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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
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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