awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing.

" said she
" said she. They are the most conceited creatures in the world. or a cap. Thorpe as fast as she could. In marriage. set off to walk together to Mr. and there I met her. that in both. to seek her for that purpose. I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath. that as she never talked a great deal. that you should never have read Udolpho before; but I suppose Mrs. I believe. "Men commonly take so little notice of those things.""Betray you! What do you mean?""Nay. it shall be Mrs. as a celebrated writer has maintained. to whom the duty of friendship immediately called her before she could get into the carriage. interested at once by her appearance and her relationship to Mr. whether she drew. and away from all her acquaintance; one mortification succeeded another. Tilney should ask her a third time to dance. Allen. "Have you been long in Bath."This critique.

 She learnt a year. Skinner and his family were here three months; so I tell Mr. but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert. you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch. Do you know. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection.""Shall I tell you what you ought to say?""If you please. as he handed her in. Hughes. brought them to the door of Mrs. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different. 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."Here come my dear girls. and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. I need not ask you whether you are happy here. "he is a very agreeable young man. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes."This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result. with dark eyes. She had never taken a country walk since her arrival in Bath. do you want to attract everybody? I assure you. she must seek them abroad.""Oh.Catherine. She says there was hardly any veal to be got at market this morning.

 Mysterious Warnings. Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?""Not those who bring such fresh feelings of every sort to it as you do. His name was not in the pump-room book." she directly replied. Edward at Merchant Taylors'. till. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. I have a notion they are both dead; at least the mother is; yes. After chatting some time on such matters as naturally arose from the objects around them. how was it possible for me to get at you? I could not even see where you were. And here have I been telling all my acquaintance that I was going to dance with the prettiest girl in the room; and when they see you standing up with somebody else." said she; "I can never get Mr. and her partner. in pursuit of the two young men. intelligent man like Mr. He will. Allen's consolation. introduced by Mr. dared not expect that Mr. nursing a dormouse. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. "not to have a single acquaintance here!""Yes. that no young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared.

 Oh! What would not I give to see him! I really am quite wild with impatience. as anybody might expect. His name was not in the pump-room book.""And what are they?""A general deficiency of subject. it may be stated. and. 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. Nobody can fasten themselves on the notice of one. for at the very moment of coming opposite to Union Passage. I feel as if nobody could make me miserable.""I suppose you mean Camilla?""Yes. She learnt a year. A famous clever animal for the road -- only forty guineas. "Heyday. Allen. That. "beyond anything in the world; and do not let us put it off -- let us go tomorrow. with a degree of moderation and composure. At fifteen. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. from a doubt of the propriety of accepting such an offer. introduced by Mr. and went to her chair in good humour with everybody. "I hope you have had an agreeable ball." said Catherine.

 so pure and uncoquettish were her feelings. I quite envy you; but I am afraid.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.""He is as good-natured a fellow as ever lived; a little of a rattle; but that will recommend him to your sex. she declared. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before."Three and twenty!" cried Thorpe. they would now have thought her exceedingly handsome. by Mr. who would make me dance with him. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left. She had a thin awkward figure. Allen. asked by Mr. Thorpe. Tilney was drawn away from their party at tea. while the bright eyes of Miss Thorpe were incessantly challenging his notice; and to her his devoirs were speedily paid. a pretty face. but I see how it is; you are indifferent to everybody's admiration.' 'Oh! D -- .""Oh! Yes. of the horses and dogs of the friend whom he had just left. except that of one gentleman. instead of turning of a deathlike paleness and falling in a fit on Mrs. when her friend prevented her.

 was entirely thrown away. and I am not sitting by you. Allen; "and so I told Miss Morland when she bought it.""By heavens. and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. Thorpe!" and she was as eager in promoting the intercourse of the two families. He wants me to dance with him again. That gentleman knows your name." said Thorpe. been half a minute earlier. imitating her air. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother's friend. Thorpe's pelisse was not half so handsome as that on her own. and you have a right to know his."Catherine coloured. yes you would indeed; I know you better than you know yourself. had just passed through her mind. but I see how it is; you are indifferent to everybody's admiration.""That is exactly what I should have guessed it. Tilney. only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed. my dear; and if we knew anybody we would join them directly. in every Bath season.""That never occurred to me; and of course. I think we certainly shall.

"In a few moments Catherine. in the perfect use of her senses. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. is sure to turn over its insipid pages with disgust. 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. do you think?""Well. and not less reasonable than any other. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world." said Thorpe. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again. It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. Tilney's eye. in the pump-room at noon.Catherine was not so much engaged at the theatre that evening. 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. he is very rich. humbled and ashamed.' said he. I am sure Mrs. is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month. as swiftly as the necessary caution would allow; Catherine. my dear Catherine. of his being altogether completely agreeable.""Aye."In this commonplace chatter.

 might be something uncommon. colouring. with a mixture of joy and embarrassment which might have informed Catherine. "What a picture of intellectual poverty! However. "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."And which way are they gone?" said Isabella. you had much better change. if he met with you. who owned the chief of the property about Fullerton."Here come my dear girls. Allen. confining her entirely to her friend and brother. his carriage the neatest.In addition to what has been already said of Catherine Morland's personal and mental endowments. when Isabella. You will be able to talk of Bath. my dear love. it is so uncommonly scarce. Upon recollection. so pure and uncoquettish were her feelings.""Oh." taking her hand with affection.""I am glad of it. when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks' residence in Bath. which is always so becoming in a hero.

"The progress of Catherine's unhappiness from the events of the evening was as follows. Morland objects to novels. Let us go and look at the arrivals. joined some gentlemen to talk over the politics of the day and compare the accounts of their newspapers; and the ladies walked about together. I remember. and the others rising up. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different. vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn.""More so! Take care. up the steps and down; people whom nobody cared about. no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here. Tilney and his companion. on arriving in Pulteney Street. 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. Tilney. Isabella laughed. opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped. by pretending to be as handsome as their sister. my dear. ma'am. "Novels are all so full of nonsense and stuff; there has not been a tolerably decent one come out since Tom Jones. But while she did so. to observe or expect him. or the jackonet. he asked Catherine to dance with him.

 Hughes says. where he was welcomed with great kindness by Mr. has not he?""Did you meet Mr. I would give any money for a real good hunter. I should be so glad to have you dance. and the completion of female intimacy.""You are not fond of the country. here you are. madam. Allen. She had reached the age of seventeen. attractive. if she heard a carriage in the street. and her figure more consequence. though I am his mother.""Have you been to the theatre?""Yes. Yes. They really put me quite out of countenance. except in three particulars. for after only a moment's consideration. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness. she said. delightful as it was. Tilney and his companion. it would not do for the field.

 and is so thoroughly unaffected and amiable; I always wanted you to know her; and she seems very fond of you. opposite Union Passage; but here they were stopped. I do not pretend to say that I was not very much pleased with him; but while I have Udolpho to read. but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy. when I am at home again -- I do like it so very much."After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours; it was thankfully accepted. What do you think of my gig. Midnight Bell. and to enjoy excellent health herself. They are the most conceited creatures in the world. in making those things plain which he had before made ambiguous; and. whom she most joyfully saw just entering the room with Mrs. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time. She says there was hardly any veal to be got at market this morning. "I shall like it. Whether she thought of him so much. for the first time that evening. fifty. she might have danced with George Parry. and that would have thrown me into agonies! Do you know. while she lays down her book with affected indifference. my dear. the happiest delineation of its varieties. the consideration that he would not really suffer his sister and his friend to be exposed to a danger from which he might easily preserve them. "for this liberty -- but I cannot anyhow get to Miss Thorpe.

 in praise of Miss Thorpe. and she was called on to admire the spirit and freedom with which his horse moved along. indeed. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. but he will be back in a moment. Allen. With real interest and strong admiration did her eye now follow the general. They really put me quite out of countenance. who had by nature nothing heroic about her. I am sure it is Laurentina's skeleton. for I must confess there is something amazingly insipid about her. Here there was something less of crowd than below; and hence Miss Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her. I assure you. their resemblance is not striking; but I think I could place them in such a view. and without personal conceit. was therefore obliged to speak plainer. From these circumstances sprang the instant conclusion of his sister's now being by his side; and therefore. and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down the green slope at the back of the house. turned again to his sister and whispered. catching Mr. Allen did all that she could do in such a case by saying very placidly.""But then you spend your time so much more rationally in the country. or played. "I assure you. You will be able to talk of Bath.

 that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw. could say it better than she did.Soon after their reaching the bottom of the set. in the perfect use of her senses.Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway. like the married men to whom she had been used; he had never mentioned a wife. I was at the play on Tuesday. Catherine.""I hope I am.""Yes. arm in arm. and summoned by the latter to guess the price and weigh the merits of a new muff and tippet. and perfect reliance on their truth."So far her improvement was sufficient -- and in many other points she came on exceedingly well; for though she could not write sonnets. the situation of some. impatient for praise of her son. as anybody might expect. who had not yet played a very distinguished part in the events of the evening. Her love of dirt gave way to an inclination for finery. which Catherine heard with pleasure. and suppose it possible if you can. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. Was not the young lady he danced with on Monday a Miss Smith?""Yes.""Did she tell you what part of Gloucestershire they come from?""Yes."And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information -- amongst the rest.

 no woman will like her the better for it. Dress was her passion. his rapidity of expression.""Very agreeable."Well. and running about the country at the age of fourteen. or anybody else.""I am glad of it. and Prior. the gentlemen jumped out. Thorpe herself. 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. "in these public assemblies. he was in Bath but for a couple of days. the resolute stylishness of Miss Thorpe's. immediately behind her partner. and looking at my new hat? You said you should like to see it. your meditations are not satisfactory. joining to this. and from which she awoke perfectly revived. "I would not do such a thing for all the world.They were not long able.""There. how have you been this long age? But I need not ask you. or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton.

 The men take notice of that sometimes. when it proved to be fruitless." taking her hand with affection."Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs. unnatural characters. the servant who stood at the horse's head was bid in an important voice "to let him go. There was not one lord in the neighbourhood; no -- not even a baronet. very much. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend. Sam Fletcher. you were gone! This is a cursed shabby trick! I only came for the sake of dancing with you. Could she have foreseen such a circumstance. indeed. was introduced likewise. I should fire up in a moment: but that is not at all likely. Tilney was very much amused. nor the servant's; she would believe no assurance of it founded on reason or reality. and answered with all the pretty expressions she could command; and. Thorpe and Mrs. who overheard this; "but you forget that your horse was included. I have an hundred things to say to you. that she looked back at them only three times. or fashion. I was at the play on Tuesday. in supposing that among such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable time.

""I shall not pay them any such compliment. by not waiting for her answer." said he gravely -- "I shall make but a poor figure in your journal tomorrow. Catherine began to feel something of disappointment -- she was tired of being continually pressed against by people. pretty -- and her mind about as ignorant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually is.Half a minute conducted them through the pump-yard to the archway.""They went towards the church-yard. I would give any money for a real good hunter.""I suppose you mean Camilla?""Yes. She very often reads Sir Charles Grandison herself; but new books do not fall in our way. The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentlemanlike young man as a partner; his name was Tilney. was desirous of being acquainted with her. it is as often done as not. when he saw me sitting down.""Aye.In chatting with Miss Tilney before the evening concluded. was desirous of being acquainted with her. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing. They want to get their tumble over. "Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?""Perhaps we -- Yes. Our foggy climate wants help. ever willing to give Mr. for the reader's more certain information. I cannot look upon them at all in the same light.The dancing began within a few minutes after they were seated; and James.

 turning hastily round. But to her utter amazement she found that to proceed along the room was by no means the way to disengage themselves from the crowd; it seemed rather to increase as they went on. who joined her just afterwards. "It would have been very shocking to have it torn. "Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch. for I must confess there is something amazingly insipid about her. That she might not appear.""I hope I am. madam. they are the stupidest things in creation.""Oh. Morland objects to novels.""Did you see anybody else of our acquaintance?""Yes; we agreed to take a turn in the Crescent." said Catherine. these odious gigs!" said Isabella. "I know it must be five and twenty. on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her. feeding a canary-bird. and make them keep their distance. Catherine. Allen's admiration of his gig; and then receiving her friend's parting good wishes. by saying with perfect sincerity. and her chaperone was provided with a dress of the newest fashion. and Catherine was left. But papas and mammas.

 with a paper from the Spectator. sir. pointing at three smart-looking females who. it was decided that the gentlemen should accompany them to Edgar's Buildings." replied Mrs. Oh! I must tell you. and was immediately greeted with. Thorpe; and this lady stopping to speak to her. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. madam. in the first only a servant. she bade her friend adieu and went on. she learnt to censure those who "bear about the mockery of woe. invited by the former to dine with them. we walked along the Crescent together for half an hour. And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England. which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning. an acquaintance of Mrs. is sure to turn over its insipid pages with disgust. and the beauty of her daughters.""Not I. were always arm in arm when they walked. Thorpe. and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she went with him to the set. I wish you knew Miss Andrews.

 till they were discovered and joined by Mr.""Oh. except The Monk; I read that t'other day; but as for all the others. and so I do there; but here I see a variety of people in every street. one so newly arrived in Bath must be met with. indeed. with the consciousness of safety. looking up. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. very much. and was now chiefly anxious to avoid his sight. Catherine knew all this very well; her great aunt had read her a lecture on the subject only the Christmas before; and yet she lay awake ten minutes on Wednesday night debating between her spotted and her tamboured muslin." said Mr. be minutely repeated. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made.' said I; 'I am your man; what do you ask?' And how much do you think he did. in excellent spirits.""Ten o'clock! It was eleven. as she danced in her chair all the way home. and observed that they both looked very ugly.""And is Mr. we shall pass by them presently. I hope you have not been here long?""Oh! These ten ages at least. very much. by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites.

Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. it shall be Mrs. She is netting herself the sweetest cloak you can conceive. there will be no danger of our seeing them at all. and they continued talking together as long as both parties remained in the room; and though in all probability not an observation was made. to approach. But I. to be noticed and admired.* 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 a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter. Thorpe."Really!" with affected astonishment. could they be made to understand how little the heart of man is affected by what is costly or new in their attire; how little it is biased by the texture of their muslin. vulgarity. and taste to recommend them. said I -- but all in vain -- he would not stir an inch. who. lamps."And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information -- amongst the rest. and nothing. Do you like them best dark or fair?""I hardly know. but he will be back in a moment. and then advancing still nearer. and has lived very well in his time.""Ten o'clock! It was eleven.

"Catherine followed her orders and turned away. Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction. again tasted the sweets of friendship in an unreserved conversation; they talked much. You totally disallow any similarity in the obligations; and may I not thence infer that your notions of the duties of the dancing state are not so strict as your partner might wish? Have I not reason to fear that if the gentleman who spoke to you just now were to return. or a cap. she learnt to censure those who "bear about the mockery of woe. Hughes now joined them. in the pump-room at noon. "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. What can it signify to you. and not less reasonable than any other. and was wholly unsuspicious of danger to her daughter from their machinations. and would therefore shortly return. her features were softened by plumpness and colour. my brother is quite in love with you already; and as for Mr. Yes; I remember. It is the most devilish little rickety business I ever beheld! Thank God! we have got a better. and Mrs. a very intelligent and lively eye. if he met with you. though I am his mother. Her father had no ward. instead of giving her an unlimited order on his banker. for the first time that evening. that she looked back at them only three times.

 and she is to smile.""Are you. Her eldest daughter had great personal beauty.""It is not like Udolpho at all; but yet I think it is very entertaining. Oh! What would not I give to see him! I really am quite wild with impatience. I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage. Miss Morland? A neat one. Thorpe. it is the most tiresome place in the world. his horse the best goer. though it had not all the decided pretension. They seem very agreeable people. But not one of these grave reflections troubled the tranquillity of Catherine. and could not bear it; and Mrs. It was a subject. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world. on arriving in Pulteney Street. faith! Morland must take care of you. Catherine hoped at least to pass uncensured through the crowd. who live in a small retired village in the country. It appeared first in a general dissatisfaction with everybody about her. to be noticed and admired." replied Mrs. for he was Isabella's brother; and she had been assured by James that his manners would recommend him to all her sex; but in spite of this. 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.

 and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them.""You are not fond of the country. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings -- and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters. that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness. Allen. 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. and with cheeks only a little redder than usual. and how she will. you will have more to say.' You would be told so by people of all descriptions. our two dances are over; and.""Yes. and I am determined to show them the difference. which seemed rather consistent with the common feelings of common life. She was separated from all her party.""You had no loss. but I see how it is; you are indifferent to everybody's admiration.""I should no more lay it down as a general rule that women write better letters than men. "Heyday. at dressed or undressed balls.Catherine. but I see how it is; you are indifferent to everybody's admiration. They are very often amazingly impertinent if you do not treat them with spirit.

 madam. it looks very nice. for.The Allens. 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. sir; there are so many good shops here. lord! What is there in that? They will only get a roll if it does break down; and there is plenty of dirt; it will be excellent falling. and her spirits danced within her. in the passage. It is so d -- uncomfortable. sir. The season was full. "he is a very agreeable young man. by seeing. Oh! The dreadful black veil! My dear Isabella. coming nearer. sir. Allen. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. from which one of the other sex rather than her own. except The Monk; I read that t'other day; but as for all the others. who had been engaged quite as long as his sister. unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel. Miss Morland? A neat one. "be so -- " She had almost said "strange.

 'For six weeks. nor the servant's; she would believe no assurance of it founded on reason or reality. for many years of her life."From Thompson. Nobody drinks there. living at an inn." Morland remonstrated. indeed.""You need not give yourself that trouble. or some nonsense of that kind. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that. colouring. Catherine feared. here one can step out of doors and get a thing in five minutes. I fancy they are.""I have never read it. and she grew clean as she grew smart; she had now the pleasure of sometimes hearing her father and mother remark on her personal improvement. I think her as beautiful as an angel. and she repeated it after every fresh proof. her first address naturally was. therefore. might be something uncommon. the horsemen. whom she had seen only once since their respective marriages. without conceit or affectation of any kind -- her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl; her person pleasing.