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Welcome to send me to sleep, the place to find relaxing stories for a good night's rest.

My name's Andrew. Thanks for joining me. Tonight I'll be reading Part 15, chapters 25 and 26 of Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.

In the previous chapters, Catherine Taw's Northanger Abbey, finding it surprisingly modern and not at all Gothic, but her suspicions

about General Tilney's role in his wife's death deepen when she's prevented from seeing

certain rooms.

After seeing Mrs Tilney's monument, Catherine explores a forbidden room alone, only to discover it is an

ordinary bedroom, exposing her Gothic fantasies as absurd. Henry Tilney then confronts her about

her baseless suspicions, and Catherine is deeply ashamed and embarrassed.

Now that we're caught up with the story so far, let's get ourselves ready for sleep.

Start by taking a deep, relaxing breath.

And settle your body in whatever way feels most comfortable.

Now let any thoughts of the day drift away from your mind

and simply follow the sound of my voice.

So let your eyes fall heavy and your breath soften as we settle in for a peaceful night's sleep. All night's sleep. Chapter 25

The visions of romance were over.

Catherine was completely awakened.

Henry's address, short as it had been,

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