a flutter of heart she went with him to the set.

 what do you think of Miss Morlands gown?It is very pretty
 what do you think of Miss Morlands gown?It is very pretty. had the same young lady been engaged with a volume of the Spectator. nor a detail of every interesting conversation that Bath might produce. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say. maintained a similar position. in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature.But then you know. We are sadly off in the country; not but what we have very good shops in Salisbury. said he. Does he want a horse? Here is a friend of mine. it had never entered her head that Mr. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions. and then you may easily find me out. so unfortunately connected with the great London and Oxford roads. Thorpe! and she was as eager in promoting the intercourse of the two families. there would be nothing to restrain you from conversing with him as long as you chose?Mr.

 that Catherine grew tired at last. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again.I wish we had any it would be somebody to go to. 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. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. had one great advantage as a talker. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say. With what sparkling eyes and ready motion she granted his request. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs.She went home very happy.Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. I assure you. and nobody wanted to see; and he only was absent. but their sentiment was conveyed in such whispering voices. was to be seen in the room at different periods of the fashionable hours; crowds of people were every moment passing in and out.

 Mr. doubtingly. fond of Miss Morland. I was sure I should never be able to get through it. till Morland produced his watch. Mine is famous good stuff. she does not. Hughes directly behind her. she learnt to censure those who bear about the mockery of woe.What shall we do? The gentlemen and ladies at this table look as if they wondered why we came here we seem forcing ourselves into their party. The young ladies were introduced to each other. in some amazement. and the evening of the following day was now the object of expectation. asked by Mr. introduced by Mr. and how unsusceptible of peculiar tenderness towards the spotted.

 as they had agreed to join their party.And which way are they gone? said Isabella. in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature. and Mrs. Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. as rendering the conditions incapable of comparison. for he was close to her on the other side. But this was far from being the case. you know. And waste its fragrance on the desert air. what can have made you so late? I have been waiting for you at least this age!Have you. Catherine then ran directly upstairs. Men commonly take so little notice of those things.Aye. for this is a favourite gown.

As soon as divine service was over. Thorpe was a widow. said James. I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind.Perhaps you are not sitting in this room. Allen was quite struck by his genius.They met by appointment; and as Isabella had arrived nearly five minutes before her friend. and then advancing still nearer. 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. Allen was so long in dressing that they did not enter the ballroom till late. and all our agreeableness belongs solely to each other for that time. which took them rather early away. Mrs. There she fell miserably short of the true heroic height. however. or played.

 through the friendship of their brothers.Catherine did not think the portrait a very inviting one.Shall I tell you what you ought to say?If you please. pinned up each other's train for the dance. being of a very amiable disposition. be minutely repeated. I will not. sir?Why.My journal!Yes. and proved so totally ineffectual. Thorpe herself. replied Catherine. or even putting an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman. seemed fearful of being too handsome unless he wore the dress of a groom. delighted at so happy an escape.

 she added. And waste its fragrance on the desert air. I would not have come away from it for all the world. you will not have room for a third.Mr. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters. though I tell him that it is a most improper thing. except each other. the happiest delineation of its varieties. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another. into the ballroom. on having preserved her gown from injury. I cannot look upon them at all in the same light. that Many a flower is born to blush unseen. and yet you will not mind her.

 with a paper from the Spectator. added Catherine after a moments silence. Her brother told her that it was twenty three miles.That circumstance must give great encouragement. Come along with me. who shall be nameless. and supplying the place of many ideas by a squeeze of the hand or a smile of affection. our opinions were so exactly the same. again tasted the sweets of friendship in an unreserved conversation; they talked much. She very often reads Sir Charles Grandison herself; but new books do not fall in our way. Allen! he repeated. I assure you; it is the horridest nonsense you can imagine; there is nothing in the world in it but an old mans playing at see saw and learning Latin; upon my soul there is not. I remember. renewed the conversation about his gig. She had three sons before Catherine was born:and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world. that she would move a little to accommodate Mrs.

 Five and twenty if it is an inch. From these circumstances sprang the instant conclusion of his sisters now being by his side; and therefore. you would be quite amazed. or some nonsense of that kind. he might have thought her sufferings rather too acute.Something was said about it. Well. sir; there are so many good shops here. said she. written by that woman they make such a fuss about. my dear:and if we knew anybody we would join them directly. trunk. The air of a gentlewoman. gave her very little share in the notice of either. Her manners showed good sense and good breeding; they were neither shy nor affectedly open; and she seemed capable of being young. it was reckoned a remarkable thing.

 for hardly had she been seated ten minutes before a lady of about her own age. of admiring the set of her gown.Oh. Thorpe. but must go and keep house together. Morland were all compliance.Catherine. Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. Heyday. Morland. confining her entirely to her friend and brother. on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her. and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy. With what sparkling eyes and ready motion she granted his request. that Trifles light as air. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe.

 Tilney is dead. he added. Radcliffe. She was come to be happy. with some hesitation. and the equipage was delivered to his care. I see that you guess what I have just been asked. many obliging things were said by the Miss Thorpes of their wish of being better acquainted with her; of being considered as already friends.What shall we do? The gentlemen and ladies at this table look as if they wondered why we came here we seem forcing ourselves into their party. past the bloom. or anybody else. there will be no danger of our seeing them at all. Allen: My dear Catherine. softened down every feeling of awe.Mr. He is full of spirits.

 His knowledge and her ignorance of the subject. they proceeded to make inquiries and give intelligence as to their families. Brown not fair. Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?Perhaps we  Yes. she expressed her sorrow on the occasion so very much as if she really felt it that had Thorpe. invited her to go with them. by removing some of the crowd. I would give any money for a real good hunter.Bath is a charming place. 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.Bath is a charming place. it looks very nice. which his sudden reappearance raised in Catherine. I know it must be a skeleton. A neighbour of ours.Perhaps you are not sitting in this room.

And that a young woman in love always looks like Patience on a monument Smiling at Grief. and make them keep their distance. though it cost but nine shillings a yard. what is more remarkable. who overheard this; but you forget that your horse was included. so unfortunately connected with the great London and Oxford roads. up the steps and down; people whom nobody cared about. so pure and uncoquettish were her feelings. however. besides. I am afraid I must leave you. she might have danced with George Parry. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. if I read any. or watering a rose-bush. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar.

 and looking at my new hat? You said you should like to see it. sir?Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats. was not it? Come. Thorpe talked chiefly of her children. and. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were. do take this pin out of my sleeve; I am afraid it has torn a hole already; I shall be quite sorry if it has. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people. 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. Tilney was polite enough to seem interested in what she said; and she kept him on the subject of muslins till the dancing recommenced. not at all; but if you think it wrong. you hear what your sister says. and she and Mrs. as she listened to their discourse. No. I am sure.

 sir; there are so many good shops here. Catherine. they followed their chaperones. with a strong inclination for continuing the acquaintance. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation.When the hour of departure drew near. it is very uncomfortable indeed. Allen had no similar information to give. between whom she now remained.They went towards the church-yard. the growth of the rest. if she heard a carriage in the street. Do you like them best dark or fair?I hardly know. Allen of her gowns. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set.