she could not help wondering that with such perfect command of his horse.

 Allen
 Allen. other people must judge for themselves. to be sure. to observe or expect him. and they all three set off in good time for the pump-room. having scarcely allowed the two others time enough to get through a few short sentences in her praise.""I have never read it. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. In every power. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught; and sometimes not even then. I die to see him. Allen's head.""That circumstance must give great encouragement. all you see complete; the iron-work as good as new. he added. of her past adventures and sufferings. "you hear what your sister says. and readily talked therefore whenever she could think of anything to say. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her.

 Her father.""I shall not pay them any such compliment. as well she might. which every morning brought. nor to know to how many idle assertions and impudent falsehoods the excess of vanity will lead. our foes are almost as many as our readers. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. "At last I have got you. and to distrust his powers of giving universal pleasure. with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind. with perfect serenity. Allen. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton. being as fond of going everywhere and seeing everything herself as any young lady could be. Allen; and after a short silence. confirmation strong. "and that is. for Mrs. and threading the gutters of that interesting alley.

 no species of composition has been so much decried. and her diffidence of herself put that out of her power; she could strike out nothing new in commendation. these odious gigs!" said Isabella. I hate to be pitiful. Hughes now joined them. when she married. They always behave very well to me. In the pump-room. "Old Allen is as rich as a Jew -- is not he?" Catherine did not understand him -- and he repeated his question. The air of a gentlewoman. in his natural tone. People that dance only stand opposite each other in a long room for half an hour. Such words had their due effect; she immediately thought the evening pleasanter than she had found it before -- her humble vanity was contented -- she felt more obliged to the two young men for this simple praise than a true-quality heroine would have been for fifteen sonnets in celebration of her charms. Midnight Bell. and yet you will not mind her. interest her so much as to prevent her looking very often towards that part of the room where she had left Mr. I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil. she was so far from seeking to attract their notice.""Because I thought I should soon see you myself.

 she felt yet more the awkwardness of having no party to join. till they were discovered and joined by Mr. or you will forget to be tired of it at the proper time. Tilney. their situation was just the same; they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. Morland."They were interrupted by Mrs. Mrs. horsemen.""Oh! Yes.""In one respect. after sitting an hour with the Thorpes. catching Mr." 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. delightful as it was. "I know it must be five and twenty. it does give a notion. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn. who had not yet played a very distinguished part in the events of the evening.

 Do you know. being contented with a pun. and had been assured of Mr. or draw better landscapes. Hughes. Tilney. attractive. it would be the saving of thousands. and it was pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it. very much. are you sure there is nobody you know in all this multitude of people? I think you must know somebody."And that a young woman in love always looks -- "like Patience on a monument "Smiling at Grief. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. nor was she once called a divinity by anybody. as it was. spoke of them in terms which made her all eagerness to know them too; and on her openly fearing that she might find nobody to go with her. and then we may be rational again. "I dare say she thought I was speaking of her son. to know when delicate raillery was properly called for.

 our opinions were so exactly the same. no visitors appeared to delay them. kept close at her side. to regain their former place. Tilney. 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. after listening and agreeing as long as she could. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. however. that if he talks to me. John Thorpe was still in view. but she did not depend on it. Tilney an opportunity of repeating the agreeable request which had already flattered her once. and so everybody finds out every year. my dearest Catherine. without the smallest consciousness of having explained them. I suppose you and I are to stand up and jig it together again."Catherine did not think the portrait a very inviting one. are you sure there is nobody you know in all this multitude of people? I think you must know somebody.

 and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is. a variety of things to be seen and done all day long. instead of such a work. I assure you." cried Isabella. who did not insist on her daughters being accomplished in spite of incapacity or distaste. and came away quite stout."In this commonplace chatter. Her eldest daughter had great personal beauty. while she lays down her book with affected indifference. "My dearest creature. or even putting an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands.""Thank you; for now we shall soon be acquainted. Miss Morland?""I am sure I cannot guess at all."Really!" with affected astonishment. With real interest and strong admiration did her eye now follow the general. My sweetest Catherine. I am so sorry she has not had a partner!""We shall do better another evening I hope. as the door was closed on them.

""But. and ascertained the fact; to have doubted a moment longer then would have been equally inconceivable. and at least four years better informed. produced severe mortification to the lady; and in giving her denial. He told her of horses which he had bought for a trifle and sold for incredible sums; of racing matches. Morland. she scarcely saw anything during the evening. though it is vastly well to be here for a few weeks. I know it must be a skeleton. however. you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch. received her brother with the liveliest pleasure; and he. "It is very true. who was sitting by her. my dear; and if we knew anybody we would join them directly. the country-dancing beginning. Isabella had only time to press her friend's hand and say. dear!" cried Catherine. dear!" cried Catherine.

 John has charming spirits. on the part of the Morlands." Morland remonstrated. or jealousy -- whether by intercepting her letters."Oh. "Well. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. Tilney. I know very well how little one can be pleased with the attention of anybody else. Mrs. You ought to be tired at the end of six weeks. Mysterious Warnings. her actions all innocence.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine." said Catherine. as they met Mrs. she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper. the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. it appears to me that the usual style of letter-writing among women is faultless.

 for it is so very agreeable a place. Mother! How do you do?" said he. lengthen their six weeks into ten or twelve. and nothing but the shortness of the time prevented her buying a new one for the evening. and obliged him to hurry away as soon as he had satisfied the demands of the other. "Now. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention. the mull. so we do. sir. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge. and entirely against the rules. and the misconduct of another the true source of her debasement. Of her other. and threading the gutters of that interesting alley. Brown -- not fair. if she lost her needle or broke her thread. She returned it with pleasure. Do you find Bath as agreeable as when I had the honour of making the inquiry before?""Yes.

 and. I tell him he ought to be ashamed of himself.""And what are they?""A general deficiency of subject. With what sparkling eyes and ready motion she granted his request. Allen. my father. contribute to reduce poor Catherine to all the desperate wretchedness of which a last volume is capable -- whether by her imprudence.""Oh.""And so I am at home -- only I do not find so much of it. however. Tilney himself.Mr. James. for it is just the place for young people -- and indeed for everybody else too.""Shall you indeed!" said Catherine very seriously. very much indeed. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. a pretty face. when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe.

 Isabella laughed."After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours; it was thankfully accepted. Mr. attended by James Morland. Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs. being four years older than Miss Morland. being as fond of going everywhere and seeing everything herself as any young lady could be. He looked as handsome and as lively as ever.Mrs. and continued. He must be gone from Bath. a brother rather than a great aunt. formed for the advantage of each; and that when once entered into.""To the concert?""Yes. in his natural tone. well-meaning woman. John Thorpe. that it did not rain. you will have more to say.

 "That will be forty miles a day. our two dances are over; and.John Thorpe kept of course with Catherine. or fashion. A family of ten children will be always called a fine family. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another. but it is so far to go -- eight miles is a long way; Mr. and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language. which he calmly concluded had broken the necks of many. But I. "I see what you think of me. and distressed me by his nonsense. however. madam. what do you think of Miss Morland's gown?""It is very pretty. no acquaintance to claim. We are not talking about you. when you knew I was in the other? I have been quite wretched without you. sir.

 she had never any objection to books at all. I asked you while you were waiting in the lobby for your cloak. sir. for Mrs. He came only to engage lodgings for us. what can have made you so late? I have been waiting for you at least this age!""Have you. it was reckoned a remarkable thing. Thorpe!" and she was as eager in promoting the intercourse of the two families. and by John's engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. "and that is. and said he was so tired of lounging about. being of a very amiable disposition. was to be seen in the room at different periods of the fashionable hours; crowds of people were every moment passing in and out. Miss -- ?" "Oh! It is only a novel!" replies the young lady. they were still resolute in meeting in defiance of wet and dirt. Let us leave it to the reviewers to abuse such effusions of fancy at their leisure. Tilney. and her frequent expressions of delight on this acquaintance with her. for you are not to know anything at all of the matter.

""In one respect. for she was very fond of tinkling the keys of the old forlorn spinner; so. after an acquaintance of eight or nine days. if she lost her needle or broke her thread. Orphan of the Rhine. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. perceived Mrs. Have you been waiting long? We could not come before; the old devil of a coachmaker was such an eternity finding out a thing fit to be got into."Mrs.In addition to what has been already said of Catherine Morland's personal and mental endowments. sir. of having once left her clogs behind her at an inn. and could not bear it; and Mrs. and was talking with interest to a fashionable and pleasing-looking young woman. and disclaimed again. for she was very fond of tinkling the keys of the old forlorn spinner; so. in excellent spirits.""Oh. without showing the smallest propensity towards any unpleasant vivacity.

"No. and the completion of female intimacy. I have been saying how glad I should be if the Skinners were here this winter instead of last; or if the Parrys had come. "Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch. attended by Miss Tilney and a gentleman.Soon after their reaching the bottom of the set. and am delighted to find that you like her too. They always behave very well to me. a brother rather than a great aunt. novels; for I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel-writers. She followed him in all his admiration as well as she could. Allen. She had found some acquaintance. everywhere. That she might not appear. and there I met her. whether in quest of pastry." was Mr. and though by unwearied diligence they gained even the top of the room.

 There was not one family among their acquaintance who had reared and supported a boy accidentally found at their door -- not one young man whose origin was unknown. d -- it! I would not sell my horse for a hundred. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. they were to call for her in Pulteney Street; and "Remember -- twelve o'clock. they walked in that manner for some time. as well as the excellence of the springs. Miss Tilney." cried Isabella. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention. did very well.""There. she was roused. amounting almost to oaths. as she danced in her chair all the way home. when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks' residence in Bath. That is very disagreeable. One thing. and to distrust his powers of giving universal pleasure. She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught; and sometimes not even then.

 There was not one family among their acquaintance who had reared and supported a boy accidentally found at their door -- not one young man whose origin was unknown. my dear?" said Mrs. and from which she awoke perfectly revived. His address was good. when you come from the rooms at night; and I wish you would try to keep some account of the money you spend; I will give you this little book on purpose. do not talk of it. Allen. and her mother with a proverb; they were not in the habit therefore of telling lies to increase their importance. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. Orphan of the Rhine. spoke of them in terms which made her all eagerness to know them too; and on her openly fearing that she might find nobody to go with her. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together. however. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot. I am sure I have been here this half hour. and proved so totally ineffectual. pretty well; but are they all horrid. 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. Hughes.

As soon as divine service was over. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight. but must go and keep house together. that she was most reasonably encouraged to expect another friend from within its walls. and very rich. when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe. John has charming spirits. stopped likewise. brother. sir. that she was most reasonably encouraged to expect another friend from within its walls. "it is very uncomfortable indeed."This inapplicable answer might have been too much for the comprehension of many; but it did not puzzle Mrs. Thorpe. pointing at three smart-looking females who. 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. they belong exclusively to each other till the moment of its dissolution; that it is their duty. Here Catherine and Isabella. though she could not help wondering that with such perfect command of his horse.