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You must excuse my remarking, Miss Colwyn, that temper and sense are qualities as valuable in music-teaching as in any other; and that your dismissal from Miss Polehampton's will, in my opinion, be very much against you, in a place where Miss Polehampton's school is so well known, and she herself is so much respected."
Colwyn wrote, "Miss Polehampton's concern for your health is all a blind in order to get you away: and if it hadn't been for Miss Adair taking you up, she would have been only too glad to keep you. But knowing Miss Adair's position, she sees very clearly that it isn't fit for you to be friends with her, and so she wants to send you away."
To her stepmother she did not feel that she was very useful; but she could at any rate make new caps for her, new lace fichus and bows, which caused Mrs. Colwyn occasionally to remark with some complacency that Janetta had been quite wasted at Miss Polehampton's school: her proper destiny was evidently to be a milliner.
You will excuse my mentioning to you, as it is all for your own good, Miss Colwyn, that Miss Polehampton found in you some little weakness of temper, some want of the submissiveness and good sense which ought to characterize an under-teacher's demeanor. I have great confidence in Miss Polehampton's opinion."
"You do not know how kind and good she has always been to me " Sobs choked her utterance, rather to Miss Polehampton's alarm. She did not like to see her girls cry least of all, Margaret Adair. "My dear, you have no need to excite yourself. Janetta Colwyn has always been treated, I hope, with justice and kindness in this house.
"I am afraid that my sudden departure from Miss Polehampton's school has prejudiced some people against me." "And could not somebody write to Miss Polehampton and get her to give you a testimonial?" "I am afraid she would refuse." "And that is all Margaret Adair's fault, is it not?" said Lady Ashley, shrewdly but kindly. She was amused to see the flush of indignation in Janetta's face.
"Oh, no, thank you; not at all," Margaret answered, blushing slightly as she took a seat at Miss Polehampton's left hand. She was more intimidated by this unwonted kindness of address than by any imaginable severity. The schoolmistress was tall and imposing in appearance: her manner was usually a little pompous, and it did not seem quite natural to Margaret that she should speak so gently.
"I never quite trusted her, darling." "We always used to think her so truthful and courageous," said Margaret, with regret. "But I am afraid You know, mamma, I asked her what Sir Philip said to her, and she did not say a single word about having talked to him of our leaving Miss Polehampton's. She said he had spoken of her father, and of getting pupils for her, and so on."
"Why did you not come at once when I sent for you?" she said, severely, as soon as Janetta presented herself. "I was going to bed," said the girl, quickly; "and I had to dress myself again." The short, decided accents grated on Miss Polehampton's ear. Miss Colwyn did not speak half so "nicely," she said to herself, as did dear Margaret Adair.
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