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She was received by the Allens with all the kindness which her unlooked-for appearance, acting on a steady affection, would naturally call forth; and great was their surprise, and war how she had been treated--though Mrs

Morland's account of it was no inflated representation, no studied appeal to their passions "Catherine took us quite by surprise yesterday evening," said she "She travelled all the way post by herself, and knew nothing of coht; for General Tilney, frorew tired of having her there, and almost turned her out of the house Very unfriendly, certainly; and he st us again! And it is a great comfort to find that she is not a poor helpless creature, but can shift very well for herself"

Mr Allen expressed himself on the occasion with the reasonable resentht his expressions quite good enough to be iain by herself His wonder, his conjectures, and his explanations becale reeneral"--to fill up every accidental pause And, "I really have not patience with the general," was uttered twice after Mr Allen left the rooression of thought Aattended the third repetition; and, after co the fourth, she iot that frightful great rent in ly mended, before I left Bath, that one can hardly see where it was I must show it you some day or other

Bath is a nice place, Catherine, after all I assure you I did not above half like co there was such a comfort to us, was not it? You know, you and I were quite forlorn at first"

"Yes, but that did not last long," said Catherine, her eyes brightening at the recollection of what had first given spirit to her existence there

"Very true: we soonMy dear, do not you think these silk gloves wear very well? I put the to the Lower Rooreat deal since Do you re?"