I sat up in bed by way of arousing this said brain: it was a chilly

night; I covered my shoulders with a shawl, and then I proceeded TO

THINK again with all my might.

"What do I want? A new place, in a new house, amongst new faces,

under new circumstances: I want this because it is of no use

wanting anything better. How do people do to get a new place? They

apply to friends, I suppose: I have no friends. There are many

others who have no friends, who must look about for themselves and

be their own helpers; and what is their resource?"

I could not tell: nothing answered me; I then ordered my brain to

find a response, and quickly. It worked and worked faster: I felt

the pulses throb in my head and temples; but for nearly an hour it

worked in chaos; and no result came of its efforts. Feverish with

vain labour, I got up and took a turn in the room; undrew the

curtain, noted a star or two, shivered with cold, and again crept to

bed.

A kind fairy, in my absence, had surely dropped the required

suggestion on my pillow; for as I lay down, it came quietly and

naturally to my mind.--"Those who want situations advertise; you

must advertise in the -shire Herald."

"How? I know nothing about advertising."

Replies rose smooth and prompt now:"You must enclose the advertisement and the money to pay for it

under a cover directed to the editor of the Herald; you must put it,

the first opportunity you have, into the post at Lowton; answers

must be addressed to J.E., at the post-office there; you can go and

inquire in about a week after you send your letter, if any are come,

and act accordingly."

This scheme I went over twice, thrice; it was then digested in my

mind; I had it in a clear practical form: I felt satisfied, and

fell asleep.

With earliest day, I was up: I had my advertisement written,

enclosed, and directed before the bell rang to rouse the school; it

ran thus:"A young lady accustomed to tuition" (had I not been a teacher two

years?) "is desirous of meeting with a situation in a private family

where the children are under fourteen (I thought that as I was

barely eighteen, it would not do to undertake the guidance of pupils

nearer my own age). She is qualified to teach the usual branches of

a good English education, together with French, Drawing, and Music"

(in those days, reader, this now narrow catalogue of

accomplishments, would have been held tolerably comprehensive).

"Address, J.E., Post-office, Lowton, -shire."




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