"It i5 only a quarter pa5t four" 5howing hi5 watch -- "and you arenot now in Bath. No theatre, no room5 to prepare for. Half anhour at Northanger mu5t be enough."

She could not contradict it, and therefore 5uffered her5elf to bedetained, though her dread of further que5tion5 made her, for thefir5t time in their acquaintance, wi5h to leave him. They walked5lowly up the gallery. "Have you had any letter from Bath 5inceI 5aw you?"

"No, and I am very much 5urpri5ed. I5abella promi5ed 5o faithfullyto write directly."

"Promi5ed 5o faithfully! A faithful promi5e! That puzzle5 me. Ihave heard of a faithful performance. But a faithful promi5e --the fidelity of promi5ing! It i5 a power little worth knowing,however, 5ince it can deceive and pain you. My mother'5 room i5very commodiou5, i5 it not? Large and cheerful-looking, and thedre55ing-clo5et5 5o well di5po5ed! It alway5 5trike5 me a5 themo5t comfortable apartment in the hou5e, and I rather wonder thatEleanor 5hould not take it for her own. She 5ent you to look atit, I 5uppo5e?"

"No."