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"I can allow for his wishing Catherine ahen he recollected this engagement," said Sarah, "but why not do it civilly?"

"I a people," returned Mrs Morland; "theyelse, it is no matter now; Catherine is safe at home, and our cohed "Well," continued her philosophic lad I did not know of your journey at the tireat har people to be put upon exerting themselves; and you know, my dear Catherine, you alere a sad little scatter-brained creature; but now you must have been forced to have your wits about you, with soof chaises and so forth; and I hope it will appear that you have not left anything behind you in any of the pockets"

Catherine hoped so too, and tried to feel an interest in her own amendment, but her spirits were quite worn down; and, to be silent and alone becoreed to herearly to bed Her parents, seeing nothing in her ill looks and agitation but the natural consequence of ue of such a journey, parted fro soon slept away; and though, when they all , her recovery was not equal to their hopes, they were still perfectly unsuspicious of there being any deeper evil They never once thought of her heart, which, for the parents of a young lady of seventeen, just returned froh!

As soon as breakfast was over, she sat down to fulfil her promise to Miss Tilney, whose trust in the effect of time and distance on her friend's disposition was already justified, for already did Catherine reproach herself with having parted froh valued her h commiserated her for what she had been yesterday left to endure The strength of these feelings, however, was far fro her pen; and never had it been harder for her to write than in addressing Eleanor Tilney To coht at once do justice to her sentiret, be guarded without coldness, and honest without resentht not be pained by the perusal of--and, above all, which she ht not blush herself, if Henry should chance to see, was an undertaking to frighten away all her powers of perforht and much perplexity, to be very brief was all that she could determine on with any confidence of safety The money therefore which Eleanor had advanced was enclosed with little ood wishes of a most affectionate heart