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

my twenty years' sojourn on earth�察�and as�察�moreover�察�every individual in 

that family and in the neighbourhood was utterly unknown to myself and 

all my acquaintances。         But this rendered it only the more piquant to me。 

I had now�察�in some measure�察�got rid of the MAUVAISE HONTE that had 

formerly oppressed   me   so   much�察  �there   was   a   pleasing   excitement   in   the 

idea of entering these unknown regions�察�and making my way alone among 

its   strange   inhabitants。     I   now    flattered   myself    I  was   going    to  see 

something in the world�此         �Mr。 Murray's residence was near a large town�察�

and not in a manufacturing district�察�where the people had nothing to do but 

to make money�察�his rank from what I could gather�察�appeared to be higher 

than that of Mr。 Bloomfield�察�and�察�doubtless�察�he was one of those genuine 

thorough´bred gentry my mother spoke of�察�who would treat his governess 

with due consideration as a respectable well´ educated lady�察�the instructor 

and guide of his children�察�and not a mere upper servant。               Then�察�my pupils 

being older�察�would be more rational�察�more teachable�察�and less troublesome 

than   the   last�察  �they   would   be   less   confined   to   the   schoolroom�察  �and   not 

require   that   constant   labour   and   incessant   watching�察  �and�察  �finally�察  �bright 

visions mingled with my hopes�察�with which the care of children and the 

mere duties of a governess had little or nothing to do。                Thus�察�the reader 

will see that I had no claim to be regarded as a martyr to filial piety�察�going 

forth to sacrifice peace and liberty for the sole purpose of laying up stores 

for the comfort and support of my parents�此             �though certainly the comfort 

of my father�察�and the future support of my mother�察�had a large share in my 

calculations�察�and fifty pounds appeared to me no ordinary sum。                     I   must 



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have decent clothes becoming my station�察�I must�察�it seemed�察�put out my 

washing�察�and also pay for my four annual journeys between Horton Lodge 

and home�察�but with strict attention to economy�察�surely twenty pounds�察�or 

little more�察�would cover those expenses�察�and then there would be thirty for 

the   bank�察  �or   little   less�此�what   a   valuable   addition   to   our   stock� �Oh�察  �I 

must struggle to keep this situation�察�whatever it might be� �both for my own 

honour among my friends and for the solid services I might render them 

by my continuance there。 



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              CHAPTER VII ´ HORTON 

                                  LODGE 



     THE     31st  of  January   was    a  wild�察 �tempestuous     day�此  �there    was   a 

strong north wind�察�with a continual storm of snow drifting on the ground 

and whirling through the air。         My friends would have had me delay my 

departure�察  �but   fearful   of   prejudicing   my   employers   against   me   by   such 

want of punctuality at the commencement of my undertaking�察�I persisted 

in keeping the appointment。 

     I will not inflict upon my readers an account of my leaving home on 

that dark winter morning�此        �the fond farewells�察�the long�察�long journey to 

O´�察�the solitary waitings in inns for coaches or trains ´ for there were some 

railways then ´ and�察�finally�察�the meeting at O´ with Mr。 Murray's servant�察�

who had been   sent   with the phaeton   to   drive  me   from  thence  to   Horton 

Lodge。       I   will  just   state  that   the  heavy    snow     had   thrown     such 

impediments in the way of both horses and steam´engines�察�that it was dark 

some     hours    before    I  reached    my   journey's    end�察  �and   that   a  most 

bewildering   storm   came      on   at  last�察  �which  made   the  few   miles'  space 

between   O´   and   Horton   Lodge   a   long   and   formidable   passage。      I   sat 

resigned�察�with the cold�察�sharp snow drifting through my veil and filling my 

lap�察�seeing nothing�察�and wondering how the unfortunate horse and driver 

could make their   way even   as well as   they did�察  �and indeed it   was but   a 

toilsome�察�creeping style of progression�察�to say the best of it。          At length we 

paused�察�and�察�at the call of the driver�察�someone unlatched and rolled back 

upon their creaking hinges what appeared to be the park gates。               Then we 

proceeded along a smoother road�察�whence�察�occasionally�察�I perceived some 

huge�察  �hoary   mass   gleaming   through   the   darkness�察  �which   I   took   to   be   a 

portion   of   a   snow´clad   tree。 After   a   considerable   time   we   paused   again�察�

before the stately portico of a large house with long windows descending 

to the ground。 

     I rose with some difficulty from under the superincumbent snowdrift�察�



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and     alighted    from   the   carriage�察   �expecting     that   a  kind   and    hospitable 

reception would indemnify me for the toils and hardships of the day。                          A 

gentleman       person    in   black   opened     the   door�察  �and   admitted     me    into  a 

spacious   hall�察  �lighted     by   an   amber´coloured   lamp   suspended   from   the 

ceiling�察�he led me through this�察�along a passage�察�and opening the door of a 

back room�察�told me that was the schoolroom。                    I entered�察�and found two 

young   ladies   and   two   young   gentlemen   ´   my   future   pupils�察  �I   supposed。 

After   a   formal   greeting�察  �the   elder   girl�察  �who   was   trifling   over   a   piece   of 

canvas and a basket of German wools�察�asked if I should like to go upstairs。 

I replied in the affirmative�察�of course。 

     'Matilda�察�take a candle�察�and show her her room��' said she。 

     Miss Matilda�察�a strapping hoyden of about fourteen�察�with a short frock 

and trousers�察�shrugged her shoulders and made a slight grimace�察�but took a 

candle and proceeded before me up the back stairs ��a long�察�steep�察�double 

flight���察   �and   through     a  long�察  �narrow    passage�察    �to  a  small    but   tolerably 

comfortable room。          She then asked me if I would take some tea or coffee。 

I was about to answer No�察�but remembering that I had taken nothing since 

seven   o'clock   that   morning�察  �and   feeling   faint   in   consequence�察  �I   said   I 

would take a cup of tea。           Saying she would tell 'Brown��' the young lady 

departed�察�and by the time I had divested myself of my heavy�察�wet cloak�察�

shawl�察�bonnet�察�&c。�察�a mincing damsel came to say the young ladies desired 

to   know   whether   I   would   take   my   tea   up   there   or   in   the   schoolroom。 

Under   the   plea   of   fatigue   I   chose   to   take   it   there。 She   withdrew�察  �and�察�

after   a   while�察  �returned   again   with   a   small   tea´tray�察  �and   placed   it   on   the 

chest     of  drawers�察    �which     served    as   a  dressing´table。      Having       civilly 

thanked   her�察  �I   asked   at   what   time   I   should   be   expected   to   rise   in   the 

morning。 

     'The young ladies and gentlemen breakfast at half´past eight�察�ma'am��' 

said    she�察  �'they   rise  early�察  �but�察 �as   they   seldom     do   any   lessons    before 

breakfast�察�I should think it will do if you rise soon after seven。' 

     I desired her to be so kind as to call me at seven�察�and�察�promising to do 

so�察�she withdrew。        Then�察�having broken my long fast on a cup of tea and a 

little thin bread and butter�察�I sat down beside the small�察�smouldering fire�察�

and   amused   myself   with   a   hearty   fit   of   crying�察  �after   which�察  �I   s

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