Northanger Abbey Chapter 2

In which we accompany the young and amiable Catherine Morland as she embarks upon her first sojourn to the bustling city of Bath, accompanied by the well-meaning but rather unremarkable Mrs. Allen, where she finds herself both delighted and somewhat perplexed by the grand social scenes before her. Though Catherine’s evening at the assembly rooms is marked by a mix of awkwardness and modest admiration, her gentle spirit remains undeterred by the trials of new society and the charming but distant attentions of the company.