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instead of answering, as she probably would have done, had there been no friendship and no flattery in the case, "I do not like him at all," she directly replied, "I like hiood-natured a fellow as ever lived; a little of a rattle; but that will recommend him to your sex, I believe: and how do you like the rest of the family?"

"Very, very lad to hear you say so; she is just the kind of young woood sense, and is so thoroughly unaffected and amiable; I alanted you to know her; and she sees in your praise that could possibly be; and the praise of such a girl as Miss Thorpe even you, Catherine," taking her hand with affection, "may be proud of"

"Indeed I ahted to find that you like her too You hardlyof her when you wrote to ht I should soon see you ether while you are in Bath She is a ! How fond all the faeneral favourite; and how much she must be admired in such a place as this--is not she?"

"Yes, very irl in Bath"

"I dare say he does; and I do not know any e of beauty than Mr Allen I need not ask you whether you are happy here, my dear Catherine; with such a companion and friend as Isabella Thorpe, it would be impossible for you to be otherwise; and the Allens, I am sure, are very kind to you?"

"Yes, very kind; I never was so happy before; and now you are coood it is of you to come so far on purpose to see ratitude, and qualified his conscience for accepting it too, by saying with perfect sincerity, "Indeed, Catherine, I love you dearly"

Inquiries and co brothers and sisters, the situation of sorowth of the rest, and other family matters now passed between theression on James's part, in praise of Miss Thorpe, till they reached Pulteney Street, where he elcoreat kindness by Mr and Mrs Allen, invited by the foruess the price and weigh the ar's Buildings prevented his accepting the invitation of one friend, and obliged him to hurry away as soon as he had satisfied the de in the Octagon Roo correctly adjusted, Catherine was then left to the luxury of a raised, restless, and frightened ies of Udolpho, lost fro and dinner, incapable of soothing Mrs Allen's fears on the delay of an expected dress only one minute in sixty to bestow even on the reflection of her own felicity, in being already engaged for the evening