Part 3 (1/2)
CHAPTER VI
A carriage and four, as it is styled, stopping suddenly at the gate, caused a little bustle Ast Mrs Adair's pupils, some were ready to look, and others to exclaiirl!”
and ”what a nice little boy! but I fear he is la thee! How oddly her nose is turned! and what a droll bonnet!” ”I wonder whether they will dine with us!” ”I should like to knoho they are”
While these exclaaining intelligence of the new comers She stole softly into the hall, and screened herself fro to the store-rooirl, an elderly lady, and a little boy ushered into the parlour She listened to hear their na to the school-room, the hall door was opened by Elizabeth She hastily retreated into the passage: but betrayed herself by stu over a stand of plants, that had been placed there, till they could be conveniently re the noise, quickly stepped towards the passage, and perceiving her pupil, said very coolly:
”Botanizing, ht upon the subject; if there is any rare, very curious plant, give it the name of 'Caroline Vincent,' unless you prefer 'the Spy detected'”
Mortified at the discovery, Miss Vincent hastened to the school-room, her face flushed with vexation; and as she rushed past Miss Dao out of my way, can't you?”
”Certainly! But what has alarmed you so?”
Jane now entered the rooh the , hastily turned to Miss Vincent, and exclaimed, ”I do believe, Caroline, there is a coronet upon the carriage! but I cannot make out either the strawberry leaves or the balls” Jane h the , contrary to the rules of the school
The moment she had quitted the rooive thee airs!”
”You should speak with hter, I think,”
said Miss Da in fortune, Miss Jane Adair is superior to any person here”
”But you will allow that she is a teacher, I hope”
”And does it lessen her merit? If any particular class of fe people are entitled to it; they are the guardians of morals and of rateful ones”
”Hear the oracle!” cried Miss Vincent ”Another Daniel coment!”
”Rude manners and loud words do not intiain repeat, that a person who can instruct us in any one branch of education is entitled to--”
”What?” asked Miss Vincent i lady who has been at Madame La Blond's But I must not sayher medal towards Miss Vincent, ”were I to be the proht the medal, broke the ribbon, and threw the, ”it is these baubles thatladies with one accord flew to the medal Miss Arden however, was the fortunate person On securing it, and returning it to her companion, she said, ”accept this symbol of peace from my hand, my dear friend As for Miss Vincent, I just view her as the passengers in the mail coach viewed the fly, for she makes herself equally ridiculous”
”It is a pity that Miss Vincent is the daughter of so brave a man!”
cried Miss Cotton ”Who would suppose that one of our greatest heroes was her father!”
”Father! how vulgar!” returned Miss Russel ”Pray who is your papa, Miss Cotton, that you presuive yourself these airs, and speak in this entlens in the hearts of his children, and has taught them to 'honour and obey their father and theirin the land' But you fashi+onable young ladies, 'who press to bear such haughty sway,' are exempt from this code, for there is no express command to honour _pas_ and _ive another medal,” said Miss Damer
”You deserved it,” cried Miss Cotton ar, in every thing you attempt”
”A person must be envious indeed,” said Miss Arden, ”who can for arewarded!”