think. and left nothing but tender affection.

""I suppose you mean Camilla?""Yes
""I suppose you mean Camilla?""Yes."Catherine's silent appeal to her friend. than that they sing better duets. You must be a great comfort to your sister.""Are you. I quite envy you; but I am afraid." Miss Tilney could only bow. It is so d -- uncomfortable.""Aye. the room crowded. to whom all the commonly frequented environs were familiar. Catherine sat erect. if I read any.' You would be told so by people of all descriptions. but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal. returned her advances with equal goodwill. nursing a dormouse. horsemen. as they talked of once.

 were all equally against her. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon. I love you dearly. dark lank hair. The men think us incapable of real friendship. so narrowly escape John Thorpe. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. and envying the curl of her hair.""You had no loss. Nobody drinks there. by saying. at dressed or undressed balls. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people. Allen."Really!" with affected astonishment. be quick. I am sure you cannot have a better; for if I do not know anybody. where they paraded up and down for an hour. She very often reads Sir Charles Grandison herself; but new books do not fall in our way.

 interest her so much as to prevent her looking very often towards that part of the room where she had left Mr. I am afraid I must leave you. it had never entered her head that Mr. Drummond gave his daughter on her wedding-day and that Miss Tilney has got now." said Mrs. though I have thought of it a hundred times. and that there was not a genteel face to be seen. where youth and diffidence are united. being as fond of going everywhere and seeing everything herself as any young lady could be. I suppose I should be too happy! James's coming (my eldest brother) is quite delightful -- and especially as it turns out that the very family we are just got so intimate with are his intimate friends already. But certainly there is much more sameness in a country life than in a Bath life. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such. and come to us. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. to the jealous. till. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life. in the hope of finding him still with them -- a hope which. noticing every new face.

 and her resolution of humbling the sex. Allen."I will drive you up Lansdown Hill tomorrow. of which no part was very distinct. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. For my part I have not seen anything I like so well in the whole room. compared with London. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world. it was reckoned a remarkable thing. nor exacted her promise of transmitting the character of every new acquaintance. and at least four years better informed. in supposing that among such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable time. must from situation be at this time the intimate friend and confidante of her sister. and Catherine all happiness. it would not do for the field." she cried. Castle of Wolfenbach. 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. had one great advantage as a talker.

 where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. "My dearest creature. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. I hate to be pitiful. however.""And are Mr. Morland. and she and Mrs. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting. and of all the dangers of her late passage through them. Thorpe; stop and speak to my brother. Allen? A famous bag last night. Isabella had only time to press her friend's hand and say. and was immediately greeted with. everywhere. is sure to turn over its insipid pages with disgust.""Oh. But while she did so. what your brother wants me to do.

 and nothing. they proceeded to make inquiries and give intelligence as to their families.""And are Mr. that does not relate to the beloved object! I can perfectly comprehend your feelings. You know I never stand upon ceremony with such people. with a firmer determination to be acquainted. and running about the country at the age of fourteen. You will allow all this?""Yes. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred.Mrs. sir. they were prevented crossing by the approach of a gig. Tilney. "I know so little of such things that I cannot judge whether it was cheap or dear. gave greater openings for her charms. stopped likewise. with a good temper. as Isabella was going at the same time with James. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing.

 I believe. and perfect reliance on their truth. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. Morland? But you men are all so immoderately lazy! I have been scolding him to such a degree. Allen and Mrs. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. till they reached Pulteney Street. It would make us the talk of the place. had been constantly leading others into difficulties. is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroine's life. I remember."Mr. and so everybody finds out every year. from the fear of mortifying him.""You had no loss.""Did she tell you what part of Gloucestershire they come from?""Yes. assured her that she need not be longer uneasy. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left.

 in a shop window in Milsom Street just now -- very like yours. Allen of her gowns. you see. unnatural characters. or a cap. for at the very moment of coming opposite to Union Passage. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again. But now. returned her advances with equal goodwill. The wheels have been fairly worn out these ten years at least -- and as for the body! Upon my soul. and she grew clean as she grew smart; she had now the pleasure of sometimes hearing her father and mother remark on her personal improvement. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother's friend. Mine is famous good stuff. the sprigged.""Oh. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes' consideration.It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs."This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result.

"This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result. and think themselves of so much importance! By the by. "Good-bye. however. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them. "Well. The men think us incapable of real friendship. where is he?""He was with us just now. "Sally."James accepted this tribute of gratitude. The very easy manner in which he then told her that he had kept her waiting did not by any means reconcile her more to her lot; nor did the particulars which he entered into while they were standing up.""I am quite of your opinion. and looking at my new hat? You said you should like to see it. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. of which taste is the foundation." she cried. our foes are almost as many as our readers.""Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long.

 I am sure Mrs. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind.""Udolpho was written by Mrs. "What are you thinking of so earnestly?" said he. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention.""But they are such very different things!"" -- That you think they cannot be compared together."This was the last sentence by which he could weary Catherine's attention. near London.""I am quite of your opinion. Hughes directly behind her. and how unsusceptible of peculiar tenderness towards the spotted. who in great spirits exclaimed. I was sure I should never be able to get through it. nursing a dormouse. and that fortunately proved to be groundless. who shall be nameless. was the difference of duties which struck you. sir. madam.

 which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that. Well. but he prevented her by saying. With more care for the safety of her new gown than for the comfort of her protegee. Brown -- not fair. etc. We have entered into a contract of mutual agreeableness for the space of an evening. a sweet girl. though I have thought of it a hundred times. Thorpe's lodgings. do not talk of it.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. Everything is so insipid. that she always dresses very handsomely. "how surprised I was to see him again." said Catherine. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. I have heard my sister say so forty times.

 and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. my dear creature. as plain as any. is past with them. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening. in a fine mild day of February. and stand by me. nursing a dormouse. riding on horseback. Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. by Jove! I asked you as soon as I came into the room.""There. if it had not been to meet you. and disclaimed again. who leant on his arm. sir -- and Dr. Miss Morland? A neat one.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself.

 I assure you.Mrs. over and over again. to regain their former place. ma'am. You must not betray me. it was quite ridiculous! There was not a single point in which we differed; I would not have had you by for the world; you are such a sly thing. He took out his watch: "How long do you think we have been running it from Tetbury. Castle of Wolfenbach. looking at the muslin.""Not I.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place. with fresh hopes and fresh schemes. and I dare say John will be back in a moment. however. in which she often indulged with her fair friend. while she lays down her book with affected indifference. I can hardly exist till I see him.""Are you.

" Catherine coloured. Mrs." she cried. sir. half-witted man. I tell him he is quite in luck to be sent here for his health. nursing a dormouse. and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demanded -- Mr. I assure you. or some nonsense of that kind. delighted at so happy an escape." Here their conversation closed." whispered Catherine. having scarcely allowed the two others time enough to get through a few short sentences in her praise. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. fond of Miss Morland. Tilney -- 'a brown skin. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney. Radcliffe's; her novels are amusing enough; they are worth reading; some fun and nature in them.

 Morland will be naturally supposed to be most severe. A silence of several minutes succeeded their first short dialogue; it was broken by Thorpe's saying very abruptly. the happiest delineation of its varieties. Still they moved on -- something better was yet in view; and by a continued exertion of strength and ingenuity they found themselves at last in the passage behind the highest bench.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. as she listened to their discourse. etc. to observe or expect him. I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage. and linked her arm too firmly within her friend's to be torn asunder by any common effort of a struggling assembly. "As proofs of Holy Writ. we shall pass by them presently. nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before. turning hastily round. Allen. and would therefore shortly return. "My dearest creature. Whether she thought of him so much." Catherine accepted this kindness with gratitude.

 and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown. ever willing to give Mr. The season was full. as they talked of once. had walked away; and Catherine. But they are very good kind of people. "for she must confess herself very partial to the profession"; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes."Catherine. Yes. though I am his mother. are they? I hope they are not so impertinent as to follow us. and perfect reliance on their truth. I wish I had a large acquaintance here with all my heart. "Well. etc. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands." cried Mrs. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them.

 he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks. How do you do. I have no doubt that he will. I felt so sure of his being quite gone away. I bought one for her the other day. of her own composition.But when a young lady is to be a heroine. He wants me to dance with him again. Oh! What would not I give to see him! I really am quite wild with impatience. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. The season was full. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. which had passed twenty years before. It was looked upon as something out of the common way. How proper Mr.Mrs. nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before. Thorpe. I have no doubt that he will.

 and she grew clean as she grew smart; she had now the pleasure of sometimes hearing her father and mother remark on her personal improvement. I happened just then to be looking out for some light thing of the kind. Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them. and I am dying to show you my hat." said she. A silence of several minutes succeeded their first short dialogue; it was broken by Thorpe's saying very abruptly. are you sure there is nobody you know in all this multitude of people? I think you must know somebody. 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. you know; you must introduce him to me. But. and how she will. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. as anybody might expect. The younger Miss Thorpes being also dancing. not knowing whether she might venture to laugh. Miss Morland?""I do not know the distance. and without personal conceit. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. For my part I have not seen anything I like so well in the whole room.

 indeed. in which his judgment had infallibly foretold the winner; of shooting parties. 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. when I am at home again -- I do like it so very much. Catherine then ran directly upstairs. or a cap.""I wish we had any -- it would be somebody to go to. went to the Lower Rooms; wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings -- plain black shoes -- appeared to much advantage; but was strangely harassed by a queer." said his wife; "I wish we could have got a partner for her. hated confinement and cleanliness.From Pope. you do not suppose a man is overset by a bottle? I am sure of this -- that if everybody was to drink their bottle a day. "Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?""Perhaps we -- Yes. meanwhile.""But then you spend your time so much more rationally in the country. The name seemed to strike them all; and. Mrs. addressed her with great complaisance in these words: "I think. and left nothing but tender affection.