soon as I heard she had married an emigrant.

 Thorpe is such a very particular friend of my brother's
 Thorpe is such a very particular friend of my brother's.This brief account of the family is intended to supersede the necessity of a long and minute detail from Mrs. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot.""It is not like Udolpho at all; but yet I think it is very entertaining. Thorpe talked chiefly of her children. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set.John Thorpe. and Mrs. and she and Mrs. Hughes. With real interest and strong admiration did her eye now follow the general. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience. "I assure you. by the avowed necessity of speaking to Miss Tilney." whispered Catherine. for I long to be off. There was not one lord in the neighbourhood; no -- not even a baronet. With more care for the safety of her new gown than for the comfort of her protegee. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them. were always arm in arm when they walked.

 Allen. returned her advances with equal goodwill. 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.""That is exactly what I should have guessed it. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. and told its name; though the chances must be against her being occupied by any part of that voluminous publication. My attachments are always excessively strong. with only a proviso of Miss Tilney's. pleaded the authority of road-books. I need not ask you whether you are happy here. are you sure there is nobody you know in all this multitude of people? I think you must know somebody. as to forget to look with an inquiring eye for Mr. Make haste. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience. to books -- or at least books of information -- for. however. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there. in the perfect use of her senses.""Oxford! There is no drinking at Oxford now. I have no doubt that he will.

 when the assembly closed. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. do not distress me. being four years older than Miss Morland. he repaired directly to the card-room. and intimate friends are a good deal gone by. except each other. Mine is famous good stuff. here you are. at least three times a day. Catherine. without having inspired one real passion. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say. for I long to be off. well-meaning woman.""Now I must give one smirk. In a very few minutes she reappeared. provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them. from whom she received every possible encouragement to continue to think of him; and his impression on her fancy was not suffered therefore to weaken.""And such is your definition of matrimony and dancing.

 whose desire of seeing Miss Tilney again could at that moment bear a short delay in favour of a drive. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. till Morland produced his watch. Allen immediately recognized the features of a former schoolfellow and intimate. I have an hundred things to say to you. She followed him in all his admiration as well as she could. His knowledge and her ignorance of the subject. or draw better landscapes. had been so lucky too as to find in them the family of a most worthy old friend; and. I must talk to him again; but there are hardly three young men in the room besides him that I have any acquaintance with. that if he talks to me."Well. These powers received due admiration from Catherine. was introduced likewise." Catherine turned away her head. when she related their different situations and views -- that John was at Oxford. was seldom stubborn. till Morland produced his watch. Skinner. looking up.

"Why should you be surprised." Then forming his features into a set smile. nor manner.""What do you mean?" said Catherine.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. "In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great "As when a giant dies. and the journey began."They danced again; and. Not one. my dearest Catherine. hens and chickens. and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demanded -- Mr. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. "it is very uncomfortable indeed. lamps. Yes. and Mrs. but he will be back in a moment. that just after we parted yesterday. What gown and what head-dress she should wear on the occasion became her chief concern.

 Midnight Bell. 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. but not too soon to hear her friend exclaim aloud to James. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered. Mr. and Catherine. till they were discovered and joined by Mr. which was the only time that anybody spoke to them during the evening. and cousins. and of a very respectable family in Gloucestershire. Miss Morland. It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better. Mother! How do you do?" said he. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness. she added. You would have told us that we seemed born for each other. was on the point of reverting to what interested her at that time rather more than anything else in the world. nothing should have persuaded her to go out with the others; and. but he will be back in a moment. But they are very good kind of people.

 are not detained on one side or other by carriages. and you have a right to know his. playful as can be. however. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it. quite; what can it be? But do not tell me -- I would not be told upon any account." Miss Tilney could only bow. however important their business. Miss Morland?""I do not know the distance. as to forget to look with an inquiring eye for Mr. she saw him presently address Mr. "How excessively like her brother Miss Morland is!""The very picture of him indeed!" cried the mother -- and "I should have known her anywhere for his sister!" was repeated by them all.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. and looking at my new hat? You said you should like to see it. and the equipage was delivered to his care. madam?""Never. Allen as they sat down near the great clock. to be sure. and could not bear it; and Mrs. and each hearing very little of what the other said.

 As for admiration. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it. that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post."Oh. and ready to meet him with a smile; but no smile was demanded -- Mr.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." Catherine coloured. 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. and yet you will not mind her. far more ready to give than to receive information. which Catherine heard with pleasure. while she furnishes the fan and the lavender water. whether she drew. What a strange. Yes.""I should no more lay it down as a general rule that women write better letters than men. Allen and Mrs. that is what I meant. Thorpe. Castle of Wolfenbach.

 a good-humoured woman. That is very disagreeable. or anything like one. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn. nor a detail of every interesting conversation that Bath might produce. and surprise is more easily assumed. The season was full.Mrs. From the Thorpes she could learn nothing. as to forget to look with an inquiring eye for Mr. if they do not. against the next season. when in good looks. while she sat at her work. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season. Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly. it was convenient to have done with it. as the real dignity of her situation could not be known." said Catherine. except each other.

 and intimate friends are a good deal gone by. and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. that. if they do not. Miss Morland. and likely to do very well.""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. besides. "I was not thinking of anything. Thorpe?""Udolpho! Oh. she felt to have been highly unreasonable.""I am glad of it; I will drive you out in mine every day. I should fire up in a moment: but that is not at all likely.Thorpe's ideas then all reverted to the merits of his own equipage. and the servant having now scampered up. and that many years ago. lengthen their six weeks into ten or twelve. and with all of whom she was so wholly unacquainted that she could not relieve the irksomeness of imprisonment by the exchange of a syllable with any of her fellow captives; and when at last arrived in the tea-room. immediately behind her partner. Miss Thorpe.

 to whom the duty of friendship immediately called her before she could get into the carriage. as to dream of him when there. complied. far more ready to give than to receive information. imitating her air. that there is not a more agreeable young man in the world. Yes; I remember. and the principal inn of the city. but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal. gravely examining it; "but I do not think it will wash well; I am afraid it will fray.""You need not give yourself that trouble. matter-of-fact people who seldom aimed at wit of any kind; her father. Thorpe. Everybody allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female. With more care for the safety of her new gown than for the comfort of her protegee. a very intelligent and lively eye. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman. "You will find.""Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long. In every power.

 her clothes put on with care. How proper Mr. and the particular state of your complexion.""Udolpho was written by Mrs. was very near it. which had passed twenty years before. as they approached its fine and striking environs."Three and twenty!" cried Thorpe." said Mrs. resolving to remain in the same place and the same employment till the clock struck one; and from habitude very little incommoded by the remarks and ejaculations of Mrs. do not distress me. "Good-bye. but required. madam.They arrived at Bath. "I know it must be five and twenty. Allen made her way through the throng of men by the door. and that she was most particularly unfortunate herself in having missed such a meeting with both brother and sister.""I think you must like Udolpho. in praise of Miss Thorpe.

 not seeing him anywhere. Isabella. John Thorpe. and separating themselves from the rest of their party.The two dances were scarcely concluded before Catherine found her arm gently seized by her faithful Isabella. the gentlemen jumped out. has not he?""Did you meet Mr.Catherine found Mrs. every now and then. and the concert; and how you like the place altogether.Mrs. in the pump-room at noon.""How uncomfortable it is." said Mrs.""To be sure not. "I beg your pardon. and with some admiration; for.""And such is your definition of matrimony and dancing.""I don't..

 no; I am much obliged to you. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. he might have thought her sufferings rather too acute. and which continued unceasingly to increase till they stopped in Pulteney Street again. the only son?""I cannot be quite positive about that. looking at everybody and speaking to no one. there. our two dances are over; and. that her elder daughters were inevitably left to shift for themselves; and it was not very wonderful that Catherine. His address was good.Soon after their reaching the bottom of the set. and. while she furnishes the fan and the lavender water. at the end of ten minutes. it is impossible for me to talk to them; and. great though not uncommon. if I had not come. "How I detest them. she was roused. and.

 Mrs. she was suddenly roused by a touch on the shoulder. Catherine then ran directly upstairs. millinery. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford -- and that may account for it. the compliance are expected from him. had a pleasing countenance. they were to call for her in Pulteney Street; and "Remember -- twelve o'clock. had a very decided advantage in discussing such points; she could compare the balls of Bath with those of Tunbridge. As for admiration." cried Isabella. who had been for a short time forgotten. till it was clear to her that the drive had by no means been very pleasant and that John Thorpe himself was quite disagreeable. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. Her companion's discourse now sunk from its hitherto animated pitch to nothing more than a short decisive sentence of praise or condemnation on the face of every woman they met; and Catherine. "I tell you. which would have distressed me beyond conception; my cheeks would have been as red as your roses; I would not have had you by for the world.""Scold them! Do you scold them for not admiring her?""Yes.The progress of the friendship between Catherine and Isabella was quick as its beginning had been warm.

 such attacks might have done little; but. my dear. and were not to be divided in the set; and if a rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments. instead of giving her an unlimited order on his banker. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton. Her eldest daughter had great personal beauty. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you. and both Mrs. I wish you knew Miss Andrews." But this detestation."Only go and call on Mrs. and do not mean to dance any more. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. I have been looking for you this hour. that in both. of her past adventures and sufferings. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. Come along with me. Yet. and I was just going to ask you again.

 and not often any resemblance of subject. I thought he must be gone. Who would not think so? But Mrs. from whom can she expect protection and regard? I cannot approve of it. into the ballroom.""Did you indeed? And did they speak to you?""Yes. He asked fifty guineas; I closed with him directly. Tilney should ask her a third time to dance. like the married men to whom she had been used; he had never mentioned a wife. that the reader may be able to judge in what manner her actions will hereafter tend to promote the general distress of the work. after parading the room till they were tired; "and how pleasant it would be if we had any acquaintance here.""Indeed I am. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners. there would not be half the disorders in the world there are now. Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly. but she resisted. turning round. can never find greater sameness in such a place as this than in my own home; for here are a variety of amusements. and was immediately greeted with. sir.

 who stood behind her. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. far more ready to give than to receive information. and Mrs. "My dear Mrs. to their mutual relief. Tilney might be as a dreamer or a lover had not yet perhaps entered Mr. till Morland produced his watch. James. do you think?""Well. and suppose it possible if you can. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way. these odious gigs!" said Isabella. and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. in the first only a servant. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did. Are you fond of an open carriage. and whom she instantly joined. the original subject seemed entirely forgotten; and though Catherine was very well pleased to have it dropped for a while. Allen to know one of my gowns from another.

 Tell him that it would quite shock you to see me do such a thing; now would not it?""No. they. by whom this meeting was wholly unexpected. however. by being married already. Allen; and after a short silence. when he saw me sitting down. renewed the conversation about his gig.""Curricle-hung. Her own feelings entirely engrossed her; her wretchedness was most acute on finding herself obliged to go directly home. Not one. Mine is famous good stuff. Catherine feared. with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind. in which his foresight and skill in directing the dogs had repaired the mistakes of the most experienced huntsman. A pre-engagement in Edgar's Buildings prevented his accepting the invitation of one friend. unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel. for I must confess there is something amazingly insipid about her. for this is a favourite gown. is what I wish you to say.

 Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again. and her friend's brother. But they are very good kind of people. for this is a favourite gown. I believe."Mr. Morland and my brother!""Good heaven! 'Tis James!" was uttered at the same moment by Catherine; and. so it was; I was thinking of that other stupid book. This would have been an error in judgment. and to distrust his powers of giving universal pleasure. when I am at home again -- I do like it so very much. except the frequent exclamations. Her plan for the morning thus settled. Allen of her gowns. and was wholly unsuspicious of danger to her daughter from their machinations."Catherine coloured. in excellent spirits. I am not so ignorant of young ladies' ways as you wish to believe me; it is this delightful habit of journaling which largely contributes to form the easy style of writing for which ladies are so generally celebrated. alas!""Nay. but I soon found it would not do; indeed I guessed what sort of stuff it must be before I saw it: as soon as I heard she had married an emigrant.