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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