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been delightfully condescending into the bargain。 Her children evidently
held the same opinion�察�and I alone thought otherwise。
After this she looked in upon me once or twice�察�during the absence of
my pupils�察�to enlighten me concerning my duties towards them。 For the
girls she seemed anxious only to render them as superficially attractive
and showily accomplished as they could possibly be made�察 �without
present trouble or discomfort to themselves�察�and I was to act accordingly ´
to study and strive to amuse and oblige�察�instruct�察�refine�察�and polish�察�with
the least possible exertion on their part�察 �and no exercise of authority on
mine。 With regard to the two boys�察�it was much the same�察�only instead of
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accomplishments�察 �I was to get the greatest possible quantity of Latin
grammar and Valpy's Delectus into their heads�察 �in order to fit them for
school ´ the greatest possible quantity at least WITHOUT trouble to
themselves。 John might be a 'little high´ spirited��' and Charles might be a
little 'nervous and tedious ´ '
'But at all events�察 �Miss Grey��' said she�察 �'I hope YOU will keep your
temper�察�and be mild and patient throughout�察�especially with the dear little
Charles�察 �he is so extremely nervous and susceptible�察 �and so utterly
unaccustomed to anything but the tenderest treatment。 You will excuse
my naming these things to you�察�for the fact is�察�I have hitherto found all the
governesses�察�even the very best of them�察�faulty in this particular。 They
wanted that meek and quiet spirit�察�which St。 Matthew�察�or some of them�察�
says is better than the putting on of apparel ´ you will know the passage to
which I allude�察�for you are a clergyman's daughter。 But I have no doubt
you will give satisfaction in this respect as well as the rest。 And
remember�察 �on all occasions�察 �when any of the young people do anything
improper�察�if persuasion and gentle remonstrance will not do�察�let one of the
others come and tell me�察 �for I can speak to them more plainly than it
would be proper for you to do。 And make them as happy as you can�察�Miss
Grey�察�and I dare say you will do very well。'
I observed that while Mrs。 Murray was so extremely solicitous for the
comfort and happiness of her children�察 �and continually talking about it�察�
she never once mentioned mine�察�though they were at home�察�surrounded by
friends�察�and I an alien among strangers�察�and I did not yet know enough of
the world�察�not to be considerably surprised at this anomaly。
Miss Murray�察�otherwise Rosalie�察�was about sixteen when I came�察�and
decidedly a very pretty girl�察 �and in two years longer�察 �as time more
completely developed her form and added grace to her carriage and
deportment�察 �she became positively beautiful�察 �and that in no common
degree。 She was tall and slender�察 �yet not thin�察 �perfectly formed�察�
exquisitely fair�察 �though not without a brilliant�察 �healthy bloom�察 �her hair�察�
which she wore in a profusion of long ringlets�察�was of a very light brown
inclining to yellow�察�her eyes were pale blue�察�but so clear and bright that
few would wish them darker�察�the rest of her features were small�察�not quite
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regular�察 �and not remarkably otherwise�此 �but altogether you could not
hesitate to pronounce her a very lovely girl。 I wish I could say as much
for mind and disposition as I can for her form and face。
Yet think not I have any dreadful disclosures to make�此 �she was lively�察�
light´hearted�察�and could be very agreeable�察�with those who did not cross
her will。 Towards me�察�when I first came�察�she was cold and haughty�察�then
insolent and overbearing�察�but�察�on a further acquaintance�察�she gradually laid
aside her airs�察 �and in time became as deeply attached to me as it was
possible for HER to be to one of my character and position�此 �for she
seldom lost sight�察�for above half an hour at a time�察�of the fact of my being
a hireling and a poor curate's daughter。 And yet�察 �upon the whole�察 �I
believe she respected me more than she herself was aware of�察�because I
was the only person in the house who steadily professed good principles�察�
habitually spoke the truth�察�and generally endeavoured to make inclination
bow to duty�察�and this I say�察�not�察�of course�察�in commendation of myself�察�but
to show the unfortunate state of the family to which my services were�察�for
the present�察�devoted。 There was no member of it in whom I regretted this
sad want of principle so much as Miss Murray herself�察�not only because
she had taken a fancy to me�察�but because there was so much of what was
pleasant and prepossessing in herself�察�that�察�in spite of her failings�察�I really
liked her ´ when she did not rouse my indignation�察�or ruffle my temper by
TOO great a display of her faults。 These�察�however�察�I would fain persuade
myself were rather the effect of her education than her disposition�此 �she
had never been perfectly taught the distinction between right and wrong�察�
she had�察 �like her brothers and sisters�察 �been suffered�察 �from infancy�察 �to
tyrannize over nurses�察�governesses�察�and servants�察�she had not been taught
to moderate her desires�察 �to control her temper or bridle her will�察 �or to
sacrifice her own pleasure for the good of others。 Her temper being
naturally good�察 �she was never violent or morose�察 �but from constant
indulgence�察 �and habitual scorn of reason�察 �she was often testy and
capricious�察�her mind had never been cultivated�此 �her intellect�察�at best�察�was
somewhat shallow�察 �she possessed considerable vivacity�察 �some quickness
of perception�察�and some talent for music and the acquisition of languages�察�
but till fifteen she had troubled herself to acquire nothing�察 � then the love
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of display had roused her faculties�察�and induced her to apply herself�察�but
only to the more showy accomplishments。 And when I came it was the
same�此 �everything was neglected but French�察 �German�察 �music�察 �singing�察�
dancing�察�fancy´work�察�and a little drawing ´ such drawing as might produce
the greatest show with the smallest labour�察�and the principal parts of which
were generally done by me。 For music and singing�察 �besides my
occasional instructions�察 �she had the attendance of the best master the
country afforded�察�and in these accomplishments�察�as well as in dancing�察�she
certainly attained great proficiency。 To music�察 �indeed�察 �she devoted too
much of her time�察�as�察�governess though I was�察�I frequently told her�察�but her
mother thought that if SHE liked it�察�she COULD not give too much time
to the acquisition of so attractive an art。 Of fancy´work I knew nothing
but what I gathered from my pupil and my own observation�察�but no sooner
was I initiated�察�than she made me useful in twenty different ways�此 �all the
tedious