Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1818 edition. Excerpt: ... ( ) eklly, " I know you never mind dirt.'v After a short pause, "It comes on faster and faster!" said Catherine, as she stood watching at a window. "So it does indeed. If it keeps raining, the streets will be very wet." "There are four umbrellas up already. How I hate the sight of all umbrella!" '.' ' . 'f r " ': f' i "They are disagreeable things to carry. I would much rather take a chair at any time." "It was such a nice looking morning! I felt so convinced it would be dry!" "Any body would have thought so indeed. There will be very few people in the Pump-room, if it rains all the morning. I hope Mr. Allen will put on his great coat when he goes, but I dare say he will not, for he had rather do any thing in the world than walk out in;a great coat; I wonder he should dislike it, .it must be so comfortable," The raincontinued--fast, thoughnot heavy. Catherine went every five minutes to the clock, threatening on each return that, if it still kept on raining another five minutes, she would give up the matter as hopeless. The clock struck twelve, and it still rained.-- You will not be able to go, my dear." t *M do not quite despair yet. I shall not give it up till a quarter after twelve. This is just the time of day for it to clear up, and I do think it looks as.little lighter. There, it is. twenty minutes ifter twelve, . and now I shall III .7 give give it up entirely. Oh! that we had such weather here as they had at 1/dolpho, or at least in Tuscany and the South of France!--the night that poor St. Aubin died !--such beautiful weather 1" At half past twelve, when Catherine's anxious attention to the weather was over, and she could no longer claim' any merit from its amendment, the sky began voiuntarily..."