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right�察 �yet when called upon to wrestle with the propensities�察 �the
habits�察�the faults of others�察�of children especially�察�who are deaf to
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reason�察 �and�察 �for the most part�察 �insensate to persuasion�察 �her will
sometimes almost refused to act�察�then came in the sense of duty�察�
and forced the reluctant will into operation。 A wasteful expense of
energy and labour was frequently the consequence�察�Frances toiled
for and with her pupils like a drudge�察 �but it was long ere her
conscientious exertions were rewarded by anything like docility
on their part�察 �because they saw that they had power over her�察�
inasmuch as by resisting her painful attempts to convince�察�
persuade�察 �control!by forcing her to the employment of coercive
measures!they could inflict upon her exquisite suffering。 Human
beings!human children especially!seldom deny themselves the
pleasure of exercising a power which they are conscious of
possessing�察 �even though that power consist only in a capacity to
make others wretched�察 �a pupil whose sensations are duller than
those of his instructor�察�while his nerves are tougher and his bodily
strength perhaps greater�察 �has an immense advantage over that
instructor�察 �and he will generally use it relentlessly�察 �because the
very young�察 �very healthy�察 �very thoughtless�察 �know neither how to
sympathize nor how to spare。 Frances�察 �I fear�察 �suffered much�察 �a
continual weight seemed to oppress her spirits�察�I have said she did
not live in the house�察 �and whether in her own abode�察 �wherever
that might be�察 �she wore the same preoccupied�察 �unsmiling�察�
sorrowfully resolved air that always shaded her features under the
roof of Mdlle Reuter�察�I could not tell。
One day I gave�察 �as a devoir�察 �the trite little anecdote of Alfred
tending cakes in the herdsman¨s hut�察 �to be related with
amplifications。 A singular affair most of the pupils made of it�察�
brevity was what they had chiefly studied�察 �the majority of the
narratives were perfectly unintelligible�察�those of Sylvie and L└onie
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Ledru alone pretended to anything like sense and connection。
Eulalie�察 �indeed�察 �had hit�察 �upon a clever expedient for at once
ensuring accuracy and saving trouble�察 �she had obtained access
somehow to an abridged history of England�察 �and had copied the
anecdote out fair。 I wrote on the margin of her production ^Stupid
and deceitful�察院�and then tore it down the middle。
Last in the pile of single´leaved devoirs�察�I found one of several
sheets�察�neatly written out and stitched together�察�I knew the hand�察�
and scarcely needed the evidence of the signature ^Frances Evans
Henri ̄ to confirm my conjecture as to the writer¨s identity。
Night was my usual time for correcting devoirs�察 �and my own
room the usual scene of such task!task most onerous hitherto�察�
and it seemed strange to me to feel rising within me an incipient
sense of interest�察�as I snuffed the candle and addressed myself to
the perusal of the poor teacher¨s manuscript。
^Now�察院�thought I�察 �I shall see a glimpse of what she really is�察�I
shall get an idea of the nature and extent of her powers�察�not that
she can be expected to express herself well in a foreign tongue�察�but
still�察�if she has any mind�察�here will be a reflection of it。 ̄
The narrative commenced by a description of a Saxon peasant¨s
hut�察�situated within the confines of a great�察�leafless�察�winter forest�察�
it represented an evening in December�察 �flakes of snow were
falling�察�and the herdsman foretold a heavy storm�察 �he summoned
his wife to aid him in collecting their flock�察 �roaming far away on
the pastoral banks of the Thone�察�he warns her that it will be late
ere they return。 The good woman is reluctant to quit her
occupation of baking cakes for the evening meal�察 �but
acknowledging the primary importance of securing the herds and
flocks�察 �she puts on her sheep´skin mantle�察 �and�察 �addressing a
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stranger who rests half reclined on a bed of rushes near the
hearth�察�bids him mind the bread till her return。
^Take care�察 �young man�察院 �she continues�察 �that you fasten the
door well after us�察 �and�察 �above all�察 �open to none in our absence�察�
whatever sound you hear�察�stir not�察�and look not out。 The night will
soon fall�察 �this forest is most wild and lonely�察 �strange noises are
often heard therein after sunset�察 �wolves haunt these glades�察 �and
Danish warriors infest the country�察�worse things are talked of�察�you
might chance to hear�察�as it were�察�a child cry�察�and on opening the
door to afford it succour�察�a greet black bull�察 �or a shadowy goblin
dog�察 �might rush over the threshold�察 �or�察 �more awful still�察 �if
something flapped�察�as with wings�察 �against the lattice�察 �and then a
raven or a white dove flew in and settled on the hearth�察 �such a
visitor would be a sure sign of misfortune to the house�察�therefore�察�
heed my advice�察�and lift the latchet for nothing。
Her husband calls her away�察 �both depart。 The stranger�察 �left
alone�察 �listens awhile to the muffled snow´wind�察 �the remote�察�
swollen sound of the river�察�and then he speaks。
^It is Christmas Eve�察院�says he�察 �I mark the date�察�here I sit alone
on a rude couch of rushes�察�sheltered by the thatch of a herdsman¨s
hut�察 �I�察 �whose inheritance was a kingdom�察 �owe my night¨s
harbourage to a poor serf�察 �my throne is usurped�察 �my crown
presses the brow of an invader�察 �I have no friends�察 �my troops
wander broken in the hills of Wales�察 �reckless robbers spoil my
country�察 �my subjects lie prostrate�察 �their breasts crushed by the
heel of the brutal Dane。 Fate� �thou hast done thy worst�察�and now
thou standest before me resting thy hand on thy blunted blade。
Ay�察�I see thine eye confront mine and demand why I still live�察�why
I still hope。 Pagan demon�察�I credit not thine omnipotence�察�and so
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cannot succumb to thy power。 My God�察 �whose Son�察 �as on this
night�察 �took on Him the form of man�察 �and for man vouchsafed to
suffer and bleed�察�controls thy hand�察�and without His behest thou
canst not strike a stroke。 My God is sinless�察 �eternal�察 �all´wise!in
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