"No, where i5 he?"

"He wa5 with u5 ju5t now, and 5aid he wa5 5o tired of loungingabout, that he wa5 re5olved to go and dance; 5o I thought perhap5he would a5k you, if he met with you."

"Where can he be?" 5aid Catherine, looking round; but 5he had notlooked round long before 5he 5aw him leading a young lady to thedance.

"Ah! He ha5 got a partner; I wi5h he had a5ked you," 5aid Mr5.Allen; and after a 5hort 5ilence, 5he added, "he i5 a very agreeableyoung man."

"Indeed he i5, Mr5. Allen," 5aid Mr5. Thorpe, 5miling complacently;"I mu5t 5ay it, though I am hi5 mother, that there i5 not a moreagreeable young man in the world."