The New Mistress: A Tale
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Fenn George Manville. The New Mistress: A Tale
Chapter One. The First Morning
Chapter Two. The Vicar sees a Gentleman
Chapter Three. Hazel’s Troubles
Chapter Four. A Proposal
Chapter Five. Disturbing Influences
Chapter Six. The Reverend Henry Lambent
Chapter Seven “What did I see in this Boy?”
Chapter Eight. Mr Chute’s Visit
Chapter Nine. Excitement at Plumton
Chapter Ten. Mr Canninge Assists
Chapter Eleven. Touching the Sensitive Plant
Chapter Twelve. Taken to Task
Chapter Thirteen. The Vicar’s Symptoms
Chapter Fourteen “Henry!”
Chapter Fifteen “She’s Mine!”
Chapter Sixteen. A Match-Making Mamma
Chapter Seventeen. Touched
Chapter Eighteen. The Rev. Henry’s Temptation
Chapter Nineteen. Visitors to the Burges
Chapter Twenty. The Coming Struggle
Chapter Twenty One. Inspection Day
Chapter Twenty Two. A Lesson in Teaching
Chapter Twenty Three. Nosegays are not always Sweet
Chapter Twenty Four. Mrs Thorne Discourses
Chapter Twenty Five. The Vicar is Sympathetic
Chapter Twenty Six. A Surprise
Chapter Twenty Seven. The Facts
Chapter Twenty Eight. Ann Straggalls Turns Messenger
Chapter Twenty Nine “I’m Very Glad You’re in Trouble.”
Chapter Thirty. Mr Burge is Business-Like
Chapter Thirty One. Another Trouble
Chapter Thirty Two. A Question of Cash
Chapter Thirty Three. Paying the Piper
Chapter Thirty Four. Mother and Son
Chapter Thirty Five. Sister and Brother – Vulgar
Chapter Thirty Six. Something by Post
Chapter Thirty Seven. Hazel Thorne Seeks Help
Chapter Thirty Eight. Mr William Forth Burge is Indignant
Chapter Thirty Nine. William Forth Burge Makes Love
Chapter Forty “I Want Teacher.”
Chapter Forty One. Brother and Sisters – Refined
Chapter Forty Two. Bad News
Chapter Forty Three. The Queen’s Physician
Chapter Forty Four. Mrs Thorne Receives
Chapter Forty Five. A Breach of Promise of Marriage
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Mr Chute rang a bell and said, “Sh! sh!”
Books were put away, the lady teachers rose, and, with the exception of Miss Burge, moved towards the door, the latter lady glancing at the new mistress, and, apparently pitying her strangeness, seeming disposed to hang back and walk with her; but Hazel Thorne’s attention was too much taken up by her task, and getting her little force of about eight-and-thirty or forty girls two-and-two, she started them for church, herself taking the smallest morsel – to wit, little Jenny Straggalls – under her wing.
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“Naughty child. Sh – sh – sh!” said little Miss Burge, shaking her parasol at the two first girls of the rank, as Hazel went off again. For, highly indignant at having been charged with “tiddling” her fellow pupil. Miss Ophelia Potts had snatched herself together very tightly, and keeping hold of Ann Straggalls’ hand – the one that had a hole in the glove – she had begun to walk as fast as she could with so much heavy ballast as Miss Straggalls proved. The consequence was, that the girls behind followed suit not quite so fast, the next couple caught the infection, and then there was a hiatus, six girls straggling a long way ahead, and after a great gap of twenty or thirty yards there was the rest of the school. Hazel hurried after her disordered forces, and checked the advance guard till they were joined by the rest, after which she allowed the brother and sister to come up to her, when she once more took her place, looking terribly conscious of the fact that Archibald Graves was on the other side, keeping pace with them, and looking across as if begging for a glance.
“Quite a stranger, Betsey. No; I never see him afore.”
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