****Part 2****
I’ve had 3 answers so far to the schools (4) that I applied
for last Friday. One, the best from a monetary point of view is near
Gainsborough, the worst feature is that the vicar wants a mistress to be
general factotum , another at Exeter, another on the North York’ Moors. A school
of some description I must get -
though you know where I’d rather be – the further away from Brentford the
better it will be, for what you always said, & what I never really believed
till now, I have proved to be true.
Indeed, the animus toward you, on my father’s part &
sister’s also, extend even towards the child & myself – because he is
your child & because I will not take certain steps that they
(ie my father & sister) wish.
Since they know that I really
am homeless & penniless, they are altered & my sister especially has been very obnoxious. She has
tried on every possible side to make mischief & has lectured the boy as
much as she dare. One day last week she threatened to thrash him & box his
ears. Isuppose she is afraid we might come in for some of the property if we
were too well liked. You may be sure I let her touch him, oh! yes. Twice. I gave
her such a doing, that she’s been quiet since.
But as I told my mother (who is the only one who remains
the same to me) when once I go from Highclere, I shall never put my foot inside
again while my father & sister are there.
Ah! What you said was true – my father hates you
dreadfully, & if he could harm you in any way I know he would – he promised
me the best solicitor in town if I would only do as he wished – but as he
rightly said “You know Georgie, I am powerless to act unless you do” Then when I
utterly & decidedly refused to so anything of the sort & said I only
wished you’d let me come home, why of course the fat’s been in the fire ever
since & by now its beginning to smell nasty.
If it turns out to be Gainsborough, we shant be so very
far from Lincoln, shall we? & if ive got to live away from you, I’d rather
be in Lincolnshire than anywhere; but oh my dear darling old man, don’t you
really think you could begin to think about forgiving me, though I know it is a
good deal to ask.
Now I’ve got to answer those blessed old letter, so I must
stop, though I really feel as if I could say a lot more. What would I not give
if I could only see you-----
Believe me to be.
Always your loving wife
Georgie Hockley
fac·to·tum (f
k-t
t
m)
An employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities.
an·i·mus (
n
-m
s)
1. An attitude that informs one's actions; disposition.
2. A feeling of animosity; ill will. See Synonyms at enmity.
3. In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in
women.
