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room is not fit for a pigsty ´ no wonder your pupils are worse than a litter 

of pigs�  � no wonder ´ oh� �I declare�察�it puts me quite past my patience' and 

he departed�察�shutting the door after him with a bang that made the children 

laugh。 

     'It   puts   me   quite   past   my   patience   too��'   muttered   I�察  �getting   up�察  �and�察�

seizing the poker�察�I dashed it repeatedly into the cinders�察�and stirred them 

up   with   unwonted   energy�察  �thus   easing   my   irritation   under   pretence   of 

mending the fire。 

     After   this�察  �Mr。   Bloomfield   was   continually   looking   in   to   see   if   the 

schoolroom  was   in   order�察  �and�察  �as   the   children   were   continually   littering 

the floor with fragments of toys�察�sticks�察�stones�察�stubble�察�leaves�察�and other 

rubbish�察�which I could not prevent their bringing�察�or oblige them to gather 



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up�察�and which the servants refused to 'clean after them��' I had to spend a 

considerable portion of my valuable leisure moments on my knees upon 

the   floor�察  �in   painsfully   reducing   things   to   order。 Once   I  told   them   that 

they should not taste their supper till they had picked up everything from 

the    carpet�察  �Fanny    might    have    hers   when    she   had   taken   up   a  certain 

quantity�察�Mary Ann when she had gathered twice as many�察�and Tom was to 

clear away the rest。        Wonderful to state�察�the girls did their part�察�but Tom 

was in such a fury that he flew upon the table�察�scattered the bread and milk 

about   the   floor�察  �struck   his   sisters�察  �kicked   the   coals   out   of   the   coal´pan�察�

attempted to overthrow the table and chairs�察�and seemed inclined to make 

a  Douglas´larder of   the  whole  contents   of the  room�此           �but   I  seized upon 

him�察  �and�察  �sending   Mary  Ann   to   call   her   mamma�察  �held   him�察  �in   spite   of 

kicks�察   �blows�察    �yells�察 �and    execrations�察    �till  Mrs。   Bloomfield      made     her 

appearance。 

     'What is the matter with my boy��' said she。 

     And when the matter was explained to her�察�all she did was to send for 

the nursery´maid to put the room in order�察�and bring Master Bloomfield 

his supper。 

     'There now��' cried Tom�察�triumphantly�察�looking up from his viands with 

his   mouth   almost   too   full   for   speech。   'There   now�察  �Miss   Grey�   �you   see 

I've   got   my   supper   in   spite   of   you�此 �and   I   haven't   picked   up   a   single 

thing��' 

     The only person in the house who had any real sympathy for me was 

the nurse�察�for she had suffered like afflictions�察�though in a smaller degree�察�

as   she   had   not   the   task   of   teaching�察  �nor   was   she   so   responsible   for   the 

conduct of her charge。 

     'Oh�察  �Miss   Grey��'   she   would   say�察  �'you   have   some   trouble   with   them 

childer��' 

     'I have�察�indeed�察�Betty�察�and I daresay you know what it is。' 

     'Ay�察�I do so�      �But I don't vex myself o'er 'em as you do。               And then�察�

you see�察�I hit 'em a slap sometimes�此            �and them little 'uns ´ I gives 'em a 

good   whipping   now   and   then�此       �there's   nothing   else   will   do   for   'em�察  �as 

what they say。       Howsoever�察�I've lost my place for it。' 

     'Have you�察�Betty�拭       �I heard you were going to leave。' 



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     'Eh�察�bless you�察�yes�       �Missis gave me warning a three wik sin'。              She 

told me afore Christmas how it mud be�察�if I hit 'em again�察�but I couldn't 

hold   my   hand   off   'em   at   nothing。  I   know   not   how  YOU   do�察  �for   Miss 

Mary Ann's worse by the half nor her sisters��' 



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             CHAPTER V ´ THE UNCLE 



     BESIDES the old lady�察�there was another relative of the family�察�whose 

visits   were   a   great   annoyance   to    me   ´   this   was   'Uncle   Robson��'   Mrs。 

Bloomfield's       brother�察  �a  tall�察 �self´sufficient   fellow�察   �with   dark   hair  and 

sallow complexion like his sister�察�a nose that seemed to disdain the earth�察�

and    little  grey   eyes�察  �frequently     half´  closed�察   �with   a  mixture     of  real 

stupidity   and   affected   contempt   of   all   surrounding   objects。       He   was   a 

thick´set�察    �strongly´built     man�察    �but    he   had    found     some     means     of 

compressing his waist into a remarkably small compass�察�and that�察�together 

with   the   unnatural   stillness   of   his   form�察  �showed   that   the   lofty´minded�察�

manly   Mr。   Robson�察  �the   scorner   of   the   female   sex�察  �was   not   above   the 

foppery of stays。       He seldom deigned to notice me�察�and�察�when he did�察�it 

was     with   a   certain   supercilious     insolence     of  tone    and   manner     that 

convinced   me   he   was   no   gentleman�此      �though   it   was   intended   to   have   a 

contrary effect。      But it was not for that I disliked his coming�察�so much as 

for the harm he did the children ´ encouraging all their evil propensities�察�

and undoing in a few minutes the little good it had taken me   months of 

labour to achieve。 

     Fanny and little Harriet he seldom condescended to notice�察�but Mary 

Ann was something of a favourite。              He was continually encouraging her 

tendency   to   affectation   ��which   I   had   done   my   utmost   to   crush���察  �talking 

about   her   pretty   face�察  �and   filling   her   head   with   all   manner   of   conceited 

notions concerning her personal appearance ��which I had instructed her to 

regard as   dust in   the balance  compared with  the cultivation   of her  mind 

and manners���察�and I never saw a child so susceptible of flattery as she was。 

Whatever was wrong�察�in either her or her brother�察�he would encourage by 

laughing at�察�if not by actually praising�此          �people little know the injury they 

do to   children   by  laughing   at   their   faults�察  �and   making   a   pleasant   jest   of 

what their true friends have endeavoured to teach them to hold in grave 

abhorrence。 

     Though   not   a   positive   drunkard�察  �Mr。   Robson   habitually   swallowed 



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great quantities of wine�察�and took with relish an occasional glass of brandy 

and water。       He taught his nephew to imitate him in this to the utmost of 

his ability�察�and to believe that the more wine and spirits he could take�察�and 

the better he liked them�察�the more he manifested his bold�察�and manly spirit�察�

and   rose   superior   to   his   sisters。   Mr。   Bloomfield   had   not   much   to   say 

against it�察�for his favourite beverage was gin and water�察�of which he took a 

considerable portion every day�察�by dint of constant sipping ´ and to that I 

chiefly attributed his dingy complexion and waspish temper。 

     Mr。   Robson   likewise   encouraged   Tom's   propensity   to   persecute   the 

lower creation�察�both by precept and example。                   As he frequently came to 

course   or   shoot   over   his   brother´in´law's   grounds�察  �he   would   bring   his 

favourite  dogs   with   him�察  �and   he   treated   them  so   brutally  that�察  �poor   as   I 

was�察�I would have given a sovereign any day to see one of them bite him�察�

provided the animal could have done it with impunity。                     Sometimes�察�when 

in a very complacent mood�察�he would go a´birds'´nesting with the children�察�

a   thing   that   irritated   and   annoyed   me   exceedingly�察  �as�察  �by   frequent   and 

persevering attempts�察�I flattered myself I had partl

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