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As I had now only one regular pupil--though she contrived to give h her sister still took lessons in Ger--I had considerably more time at my own disposal than I had ever been blessed with before, since I had taken upon overness's yoke; which time I devoted partly to correspondence with , study, and the practice of rounds or adjacent fields, with my pupils if they wanted reeable occupation at hand, the Misses Murray would aers on their father's estate, to receive their flattering hoarrulous old wo the poor people happy with their cheering presence and their occasional gifts, so easily bestowed, so thankfully received Sometimes, I was called upon to accompany one or both of the sisters in these visits; and soo alone, to fulfil some promise which they had been more ready to make than to perform; to carry some small donation, or read to one as sick or seriously disposed: and thus I ers; and, occasionally, I went to see theoing alone than with either of the young ladies; for they, chiefly owing to their defective education, comported thehly disagreeable for ed places with thes, regarding thes entirely different from themselves They would watch the poor creatures at theiruncivil re; they would laugh at their simple notions and provincial expressions, till some of therave elderly men and women old fools and silly old blockheads to their faces: and all this withoutto offend I could see that the people were often hurt and annoyed by such conduct, though their fear of the 'grand ladies' prevented the any resentht that, as these cottagers were poor and untaught, theyas they, their superiors, condescended to talk to thes and half-crowns, or articles of clothing, they had a right to amuse themselves, even at their expense; and the peopleto hten their hus