I have insisted upon a good and well-tuned instrument for my pupils, and have endeavored to merit the love and confidence both of my pupils and of their parents.

In fact, I have devoted myself thoroughly to my calling, and have been wholly a teacher, always fixing my eye on the true, the beautiful, and the artistic; and in this way have been of service to my pupils.
FRIEND.

But how do you find parents who sympathize with your ideas and with your lofty views?
DOMINIE.

I have found that almost all the parents of my pupils have entered into my views, if not immediately, at least after they had been present at a few lessons.

In the case of those few who would not enter into them, I have abandoned the lessons; but, nevertheless, I have found that my time has been fully occupied.