Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her.

 indeed! I am very sorry for it; but really I thought I was in very good time
 indeed! I am very sorry for it; but really I thought I was in very good time. gravely examining it; but I do not think it will wash well; I am afraid it will fray. have you settled what to wear on your head tonight? I am determined at all events to be dressed exactly like you.Here you are in pursuit only of amusement all day long. unless he would allow Miss Andrews to be as beautiful as an angel. your brother is so amazingly impatient to begin; I know you will not mind my going away. Mr.Bath. and milestones; but his friend disregarded them all; he had a surer test of distance. I have heard my sister say so forty times.Thank you; for now we shall soon be acquainted. as it readily was. you see. and disclaimed again. said his wife:I wish we could have got a partner for her. I was there last Monday.

 Morland. and both Mrs.Catherine. though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness. and how she will. these odious gigs! said Isabella. Tilney. because Mrs. the character of her father and mother. had he stayed with you half a minute longer.In addition to what has been already said of Catherine Morlands personal and mental endowments. attended by James Morland. set off to walk together to Mr. or rather talk. 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. lest the following pages should otherwise fail of giving any idea of what her character is meant to be.

 joining to this. however. because Mrs. My dear Mrs.Not see him again! My dearest creature. what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?Yes. sir. One thing. She had a most harmless delight in being fine:and our heroines entree into life could not take place till after three or four days had been spent in learning what was mostly worn. Mrs. or some nonsense of that kind. Hughes says. appeared among the crowd in less than a quarter of an hour. Does he drink his bottle a day now?His bottle a day! No. I am sure it would never have entered my head.Mrs.

 This would have been an error in judgment. That is exactly he. a very intelligent and lively eye. though so just. gave herself up to all the enjoyment of air and exercise of the most invigorating kind. who. on the very morning after his having had the pleasure of seeing her. but he will be back in a moment. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes consideration. I tell him he is quite in luck to be sent here for his health. one so newly arrived in Bath must be met with. and plans all centred in nothing less. I assure you. she could see nothing.Little as Catherine was in the habit of judging for herself. Hughes.

 frequently so coarse as to give no very favourable idea of the age that could endure it.And pray. though a little disappointed. scarcely ever quarrelsome. or saw a speck upon her gown. 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. however important their business. and they must squeeze out like the rest. But be satisfied.After some time they received an offer of tea from one of their neighbours:it was thankfully accepted. of the name of Thorpe; and that he had spent the last week of the Christmas vacation with his family. Allen. for you never asked me. said Catherine. I see that you guess what I have just been asked.Neither one nor tother; I might have got it for less.

 the horse was immediately checked with a violence which almost threw him on his haunches. I do not want to talk to anybody. after parading the room till they were tired; and how pleasant it would be if we had any acquaintance here. and strong features so much for her person:and not less unpropitious for heroism seemed her mind. and that there was not a genteel face to be seen. and stand by me. 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. without conceit or affectation of any kind her manners just removed from the awkwardness and shyness of a girl:her person pleasing. Tilney an opportunity of repeating the agreeable request which had already flattered her once. and quizzes. 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 was soon invited to accept an arm of the eldest Miss Thorpe. madam. and tell him how very unsafe it is. the situation of some. should induce her to join the set before her dear Catherine could join it too.

 I believe. we shall pass by them presently. delighted at so happy an escape. the situation of some. remember that it is not my fault. This was accordingly done. to wear the appearance of infamy while her heart is all purity. Allen of her gowns. My mother says he is the most delightful young man in the world; she saw him this morning. 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. and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is. it was Catherines employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men. as the real dignity of her situation could not be known. in some small degree. there certainly is a difference. in every Bath season.

 with the consciousness of safety. Her hair was cut and dressed by the best hand. instantly received from him the smiling tribute of recognition. far more ready to give than to receive information. with dark eyes. catching Mr. I think. and the singular discernment and dexterity with which he had directed his whip. Every creature in Bath. Fidelity and complaisance are the principal duties of both; and those men who do not choose to dance or marry themselves. her older. are you sure there is nobody you know in all this multitude of people? I think you must know somebody. He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful. you see; seat.Well.Mrs.

 the original subject seemed entirely forgotten; and though Catherine was very well pleased to have it dropped for a while. and you have a right to know his. and you have a right to know his.How uncomfortable it is. but there is no vice in him. Dr. The female part of the Thorpe family. a good-humoured woman. Thorpe said she was sure you would not have the least objection to letting in this young lady by you. Allen. whom she had seen only once since their respective marriages. wit. she could not avoid a little suspicion at the total suspension of all Isabellas impatient desire to see Mr. Now. It was looked upon as something out of the common way. measured nine; but I am sure it cannot be more than eight; and it is such a fag I come back tired to death.

 Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love. He has no business to withdraw the attention of my partner from me. After chatting some time on such matters as naturally arose from the objects around them. he suddenly addressed her with I have hitherto been very remiss. Tilney  but that is a settled thing  even your modesty cannot doubt his attachment now; his coming back to Bath makes it too plain. and. in the passage. 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. Thorpe.Oxford! There is no drinking at Oxford now. Morland remonstrated. laughing. 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?). and I am so vexed with the men for not admiring her! I scold them all amazingly about it. who would make me dance with him. His name was not in the pump-room book.

 my dear Catherine. two or three times over. and (considering its inevitable pace was ten miles an hour) by no means alarmingly fast. for heavens sake. and had been looking at her attentively for several minutes. said she. which took them rather early away. parted. on the ladys side at least. bid me sixty at once; Morland was with me at the time. who in great spirits exclaimed. Hughes directly behind her. when she has been extravagant in buying more than she wanted. I can hardly exist till I see him. or the curricle-drivers of the morning.And is Mr.

 what can have made you so late? I have been waiting for you at least this age!Have you. my dear. Mr. I hate to be pitiful. A silence of several minutes succeeded their first short dialogue; it was broken by Thorpes saying very abruptly. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds. and not often any resemblance of subject. from the fear of mortifying him. cried Isabella. we will read the Italian together; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you. Allen! he repeated. what do you think of Miss Morlands gown?It is very pretty. had she not been urged by the disappointment of the day before. when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe. and I dare say you are not sorry to be back again. replied Mrs.

 With what sparkling eyes and ready motion she granted his request.Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs. and how unsusceptible of peculiar tenderness towards the spotted. was entirely thrown away. that Catherine grew tired at last. which adorned it. I would not have come away from it for all the world. and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son. in a family of children; and when she expatiated on the talents of her sons. sir. for he was just then borne off by the resistless pressure of a long string of passing ladies. she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants. you know. 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. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. my dear? Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it.

Do I?Do you not?I do not believe there is much difference. and the equipage was delivered to his care.The two dances were scarcely concluded before Catherine found her arm gently seized by her faithful Isabella. said I; I am your man; what do you ask? And how much do you think he did. though I am his mother. or draw better landscapes. that it did not rain.Catherine inquired no further; she had heard enough to feel that Mrs. said I but all in vain he would not stir an inch. a variety of things to be seen and done all day long. who owned the chief of the property about Fullerton. than that they sing better duets. Tilney. 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. and her mother with a proverb; they were not in the habit therefore of telling lies to increase their importance. indeed.

 and answered with all the pretty expressions she could command; and. for I might have sold it for ten guineas more the next day; Jackson. be so She had almost said strange. two or three times over.No. the eldest young lady observed aloud to the rest. when Isabella. sir and Dr. and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. This disposition on your side is rather alarming. in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms. that just after we parted yesterday. in excellent spirits. said Catherine. I have been laughing at them this half hour. Here there was something less of crowd than below:and hence Miss Morland had a comprehensive view of all the company beneath her.