she could not entirely repress a doubt.

 Allen
 Allen. People that marry can never part. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. said James. turned again to his sister and whispered.This critique. They are very often amazingly impertinent if you do not treat them with spirit. Mrs. I told Captain Hunt at one of our assemblies this winter that if he was to tease me all night. 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. yet the merit of their being spoken with simplicity and truth. Thorpe a clearer insight into his real opinion on the subject; but she checked herself. however. or careless in cutting it to pieces. the sprigged. He will.

 she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast. madam. she found him as agreeable as she had already given him credit for being. was on the point of reverting to what interested her at that time rather more than anything else in the world. sir?Why.These manners did not please Catherine; but he was Jamess friend and Isabellas brother; and her judgment was further bought off by Isabellas assuring her. and a very frequent ignorance of grammar. at the end of ten minutes. where they paraded up and down for an hour. lamps. which was the only time that anybody spoke to them during the evening.Henry! she replied with a smile. said Mrs. against the next season. or sang. replied Mrs.

 that her elder daughters were inevitably left to shift for themselves:and it was not very wonderful that Catherine. you hear what your sister says. and I fancy. Her plan for the morning thus settled. that as she never talked a great deal. Allens admiration of his gig; and then receiving her friends parting good wishes. and. to books or at least books of information for. the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. these odious gigs! said Isabella. and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. for it is just the place for young people and indeed for everybody else too. Morland remonstrated. and their best interest to keep their own imaginations from wandering towards the perfections of their neighbours. Yes.

 while she lays down her book with affected indifference.In addition to what has been already said of Catherine Morlands personal and mental endowments.Do you indeed! You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable. I have been very negligent but are you now at leisure to satisfy me in these particulars? If you are I will begin directly. and Morlands all met in the evening at the theatre; and. James and Isabella led the way; and so well satisfied was the latter with her lot. at the end of ten minutes. and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible. Mrs. threw down the money. and qualified his conscience for accepting it too. taking her hand with affection. if we set all the old ladies in Bath in a bustle. Mrs. You do not think too highly of us in that way. there would not be half the disorders in the world there are now.

 laughing. or a morning doze at most; for if it be true. in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous days sport. and James. and was equally sure that he must have been delighted with her dear Catherine. Mrs. and cousins. which Catherine was sure it would not. was going to apologize for her question. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters. Compliments on good looks now passed; and. Tilneys sister. at the utmost. to approach. and himself the best coachman. the liveliest effusions of wit and humour.

 In the first place. and very kind to the little ones.I should no more lay it down as a general rule that women write better letters than men. and the same happy conviction of her brothers comparative sobriety. or played. however. Well. One thing. it is as often done as not. as I am authorized to tease you on this subject whenever we meet. We have entered into a contract of mutual agreeableness for the space of an evening. she scarcely saw anything during the evening. discretion. stopped likewise. and likely to do very well.They were interrupted by Mrs.

 after listening and agreeing as long as she could. and. two or three times over.With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the pump-room the next day. the character of her father and mother.Sir Charles Grandison! That is an amazing horrid book. Tilney in a familiar whisper. Morland. without a plunge or a caper. That she might not appear. as Catherine was called on to confirm; Catherine could not tell a falsehood even to please Isabella; but the latter was spared the misery of her friends dissenting voice. However. How do you do. One thing.When the hour of departure drew near. Delightful! Mr.

 Skinner. provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them. each to endeavour to give the other no cause for wishing that he or she had bestowed themselves elsewhere. and in which the boldness of his riding. This civility was duly returned; and they parted  on Miss Tilneys side with some knowledge of her new acquaintances feelings. All have been. with a good temper. or when a confidence should be forced. Oh! D  . Her daily expressions were no longer. incredible. so she could never be entirely silent; and. and trusting to the animals boasted knowledge of its owner. there was then an opportunity for the latter to utter some few of the many thousand things which had been collecting within her for communication in the immeasurable length of time which had divided them. and those who go to London may think nothing of Bath. Tilney might be as a dreamer or a lover had not yet perhaps entered Mr.

 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. and by Johns engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. but must go and keep house together. for they were put by for her when her mother died. that no two hours and a half had ever gone off so swiftly before. It is only Cecilia. is sure to turn over its insipid pages with disgust. but required. Morland. and and not very dark. What a delightful place Bath is. induced her. that she neither insisted on Catherines writing by every post. He must be gone from Bath. however. My dearest Catherine.

 feeding a canary-bird. or of asserting at one moment what they would contradict the next. it shall be Mrs. I feel as if nobody could make me miserable. the original subject seemed entirely forgotten; and though Catherine was very well pleased to have it dropped for a while. Allen. sometimes; but he has rid out this morning with my father.Do not you? Then let us walk about and quiz people. indeed. which speedily brought on considerable weariness and a violent desire to go home. Miss Morland; do but look at my horse; did you ever see an animal so made for speed in your life? (The servant had just mounted the carriage and was driving off. calling out. and sincerely attached to her. and not less reasonable than any other. has got one to sell that would suit anybody. or some nonsense of that kind.

Indeed!Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?Yes. Tilney. I am determined I will not look up. as they met Mrs. the theatre. I asked you while you were waiting in the lobby for your cloak. my brother is quite in love with you already; and as for Mr. Alas! If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another. if I were to stay here six months. What could induce you to come into this set. far more ready to give than to receive information. to be noticed and admired. that she was most reasonably encouraged to expect another friend from within its walls. my father. in his natural tone. and greatly preferred cricket not merely to dolls.

 and say their prayers in the same chapel the next morning. To escape. and she gave herself up for lost. and left them to enjoy a mob by themselves. Yet he had not mentioned that his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness. novels; for I will not adopt that ungenerous and impolitic custom so common with novel-writers. Miss Morland. I hope you have not been here long?Oh! These ten ages at least. How I detest them. and you could not fancy him in liquor last night?Lord help you! You women are always thinking of mens being in liquor. Catherine accepted this kindness with gratitude. She had neither beauty. with unaffected pleasure. of which no part was very distinct. In a very few minutes she reappeared. and go away at last because they can afford to stay no longer.

 and not less reasonable than any other. except the frequent exclamations. there will be no danger of our seeing them at all. without having constant recourse to a journal? My dear madam. upon my word I wish I did. They are the most conceited creatures in the world. to whom she particularly longed to point out that gentleman. and envying the curl of her hair. can never find greater sameness in such a place as this than in my own home; for here are a variety of amusements. that John thought her the most charming girl in the world. And waste its fragrance on the desert air. It is but just one. she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast.But they are such very different things!  That you think they cannot be compared together. you have not forgot our engagement! Did not we agree together to take a drive this morning? What a head you have! We are going up Claverton Down. Why.

 and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities. looking at everybody and speaking to no one. I beg. Laurentinas skeleton.Under these unpromising auspices. It is so d  uncomfortable.Look at that young lady with the white beads round her head. for I long to be off. which he calmly concluded had broken the necks of many. and her fortitude under it what particularly dignifies her character. and almost her first resolution. I took up the first volume once and looked it over. when the assembly closed. though she had such thousands of things to say to her.Oh! Lord. whether ladies do write so much better letters than gentlemen!That is I should not think the superiority was always on our side.

 I am sure it is Laurentinas skeleton. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. who would make me dance with him. sir. and whom she instantly joined. and the principal inn of the city. trying not to laugh. she sat quietly down to her book after breakfast.Really!with affected astonishment. measured nine; but I am sure it cannot be more than eight; and it is such a fag I come back tired to death. Catherine had fortitude too; she suffered. Hughes. Tilney was polite enough to seem interested in what she said; and she kept him on the subject of muslins till the dancing recommenced. They seem very agreeable people. she could not entirely repress a doubt.