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They were a young woman and a little girl: the former, so far as one could judge by appearances, was a nursemaid, or possibly a nursery-governess, in attendance on the child, whose refined face, even more than her dress, distinguished her as of a higher class than her companion.
"But are you anybody?" persevered she, pushing her hand, in spite of me, under my arm; and that arm pressed itself with inhospitable closeness against my side, by way of keeping out the intruder. "Yes," I said, "I am a rising character: once an old lady's companion, then a nursery-governess, now a school-teacher." "Do do tell me who you are?
However, he did not expect to be away for long, so, as I was not in very good health just then, I did not go with him, but remained with my little boy, Philip, in Worthing. Besides Philip and myself, my household only consisted of a nursery-governess, cook, housemaid, and kitchen-maid. The hauntings began before we had been in our new quarters many days.
"He's very young still," she observed quietly, "and, as you have always said, he's not a bit like other boys, remember." "Exactly what I say. Now that your eyes are opened to the actual state of affairs, I'm satisfied." "We'll get a sensible nursery-governess at once," added the mother. "A practical one?" "Yes, dear." "Hard-headed?" "Yes." "And well educated?" "Yes." "And er firm with children.
Three Indian orphans of my uncle's, turned upon my grandfather jolly little kids enough, as long as one hasn't to teach them. B. Are governesses unknown in those parts? C. Too costly; and besides, my mother was designed by nature for a nursery-governess. She has taught the two elder ones to be wonderfully good when she is called off. 'The butcher, ma'am'; or, 'Mrs.
She says you were always climbing trees, or shooting with a catapult, or stalking things, and that you never told anybody what you didn't want to tell them. And weren't you desperately in love with your nursery-governess?" Winton smiled. How long since he had thought of that first affection. Miss Huntley! Helena Huntley with crinkly brown hair, and blue eyes, and fascinating frocks!
The nursery-governess whose heart was divided between her duty to the child and her strong love of music, was chosen as their unconscious accomplice in this fraud.
On repairing thither he found the doctor at home, and, requesting a few minutes' private conversation, was soon closeted in the consultation room. "I have long intended to see you," Mr. D'Alton began, "about a young lady who lived in our family some years ago in the capacity of nursery-governess. "Has the young lady, then, no friends or relatives?" "None, whatever.
"Sir, there is no mistake! But, when I have got the money, if you like to have the lady you are welcome to her." "Monstre!" again muttered the fair Adele. "The long and the short of it," said Monsieur Favart, "is that Monsieur Bihl is a brave garcon, and has been half over the world as a courier." "A courier!" exclaimed several voices. "Madame was nursery-governess to an English milord.
"Sir, there is no mistake! But, when I have got the money, if you like to have the lady you are welcome to her." "Monstre!" again muttered the fair Adele. "The long and the short of it," said Monsieur Favart, "is that Monsieur Bihl is a brave garcon, and has been half over the world as a courier." "A courier!" exclaimed several voices. "Madame was nursery-governess to an English milord.
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