Something must be done. No matter
if the desired end were far away; all time was lost in which she was not
making progress, however slow, towards it. To have a school, was to have
some portion of daily leisure, uncontrolled but by her own sense of duty;
it was for the three sisters, loving each other with so passionate an
affection, to be together under one roof, and yet earning their own
subsistence; above all, it was to have the power of watching over these
two whose life and happiness were ever to Charlotte far more than her
own. But no trembling impatience should lead her to take an unwise step
in haste. She inquired in every direction she could, as to the chances
which a new school might have of success. In all there seemed more
establishments like the one which the sisters wished to set up than could
be supported. What was to be done? Superior advantages must be offered.
But how? They themselves abounded in thought, power, and information;
but these are qualifications scarcely fit to be inserted in a prospectus.
Of French they knew something; enough to read it fluently, but hardly
enough to teach it in competition with natives or professional masters.
Emily and Anne had some knowledge of music; but here again it was
doubtful whether, without more instruction, they could engage to give
lessons in it.
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