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"I was only thirteen when it happened; and though I feltcould feel it, I did not, I could not, then knohat a loss it was" She stopped for a reat firh reat deal here, which I am most thankful for, it is impossible for me not to be often solitary"

"To be sure you must miss him very much"

"A mother would have been always present A mother would have been a constant friend; her influence would have been beyond all other"

"Was she a very char woman? Was she handsome? Was there any picture of her in the abbey? And why had she been so partial to that grove? Was it froerly poured forth; the first three received a ready affirmative, the two others were passed by; and Catherine's interest in the deceased Mrs Tilney augmented with every question, whether answered or not Of her unhappiness in eneral certainly had been an unkind husband He did not love her walk: could he therefore have loved her? And besides, handso in the turn of his features which spoke his not having behaved well to her

"Her picture, I suppose," blushing at the consus in your father's roo-roo, and for some time it had no place Soon after her death I obtained it forit in my bed-chamber--where I shall be happy to show it you; it is very like" Here was another proof A portrait--very like--of a departed wife, not valued by the husband! He must have been dreadfully cruel to her!

Catherine attes which, in spite of all his attentions, he had previously excited; and what had been terror and dislike before, was now absolute aversion Yes, aversion! His cruelty to such a char woman made him odious to her She had often read of such characters, characters which Mr Allen had been used to call unnatural and overdrawn; but here was proof positive of the contrary

She had just settled this point when the end of the path brought theeneral; and in spite of all her virtuous indignation, she found herself again obliged to ith hi no longer able, however, to receive pleasure froan to ith lassitude; the general perceived it, and with a concern for her health, which seeent for returning with his daughter to the house He would follow theain they parted--but Eleanor was called back in half aher friend round the abbey till his return This second instance of his anxiety to delay what she so much wished for struck Catherine as very remarkable