Agnes Grey Chapter 3 - A Few More Lessons

In which the young governess undertakes the arduous task of instructing and managing the wayward Bloomfield children, enduring their obstinate tempers and their parents’ exacting expectations with steadfast patience and gentle perseverance. She grapples with the daily trials of her charge’s incorrigible behaviour, the sulky manner of their father, and the silent reproach of their mother, steadfastly determined to fulfil her duties despite the many disheartening obstacles.