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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 dressing 

in   the   morning此   at   one   time   she   would   not   be   washed察  at   another   she 

would not be dressed察unless she might wear some particular frock察that I 

knew her mother would not like her to have察at another she would scream 

and run away if I attempted to touch her hair。               So that察frequently察when察

after   much   trouble   and   toil察  I   had察  at   length察  succeeded   in   bringing   her 

down察the breakfast was nearly half over察and black looks from 'mamma' 

and testy observations from 'papa' spoken at me察if not to me察were sure to 

be   my   meed此     for   few   things   irritated   the  latter   so  much   as   want    of 

punctuality at meal times。          Then察among the minor annoyances察was my 

inability   to   satisfy   Mrs。   Bloomfield   with   her   daughter's   dress察  and   the 

child's hair 'was never fit to be seen。' Sometimes察as a powerful reproach 

to   me察  she   would   perform   the   office   of   tire   woman   herself察  and   then 

complain bitterly of the trouble it gave her。 

     When   little   Fanny   came   into   the   schoolroom察  I   hoped   she   would   be 

mild and inoffensive察at least察but a few days察if not a few hours察sufficed 

to   destroy    the   illusion此  I   found    her   a  mischievous察     intractable    little 

creature察  given   up   to   falsehood   and   deception察  young   as   she   was察  and 

alarmingly fond of   exercising her two favourite weapons of offence   and 



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defence此      that   of   spitting   in   the  faces    of  those    who    incurred    her 

displeasure察and bellowing like a bull when her unreasonable desires were 

not gratified。     As she察generally察was pretty quiet in her parents' presence察

and they were impressed with the notion of her being a remarkably gentle 

child察her falsehoods were readily believed察and her loud uproars led them 

to suspect harsh and injudicious treatment on my part察and when察at length察

her bad disposition became manifest even to their prejudiced eyes察I felt 

that the whole was attributed to me。 

     'What a naughty girl Fanny is getting' Mrs。 Bloomfield would say to 

her   spouse。    'Don't   you   observe察  my   dear察  how   she   is   altered   since   she 

entered the schoolroom拭          She will soon be as bad as the other two察and察I 

am sorry to say察they have quite deteriorated of late。' 

     'You   may   say   that'   was   the   answer。   'I've   been   thinking   that   same 

myself。     I   thought   when   we   got   them   a   governess   they'd   improve察  but察

instead of that察 they  get worse  and   worse此         I  don't know  how  it   is   with 

their learning察but their habits察I know察make no sort of improvement察they 

get rougher察and dirtier察and more unseemly every day。' 

     I   knew    this   was    all  pointed    at  me察   and   these察  and    all  similar 

innuendoes察affected me far more deeply than any open accusations would 

have done察for against the latter I should have been roused to speak in my 

own defence此       now I judged it my wisest plan to subdue every resentful 

impulse察    suppress     every   sensitive   shrinking察   and    go  on   perseveringly察

doing   my   best察  for察  irksome   as   my   situation   was察  I   earnestly   wished   to 

retain it。    I thought察if I could struggle on with unremitting firmness and 

integrity察  the   children   would   in   time   become   more   humanized此         every 

month would contribute to make them some little wiser察and察consequently察

more manageable察for a child of nine or ten as frantic and ungovernable as 

these at six and seven would be a maniac。 

     I  flattered   myself     I  was   benefiting    my    parents   and   sister   by  my 

continuance here察for small as the salary was察I still was earning something察

and with strict economy I could easily manage to have something to spare 

for them察if they would favour me by taking it。 Then it was by my own 

will that I had got the place此       I had brought all this tribulation on myself察

and I was determined to bear it察nay察more than that察I did not even regret 



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the step I had taken。        I longed to show my friends that察even now察I was 

competent to undertake the charge察and able to acquit myself honourably 

to the end察and if ever I felt it degrading to submit so quietly察or intolerable 

to toil so constantly察I would turn towards my home察and say within myself 

´ 

       They   may   crush察  but   they   shall   not   subdue   me   'Tis   of   thee   that   I 

think察not of them。 

       About   Christmas   I   was   allowed   to   visit   home察  but   my   holiday   was 

only of a fortnight's duration此         'For' said Mrs。 Bloomfield察'I thought察as 

you had seen your friends so lately察you would not care for a longer stay。' 

I left her to think so still此      but she little knew how long察how wearisome 

those   fourteen   weeks   of   absence   had   been   to   me察  how   intensely   I   had 

longed      for   my    holidays察    how    greatly    I  was    disappointed       at  their 

curtailment。      Yet she was not to blame in this。             I had never told her my 

feelings察and she could not be expected to divine them察I had not been with 

her a full term察and she was justified in not allowing me a full vacation。 



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                     CHAPTER IV ´ THE 

                       GRANDMAMMA 



     I SPARE my readers the account of my delight on coming home察my 

happiness while there ´ enjoying a brief   space of rest and liberty in   that 

dear察familiar place察among the loving and the loved ´ and my sorrow on 

being obliged to bid them察once more察a long adieu。 

     I  returned察  however察    with  unabated    vigour    to  my   work    ´  a  more 

arduous task than anyone can imagine察who has not felt something like the 

misery     of  being    charged    with   the   care   and   direction   of   a  set  of 

mischievous察turbulent rebels察whom his utmost exertions cannot bind to 

their duty察while察at the same time察he is responsible for their conduct to a 

higher power察who exacts from him what cannot be achieved without the 

aid of the superior's more potent authority察which察either from indolence察

or the fear of becoming unpopular with the said rebellious gang察the latter 

refuses to   give。   I can   conceive few  situations more  harassing than   that 

wherein察however you may long for success察however you may labour to 

fulfil your duty察your efforts are baffled and set at nought by those beneath 

you察and unjustly censured and misjudged by those above。 

     I have not enumerated half the vexatious propensities of my pupils察or 

half   the   troubles  resulting   from   my   heavy   responsibilities察   for   fear  of 

trespassing     too  much    upon    the  reader's  patience察   as察 perhaps察  I  have 

already   done察  but   my   design   in   writing   the   few   last   pages   was   not   to 

amuse察but to benefit those whom it might concern察he that has no interest 

in   such   matters   will   doubtless   have   skipped   them   over   with   a   cursory 

glance察and察perhaps察a malediction against the prolixity of the writer察but 

if   a   parent   has察  therefrom察  gathered   any   useful   hint察  or   an   unfortunate 

governess   received   thereby  the   slightest   benefit察  I   am  well   rewarded   for 

my pains。 

     To avoid trouble and   confusion察I have taken  my pupils one by  one察

and discussed their various qualities察but this can give no adequate idea of 



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being worried by the whole three together察when察as was often the case察all 

were determined to 'be naughty察and to tease Miss Grey察and put her in a 

passion。' 

     Sometimes察on such occasions察the thought has suddenly occurred to 

me ´ 'If they could see me now' meaning察of course察my friends at home察

and   the   idea   of   how   they  would   pity   me   has   made   me   pity   myself   ´   so 

greatly  that   I   have   had  the   utmost difficulty  to   restrain   my  tears此    but   I 

have   restrained   them察  till   my   little   tormentors   were   gone   to   dessert察  or 

cleared off to bed my only prospects of deliverance察and then察in all the 

bliss of solitude察

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