? ? ? ? "Yes, very; I have hardly ever an opportunity of being in one; but I am particularly fond of it."
? ? ? ? "I am glad of it; I will drive you out in mine every day."
? ? ? ? "Thank you," said Catherine, in some distress, from a doubt of the propriety of accepting such an offer.
? ? ? ? "I will drive you up Lansdown Hill tomorrow."
? ? ? ? "Thank you; but will not your horse want rest?"
? ? ? ? "Rest! He has only come three and twenty miles today; all nonsense; nothing ruins horses so much as rest; nothing knocks them up so soon. No, no; I shall exercise mine at the average of four hours every day while I am here."
? ? ? ? "Shall you indeed!" said Catherine very seriously. "That will be forty miles a day."
? ? ? ? "Forty! Aye, fifty, for what I care. Well, I will drive you up Lansdown tomorrow; mind, I am engaged."
? ? ? ? "How delightful that will be!" cried Isabella, turning round. "My dearest Catherine, I quite envy you; but I am afraid, brother, you will not have room for a third."
? ? ? ? "A third indeed! No, no; I did not come to Bath to drive my sisters about; that would be a good joke, faith! Morland must take care of you.
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