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In Bath, when John thought Catherine loved him, he told General Tilney that Catherine was from a very wealthy family. The General then ran into John much later on his trip away from Northanger Abbey. John was angry, because he had learned that Catherine did not love him, and he angrily told the General that the Morlands were almost poor.
General Tilney arrives in Bath with his two children. He quickly notices Catherine Morland, and Henry's attentions towards her, and begins asking about her. The General is overly solicitous and attentive towards Catherine whenever he sees her, which causes Catherine some discomfort.
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For this reason, the Morlands will not approve of her marriage without the proper permission from General Tilney. Catherine and Henry have similar respect for the rules that govern marriage in their society, and agree to the Morlands’ terms.
Without even the chance to say farewell to Henry, who is staying at his nearby rectory, Catherine miserably makes her way home, where her unimaginative mother supposes she is pining for the luxuries of the Abbey when in reality she is pining for Henry. Within two days, however, Henry turns up and, in defiance of his father, asks her to marry him.
Catherine blames the whole fiasco on the Gothic novels she had read at Bath. She realizes she is living in modern England, not the imagined world of novelist Anne Radcliffe, and that she is safe.
Catherine attends her first ball in Bath and meets the witty and handsome Henry Tilney. After a few days in Bath, Catherine meets the Thorpes and learns that her older brother James is friends with John Thorpe. She quickly becomes friends with Isabella, the eldest Thorpe daughter. James and John arrive in town and Catherine is introduced to John.
*Bath *Bath. Resort city in western England famous for its hot springs and Roman ruins. Catherine visits Bath for several weeks at the invitation of the Allens, owners of Fullerton.
