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vain。 She saw me�察�and I read in her eye pain that a stranger should 

witness   the   insubordination   of  her  pupils�察  �she seemed   to   entreat 

order!her        prayers    were     useless�察  �then    I  remarked      that    she 

compressed         her    lips   and    contracted      her    brow�察    �and     her 

countenance�察  �if   I   read   it correctly�察  �said!^I   have   done  my  best�察  �I 

seem to merit blame notwithstanding�察�blame me then who will。 ̄ I 

passed     on�察 �as   I  closed   the  school´room      door�察  �I  heard   her   say�察�

suddenly      and   sharply�察   �addressing     one    of  the  eldest   and    most 

turbulent of the lot! 

    ^Am└lia M┨llenberg�察�ask me no question�察�and request of me no 

assistance�察  �for   a   week   to   come�察  �during   that   space   of   time   I   will 

neither speak to you nor help you。 ̄ 

    The      words      were      uttered      with     emphasis!nay�察         �with 

vehemence!and           a   comparative      silence   followed�察    �whether     the 

calm was permanent�察�I know not�察�two doors now  closed   between 

me and the carr└。 

    Next   day   was   appropriated   to   the   first   class�察  �on   my   arrival�察  �I 



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found the directress seated�察  �as   usual�察  �in a   chair  between   the   two 

estrades�察�and before her was standing Mdlle Henri�察�in an attitude 

��as    it  seemed      to  me��    of   somewhat       reluctant     attention。     The 

directress   was   knitting and   talking  at  the   same   time。   Amidst   the 

hum of a large school´room�察�it was easy so to speak in   the  ear  of 

one person�察�as to be heard by that  person   alone�察�and it  was   thus 

Mdlle Reuter parleyed with her teacher。 The face of the latter was 

a   little  flushed�察  �not   a  little  troubled�察   �there    was   vexation     in  it�察�

whence resulting I know not�察�for the directress looked very placid 

indeed�察  �she   could   not   be   scolding   in   such   gentle   whispers�察  �and 

with    so   equable     a  mien�察   �no�察 �it  was   presently     proved     that  her 

discourse had been of the most friendly tendency�察�for I heard the 

closing words! 

    ^C¨est   assez�察  �ma   bonne   amie�察  ;ぁ  �present   je   ne   veux   pas   vous 

retenir davantage。 ̄ 

    Without      reply�察  �Mdlle    Henri    turned     away�察   �dissatifaction     was 

plainly evinced in her face�察�and a smile�察�slight and brief�察�but bitter�察�

distrustful�察�and�察�I thought�察�scornful�察�curled her lip as she took her 

place in the class�察�it was a secret�察�involuntary smile�察�which lasted 

but    a   second�察    �an   air  of   depression      succeeded�察     �chased     away 

presently by one of attention and  interest�察  �when I   gave   the   word 

for all the pupils to take their reading´books。 In general I hated the 

reading´lesson�察  �it   was   such  a   torture   to   the   ear   to   listen   to   their 

uncouth mouthing of my native tongue�察�and no effort of example 

or    precept     on   my    part    ever    seemed      to  effect    the   slightest 

improvement in their accent。 To´day�察�each in her appropriate key�察�

lisped�察  �stuttered�察  �mumbled�察  �and   jabbered   as   usual�察  �about   fifteen 

had racked me in turn�察�and my auricular nerve was expecting with 

resignation the discords of the sixteenth�察�when a full�察�though low 



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voice�察�read out�察�in clear correct English! 

    ^On his way to Perth�察�the king was met by a Highland woman�察�

calling herself a   prophetess�察�she  stood at  the  side   of  the  ferry  by 

which he was about to  travel   to  the   north�察  �and   cried   with  a loud 

voice�察   �My   lord   the   king�察 �if  you   pass  this   water   you   will   never 

return again alive� � ̄!��vide the History of Scotland��。 

    I looked up in amazement�察�the voice was a voice of Albion�察�the 

accent     was    pure    and    silvery�察  �it  only   wanted      firmness�察   �and 

assurance�察�to be the counterpart of what any well´educated lady in 

Essex     or  Middlesex      might    have   enounced�察     �yet  the   speaker    or 

reader was no other than Mdlle Henri�察�in whose grave�察�joyless face 

I   saw   no   mark    of  consciousness      that   she   had   performed      any 

extraordinary       feat。  No   one   else   evinced    surprise    either。   Mdlle 

Reuter knitted away assiduously�察�I was aware�察�however�察�that at the 

conclusion       of  the   paragraph�察     �she   had    lifted  her    eyelid   and 

honoured   me   with   a   glance   sideways�察  �she   did   not   know   the   full 

excellency of the teacher¨s style of reading�察�but she perceived that 

her accent was not that of the others�察�and wanted to discover what 

I thought�察�I masked my visage with indifference�察�and ordered the 

next girl to proceed。 

   When   the   lesson   was   over�察  �I   took   advantage   of   the   confusion 

caused by breaking up�察�to approach Mdlle Henri�察�she was standing 

near the window and retired as I advanced�察�she thought I wanted 

to look out�察�and did not imagine that I could have anything to say 

to her。 I took her exercise´book�察�out of her hand�察�as I turned over 

the leaves I addressed her�此� 

    ^You have had lessons in English before�拭院�I asked。 

    ^No�察�sir。 ̄ 

    ^No� �you read it well�察�you have been in England�拭院�



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    ^Oh�察�no� 院�with some animation。 

    ^You have been in English families�拭院�

    Still the answer was ^No。 ̄ Here my eye�察�resting on the flyleaf of 

the book�察�saw written�察 �Frances Evans Henri。 ̄ 

    ^Your name�拭院�I asked 

    ^Yes�察�sir。 ̄ 

    My    interrogations      were    cut  short�察  �I  heard    a  little  rustling 

behind me�察�and close at my back was the directress�察�professing to 

be examining the interior of a desk。 

    ^Mademoiselle�察院       �said    she�察  �looking    up   and    addressing      the 

teacher�察     �Will   you   have   the   goodness     to  go   and   stand    in  the 

corridor�察  �while   the   young   ladies   are   putting   on   their   things�察  �and 

try to keep some order�拭院�

    Mdlle Henri obeyed。 

    ^What   splendid   weather� 院  �observed   the   directress   cheerfully�察�

glancing  at   the   same   time   from   the   window。   I   assented   and   was 

withdrawing。 ^What of your new pupil�察�monsieur�拭院�continued she�察�

following  my   retreating   steps。   ^Is   she   likely   to   make   progress   in 

English�拭院�

    ^Indeed I can hardly judge。 She possesses a pretty good accent�察�

of   her   real  knowledge       of  the  language     I  have    as  yet  had    no 

opportunity of forming an opinion。 ̄ 

    ^And     her   natural   capacity�察   �monsieur�拭     �I  have   had   my    fears 

about   that�此   �can   you   relieve   me   by   an   assurance   at   least   of  its 

average power�拭院�

    ^I see no reason to doubt its average power�察�mademoiselle�察�but 

really   I   scarcely   know   her�察  �and   have   not   had   time   to   study   the 

calibre of her capacity。 I wish you a very good afternoon。 ̄ 

    She still pursued me。 ^You will observe�察�monsieur�察�and tell me 



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what you think�察�I could so much better rely on your opinion than 

on my own�察�women cannot judge of these things as men

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