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man is surrounded by a neighbourhood of voluntary spies��



and where roads and newspapers lay everything open�拭�Dearest



Miss Morland�察�what ideas have you been admitting�拭�







     They had reached the end of the gallery�察�and with



tears of shame she ran off to her own room。 















CHAPTER 25











     The visions of romance were over。  Catherine was



completely awakened。  Henry's address�察�short as it had been��



had more thoroughly opened her eyes to the extravagance of her



late fancies than all their several disappointments had done。 



Most grievously was she humbled。  Most bitterly did she cry。 



It was not only with herself that she was sunkbut



with Henry。  Her folly�察�which now seemed even criminal��



was all exposed to him�察�and he must despise her forever。 



The liberty which her imagination had dared to take with



the character of his fathercould he ever forgive it�拭�The



absurdity of her curiosity and her fearscould they ever



be forgotten�拭�She hated herself more than she could express。 



He hadshe thought he had�察�once or twice before this



fatal morning�察�shown something like affection for her。 



But nowin short�察�she made herself as miserable as



possible for about half an hour�察�went down when the clock



struck five�察�with a broken heart�察�and could scarcely give



an intelligible answer to Eleanor's inquiry if she was well。 



The formidable Henry soon followed her into the room��



and the only difference in his behaviour to her was



that he paid her rather more attention than usual。 



Catherine had never wanted comfort more�察�and he looked



as if he was aware of it。 







     The evening wore away with no abatement of this



soothing politeness�察�and her spirits were gradually raised



to a modest tranquillity。  She did not learn either



to forget or defend the past�察�but she learned to hope



that it would never transpire farther�察�and that it might



not cost her Henry's entire regard。  Her thoughts being



still chiefly fixed on what she had with such causeless



terror felt and done�察�nothing could shortly be clearer than



that it had been all a voluntary�察�self´created delusion��



each trifling circumstance receiving importance from



an imagination resolved on alarm�察�and everything forced



to bend to one purpose by a mind which�察�before she



entered the abbey�察�had been craving to be frightened。 



She remembered with what feelings she had prepared for a



knowledge of Northanger。  She saw that the infatuation



had been created�察�the mischief settled�察�long before her



quitting Bath�察�and it seemed as if the whole might be traced



to the influence of that sort of reading which she had



there indulged。 







     Charming as were all Mrs。 Radcliffe's works��



and charming even as were the works of all her imitators��



it was not in them perhaps that human nature�察�at least



in the Midland counties of England�察�was to be looked for。 



Of the Alps and Pyrenees�察�with their pine forests and



their vices�察�they might give a faithful delineation��



and Italy�察�Switzerland�察�and the south of France might be



as fruitful in horrors as they were there represented。 



Catherine dared not doubt beyond her own country�察�and even



of that�察�if hard pressed�察�would have yielded the northern



and western extremities。  But in the central part of



England there was surely some security for the existence



even of a wife not beloved�察�in the laws of the land��



and the manners of the age。  Murder was not tolerated��



servants were not slaves�察�and neither poison nor sleeping



potions to be procured�察�like rhubarb�察�from every druggist。 



Among the Alps and Pyrenees�察�perhaps�察�there were no



mixed characters。  There�察�such as were not as spotless



as an angel might have the dispositions of a fiend。 



But in England it was not so�察�among the English�察�she believed��



in their hearts and habits�察�there was a general though



unequal mixture of good and bad。  Upon this conviction��



she would not be surprised if even in Henry and Eleanor



Tilney�察�some slight imperfection might hereafter appear��



and upon this conviction she need not fear to acknowledge



some actual specks in the character of their father�察�who��



though cleared from the grossly injurious suspicions which



she must ever blush to have entertained�察�she did believe��



upon serious consideration�察�to be not perfectly amiable。 







     Her mind made up on these several points��



and her resolution formed�察�of always judging and acting



in future with the greatest good sense�察�she had nothing



to do but to forgive herself and be happier than ever��



and the lenient hand of time did much for her by



insensible gradations in the course of another day。 



Henry's astonishing generosity and nobleness of conduct��



in never alluding in the slightest way to what had passed��



was of the greatest assistance to her�察�and sooner than



she could have supposed it possible in the beginning of



her distress�察�her spirits became absolutely comfortable��



and capable�察�as heretofore�察�of continual improvement by



anything he said。  There were still some subjects�察�indeed��



under which she believed they must always tremblethe



mention of a chest or a cabinet�察�for instanceand she did



not love the sight of japan in any shape�此�but even she



could allow that an occasional memento of past folly��



however painful�察�might not be without use。 







     The anxieties of common life began soon to succeed to



the alarms of romance。  Her desire of hearing from Isabella



grew every day greater。  She was quite impatient to know



how the Bath world went on�察�and how the rooms were attended��



and especially was she anxious to be assured of Isabella's



having matched some fine netting´cotton�察�on which she



had left her intent�察�and of her continuing on the best



terms with James。  Her only dependence for information



of any kind was on Isabella。  James had protested against



writing to her till his return to Oxford�察�and Mrs。 Allen



had given her no hopes of a letter till she had got back



to Fullerton。  But Isabella had promised and promised again��



and when she promised a thing�察�she was so scrupulous



in performing it� �This made it so particularly strange��







     For nine successive mornings�察�Catherine wondered



over the repetition of a disappointment�察�which each



morning became more severe�此�but�察�on the tenth�察�when she



entered the breakfast´room�察�her first object was a letter��



held out by Henry's willing hand。  She thanked him



as heartily as if he had written it himself。  ;'Tis only



from James�察�however�察─�as she looked at the direction。 



She opened it�察�it was from Oxford�察�and to this purpose��







     ;Dear Catherine��



     



          ;Though�察�God knows�察�with little inclination



     for writing�察�I think it my duty to tell you that



     everything is at an end between Miss Thorpe and me。



     I left her and Bath yesterday�察�never to see either



     again。  I shall not enter into particularsthey



     would only pain you more。  You will soon hear enough



     from another quarter to know where lies the blame��



     and I hope will acquit your brother of everything



     but the folly of too easily thinking his affection



     returned。  Thank God� �I am undeceived in time�  �But



     it is a heavy blow� �After my father's consent had



     been so kindly givenbut no more of this。  She has



     made me miserable forever� �Let me soon hear from



     you�察�dear Catherine�察�you are my only friend�察�your



     love I do build upon。  I wish your visit at Northanger



     may be over before Captain Tilney makes his engagement



     known�察�or you will be uncomfortably circumstanced。



     Poor Thorpe is in town�此�I dread the sight of him��



     his honest heart would feel so much。  I have written



     to him and my father。  Her duplicity hurts me more



     than all�察�till the very last�察�if I reasoned with



     her�察�she declared herself as much attached to me as



     ever�察�and laughed at my fears。  I am ashamed to



     think how long I bore with it�察�but if ever man had



     reason to believe himself loved�察�I was that man。



     I cannot understand even now what she would be at��



     for there could be no need of my being played off



     to make her secure of Tilney。  We parted at last by



     mutual consenthappy for me had we never met� �I



     can never expect to know such another woman� �Dearest



     Catherine�察�beware how you give your heart。



                             ;Believe me�察─�&c。











     Catherine had not read three lines before her sudden



change of countenance�察�and short exclamations of sorrowing



wonder�察�declared her to be receiving unpleasant news��



and Henry�察�earnestly watching her through the whole letter��



saw plainly that it ended no better than it began。 



He was prevented�察�however�察�from even looking his surprise



by his father's entrance。  They went to breakfast directly��



but Catherine could hardly eat anything。  Tears filled



her eyes�察�and even ran down her cheeks as she sat。 



The letter was one moment in her hand�察�then in her lap��



and then in her pocket�察�and she looked as if she knew



not what she did。  The general�察�between his cocoa and



his newspaper�察�had luckily no leisure for noticing her��



but to the other two her distress was equally visible。 



As soon as she dared leave the table she hurried away



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