Northanger Abbey Page #3

In that case, shall we say

tomorrow at 12, unless it rains?.

Yes.

Catherine. You simply must hear this.

Come, quickly!

Excuse me.

Of course.

Make haste, Miss Morland!Put on

your hat, there's no time to lose!

-We are going to Blaize Castle!

-Mr Thorpe!

-How do you do, Mrs Allen?.

My sweetest Catherine.

Isn't this delightful?.Blaize Castle,

nothing could be more romantic.

Yes, I'm sure, but I am very sorry,

I can't come with you.

I am expecting Miss Tilney and her brother

to call on me to take a country walk.

Not they! I saw them five minutes ago.Doesn't

he drive a phaeton with a pair of chestnuts?.

I don't know, indeed.

I saw him large as life, on the Lansdown Road,

with a smart-looking girl by his side.

But perhaps they mean to call later.

No, they don't.

I heard T:
ilney hallooing to a man

they were going as far as Wick Rocks.

I don't understand it at all.

Miss T:
ilney promised.

In this false world, people often make promises

they have little intention of keeping.

Remember, we are

your true friends.

- We keep our promises.

- Yes.

But what if they should

come after all?.

My dear scatter-brained sister, haven't you just

heard him say they're halfway to Wick Rocks?.

Then...

perhaps I should come with you.

Please, Miss Morland.

Goes very nice, doesn't she?.

Smooth as silk!

How do you do, sir?.

Scoundrel!

Pleasant old gentleman.

Mr Allen?. Yes, and so good natured.

- And rich as Croesus, or so I hear.

- I believe Mr Allen is very rich.

- And no children at all?.

- No, none.

-But you're quite a favourite, though, I gather?.

-Mr and Mrs Allen are very kind to me, yes.

- Ever since I was a baby.

- Excellent. Excellent!

Oh, Miss Tilney!

Stop! Stop now!

It's Miss Tilney and her brother!

-There'll be hell to pay if I tried to stop him now!

-Please stop, Mr Thorpe!

- I'll get down! I will!

- It's not possible!

Oh!

Whoa, there!

How could you deceive me so?.

Well, what if I did?. Where would you rather be?.

In a spanking gig driving to Blaize Castle

or trailing about in the dirt

with some canting prig of a parson?.

Mr T:
ilney is not a canting prig!

You have made it seem

as if I had broken my promise to them.

Whoa, there.

Look here!

Miss Morland...

I might not have been completely straight

with you, but I had good reason.

You think of your brother's happiness,

and lsabella's.

They couldn't go off unchaperoned.

And I was thinking of you, too.

I'm not altogether happy

to see you with the T:ilneys.

The whole family has a terrible reputation.

Something very strange

about the mother's death.

But you can't mean...?.

We must be careful making new acquaintances.

We're not all as honest as you and l, eh?.

But Mr Tilney and his sister

have been so kind to me.

Truly sorry, Miss Morland,

if I have caused you any distress.

But you can set it

all right tomorrow.

Let's at least try and

enjoy ourselves today.

Damn it, I've been looking forward to driving you

out more than anything. What do you say?.

- Very well.

- Whoa!

- Everything all right, Thorpe?.

- Absolutely.

Walk on.

- Go on!

- Walk on.

-I say, sir,can you move your sheep, please?.

-Oh, go on!

Hi, hi, hi!

It's just a spot of rain,

it will clear up in no time.

We'd better go back. Your sister thinks so,too.

We're not halfway to Blaize Castle.

Very well, as you wish!

It's all one to me!

If your brother hadn't such a damned beast to

drive, we'd have been there this half hour gone.

Will you move your sheep?. I need to turn.

I'll take my bloody time!

Come on, girl!

Lord! What would the men think

if they could see us now?.

How can I ever face

the Tilneys again?.

You mustn't be cross

with John, dearest one.

Do you know, he told me he liked you

better than any girl he had ever seen.

And he thinks you're

the prettiest girl in Bath.

-I don't know why he should think that.

-No need for false modesty!

Now, how far have you got on with Udolpho?.

- I've just got to the black veil.

- The black veil!

I won't tell you what's behind it,

not for the world.

When you have finished it,

you will read The Monk, my brother's favourite.

Oh, yes, he spoke of it.

Is it really very horrid?.

It is the most horrid, shocking thing

in all the world.

Ambrosio the Monk begins very holy,

but is drawn into vice by Matilda.

She gives him a magic branch

so he can pass through walls...

..and into Antonia's bed chamber.

But it is too shocking. I should blush

to tell you.You must read it yourself.

"The Friar pronounced the magic words and

a thick smoke arose over the magic mirror.

At length, he beheld

Antonia 's lovely form.

She was undressing

to bathe herself

and the amorous monk

had full opportunity to observe

the voluptuous contours and

admirable symmetry of her person

as she drew off her last garment.

At this moment,

a tame linnet flew towards her,

nestled its head between her breasts

and nibbled them in wanton play.

Ambrosio could bear no more.

The blood boiled in his veins and

a raging fire rushed through his limbs.

'l must possess her,' he cried. "

No, no, Ambrosio.

I shall no longer be able

to combat my passions.

I am convinced with every moment,

that I have but one alternative...

I must enjoy you, or die!

Der Holle Rache

from The Magic Flute

Damn fine-looking woman.

But she's nothing to you, you know.

Miss Morland, Mrs Allen, Mr Allen.

Mr Tilney, you must have thought me so

rude,but they told me you had gone out.

When I saw you, I begged Mr Thorpe

to stop,but he only went faster.

If only he had slowed down,I would

have jumped out and run back to you.

Please believe me, I would ten thousand

times rather have been with you!

Are you and Miss Tilney

very angry with me?.

I must confess,

I felt a little slighted.

But my sister was quite sure

there was some misunderstanding.

Eleanor, you were right, as usual.

Miss Morland is not to blame.

She was abducted by force!

No, not exactly,

but truly I did try to make him stop.

Don't tease her. You were cast down when you

thought she preferred the company of others.

Perhaps she still does.

No, indeed!

That is...

Then may I renew our invitation?.

Shall we say the day after tomorrow

for our walk?.

Yes.

Miss Catherine Morland,a very

amiable girl, and very rich,too.

Ward of a Mr Allen, who made a fortune in trade.

And with no-one

to spend it on but her,

she'll bring a deal

of money to her marriage.

When the old man pops off, she'll be one

of the richest women in the country.

Obliged to you, sir.

Thorpe, John Thorpe.

Delighted to have been...

Yes, it was beautifully sung.

Mr Thorpe, perhaps you'd introduce me

to the young lady.

Miss Morland, this is General T:ilney.

Charming.

And did I overhear a country walk proposed?.

Yes, sir, the day after tomorrow.

Perhaps you would do us the honour

of spending the rest of the day with us,

after your walk?.

If Mr and Mrs Allen can be persuaded

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