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joyed much peace, so was the same bestowed
upon my neighbours in general, in a larger
proportion than could have been expected,
when the agitated state of our country, as
it regarded religion and politics, is brought
under consideration. In the mean time, the
little establishment of Madame Bulé was car-
ried on in a manner so peaceful and tranquil,
that it can hardly be questioned but that the
protecting hand of Providence was extended
over this academy, although undoubtedly the
instructions there received partook of the
spiritual darkness at that period spread over
the whole country.

At length, however, as Madame became less
able to exert herself, and as new modes of in-
struction and more fashionable accomplish-
ments became requisite, in order to satisfy
the parents of the pensioners, (or boarders,)
she thought it right to procure an assistant ;
and Mademoiselle Victoire, a young lady who
had been educated in Paris, was appointed to
the situation. Thus the wolf was admitted
into the fold; for this young person, being
exceedingly vain and worldly-minded, no sooner
found herself established in the family of

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