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She entered the roos very different from what had attended her thither the Monday before

She had then been exulting in her engageht, lest he should engage her again; for though she could not, dared not expect that Mr Tilney should ask her a third time to dance, her wishes, hopes, and plans all centred in nothing less Every young lady may feel forlady has at soitation All have been, or at least all have believed theer from the pursuit of someone whom they wished to avoid; and all have been anxious for the attentions of someone whom they wished to please As soon as they were joined by the Thorpes, Catherine's agony began; she fidgeted about if John Thorpe came towards her, hid herself as much as possible from his view, and when he spoke to her pretended not to hear hi, and she saw nothing of the Tilneys

"Do not be frightened,to dance with your brother again I declare positively it is quite shocking I tell hiht to be ashamed of himself, but you and John must keep us in countenance Make haste, my dear creature, and come to us John is just walked off, but he will be back in a moment"

Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer The others walked away, John Thorpe was still in view, and she gave herself up for lost That she ht not appear, however, to observe or expect him, she kept her eyes intently fixed on her fan; and a self-conde such a crowd they should even meet with the Tilneys in any reasonable tih her ain solicited to dance, by Mr Tilney hiranted his request, and with how pleasing a flutter of heart she ith hiined To escape, and, as she believed, so narrowly escape John Thorpe, and to be asked, so i her, asked by Mr Tilney, as if he had sought her on purpose!--it did not appear to her that life could supply any greater felicity

Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place, however, when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe, who stood behind her "Heyday, Miss Morland!" said he "What is the ether"