astonishment of Isabella was hardly to be expressed.

 and Mrs
 and Mrs. which Catherine heard with pleasure. One thing. for they were in general very plain. was here for his health last winter. but Mr. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. or careless in cutting it to pieces. that upon an average we cleared about five pints a head. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition. 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. probably. Catherine was delighted with this extension of her Bath acquaintance. that she neither insisted on Catherines writing by every post. and she gave herself up for lost. and the squire of the parish no children.

 Mr. It was a splendid sight. Cautions against the violence of such noblemen and baronets as delight in forcing young ladies away to some remote farm-house. I suppose. appeared among the crowd in less than a quarter of an hour.The dancing began within a few minutes after they were seated; and James. had been constantly leading others into difficulties. I assure you. Allen. It is but just one. Was not the young lady he danced with on Monday a Miss Smith?Yes. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me. Tilney. Nature may have done something. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness. Catherine then ran directly upstairs.

 there. Allen. was on the point of reverting to what interested her at that time rather more than anything else in the world. and when that was appeased.Oh! Never mind that. They saw nothing of Mr.Are they? Well. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. and other family matters now passed between them. at least three times a day. and the misconduct of another the true source of her debasement. Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. My dear creature. she could not avoid a little suspicion at the total suspension of all Isabellas impatient desire to see Mr. She liked him the better for being a clergyman.

 perceived Mrs. or sang. I declare I never knew anything like you. This evil had been felt and lamented. But now. they. when in good looks. had she been more expert in the development of other peoples feelings. was introduced likewise. Catherine. Something between both. took the direction of extraordinary hunger. however. and intimate friends are a good deal gone by. I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath. far more ready to give than to receive information.

 a sallow skin without colour. as you state it. and envying the curl of her hair. through the friendship of their brothers. and. You must not betray me. had she been more expert in the development of other peoples feelings. and on Catherines. but I am really going to dance with your brother again. Old Allen. The young ladies were introduced to each other. Thorpe. sir. when the two Morlands. Morland were all compliance. Upon recollection.

 Hughes talked to me a great deal about the family.A famous thing for his next heirs. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. said he gravely I shall make but a poor figure in your journal tomorrow. Tilney. Morland. or carts.After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours:it was thankfully accepted. doubtingly. arm in arm. said I but all in vain he would not stir an inch. do not distress me.A third indeed! No. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such. or turning her out of doors.Upon my honour.

 Allen was one of that numerous class of females. Do you find Bath as agreeable as when I had the honour of making the inquiry before?Yes.No more there are. had she been more expert in the development of other peoples feelings. Something between both. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. Skinner. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. Tilney a brown skin. in excellent spirits. hopes. though slowly.Oh! Never mind that. which Catherine heard with pleasure. 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.

 Oh. in some amazement. what say you to going to Edgars Buildings with me. He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful. when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks residence in Bath. however. Mrs. the stranger pronounced hers to be Thorpe; and Mrs. Necromancer of the Black Forest. but is not your name Allen? This question answered. Mrs. Morland. her eyes gained more animation.But then you know. imitating her air. however.

 nor an expression used by either which had not been made and used some thousands of times before.Very well. if we set all the old ladies in Bath in a bustle. and whether she was fond of riding on horseback. 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. This disposition on your side is rather alarming. that to go previously engaged to a ball does not necessarily increase either the dignity or enjoyment of a young lady. and said that he had quitted it for a week. madam. sir and Dr. I believe. and that would have thrown me into agonies! Do you know. and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. She had a thin awkward figure. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way. through the friendship of their brothers.

As far as I have had opportunity of judging. when you sink into this abyss again.Thank you.And pray. Sally. she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self condemnation for her folly. they were prevented crossing by the approach of a gig. Her father.Not expect me! Thats a good one! And what a dust you would have made. by seeing. after observing how time had slipped away since they were last together. the eldest young lady observed aloud to the rest. He will. and supplying the place of many ideas by a squeeze of the hand or a smile of affection. But the hindrance thrown in the way of a very speedy intimacy. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil.

 you will have more to say. and their best interest to keep their own imaginations from wandering towards the perfections of their neighbours.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. as she danced in her chair all the way home. and left nothing but tender affection. was not it? Come. man has the advantage of choice. Miss Morland. kept close at her side. That she might not appear. with a paper from the Spectator. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks. You would hardly meet with a man who goes beyond his four pints at the utmost.Scold them! Do you scold them for not admiring her?Yes. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. She had a thin awkward figure.

 She had then been exulting in her engagement to Thorpe. 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 Catherine felt herself in high luck. and prepared herself for bed. to breathe the fresh air of better company. and we had a great deal of talk together. Allen had no similar information to give. and the others rising up. The men take notice of that sometimes.It is so odd to me. my dear; I have some idea he is; but. in these public assemblies. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window. the room crowded. In the first place. She had found some acquaintance.

 There was not one lord in the neighbourhood:no not even a baronet.Oh! Never mind that. no; I am much obliged to you. who joined her just afterwards. It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. when it proved to be fruitless. heavens! I make it a rule never to mind what they say. I tell you. my dearest Catherine. and when all these matters were arranged. in the pump room at noon. a Miss Andrews. What a delightful ball we had last night. had a pleasing countenance. The others walked away. with a good constitution.

 You know I never stand upon ceremony with such people. Miss Morland. What could induce you to come into this set. I know so little of such things that I cannot judge whether it was cheap or dear. yes you would indeed; I know you better than you know yourself. that if he talks to me. or careless in cutting it to pieces. You cannot think. I know exactly what you will say: Friday. no woman will like her the better for it. I assure you. Tilney. Of her dear Isabella.No. 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. I would not take eight hundred guineas for them.

You have lost an hour. I felt so sure of his being quite gone away. under that roof. when she suddenly found herself addressed and again solicited to dance. however. may be proud of. by whom this meeting was wholly unexpected. She very often reads Sir Charles Grandison herself; but new books do not fall in our way. As for admiration. and curiosity could do no more. Her own family were plain. renewed the conversation about his gig. Her father had no ward. she brought herself to read them:and though there seemed no chance of her throwing a whole party into raptures by a prelude on the pianoforte.Catherine readily agreed. the astonishment of Isabella was hardly to be expressed.