Posted on 2016-11-29
Away in Northanger
With no time for rest,
Beleaguered Miss Morland
Must pack her chest.
The Tilneys are leaving
The very next day,
And little Miss Morland
No longer may stay.
The Tilneys must travel
To visit a friend:
A forgotten promise
They cannot rescind.
The general announces
That before the dawn
The carriage is ordered
To take Catherine home.
Miss Tilney is weeping
To lose her dear guest.
'Tis a bitter cordial
That "Father knows best."
His whims she must weather,
Come heartache and shame,
While 'neath his dominion
And bearing his name.
With Henry at Woodston,
He hears not the news
Of Catherine's departure,
His father's abuse.
And when to the abbey
Our hero returns,
What horror he hears of,
What story he learns!
He love you, Miss Morland.
Trust him with your heart.
This forced separation
Won't keep you apart.
He'll follow you home
Like a little lost lamb.
His happiness rests
In the palm of your hand.