The effort must be beneficial, whatever the result may be, because it teaches us experience, and an additional knowledge of this world.

I send you two more circulars." A month later, she says:-- "We have made no alterations yet in our house.

It would be folly to do so, while there is so little likelihood of our ever getting pupils.
I fear you are giving yourself too much trouble on our account.

Depend upon it, if you were to persuade a mamma to bring her child to Haworth, the aspect of the place would frighten her, and she would probably take the dear girl back with her, instanter.

We are glad that we have made the attempt, and we will not be cast down because it has not succeeded." There were, probably, growing up in each sister's heart, secret unacknowledged feelings of relief, that their plan had not succeeded.
Yes! a dull sense of relief that their cherished project had been tried and had failed.