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audacious and coquettish things。 Had affection�察 �goodness�察�
modesty�察 �real talent�察 �ever employed those bright orbs as
interpreters�察 �I do not think I could have refrained from giving a
kind and encouraging�察�perhaps an ardent reply now and then�察�but
as it was�察�I found pleasure in answering the glance of vanity with
the gaze of stoicism。 Youthful�察�fair�察�brilliant�察�as were many of my
pupils�察�I can truly say that in me they never saw any other bearing
than such as an austere�察 �though just guardian�察 �might have
observed towards them。 If any doubt the accuracy of this
assertion�察�as inferring more conscientious self´denial or Scipio´like
self´control than they feel disposed to give me credit for�察�let them
take into consideration the following circumstances�察�which�察�while
detracting from my merit�察�justify my veracity。
Know�察 �O incredulous reader� �that a master stands in a
somewhat different relation towards a pretty�察 �light´headed�察�
probably ignorant girl�察�to that occupied by a partner at a ball�察�or a
gallant on the promenade。 A professor does not meet his pupil to
see her dressed in satin and muslin�察 �with hair perfumed and
curled�察 �neck scarcely shaded by aerial lace�察 �round white arms
circled with bracelets�察�feet dressed for the gliding dance。 It is not
his business to whirl her through the waltz�察 �to feed her with
compliments�察 �to heighten her beauty by the flush of gratified
vanity。 Neither does he encounter her on the smooth´rolled�察 �tree
shaded Boulevard�察 �in the green and sunny park�察 �whither she
repairs clad in her becoming walking dress�察�her scarf thrown with
grace over her shoulders�察�her little bonnet scarcely screening her
curls�察�the red rose under its brim adding a new tint to the softer
rose on her cheek�察 �her face and eyes�察 �too�察 �illumined with smiles�察�
perhaps as transient as the sunshine of the gala´day�察�but also quite
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as brilliant�察�it is not his office to walk by her side�察�to listen to her
lively chat�察�to carry her parasol�察�scarcely larger than a broad green
leaf�察 �to lead in a ribbon her Blenheim spaniel or Italian
greyhound。 No�此 �he finds her in the schoolroom�察 �plainly dressed�察�
with books before her。 Owing to her education or her nature books
are to her a nuisance�察�and she opens them with aversion�察�yet her
teacher must instil into her mind the contents of these books�察�that
mind resists the admission of grave information�察�it recoils�察�it grows
restive�察 �sullen tempers are shown�察 �disfiguring frowns spoil the
symmetry of the face�察 �sometimes coarse gestures banish grace
from the deportment�察 �while muttered expressions�察 �redolent of
native and ineradicable vulgarity�察 �desecrate the sweetness of the
voice。 Where the temperament is serene though the intellect be
sluggish�察 �an unconquerable dullness opposes every effort to
instruct。 Where there is cunning but not energy�察 �dissimulation�察�
falsehood�察�a thousand schemes and tricks are put in play to evade
the necessity of application�察 �in short�察 �to the tutor�察 �female youth�察�
female charms are like tapestry hangings�察�of which the wrong side
is continually turned towards him�察 �and even when he sees the
smooth�察�neat external surface he so well knows what knots�察 �long
stitches�察 �and jagged ends are behind that he has scarce a
temptation to admire too fondly the seemly forms and bright
colours exposed to general view。
Our likings are regulated by our circumstances。 The artist
prefers a hilly country because it is picturesque�察�the engineer a flat
one because it is convenient�察 �the man of pleasure likes what he
calls ^a fine woman ̄!she suits him�察 �the fashionable young
gentleman admires the fashionable young lady!she is of his kind�察�
the toil´worn�察 �fagged�察 �probably irritable tutor�察 �blind almost to
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beauty�察 �insensible to airs and graces�察 �glories chiefly in certain
mental qualities�此�application�察�love of knowledge�察�natural capacity�察�
docility�察�truthfulness�察�gratefulness�察�are the charms that attract his
notice and win his regard。 These he seeks�察 �but seldom meets�察�
these�察 �if by chance he finds�察 �he would fain retain for ever�察 �and
when separation deprives him of them he feels as if some ruthless
hand had snatched from him his only ewe´lamb。 Such being the
case�察�and the ease it is�察�my readers will agree with me that there
was nothing either very meritorious or very marvellous in the
integrity and moderation of my conduct at Mdlle Reuter¨s
pensionnat de demoiselles。
My first business this afternoon consisted in reading the list of
places for the month�察�determined by the relative correctness of the
compositions given the preceding day。 The list was headed�察 �as
usual�察 �by the name of Sylvie�察 �that plain�察 �quiet little girl I have
described before as being at once the best and ugliest pupil in the
establishment�察 �the second place had fallen to the lot of a certain
L└onie Ledru�察 �a diminutive�察 �sharp´featured�察 �and parchment´
skinned creature of quick wits�察 �frail conscience�察 �and indurated
feelings�察�a lawyer´like thing�察�of whom I used to say that�察 �had she
been a boy�察 �she would have made a model of an unprincipled�察�
clever attorney。 Then came Eulalie�察�the proud beauty�察�the Juno of
the school�察�whom six long years of drilling in the simple grammar
of the English language had compelled�察�despite the stiff phlegm of
her intellect�察�to acquire a mechanical acquaintance with most of its
rules。 No smile�察 �no trace of pleasure or satisfaction appeared in
Sylvie¨s nun´like and passive face as she heard her name read
first。 I always felt saddened by the sight of that poor girl¨s absolute
quiescence on all occasions�察�and it was my custom to look at her�察�
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to address her�察 �as seldom as possible�察 �her extreme docility�察 �her
assiduous perseverance�察�would have recommended her warmly to
my good opinion�察 �her modesty�察 �her intelligence�察 �would have
induced me to feel most kindly!most affectionately towards her�察�
notwithstanding the almost ghastly plainness of her features�察 �the
disproportion of her form�察�the corpse´like lack of animation in her
countenance�察�had I not been aware that every friendly word�察�every
kindly action�察�would be reported by her to her confessor�察 �and by
h