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us from�此     �and there is nothing like a cheerful mind for keeping the body 

in health。' 

     'I know�察�Alice�察�it is wrong to keep repining as I do�察�but I cannot help it�此�

you must bear with me。' 

     'I WON'T bear with you�察�if I can alter you��' replied my mother�此�but the 

harshness of   her   words   was   undone   by  the   earnest   affection   of   her   tone 

and pleasant smile�察�that made   my father smile again�察�less sadly and less 

transiently than was his wont。 

     'Mamma��'  said   I�察  �as soon   as   I  could   find   an   opportunity  of   speaking 

with   her   alone�察  �'my   money   is   but   little�察  �and   cannot   last   long�察  �if   I   could 

increase   it�察  �it   would   lessen   papa's   anxiety�察  �on   one   subject   at   least。  I 

cannot draw like Mary�察�and so the best thing I could do would be to look 

out for another situation。' 

     'And so you would actually try again�察�Agnes��' 

     'Decidedly�察�I would。' 

     'Why�察�my dear�察�I should have thought you had had enough of it。' 

     'I know��' said I�察�'everybody is not like Mr。 and Mrs。 Bloomfield ´ ' 

     'Some are worse��' interrupted my mother。 

     'But not many�察�I think��' replied I�察�'and I'm sure all children are not like 

theirs�察�for I and Mary were not�此          �we always did as you bid us�察�didn't we��' 

     'Generally�此     �but   then�察  �I   did   not   spoil   you�察  �and   you   were   not   perfect 

angels     after  all�此 �Mary      had   a  fund   of  quiet   obstinacy�察   �and    you   were 



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somewhat faulty in regard to temper�察�but you were very good children on 

the whole。' 

     'I   know   I   was   sulky   sometimes�察  �and   I   should   have   been   glad   to   see 

these children sulky sometimes too�察�for then I could have understood them�此�

but   they   never   were�察  �for   they   COULD   not   be   offended�察  �nor   hurt�察  �nor 

ashamed�此      �they could not be unhappy in any way�察�except when they were 

in a passion。' 

     'Well�察�if they COULD not�察�it was not their fault�此               �you cannot expect 

stone to be as pliable as clay。' 

     'No�察  �but   still   it   is   very   unpleasant   to   live   with   such   unimpressible�察�

incomprehensible   creatures。          You   cannot   love   them�察  �and   if   you   could�察�

your love would be utterly thrown away�此              �they could neither return it�察�nor 

value�察�nor understand it。        But�察�however�察�even if I should stumble on such 

a family again�察�which is quite unlikely�察�I have all this experience to begin 

with�察�and I should manage better another time�察�and the end and aim of this 

preamble is�察�let me try again。' 

     'Well�察�my girl�察�you are not easily discouraged�察�I see�此            �I am glad of that。 

But�察�let me tell you�察�you are a good deal paler and thinner than when you 

first left home�察�and we cannot have you undermining your health to hoard 

up money either for yourself or others。' 

     'Mary tells me I am changed too�察�and I don't much wonder at it�察�for I 

was in a constant state of agitation and anxiety all day long�此�but next time 

I am determined to take things coolly。' 

     After    some    further   discussion�察   �my   mother     promised     once   more    to 

assist me�察�provided I would wait and be patient�察�and I left her to broach the 

matter to my father�察�when and how she deemed it most advisable�此                      �never 

doubting   her   ability   to   obtain   his   consent。   Meantime�察  �I   searched�察  �with 

great    interest�察  �the  advertising    columns      of  the  newspapers�察     �and   wrote 

answers to every 'Wanted a Governess' that appeared at all eligible�察�but all 

my letters�察�as well as the replies�察�when I got any�察�were dutifully shown to 

my mother�察�and she�察�to my chagrin�察�made me reject the situations one after 

another�此     �these    were    low    people�察   �these   were    too   exacting     in  their 

demands�察�and these too niggardly in their remuneration。 

     'Your     talents   are   not   such   as   every    poor    clergyman's      daughter 



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possesses�察�Agnes��'   she   would   say�察  �'and   you   must   not   throw   them   away。 

Remember�察�you promised to be patient�此               �there is no need of hurry�此        �you 

have plenty of time before you�察�and may have many chances yet。' 

     At length�察�she advised me to put an advertisement�察�myself�察�in the paper�察�

stating my qualifications�察�&c。 

     'Music�察�singing�察�drawing�察�French�察�Latin�察�and German��' said she�察�'are no 

mean assemblage�此         �many will be glad to have so much in one instructor�察�

and this time�察�you shall try your fortune in a somewhat higher family in 

that   of   some   genuine�察  �thoroughbred   gentleman�察  �for   such   are   far   more 

likely to treat you with proper respect and consideration than those purse´ 

proud tradespeople and arrogant upstarts。               I have known several   among 

the higher ranks who treated their governesses quite as one of the family�察�

though some�察�I allow�察�are as insolent and exacting as any one else can be�此�

for there are bad and good in all classes。' 

     The advertisement   was quickly  written   and despatched。                Of   the two 

parties who answered it�察�but one would consent to give me fifty pounds�察�

the sum my mother bade me name as the salary I should require�察�and here�察�

I hesitated about engaging myself�察�as I feared the children would be too 

old�察  �and   their   parents   would     require   some    one   more    showy�察   �or  more 

experienced�察�if not more accomplished than I。                But my mother dissuaded 

me from declining it on that account�此�I should do vastly well�察�she said�察�if I 

would      only    throw    aside   my     diffidence�察   �and    acquire    a  little  more 

confidence   in   myself。      I   was   just   to   give   a   plain�察  �true   statement   of   my 

acquirements   and   qualifications�察  �and   name   what   stipulations   I   chose   to 

make�察    �and   then   await   the   result。   The    only   stipulation    I  ventured    to 

propose�察�was that I might be allowed two months' holidays during the year 

to visit my friends�察�at Midsummer and Christmas。                 The unknown lady�察�in 

her reply�察�made no objection to this�察�and stated that�察�as to my acquirements�察�

she    had   no   doubt    I  should    be   able   to  give   satisfaction�察   �but   in  the 

engagement of governesses she considered those things as but subordinate 

points�察�as being situated in the neighbourhood of O´�察�she could get masters 

to   supply   any   deficiencies   in   that   respect�此 �but�察  �in   her   opinion�察  �next   to 

unimpeachable         morality�察   �a   mild    and   cheerful     temper     and   obliging 

disposition were the most essential requisities。 



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     My mother did not relish this at all�察�and now made many objections to 

my accepting the situation�察�in which my sister warmly supported her�此                  �but�察�

unwilling     to  be   balked   again�察  �I  overruled    them    all�察 �and�察 �having    first 

obtained the consent of my father ��who had�察�a short time previously�察�been 

apprised   of   these   transactions���察  �I   wrote   a   most   obliging   epistle   to   my 

unknown correspondent�察�and�察�finally�察�the bargain was concluded。 

     It was decreed that on the last day of January I was to enter upon my 

new   office   as   governess   in   the   family  of   Mr。   Murray�察  �of   Horton   Lodge�察�

near O´�察�about seventy miles from our village�此              �a formidable distance to 

me�察�as I had never been above twenty miles from home in all the course of 

my twenty years' s

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