wouldfainpersuademyselfwererathertheeffectofhereducationthanherdisposition:shehadneverbeenperfectlytaughtthedistinctionbetweenrightandwrong；shehad，likeherbrothersandsisters，beensuffered，frominfancy，totyrannizeovernurses，governesses，andservants；shehadnotbeentaughttomoderateherdesires，tocontrolhertemperorbridleherwill，ortosacrificeherownpleasureforthegoodofothers。Hertemperbeingnaturallygood，shewasneverviolentormorose，butfromconstantindulgence，andhabitualscornofreason，shewasoftentestyandcapricious；hermindhadneverbeencultivated:herintellect，atbest，wassomewhatshallow；shepossessedconsiderablevivacity，somequicknessofperception，andsometalentformusicandtheacquisitionoflanguages，buttillfifteenshehadtroubledherselftoacquirenothing；-thentheloveofdisplayhadrousedherfaculties，andinducedhertoapplyherself，butonlytothemoreshowyaccomplishments。AndwhenIcameitwasthesame:
everythingwasneglectedbutFrench，German，music，singing，dancing，fancy-work，andalittledrawing-suchdrawingasmightproducethegreatestshowwiththesmallestlabour，andtheprincipalpartsofwhichweregenerallydonebyme。Formusicandsinging，besidesmyoccasionalinstructions，shehadtheattendanceofthebestmasterthecountryafforded；andintheseaccomplishments，aswellasindancing，shecertainlyattainedgreatproficiency。Tomusic，indeed，shedevotedtoomuchofhertime，as，governessthoughIwas，Ifrequentlytoldher；buthermotherthoughtthatifSHElikedit，sheCOULDnotgivetoomuchtimetotheacquisitionofsoattractiveanart。Offancy-workI
knewnothingbutwhatIgatheredfrommypupilandmyownobservation；butnosoonerwasIinitiated，thanshemademeusefulintwentydifferentways:allthetediouspartsofherworkwereshiftedontomyshoulders；suchasstretchingtheframes，stitchinginthecanvas，sortingthewoolsandsilks，puttinginthegrounds，countingthestitches，rectifyingmistakes，andfinishingthepiecesshewastiredof。
Atsixteen，MissMurraywassomethingofaromp，yetnotmoresothanisnaturalandallowableforagirlofthatage，butatseventeen，thatpropensity，likeallotherthings，begantogivewaytotherulingpassion，andsoonwasswallowedupintheall-
absorbingambitiontoattractanddazzletheothersex。Butenoughofher:nowletusturntohersister。