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Chapter 31

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           ‘Animpulse!’repeatedMissMonflathersscornfully.‘Iwonderthatyoupresumetospeakofimpulsestome’—boththeteachersassented—‘Iamastonished’—boththeteacherswereastonished—‘Isupposeitisanimpulsewhichinducesyoutotakethepartofeverygrovellinganddebasedpersonthatcomesinyourway’—boththeteacherssupposedsotoo.

           ‘ButIwouldhaveyouknow,MissEdwards,’resumedthegovernessinatoneofincreasedseverity,‘thatyoucannotbepermitted—ifitbeonlyforthesakeofpreservingaproperexampleanddecoruminthisestablishment—thatyoucannotbepermitted,andthatyoushallnotbepermitted,toflyinthefaceofyoursuperiorsinthisexceedinglygrossmanner.Ifyouhavenoreasontofeelabecomingpridebeforewax-workchildren,thereareyoungladiesherewhohave,andyoumusteitherdefertothoseyoungladiesorleavetheestablishment,MissEdwards.’

           Thisyounglady,beingmotherlessandpoor,wasapprenticedattheschool—taughtfornothing—teachingotherswhatshelearnt,fornothing—boardedfornothing—lodgedfornothing—andsetdownandratedassomethingimmeasurablylessthannothing,byallthedwellersinthehouse.Theservant-maidsfeltherinferiority,fortheywerebettertreated;freetocomeandgo,andregardedintheirstationswithmuchmorerespect.Theteacherswereinfinitelysuperior,fortheyhadpaidtogotoschoolintheirtime,andwerepaidnow.

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