have danced with george i am so sorry she has not had a partner we shall do better another evening i hope was mr s consolation the company began to when the dancing was over enough to leave space for the remainder to walk about in some comfort and now was the time for a heroine who had not yet played a very distinguished part in the events of the evening to be noticed and admired every five minutes by removing some of the crowd gave greater for north anger abbey charms she was now seen hy many young men who had not heen near her not one started with wonder on her no whisper of eager inquiry ran round the room nor was she once called a by any body yet was in very good looks and had the company only seen her three years before they would now have thought her exceedingly handsome she was looked at however and with some admiration for in her own hearing two gentlemen pronounced her to be a pretty girl such words had their due effect she immediately thought the evening pleasanter than she had found it before her humble vanity was contented she felt more obliged to the two yoimg men for this simple praise than a true quality heroine would have been for fifteen in of her charms and went to her chair in good humour with every body and perfectly satisfied with her share of public attention chapter iii morning now brought its regular duties shops were to be visited some new part of the town to be looked at and the pump room to be attended where they up and down for an hour looking at everybody and speaking to no one the wish of a acquaintance in bath was still uppermost with mrs and she repeated it every fresh proof which every morning brought of her knowing nobody at all they made their appearance in the lower rooms and here fortune was more favourable to our heroine the master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentleman like young man as a partner his name was he seemed to be about four or five and twenty was rather tall had a pleasing countenance a very intelligent and lively eye and if not quite handsome was very near it his address was good and felt herself in high luck there was little leisure for speaking while they danced but when they id were seated at tea she found liim as agreeable as she had given him credit for being he talked with and spirit and there was an and in his manner which interested though it was hardly understood by her after some time on such matters as naturally arose from the objects around them he suddenly addressed her with � i have hitherto been very madam in the proper attentions of a partner here i have not yet asked you how long you have been in bath whether you were ever here before whether you have been at the upper rooms the theatre and the concert and how you like the place altogether have been very but are you now at leisure to satisfy me in these particulars if you are i will begin directly you need not give yourself that trouble sir no trouble i assure you madam then forming his features into a set smile and softening his voice he added with a air have you been long in bath madam about a week sir replied trying not to laugh really with affected astonishment why should you be surprised sir why indeed said he in his natural tone but some emotion must appear to be raised by your reply and surprise is more easily assumed and not less reasonable than any other now let us go on were you never here before madam never sir indeed have you yet honoured the upper rooms yes sir i was there last monday have you been to the theatre yes sir i was at the play on tuesday to the concert yes sir on wednesday and are you altogether pleased with bath yes i like it very well i l now i must give one more and then we may be rational again turned away her head not knowing whether she mi ht venture to laugh i see what you think of me said he gravely i shall m ke but a poor figure in your journal to morrow my journal yes i know exactly what you will say friday went to the lower wore my muslin robe with blue plain black shoes appeared to much advantage but was strangely harassed by a queer half man who would make me dance with him and distressed me by bis nonsense indeed i shall say no such thing shall i tell you what you ought to say if you please i danced with a very agreeable young man introduced by mr king had a great de of conversation with him seems a most extraordinary genius hope i may know more of him that madam is what i wish you to say but perhaps i keep no journal perhaps you are not sitting in this room and i am not sitting by you these are points in which a doubt is equally possible not keep a journal how are your absent cousins to understand the of your life in bath without one how are the and compliments of every day to be related as they ought to be unless noted down every evening journal how are your various dresses to be remembered and the particular state of your complexion and curl of your to be described in all their without having constant recourse to a journal my dear madam i am not so of young ladies ways as you wish to believe me it is this delightful habit of which largely to form the easy style of writing for which 