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complete      advantage�察  �but   how   grave      was    her   face  as  she   came 

suddenly upon me� �Solicitude and business were in her eye !on 

her forehead�察�she looked almost stern。 Her ^Bon jour�察�monsieur�察院�

was quite polite�察�but so orderly�察�so commonplace�察�it spread directly 

a   cool�察  �damp    towel    over   my   ^vives    impressions。 ̄      The   servant 

turned   back   when   her   mistress        appeared�察    �and   I  walked   slowly 

along the corridor�察�side by side with Mdlle Reuter。 

    ^Monsieur will give a lesson in the first class to´day�察院�said she�察�

^dictation or reading will perhaps be the best thing to begin with�察�

for those are the easiest forms of communicating instruction in a 

foreign language�察�and�察�at the first�察�a master naturally feels a little 

unsettled。 ̄ 

    She   was   quite   right�察  �as   I   had   found   from   experience�察  �it   only 

remained for me to acquiesce。 We proceeded now in silence。 The 

corridor terminated in a hall�察�large�察�lofty�察�and square�察�a glass door 

on one side showed within a long narrow refectory�察�with tables�察�an 

armoire�察�and two lamps�察�it was empty�察�large glass doors�察�in front�察�

opened on the playground and garden�察�a broad staircase ascended 

spirally on the opposite side�察�the remaining wall showed a pair of 



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great   folding´doors�察  �now   closed�察  �and   admitting�此  �doubtless�察  �to   the 

classes。 

    Mdlle     Reuter    turned     her   eye   laterally    on   me�察  �to  ascertain�察�

probably�察�whether I was collected enough to be   ushered  into  her 

sanctum sanctorum。 I suppose she judged me to be in a tolerable 

state of self´government�察�for she opened the door�察  �and   I   followed 

her   through。   A   rustling   sound   of   uprising   greeted   our   entrance�察�

without looking to the right or left�察�I   walked straight  up   the   lane 

between two sets of benches and desks�察�and took possession of the 

empty   chair   and   isolated   desk   raised   on   an   estrade�察  �of   one   step 

high�察   �so   as  to   command   one   division�察      �the  other    division    being 

under   the   surveillance   of   a   maitresse   similarly   elevated。   At   the 

back of the estrade�察�and attached to a moveable partition dividing 

this schoolroom from another beyond�察�was a large tableau of wood 

painted black and varnished�察�a thick crayon of white chalk lay on 

my   desk   for   the   convenience   of   elucidating   any   grammatical   or 

verbal   obscurity   which   might   occur   in   my   lessons   by   writing   it 

upon     the   tableau�察  �a   wet   sponge     appeared     beside    the   chalk�察  �to 

enable me to efface the marks when they had served the purpose 

intended。 

    I  carefully    and    deliberately     made     these   observations       before 

allowing      myself    to  take   one   glance    at  the   benches     before    me�察�

having   handled   the   crayon�察  �looked   back   at   the   tableau�察  �fingered 

the   sponge   in   order   to   ascertain   that   it   was   in   a   right   state   of 

moisture�察�I found myself cool enough to admit of looking calmly up 

and gazing deliberately round me。 

    And first I observed that Mdlle Reuter had already glided away�察�

she    was   nowhere      visible�察  �a  maitresse     or  teacher�察    �the  one    who 

occupied the corresponding estrade to my own�察�alone remained to 



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keep   guard   over   me�察  �she   was   a   little   in   the   shade�察  �and�察  �with   my 

short sight�察�I could only see that she was of a thin bony figure and 

rather     tallowy    complexion�察     �and    that   her   attitude�察   �as  she   sat�察�

partook equally of listlessness and affectation。 More obvious�察�more 

prominent�察�shone on by the full light of the large window�察�were the 

occupants of the benches just before me�察�of whom some were girls 

of fourteen�察�fifteen�察�sixteen�察�some young women from eighteen ��as 

it  appeared      to  me��    up   to  twenty�察   �the   most    modest     attire�察 �the 

simplest   fashion   of   wearing   the   hair�察  �were   apparent   in   all�察  �and 

good   features�察  �ruddy�察  �blooming   complexions�察  �large   and   brilliant 

eyes�察�forms full�察�even to solidity�察�seemed to abound。 I did not bear 

the first view like a stoic�察�I was dazzled�察�my eyes fell�察�and in a voice 

somewhat too low I murmured! 

    ^Prenez vos cahiers de dict└e�察�mesdemoiselles。 ̄ 

    Not so had I bid the boys at Pelet¨s take their reading´books。 A 

rustle   followed�察  �and   an   opening   of   desks�察  �behind   the   lifted   lids 

which   momentarily   screened   the   heads   bent   down   to   search   for 

exercise´books�察�I heard tittering and whispers。 

    ^Eulalie�察�je suis pr┷te ┐ pamer de rire�察院�observed one。 

    ^Comme il a rougi en parlant� 院�

    ^Oui�察�c¨est un v└ritable blanc´bec。 ̄ 

    ^Tais´toi�察�Hortense!il nous └coute。 ̄ 

    And now the lids sank and the heads reappeared�察�I had marked 

three�察�the whisperers�察�and I did not scruple to take a very steady 

look   at  them as   they  emerged   from   their  temporary  eclipse。   It   is 

astonishing what ease and courage their little phrases of flippancy 

had   given   me�察  �the   idea   by   which   I   had   been   awed   was   that   the 

youthful     beings   before     me�察  �with   their   dark   nun´like    robes    and 

softly braided hair�察�were a kind of half´angels。 The light titter�察�the 



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giddy whisper�察�had already in some measure relieved my mind of 

that fond and oppressive fancy。 The three I allude to were just in 

front�察�within half a yard of my estrade�察�and were among the most 

womanly´looking   present。           Their   names      I   knew   afterwards�察  �and 

may as well mention now�察�they were Eulalie�察  �Hortense�察  �Caroline。 

Eulalie   was   tall�察  �and   very   finely   shaped�此    �she   was   fair�察  �and  her 

features were those of a Low Country Madonna�察�many a ^figure de 

Vierge ̄   have   I   seen   in   Dutch   pictures   exactly   resembling   hers�察�

there were no angles in her shape or in her face�察�all was curve and 

roundness!neither thought�察�sentiment�察�nor passion disturbed by 

line   or   flush   the   equality   of   her   pale�察  �clear   skin�察  �her   noble   bust 

heaved   with   her   regular   breathing�察  �her   eyes   moved   a   little!by 

these evidences of  life   alone could I   have   distinguished   her  from 

some   large   handsome   figure   moulded   in   wax。   Hortense              was   of 

middle size and stout�察�her form was ungraceful�察�her face striking�察�

more alive and brilliant  than  Eulalie¨s�察  �her  hair  was   dark brown�察�

her complexion richly coloured�察�there were frolic and mischief in 

her eye�此�consistency and good sense she might possess�察�but none 

of her features betokened those qualities。 

    Caroline     was   little�察 �though   evidently      full  grown�察    �raven´black 

hair�察�very dark eyes�察�absolutely regular features�察�with a colourless 

olive   complexion�察  �clear as   to  the   face and   sallow  about  the   neck�察�

formed      in   her   that   assemblage       of  points    whose     union     many 

persons regard as the perfection of beauty。 How�察�with the tintless 

pallor  of  her   skin   and   the   classic   straightness   of   her   lineaments�察�

she   managed   to   look   sensual�察  �I   don¨t   know。   I   think   her   lips   and 

eyes    c

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