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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 

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