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my conscience�察�or lend an ear to the sophisms by which His enemy 

and mine!the Spirit of Evil!sought to lead me astray。 Rough and 

steep    was    the  path    indicated    by   divine   suggestion�察    �mossy     and 

declining the green way along which Temptation strewed flowers�察�

but whereas�察�methought�察�the Deity of Love�察  �the Friend of all that 

exists�察  �would   smile   well´pleased   were   I   to   gird   up   my   loins   and 

address   myself   to   the   rude   ascent�察  �so�察  �on   the   other   hand�察  �each 

inclination     to   the  velvet   declivity   seemed      to  kindle   a  gleam     of 

triumph      on   the   brow    of   the  man´hating�察      �God´defying      demon。 

Sharp and short I turned round�察�fast I retraced   my steps�察  �in   half 

an hour I was again at M。 Pelet¨s�此�I sought him in his study�察�brief 

parley�察�concise explanation sufficed�察�my manner proved that I was 

resolved�察�he�察�perhaps�察�at heart approved my decision。 After twenty 

minutes¨ conversation�察�I re´entered my own room�察�self´deprived of 

the means of living�察�self´sentenced to leave my present home�察�with 

the short notice of a week in which to provide another。 



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           irectly   as   I   closed   the   door�察  �I   saw   laid   on   the   table   two 

           letters�察�my thought was�察�that they were notes of invitation 

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           from   the   friends   of   some   of   my   pupils�察  �I   had   received 

such   marks   of   attention   occasionally�察  �and   with   me�察  �who   had   no 

friends�察�correspondence of more interest was out of the question�察�

the postman¨s arrival had never yet been an event of interest to me 

since    I  came    to  Brussels。    I  laid   my   hand    carelessly    on   the 

documents�察�and coldly and slowly glancing at them�察�I prepared to 

break the seals�察�my eye was arrested and my hand too�察�I saw what 

excited me�察�as if I had found a vivid picture where I expected only 

to discover a blank page�此�on one cover was an English postmark�察�

on    the  other�察  �a  lady¨s  clear�察 �fine  autograph�察    �the  last  I  opened 

first�此� 



^MONSIEUR�察 �I found out what you had done the very morning 

after your visit to me�察�you might be sure I should dust the china�察�

every day�察�and�察�as no one but you had been in my room for a week�察�

and  as   fairy´money   is   not   current   in   Brussels�察  �I   could   not   doubt 

who left the twenty francs on the chimney´piece。 I thought I heard 

you stir the vase when I was stooping to look for your glove under 

the table�察�and I wondered you should imagine it had got into such 

a little cup。 Now�察�monsieur�察�the money is not mine�察�and I shall not 

keep   it�察  �I   will   not   send   it   in   this   note   because   it   might   be   lost! 

besides�察�it is heavy�察�but I will restore it to you the first time I see 

you�察�and you must make no difficulties about taking it�察�because�察�in 

the first place�察�I am sure�察�monsieur�察�you can understand that one 



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likes    to   pay   one¨s  debts�察  �that   it   is  satisfactory  to  owe    no   man 

anything�察�and�察�in the second place�察�I can now very well afford to be 

honest�察�as I am provided with a situation。   This   last  circumstance 

is�察  �indeed�察  �the   reason   of   my   writing   to   you�察  �for   it   is   pleasant   to 

communicate         good    news�察   �and�察   �in  these   days�察   �I  have    only   my 

master to whom I can tell anything。 

    ^A   week ago�察  �monsieur�察  �I   was   sent  for   by   a   Mrs。   Wharton�察  �an 

English   lady�察  �her   eldest   daughter   was   going   to   be   married�察  �and 

some rich relation having made her a present of a veil and dress in 

costly old lace�察�as precious�察�they said�察�almost as jewels�察�but a little 

damaged by time�察�I was commissioned to put them in repair。 I had 

to do it at the house�察�they  gave   me�察  �besides�察  �some embroidery  to 

complete�察      �and    nearly    a  week     elapsed     before    I  had    finished 

everything。   While   I   worked�察  �Miss   Wharton   often   came   into   the 

room   and   sat   with   me�察  �and   so   did   Mrs。   Wharton�察  �they   made   me 

talk English�察�asked how I had learned to speak it so well�察�then they 

inquired what I knew besides!what books I had read�察�soon they 

seemed to make a sort of wonder of me�察�considering me no doubt 

as   a   learned   grisette。   One   afternoon�察  �Mrs。   Wharton   brought   in   a 

Parisian lady to test the accuracy of my knowledge of French�察�the 

result   of   it�此 �was  that�察  �owing   probably   in   a    great   degree     to   the 

mother¨s and daughter¨s good humour about the marriage�察�which 

inclined them to do beneficent deeds�察�and partly�察�I think�察�because 

they are naturally benevolent people�察�they decided that the wish I 

had expressed   to  do something more   than mend  lace   was   a  very 

legitimate one�察�and the same day they took me in their carriage to 

Mrs。     D。¨s�察 �who    is  the   directress    of  the   first  English    school    at 

Brussels。 It seems she happened to be in want of a French lady to 

give lessons in geography�察�history�察�grammar�察�and composition�察�in 



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the    French      language。      Mrs。    Wharton      recommended          me    very 

warmly�察  �and�察  �as   two   of   her   younger   daughters   are   pupils   in   the 

house�察  �her   patronage   availed   to   get   me   the   place。   It   was   settled 

that I am to attend six hours daily ��for�察�happily�察�it was not required 

that I should live in the house�察�I should have been sorry to  leave 

my  lodgings���察  �and�察  �for   this�察  �Mrs。   D。   will   give   me   twelve   hundred 

francs per annum。 

    ^You see�察�therefore�察�monsieur�察�that I am now rich�察�richer almost 

than I ever hoped to be�此�I feel thankful for it�察�especially as my sight 

was beginning to be injured by constant working at fine lace�察�and I 

was getting�察�too�察�very weary of sitting up late at nights�察�and yet not 

being able to find time for reading or study。 I began to fear that I 

should fall ill�察�and be unable to pay my way�察�this fear is now�察�in a 

great     measure�察    �removed�察     �and�察   �in  truth�察   �monsieur�察    �I  am    very 

grateful   to   God   for   the   relief�察  �and   I   feel   it   necessary�察  �almost�察  �to 

speak of my happiness to some one who is kind´hearted enough to 

derive   joy  from   seeing  others   joyful。   I   could not�察  �therefore�察  �resist 

the   temptation   of   writing   to   you�察  �I   argued   with   myself   it   is   very 

pleasant for me to write�察�and it will not be exactly painful�察�though 

it may be tiresome to monsieur to read。 Do not be too angry with 

my   circumlocution   and   inelegancies   of          expression�察  �and�察     �believe 

me�察�your attached pupil�察�

                                                                   ^F。 E。 HENRI。 ̄ 



    Having      read   this   letter�察 �I  mused     on   its  contents     for  a  few 

moments!whether             with    sentiments     pleasurable      or  otherwise      I 

will hereafter note!and then took up the other。 It was directed in 

a hand to me unknown!small�察�and rather neat�察�neither masculine 

nor   exactly   feminine�察  �the   seal     bore   a   coat   of   arms�察  �concerning 



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