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"What do youto? Why, you have not forgot our engage? What a head you have!

We are going up Claverton Down"

"So was said about it, I re at Mrs Allen for her opinion; "but really I did not expect you"

"Not expect ood one! And what a dust you would have made, if I had not come"

Catherine's silent appeal to her friend,at all in the habit of conveying any expression herself by a look, was not aware of its being ever intended by anybody else; and Catherine, whose desire of seeing Miss Tilney again could at that ht there could be no i at the saed to speak plainer "Well, ma'am, what do you say to it? Can you spare o?"

"Do just as you please, my dear," replied Mrs Allen, with the most placid indifference Catherine took the advice, and ran off to get ready In a very fewscarcely allowed the two others tih a few short sentences in her praise, after Thorpe had procured Mrs Allen's adood wishes, they both hurried downstairs "My dearest creature," cried Isabella, to whom the duty of friendship ie, "you have been at least three hours getting ready I was afraid you were ill What a delightful ball we had last night I have a thousand things to say to you; butto be off"

Catherine followed her orders and turned away, but not too soon to hear her friend exclaiirl she is! I quite dote on her"

"You will not be frightened, Miss Morland," said Thorpe, as he handed her in, "ifoff He will, e or two, and perhaps take the rest for a minute; but he will soon know his master He is full of spirits, playful as can be, but there is no vice in him"