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unawares on her solitude�察 �had passed through her brain�察 �and
flashed into her heart�察 �even before she had effected that hasty
movement�察�at least�察�Amazement had hardly opened her eyes and
raised them to mine�察 �ere Recognition informed their irids with
most speaking brightness。 Nervous surprise had hardly
discomposed her features ere a sentiment of most vivid joy shone
clear and warm on her whole countenance。 I had hardly time to
observe that she was wasted and pale�察 �ere called to feel a
responsive inward pleasure by the sense of most full and exquisite
pleasure glowing in the animated flush�察 �and shining in the
expansive light�察 �now diffused over my pupil¨s face。 It was the
summer sun flashing out after the heavy summer shower�察 �and
what fertilizes more rapidly than that beam�察 �burning almost like
fire in its ardour�拭�
I hate boldness!that boldness which is of the brassy brow and
insensate nerves�察 �but I love the courage of the strong heart�察 �the
fervour of the generous blood�察 �I loved with passion the light of
Frances Evans¨ clear hazel eye when it did not fear to look straight
into mine�察�I loved the tones with which she uttered the words!
^Mon maitre� �mon maitre� 院�
I loved the movement with which she confided her hand to my
hand�察�I loved her as she stood there�察�penniless and parentless�察�for
a sensualist charmless�察 �for me a treasure!my best object of
sympathy on earth�察 �thinking such thoughts as I thought�察 �feeling
such feelings as I felt�察�my ideal of the shrine in which to seal my
stores of love�察 �personification of discretion and forethought�察 �of
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diligence and perseverance�察 �of self´denial and self´control!those
guardians�察 �those trusty keepers of the gift I longed to confer on
her!the gift of all my affections�察 �model of truth and honour�察 �of
independence and conscientiousness!those refiners and
sustainers of an honest life�察 �silent possessor of a well of
tenderness�察�of a flame�察�as genial as still�察�as pure as quenchless�察�of
natural feeling�察�natural passion!those sources of refreshment and
comfort to the sanctuary of home。 I knew how quietly and how
deeply the well bubbled in her heart�察 �I knew how the more
dangerous flame burned safely under the eye of reason�察�I had seen
when the fire shot up a moment high and vivid�察 �when the
accelerated heat troubled life¨s current in its channels�察�I had seen
reason reduce the rebel�察 �and humble its blaze to embers。 I had
confidence in Frances Evans�察�I had respect for her�察�and as I drew
her arm through mine�察�and led her out of the cemetery�察�I felt I had
another sentiment�察 �as strong as confidence�察 �as firm as respect�察�
more fervid than either!that of love。
^Well�察�my pupil�察院�said I�察�as the ominous sounding gate swung to
behind us!^Well�察 �I have found you again�此 �a month¨s search has
seemed long�察�and I little thought to have discovered my lost sheep
straying amongst graves。 ̄
Never had I addressed her but as ^Mademoiselle ̄ before�察�and
to speak thus was to take up a tone new to both her and me。 Her
answer surprised me that this language ruffled none of her
feelings�察�woke no discord in her heart�此�
^Mon maitre�察院 �she said�察 �have you troubled yourself to seek
me�拭�I little imagined you would think much of my absence�察�but I
grieved bitterly to be taken away from you。 I was sorry for that
circumstance when heavier troubles ought to have made me forget
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it。 ̄
^Your aunt is dead�拭院�
^Yes�察�a fortnight since�察�and she died full of regret�察�which I could
not chase from her mind�察�she kept repeating�察�even during the last
night of her existence�察 �Frances�察�you will be so lonely when I am
gone�察 �so friendless�此� she wished too that she could have been
buried in Switzerland�察�and it was I who persuaded her in her old
age to leave the banks of Lake Leman�察 �and to come�察 �only as it
seems to die�察�in this flat region of Flanders。 Willingly would I have
observed her last wish�察 �and taken her remains back to our own
country�察�but that was impossible�察�I was forced to lay her here。 ̄
^She was ill but a short time�察�I presume�拭院�
^But three weeks。 When she began to sink I asked Mdlle
Reuter¨s leave to stay with her and wait on her�察 �I readily got
leave。 ̄
^Do you return to the pensionnat� 院�I demanded hastily。
^Monsieur�察 �when I had been at home a week Mdlle Reuter
called one evening�察�just after I had got my aunt to bed�察�she went
into her room to speak to her�察�and was extremely civil and affable�察�
as she always is�察�afterwards she came and sat with me a long time�察�
and just as she rose to go away�察 �she said�此 �Mademoiselle�察 �I shall
not soon cease to regret your departure from my establishment�察�
though indeed it is true that you have taught your class of pupils
so well that they are all quite accomplished in the little works you
manage so skilfully�察 �and have not the slightest need of further
instruction�察�my second teacher must in future supply your place�察�
with regard to the younger pupils�察�as well as she can�察�though she is
indeed an inferior artiste to you�察�and doubtless it will be your part
now to assume a higher position in your calling�察�I am sure you will
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everywhere find schools and families willing to profit by your
talents。¨ And then she paid me my last quarter¨s salary。 I asked�察�as
mademoiselle would no doubt think�察�very bluntly�察�if she designed
to discharge me from the establishment。 She smiled at my
inelegance of speech�察 �and answered that `our connection as
employer and employed was certainly dissolved�察 �but that she
hoped still to retain the pleasure of my acquaintance�察�she should
always be happy to see me as a friend�察� and then she said
something about the excellent condition of the streets�察 �and the
long continuance of fine weather�察�and went away quite cheerful。 ̄
I laughed inwardly�察 �all this was so like the directress!so like
what I had expected and guessed of her conduct�察 �and then the
exposure and proof of her lie�察 �unconsciously afforded by
Frances�此�^She had frequently applied for Mdlle Henri¨s address�察院�
forsooth�察 �Mdlle Henri had always evaded giving it�察院�&c。�察�&c。�察�and
here I found her a visitor at the very house of whose locality she
had professed absolut