t do if s o it.

        t’s    seemed at first, anyway.

        But after a time difficulties did begin to emerge. t t er, idied and ed rooms a out to discover to    need is to be left open w in use? You    see w    makes unnecessary work for you and for me.”

        tirely to cur, and er left terviee satisfied. But a er, once again, s sime s no vague promises but ermio get to t of tter.

        ‘It’s t t, a s dreadful damp.“

        er gave t lecture in simple terms about air circulation and damp a ain t time sy.

        A er siced again t doors ime s call tead sed. to t t sudy tion w lay behe unlog of doors.

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        ‘Noto do old    took her aback.

        ‘I don’t say it is,“ s t. If you    tell me o ts and tress about it.“

        Joo leave, but s a ed around ood in front of ed ? It irely reasonable one and s in a civil fasever reason o refuse?

        But refuse    e up here” was his only response.

        ‘t on.

        ‘tay a of fear.“

        ‘t’s ridiculous. ever do to be afraid of    and a man’s trousers cut doo fit. e distinctive. You must know who he is.“

        “I o leave.

        er    persistent. “But you must have seen him—”

        “It takes a certain kind of mind, Miss, to see t aren’t to see, I see noto you.”

        it , and time er made no attempt to block ood, s and    into t seemed, al exercise. S to ttom of things.

        er’s gifts of insigelligeraordinary. Yet terbalang talents    t s knoe ake for instance    of leaving to t periods , evaluating tigue, to mealtimes, tterns of energy a. s of told    for an    indoor lolling, stended. On one of tor ed a particular e word.

        Fooliser. there are children.

        S    t door. “It is a nice day. She garden?”

        t off toarden, una they were being followed.

        ‘Yan. ”Emmeline is transformed.“

        ‘No,“ said er.

        ‘Yes, I assure you. My expectations han fulfilled. I am very impressed.“

        er boeem. to admire    as ries, else     her wry look and realized his error.

        esting “No”    tor took it for. It raigatement of fact. Of course Emmeline ransformed. Given ter,     it. t is w s by her “No.”

        Yet s surprised by tor’s ent. It    a iced in governesses, but ed. tor    Angelfield, s, and her.

        Suroor and found ood, , traigo     circle of pink scalp an incop of his head.

        ‘Jo twins did,“ er said.

        ‘ made t?“

        ‘In Emmeline’s case t is an easy question to ans, t is a ion altoget s of time s appear to . ever t ating for Joeions.“

        ‘less. All the more shog ing from a child.“

        Unseen by tor, s kno cruelty. Only    like to t of them.”

        Sloo opiary ser’s ance, but al, a little spy folloe of one yeo anot and rigimes turo double ba t e dance.

        ‘You are satisfied s of your efforts h Emmeline, I imagine, Miss Barrow?“

        ‘Yes. ittention, I see no reason ly t girl so be at . S be clever, but still, I see no reason isfying life separately from er. Per even marry. All men do not seek intelligen a ionate.“

        ‘Good, good.“

        ‘it is a different matter entirely.“

        to a standstill, o a leafy obelisk    into its side part of t toucs brig o. She sighed.

        ‘Adeline puzzles me, Dr. Maudsley. I would value your medical opinion.“

        tave a courteous    is it t is troubling you?”

        ‘I    t o explain trangeness I iced in her.“

        ‘take your time. I am in no rush.“

        tor indicated a lorained into an elaborately curlicued arc frequently forms ted bedstead. t and found t geometrical pieces. “A dodecahedron, look.”

        er disregarded    and began ion.

        ‘Adeline is a ile and aggressive cs my presen ts all my efforts to impose order. ing is erratic; sil sarving, and only t but t morsel. So be bate    takes to er. Any    by utter indifference. Sion, and, I speak frankly to you, Dr. Maudsley, I    in o return to ty.“

        ‘Is selligent?“

        ‘S s be stimulated to take an i in anytites.“

        ‘And in the classroom?“

        ‘You appreciate of course t     migio Latin, no geograpill, is of order and routio attend for te telling stories.“

        ‘Does se these lessons?“

        ‘If only I kne question! Se rapped in trickery, or sometimes I o get J o avoid it, flailing o make it ao carry ing ically impossible. More often t Joo simply leave    me nor listen to me in t retreats to some inner world of her own.“

        tor listened closely and nodded. “It is a difficult case. er ay and you fear t ts of your efforts may be less successful ter. A”— see    of al state is more co tudent mighe same evidence.”

        S yet e to t.”

        ‘Ah.“

        ‘t . trategies of my o I    ate to put into a    not t…“

        er ated, and time tor    fo on.    was slowly, and sh care.

        ‘It is as t in Adeline, a mist t separates    only from y but from imes t times t clears, and anot returns and she is as before.“

        er looked at tor, .    above    is shese periods?”

        ‘t aed some time before being sure enougo e to you.“ I see.

        ‘First of all t cimes, and I kno tending to be in a o me. And her hands—“

        ‘her hands?“

        ‘Usually tense, like ter demonstrated—”but times I notice to softness. ”It is as if    ory ured tention and in doing so undermined    ss ion and defiance. I    many difficult cise. And o t all tation in her.“

        tor did not ansely but sidered, and er seemed gratified at ion.

        ‘Is ttern to these signs?“

        ‘Not, but…“

        o go on.

        ‘It’s probably not certain stories…“

        ‘Stories?“

        “Jane Eyre, for instance. I told tened version of t part, over several days, and I certainly noticed it too. torical tales and tales .”

        tor fro sistent? Does reading Jane Eyre al the ges you have described?”

        ‘No. t is ty.“

        ‘ do you mean to do?“

        ‘tant crict regime noitution later in life. ion of strict routine and t stimulates    detrimental to—“

        ‘to t?“

        ‘Precisely. In fact, for t g would be worse.“

        ‘And t c, ure could you foresee for her?“

        ‘It is a premature question. Suffice it to say t I ot at present tenance .    s bee? “

        t in silence, gazing at try opposite and plating ter    out o tself, opiary, stared back at the branches.

        Finally tor spoke. “tion I kno al effects of quite t may be my oest; s. “ o give tion in order to establisate of al and p step.”

        ‘t is just er replied. ”Noions of eace I ogeter t stay five me your first ts? e    decide on te    step then.“

        . Sepped out of !

        er    .

        Sated. Could srack? as it too late? Sion. In for a penny, in for a pound. “It’s not a dodecaold ’s a tetrahedron.”

        tor rose from tepped toopiary sed.

        My    stopped. as o ree, making o trip over me?

        But opped. .

        ttle moment    ea.     auty did so    a dumpy, potato-faced, provincial governess. asn’t she?

        In silence sared back at ransfixed by tainty glimmering in his face.

        to tilt a fra on its axis, and they each looked awkwardly away.

        ‘ter began.

        ‘ednesday afternoon, peror. ”ednesday afternoon.“ And turo its proper axis.

        to turn in tor took his leave.

        Betle spy bit her nails and wondered.
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