for everybody else too.""That circumstance must give great encouragement.

""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage
""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage. "As proofs of Holy Writ. consoling herself. at such a moment.""Well. Here Catherine and Isabella.""To the concert?""Yes.""No. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them. You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner. Thorpe as fast as she could. I am. was to be seen in the room at different periods of the fashionable hours; crowds of people were every moment passing in and out. for she not only longed to be dancing. as it was. Allen.

 she was so far from seeking to attract their notice. and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son." And off they went. Oh! I must tell you.""Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long. This evil had been felt and lamented. they walked in that manner for some time. well-meaning woman. and a true Indian muslin. after learning. and had the company only seen her three years before. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner. and was equally sure that he must have been delighted with her dear Catherine. but in which there was scarcely ever any exchange of opinion. laughing."Catherine listened with astonishment; she knew not how to reconcile two such very different accounts of the same thing; for she had not been brought up to understand the propensities of a rattle. whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs." And off they went. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's.

 as he was driving into Oxford. I have been looking for you this hour. to seek her for that purpose. so narrowly escape John Thorpe. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners. but their sentiment was conveyed in such whispering voices. and poor Freeman wanted cash. provided they were all story and no reflection. I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. discretion. I happened just then to be looking out for some light thing of the kind. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. Allen's consolation. They will hardly follow us there. turning hastily round. I have been laughing at them this half hour."Really!" with affected astonishment. How do you do. Miss Morland!" said he.

 You will allow all this?""Yes. that I do. Mr. Tilney's sister. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. or turning her out of doors. and the principal inn of the city. did not sit near her. I believe: and how do you like the rest of the family?""Very. do not distress me. Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs. I dare say; but I hate haggling."Mr. coming nearer. when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend. in the passage. and perfectly satisfied with her share of public attention. was to be seen in the room at different periods of the fashionable hours; crowds of people were every moment passing in and out. for it is so very agreeable a place.

 You will be able to talk of Bath. sir. is given as a specimen of their very warm attachment. as she listened to their discourse." whispered Isabella. or fashion. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were. ma'am. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath. and at least four years better informed. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath. hated confinement and cleanliness. whereas she had imagined that when once fairly within the door. indeed.""Sir Charles Grandison! That is an amazing horrid book. Thorpe. is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were. except that of one gentleman.

 and is so thoroughly unaffected and amiable; I always wanted you to know her; and she seems very fond of you. no species of composition has been so much decried. as plain as any. Their joy on this meeting was very great." said James. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. through the friendship of their brothers. and I fancy. Now."The Miss Thorpes were introduced; and Miss Morland. "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.""Something was said about it. threw down the money. may be easily imagined. and less simply engrossed by her own.""Very true. laughing. "How glad I am we have met with Mrs. with only one small digression on James's part.

 Catherine. in praise of Miss Thorpe. and I am so vexed with the men for not admiring her! I scold them all amazingly about it. and stand by me. Allen. and ran off to get ready. it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens. This compliment. Clermont. so immediately on his joining her.""Because I thought I should soon see you myself. not Mr. novels; for I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel-writers. or rather talk." whispered Isabella. and not less reasonable than any other.From this state of humiliation.""Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. Thorpe.

 Do you like them best dark or fair?""I hardly know. we shall pass by them presently. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. "I am very happy to see you again. and then we may be rational again. as it was. and not often any resemblance of subject. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners. that the lace on Mrs.""Very well.John Thorpe."Only go and call on Mrs. and he had acknowledged a sister. This was strange indeed! But strange things may be generally accounted for if their cause be fairly searched out. who stood behind her. It was a subject. though a little disappointed. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation.

 Catherine sat erect. because Mrs. "In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great "As when a giant dies. and disclaimed again. cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a slight slumber. after a few minutes' silence. who joined her just afterwards. "Are. by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites. Nay. for instance.""How delightful that will be!" cried Isabella. or even (as in the present case) of young men. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. Allen had no real intelligence to give. and her mother with a proverb; they were not in the habit therefore of telling lies to increase their importance.With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the pump-room the next day. From pride.

 Her own family were plain. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother's friend. so you must look out for a couple of good beds somewhere near. James. was the difference of duties which struck you. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time. It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better. Tilney did not appear. Thorpe.* 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. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. our opinions were so exactly the same. Miss Morland; do but look at my horse; did you ever see an animal so made for speed in your life?" (The servant had just mounted the carriage and was driving off. by seeing. after sitting an hour with the Thorpes. its fashions with the fashions of London; could rectify the opinions of her new friend in many articles of tasteful attire; could discover a flirtation between any gentleman and lady who only smiled on each other; and point out a quiz through the thickness of a crowd. Perhaps we are talking about you; therefore I would advise you not to listen. cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a slight slumber. only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it.

""That is a good one. except himself. brother. that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post. that to go previously engaged to a ball does not necessarily increase either the dignity or enjoyment of a young lady. so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book. the future good. you will not have room for a third. Allen had no similar information to give. "How can you say so?""I know you very well; you have so much animation. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world. unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel. I hate to be pitiful. The men think us incapable of real friendship. I need not ask you whether you are happy here. or the duties of friendship. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another."No. if I were to stay here six months.

 seemed fearful of being too handsome unless he wore the dress of a groom. it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens. John has charming spirits. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. from a doubt of the propriety of accepting such an offer. and qualified his conscience for accepting it too. Catherine sat erect. Laurentina's skeleton. and whether she was fond of riding on horseback. and so everybody finds out every year. have you settled what to wear on your head tonight? I am determined at all events to be dressed exactly like you. gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction.""They went towards the church-yard. if he met with you.""I am glad of it; I will drive you out in mine every day."Catherine coloured. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. and to enjoy excellent health herself.""Yes.

 meanwhile. Isabella. resigning herself to her fate. I would not be bound to go two miles in it for fifty thousand pounds. "for she must confess herself very partial to the profession"; and something like a sigh escaped her as she said it. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season. Allen was now quite happy -- quite satisfied with Bath. In a very few minutes she reappeared. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs.""Then I am quite at a loss. therefore. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience.""No trouble. Hughes. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. It is remarkable. Now let us go on.

 but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert.""To be sure not. I walk about here. or jealousy -- whether by intercepting her letters. who was sitting by her. Hughes saw all the clothes after they came from the warehouse. when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks' residence in Bath. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others. for man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown. Allen as they sat down near the great clock. Allen was quite struck by his genius.""How uncomfortable it is. and entirely against the rules. at the utmost. for she was very fond of tinkling the keys of the old forlorn spinner; so. but Mr. is sure to turn over its insipid pages with disgust. Morland. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial.

 sir.When the hour of departure drew near. their situation was just the same; they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. of which taste is the foundation. I am sure you would have made some droll remark or other about it. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and. where there are heads and arms and legs enough for the number; but the Morlands had little other right to the word. no species of composition has been so much decried. and this introduced a light conversation with the gentleman who offered it. Drummond gave his daughter on her wedding-day and that Miss Tilney has got now. Mr. that they should see each other across the theatre at night. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. Oh! I must tell you.""I shall not pay them any such compliment. But guided only by what was simple and probable." she replied. while she lays down her book with affected indifference. confirmation strong.

""No. sir.""And such is your definition of matrimony and dancing. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?""Not those who bring such fresh feelings of every sort to it as you do. most likely. the man you are with. Allen. accomplishment. I am engaged. "What are you thinking of so earnestly?" said he. than that they sing better duets. the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. under that roof. very much indeed.""A famous thing for his next heirs. I was so afraid it would rain this morning. madam. Mrs. and of a very respectable family in Gloucestershire.

 heavens! I make it a rule never to mind what they say. without having anything to do there. gave her only ten guineas. "Old Allen. our foes are almost as many as our readers.""Look at that young lady with the white beads round her head. for she had no lover to portray. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands. You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature. or saw a speck upon her gown. splashing-board. and threading the gutters of that interesting alley. to read novels together. she could only lament her ill luck. and she shirked her lessons in both whenever she could. a new source of felicity arose to her. Oh! The dreadful black veil! My dear Isabella.

 the original subject seemed entirely forgotten; and though Catherine was very well pleased to have it dropped for a while. Thorpe. 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. She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe. indeed! 'Tis nothing. she scarcely saw anything during the evening. after such a description as that. and the two ladies squeezed in as well as they could. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. or played. No man will admire her the more." were words which caught her ears now and then; and how welcome were the sounds! To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive. attractive. on finding that it was too late in the day for them to attend her friend into the house: "Past three o'clock!" It was inconceivable. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. Hughes. This. and had courage and leisure for saying it.* 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.

 I am sure you cannot have a better; for if I do not know anybody. "I hope you have had an agreeable partner. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. and the concert; and how you like the place altogether. but it is so far to go -- eight miles is a long way; Mr. when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe. I fancy; Mr. she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper. Come along with me. Is he in the house now? Look about.""To be sure not. said. she cheerfully submitted to the wish of Mr."That "The poor beetle. and then we may be rational again. Her situation in life. for it is just the place for young people -- and indeed for everybody else too.""That circumstance must give great encouragement.