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for her察whichever might be most acceptable察and also察of course察to tell 

her    the  news    of  this  important     day此   and    perhaps    to  obtain    a  little 

information from her in return察respecting Mr。 Weston's expected departure。 

But of this she seemed to know nothing察and I hoped察as she did察that it 

was all a false report。      She was very glad to see me察but察happily察her eyes 

were now so nearly well that she was almost independent of my services。 

She was deeply interested in the wedding察but while I amused her with the 

details   of   the   festive   day察  the   splendours   of   the   bridal   party   and   of   the 

bride herself察she often sighed and shook her head察and wished good might 

come of it察she seemed察like me察to regard it rather as a theme for sorrow 

than rejoicing。      I sat a long time talking to her about that and other things 

´ but no one came。 

     Shall I confess that I sometimes looked towards the door with a half´ 

expectant   wish   to   see   it   open   and   give   entrance   to   Mr。   Weston察  as   had 

happened once before拭and that察returning through the lanes and fields察I 

often paused to look round me察and walked more slowly than was at all 

necessary ´ for察though a fine evening察it was not a hot one ´ and察finally察

felt a sense of emptiness and disappointment at having reached the house 

without meeting or even catching a distant glimpse of any one察except a 

few labourers returning from their work拭

     Sunday察however察was approaching此             I should see him then此       for now 

that Miss Murray was gone察I could have my old corner again。                     I should 

see   him察  and   by   look察  speech察  and   manner察  I   might   judge   whether   the 

circumstance   of   her   marriage   had   very   much   afflicted   him。      Happily   I 

could perceive no shadow of a difference此            he wore the same aspect as he 

had   worn   two   months   ago   ´   voice察  look察  manner察  all   alike   unchanged此

there was the same keen´sighted察unclouded truthfulness in his discourse察

the same forcible clearness in his style察the same earnest simplicity in all 

he said and did察that made itself察not marked by the eye and ear察but felt 

upon the hearts of his audience。 

     I  walked     home    with   Miss    Matilda察   but  HE    DID    NOT    JOIN     US。 

Matilda was now sadly at a loss for amusement察and wofully in want of a 

companion此       her brothers at school察her sister married and gone察she too 

young to be admitted into society察for which察from Rosalie's example察she 



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was in some degree beginning to acquire a taste ´ a taste at least for the 

company   of   certain   classes   of   gentlemen察  at   this   dull   time   of   year   ´   no 

hunting going on察no shooting even ´ for察though she might not join in that察

it was SOMETHING to see her father or the gamekeeper go out with the 

dogs察and to talk with them on their return察about the different birds they 

had     bagged。      Now察     also察  she    was    denied     the   solace    which     the 

companionship         of   the   coachman察      grooms察    horses察   greyhounds察     and 

pointers might have afforded察for her mother having察notwithstanding the 

disadvantages   of   a   country   life察  so   satisfactorily   disposed   of   her   elder 

daughter察the pride of her heart had begun seriously to turn her attention to 

the younger察and察being truly alarmed at the roughness of her manners察and 

thinking it high time to work a reform察had been roused at length to exert 

her    authority察  and   prohibited     entirely   the  yards察   stables察 kennels察   and 

coachhouse。       Of course察she was not implicitly obeyed察but察indulgent as 

she had   hitherto been察  when once   her   spirit was   roused察her temper   was 

not so gentle as she required that of her governesses to be察and her  will 

was not to be thwarted with impunity。              After many a scene of contention 

between      mother    and    daughter察   many    a  violent    outbreak    which    I  was 

ashamed to witness察in which the father's authority was often called in to 

confirm with oaths and threats the mother's slighted prohibitions ´ for even 

HE could see that 'Tilly察though she would have made a fine lad察was not 

quite   what   a   young   lady  ought   to   be'   ´   Matilda   at   length   found   that   her 

easiest plan was to keep clear of the forbidden regions察unless she could 

now and then steal a visit without her watchful mother's knowledge。 

     Amid   all   this察  let   it   not   be   imagined   that   I   escaped   without   many   a 

reprimand察and many an implied reproach察that lost none of its sting from 

not being openly worded察but rather wounded the more deeply察because察

from that very reason察it seemed to preclude self´ defence。                  Frequently察I 

was told to amuse Miss Matilda with other things察and to remind her of her 

mother's   precepts   and   prohibitions。       I   did   so   to   the   best   of   my   power此

but she would not be amused against her will察and could not against her 

taste察   and    though      I  went     beyond      mere     reminding察     such    gentle 

remonstrances as I could use were utterly ineffectual。 

     'DEAR Miss Grey it is the STRANGEST thing。                     I suppose you can't 



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help   it察  if   it's   not   in   your   nature   ´   but   I   WONDER   you   can't   win   the 

confidence of that girl察and make your society at LEAST as agreeable to 

her as that of Robert or Joseph' 

     'They     can   talk   the  best   about    the   things    in  which     she   is  most 

interested' I replied。 

     'Well   that   is   a   strange   confession察  HOWEVER察  to   come   from   her 

GOVERNESS             Who   is   to   form   a   young   lady's   tastes察  I   wonder察  if   the 

governess       doesn't   do   it拭  I   have    known      governesses      who    have    so 

completely identified themselves with the reputation of their young ladies 

for elegance and propriety in mind and manners察that they would blush to 

speak a word against them察and to hear the slightest blame imputed to their 

pupils was worse than to be censured in their own persons ´ and I really 

think it very natural察for my part。' 

     'Do you察ma'am' 

     'Yes察of course此     the young lady's proficiency and elegance is of more 

consequence to the governess than her own察as well as to the world。                         If 

she wishes to prosper in her vocation she must devote all her energies to 

her    business此    all   her   ideas    and   all  her   ambition     will   tend    to  the 

accomplishment   of   that   one object。         When   we   wish   to   decide   upon   the 

merits of a governess察we naturally look at the young ladies she professes 

to   have   educated察  and   judge   accordingly。        The   JUDICIOUS   governess 

knows   this此    she   knows   that察  while   she   lives   in   obscurity   herself察  her 

pupils' virtues and defects will be open to every eye察and that察unless she 

loses sight   of herself  in their  cultivation察she need not   hope for  success。 

You see察Miss Grey察it is just the same as any other trade or profession此

they that wish to prosper must devote themselves body and soul to their 

calling察and if they begin to yield to indolence or self´indulgence they are 

speedily distanced by wiser competitors此             there is little to choose between 

a person that ruins her pupils by neglect察and one that corrupts them by her 

example。 You will excuse my dropping these little hints此                  you know it is 

all   for   your   own   good。    Many   ladies   would   speak   to   you   much   more 

strongly察  and   many   would   not   trouble   themselves   to   speak   at   all察  but 

quietly look out for a substitute。          That察of course察would be the EASIEST 

plan此   but I know the advantages of a place like this to a person in your 



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situation察and I have no desire to part with you察as I am sure you would do 

very well if you will only think of these things and try to exert yourself a 

LITTLE   more此       then察  I   am   convinced察  you   would   SOON   acquire   that 

delicate tact which alone is wanting to give you a proper influence over 

the mind of your pupil。' 

     I   was   about    to  give    the  lady    some    idea   of  the   fallacy   of   her 

expectations察but she sailed away as soon as she had concluded he

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