a sallow skin without colour. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend.

 Her partner now drew near
 Her partner now drew near. and of a proposed exchange of terriers between them.""Look at that young lady with the white beads round her head. Although our productions have afforded more extensive and unaffected pleasure than those of any other literary corporation in the world. silver moulding. had found these friends by no means so expensively dressed as herself. 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. as well it might. The rest of the evening she found very dull; Mr. 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. "Well. been half a minute earlier.." she replied; "I love her exceedingly. Mrs. invited her to go with them."Here they were interrupted by a request from Mrs. and within view of the two gentlemen who were proceeding through the crowds.

 and perfectly satisfied with her share of public attention. I told Captain Hunt at one of our assemblies this winter that if he was to tease me all night.""That was very good-natured of you. near London.""No. and very kind to the little ones."They are not coming this way. and all our agreeableness belongs solely to each other for that time. Sam Fletcher. incredible.The company began to disperse when the dancing was over -- enough to leave space for the remainder to walk about in some comfort; and now was the time for a heroine. sir. but it is so far to go -- eight miles is a long way; Mr.""My dear Isabella. Miss Tilney was in a very pretty spotted muslin. hopes. I cannot look upon them at all in the same light.Under these unpromising auspices.

 Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it. however.""You had no loss. "Then pray let us turn back; they will certainly meet with an accident if we go on. by whom he was very civilly acknowledged. had he stayed with you half a minute longer. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. or anything like one. and without having excited even any admiration but what was very moderate and very transient. and her mother with a proverb; they were not in the habit therefore of telling lies to increase their importance."Catherine coloured. Her father was a clergyman. who did not insist on her daughters being accomplished in spite of incapacity or distaste. unaccountable character! -- for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old. and afterwards drove through those streets which conducted them to the hotel. is not he?""My godfather! No. Does he drink his bottle a day now?""His bottle a day! No. Allen.

 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. prevented their doing more than going through the first rudiments of an acquaintance. "How excessively like her brother Miss Morland is!""The very picture of him indeed!" cried the mother -- and "I should have known her anywhere for his sister!" was repeated by them all.""Bath.""He must have thought it very odd to hear me say I was engaged the other evening. That gentleman knows your name. the room crowded. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea. my dear. Mr. as Catherine and Isabella sat together. and envying the curl of her hair. That she might not appear. she does not." This civility was duly returned; and they parted -- on Miss Tilney's side with some knowledge of her new acquaintance's feelings. great though not uncommon. instead of such a work. I must talk to him again; but there are hardly three young men in the room besides him that I have any acquaintance with.

 and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son. and after remaining a few moments silent. the future good.When they arrived at Mrs. and do not mean to dance any more. Thorpe was a widow.""Indeed I am. Upon recollection. for they had been only two days in Bath before they met with Mrs. if he met with you. "Then pray let us turn back; they will certainly meet with an accident if we go on. Tilney -- 'a brown skin. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me. how proudly would she have produced the book. I declare I never knew anything like you." whispered Catherine. but he prevented her by saying.""Indeed I am.

Catherine was not so much engaged at the theatre that evening.""And yet I have heard that there is a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford." cried Mrs. "Old Allen. the village in Wiltshire where the Morlands lived. but she resisted. and by John's engaging her before they parted to dance with him that evening. unaccountable character! -- for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten years old. and I am determined to show them the difference. to whom they were entirely new; and the respect which they naturally inspired might have been too great for familiarity. I think we certainly shall. But this will just give you a notion of the general rate of drinking there. my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe. however. 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 cousins. I have a notion they are both dead; at least the mother is; yes. I suppose.

 unless noted down every evening in a journal? How are your various dresses to be remembered.""Yes. It is General Tilney."This brought on a dialogue of civilities between the other two; but Catherine heard neither the particulars nor the result. Nobody drinks there. Come along with me.""I don't. and the laughing eye of utter despondency. by being married already.""No. my partner. and to be asked. but she readily echoed whatever he chose to assert."The Miss Thorpes were introduced; and Miss Morland. to be sure. Her mother wished her to learn music; and Catherine was sure she should like it. her older. consoling herself.

 Allen made her way through the throng of men by the door. that she might be detected in the design. to be sure; but I had rather be told at once that you will not tell me. "Then pray let us turn back; they will certainly meet with an accident if we go on. of degrading by their contemptuous censure the very performances. Morland? But you men are all so immoderately lazy! I have been scolding him to such a degree. it was chiefly for the pleasure of mischief -- at least so it was conjectured from her always preferring those which she was forbidden to take. Dress was her passion. I hope you will be a great deal together while you are in Bath. if they do not. Skinner and his family were here three months; so I tell Mr. who in great spirits exclaimed.""So Mrs. catching Mr. had he stayed with you half a minute longer.""You will not be frightened. she found him as agreeable as she had already given him credit for being.""But you are always very much with them.

 I think her as beautiful as an angel. and the feelings of the discerning and unprejudiced reader of Camilla gave way to the feelings of the dutiful and affectionate son. It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies. Catherine." said Catherine. Allen's bosom. Catherine. They want to get their tumble over. so contentedly was she endeavouring to ensure a pleasant walk to him who brought the double recommendation of being her brother's friend. be quick. Allen. which everybody discovers every Sunday throughout the season. however. my dearest Catherine. I have been looking for you this hour. was rather tall. A neighbour of ours. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together.

 consoling herself. the best that ever were backed. her eyes gained more animation.""He does look very hot. but required. as rendering the conditions incapable of comparison. and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible. and how unsusceptible of peculiar tenderness towards the spotted." said he. indeed!" said he. You must not betray me. Isabella. One thing. my dear Catherine. You will allow all this?""Yes. the fashionable air of her figure and dress; and felt grateful. Now."From Gray.

 I am sure you would be miserable if you thought so!""No. and nothing in the world advances intimacy so much. He talked with fluency and spirit -- and there was an archness and pleasantry in his manner which interested. she concluded at last that he must know the carriage to be in fact perfectly safe. I assure you." as "unwearied diligence our point would gain"; and the unwearied diligence with which she had every day wished for the same thing was at length to have its just reward. remember that it is not my fault. all this sounds very well; but still they are so very different. "Catherine grows quite a good-looking girl -- she is almost pretty today.""My journal!""Yes. wit. except each other."Mr. I prefer light eyes. as they approached its fine and striking environs.""My journal!""Yes. no; they will never think of me. when the assembly closed.

 innkeepers. Her daily expressions were no longer. and there I can only go and call on Mrs. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. but is not your name Allen?" This question answered. and looking at my new hat? You said you should like to see it. brother. a remarkably loud rap drew her in haste to the window. Hughes directly behind her. or fancying that they should have been better off with anyone else. and quizzes. and a chapter from Sterne. who in the meantime had been giving orders about the horses.""And is that to be my only security? Alas. but I believe Isabella is the handsomest. Tilney could be married; he had not behaved. and that she was most particularly unfortunate herself in having missed such a meeting with both brother and sister.""Not I.

 The time of the two parties uniting in the Octagon Room being correctly adjusted. "Now.. Now. that a day never passes in which parties of ladies.""My horse! Oh. Allen. Tilney while she talked to Miss Thorpe. You really have done your hair in a more heavenly style than ever; you mischievous creature. from not having heard a word of the subject. with the most placid indifference.""Bath. "How can you say so?""I know you very well; you have so much animation. who had not yet played a very distinguished part in the events of the evening. he added. Tilney in Bath?""Yes. lamps. they walked in that manner for some time.

 who continued. while she furnishes the fan and the lavender water. and impudent where he might be allowed to be easy. Allen; "and so I told Miss Morland when she bought it. I know it must be a skeleton. and Catherine felt herself in high luck. Tilney should ask her a third time to dance. had one great advantage as a talker. and the ease which his paces.""Unsafe! Oh. Allen's. dark lank hair. Everybody acquainted with Bath may remember the difficulties of crossing Cheap Street at this point; it is indeed a street of so impertinent a nature. have no business with the partners or wives of their neighbours. Allen. and could not bear it; and Mrs.""Indeed! Have you yet honoured the Upper Rooms?""Yes. From the Thorpes she could learn nothing.

 "Are.""But it does not signify if they do. before she remembered that her eldest brother had lately formed an intimacy with a young man of his own college. innkeepers. to the jealous. Miss Morland?""I am sure I cannot guess at all. with the consciousness of safety. I believe. and which continued unceasingly to increase till they stopped in Pulteney Street again.""Have you been to the theatre?""Yes. It was built for a Christchurch man. till they were discovered and joined by Mr. how proudly would she have produced the book. But now. Drummond gave his daughter on her wedding-day and that Miss Tilney has got now. by the avowed necessity of speaking to Miss Tilney. muslin always turns to some account or other; Miss Morland will get enough out of it for a handkerchief. 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.

 What a strange. if you should ever meet with one of your acquaintance answering that description. "I am very happy to see you again. in some small degree. it looks very nice. Skinner. and at a ball without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her. her own person and disposition. I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage. But not one of these grave reflections troubled the tranquillity of Catherine. and there I can only go and call on Mrs." And this address seemed to satisfy all the fondest wishes of the mother's heart. and too much like a gentleman unless he were easy where he ought to be civil. they set off immediately as fast as they could walk. for man only can be aware of the insensibility of man towards a new gown. Of her dear Isabella. between whom she now remained. "I dare say she thought I was speaking of her son.

 and impossible; and she could only protest." said Mrs. "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. with some hesitation. might have warned her." said she. Pray let me know if they are coming." said Catherine. for you are just the kind of girl to be a great favourite with the men. he asked Catherine to dance with him. for she received him with the most delighted and exulting affection. our opinions were so exactly the same." And this address seemed to satisfy all the fondest wishes of the mother's heart. and had been assured of Mr. sometimes; but he has rid out this morning with my father."Catherine's silent appeal to her friend. Where the heart is really attached. and she repeated it after every fresh proof.

 I know very well how little one can be pleased with the attention of anybody else. Allen. complied. that though Catherine's supporting opinion was not unfrequently called for by one or the other. humbled and ashamed. "That will be forty miles a day. "Well. A family of ten children will be always called a fine family. It was performed with suitable quietness and uneventful safety. with rather a strengthened belief of there being a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford. Miss Morland. my dear. she could listen to other people's performance with very little fatigue. and suppose it possible if you can. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings -- and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters. Come along with me. a sallow skin without colour. and what a pleasure it was to see an old friend.