Flibbie.
Yes!
Governess.
No! To be naughty was your du - ty, and you well performed your task.
Hyacinthia.
Dear A - lice, ne’er we’ll meet again,
And now you may de - part;
I’m sure this les - son will re - main
For ev - er in your heart.
Alice (to Governess).
Oh, Fai - ry! words I cannot find
To tell my thanks to you;
Your kind - ness I will bear in mind,
For all my lifetime through.
{Hyacinthia. / Governess, Flibbie, and Alice.}
Oh! nev - er {you’ll / I’ll} for - get the day
That brought {you / me} to this Dell;
No long - er here must {you / I} de - lay,
{So / I’ll} hast - en home, Farewell!
No long - er here must {you / I} de - lay,
{So / I’ll} hast - en home, Fare - well!
FOOTNOTES
[1] In this and later letters, many literal quotations are inserted from MS. letters of that date, indited by a great-great-aunt of my own, Miss Charlotte Giberne, then resident in Bath.
[2] This scare actually took place at the date and place and in the manner described.