The Undesirable Governess

by F. Marion Crawford

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THE UNDESIRABLE GOVERNESS
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
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THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd.
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THE UNDESIRABLE
GOVERNESS

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.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Used by permission of the Pall Mall Magazine

	FACING PAGE
[“They rode races bareback in the paddock”]	[3]
[“The last governess, a lovely creature with violet eyes”]	[11]
[“In dead silence they stood quietly”]	[16]
[“‘Ellen!’ he cried, ‘in Heaven’s name, what has happened?’”]	[43]
[“Such ringing laughter as the silent moor had never heard before”]	[64]
[“‘The truth is,’ answered Lady Jane, ‘it’s about your hair’”]	[81]
[“‘I don’t think Miss Scott at all dreadful,’ answered Lionel”]	[88]
[“‘You mark my words, miss. The Lord knoweth His own’”]	[109]
[“‘Where are the girls?’ she inquired, in a frigid tone”]	[119]
[“The huge black shadow of the balloon ran swiftly over it”]	[151]
[“‘We are awfully sorry to intrude on your privacy in this way,’ he said”]	[163]
[“A scene of indescribable panic followed”]	[184]
[“‘Miss Scott! Why, I saw her at King’s Follitt a month ago!’”]	[198]
[“‘You? The daughter of Sir Randolph? You’re mad!’”]	[221]