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ANNALS OF NEEDLEWOMEN. 333
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howeverremove her daughters from the school , nor does she appear to have watche , d over themmuch more than she did before . Anne ,
at first obedientrefused to , meet her admirer , returned his letters , andaccording to , her own statement , showed some sense of propriety
in alarm appear avoiding , s and , encouraged him wrote . to Both the consult her gentleman sister her friends and . The the . mother The governess eldest hearing , however irl this seemed took , it g
also to , have been causing her at this time some anxiety , though on this The subject friends I did advised not lear in answer n the particulars that it would . be a wise course to
send them to Australia as governesses , . They had already several connexions in the colonies to whom they could take letters of
introduction . One uncle or cousin , I forget which , was , Anne said , a jud or ge as ; their doubtless relations on their hoped arrival , they situations would marry would well be , and found thus for r them elieve ,
friends , at home from further anxiety on their account . This advice was not given without substantial aid . A collection for was intermediate made in
the famil to y , Australia and enoug besides h money a sum raised to defray to pay an outfit for each passages ( £ 15 I think ) . This , family arrangement was from the first most ideof
persuade unpalatable England , their of to the mother both voyage sisters against , of teaching ; it they . In , disliked & vain c , and she the did told all them they a she could leaving could to
not afford to keep them where they were , and go they must . The outfit was therefore purchased , and preparations for the voyage
entered upon . Of course , from the schoolmistress , or perhaps from meet He the pup determined Anne ils themselves one they evening , should Herr ; when not taking go was , and kept adv m antage ade au fait an of appointment to her their dislike _jolans to to .
he leave secured England her , promise and her to anger marry at , him bein , g and forced offered to go to against provide her a home will ,
for her sister with them . Everything was to be kept quite secret : they were to continue
their preparations , and take leave of their friends as if all was right ; and theninstead of joining the shipthis man undertook to carry
them off , Anne at onceand , take her sister also under his protection , marry Some little excuse , may perhaps be found for their
. bheir placing existence faith in : on almost the one the side onl , y everyone person who seemed seemed anxious to car to e get about rid
: > f them ; while , on the other , Herr talked of love , happiness , & c . —he also professed to be in circumstances that would admit of
naking them independent . They "both therefore acquiesced in his scheme , leaving * it to their
iriend to make all the necessary arrangements for their flight . The lay came for the vessel to sailthe boxes were packed and corded ,
put on a cab , and they took leav , e of their friends . When Anne came to this part of her recital , I thought she must
) e exaggerating \ for careless as all their friends seemed , from her
Annals Of Needlewomen. 333
ANNALS OF NEEDLEWOMEN . 333
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1862, page 333, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071862/page/45/
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