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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�I have given myself up to the luxury of an unrestricted 

burst of weeping。        But this was a weakness I did not often indulge�此                �my 

employments   were   too   numerous�察  �my   leisure   moments   too   precious�察  �to 

admit of much time being given to fruitless lamentations。 

     I   particularly   remember   one   wild�察  �snowy   afternoon�察  �soon   after   my 

return   in   January�此    �the   children    had   all   come   up   from   dinner�察   �loudly 

declaring   that   they   meant   'to   be   naughty��'   and   they   had   well   kept   their 

resolution�察�though I had talked myself hoarse�察�and wearied every muscle 

in my throat�察�in the vain attempt to reason them out of it。                 I had got Tom 

pinned up in a corner�察�whence�察�I told him�察�he should not escape till he had 

done   his   appointed   task。   Meantime�察  �Fanny   had   possessed   herself   of   my 

work´bag�察�and was rifling its contents ´ and spitting into it besides。                 I told 

her to let it alone�察�but to no purpose�察�of course。               'Burn it�察�Fanny��' cried 

Tom�此     �and THIS command she hastened to obey。                    I sprang to snatch it 

from the fire�察�and Tom darted to the door。             'Mary Ann�察�throw her desk out 

of   the   window��'   cried   he�此  �and   my   precious desk�察  �containing   my  letters 

and papers�察�my small amount of cash�察�and all my valuables�察�was about to 

be    precipitated     from   the   three´storey     window。       I   flew   to  rescue    it。 

Meanwhile   Tom   had   left   the   room�察  �and   was   rushing   down   the   stairs�察�

followed by  Fanny。         Having   secured   my  desk�察  �I   ran   to   catch them�察  �and 

Mary Ann came scampering after。                All three escaped me�察�and ran out of 

the house into the garden�察�where they plunged about in the snow�察�shouting 

and screaming in exultant glee。 

     What must I do�拭        �If I followed them�察�I should probably be unable to 

capture one�察�and only drive them farther away�察�if I did not�察�how was I to 



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get them in�拭      �And what would their parents think of me�察�if they saw or 

heard the children rioting�察�hatless�察�bonnetless�察�gloveless�察�and bootless�察�in 

the   deep   soft   snow�拭    �While   I   stood   in   this   perplexity�察  �just   without   the 

door�察�trying�察�by grim looks and angry words�察�to awe them into subjection�察�

I heard a voice behind me�察�in harshly piercing tones�察�exclaiming�察 � 

     'Miss Grey�       �Is it possible�拭     �What�察�in the devil's name�察�can you be 

thinking about��' 

     'I   can't   get   them   in�察  �sir��'   said   I�察  �turning   round�察  �and   beholding   Mr。 

Bloomfield�察�with his hair on end�察�and his pale blue eyes bolting from their 

sockets。 

     'But I INSIST upon their being got in��' cried he�察�approaching nearer�察�

and looking perfectly ferocious。 

     'Then�察�sir�察�you must call them  yourself�察�if you please�察�for they won't 

listen to me��' I replied�察�stepping back。 

     'Come in with you�察�you filthy brats�察�or I'll horsewhip you every one��' 

roared   he�察  �and   the   children   instantly   obeyed。     'There�察  �you   see�    �   they 

come at the first word��' 

     'Yes�察�when YOU speak。' 

     'And   it's   very   strange�察  �that   when   you've   the   care   of   'em   you've   no 

better control over 'em than that�  � Now�察�there they are ´ gone up´ stairs 

with their nasty snowy feet�          �Do go after 'em and see them made decent�察�

for heaven's sake��' 

     That   gentleman's   mother   was   then   staying   in   the   house�察  �and�察  �as   I 

ascended       the   stairs  and    passed    the   drawing´room        door�察  �I   had   the 

satisfaction of hearing the old   lady declaiming aloud   to her  daughter´in´ 

law to this effect ��for I could only distinguish the most emphatic words�� ´ 

     'Gracious heavens�  � never in all my life ´ �  � get their death as sure as 

´ �   �Do you think�察�my dear�察�she's a PROPER PERSON�拭                       �Take my word 

for it ´ ' 

     I heard no more�察�but that sufficed。 

     The senior Mrs。 Bloomfield had been very attentive and civil to me�察�

and till now I had thought her a nice�察�kind´hearted�察�chatty old body。                   She 

would   often   come   to   me   and   talk   in   a   confidential   strain�察  �nodding   and 

shaking her head�察�and gesticulating with hands and eyes�察�as a certain class 



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of   old   ladies   are   won't   to   do�察  �though   I   never   knew   one   that   carried   the 

peculiarity to so great an extent。         She would even sympathise with me for 

the trouble I had with the children�察�and express at times�察�by half sentences�察�

interspersed   with   nods   and   knowing   winks�察  �her   sense   of   the   injudicious 

conduct   of   their   mamma   in   so   restricting   my   power�察  �and   neglecting   to 

support me with her authority。            Such a mode of testifying disapprobation 

was     not  much     to  my    taste�察 �and   I  generally    refused    to  take   it  in�察 �or 

understand anything more than was openly spoken�察�at least�察�I never went 

farther   than   an   implied   acknowledgment   that�察  �if   matters   were   otherwise 

ordered my task would be a less difficult one�察�and I should be better able 

to   guide   and   instruct   my   charge�察  �but   now   I   must   be   doubly   cautious。 

Hitherto�察�though I saw the old lady had her defects ��of which one was a 

proneness      to  proclaim   her    perfections���察    �I  had   always    been   wishful    to 

excuse them�察�and to give her credit for all the virtues she professed�察�and 

even imagine  others   yet   untold。        Kindness�察 �which had   been the  food   of 

my life through so many years�察�had lately been so entirely denied me�察�that 

I welcomed with grateful joy the slightest semblance of it。                    No wonder�察�

then�察�that my heart warmed to the old lady�察�and always gladdened at her 

approach and regretted her departure。 

     But   now�察  �the   few   words   luckily   or   unluckily   heard   in   passing   had 

wholly revolutionized my ideas respecting her�此               �now I looked upon her as 

hypocritical and insincere�察�a flatterer�察�and a spy upon my words and deeds。 

Doubtless it would have been my interest still to meet her with the same 

cheerful smile and tone of respectful cordiality as before�察�but I could not�察�

if I would�此     �my manner altered with my feelings�察�and became so cold and 

shy that she could not fail to notice it。           She soon did notice it�察�and HER 

manner   altered   too�此     �the   familiar   nod   was   changed   to   a   stiff   bow�察  �the 

gracious   smile 

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