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"I alad to hear it indeed, and now I shall never be ashaht before, young ly; it est amazement if they do--for they read nearly as many as woine that you can cope with e of Julias and Louisas If we proceed to particulars, and engage in the never-ceasing inquiry of 'Have you read this?' and 'Have you read that?' I shall soon leave you as far behind me as--what shall I say?--I want an appropriate simile--as far as your friend Emily herself left poor Valancourt when she ith her aunt into Italy Consider how many years I have had the start of you I had entered on irl working your saood, I am afraid But now really, do not you think Udolpho the nicest book in the world?"

"The nicest--by which I suppose you "

"Henry," said Miss Tilney, "you are very i you exactly as he does his sister He is forever finding fault withthe same liberty with you The word 'nicest,' as you used it, did not suit hie it as soon as you can, or we shall be overpowered with Johnson and Blair all the rest of the way"

"I a wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should not I call it so?"

"Very true," said Henry, "and this is a very nice day, and we are taking a very nice walk, and you are two very nice young ladies

Oh! It is a very nice word indeed! It does for everything

Originally perhaps it was applied only to express neatness, propriety, delicacy, or refinement--people were nice in their dress, in their sentiments, or their choice But now every commendation on every subject is comprised in that one word"

"While, in fact," cried his sister, "it ought only to be applied to you, without any commendation at all You are more nice than wise Come, Miss Morland, let us leave him to meditate over our faults in the utmost propriety of diction, while we praise Udolpho in whatever ter work