morning, noon
She would be more careful for the future . Careful , indeed , she was ! She had come to think of her niece as a sort of small wild beast that must never be let out of sight of some trustworthy person , lest she should fly away again . A daily governess , an elderly person , very grave and silent , came in directly after breakfast , walked with the Countess , and heard the lessons ; and after her departure , Kate was always to be in the room with her aunts , and never was allowed to sit in the schoolroom and amuse herself alone ; but her tea was brought into the dining-room while her aunts were at dinner , and morning , noon , and night , she knew that she was being watched . It was very bitter to her . It seemed to take all the spirit away from her , as if she did not care for books , lessons , or anything else . Sometimes her heart burnt with hot indignation , and she would squeeze her hands together , or wring round her handkerchief in a sort of misery ; but it never got beyond that ; she never broke out , for she was depressed by what was still worse , the sense of shame .