once dreaded her
becoming our governess, as we felt we should not only have one who
would master us, but who would also be severe in every way. Youth is
often a better physiognomist than it is credited with. It will be seen
in the sequel whether we had judged correctly or not. Suffice it to say
that her three days' visit ended in her being perfectly satisfied with
the offered position, and mamma being equally satisfied with her. We
did not know at the time, but afterwards found out, that she had made
it a _sine qua non_ that she should have carte blanche as to the use of
the rod. She had observed to mamma that she thought we had been too
leniently treated by our late governess, and it would be necessary to
exert severe discipline, which, in her own experience, she had always
found most efficacious. My mother, who had during the last two months
found us rather headstrong and wilful, quite chimed in with her idea,
and gave every authority to do quite as she liked, either with her
girls or her son.

Terms being so arranged, Miss Frankland required a week to make all her
arrangements before definitely taking up her new residence. My mother,
thinking we should be well kept in on the arrival of Miss Frankland,
left us in uninterrupted liberty until then, you may be sure we
improved the occasion, and did our best to make up for the loss of our
inestimable and amiable friend, Mr. MacCallum. Not only did we make use
of the summer house by day, but every night I stole up to my loved
sisters' room, where we tried to emulate the luxurious scenes of
lubricity we had lately been so deliriously indulging in at the seaside
in Wales. Of course, the week passed far too quickly, and on the
appointed day my mother drove into the town to bring Miss Frankland
home, on the arrival of the coach. My two sisters accompanied her, as
something or other was always wanted for the girls; and as Miss
Frankland and her luggage would quite fill the carriage on their
return, I was left by myself at home, a most fortunate circumstance, as
it turned out.

I was somewhat annoyed at being left alone. But how true it is that
"man proposes and God disposes." Had I gone with them I should have
missed a most delicious and unexpected treat. I had strolled to the
summer house in a sort of despair at the lost opportunity of again
fucking my sisters before the arrival of the dreaded governess. I was
listlessly gazing out of the window when I suddenly became aware