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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 can�察�and�察�

excuse   my   pertinacity�察  �monsieur�察  �but   it   is   natural   I   should   feel 

interested      about     this  poor    little  girl   ��pauvre     petite���察  �she   has 

scarcely  any  relations�察  �her  own   efforts   are   all   she   has   to   look   to�察�

her  acquirements  must be   her   sole   fortune�察  �her   present   position 

has   once   been mine�察  �or  nearly  so�察  �it  is   then but  natural   I   should 

sympathize with her�察�and sometimes when I see the difficulty she 

has   in   managing   pupils�察  �I   reel   quite   chagrined。   I   doubt   not   she 

does     her   best�察 �her   intentions   are     excellent�察   �but�察  �monsieur�察    �she 

wants tact and firmness。 I have talked to her on the subject�察�but I 

am not fluent�察�and probably did not express myself with clearness�察�

she     never     appears       to   comprehend         me。     Now�察    �would      you 

occasionally�察�when you see an opportunity�察�slip in a word of advice 

to   her   on   the   subject�察  �men   have   so   much   more   influence   than 

women have!they argue so much more logically than we do�察�and 

you�察   �monsieur�察      �in  particular�察    �have    so  paramount        a  power     of 

making yourself obeyed�察�a word of advice from you could not but 

do her good�察�even if she were sullen and headstrong ��which I hope 

she is not���察�she would scarcely refuse to listen to you�察�for my own 

part�察�I can truly say that I never attend one of your lessons without 

deriving benefit from witnessing your management of the   pupils。 

The   other   masters   are   a   constant   source   of   anxiety   to   me�察  �they 

cannot   impress   the   young   ladies   with   sentiments   of   respect�察  �nor 

restrain   the   levity   natural   to   youth�此  �in   you�察  �monsieur�察  �I   feel   the 

most absolute confidence�察�try then to put this poor child into the 

way     of  controlling     our    giddy�察   �high´spirited     Brabantoises。       But�察�

monsieur�察  �I   would   add   one   word   more�察  �don¨t   alarm   her  amour 

propre�察�beware of inflicting a wound there。 I reluctantly admit that 



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in that particular she is blamably!some would say ridiculously! 

susceptible。   I   fear   I   have   touched   this   sore   point   inadvertently�察�

and she cannot get over it。 ̄ 

    During  the   greater  part  of  this   harangue my  hand   was  on   the 

lock of the outer door�察�I now turned it。 

    ^Au   revoir�察   �mademoiselle�察院  �said       I�察  �and  I  escaped。    I  saw   the 

directress¨s stock of words was yet far from exhausted。 She looked 

after   me�察  �she   would   fain   have   detained   me   longer。   Her   manner 

towards me had been altered ever since I had begun to treat her 

with hardness and indifference�此�she almost cringed to me on every 

occasion�察�she consulted my countenance incessantly�察�and beset me 

with     innumerable        little  officious    attentions。    Servility     creates 

despotism。   This   slavish   homage�察  �instead   of         softening   my   heart�察�

only pampered whatever was stern and exacting in its mood。 The 

very circumstance of her hovering round me like a fascinated bird�察�

seemed to transform me into a rigid pillar of  stone�察  �her  flatteries 

irritated   my   scorn�察  �her   blandishments   confirmed   my   reserve。   At 

times I wondered what she meant by giving herself such trouble to 

win me�察�when the   more   profitable   Pelet  was already  in   her  nets�察�

and when�察�too�察�she was aware that I possessed her secret�察�for I had 

not scrupled to tell her as much�此�but the fact is that as it was her 

nature to doubt the reality and under´value the worth of modesty�察�

affection�察�disinterestedness!to regard these qualities as foibles of 

character!so         it  was   equally    her   tendency      to  consider     pride�察�

hardness�察�selfishness�察�as proofs of strength。 She would trample on 

the   neck   of   humility�察  �she   would   kneel   at   the   feet   of   disdain�察  �she 

would     meet    tenderness      with   secret    contempt�察    �indifference     she 

would   woo   with   ceaseless   assiduities。   Benevolence�察  �devotedness�察�

enthusiasm�察       �were    her   antipathies�察    �for   dissimulation      and    self´ 



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interest she had a preference!they were real wisdom in her eyes�察�

moral and physical degradation�察�mental and bodily inferiority�察�she 

regarded with indulgence�察�they were foils capable of being turned 

to good account as set´offs for her own endowments。 To violence�察�

injustice�察    �tyranny�察     �she    succumbed!they            were     her    natural 

masters�察�she had no propensity to hate�察�no impulse to resist them�察�

the indignation their behests awake in some hearts was unknown 

in   hers。   From   all   this   it   resulted   that   the   false   and   selfish   called 

her    wise�察  �the   vulgar    and    debased      termed     her   charitable�察    �the 

insolent   and   unjust   dubbed   her   amiable�察  �the   conscientious   and 

benevolent   generally   at   first   accepted   as       valid   her   claim    to  be 

considered        one    of  themselves�察      �but   ere    long    the   plating    of 

pretension   wore   off�察  �the   real   material   appeared   below�察  �and   they 

laid her aside as a deception。 



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                                Chapter XVI 



      n   the   course    of  another    fortnight    I  had   seen   sufficient   of 

      Frances   Evans   Henri�察  �to   enable   me   to   form   a   more   definite 

I 

      opinion of her character。 I found her possessed in a somewhat 

remarkable degree of at least two good points�察  �viz。�察 �perseverance 

and a sense of duty�察�I found she was really capable of applying to 

study�察  �of   contending   with   difficulties。   At   first   I  offered   her   the 

same help which I had always found it necessary to confer on the 

others�察  �I   began   with   unloosing   for   her   each   knotty   point�察  �but   I 

soon discovered that such help was regarded by my new pupil as 

degrading�察  �she   recoiled   from   it   with   a   certain   proud   impatience。 

Hereupon I appointed her long lessons�察�and left her to solve alone 

any    perplexities     they   might    present。    She   set   to  the  task   with 

serious     ardour�察   �and    having    quickly    accomplished       one    labour�察�

eagerly demanded more。 So much for her perseverance�察�as to her 

sense of duty�察�it evinced itself thus�此�she liked to learn�察�but hated to 

teach�察  �her  progress   as a   pupil  depended   upon   herself�察�and   I saw 

that on herself she could calculate with certainty�察�her success as a 

teacher   rested   partly�察  �perhaps   chiefly�察  �upon   the   will   of   others�察  �it 

cost her a most painful effort to enter into conflict with this foreign 

will�察�to endeavour to bend it into subjection to her own�察�for in what 

regarded people in general the action of her will was impeded by 

many scruples�察�it was as unembarrassed as strong where her own 

affairs were concerned�察�and to it she could at any time subject her 

inclination�察  �if   that   inclination   went   counter   to   her   convictions   of 

right�察  �yet  when   called   upon   to   wrestle   with   the   propensities�察  �the 

habits�察�the f

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