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here I found her a visitor at the very house of whose locality  she 

had professed absolute ignorance� �

    Any   comments   I   might   have   intended   to   make   on   my   pupil¨s 

communication�察�were checked by the plashing of large rain´drops 

on our faces and on the path�察�and by the muttering of a distant but 

coming storm。 The warning obvious in stagnant air and leaden sky 

had already induced me to take the road leading back to Brussels�察�

and   now   I   hastened   my   own   steps   and   those   of   my   companion�察�

and�察  �as   our   way   lay   downhill�察  �we   got   on   rapidly。   There   was   an 

interval   after   the   fall   of   the   first   broad   drops   before   heavy   rain 

came   on�察  �in   the   meantime   we   had   passed   through   the   Porte   de 

Louvain�察�and were again in the city。 

    ^Where do you live�拭院�I asked�察 �I will see you safe home�察院�

    ^Rue Notre Dame aux Neiges�察院�answered Frances。 



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    It  was   not  far  from   the   Rue   de   Louvain�察  �and   we   stood   on   the 

doorsteps   of   the   house   we   sought   ere   the   clouds�察  �severing   with 

loud   peal and   shattered   cataract   of   lightning�察  �emptied   their   livid 

folds in a torrent�察�heavy�察�prone�察�and broad。 

    ^Come in� �come in� 院�said Frances�察�as�察�after putting her into the 

house�察  �I   paused   ere   I   followed�此  �the   word   decided   me�察  �I   stepped 

across      the   threshold�察     �shut    the   door    on   the    rushing�察    �flashing�察�

whitening   storm�察  �and         followed      her   upstairs     to  her   apartments。 

Neither she nor I were wet�察�a projection over the door had warded 

off   the   straight´descending   flood�察  �none   but   the   first�察  �large   drops 

had   touched   our  garments�察  �one   minute   more   and   we   should   not 

have had a dry thread on us。 

    Stepping   over   a   little   mat   of   green   wool�察  �I   found   myself   in   a 

small room with a painted floor and a square of green carpet in the 

middle�察     �the   articles    of   furniture     were    few�察   �but   all  bright     and 

exquisitely   clean�察  �order   reigned   through   its   narrow   limits!such 

order     as   it  soothed     my    punctilious      soul   to  behold。     And     I  had 

hesitated to enter the abode�察�because I apprehended after all that 

Mdlle Reuter¨s hint  about  its extreme   poverty  might  be   too  well´ 

founded�察�and   I   feared   to   embarrass   the   lace´mender  by   entering 

her lodgings unawares� �Poor the place might be�察�poor truly it was�察�

but   its   neatness   was   better   than   elegance�察  �and   had   but   a   bright 

little fire shone on that clean hearth�察�I should have deemed it more 

attractive than   a palace。   No  fire   was   there�察  �however�察  �and no  fuel 

laid   ready   to   light�察  �the   lace´mender   was   unable   to   allow   herself 

that   indulgence�察  �especially   now   when�察  �deprived   by   death   of   her 

sole   relative�察  �she  had   only  her  own   unaided   exertions   to  rely  on。 

Frances went into an inner room to take off her bonnet�察�and   she 

came   out   a   model   of   frugal   neatness�察  �with   her   well´fitting   black 



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stuff dress�察�so accurately defining her elegant bust and taper waist�察�

with her spotless white collar turned back from a fair and shapely 

neck�察�with her plenteous brown hair arranged in smooth bands on 

her  temples�察�and   in a   large   Grecian   plait   behind�此  �ornaments   she 

had none!neither brooch�察�ring�察�nor ribbon�察  �she   did   well   enough 

without      them!perfection         of  fit�察 �proportion     of   form�察  �grace    of 

carriage�察�agreeably supplied their place。 Her eye�察�as she re´entered 

the small sitting´room�察�instantly sought mine�察�which was just then 

lingering on the hearth�察�I knew she read at once the sort of inward 

ruth and pitying pain which the chill vacancy of that hearth stirred 

in my soul�此�quick to penetrate�察�quick to determine�察�and quicker to 

put in practice�察�she had in a moment tied a holland apron round 

her waist�察�then she disappeared�察�and reappeared with a basket�察�it 

had   a   cover�察  �she   opened   it�察  �and   produced   wood   and   coal�察  �deftly 

and compactly she arranged them in the grate。 

    ^It is her whole stock�察�and she will exhaust it out of hospitality�察院�

thought I。 

    ^What are you going to do�拭院�I asked�此 �not surely to light a fire 

this hot evening�拭�I shall be smothered。 ̄ 

    ^Indeed�察  �monsieur�察  �I   feel   it   very   chilly   since   the   rain   began�察�

besides�察�I must boil the water for my tea�察�for I take tea on Sundays�察�

you will be obliged to try and bear the heat。 ̄ 

    She   had   struck   a   light�察  �the   wood   was   already   in   a   blaze�察  �and 

truly�察  �when   contrasted   with  the   darkness�察  �the   wild   tumult   of   the 

tempest without�察�that peaceful glow which began to beam on the 

now     animated      hearth�察   �seemed      very   cheering。     A   low�察  �purring 

sound�察�from some quarter�察�announced that another being�察�besides 

myself�察  �was   pleased   with   the   change�察  �a   black   cat�察  �roused   by   the 

light    from   its  sleep   on   a  little  cushioned     foot´stool�察   �came    and 



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rubbed its head against Frances¨ gown as she knelt�察�she caressed 

it�察�saying it had been a favourite with her ^pauvre tante Julienne。 ̄ 

    The fire being lit�察�the hearth swept�察�and a small kettle of a very 

antique pattern�察�such as I thought I remembered to have seen in 

old    farmhouses      in  England�察    �placed   over    the  now    ruddy    flame�察�

Frances¨ hands were washed�察�and her apron removed in an instant 

then she opened a cupboard�察�and took out a tea´tray�察�on which she 

had   soon   arranged   a   china   tea´equipage�察  �whose   pattern�察  �shape�察�

and size�察�denoted a remote antiquity�察�a little�察�old´fashioned   silver 

spoon   was   deposited   in   each   saucer�察  �and   a   pair   of   silver   tongs�察�

equally     old´fashioned�察     �were    laid  on   the   sugar´basin�察    �from    the 

cupboard�察�too�察�was produced a tidy  silver  cream´ewer�察  �not  larger 

then an egg´shell。 While making these preparations�察�she chanced 

to   look   up�察 �and�察  �reading     curiosity   in  my    eyes�察 �she   smiled    and 

asked! 

    ^Is this like England�察�monsieur�拭院�

    ^Like the England of a hundred years ago�察院�I replied。 

    ^Is it truly�拭�Well�察�everything on this tray is at least a   hundred 

years   old�此  �these   cups�察  �these   spoons�察  �this   ewer�察  �are   all   heirlooms�察�

my   great´grandmother   left   them   to   my   grandmother�察  �she   to   my 

mother�察  �and my  mother  brought  them   with  her  from   England   to 

Switzerland�察�and left them to me�察�and�察�ever since I was a little girl�察�

I   have   thought     I  should    like  to  carry   them     back   to  England�察�

whence they came。 ̄ 

    She    put   some    pistolets    on  the   table�察  �she   made    the   tea�察 �as 

foreigners do make tea!i。e。�察�at the rate of a teaspoonful to half´a´ 

dozen   cups�察  �she   placed   me   a   chair�察  �and�察  �as   I   took   it�察  �she   asked�察�

with a sort of exaltation! 

    ^Will it make you think yourself at home for a moment�拭院�



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