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Anne Today Racine June 14 1850 severe extravagant and sarcastic, thus has made enemies: He is talented, kindhearted, of an excellent spirit improving on acquaintances: I have more in the way of companionship and congeniality in him by far than any of the rest of the family The week of the fourth is to be vacation, after which I am to go on with the school till last of Aug. probably Mrs. H, will be willing to increase my wages some while alone, but no more in that way than she is obliged,- she is pretty close in her calculations, yet fits out her daughter very genteelly: her housekeeper and friend- the 'household governess', is still more so,- is like a great dark shadow across my path whenever I come in contact with her,- prides herself on her extreme neatness, and great particularity & good management,- is all the time sick and complaining, has not been able to walk to meeting since I have been here, yet able to do more work in one day than than many women in two: she is really in feeble health but has a faculty,- which to possess is the sum of all excellence in her estimation: I suppose I have failed in propitiating her good graces by minding my own business, not flattering her and especially not taking hold to help now and then- she tells every now and then what Miss Humphrey - my predecessor did, who is represented as perfection itself. They keep no girl to save expense,- hire washing done,- Miss A. has tried hard, to make me do mine, but I consider my wages low enough already, for the branches I teach that they can afford to hire washing as well as dress and other gratifications for the children etc of which there is no lack: told Mrs. H. the other day, that she had no right to call herself poor, as long as she