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Perhaps, if particularly questioned, she ive an idea--just distantly hint at it--but not more To expose a friend, such a friend as Isabella had been to her--and then their own brother so closely concerned in it! She believed she ether Henry and Eleanor were by themselves in the breakfast-room; and each, as she entered it, looked at her anxiously

Catherine took her place at the table, and, after a short silence, Eleanor said, "No bad news from Fullerton, I hope? Mr and Mrs

Morland--your brothers and sisters--I hope they are none of the as she spoke); "they are all very well

My letter was fro further was said for a few h her tears, she added, "I do not think I shall ever wish for a letter again!"

"I a the book he had just opened; "if I had suspected the letter of containing anything unwelcos"

"It contained so worse than anybody could suppose! Poor James is so unhappy! You will soon knohy"

"To have so kind-hearted, so affectionate a sister," replied Henry warmly, "must be a co," said Catherine, shortly afterwards, in an agitatedhere, you will give o away"

"Our brother! Frederick!"

"Yes; I am sure I should be very sorry to leave you so soon, but so has happened that would make it very dreadful for me to be in the same house with Captain Tilney"

Eleanor's as suspended while she gazed with increasing astonish, in which Miss Thorpe's name was included, passed his lips

"How quick you are!" cried Catherine: "you have guessed it, I declare! And yet, e talked about it in Bath, you little thought of its ending so Isabella--no wonder now I have not heard from her--Isabella has deserted my brother, and is to marry yours! Could you have believed there had been such inconstancy and fickleness, and everything that is bad in the world?"

"I hope, so far as concerns my brother, you are ing on Mr Morland's disappoint Miss Thorpe is not probable I think you must be deceived so far I am very sorry for Mr Morland--sorry that anyone you love should be unhappy; buther than at any other part of the story"