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In addition to what has been already said of Catherine Morland's personal and mental endowments, when about to be launched into all the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks' residence in Bath, it may be stated, for the reader's es should otherwise fail of giving any idea of what her character is meant to be, that her heart was affectionate; her disposition cheerful and open, without conceit or affectation of any kind--her irl; her person pleasing, and, when in good looks, pretty--and her norant and uninformed as the female mind at seventeen usually is

When the hour of departure drew near, the maternal anxiety of Mrs

Morland will be naturally supposed to bepresentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness, and drown her in tears for the last day or two of their being together; and advice of the most important and applicable natureconference in her closet

Cautions against the violence of such noble ladies away to some remote farm-house, must, at such a moment, relieve the fulness of her heart Who would not think so? But Mrs Morland knew so little of lords and baronets, that she entertained no notion of their general er to her daughter from theirpoints "I beg, Catherine, you will alrap yourself up very warht; and I wish you would try to keep soive you this little book on purpose"

Sally, or rather Sarah (for what young lady of co her name as far as she can?), must from situation be at this time the intimate friend and confidante of her sister It is remarkable, however, that she neither insisted on Catherine's writing by every post, nor exacted her pro the character of every new acquaintance, nor a detail of every interesting conversation that Bathindeed relative to this important journey was done, on the part of the Morlands, with a degree of moderation and composure, which sees of common life, than with the refined susceptibilities, the tender emotions which the first separation of a heroine froiving her an unli an hundred pounds bank-bill into her hands, gave her only ten guineas, and promised her more when she wanted it