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The promise of a smooth career, which my first cale, was not belied on a longer

acquaintance with the place and its inmates Mrs Fairfax turned

out to be what she appeared, a placid-tempered, kind-natured woence My pupil was a

lively child, who had been spoilt and indulged, and therefore was

sometimes ard; but as she was committed entirely to my care, and

no injudicious interference from any quarter ever thwarted my plans

for her iot her little freaks, and becareat talents, no marked traits

of character, no peculiar develop or taste which

raised her one inch above the ordinary level of childhood; but

neither had she any deficiency or vice which sunk her below it She

ress, entertained for h

perhaps not very profound, affection; and by her siay

prattle, and efforts to please, inspired ree of attachment sufficient to make us both content in each

other's society

This, par parenthese, will be thought cool language by persons who

entertain soleelic nature of children, and

the duty of those charged with their education to conceive for the to flatter parental