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Northanger Abbey-Part18_Jane Austen(1775-1817)_English Literature(文学名著)-第2页

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but his meaning must always be just: and what she did

not understand, she was almost as ready to admire,



as what she did. The whole walk was delightful, and though

it ended too soon, its conclusion was delightful too;



her friends attended her into the house, and Miss Tilney,

before they parted, addressing herself with respectful form,



as much to Mrs. Allen as to Catherine, petitioned for

the pleasure of her company to dinner on the day after



the next. No difficulty was made on Mrs. Allen's side,

and the only difficulty on Catherine's was in concealing



the excess of her pleasure.

The morning had passed away so charmingly as to banish



all her friendship and natural affection, for no thought

of Isabella or James had crossed her during their walk.



When the Tilneys were gone, she became amiable again,

but she was amiable for some time to little effect;



Mrs. Allen had no intelligence to give that could relieve

her anxiety; she had heard nothing of any of them.



Towards the end of the morning, however, Catherine,

having occasion for some indispensable yard of ribbon



which must be bought without a moment's delay, walked out

into the town, and in Bond Street overtook the second



Miss Thorpe as she was loitering towards Edgar's

Buildings between two of the sweetest girls in the world,



who had been her dear friends all the morning. From her,

she soon learned that the party to Clifton had taken place.



"They set off at eight this morning," said Miss Anne,

"and I am sure I do not envy them their drive. I think



you and I are very well off to be out of the scrape.

it must be the dullest thing in the world, for there is not



a soul at Clifton at this time of year. Belle went with

your brother, and John drove Maria."



Catherine spoke the pleasure she really felt

on hearing this part of the arrangement.



"Oh! yes," rejoined the other, "Maria is gone.

She was quite wild to go. She thought it would be



something very fine. I cannot say I admire her taste;

and for my part, I was determined from the first not to go,



if they pressed me ever so much."

Catherine, a little doubtful of this, could not



help answering, "I wish you could have gone too.

It is a pity you could not all go."



"Thank you; but it is quite a matter of indifference

to me. Indeed, I would not have gone on any account.



I was saying so to Emily and Sophia when you overtook us.

Catherine was still unconvinced; but glad that Anne



should have the friendship of an Emily and a Sophia to

console her, she bade her adieu without much uneasiness,



and returned home, pleased that the party had not been

prevented by her refusing to join it, and very heartily



wishing that it might be too pleasant to allow either

James or Isabella to resent her resistance any longer.



CHAPTER 15

Early the next day, a note from Isabella,



speaking peace and tenderness in every line, and entreating

the immediate presence of her friend on a matter of the



utmost importance, hastened Catherine, in the happiest

state of confidence and curiosity, to Edgar's Buildings.



The two youngest Miss Thorpes were by themselves in

the parlour; and, on Anne's quitting it to call her sister,



Catherine took the opportunity of asking the other

for some particulars of their yesterday's party.



Maria desired no greater pleasure than to speak of it;

and Catherine immediately learnt that it had been altogether



the most delightfulscheme in the world, that nobody

could imagine how charming it had been, and that it



had been more delightful than anybody could conceive.

Such was the information of the first five minutes;



the second unfolded thus much in detail--that they had driven

directly to the York Hotel, ate some soup, and bespoke



an early dinner, walked down to the pump-room, tasted

the water, and laid out some shillings in purses and spars;



thence adjoined to eat ice at a pastry-cook's, and hurrying




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