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Lady Carlotta stepped out on to the platform of the small
wayside station and took a turn or two up and down its
uninteresting length， to kill time till the train should be pleased
to proceed on its way. Then， in the roadway beyond， she saw a horse
struggling with a more than ample load， and a carter of the sort
that seems to bear a sullen hatred against the animal that helps
him to earn a living. Lady Carlotta promptly betook her to the
roadway， and put rather a different complexion on the struggle.
Certain of her acquaintances were wont to give her plentiful
admonition as to the undesirability of interfering on behalf of a
distressed animal， such interference being “none of her business.”
Only once had she put the doctrine of non-interference into
practice， when one of its most eloquent exponents had been besieged
for nearly three hours in a small and ext
remely uncomfortable may-tree by an angry boar-pig， while Lady
Carlotta， on the other side of the fence， had proceeded with the
water-colour sketch she was engaged on， and refused to interfere
between the boar and his prisoner. It is to be feared that she lost
the friendship of the ultimately rescued lady. On this occasion she
merely lost the train， which gave way to the first sign of
impatience it had shown throughout the journey， and steamed off
without her. She bore the desertion with philosophical
indifference； her friends and relations were thoroughly well used
to the fact of her luggage arriving without her. She wired a vague
non-committal message to her destination to say that she was coming
on “by another train.” Before she had time to think what her next
move might be she was confronted by an imposingly attired lady， who
seemed to be taking a prolonged mental inventory of her clothes and
looks.
“You must be Miss Hope， the governess I've come to meet，” said
the apparition， in a tone that admitted of very little
argument.
“Very well， if I must I must，” said Lady Carlotta to herself with
dangerous meekness.
“I am Mrs. Quabarl，” continued the lady； “and where， pray， is
your luggage？”
“It's gone astray，” said the alleged governess， falling in with
the excellent rule of life that the absent are always to blame； the
luggage had， in point of fact， behaved with perfect correctitude.
“I've just telegraphed about it，” she added， with a nearer approach
to truth.
“How provoking，” said Mrs. Quabarl； “these railway companies are
so careless. However， my maid can lend you things for the night，”
and she led the way to her car.
During the drive to the Quabarl mansion Lady Carlotta was
impressively introduced to the nature of the charge that had been
thrust upon her； she learned that Claude and Wilfrid were delicate，
sensitive young people， that Irene had the artistic temperament
highly developed， and that Viola was something or other else of a
mould equally commonplace among children of that class and type in
the twentieth century.
“I wish them not only to be taught，” said Mrs. Quabarl， “but
interested in what they learn. In their history lessons， for
instance， you must try to make them feel that they are being
introduced to the life-stories of men and women who really lived，
not merely committing a mass of names and dates to memory. French，
of course， I shall expect you to talk at meal-times several days in
the week.”
“I shall talk French four days of the week and Russian in the
remaining three.”
“Russian？ My dear Miss Hope， no one in the house speaks or
understands Russian.”
“That will not embarrass me in the least，” said Lady Carlotta
coldly.
She was one of those imperfectly self-assured individuals who
are magnificent and autocratic as long as they are not seriously
opposed.The least show of unexpected resistance goes a long way
towards rendering them cowed and apologetic. When the new governess
failed to express wondering admiration of the large newly-purchased
and expensive car， and lightly alluded to the superior advantages
of one or two makes which had just been put on the market， the
discomfiture of her patroness became almost abject. Her feelings
were those which might have animated a general of ancient warfaring
days， on beholding his heaviest battle-elephant ignominiously
driven off the field by slingers and javelin throwers.
