The Strict Governess

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Papa, having got out the rod, a fine switch of long thin birch twigs, tied up with velvet and silk ribbons at the handle,—"Come! Each question being accompanied by a terrific smarter; the blows seemed to cut like a red hot knife, and my boiling blood tingled from the tips of my fingers to the ends of my toes. Could it be attributed to the way in which the governess has been portrayed in fiction and film - as a stereotype of a generally impoverished woman, neither servant nor family member, yet who constantly emerges as the heroine, often escaping a prim middle-age by marrying the local curate or the master of the house? Jeffers similar dress had seemed almost motherly, upon this sleek and distant young lady such a costume seemed at once both forbidding and somehow mesmerizing. Her skin was smooth like heavy cream, set off by glossy raven hair held back from her ears, a bit incongruously, by a polished comb of shining red carnelian that caught his wondering eye as surely as some tropical carnivorous plant snares a hapless fly.

Other boys his age were often already at university, whereas Edward, still in sixth form, instead was the oldest and tallest pupil at his school. Her skirt was flipped up, and a muscular hand descended several times upon her shapely young buttocks. The similarity between my governess noted above and Harriet Marwood should be rather obvious and that was deliberate. Whilst the above can certainly spice up a few fantasies, I can find no evidence to indicate that Elizabeth Markham ever existed. Her dress and her demeanor made Miss Violetta more formidable still, and her very status as his governess sealed her power.The response shows just how much continuing interest there is still out there on this enduring topic. They supposedly "advocated corporal punishment of young women over the age of 16 and unmarried ladies up to a late age.

Fundamentally, her role would be the education of her charges to a level at which they could be packed off to boarding school, and discipline would be left to her until then, as long as she didn't bother her employers with the details. The title 'The Governess' paints a different picture to each one of us, and i for one enjoy taking her on a journey in my mind, that tickles my 'fancy'. These women were also expected to discipline their charges, given that an unruly or badly-behaved child reflected badly on the governess; as such, they clearly would not wish to appear incompetent and lacking control as this would pose a threat to their continued employment. Her sooty eyebrows were elegant and yet curiously emotionless, while the dark orbs above which they arched gleamed mysteriously. I could imagine that a childrens' Governess would be an attractive proposition for a family able to afford one.

Now, Miss Birch," he continued, "let her feel it on the bare flesh, open her drawers so we can see the effects of the cuts. You sir, are no gentleman," she hissed, "to force a lady to strip almost naked, like a common trollop! With a regular dose of corporal punishment, children were made to learn obedience at a very early age. At first I wondered if you were correct to say the profession has MOSTLY died out - surely the breed is completely extinct?