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had to run after my pupils to catch them察to carry or drag them to the table察

and   often   forcibly   to   hold   them   there   till   the   lesson   was   done。   Tom   I 

frequently put into a corner察seating myself before him in a chair察with a 

book which contained the little task that must be said or read察before he 

was   released察 in   my  hand。       He  was   not   strong   enough   to   push both   me 

and the chair away察so he would stand twisting his body and face into the 

most     grotesque     and   singular    contortions     ´  laughable察    no   doubt察   to  an 

unconcerned spectator察but not to me ´ and uttering loud yells and doleful 

outcries察     intended      to   represent     weeping       but    wholly     without      the 

accompaniment of tears。            I knew this was done solely for the purpose of 

annoying       me察  and察  therefore察   however      I  might    inwardly     tremble    with 

impatience and irritation察I manfully strove to suppress all visible signs of 

molestation察     and    affected    to  sit  with   calm    indifference察    waiting    till  it 

should   please   him   to   cease   this   pastime察  and   prepare   for   a   run   in   the 

garden察by casting his eye on the book and reading or repeating the few 

words he was required to say。              Sometimes he was determined to do his 

writing badly察and I had to hold his hand to prevent him from purposely 

blotting or disfiguring the paper。            Frequently I threatened that察if he did 

not   do   better察  he   should   have   another   line此   then   he   would   stubbornly 

refuse to write this line察and I察to save my word察had finally to resort to the 

expedient   of   holding   his   fingers   upon   the   pen察  and   forcibly  drawing   his 

hand up and down察till察in spite of his resistance察the line was in some sort 

completed。 

     Yet   Tom   was   by   no   means   the   most   unmanageable   of   my   pupils此

sometimes察to my great joy察he would have the sense to see that his wisest 

policy was to finish his tasks察and go out and amuse himself till I and his 

sisters came to   join him察which   frequently was   not at all察 for Mary Ann 



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seldom followed his example in this particular此                 she apparently preferred 

rolling on the floor to any other amusement此               down she would drop like a 

leaden weight察and when I察with great difficulty察had succeeded in rooting 

her thence察I had still to hold her up with one arm察while with the other I 

held   the   book   from   which   she   was   to   read   or   spell   her   lesson。  As   the 

dead weight of the big girl of six became too heavy for one arm to bear察I 

transferred it to the other察or察if both were weary of the burden察I carried 

her into a corner察and told her she might come out when she should find 

the use of her feet察and stand up此but she generally preferred lying there 

like a log   till dinner  or teatime察when察 as I  could not deprive her of   her 

meals察she must be liberated察and would come crawling out with a grin of 

triumph   on   her   round察  red   face。     Often   she   would   stubbornly   refuse   to 

pronounce some particular word in her lesson察and now I regret the lost 

labour I have had in striving to conquer her obstinacy。                   If I had passed it 

over   as   a   matter   of   no   consequence察  it   would   have   been   better   for   both 

parties察 than   vainly  striving to overcome   it   as   I  did察  but   I  thought   it   my 

absolute duty to crush this vicious tendency in the bud此                 and so it was察if I 

could   have   done   it察  and   had   my   powers   been   less   limited察  I   might   have 

enforced obedience察but察as it was察it was a trial of strength between her 

and   me察  in   which   she   generally   came   off   victorious察  and   every   victory 

served   to   encourage   and   strengthen   her   for   a   future   contest。      In   vain   I 

argued察coaxed察entreated察threatened察scolded察in vain I kept her in from 

play察or察if obliged   to take her out察 refused to play with   her察or to   speak 

kindly or have anything to do with her察in vain I tried to set before her the 

advantages of doing as she was bid察and being loved察and kindly treated in 

consequence察and the disadvantages of persisting in her absurd perversity。 

Sometimes察  when   she   would   ask   me   to   do   something   for   her察  I   would 

answer察  'Yes察I will察Mary Ann察if you will only say that word。                      Come 

you'd better say it at once察and have no more trouble about it。' 

     'No。' 

     'Then察of course察I can do nothing for you。' 

     With   me察  at   her   age察  or   under察  neglect   and   disgrace   were   the   most 

dreadful of punishments察but on her they made no impression。 Sometimes察

exasperated       to  the   utmost    pitch察  I  would     shake    her   violently    by   the 



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shoulder察  or   pull   her   long   hair察  or   put   her   in   the   corner察  for   which   she 

punished   me   with   loud察  shrill察  piercing   screams察  that   went   through   my 

head like a knife。        She knew I hated this察and when she had shrieked her 

utmost察  would   look   into   my   face   with   an   air   of   vindictive   satisfaction察

exclaiming察      'NOW察  then   THAT'S   for   you'   and   then   shriek   again   and 

again察till I was forced to stop my ears。             Often these dreadful cries would 

bring Mrs。 Bloomfield up to inquire what was the matter拭

     'Mary Ann is a naughty girl察ma'am。' 

     'But what are these shocking screams' 

     'She is screaming in a passion。' 

     'I never heard such a dreadful noise              You might be killing her。 Why 

is she not out with her brother' 

     'I cannot get her to finish her lessons。' 

     'But Mary Ann must be a GOOD girl察and finish her lessons。'                          This 

was blandly spoken to the child。              'And I hope I shall NEVER hear such 

terrible cries again' 

     And fixing her cold察stony eyes upon me with a look that could not be 

mistaken察she would shut the door察and walk away。                     Sometimes I would 

try to take the little obstinate creature by surprise察and casually ask her the 

word   while   she   was   thinking   of   something   else察  frequently   she   would 

begin   to   say  it察  and   then   suddenly  cheek   herself察  with   a   provoking   look 

that seemed to say察'Ah I'm too sharp for you察you shan't trick it out of me察

either。' 

     On another occasion察I pretended to forget the whole affair察and talked 

and   played     with   her   as   usual察  till   night察  when   I   put   her   to   bed察  then 

bending over her察while she lay all smiles and good humour察just before 

departing察I said察as cheerfully and kindly as before ´ 'Now察Mary Ann察just 

tell me that word before I kiss you good´night。                 You are a good girl now察

and察of course察you will say it。' 

     'No察I won't。' 

     'Then I can't kiss you。' 

     'Well察I don't care。' 

     In vain I expressed my sorrow察in vain I lingered for some symptom of 

contrition察  she   really   'didn't   care'   and   I   left   her   alone察  and   in   darkness察



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wondering most of all at this last proof of insensate stubbornness。                  In MY 

childhood I could not imagine a more afflictive punishment than for my 

mother to refuse to kiss me at night此            the very idea was terrible。          More 

than the idea I never felt察for察happily察I never committed a fault that was 

deemed       worthy     of   such    penalty察   but   once    I   remember察     for   some 

transgression of my  sister's察our  mother thought   proper to   inflict it  upon 

her此what SHE felt察I cannot tell察but my sympathetic tears and suffering 

for her sake I shall not soon forget。 

     Another troublesome trait in Mary Ann was her incorrigible propensity 

to keep running into the nursery察to play with her little sisters and the nurse。 

This was natural enough察but察as it was against her mother's express desire察

I察of course察forbade her to do so察and did my utmost to keep her with me察

but that only increased her relish for the nursery察and the more I strove to 

keep her out of it察the oftener she went察and the longer she stayed察to the 

great dissatisfaction of Mrs。 Bloomfield察who察I well knew察would impute 

all the blame of the matter to me。            Another of my trials was the dress

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