Chapter XXXI

           Myhome,then,whenIatlastfindahome,isacottage;alittleroomwithwhitewashedwallsandasandedfloor,containingfourpaintedchairsandatable,aclock,acupboard,withtwoorthreeplatesanddishes,andasetoftea-thingsindelf. Above,achamberofthesamedimensionsasthekitchen,withadealbedsteadandchestofdrawers;small,yettoolargetobefilledwithmyscantywardrobe:thoughthekindnessofmygentleandgenerousfriendshasincreasedthat,byamodeststockofsuchthingsasarenecessary. 

           Itisevening.Ihavedismissed,withthefeeofanorange,thelittleorphanwhoservesmeasahandmaid. Iamsittingaloneonthehearth.Thismorning,thevillageschoolopened. Ihadtwentyscholars. Butthreeofthenumbercanread:nonewriteorcipher.Severalknit,andafewsewalittle. Theyspeakwiththebroadestaccentofthedistrict. Atpresent,theyandIhaveadifficultyinunderstandingeachother’slanguage. Someofthemareunmannered,rough,intractable,aswellasignorant;butothersaredocile,haveawishtolearn,andevinceadispositionthatpleasesme. Imustnotforgetthatthesecoarsely-cladlittlepeasantsareoffleshandbloodasgoodasthescionsofgentlestgenealogy;andthatthegermsofnativeexcellence,refinement,intelligence,kindfeeling,areaslikelytoexistintheirheartsasinthoseofthebest-born. Mydutywillbetodevelopthesegerms:surelyIshallfindsomehappinessindischargingthatoffice. 

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