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Although it was neither Sunday nor a fête-day, there were pleasure parties gipseying under trees Parisian cockneys riding raw-boned steeds pony-chaises full of laughing grisettes dashing up and down the broad roads that pierce the wood in various directions old women selling cakes and lemonade workmen gambling with half-pence on the smooth turf by the wayside bonnes, comely and important, with their little charges playing round them, and their busy fingers plying the knitting-needles as they walked young ladies sketching trees, and prudent governesses reading novels close by; in short, all the life and variety of a favorite suburban resort on an ordinarily fine day about the beginning of autumn.
Cameron into familiar conversation, he would have discovered that she must early have received the education given to young ladies of station. She could speak and write French and Italian as a native. She had read, and still remembered, such classic authors in either language as are conceded to the use of pupils by the well-regulated taste of orthodox governesses.
Now, Rosamund Rose whatever you call yourself you had better just get right out of this window with me as fast as ever you can, or you'll have Lucy bringing her precious governesses, and her mother, and that sick girl, Jane Denton how dare she call herself Jane, my dear mother's name? as well as the Professor himself, on the scene to hunt for the rats. Come, Rose, out with you!
Does he expect me to spend the rest of my life at the Hotel de Hollande? Perhaps he would like me to engage as a waiter there and pay it off by serving at the table d'hote. It would be convenient for him the next time he comes abroad with his seven daughters and two governesses. I hate the smell of their beastly table d'hote! You 're sorry I 'm hard up? I 'm sure I 'm much obliged to you.
The governesses are cheap, and the schools are cheap, and there seems to be little choice between the two plans. The girls have a little history, French, music, and ornamental needlework. Below these upper grades, girls are educated at the National schools, where, if they remain long enough, they are taught the common branches and plain needlework, moderately well.
"It is well governesses are not chosen according to their looks," he said, "or I fear Madame Vine would stand but a poor chance." They resolved to engage her, and word went back to that effect. A strangely wild tumult filled Lady Isabel's bosom.
Miss Pew was engaged in receiving people, and ushering them to their seats, always assisted by Miss Dulcibella an image of limp gracefulness and the three governesses all as stiff as perambulating black-boards. Dr.
Tyrants, beware! 'You ungrateful boy! said Mrs. Frost; 'that's the way you use your good governess! 'Only the way the nineteenth century treats all its good governesses, said Louis. 'When it gets past them, said Mary, smiling. 'I hope you did not think I was not ready to give you up to your tutor? Mary found the renunciation more complete than perhaps she had expected.
"You were born," added Madame de Thianges, "to work at the education of kings. It is true that few governesses or tutors are as amiable. There is a sound in your voice which goes straight to the heart; and what others teach rudely or monotonously, you teach musically and almost singing. Since the Queen loves your French and your Spanish, everything has been said; you are indispensable to her.
I have seen a picture of the demure little Princess, walking on the esplanade, with her mother, governesses, and gentlemen attendants, the whole elegant party and the great crowd of Brightonians following and staring at them, wearing the absurd costumes of half a century ago the ladies, big bonnets, big mutton-leg sleeves, big collars, heelless slippers, laced over the instep; the gentlemen, short-waisted coats, enormous collars, preposterous neckties, and indescribably clumsy hats.
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