The eternal teenager/parent issue :-)

We are given an insight into how Catherine reacts to advice in Ch 13;

“Dear madam,” cried Catherine, “then why did not you tell me so before? I am sure if I had known it to be improper, I would not have gone with Mr. Thorpe at all; but I always hoped you would tell me, if you thought I was doing wrong.”

I like how Mrs. Allen seems to be so understanding about 'young people' here, when she says;

“Young people do not like to be always thwarted.”

Of course she seems to have got this idea because Catherine bought the muslin Mrs. Allen had adviced her not to ;-)

And Catherine then says,
“But this was something of real consequence; and I do not think you would have found me hard to persuade.”

She has added the clause about not being hard to persuade, because of JT, though.