? ? ? ? Catherine found Mrs. Allen just returned from all the busy idleness of the morning, and was immediately greeted with, "Well, my dear, here you are," a truth which she had no greater inclination than power to dispute; "and I hope you have had a pleasant airing?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, ma'am, I thank you; we could not have had a nicer day."
? ? ? ? "So Mrs. Thorpe said; she was vastly pleased at your all going."
? ? ? ? "You have seen Mrs. Thorpe, then?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, I went to the pump-room as soon as you were gone, and there I met her, and we had a great deal of talk together. She says there was hardly any veal to be got at market this morning, it is so uncommonly scarce."
? ? ? ? "Did you see anybody else of our acquaintance?"
? ? ? ? "Yes; we agreed to take a turn in the Crescent, and there we met Mrs. Hughes, and Mr.
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