MissPupford’sassistantwiththeParisianaccent，mayberegardedasinsomesortaninspiredlady，forsheneverconversedwithaParisian，andwasneveroutofEngland——exceptonceinthepleasure—
boatLively，intheforeignwatersthatebbandflowtwomilesoffMargateathighwater。EvenunderthosegeographicallyfavourablecircumstancesfortheacquisitionoftheFrenchlanguageinitsutmostpolitenessandpurity，MissPupford’sassistantdidnotfullyprofitbytheopportunity；forthepleasure—boat，Lively，sostronglyasserteditstitletoitsnameonthatoccasion，thatshewasreducedtotheconditionoflyinginthebottomoftheboatpicklinginbrine——asifshewerebeingsalteddownfortheuseoftheNavy——undergoingatthesametimegreatmentalalarm，corporealdistress，andclear—starchingderangement。
WhenMissPupfordandherassistantfirstforegathered，isnotknowntomen，orpupils。But，itwaslongago。Abeliefwouldhaveestablisheditselfamongpupilsthatthetwooncewenttoschooltogether，wereitnotforthedifficultyandaudacityofimaginingMissPupfordbornwithoutmittens，andwithoutafront，andwithoutabitofgoldwireamongherfrontteeth，andwithoutlittledabsofpowderonherneatlittlefaceandnose。Indeed，wheneverMissPupfordgivesalittlelectureonthemythologyofthemisguidedheathens（alwayscarefullyexcludingCupidfromrecognition），andtellshowMinervasprang，perfectlyequipped，fromthebrainofJupiter，sheishalfsupposedtohint，\"SoImyselfcameintotheworld，completelyupinPinnock，Mangnall，Tables，andtheuseoftheGlobes。\"
Howbeit，MissPupfordandMissPupford’sassistantareoldoldfriends。Anditisthoughtbypupilsthat，afterpupilsaregonetobed，theyevencalloneanotherbytheirchristiannamesinthequietlittleparlour。For，onceuponatimeonathunderousafternoon，whenMissPupfordfaintedawaywithoutnotice，MissPupford’sassistant（neverheard，beforeorsince，toaddressherotherwisethanasMissPupford）rantoher，cryingout，\"MydearestEuphemia！\"AndEuphemiaisMissPupford’schristiannameonthesampler（datepickedout）hangingupintheCollege—hall，wherethetwopeacocks，terrifiedtodeathbysomeGermantextthatiswaddlingdown—hillafterthemoutofacottage，arescuttlingawaytohidetheirprofilesintwoimmensebean—stalksgrowingoutofflower—pots。
Also，thereisanotionlatentamongpupils，thatMissPupfordwasonceinlove，andthatthebelovedobjectstillmovesuponthisball。Also，thatheisapubliccharacter，andapersonageofvastconsequence。Also，thatMissPupford’sassistantknowsallaboutit。For，sometimesofanafternoonwhenMissPupfordhasbeenreadingthepaperthroughherlittlegoldeye—glass（itisnecessarytoreaditonthespot，astheboycallsforit，withill—