The Undesirable Governess

THE UNDESIRABLE GOVERNESS THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO ATLANTA · SAN FRANCISCO MACMILLAN & CO., Limited LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA MELBOURNE THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd. TORONTO

BY F. MARION CRAWFORD AUTHOR OF “SARACINESCA,” “THE DIVA’S RUBY,” “THE WHITE SISTER,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1910 All rights reserved Copyright, 1909, 1910, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up and electrotyped. Published April, 1910. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

Used by permission of the Pall Mall Magazine



“By-the-bye,” began Colonel Follitt, looking at his wife across the tea-things, “have you done anything about getting a governess?”
“No,” answered Lady Jane, and a short pause followed, for the subject was a sore one. “I have not done anything about getting a governess,” she added presently, in the tone suitable to armed neutrality.