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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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