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Mrs
.
Allen
was
one
of
that
numerous
class
of
females
,
whose
society
can
raise
no
other
emotion
than
surprise
at
there
being
any
men
in
the
world
who
could
like
them
well
enough
to
marry
them
.
She
had
neither
beauty
,
genius
,
accomplishment
,
nor
manner
.
The
air
of
a
gentlewoman
,
a
great
deal
of
quiet
,
inactive
good
temper
,
and
a
trifling
turn
of
mind
were
all
that
could
account
for
her
being
the
choice
of
a
sensible
,
intelligent
man
like
Mr
.
Allen
.
In
one
respect
she
was
admirably
fitted
to
introduce
a
young
lady
into
public
,
being
as
fond
of
going
everywhere
and
seeing
everything
herself
as
any
young
lady
could
be
.
Dress
was
her
passion
.
She
had
a
most
harmless
delight
in
being
fine
;
and
our
heroine
’
s
entree
into
life
could
not
take
place
till
after
three
or
four
days
had
been
spent
in
learning
what
was
mostly
worn
,
and
her
chaperone
was
provided
with
a
dress
of
the
newest
fashion
.
Catherine
too
made
some
purchases
herself
,
and
when
all
these
matters
were
arranged
,
the
important
evening
came
which
was
to
usher
her
into
the
Upper
Rooms
.
Her
hair
was
cut
and
dressed
by
the
best
hand
,
her
clothes
put
on
with
care
,
and
both
Mrs
.
Allen
and
her
maid
declared
she
looked
quite
as
she
should
do
.
With
such
encouragement
,
Catherine
hoped
at
least
to
pass
uncensured
through
the
crowd
.
As
for
admiration
,
it
was
always
very
welcome
when
it
came
,
but
she
did
not
depend
on
it
.
Mrs
.
Allen
was
so
long
in
dressing
that
they
did
not
enter
the
ballroom
till
late
.
The
season
was
full
,
the
room
crowded
,
and
the
two
ladies
squeezed
in
as
well
as
they
could
.
As
for
Mr
.
Allen
,
he
repaired
directly
to
the
card
-
room
,
and
left
them
to
enjoy
a
mob
by
themselves
.
With
more
care
for
the
safety
of
her
new
gown
than
for
the
comfort
of
her
protegee
,
Mrs
.
Allen
made
her
way
through
the
throng
of
men
by
the
door
,
as
swiftly
as
the
necessary
caution
would
allow
;
Catherine
,
however
,
kept
close
at
her
side
,
and
linked
her
arm
too
firmly
within
her
friend
’
s
to
be
torn
asunder
by
any
common
effort
of
a
struggling
assembly
.
But
to
her
utter
amazement
she
found
that
to
proceed
along
the
room
was
by
no
means
the
way
to
disengage
themselves
from
the
crowd
;
it
seemed
rather
to
increase
as
they
went
on
,
whereas
she
had
imagined
that
when
once
fairly
within
the
door
,
they
should
easily
find
seats
and
be
able
to
watch
the
dances
with
perfect
convenience
.
But
this
was
far
from
being
the
case
,
and
though
by
unwearied
diligence
they
gained
even
the
top
of
the
room
,
their
situation
was
just
the
same
;
they
saw
nothing
of
the
dancers
but
the
high
feathers
of
some
of
the
ladies
.
Still
they
moved
on
—
something
better
was
yet
in
view
;
and
by
a
continued
exertion
of
strength
and
ingenuity
they
found
themselves
at
last
in
the
passage
behind
the
highest
bench
.
Here
there
was
something
less
of
crowd
than
below
;
and
hence
Miss
Morland
had
a
comprehensive
view
of
all
the
company
beneath
her
,
and
of
all
the
dangers
of
her
late
passage
through
them
.
It
was
a
splendid
sight
,
and
she
began
,
for
the
first
time
that
evening
,
to
feel
herself
at
a
ball
:
she
longed
to
dance
,
but
she
had
not
an
acquaintance
in
the
room
.
Mrs
.
Allen
did
all
that
she
could
do
in
such
a
case
by
saying
very
placidly
,
every
now
and
then
,
“
I
wish
you
could
dance
,
my
dear
—
I
wish
you
could
get
a
partner
.
”
For
some
time
her
young
friend
felt
obliged
to
her
for
these
wishes
;
but
they
were
repeated
so
often
,
and
proved
so
totally
ineffectual
,
that
Catherine
grew
tired
at
last
,
and
would
thank
her
no
more
.
They
were
not
long
able
,
however
,
to
enjoy
the
repose
of
the
eminence
they
had
so
laboriously
gained
.
Everybody
was
shortly
in
motion
for
tea
,
and
they
must
squeeze
out
like
the
rest
.
Catherine
began
to
feel
something
of
disappointment
—
she
was
tired
of
being
continually
pressed
against
by
people
,
the
generality
of
whose
faces
possessed
nothing
to
interest
,
and
with
all
of
whom
she
was
so
wholly
unacquainted
that
she
could
not
relieve
the
irksomeness
of
imprisonment
by
the
exchange
of
a
syllable
with
any
of
her
fellow
captives
;
and
when
at
last
arrived
in
the
tea
-
room
,
she
felt
yet
more
the
awkwardness
of
having
no
party
to
join
,
no
acquaintance
to
claim
,
no
gentleman
to
assist
them
.
They
saw
nothing
of
Mr
.
Allen
;
and
after
looking
about
them
in
vain
for
a
more
eligible
situation
,
were
obliged
to
sit
down
at
the
end
of
a
table
,
at
which
a
large
party
were
already
placed
,
without
having
anything
to
do
there
,
or
anybody
to
speak
to
,
except
each
other
.
Mrs
.
Allen
congratulated
herself
,
as
soon
as
they
were
seated
,
on
having
preserved
her
gown
from
injury
.
“
It
would
have
been
very
shocking
to
have
it
torn
,
”
said
she
,
“
would
not
it
?
It
is
such
a
delicate
muslin
.
For
my
part
I
have
not
seen
anything
I
like
so
well
in
the
whole
room
,
I
assure
you
.
”
“
How
uncomfortable
it
is
,
”
whispered
Catherine
,
“
not
to
have
a
single
acquaintance
here
!
”
“
Yes
,
my
dear
,
”
replied
Mrs
.
Allen
,
with
perfect
serenity
,
“
it
is
very
uncomfortable
indeed
.
”
“
What
shall
we
do
?
The
gentlemen
and
ladies
at
this
table
look
as
if
they
wondered
why
we
came
here
—
we
seem
forcing
ourselves
into
their
party
.
”
