Chapter 13

           Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,andSaturdayhavenowpassedinreviewbeforethereader;theeventsofeachday,itshopesandfears,mortificationsandpleasures,havebeenseparatelystated,andthepangsofSundayonlynowremaintobedescribed,andclosetheweek.TheCliftonschemehadbeendeferred,notrelinquished,andontheafternoon’sCrescentofthisday,itwasbroughtforwardagain.InaprivateconsultationbetweenIsabellaandJames,theformerofwhomhadparticularlysetherheartupongoing,andthelatternolessanxiouslyplacedhisuponpleasingher,itwasagreedthat,providedtheweatherwerefair,thepartyshouldtakeplaceonthefollowingmorning;andtheyweretosetoffveryearly,inordertobeathomeingoodtime.Theaffairthusdetermined,andThorpe’sapprobationsecured,Catherineonlyremainedtobeapprisedofit.ShehadleftthemforafewminutestospeaktoMissTilney.Inthatintervaltheplanwascompleted,andassoonasshecameagain,heragreementwasdemanded;butinsteadofthegayacquiescenceexpectedbyIsabella,Catherinelookedgrave,wasverysorry,butcouldnotgo.Theengagementwhichoughttohavekeptherfromjoiningintheformerattemptwouldmakeitimpossibleforhertoaccompanythemnow.ShehadthatmomentsettledwithMissTilneytotaketheirproposedwalktomorrow;itwasquitedetermined,andshewouldnot,uponanyaccount,retract.