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having   studied   French         under    a  Frenchman�察      �I  could    speak    the 

language intelligibly though not fluently。 I could also read it well�察�

and write it decently。 

    ^Then�察院  �pursued   Mr。   Brown�察   �I   think   I   can   promise   you   the 

place�察�for Monsieur Pelet will not refuse a professor recommended 

by   me�察  �but   come   here   again   at   five   o¨clock   this   afternoon�察  �and   I 

will introduce you to him。 ̄ 

    The word ^professor ̄ struck me。 ^I am not a professor�察院�said I。 

    ^Oh�察院�returned Mr。 Brown�察 �professor�察�here in Belgium�察�means 

a teacher�察�that is all。 ̄ 

    My conscience thus quieted�察�I thanked Mr。 Brown�察�and�察�for the 

present�察�withdrew。 This   time  I   stepped   out  into  the   street  with  a 

relieved heart�察�the task I had imposed on myself for that day was 

executed。   I   might   now   take   some   hours   of   holiday。   I   felt   free   to 

look   up。 For  the   first  time   I   remarked   the   sparkling   clearness   of 

the air�察�the deep blue of the sky�察�the gay clean aspect of the white´ 

washed   or  painted  houses�察  �I   saw   what   a   fine   street   was   the   Rue 

Royale�察     �and�察   �walking     leisurely    along     its  broad     pavement�察      �I 

continued to survey its stately hotels�察�till the palisades�察�the gates�察�

and trees of the park appearing in sight�察�offered to my eye a new 

attraction。 I remember�察�before entering the park�察�I stood awhile to 



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contemplate the statue of General Belliard�察�and then I advanced to 

the top of the great staircase just beyond�察�and I looked down into a 

narrow back street�察�which I afterwards learnt was called the Rue 

d¨Isabelle。 I well recollect that my eye rested on the green door of 

a   rather    large    house    opposite�察   �where�察    �on   a  brass    plate�察  �was 

inscribed�察     �Pensionnat       de  Demoiselles。 ̄       Pensionnat�      �The   word 

excited   an   uneasy   sensation   in   my   mind�察  �it   seemed   to   speak   of 

restraint。   Some   of   the   demoiselles�察  �externats   no   doubt�察  �were   at 

that   moment   issuing   from   the   door!I   looked          for   a   pretty   face 

amongst       them�察  �but   their   close�察  �little  French    bonnets     hid   their 

features�察�in a moment they were gone。 

    I  had    traversed    a   good   deal   of  Brussels     before    five  o¨clock 

arrived�察�but punctually as that hour struck I was again in the Rue 

Royale。 Re´admitted to Mr。 Brown¨s breakfast´room�察�I found him�察�

as before�察�seated at the table�察�and he was not alone!a gentleman 

stood by the hearth。 Two words of introduction designated him as 

my future master。 ^M。 Pelet�察�Mr。 Crimsworth�察�Mr。 Crimsworth�察�M。 

Pelet ̄   a   bow   on   each   side   finished   the   ceremony。   I   don¨t   know 

what sort of a bow I made�察�an ordinary one�察�I suppose�察�for I was in 

a tranquil�察�commonplace frame of mind�察�I felt none of the agitation 

which  had   troubled   my  first  interview  with   Edward   Crimsworth。 

M。   Pelet¨s   bow   was   extremely   polite�察  �yet   not   theatrical�察  �scarcely 

French�察�he and I were presently seated opposite to each other。 In a 

pleasing  voice�察  �low�察�and�察  �out  of  consideration   to  my  foreign   ears�察�

very   distinct   and   deliberate�察  �M。   Pelet  intimated   that   he   had   just 

been receiving from ^le respectable M。 Brown�察院�an account of my 

attainments and character�察�which relieved him from all scruple as 

to the propriety of engaging me as professor of English and Latin 

in his establishment�察�nevertheless�察�for form¨s sake�察�he would put a 



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few     questions     to  test�察  �my    powers。     He   did�察  �and    expressed      in 

flattering     terms    his  satisfaction     at  my   answers。      The   subject    of 

salary     next   came    on�察  �it  was   fixed   at  one    thousand      francs   per 

annum�察�besides board   and lodging。   ^And   in   addition�察院  �suggested 

M。 Pelet�察 �as there will be some   hours   in   each  day during  which 

your services will not be required in my establishment�察�you may�察�

in   time�察  �obtain   employment   in   other   seminaries�察  �and   thus   turn 

your vacant moments to profitable account。 ̄ 

    I thought this very kind�察�and indeed I found afterwards that the 

terms   on   which  M。   Pelet  had   engaged   me   were   really  liberal   for 

Brussels�察  �instruction   being   extremely   cheap   there   on   account   of 

the number of teachers。 It was further arranged that  I   should   be 

installed in my  new  post  the   very  next  day�察�after  which  M。   Pelet 

and I parted。 

    Well�察  �and   what   was   he   like�拭  �and   what   were   my   impressions 

concerning   him�拭  �He   was   a   man   of   about   forty   years   of   age�察  �of 

middle   size�察  �and   rather   emaciated   figure�察  �his   face   was   pale�察  �his 

cheeks were sunk�察�and his eyes hollow�察�his features were pleasing 

and regular�察�they had a French turn ��for M。 Pelet was no Fleming�察�

but a Frenchman both by birth and parentage���察�yet the degree of 

harshness   inseparable          from   Gallic    lineaments      was�察  �in  his  case�察�

softened by  a   mild   blue   eye�察  �and  a   melancholy�察  �almost  suffering�察�

expression        of   countenance�察       �his    physiognomy         was     `fine   et 

spirituelle¨。   I   use   two   French   words   because   they   define   better 

than any English terms the species of intelligence with which his 

features      were    imbued。      He   was    altogether     an    interesting     and 

prepossessing personage。 I wondered only at the utter absence of 

all the ordinary characteristics of his profession�察�and almost feared 

he   could   not   be   stern   and   resolute   enough   for   a   schoolmaster。 



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Externally at least M。 Pelet presented an absolute contrast to my 

late master�察�Edward Crimsworth。 

    Influenced by the impression I had received of his gentleness�察�I 

was   a   good deal   surprised   when�察 �on arriving   the   next   day   at   my 

new employer¨s house�察�and being admitted to a first view of what 

was to be the sphere of my future labours�察�namely the large�察�lofty�察�

and well lighted schoolrooms�察�I beheld a numerous assemblage of 

pupils�察�boys of course�察�whose collective appearance showed all the 

signs    of  a  full�察 �flourishing�察  �and   well´disciplined     seminary。     As   I 

traversed the classes in company with M。 Pelet�察�a profound silence 

reigned   on   all   sides�察  �and   if   by   chance   a   murmur   or   a  whisper 

arose�察   �one    glance    from    the   pensive    eye   of   this  most    gentle 

pedagogue stilled it instantly。 It was astonishing�察�I thought�察�how so 

mild a check could prove so effectual。   When   I   had   perambulated 

the length and breadth of the classes�察�M。 Pelet turned and said to 

me! 

    ^Would   you   object   to   taking   the   boys   as   they   are�察  �and   testing 

their proficiency in English�拭院�

    The proposal was unexpected。 I had thought I should have been 

allowed      at  least  a   day   to  prepare�察   �but   it  is  a  bad    omen    to 

commence        any    career   by   hesitation�察   �so  I  just  stepped     to  the 

professor¨s desk near which we stood�察�and   faced   the   circle   of my 

pupils。   I   took   a   moment   to   collect   my   though

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