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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 p

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