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choosing   a   cigar   from   a   box�察   �my   thoughts     reverted     to   the  two 

outcast     ushers�察    �whose     voices   I  could    hear    even    now     crying 

hoarsely for order in the playground。 

    ^C¨est une grande responsabilite�察�que la surveillance�察院�observed 

I。 

    ^Plait´il�拭院�dit M。 Pelet。 

    I   remarked   that   I   thought   Messieurs   Vandam   and   Kint   must 

sometimes be a little fatigued with their labours。 

    ^Des     b┷tes    de   somme�察�des         b┷tes   de    somme�察院     �murmured 

scornfully the director。 Meantime I offered him his cup of coffee。 

    ^Servez´vous   mon   garcon�察院  �said   he   blandly�察  �when   I   had   put  a 

couple of huge lumps of continental sugar into his cup。 ^And now 

tell   me   why   you   stayed   so   long   at   Mdlle   Reuter¨s。   I   know   that 

lessons conclude�察�in her establishment as in mine�察�at four o¨clock�察�

and when you returned it was past five。 ̄ 

    ^Mdlle wished to speak with me�察�monsieur。 ̄ 

    ^Indeed� �on what subject�拭�if one may ask。 ̄ 

    ^Mademoiselle talked about nothing�察�monsieur。 ̄ 

    ^A    fertile   topic�    �and    did    she    discourse     thereon      in   the 



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schoolroom�察�before the pupils�拭院�

   ^No�察    �like  you�察  �monsieur�察    �she   asked    me   to   walk   into   her 

parlour。 ̄ 

   ^And   Madame   Reuter!the   old   duenna!my   mother¨s   gossip�察�

was there�察�of course�拭院�

   ^No�察   �monsieur�察    �I  had   the  honour    of  being   quite   alone   with 

mademoiselle。 ̄ 

   ^C¨est joli!cela�察院�observed M。 Pelet�察�and he smiled and looked 

into the fire。 

   ^Honi soit qui mal y pense�察院�murmured I�察�significantly。 

   ^Je connais un peu ma petite voisine!voyez´vous。 ̄ 

   ^In   that   case�察  �monsieur   will   be   able   to   aid   me   in   finding   out 

what was mademoiselle¨s reason for making me sit before her sofa 

one    mortal     hour�察  �listening    to  the   most    copious    and    fluent 

dissertation on the merest frivolities。 ̄ 

   ^She was sounding your character。 ̄ 

   ^I thought so�察�monsieur。 ̄ 

   ^Did she find out your weak point�拭院�

   ^What is my weak point�拭院�

   ^Why�察     �the  sentimental。    Any    woman     sinking    her  shaft   deep 

enough�察�will at last reach a fathomless spring of sensibility in thy 

breast�察�Crimsworth。 ̄ 

   I felt the blood stir about my heart and rise warm to my cheek。 

   ^Some women might�察�monsieur。 ̄ 

   ^Is Mdlle Reuter of the number�拭�Come�察�speak frankly�察�mon fils�察�

elle est encore jeune�察�plus ag└e que toi peut´┷tre�察�mais juste asset 

pour unir la tendresse d¨une petite maman ┐ l¨amour d¨une └pouse 

d└vou└e�察�n¨est´ce pas que cela t¨irait sup└rieurement�拭院�

   ^No�察�monsieur�察�I should like my wife to be my wife�察�and not half 



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my mother。 ̄ 

    ^She is then a little too old for you�拭院�

    ^No�察   �monsieur�察  �not   a   day   too   old  if  she  suited   me   in  other 

things。 ̄ 

    ^In   what    does   she   not  suit   you�察 �William�拭    �She   is  personally 

agreeable�察�is she not�拭院�

    ^Very�察�her hair and complexion are just what I admire�察�and her 

turn of form�察�though quite Belgian�察�is full of grace。 ̄ 

    ^Bravo� �and her face�拭�her features�拭�How do you like them�拭院�

    ^A little harsh�察�especially her mouth。 ̄ 

    ^Ah�察�yes� �her mouth�察院�said M。 Pelet�察�and he chuckled inwardly。 

^There   is   character   about   her   mouth!firmness!but   she   has   a 

very pleasant smile�察�don¨t you think so�拭院�

    ^Rather crafty。 ̄ 

    ^True�察  �but   that   expression   of   craft   is   owing   to   her   eyebrows�察�

have you remarked her eyebrows�拭院�

    I answered that I had not。 

    ^You have not seen her looking down then�拭院�said he。 

    ^No。 ̄ 

    ^It is a treat�察�notwithstanding。 Observe her when she has some 

knitting�察�or some other woman¨s work in hand�察�and sits the image 

of   peace�察   �calmly     intent   on   her    needles    and    her   silk�察 �some 

discussion meantime going on around her�察�in the course of which 

peculiarities      of  character     are   being    developed�察     �or  important 

interests canvassed�察�she takes no part in it�察�her humble�察�feminine 

mind is wholly with her knitting�察  �none   of  her  features   move�察  �she 

neither presumes to smile approval�察�nor frown disapprobation�察�her 

little   hands   assiduously   ply   their   unpretending   task�察  �if     she  can 

only   get   this   purse   finished�察  �or   this   bonnet´grec   completed�察  �it   is 



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enough      for   her。   If  gentlemen      approach     her    chair�察  �a  deeper 

quiescence�察�a meeker modesty settles on her features�察�and clothes 

her general mien�察�observe then her eyebrows�察�et dites´moi s¨il n¨y a 

pas du chat dans l¨un et du renard dans l¨autre。 ̄ 

    ^I will take careful notice the first opportunity�察院�said I。 

    ^And     then�察院  �continued     M。   Pelet�察  �the   eyelid   will  flicker�察 �the 

light´coloured   lashes be   lifted   a second�察�and   a  blue   eye�察  �glancing 

out from under the screen�察�will take its brief�察�sly�察�searching survey�察�

and retreat again。 ̄ 

    I   smiled�察  �and   so   did   Pelet�察  �and   after   a   few   minutes¨   silence�察  �I 

asked�此� 

    ^Will she ever marry�察�do you think�拭院�

    ^Marry� �Will birds pair�拭�Of course it is both her intention and 

resolution to marry when she finds a suitable match�察�and no one is 

better aware than herself of the sort of impression she is capable 

of producing�察�no one likes better to captivate in a quiet way。 I am 

mistaken if she will not yet leave the print of her stealing steps on 

thy heart�察�Crimsworth。 ̄ 

    ^Of  her  steps�拭 �Confound it�察  �no�  �My  heart  is not  a   plank   to   be 

walked on。 ̄ 

    ^But the soft touch of a patte de velours will do it no harm。 ̄ 

    ^She offers me no patte de velours�察�she is all form and reserve 

with me。 ̄ 

    ^That to begin with�察�let respect be the foundation�察�affection the 

first   floor�察 �love   the   superstructure�察     �Mdlle    Reuter     is  a  skilful 

architect。 ̄ 

    ^And      interest�察  �M。    Pelet!interest。       Will   not    mademoiselle 

consider that point �拭院�

    ^Yes�察�yes�察�no doubt�察�it will be the cement between every stone。 



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And   now   we   have   discussed   the   directress�察  �what   of   the   pupils�拭�

N¨y´a´t´il pas de belles └tudes parmi ces jeunes t┷tes�拭院�

    ^Studies of character�拭�Yes�察�curious ones�察�at least�察�I imagine�察�but 

one cannot divine much from a first interview。 ̄ 

    ^Ah�察�you affect discretion�察�but tell me now�察�were you not a little 

abashed before these blooming young creatures�拭�

    ^At  first�察  �yes�察�but   I   rallied   and   got   through   with   all   due   sang´ 

froid。 ̄ 

    ^I don¨t believe you。 ̄ 

    ^It is true�察�notwithstanding。 At first I thought them angels�察�but 

they did not leave me long under that delusion�察�three of the eldest 

and handsomest undertook the task of setting me right�察�and they 

managed so cleverly that in five minutes I knew them�察�at least�察�for 

what they were!three arrant coquettes。 ̄ 

    ^Je   les   connais� 院  �exclaimed   M。

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