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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 

Him     is  m

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