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Has my sister a pleasant mode of instruction?"

Catherine was saved the eeneral, whose s coentle hint of sy did not advance her coance of the breakfast set forced itself on Catherine's notice when they were seated at table; and, lucidly, it had been the general's choice He was enchanted by her approbation of his taste, confessed it to be neat and sie the manufacture of his country; and for his part, to his uncritical palate, the tea was as well flavoured from the clay of Staffordshire, as from that of Dresden or Save But this was quite an old set, purchased two years ago The manufacture was much improved since that time; he had seen some beautiful specimens when last in town, and had he not been perfectly without vanity of that kind, ht have been tempted to order a new set He trusted, however, that an opportunity h not for himself Catherine was probably the only one of the party who did not understand him

Shortly after breakfast Henry left them for Woodston, where business required and would keep him two or three days They all attended in the hall to see hi the breakfast-roo another gliure "This is a somewhat heavy call upon your brother's fortitude," observed the general to Eleanor

"Woodston will make but a sombre appearance today"

"Is it a pretty place?" asked Catherine

"What say you, Eleanor? Speak your opinion, for ladies can best tell the taste of ladies in regard to places as well as ed by the most impartial eye to havefine arden in the sa which I built and stocked o, for the benefit of , Miss Morland; and the property in the place being chiefly my own, you may believe I take care that it shall not be a bad one Did Henry's inco, he would not be ill-provided for Perhaps it er children, I should think any profession necessary for him; and certainly there are ed froh Iladies, I aree withman some employment