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been delightfully condescending into the bargain。                  Her children evidently 

held the same opinion察and I alone thought otherwise。 

     After this she looked in upon me once or twice察during the absence of 

my pupils察to   enlighten  me   concerning   my  duties towards   them。  For   the 

girls   she   seemed   anxious   only   to   render   them   as   superficially   attractive 

and     showily     accomplished       as   they   could    possibly     be   made察   without 

present trouble or discomfort to themselves察and I was to act accordingly ´ 

to study and strive to amuse and oblige察instruct察refine察and polish察with 

the least possible   exertion on their   part察 and   no   exercise   of   authority  on 

mine。     With regard to the two boys察it was much the same察only instead of 



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accomplishments察  I        was   to  get   the  greatest   possible    quantity   of   Latin 

grammar   and   Valpy's   Delectus   into   their   heads察  in   order   to   fit   them   for 

school     ´  the  greatest    possible    quantity   at  least   WITHOUT         trouble    to 

themselves。       John might be a 'little high´ spirited' and Charles might be a 

little 'nervous and tedious ´ ' 

     'But   at   all   events察  Miss   Grey'   said   she察  'I   hope YOU   will keep   your 

temper察and be mild and patient throughout察especially with the dear little 

Charles察    he   is  so   extremely     nervous     and   susceptible察    and   so   utterly 

unaccustomed to anything but the tenderest treatment。                    You will excuse 

my naming these things to you察for the fact is察I have hitherto found all the 

governesses察even the very best of them察faulty in this particular。                    They 

wanted that meek and quiet spirit察which St。 Matthew察or some of them察

says is better than the putting on of apparel ´ you will know the passage to 

which I allude察for you are a clergyman's daughter。                 But I have no doubt 

you    will   give   satisfaction     in  this  respect    as  well   as   the  rest。   And 

remember察  on   all   occasions察  when   any  of   the   young   people   do   anything 

improper察if persuasion and gentle remonstrance will not do察let one of the 

others   come   and   tell   me察  for   I   can   speak   to   them   more   plainly   than   it 

would be proper for you to do。 And make them as happy as you can察Miss 

Grey察and I dare say you will do very well。' 

     I observed that while Mrs。 Murray was so extremely solicitous for the 

comfort   and   happiness   of   her   children察  and   continually   talking   about   it察

she never once mentioned mine察though they were at home察surrounded by 

friends察and I an alien among strangers察and I did not yet know enough of 

the world察not to be considerably surprised at this anomaly。 

     Miss Murray察otherwise Rosalie察was about sixteen when I came察and 

decidedly      a  very   pretty   girl察 and    in  two   years    longer察  as  time   more 

completely       developed     her   form    and   added    grace    to  her   carriage   and 

deportment察      she   became     positively    beautiful察   and   that  in  no   common 

degree。      She     was    tall  and    slender察  yet   not   thin察  perfectly    formed察

exquisitely   fair察  though   not   without   a   brilliant察  healthy   bloom察  her   hair察

which she wore in a profusion of long ringlets察was of a very light brown 

inclining to yellow察her eyes were pale blue察but so clear and bright that 

few would wish them darker察the rest of her features were small察not quite 



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regular察   and   not   remarkably     otherwise此     but   altogether    you   could    not 

hesitate to pronounce her a very lovely girl。              I wish I could say as much 

for mind and disposition as I can for her form and face。 

     Yet think not I have any dreadful disclosures to make此               she was lively察

light´hearted察and could be very agreeable察with those who did not cross 

her will。     Towards me察when I first came察she was cold and haughty察then 

insolent and overbearing察but察on a further acquaintance察she gradually laid 

aside   her   airs察  and   in   time   became   as   deeply   attached   to   me   as   it   was 

possible   for   HER   to   be   to   one   of   my   character   and   position此  for   she 

seldom lost sight察for above half an hour at a time察of the fact of my being 

a   hireling   and   a   poor  curate's   daughter。     And     yet察  upon   the  whole察   I 

believe she respected me   more than she herself was aware of察because I 

was the only person in the house who steadily professed good principles察

habitually spoke the truth察and generally endeavoured to make inclination 

bow to duty察and this I say察not察of course察in commendation of myself察but 

to show the unfortunate state of the family to which my services were察for 

the present察devoted。        There was no member of it in whom I regretted this 

sad want of principle so much as Miss Murray herself察not only because 

she had taken a fancy to me察but because there was so much of what was 

pleasant and prepossessing in herself察that察in spite of her failings察I really 

liked her ´ when she did not rouse my indignation察or ruffle my temper by 

TOO great a display of her faults。           These察however察I would fain persuade 

myself were rather the effect of her education than her disposition此                    she 

had never been perfectly taught the distinction between right and wrong察

she   had察  like   her   brothers   and   sisters察  been   suffered察  from   infancy察  to 

tyrannize over nurses察governesses察and servants察she had not been taught 

to   moderate   her   desires察  to   control   her   temper   or   bridle   her   will察  or   to 

sacrifice   her   own   pleasure   for   the   good   of   others。    Her   temper   being 

naturally     good察   she  was    never    violent   or  morose察    but   from   constant 

indulgence察      and   habitual    scorn    of  reason察   she   was    often    testy  and 

capricious察her mind had never been cultivated此              her intellect察at best察was 

somewhat   shallow察  she   possessed   considerable   vivacity察  some   quickness 

of perception察and some talent for music and the acquisition of languages察

but till fifteen she had troubled herself to acquire nothing察  then the love 



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of display had roused her faculties察and induced her to apply herself察but 

only to the more showy accomplishments。                  And when I came it was the 

same此    everything     was    neglected    but   French察   German察    music察   singing察

dancing察fancy´work察and a little drawing ´ such drawing as might produce 

the greatest show with the smallest labour察and the principal parts of which 

were     generally     done    by   me。    For     music    and    singing察   besides    my 

occasional   instructions察  she   had   the   attendance   of   the   best   master      the 

country afforded察and in these accomplishments察as well as in dancing察she 

certainly  attained   great   proficiency。       To   music察  indeed察 she   devoted   too 

much of her time察as察governess though I was察I frequently told her察but her 

mother thought that if SHE liked it察she COULD not give too much time 

to the acquisition of so attractive an art。           Of fancy´work I knew nothing 

but what I gathered from my pupil and my own observation察but no sooner 

was I initiated察than she made me useful in twenty different ways此                  all the 

tedious     parts  of   her  work    were    shifted   on   to  my   shoulders察    such   as 

stretching the frames察stitching in the canvas察sorting the wools and silks察

putting    in  the   grounds察   counting     the  stitches察  rectifying   mistakes察   and 

finishing the pieces she was tired of。 

     At   sixteen察  Miss   Murray  was   something   of   a   romp察  yet   not   more   so 

than is natural and allowable for a girl of that age察but at seventeen察that 

propensity察like all other things察began to give way to the ruling passion察

and soon was swallowed up in the all´ absorbing ambition to attract and 

dazzle the other sex。       But enough of her此        now let us turn to her sister。 

     Miss Matilda Murray was a veritable hoyden察of whom little need be 

said。    She   was   about   two   years   and   a   half   younger   than   her   sister察  her 

features   were   larger察  her   complexion   much   darker。       She   might   possibly 

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