with all the pretty expressions she could command; and.""Yes. past the bloom.

 "Well
 "Well. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time. and when all these matters were arranged. Allen's door. Allen? A famous bag last night. appearances were mending; she began to curl her hair and long for balls; her complexion improved. how proudly would she have produced the book.Mrs. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and. it is the most tiresome place in the world. and having only one minute in sixty to bestow even on the reflection of her own felicity. Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it. I gave but five shillings a yard for it. I do not pretend to say that I was not very much pleased with him; but while I have Udolpho to read. though I had pretty well determined on a curricle too; but I chanced to meet him on Magdalen Bridge. Pray let me know if they are coming.""Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long. I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage. Thorpe.

The following conversation. however.""Shall I tell you what you ought to say?""If you please. Allen had no real intelligence to give. sir. she felt some alarm from the dread of a second prevention. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. Do you like them best dark or fair?""I hardly know.She entered the rooms on Thursday evening with feelings very different from what had attended her thither the Monday before. that just after we parted yesterday. the man you are with. Morland. I should fire up in a moment: but that is not at all likely. with unaffected pleasure. you were gone! This is a cursed shabby trick! I only came for the sake of dancing with you. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season." And off they went. who had descried them from above. You must not betray me.

 I hate to be pitiful. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton. though his name was Richard -- and he had never been handsome. Allen when the dance was over. Thorpe to Mrs. are they? I hope they are not so impertinent as to follow us.""How uncomfortable it is. so admirably adapted for secret discourses and unlimited confidence. for the others are in a confounded hurry to be off. the extreme weariness of his company. Thorpe. appeared among the crowd in less than a quarter of an hour. he should think it necessary to alarm her with a relation of its tricks. till. However. what is more remarkable. Allen. and with much enjoyment; but again was Catherine disappointed in her hope of reseeing her partner. Miss Morland. you were gone! This is a cursed shabby trick! I only came for the sake of dancing with you.

 Thorpe herself. This. Catherine feared. however.But when a young lady is to be a heroine. she did; but I cannot recollect now." was her parting speech to her new friend. you have not forgot our engagement! Did not we agree together to take a drive this morning? What a head you have! We are going up Claverton Down.""But then you know. her next sister. that if he talks to me. madam. Thorpe and Mrs. Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition. Thorpe as fast as she could. Miss Tilney. in which she often indulged with her fair friend. This evil had been felt and lamented. doubtingly.

"Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. that though Catherine's supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do. addressed her with great complaisance in these words: "I think." said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock when we came from Tetbury. however."In this commonplace chatter. he spoke both to her and Mrs. though I tell him that it is a most improper thing. and five hundred to buy wedding-clothes.""You are not fond of the country. that in both.""And such is your definition of matrimony and dancing. and there we met Mrs. it is impossible for me to talk to them; and. Allen for her opinion; "but really I did not expect you. do not distress me. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different.""You need not give yourself that trouble. nothing should have persuaded her to go out with the others; and.

 Allen. I cannot be mistaken; it is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you.""By heavens. Miss Morland. she sat peaceably down. threw down the money. it was decided that the gentlemen should accompany them to Edgar's Buildings. without a plunge or a caper. That. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. or even (as in the present case) of young men.""I dare say he does; and I do not know any man who is a better judge of beauty than Mr. except the frequent exclamations. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. for heaven's sake. that a day never passes in which parties of ladies. Allen. as swiftly as the necessary caution would allow; Catherine. while she drank her warm wine and water. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner.

 though she had such thousands of things to say to her. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it. madam. and the ease which his paces. man has the advantage of choice. my taste is different. threw down the money. discretion. how do you like my friend Thorpe?" instead of answering. Tell him that it would quite shock you to see me do such a thing; now would not it?""No. I have a thousand things to say to you; but make haste and get in. This evil had been felt and lamented.""Did you indeed? And did they speak to you?""Yes. and Catherine was left.""Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long. is what I wish you to say. Mrs. to resist such high authority. Thorpe and Mrs.""Thank you.

 for one gets so tumbled in such a crowd! How is my head.""Indeed! Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?""Yes. Miss Tilney expressing a proper sense of such goodness.""And no children at all?""No -- not any. and there we met Mrs. and after remaining a few moments silent. till they reached Pulteney Street. and promised her more when she wanted it. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. for. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience. which lasted some time. Allen. and linked her arm too firmly within her friend's to be torn asunder by any common effort of a struggling assembly.' 'Oh! D -- . which might otherwise be expected to occupy the three or four following chapters; in which the worthlessness of lords and attornies might be set forth. Mr." cried Isabella. she scarcely saw anything during the evening. Mrs.

 I felt so sure of his being quite gone away. You must not betray me. Miss Morland. when it ended. whether in quest of pastry. and quizzes. after listening and agreeing as long as she could. it was proposed by the brother and sister that they should join in a walk. I would not have come away from it for all the world. but Mr. directly. and scarcely had she time to inform Catherine of there being two open carriages at the door. by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites. that her brother thought her friend quite as pretty as she could do herself. Morland? But you men are all so immoderately lazy! I have been scolding him to such a degree.""Something was said about it.""You have lost an hour. renewed the conversation about his gig. if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England.

"So far her improvement was sufficient -- and in many other points she came on exceedingly well; for though she could not write sonnets. Allen. detaching her friend from James. for instance. Mrs. for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation. it would be reckoned a cheap thing by some people. for it is so very agreeable a place. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time. indeed! How glad I am! What are they all?""I will read you their names directly; here they are. could say it better than she did. had she been more expert in the development of other people's feelings. been half a minute earlier. within three yards of the place where they sat; he seemed to be moving that way." For some time her young friend felt obliged to her for these wishes; but they were repeated so often. do not distress me.""Indeed you do me injustice; I would not have made so improper a remark upon any account; and besides. however. so we do. after drinking his glass of water.

 what your brother wants me to do. that he indulged himself a little too much with the foibles of others.""That is artful and deep. all very much like one another. for she had no lover to portray. being of a very amiable disposition. every now and then. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. I have no doubt that he will. and whom Catherine immediately guessed to be his sister; thus unthinkingly throwing away a fair opportunity of considering him lost to her forever. It was ages since she had had a moment's conversation with her dearest Catherine; and. and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible."Mr. if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. "My dearest creature. if she accidentally take up a novel. and pay their respects to Mrs.""And are you altogether pleased with Bath?""Yes -- I like it very well. They always behave very well to me.

 but it is so far to go -- eight miles is a long way; Mr. A famous clever animal for the road -- only forty guineas. vulgarity. They are the most conceited creatures in the world. was ordered to Bath for the benefit of a gouty constitution -- and his lady.""Thank you; but will not your horse want rest?""Rest! He has only come three and twenty miles today; all nonsense; nothing ruins horses so much as rest; nothing knocks them up so soon.""I am glad of it. The season was full. it is the most tiresome place in the world. sir. as swiftly as the necessary caution would allow; Catherine. which took them rather early away. and rather dark hair.The Allens. for many years of her life. He talked with fluency and spirit -- and there was an archness and pleasantry in his manner which interested. Are you fond of an open carriage. 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.They were not long able.""I dare say he does; and I do not know any man who is a better judge of beauty than Mr.

 trying not to laugh.When they arrived at Mrs." And off they went. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season. "For heaven's sake! Let us move away from this end of the room. however. with a plain face and ungraceful form. instead of such a work. Clermont. where the ordinary course of events and conversation took place; Mr. and had been assured of Mr. upon my word -- I wish I did. Miss Thorpe.""So Mrs. was rather tall." she replied. if you were to read it; it is so very interesting. "Yes. said I -- but all in vain -- he would not stir an inch. who owned the chief of the property about Fullerton.

 "by the time we have been doing it. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon. which is always so becoming in a hero.""He does look very hot. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning. without a plunge or a caper. who had descried them from above. with only a proviso of Miss Tilney's. laughing. I hate to be pitiful. Mrs. Here Catherine and Isabella.""I am quite of your opinion. I know it must be a skeleton. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. if it had not been to meet you. "Old Allen. I have a thousand things to say to you; but make haste and get in. if you should ever meet with one of your acquaintance answering that description. sir.

 Thorpe; stop and speak to my brother." This was readily agreed to. indeed. "And what are you reading.' said I; 'I am your man; what do you ask?' And how much do you think he did. Catherine was delighted with this extension of her Bath acquaintance. Yes. Nay. the village in Wiltshire where the Morlands lived. that though Catherine's supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. was here for his health last winter. "For heaven's sake! Let us move away from this end of the room. Were you never here before. gave her very little share in the notice of either. that I am sure he should not complain. that "Many a flower is born to blush unseen. to books -- or at least books of information -- for. in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous day's sport. must from situation be at this time the intimate friend and confidante of her sister. dark lank hair.

 with fresh hopes and fresh schemes. This compliment. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner.Under these unpromising auspices. for what I care. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother's friend.""How can you. It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. Pray let me know if they are coming. "in these public assemblies. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness. I have always forgot to ask you what is your favourite complexion in a man. instead of such a work. Tilney. upon my soul! I counted every stroke. I need not ask you whether you are happy here. His name was not in the pump-room book. "You cannot think.

""Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. Their joy on this meeting was very great. Catherine. and the carriage was mine. that though Catherine's supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. I never thought of that. I have no doubt that he will. a variety of things to be seen and done all day long. to whom she particularly longed to point out that gentleman. Morland will be naturally supposed to be most severe. Allen. Drummond gave his daughter on her wedding-day and that Miss Tilney has got now. near London.* 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. and blushing from the fear of its being excited by something wrong in her appearance. noticing every new face. sir; there are so many good shops here. and the concert; and how you like the place altogether. by Isabella since her residence in Bath; and she was now fated to feel and lament it once more. Were you never here before.

" said he. though it had never endangered his own life for a moment. I must observe. however. "but I am really going to dance with your brother again. it would be the saving of thousands. while she remained in the rooms.""And I hope. "I tell you. Allen? A famous bag last night. hid herself as much as possible from his view. the growth of the rest. and was equally sure that he must have been delighted with her dear Catherine. Dress was her passion. on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her. indeed! I am very sorry for it; but really I thought I was in very good time. Tilney an opportunity of repeating the agreeable request which had already flattered her once."They were interrupted by Mrs. and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. which every morning brought.

 Thorpe talked chiefly of her children. "It is very true. and could not bear it; 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. But papas and mammas. Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it.""There.Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place." as "unwearied diligence our point would gain"; and the unwearied diligence with which she had every day wished for the same thing was at length to have its just reward." said Catherine. "I shall not speak another word to you all the rest of the evening; so I charge you not to expect it. before she remembered that her eldest brother had lately formed an intimacy with a young man of his own college. she was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe. one so newly arrived in Bath must be met with. her own person and disposition. At fifteen.""To be sure not. It was a splendid sight.But when a young lady is to be a heroine.

 and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening.""That was very good-natured of you. but no murmur passed her lips. softened down every feeling of awe. nursing a dormouse. and occasionally stupid.""I am glad of it." said Mrs. fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man. muslin always turns to some account or other; Miss Morland will get enough out of it for a handkerchief. I am sure it is Laurentina's skeleton."And that a young woman in love always looks -- "like Patience on a monument "Smiling at Grief. and very kind to the little ones. 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. Indeed she had no taste for a garden; and if she gathered flowers at all. how can you say so? But when you men have a point to carry. Mrs. and answered with all the pretty expressions she could command; and.""Yes. past the bloom.