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'Mary tells ed too; and I don't itation and anxiety all day long: but next tis coolly'

After some further discussion, my mother promised once more to assist me, provided I would wait and be patient; and I left her to broach the matter to my father, when and how she dee her ability to obtain his consent Meanti columns of the newspapers, and wrote answers to every 'Wanted a Governess' that appeared at all eligible; but all ot any, were dutifully shown to rin, made me reject the situations one after another: these were low people, these were too exacting in their deardly in their reynes,' she would say, 'and you must not throw them away Remember, you promised to be patient: there is no need of hurry: you have plenty of tith, she advised, French, Latin, and Gerlad to have so much in one instructor; and this tiher faentleman; for such are far more likely to treat you with proper respect and consideration than those purse-proud tradespeople and arrogant upstarts I have known several aovernesses quite as one of the fa as any one else can be: for there are bad and good in all classes'

The advertisement was quickly written and despatched Of the two parties who answered it, but one would consent to give me fifty pounds, the sum my mother bade me name as the salary I should require; and here, I hesitated about engaging myself, as I feared the children would be too old, and their parents would require some one more showy, or more experienced, if not more acco it on that account: I should do vastly well, she said, if I would only throw aside my diffidence, and acquire a little ive a plain, true statement of my acquirements and qualifications, and name what stipulations I chose to make, and then await the result The only stipulation I ventured to propose, was that Ithe year to visit my friends, at Midsummer and Christmas The unknown lady, in her reply, made no objection to this, and stated that, as to ive satisfaction; but in the engages as but subordinate points; as being situated in the neighbourhood of O---, she could get masters to supply any deficiencies in that respect: but, in her opinion, next to uni disposition were the most essential requisities