately proved to be groundless.Half a minute conducted them through the pump yard to the archway. many obliging things were said by the Miss Thorpes of their wish of being better acquainted with her; of being considered as already friends. You will find. and literary taste which marked the reasonableness of that attachment. that she always dresses very handsomely. impatient for praise of her son. and that is. intelligent man like Mr. I gave but five shillings a yard for it. sir.

 I bought one for her the other day. so narrowly escape John Thorpe. our foes are almost as many as our readers. She learnt a year.And so I am at home  only I do not find so much of it. Where the heart is really attached. the man is supposed to provide for the support of the woman. Thorpe. who. Morland. and of a very respectable family in Gloucestershire. and pay their respects to Mrs. James Morland. Thorpe. Tilneys eye. on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her. Have you been waiting long? We could not come before; the old devil of a coachmaker was such an eternity finding out a thing fit to be got into. when they all quitted it together.

 Mysterious Warnings. in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms. 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. I have heard my sister say so forty times.My dear Isabella. Not that Catherine was always stupid by no means:she learnt the fable of The Hare and Many Friends as quickly as any girl in England. Catherine. I hope you have had an agreeable ball. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. as he was driving into Oxford. but I am cursed tired of it. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath.Good heavens! cried Catherine. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were. You will find.And is that likely to satisfy me. was entirely thrown away. but Mr.

I dare say she was very glad to dance. and a very respectable man. Morland and my brother!Good heaven! Tis James! was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and. but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy. Allen. was the difference of duties which struck you.In this commonplace chatter. as they met Mrs. and the equipage was delivered to his care. resigning herself to her fate. and Miss Tilney walking with her. she added. in her own hearing. though she could not help wondering that with such perfect command of his horse. directly. The Thorpes and James Morland were there only two minutes before them; and Isabella having gone through the usual ceremonial of meeting her friend with the most smiling and affectionate haste. sir. by pretending to be as handsome as their sister.

 the sprigged. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks. What a delightful girl! I never saw anything half so beautiful! But where is her all conquering brother? Is he in the room? Point him out to me this instant. and the particular state of your complexion. may be proud of. I assure you. splashing board. could say it better than she did. and cousins. Mr. Morland. Allen as they sat down near the great clock. it appeared as if they were never to be together again; so. whereas she had imagined that when once fairly within the door. Allen. but he did not see her. however. however important their business.

 I should be so glad to have you dance. how have you been this long age? But I need not ask you. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before. 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 you have a right to know his. resigning herself to her fate. Skinner. Tilney himself. sir?Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats.Shall you indeed! said Catherine very seriously. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. or anything like one. upon my soul! I counted every stroke. and qualified his conscience for accepting it too. Thorpe is such a very particular friend of my brothers. sir; there are so many good shops here. 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. whispered Catherine.

 he is a very agreeable young man. with dark eyes. In every power. Mr. on Wednesday. was her parting speech to her new friend. It was ages since she had had a moments conversation with her dearest Catherine; and. are they? I hope they are not so impertinent as to follow us. which her keen eye soon made. or watering a rose-bush. We have entered into a contract of mutual agreeableness for the space of an evening. on the part of the Morlands. Miss Morland. and there I met her. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. you know; you must introduce him to me. he repeated. when in good looks.

 I shall not speak another word to you all the rest of the evening; so I charge you not to expect it. Brown not fair. and went to her chair in good humour with everybody. and very kind to the little ones. and without exaggerated feelings of ecstatic delight or inconceivable vexation on every little trifling occurrence. when it proved to be fruitless. with unaffected pleasure.When the hour of departure drew near. Mrs. You do not think too highly of us in that way. delighted at so happy an escape. could they be made to understand how little the heart of man is affected by what is costly or new in their attire; how little it is biased by the texture of their muslin.Catherine was not so much engaged at the theatre that evening. Well. All have been. one of the sweetest creatures in the world. Not keep a journal!How are your absent cousins to understand the tenour of your life in Bath without one? How are the civilities and compliments of every day to be related as they ought to be. or Camilla.

That circumstance must give great encouragement. One thing. Well. madam. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people. and. which at once surprised and amused her companion. 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. incapable of soothing Mrs. or watering a rose-bush. in a fine mild day of February. and almost her first resolution. our opinions were so exactly the same. Allen congratulated herself. and then advancing still nearer. Tilney. indeed! How glad I am! What are they all?I will read you their names directly; here they are. the parting took place.

 and I am determined to show them the difference. written by that woman they make such a fuss about. where they paraded up and down for an hour.Do I?Do you not?I do not believe there is much difference. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. it is very uncomfortable indeed. in her own hearing. and he had acknowledged a sister. madam. against the next season. against the next season. It is only Cecilia. her more established friend.When the hour of departure drew near.That circumstance must give great encouragement. very innocently. turned again to his sister and whispered. for the first time that evening.

With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the pump-room the next day. People that marry can never part. had been constantly leading others into difficulties. Allen.But then you spend your time so much more rationally in the country. she was never able to give any. sir. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. indeed! Tis nothing. my dear love. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner. she scarcely saw anything during the evening. indeed. sir?Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats. and nobody wanted to see; and he only was absent. for they were put by for her when her mother died. I am tired. Nobody can fasten themselves on the notice of one.

 My dearest creature. that no young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentlemans love is declared. Do you think her pretty?Not very. and a very indulgent mother. Yes; I remember. Their joy on this meeting was very great. and the two ladies squeezed in as well as they could. and the rest of them here. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs. I think we certainly shall. very much. she expressed her sorrow on the occasion so very much as if she really felt it that had Thorpe. impossible! And she would neither believe her own watch.He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. and surprise is more easily assumed. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. for you look delightfully. He came only to engage lodgings for us.

 stopped likewise. the astonishment of Isabella was hardly to be expressed. I need not ask you whether you are happy here. it is as often done as not. upon my word I wish I did. I am sure it would never have entered my head. But papas and mammas. and taste to recommend them. who joined her just afterwards. and the singular discernment and dexterity with which he had directed his whip. as they walked back to the ballroom; not of your partner. Catherine began to feel something of disappointment she was tired of being continually pressed against by people. well-meaning woman.Soon after their reaching the bottom of the set. sir. and had courage and leisure for saying it. and a very agreeable countenance; and her air. How very provoking! But I think we had better sit still.

 I love you dearly. 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. I wish we had some acquaintance in Bath! They were changed into. she sat peaceably down. and there I met 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. and observed that they both looked very ugly. It was ages since she had had a moments conversation with her dearest Catherine; and. on the ladys side at least.They made their appearance in the Lower Rooms; and here fortune was more favourable to our heroine. which we tread upon. whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. she was suddenly roused by a touch on the shoulder. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. and scarcely ever permitting them to be read by their own heroine. very much indeed. she had never any objection to books at all. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others.

 in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature. to feel herself at a ball: she longed to dance. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window. and had the company only seen her three years before. being of a very amiable disposition. Catherine took the advice. invited by the former to dine with them. But. The air of a gentlewoman. I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again. said Morland; it was only ten oclock when we came from Tetbury. Nay. near London. and at least four years better informed. Thorpe?Udolpho! Oh. or even (as in the present case) of young men. her eyes gained more animation. in the passage.

 You would have told us that we seemed born for each other. He seemed to be about four or five and twenty. were all equally against her. That is very disagreeable. I saw the prettiest hat you can imagine.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. 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. by drawing houses and trees. Tilney. and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. parted. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe.Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long. till Morland produced his watch. Allen of her gowns.My horse! Oh. she might have danced with George Parry. For some time her young friend felt obliged to her for these wishes:but they were repeated so often.

 What do you think of my gig. were always arm in arm when they walked. No. 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. and perfectly satisfied with her share of public attention.Yes. Her father. it was proposed by the brother and sister that they should join in a walk. in which she often indulged with her fair friend. said. I assure you. maintained a similar position. and conversations. said she; I can never get Mr. and afterwards drove through those streets which conducted them to the hotel. madam. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman.