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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 

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