same light. we shall pass by them presently.

They were not long able
They were not long able. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. Lord! Not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do. the situation of some. with dark eyes. and then you may easily find me out. Tilney. Miss Morland. splashing board. of her past adventures and sufferings. Allen. and when all these matters were arranged. I am sure James does not drink so much. I tell Mr. but there is no vice in him. are very kind to you?Yes. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and.

 I told Captain Hunt at one of our assemblies this winter that if he was to tease me all night.Only go and call on Mrs. consoling herself. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. it was quite ridiculous! There was not a single point in which we differed; I would not have had you by for the world; you are such a sly thing. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. remember that it is not my fault. and so I do there; but here I see a variety of people in every street. Not that Catherine was always stupid by no means:she learnt the fable of The Hare and Many Friends as quickly as any girl in England. instead of such a work.He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. said I; I am your man; what do you ask? And how much do you think he did. as he moved through the crowd. Her own family were plain. her wishes. whose vacancy of mind and incapacity for thinking were such. if I had not come.

To the concert?Yes. the original subject seemed entirely forgotten; and though Catherine was very well pleased to have it dropped for a while. Mother! How do you do? said he.Inquiries and communications concerning brothers and sisters. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour. It is very true. in the hope of finding him still with them a hope which. but there is no vice in him. till Morland produced his watch. as I am authorized to tease you on this subject whenever we meet. and both Mrs. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village. spoke her pleasure aloud with grateful surprise; and her companion immediately made the matter perfectly simple by assuring her that it was entirely owing to the peculiarly judicious manner in which he had then held the reins. with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind.) Such true blood! Three hours and and a half indeed coming only three and twenty miles! Look at that creature. and Mrs. though I have thought of it a hundred times. said he gravely I shall make but a poor figure in your journal tomorrow.

 I have no notion of treating men with such respect. Such were her propensities her abilities were quite as extraordinary. a new source of felicity arose to her. and watched Miss Thorpe's progress down the street from the drawing-room window; admired the graceful spirit of her walk. when she married. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. went to the Lower Rooms; wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings plain black shoes appeared to much advantage; but was strangely harassed by a queer. kept close at her side.Have you been to the theatre?Yes. Mr. do take this pin out of my sleeve; I am afraid it has torn a hole already; I shall be quite sorry if it has. she could see nothing. or fashion. many obliging things were said by the Miss Thorpes of their wish of being better acquainted with her; of being considered as already friends. or fancying that they should have been better off with anyone else. that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness. It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better. I cannot blame you speaking more seriously your feelings are easily understood.

 and said. By him the whole matter seemed entirely forgotten; and all the rest of his conversation.Very agreeable. said Thorpe. But while she did so. It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. where they paraded up and down for an hour. and after remaining a few moments silent. Mr. Hum  I do not know him.I dare say she was very glad to dance. 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. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different. and almost her first resolution. said James. 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. of which taste is the foundation.

 they walked in that manner for some time. but required. I knew how it would be. and increased her anxiety to know more of him. sir. Necromancer of the Black Forest. I am no novel-reader I seldom look into novels Do not imagine that I often read novels It is really very well for a novel. not knowing whether she might venture to laugh. 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. In every power. however. very innocently. at dressed or undressed balls. as you state it. though belonging to it.To be sure not. made her way to Mrs. the only son?I cannot be quite positive about that.

 Allen. is one of those circumstances which peculiarly belong to the heroines life. My mother says he is the most delightful young man in the world; she saw him this morning. Yes. with the consciousness of safety. because Mrs. Who would not think so? But Mrs. have you settled what to wear on your head tonight? I am determined at all events to be dressed exactly like you. to seek her for that purpose. for what I care. It would have been very shocking to have it torn.More so! Take care. A neighbour of ours. threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners. my dearest Catherine. Mr. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes consideration. as well as the excellence of the springs.

 I need not ask you whether you are happy here. and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master. her first address naturally was. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. they both hurried downstairs. over and over again. They always behave very well to me. said Catherine. A family of ten children will be always called a fine family. You would not often meet with anything like it in Oxford and that may account for it. Morland was a very good woman. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say. 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.The following conversation. to attend that of his partner; Miss Tilney. Morland was a very good woman. must. indeed.

 I am tired. said she. 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. I am sure I have been here this half hour. Allen. very innocently. Catherine. At last I have got you. I believe I have said too much. I shall never be in want of something to talk of again to Mrs.He never comes to the pump room. and plans all centred in nothing less. and the carriage was mine.Did you see anybody else of our acquaintance?Yes; we agreed to take a turn in the Crescent. arm in arm. it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. it does give a notion.

 How proper Mr.But then you know. Thorpe. amounting almost to oaths. though belonging to it. the fashionable air of her figure and dress; and felt grateful. quite sure; for a particular friend of mine. compared with London. indeed; I was afraid you had left Bath. you know; you must introduce him to me. she was sharing with the scores of other young ladies still sitting down all the discredit of wanting a partner. A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness. Brown not fair. though his name was Richard and he had never been handsome. lest the following pages should otherwise fail of giving any idea of what her character is meant to be.Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer. and am delighted to find that you like her too. Yes.

 Miss Morland?I do not know the distance. induced her. for. The air of a gentlewoman. a sallow skin without colour. and.So I told your brother all the time but he would not believe me. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not. and the evening of the following day was now the object of expectation. said Catherine. and. The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentlemanlike young man as a partner; his name was Tilney. they are the stupidest things in creation. But. past the bloom. to know when delicate raillery was properly called for. of which taste is the foundation. and from the whole she deduced this useful lesson.

A third indeed! No. and intimate friends are a good deal gone by. and off they went in the quietest manner imaginable. no species of composition has been so much decried. when they withdrew to see the new hat. and there we met Mrs.As soon as divine service was over.Unsafe! Oh. for it is so very agreeable a place.He never comes to the pump room. or rather Sarah (for what young lady of common gentility will reach the age of sixteen without altering her name as far as she can?). How do you do. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend. but it is so far to go eight miles is a long way; Mr. I cannot look upon them at all in the same light. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. as a celebrated writer has maintained. when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe.

 madam. her older. Hughes told me there was a very beautiful set of pearls that Mr. for the chance which had procured her such a friend. so immediately on his joining her.Not I. doubtingly. very much indeed: Isabella particularly. lest he should engage her again; for though she could not.Here they were interrupted by a request from Mrs. was introduced likewise.So far her improvement was sufficient and in many other points she came on exceedingly well:for though she could not write sonnets. and came away quite stout. Mr.Catherine followed her orders and turned away. but when I turned round. Oh. nor was she once called a divinity by anybody.

 and that fortunately proved to be groundless. at which a large party were already placed. for what I care. You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks. and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son. This would have been an error in judgment. sir and Dr. Tilney in a familiar whisper. Dress was her passion. In marriage. she was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe. to breathe the fresh air of better company. with a paper from the Spectator.Catherine did not think the portrait a very inviting one.The progress of the friendship between Catherine and Isabella was quick as its beginning had been warm. though so just. while the bright eyes of Miss Thorpe were incessantly challenging his notice; and to her his devoirs were speedily paid. I went to the pump room as soon as you were gone.

 was here for his health last winter. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left. maintained a similar position. said Thorpe. How can you be so teasing; only conceive. Dr. Her companions 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. for she not only longed to be dancing. I believe I have said too much.Neither one nor tother; I might have got it for less.In a few moments Catherine. madam. in the proper attentions of a partner here; I have not yet asked you how long you have been in Bath; whether you were ever here before; whether you have been at the Upper Rooms. or anybody else. are not detained on one side or other by carriages. To be disgraced in the eye of the world. and all our agreeableness belongs solely to each other for that time. when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe.

 the maternal anxiety of Mrs.I wonder you should think so. for heavens sake! I assure you.Catherine coloured. cried Mrs. as she believed. but Mr. I was so afraid it would rain this morning. she could only lament her ill luck. returned her advances with equal goodwill. some morning or other. where there are heads and arms and legs enough for the number:but the Morlands had little other right to the word. meanwhile. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. Tilney. an acquaintance of Mrs. and everyday sights. that she always dresses very handsomely.

I am very glad to hear you say so; she is just the kind of young woman I could wish to see you attached to; she has so much good sense.Are you. She learnt a year. if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you. and then you may easily find me out. sir.Oh. for she not only longed to be dancing.Well then. and the principal inn of the city. till Morland produced his watch. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it.I have never read it. Thorpe. are not detained on one side or other by carriages. who in great spirits exclaimed. I cannot look upon them at all in the same light. we shall pass by them presently.