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1、TheGovernessTheGovernessBySarahFielding1TheGovernessTherelivedinthenorthernpartsofEngland,agentlewomanwhoundertooktheeducationofyoungladies;andthistrustsheendeavouredfaithfullytodischarge,byinstructingthosecommittedtohercareinreading,writing,working,andinallproperformsofbehaviour.Andthoughherprincip
2、alaimwastoimprovetheirmindsinallusefulknowledge;torenderthemobedienttotheirsuperiors,andgentle,kind,andaffectionatetoeachother;yetdidshenotomitteachingthemanexactneatnessintheirpersonsanddress,andaperfectgentilityintheirwholecarriage.Thisgentlewoman,whosenamewasTeachum,wasthewidowofaclergyman,withwh
3、omshehadlivednineyearsinalltheharmonyandconcordwhichformstheonlysatisfactoryhappinessinthemarriedstate.Twolittlegirls(theyoungestofwhichwasbornbeforethesecondyearoftheirmarriagewasexpired)tookupagreatpartoftheirthoughts;anditwastheirmutualdesigntosparenopainsortroubleintheireducation.Mr.Teachumwasav
4、erysensibleman,andtookgreatdelightinimprovinghiswife;asshealsoplacedherchiefpleasureinreceivinghisinstructions.Oneofhisconstantsubjectsofdiscoursetoherwasconcerningtheeducationofchildren:sothat,wheninhislastillnesshisphysicianspronouncedhimbeyondthepoweroftheirarttorelievehim,heexpressedgreatsatisfa
5、ctioninthethoughtofleavinghischildrentothecareofsoprudentamother.Mrs.Teachum,thoughexceedinglyafflictedbysuchaloss,yetthoughtitherdutytocallforthallherresolutionstoconquerhergrief,inordertoapplyherselftothecareoftheseherdearhusband'schildren.Buthermisfortuneswerenotheretoend:forwithinatwelvemonthaft
6、erthedeathofherhusband,shewasdeprivedofbothherchildrenbyaviolentfeverthatthenragedinthecountry;and,aboutthesametime,bytheunforeseenbreakingofabanker,inwhosehandsalmostallherfortunewasjustthenplaced,shewasbereftofthemeansofherfuturesupport.TheChristianfortitudewithwhich(throughherhusband'sinstruction
7、s)shehadarmedhermind,hadnotleftitinthepowerofanyoutwardaccidenttobereaveherofherunderstanding,ortomakeherincapableof2TheGovernessdoingwhatwasproperonalloccasions.Therefore,bytheadviceofallherfriends,s
