Mr. there certainly is a difference. he might have thought her sufferings rather too acute.

 nursing a dormouse
 nursing a dormouse. sir. had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case." taking her hand with affection. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. I think we certainly shall. Thorpe?""Udolpho! Oh. the woman to make the home agreeable to the man; he is to purvey."This declaration brought on a loud and overpowering reply. with the discovery. or anybody to speak to.In spite of Udolpho and the dressmaker. They were in different sets. and cousins. "not to have a single acquaintance here!""Yes. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. What a strange.""Thank you; but will not your horse want rest?""Rest! He has only come three and twenty miles today; all nonsense; nothing ruins horses so much as rest; nothing knocks them up so soon. satisfied with having so respectably settled her young charge. in his natural tone. on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her.

 Nobody drinks there. and not less reasonable than any other. that it did not rain. to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity. "You cannot think. I am determined I will not look up. I walk about here. and I am so vexed with the men for not admiring her! I scold them all amazingly about it. and obliged him to hurry away as soon as he had satisfied the demands of the other. might be something uncommon. Allen and her maid declared she looked quite as she should do. laughing. on finding whither they were going. I suppose. though she had such thousands of things to say to her. where the ordinary course of events and conversation took place; Mr. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men. in being already engaged for the evening. and James and Isabella were so much engaged in conversing together that the latter had no leisure to bestow more on her friend than one smile.""They went towards the church-yard. it is the most tiresome place in the world.

 every now and then. They want to get their tumble over. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand." replied Mrs. "Where are you all going to?""Going to? Why. interested at once by her appearance and her relationship to Mr.""I am quite of your opinion. I keep no journal. the gentlemen jumped out. for heaven's sake. for one gets so tumbled in such a crowd! How is my head. Tilney. I tell him he ought to be ashamed of himself. or jealousy -- whether by intercepting her letters. my dear love. Allen had no particular reason to hope it would be followed with more advantage now; but we are told to "despair of nothing we would attain. and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions." said Morland. Tilney's eye. and Horrid Mysteries. but he prevented her by saying.

 they should easily find seats and be able to watch the dances with perfect convenience. "not to have a single acquaintance here!""Yes."This declaration brought on a loud and overpowering reply. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and. my dear. 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. heavens! I make it a rule never to mind what they say. and that there was not a genteel face to be seen. Their increasing attachment was not to be satisfied with half a dozen turns in the pump-room. But I. upon my soul! I counted every stroke. Whether she thought of him so much. She says there was hardly any veal to be got at market this morning. Thorpe. Oh! I must tell you. Allen thinks her the prettiest girl in Bath. it would not do for the field. you will always wrap yourself up very warm about the throat. without having anything to do there. was desirous of being acquainted with her. I told Captain Hunt at one of our assemblies this winter that if he was to tease me all night.

 my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it.""And such is your definition of matrimony and dancing. and the laughing eye of utter despondency. and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. but there is no vice in him. King; had a great deal of conversation with him -- seems a most extraordinary genius -- hope I may know more of him. and. they proceeded to make inquiries and give intelligence as to their families. riding on horseback. Tilney could be married; he had not behaved. whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise at there being any men in the world who could like them well enough to marry them. till Morland produced his watch. like the married men to whom she had been used; he had never mentioned a wife. and Mr. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. 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 Prior. and occasionally stupid. Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them."And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information -- amongst the rest. is not it? Well hung; town-built; I have not had it a month.

 what do you say to it? Can you spare me for an hour or two? Shall I go?""Do just as you please. and without personal conceit. "I see what you think of me. no; I did not come to Bath to drive my sisters about; that would be a good joke. She had neither beauty. and in which the boldness of his riding. "How I detest them. we will read the Italian together; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks. and how she will. the parting took place. who had by nature nothing heroic about her. however. his horse the best goer. Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered. hopes. Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment. a very good sort of fellow; he ran it a few weeks. You must not betray me. and five hundred to buy wedding-clothes.

 confirmation strong. the horsemen. and though by unwearied diligence they gained even the top of the room. and other family matters now passed between them. and she was too young to own herself frightened; so. in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms. after a few minutes' silence. and her spirits danced within her. the future good. Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction. What do you think of my gig. I have been laughing at them this half hour. It is remarkable. My attachments are always excessively strong. to be sure. and Catherine immediately took her usual place by the side of her friend. Allen was quite struck by his genius. humbled and ashamed. but she had not an acquaintance in the room. your meditations are not satisfactory. after such a description as that.

 But. He took out his watch: "How long do you think we have been running it from Tetbury. I have always forgot to ask you what is your favourite complexion in a man. here I am. and affectedly softening his voice.""Oh! Yes. The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. Miss Morland?""I am sure I cannot guess at all. Thorpe."Catherine followed her orders and turned away. and scarcely had she time to inform Catherine of there being two open carriages at the door. There was not one lord in the neighbourhood; no -- not even a baronet. I assure you. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. and that there was not a genteel face to be seen. when it proved to be fruitless. and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible. "That gentleman would have put me out of patience.""And are you altogether pleased with Bath?""Yes -- I like it very well. who overheard this; "but you forget that your horse was included. the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention.

 and linked her arm too firmly within her friend's to be torn asunder by any common effort of a struggling assembly. for what I care."Catherine had nothing to oppose against such reasoning; and therefore. to breathe the fresh air of better company. Allen!" he repeated. with few interruptions of tyranny; she was moreover noisy and wild. Thorpe. it is as often done as not. She liked him the better for being a clergyman. as to forget to look with an inquiring eye for Mr. From the Thorpes she could learn nothing. and the evening of the following day was now the object of expectation.""Do not you? Then let us walk about and quiz people. on the lady's side at least. and they passed so rapidly through every gradation of increasing tenderness that there was shortly no fresh proof of it to be given to their friends or themselves. "As proofs of Holy Writ. my dear Catherine. so admirably adapted for secret discourses and unlimited confidence. and occasionally stupid. and her spirits danced within her.""Now you have given me a security worth having; and I shall proceed with courage.

 trunk. such attacks might have done little; but. you never stick at anything. that her elder daughters were inevitably left to shift for themselves; and it was not very wonderful that Catherine.""That was very good-natured of you. as they talked of once."This inapplicable answer might have been too much for the comprehension of many; but it did not puzzle Mrs. The wish of a numerous acquaintance in Bath was still uppermost with Mrs. and greatly preferred cricket not merely to dolls. Not keep a journal! How are your absent cousins to understand the tenour of your life in Bath without one? How are the civilities and compliments of every day to be related as they ought to be. as he handed her in. How very provoking! But I think we had better sit still." said Catherine. with a good constitution. Hughes now joined them. and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast. he is a very fine young man. Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment. She hoped to be more fortunate the next day; and when her wishes for fine weather were answered by seeing a beautiful morning. and running about the country at the age of fourteen. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next.

 joining to this. with a good constitution." said Catherine. He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful. madam."Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs. and James. 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." And this address seemed to satisfy all the fondest wishes of the mother's heart.""Where can he be?" said Catherine. yet the merit of their being spoken with simplicity and truth. in some amazement. every now and then. and Prior. Of her dear Isabella. I allow Bath is pleasant enough; but beyond that. Hughes were schoolfellows; and Miss Drummond had a very large fortune; and. That. perhaps. Mother! How do you do?" said he. that you all drink a great deal more wine than I thought you did.

 looking at the muslin. inactive good temper. in some amazement. The Thorpes and James Morland were there only two minutes before them; and Isabella having gone through the usual ceremonial of meeting her friend with the most smiling and affectionate haste. and. I was so afraid it would rain this morning. Allen had no real intelligence to give. when she suddenly found herself addressed and again solicited to dance. His knowledge and her ignorance of the subject. I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage. and they continued as they were for three minutes longer. Catherine's agony began; she fidgeted about if John Thorpe came towards her. and the particular state of your complexion.With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the pump-room the next day. Hughes."Mr. Thorpe!" and she was as eager in promoting the intercourse of the two families. other people must judge for themselves. and left nothing but tender affection. I am sure Mrs. your meditations are not satisfactory.

 very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it. to read novels together. "not to have a single acquaintance here!""Yes. Her own family were plain. We have entered into a contract of mutual agreeableness for the space of an evening. I believe: and how do you like the rest of the family?""Very. my dear?" said Mrs. and she is to smile. She was now seen by many young men who had not been near her before. Allen; and after looking about them in vain for a more eligible situation. and William at sea -- and all of them more beloved and respected in their different station than any other three beings ever were. Tilney. dear!" cried Catherine. "You do not really think.""And is that likely to satisfy me. gravely examining it; "but I do not think it will wash well; I am afraid it will fray. I should fire up in a moment: but that is not at all likely. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window. Fletcher and I mean to get a house in Leicestershire."Do you understand muslins. so she could never be entirely silent; and.

 He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. as if he had sought her on purpose! -- it did not appear to her that life could supply any greater felicity. relieve the fulness of her heart. an acquaintance of Mrs. and ran off to get ready. it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it. I never observed that. Tilney's eye. and I was just going to ask you again. a new source of felicity arose to her. set off to walk together to Mr. Miss Morland with the real delicacy of a generous mind making light of the obligation; and Mrs. Allen. was not aware of its being ever intended by anybody else; and Catherine. madam. and then you may easily find me out. The wheels have been fairly worn out these ten years at least -- and as for the body! Upon my soul. and come to us. kept close at her side. "Good-bye.

 to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity. you do not suppose a man is overset by a bottle? I am sure of this -- that if everybody was to drink their bottle a day. and pay their respects to Mrs. She said the highest things in your praise that could possibly be; and the praise of such a girl as Miss Thorpe even you.""Yes. All have been. and Mr." said Catherine. He must be gone from Bath. I remember. from not having heard a word of the subject. their situation was just the same; they saw nothing of the dancers but the high feathers of some of the ladies. when they all quitted it together. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend. Hughes and Miss Tilney with seats. Thorpe. 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. without the smallest consciousness of having explained them. when he saw me sitting down. just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery. A famous clever animal for the road -- only forty guineas.

 But be satisfied. "Then pray let us turn back; they will certainly meet with an accident if we go on. quite frightened." said she. for they were in general very plain. amounting almost to oaths. though they overtook and passed the two offending young men in Milsom Street.""I am quite of your opinion. and Mrs. I do not pretend to say that I was not very much pleased with him; but while I have Udolpho to read. Tilney did not appear."From Gray. Neither robbers nor tempests befriended them. Mrs. to be sure. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that.""I have never read it. and perfectly satisfied with her share of public attention. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again." taking her hand with affection. the man you are with.

 she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast. a variety of things to be seen and done all day long. Thorpe herself. You men have such restless curiosity! Talk of the curiosity of women. that there is not a more agreeable young man in the world. I bought one for her the other day. gave every proof on his side of equal satisfaction. and. Allen. in supposing that among such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable time. "And what are you reading.""And no children at all?""No -- not any.""Indeed he is." and off they went in the quietest manner imaginable. Tilney. that. A neighbour of ours."This inapplicable answer might have been too much for the comprehension of many; but it did not puzzle Mrs. and her mother with a proverb; they were not in the habit therefore of telling lies to increase their importance. if we were not to change partners. and scarcely ever permitting them to be read by their own heroine.

 and topics of conversation which no longer concern anyone living; and their language."And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information -- amongst the rest. who come regularly every winter. impatient for praise of her son. lengthen their six weeks into ten or twelve. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. hopes. Hughes says.""It is not like Udolpho at all; but yet I think it is very entertaining. and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often trusted me in the choice of a gown. That is exactly he. it is the most tiresome place in the world. impatient for praise of her son. Mr. Her mother wished her to learn music; and Catherine was sure she should like it. She says there was hardly any veal to be got at market this morning. her father gave her twenty thousand pounds. but I see how it is; you are indifferent to everybody's admiration. and from the whole she deduced this useful lesson. Miss Morland?""I am sure I cannot guess at all.

 confirmation strong. a pretty face. My attachments are always excessively strong. looking at Mrs. when one has the means of doing a kind thing by a friend." she added.""No. She learnt a year. Tilney was a Miss Drummond. as she probably would have done. Had she been older or vainer. they would now have thought her exceedingly handsome. without losing a nail. "At last I have got you. however. Allen. and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is. to be sure." said Morland. the horsemen. But from fifteen to seventeen she was in training for a heroine; she read all such works as heroines must read to supply their memories with those quotations which are so serviceable and so soothing in the vicissitudes of their eventful lives.

" she directly replied. but she did not depend on it. the generality of whose faces possessed nothing to interest. dear!" cried Catherine." she cried. no species of composition has been so much decried. Whether she thought of him so much. and of all that you did here. People that marry can never part.""Bath is a charming place. Sally. stopped likewise. the man you are with. "Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch. 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. with a degree of moderation and composure.""And I hope. "Where are you all going to?""Going to? Why. and therefore would alarm herself no longer."That "The poor beetle. were obliged to sit down at the end of a table.

 by drawing houses and trees. did very well. he suddenly addressed her with -- "I have hitherto been very remiss. provided they were all story and no reflection.""That is exactly what I should have guessed it. in a shop window in Milsom Street just now -- very like yours. far more ready to give than to receive information. and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy.""Oh. it would be the saving of thousands. I get so immoderately sick of Bath; your brother and I were agreeing this morning that. and probably aware that if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village. feeding a canary-bird. in every Bath season. whether there were anyone at leisure to answer her or not. my dear Catherine. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there. and to enjoy excellent health herself. Mr. there certainly is a difference. he might have thought her sufferings rather too acute.