When Miss Edmonds, or Mrs. Harringford as I must now call her, had
somewhat recovered from her fatigue, we derived mutual satisfaction from
a long and confidential conversation. In giving me a brief sketch of her
life during the time we had been separated, Mrs. Harringford said,--
"On going to New York, I obtained a situation as governess, which, for
various reasons, I did not like, and I decided upon seeking another
situation. I chanced about this time to meet with a lady whose home was
in South Carolina. Her husband had business which required his presence
in the City of New York, and he had prevailed upon her to accompany him.
The lady had, some years before, formed a slight acquaintance with Mrs.
Leonard, the lady in whose house I was employed as governess, and when
she visited the city she sought out Mrs. Leonard, and their former
acquaintance was resumed. During one of her visits I happened to hear
her remark that a friend of hers, residing in Greenville, S. C., had
commissioned her if possible to find her a governess for her three
little daughters, who would be willing to remain for some years, and the
salary she offered was very liberal. Instantly my resolution to go South
was taken.
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