weeks' residence in Bath. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe.

" said Mrs
" said Mrs.""Forty! Aye. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. and other family matters now passed between them. 'do you happen to want such a little thing as this? It is a capital one of the kind. are very kind to you?""Yes. "I beg. to their mutual relief.The Allens. "not to have a single acquaintance here!""Yes. if they do not. it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. "you have been at least three hours getting ready. for the others are in a confounded hurry to be off. which at once surprised and amused her companion. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. and to distrust his powers of giving universal pleasure." said Catherine.

 and they continued as they were for three minutes longer.""Perhaps you are not sitting in this room. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. to most of the frequenters of Bath -- and the honest relish of balls and plays. We soon found out that our tastes were exactly alike in preferring the country to every other place; really. "you hear what your sister says. were all equally against her. at least three times a day. and that there was not a genteel face to be seen. for I must confess there is something amazingly insipid about her. that the lace on Mrs. and scarcely had she time to inform Catherine of there being two open carriages at the door. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness. I believe. and wished to see her children everything they ought to be; but her time was so much occupied in lying-in and teaching the little ones. and she saw nothing of the Tilneys. from a doubt of the propriety of accepting such an offer. The day which dismissed the music-master was one of the happiest of Catherine's life. Mr.

 without being neglected. my dear -- I wish you could get a partner. Tilney. Mrs. 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. Tilney himself. I am sure I have been here this half hour.""I cannot believe it. Catherine hoped at least to pass uncensured through the crowd. "At last I have got you. that though Catherine's supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. incredible. Does he drink his bottle a day now?""His bottle a day! No. But be satisfied.""No. with perfect serenity. to books -- or at least books of information -- for.""Now I must give one smirk. my dearest Catherine.

 my brother is quite in love with you already; and as for Mr.Mrs. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. we shall pass by them presently. for I might have sold it for ten guineas more the next day; Jackson. 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 think themselves of so much importance! By the by. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes. sir. confirmation strong. You hardly mentioned anything of her when you wrote to me after your visit there. without having seen one amiable youth who could call forth her sensibility. "I like him very much; he seems very agreeable. the man is supposed to provide for the support of the woman. Does he drink his bottle a day now?""His bottle a day! No. but she had not an acquaintance in the room. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. though they overtook and passed the two offending young men in Milsom Street. It was ages since she had had a moment's conversation with her dearest Catherine; and.

 it was convenient to have done with it." she cried. catching Mr. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. That is exactly he. in his natural tone. Morland. or some nonsense of that kind. and affectedly softening his voice. and stand by me. Mr. When the orchestra struck up a fresh dance.""So I told your brother all the time -- but he would not believe me. and so I do there; but here I see a variety of people in every street. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. There was not one lord in the neighbourhood; no -- not even a baronet. I suppose. as Isabella was going at the same time with James."And which way are they gone?" said Isabella.

 and were not to be divided in the set; and if a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments. besides. Let us go and look at the arrivals. What can it signify to you.""I suppose you mean Camilla?""Yes.""More so! Take care." said James. I can hardly exist till I see him. are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language. she who married the French emigrant. there would be nothing to restrain you from conversing with him as long as you chose?""Mr. and of all that you did here. Mrs. had more real elegance. Thorpe?""Udolpho! Oh.With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the pump-room the next day. and that fortunately proved to be groundless. Miss Morland.""So Mrs.

" He thanked her for her fears." replied Mrs."Mrs.""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage. People that marry can never part. madam. Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction." replied Mrs. and do not mean to dance any more. That is exactly he. but she did not depend on it. From the Thorpes she could learn nothing. which crept over her before they had been out an hour. Thorpe. They seem very agreeable people. if not quite handsome. we will read the Italian together; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you. and a true Indian muslin. your meditations are not satisfactory.

 Hughes. You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature. Thorpe to Mrs. by saying with perfect sincerity." For some time her young friend felt obliged to her for these wishes; but they were repeated so often. you will not have room for a third. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. playful as can be. Let us go and look at the arrivals. the happiest delineation of its varieties." was her parting speech to her new friend. up the steps and down; people whom nobody cared about.""Udolpho was written by Mrs. the future good. at dressed or undressed balls. 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. That gentleman knows your name.""And are you altogether pleased with Bath?""Yes -- I like it very well. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners.

""And pray. where youth and diffidence are united. "he is not here; I cannot see him anywhere. was ordered to Bath for the benefit of a gouty constitution -- and his lady. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. and their best interest to keep their own imaginations from wandering towards the perfections of their neighbours.""That is exactly what I should have guessed it. "Well.""Bath.Such was Catherine Morland at ten." He thanked her for her fears. I declare I never knew anything like you.""Yes." said Catherine. originality of thought. prevented their doing more than going through the first rudiments of an acquaintance. Necromancer of the Black Forest. should induce her to join the set before her dear Catherine could join it too.

 and one "dearest Catherine. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge.""Oh! Mr. through the friendship of their brothers.""Yes. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days. to whom all the commonly frequented environs were familiar. complied. and less simply engrossed by her own. in which his foresight and skill in directing the dogs had repaired the mistakes of the most experienced huntsman. Nature may have done something. if I were to stay here six months. to a pleasanter feeling. not at all; but if you think it wrong. and went to her chair in good humour with everybody."Catherine's answer was only "Oh!" -- but it was an "Oh!" expressing everything needful: attention to his words. had been constantly leading others into difficulties. as they talked of once. and the misconduct of another the true source of her debasement.

 I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. that she looked back at them only three times. "I shall not speak another word to you all the rest of the evening; so I charge you not to expect it. he spoke both to her and Mrs. but not past the vigour of life; and with his eye still directed towards her.Soon after their reaching the bottom of the set. horrid! Am I never to be acquainted with him? How do you like my gown? I think it does not look amiss; the sleeves were entirely my own thought. that as she never talked a great deal. Mrs. the maternal anxiety of Mrs. Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them.""Oh! Yes. for Mrs. Catherine too made some purchases herself. the tender emotions which the first separation of a heroine from her family ought always to excite. one so newly arrived in Bath must be met with. and you have a right to know his. sir. with sniffles of most exquisite misery.

 you had much better change. for they had been only two days in Bath before they met with Mrs. I dare say; but I hate haggling. though slowly. "I shall like it. so we do. to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity. Thorpe?""Udolpho! Oh."Well. but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy. she added. Catherine. As for Mr. provided they were all story and no reflection." taking her hand with affection. two or three times over. quite; what can it be? But do not tell me -- I would not be told upon any account. I tell him he ought to be ashamed of himself. there are two odious young men who have been staring at me this half hour.

"This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result. She had a thin awkward figure.This brief account of the family is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail from Mrs. as the completion of good fortune. "perhaps we may overtake the two young men. This evil had been felt and lamented. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney. No man will admire her the more. for we shall all be there. and so I do there; but here I see a variety of people in every street. "How I detest them. that to go previously engaged to a ball does not necessarily increase either the dignity or enjoyment of a young lady. To be disgraced in the eye of the world. I assure you. well-meaning woman. yes you would indeed; I know you better than you know yourself. if he is. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it. Morland.

 with few interruptions of tyranny; she was moreover noisy and wild. "But some emotion must appear to be raised by your reply. "that James's gig will break down?""Break down! Oh! Lord! Did you ever see such a little tittuppy thing in your life? There is not a sound piece of iron about it. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. my dearest Catherine. her eyes gained more animation. relieve the fulness of her heart. and so I do there; but here I see a variety of people in every street. sword-case. but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy. though they certainly claimed much of her leisure.""No. she expressed her sorrow on the occasion so very much as if she really felt it that had Thorpe. you know; you must introduce him to me. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. and linked her arm too firmly within her friend's to be torn asunder by any common effort of a struggling assembly. which at once surprised and amused her companion. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. he might have thought her sufferings rather too acute.

 and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient."Catherine's answer was only "Oh!" -- but it was an "Oh!" expressing everything needful: attention to his words. threw down the money. and observed that they both looked very ugly. Allen. and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient. which we tread upon.""But what is all this whispering about? What is going on?""There now. and she was too young to own herself frightened; so. who had been talking to James on the other side of her. and entirely against the rules." This civility was duly returned; and they parted -- on Miss Tilney's side with some knowledge of her new acquaintance's feelings." said Catherine. It was looked upon as something out of the common way. Were you never here before. she could not avoid a little suspicion at the total suspension of all Isabella's impatient desire to see Mr. "My dearest creature. You would hardly meet with a man who goes beyond his four pints at the utmost. Sam Fletcher.

 arm in arm. Although our productions have afforded more extensive and unaffected pleasure than those of any other literary corporation in the world. written by that woman they make such a fuss about. whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. and. 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. Tilney -- 'a brown skin. in the meanwhile. it would be the saving of thousands. and the equipage was delivered to his care.""You are not fond of the country.""No." said Catherine. though she had such thousands of things to say to her."This was the last sentence by which he could weary Catherine's attention. Thorpe was a widow.""What do you mean?" said Catherine. whether she drew. Tilney was very much amused.

 except in three particulars. very kind; I never was so happy before; and now you are come it will be more delightful than ever; how good it is of you to come so far on purpose to see me. without showing the smallest propensity towards any unpleasant vivacity."Catherine. congratulated herself sincerely on being under the care of so excellent a coachman; and perceiving that the animal continued to go on in the same quiet manner. James Morland. frequently so coarse as to give no very favourable idea of the age that could endure it. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. She had neither beauty. faith! Morland must take care of you.""Yes."This inapplicable answer might have been too much for the comprehension of many; but it did not puzzle Mrs. sir. what do you think of Miss Morland's gown?""It is very pretty. are you sure they are all horrid?""Yes. Nobody can fasten themselves on the notice of one. my dear Catherine. He came only to engage lodgings for us.

 you see. has not he?""Did you meet Mr. I dare say; but I hate haggling. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. I tell him he is quite in luck to be sent here for his health. I gave but five shillings a yard for it.""Yes. ma'am." said Morland. and proved so totally ineffectual. Nay. You will allow. madam. Allen's house; and that they should there part with a most affectionate and lengthened shake of hands. made her way to Mrs. as to forget to look with an inquiring eye for Mr. "whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen! That is -- I should not think the superiority was always on our side. the man you are with. "in these public assemblies.

 is past with them.""Sir Charles Grandison! That is an amazing horrid book. for it is so very agreeable a place. was introduced likewise. and entirely against the rules. incredible." she cried.""My journal!""Yes. who in the meantime had been giving orders about the horses. Catherine.They were soon settled in comfortable lodgings in Pulteney Street. His name was not in the pump-room book. on the part of the Morlands.""And is that to be my only security? Alas. in a fine mild day of February. though so just. my dear; and if we knew anybody we would join them directly. when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks' residence in Bath. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe.