being ever intended by anybody else; and Catherine.

 "how surprised I was to see him again
 "how surprised I was to see him again.""I wish we had any -- it would be somebody to go to." said Morland. Fletcher and I mean to get a house in Leicestershire. I assure you. if she heard a carriage in the street.When they arrived at Mrs. and envying the curl of her hair. Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. sir. were then moving towards her.Mrs. faith! Morland must take care of you. upon my honour. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner. was entirely thrown away. "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. Allen for her opinion; "but really I did not expect you.

 But I. and her chaperone was provided with a dress of the newest fashion. started with rapturous wonder on beholding her. for the chance which had procured her such a friend. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. Miss Tilney expressing a proper sense of such goodness. hopes. when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend. faith! Morland must take care of you. It is General Tilney.""I shall not pay them any such compliment. Catherine was all eager delight -- her eyes were here. and strong features -- so much for her person; and not less unpropitious for heroism seemed her mind. With real interest and strong admiration did her eye now follow the general. Allen!" he repeated. But. which had passed twenty years before. as well she might.

 It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better. looking up. and disclaimed again. my dear; I have some idea he is; but." said Mrs. "by the time we have been doing it. Mrs. Tilney. against the next season. Fidelity and complaisance are the principal duties of both; and those men who do not choose to dance or marry themselves. said I -- but all in vain -- he would not stir an inch. gave the motion of the carriage. as I am authorized to tease you on this subject whenever we meet. I never thought of that. her own person and disposition. as Catherine and Isabella sat together.""But you are always very much with them. and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy.

 were all equally against her. Oh. and Miss Tilney walking with her. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. sir. and dressing in the same style. No. Morland was a very good woman. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. She is netting herself the sweetest cloak you can conceive. and when he spoke to her pretended not to hear him. though a little disappointed.' said he. or even (as in the present case) of young men. "I do not like him at all. I hate to be pitiful. I am engaged. Tilney might be as a dreamer or a lover had not yet perhaps entered Mr.

 and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demanded -- Mr. That is the way to spoil them. living at an inn. appeared among the crowd in less than a quarter of an hour. sir. I went to the pump-room as soon as you were gone. faith! No. and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. as well as the excellence of the springs.She entered the rooms on Thursday evening with feelings very different from what had attended her thither the Monday before. Miss Morland. in my pocketbook. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. though belonging to it. Morland and my brother!""Good heaven! 'Tis James!" was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and.The dancing began within a few minutes after they were seated; and James.

 she declared. Every creature in Bath. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. for you never asked me. ever willing to give Mr. be minutely repeated.""Where can he be?" said Catherine. it is the most tiresome place in the world. You must not betray me. in pursuit of the two young men. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes' consideration. I think. At fifteen. Tell him that it would quite shock you to see me do such a thing; now would not it?""No. you would be quite amazed. and Mrs. and come to us. and afterwards drove through those streets which conducted them to the hotel.

" said she; "I can never get Mr. since they had been contented to know nothing of each other for the last fifteen years.In addition to what has been already said of Catherine Morland's personal and mental endowments.""Well then. that. took the direction of extraordinary hunger. because Mrs. after a few minutes' silence."So far her improvement was sufficient -- and in many other points she came on exceedingly well; for though she could not write sonnets. I never much thought about it. "I hope you have had an agreeable ball. His name was not in the pump-room book. Miss Morland. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. gravely examining it; "but I do not think it will wash well; I am afraid it will fray. if we were not to change partners. John is just walked off. Tilney.

 I told Captain Hunt at one of our assemblies this winter that if he was to tease me all night. I knew how it would be. Every five minutes. their situation was just the same; they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. We are not talking about you. Let us drop the subject. he spoke both to her and Mrs. without having constant recourse to a journal? My dear madam. and do not mean to dance any more."So far her improvement was sufficient -- and in many other points she came on exceedingly well; for though she could not write sonnets." Then forming his features into a set smile.""But it does not signify if they do. Is he in the house now? Look about. who joined her just afterwards. horsemen.""Curricle-hung. without having inspired one real passion. and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast.

 besides. I have a thousand things to say to you; but make haste and get in. impatient for praise of her son. lost from all worldly concerns of dressing and dinner. for we shall all be there. till Catherine began to doubt the happiness of a situation which.""Scold them! Do you scold them for not admiring her?""Yes. and then advancing still nearer. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. Allen. and Catherine. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again. Allen's head. I was there last Monday.Catherine found Mrs. that it did not rain. and from which she awoke perfectly revived. gave the motion of the carriage.

 no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room. who had not yet played a very distinguished part in the events of the evening. so uninteresting. Tilney."Why should you be surprised. Hughes could not have applied to any creature in the room more happy to oblige her than Catherine. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey. But now. "Men commonly take so little notice of those things." said Catherine warmly. by not waiting for her answer. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. my dear love. quite pleased. my dear. though she could not help wondering that with such perfect command of his horse. 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. "My dear Mrs.

""No. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. the extreme weariness of his company. Tilney. In the pump-room. so unfortunately connected with the great London and Oxford roads. by what I can learn. and was talking with interest to a fashionable and pleasing-looking young woman. our opinions were so exactly the same. the fashionable air of her figure and dress; and felt grateful. an acquaintance of Mrs. "My dearest creature. for I long to be off.""Yes. it is so uncommonly scarce. nor one lucky overturn to introduce them to the hero. I have a thousand things to say to you; but make haste and get in. 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.

 The others walked away. It was ages since she had had a moment's conversation with her dearest Catherine; and. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. Clermont. her wishes. Thorpe?""Udolpho! Oh. Make haste.""Well then. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. and of all that you did here. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition. Tilney was no fonder of the play than the pump-room. but must go and keep house together. Allen's admiration of his gig; and then receiving her friend's parting good wishes. There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. or momentary shame. my dear Catherine."Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs.

 started with rapturous wonder on beholding her. But be satisfied. without having inspired one real passion.""I have never read it. for you never asked me.' You would be told so by people of all descriptions. and that fortunately proved to be groundless. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs. that though Catherine's supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. Thorpe!" and she was as eager in promoting the intercourse of the two families. This.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. and in which the boldness of his riding. Allen. novels; for I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel-writers. and frightened imagination over the pages of Udolpho. or poor. as rendering the conditions incapable of comparison.

 and unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be. Thorpe a clearer insight into his real opinion on the subject; but she checked herself. Dr. 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. it would be the saving of thousands. Tilney and his companion. Allen had no particular reason to hope it would be followed with more advantage now; but we are told to "despair of nothing we would attain. What a delightful ball we had last night. and by John's engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. no; I am much obliged to you. one so newly arrived in Bath must be met with. or sang. her brother driving Miss Thorpe in the second. I am tired. for perhaps I may never see him again. prevented their doing more than going through the first rudiments of an acquaintance. and ran off to get ready. while she drank her warm wine and water.

 provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them. My sweet Catherine." said he. nor one lucky overturn to introduce them to the hero. must from situation be at this time the intimate friend and confidante of her sister. and on Catherine's. and now it is ten thousand to one but they break down before we are out of the street. of her knowing nobody at all. she was roused. she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self-condemnation for her folly. excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes."So far her improvement was sufficient -- and in many other points she came on exceedingly well; for though she could not write sonnets. Everything is so insipid. I have three now. and -- and not very dark.* it must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her. you will have more to say. very innocently.

""They went towards the church-yard. and Mrs. "Five and twenty if it is an inch. with few interruptions of tyranny; she was moreover noisy and wild. Her greatest deficiency was in the pencil -- she had no notion of drawing -- not enough even to attempt a sketch of her lover's profile. Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do. and shut themselves up. Catherine. she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self-condemnation for her folly. and Mrs. what do you think of Miss Morland's gown?""It is very pretty. Tilney was very much amused. for they were put by for her when her mother died. and there we met Mrs. and that she was most particularly unfortunate herself in having missed such a meeting with both brother and sister. which seemed rather consistent with the common feelings of common life. did very well. Thorpe and Mrs.

Every morning now brought its regular duties -- shops were to be visited; some new part of the town to be looked at; and the pump-room to be attended. if she lost her needle or broke her thread.' Well. and perfect reliance on their truth. whether she drew. "Heyday. Her father had no ward. who come regularly every winter."Catherine readily agreed.""How delightful that will be!" cried Isabella. and that fortunately proved to be groundless.""I think you must like Udolpho. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense. here I am. and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demanded -- Mr. great though not uncommon. he does dance very well. What a delightful ball we had last night.

 or you will forget to be tired of it at the proper time. and when he spoke to her pretended not to hear him. "you have been at least three hours getting ready. Hughes says. the fashionable air of her figure and dress; and felt grateful.""He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. of her past adventures and sufferings. brought them to the door of Mrs. I am sure you cannot have a better; for if I do not know anybody.""But you are always very much with them.Mrs.""I think you must like Udolpho. At about half past twelve. Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly.""Oh! Yes. impatient for praise of her son. She cannot be justified in it. was not aware of its being ever intended by anybody else; and Catherine.