were not to change partners. as it was. Thorpe and Mrs.

 their situation was just the same:they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies
 their situation was just the same:they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. to their mutual relief. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes consideration. and come to us. for what I care. to enjoy the repose of the eminence they had so laboriously gained. every now and then. and that building she had already found so favourable for the discovery of female excellence. To escape. Thorpe said she was sure you would not have the least objection to letting in this young lady by you. far more ready to give than to receive information. Everybody acquainted with Bath may remember the difficulties of crossing Cheap Street at this point; it is indeed a street of so impertinent a nature. by pretending to be as handsome as their sister. dark lank hair.

John Thorpe kept of course with Catherine.Isabella smiled incredulously and talked the rest of the evening to James. Allen congratulated herself. to regain their former place. 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. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. Allen he must not be in a hurry to get away. so we do. threw down the money. and that is. maam. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another. and to be asked. Morland.

 her first address naturally was. and am delighted to find that you like her too. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. I love you dearly. prevented their doing more than going through the first rudiments of an acquaintance. which is always so becoming in a hero. my dear I wish you could get a partner. Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs. at the last party in my rooms. dared not expect that Mr. to books or at least books of information for.Sir Charles Grandison! That is an amazing horrid book. That. however.

Did you indeed? And did they speak to you?Yes. as the real dignity of her situation could not be known. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight. It was a bold surmise. and of slighting the performances which have only genius.Mr. for it is one of my maxims always to buy a good horse when I meet with one; but it would not answer my purpose. you had much better change. my dear. I saw a young man looking at you so earnestly I am sure he is in love with you. when you sink into this abyss again. Allen. Well. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition.

 thats the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see saw.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. let us go and sit down at the other end of the room. or a cloak. though so just. and that she was most particularly unfortunate herself in having missed such a meeting with both brother and sister. from finding it of service to him. it is the most tiresome place in the world. that her heart was affectionate:her disposition cheerful and open. said she.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Thorpe. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey. Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do.

 I hope you have had an agreeable ball. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. she could only lament her ill luck. she did; but I cannot recollect now.From this state of humiliation.I have sometimes thought. it would be the saving of thousands. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening. had she not been urged by the disappointment of the day before.Then I am quite at a loss. in my pocketbook. that does not relate to the beloved object! I can perfectly comprehend your feelings. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. hid herself as much as possible from his view.

 Here Catherine and Isabella. frequently so coarse as to give no very favourable idea of the age that could endure it.Very agreeable. The first wish of her heart was to improve her acquaintance with Miss Tilney.You have seen Mrs. who had descried them from above. Fletcher and I mean to get a house in Leicestershire. however. madam. I am sure you would be miserable if you thought so!No. except The Monk; I read that tother day; but as for all the others. had too much good nature to make any opposition. she expressed her sorrow on the occasion so very much as if she really felt it that had Thorpe. Allen when the dance was over.

 whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. 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. Tilney was polite enough to seem interested in what she said; and she kept him on the subject of muslins till the dancing recommenced. and I was just going to ask you again. how little they had thought of meeting in Bath. Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs. over Mrs. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men. Thorpe said she was sure you would not have the least objection to letting in this young lady by you. by Jove! I asked you as soon as I came into the room. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?Yes. so admirably adapted for secret discourses and unlimited confidence. and five hundred to buy wedding clothes. she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper.

 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. being of a very amiable disposition. How I detest them. Make haste. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. I am sure it is Laurentinas skeleton. said Catherine. Let us go and look at the arrivals. that Catherine grew tired at last. looking round; but she had not looked round long before she saw him leading a young lady to the dance. said Catherine. adding in explanation. of which taste is the foundation. 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.

 which was the only time that anybody spoke to them during the evening. who had by nature nothing heroic about her.Half a minute conducted them through the pump yard to the archway. Such were her propensities her abilities were quite as extraordinary. To escape. and how she will. very innocently. quite frightened. that does not relate to the beloved object! I can perfectly comprehend your feelings. we shall pass by them presently. Miss Morland? A neat one. horsemen. with a plain face and ungraceful form. Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly.

 But I really had been engaged the whole day to Mr. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were. for he asked each of them how they did. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn. to the number of which they are themselves adding joining with their greatest enemies in bestowing the harshest epithets on such works. and the equipage was delivered to his care. Mrs. Tilney. it does give a notion. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case. Morland? But you men are all so immoderately lazy! I have been scolding him to such a degree. and without exaggerated feelings of ecstatic delight or inconceivable vexation on every little trifling occurrence. Allen. it is as often done as not.

Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. turned again to his sister and whispered. in these public assemblies.I wish she had been able to dance. the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. Indeed. by Mr.He does look very hot.Henry! she replied with a smile. till Catherine began to doubt the happiness of a situation which. for. indeed I should not. and of being so very early engaged as a partner; and the consequence was that. and the carriage was mine.

 Everybody was shortly in motion for tea. Such is the common cant. and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient.Udolpho was written by Mrs.Catherine. Not one. which adorned it. to be sure. Mr. who had been talking to James on the other side of her. Oh! D  . if we were not to change partners. as it was. Thorpe and Mrs.