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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