When she awoke, refreshed, Maria went out for a walk with a small basket of flowers, but when she returned home she was told that she had a governess, Mrs. Smith.

Maria was a little surprised, she had been sharing a governess with Charlotte, and her father had never revealed any intention of hiring a governess for her alone. In fact, Sir William did not have this plan in the first place, but Charlotte's original governess has been married and returned to the family, and it is very necessary to hire an excellent governess for his youngest daughter.

And this Mrs. Smith was found by his friend Dylan using the abilities of the Stoke family, in his words, "Miss Maria is an extremely intelligent young lady, and I believe that if she is given the right training, she will surely grow up to be like Shakespeare", even if Sir William did not dare to imagine this, but he still accepted the kindness of his friend, after all, he could not invite this Mrs. Smith with his own ability.

Lady Smith was born into an aristocratic family and was once a famous socialite in London, but she really lacked a bit of luck in her life. The early death of her beloved husband and the accident of her husband's family and her mother's family at the same time caused a generation of socialites to rely on being governesses to maintain their dignity. However, because of her special status and perfect lady etiquette, she is still sought after in high society, especially those noble ladies who have unmarried ladies in their families.

After learning about Mrs. Smith's situation, Maria welcomed Mrs. Smith's arrival.

Mrs. Smith is proficient in English, French, German, Italian, and Latin, and the most rare thing is that she can also know some Chinese, in addition, Mrs. Smith is also proficient in various musical instruments, dance and painting, Rao is Maria is used to seeing celebrities and ladies in her previous life, and she has to admit that Mrs. Smith is excellent, she is a respectable talent.

At one point, Maria even felt that if the system had chosen this Mrs. Smith in the first place, she would have been more than happy to fight for the ultimate goal.

Mrs. Smith's arrival was a sign that she was about to embark on a new round of study, and for a while, Maria's joy with the new governess faded, and she was too busy with her schoolwork. If it weren't for the existence of the local tyrant's study room, Maria would have been unbearable, even so, she still wanted to quit school from time to time, but every time she saw Mrs. Smith's eager eyes, she could only study hard.

What poor Maria didn't know was that Mrs. Smith was very satisfied with her progress, and the reason why she kept speeding up the progress was just to see how receptive the students were, and the result was naturally a pleasant surprise to her.

At first, Mrs. Smith was quite dissatisfied with Mr. Stoker's request, but Mr. Stoker had been kind to her husband and could not shirk it, so she reluctantly left London and came to the country. Fortunately, her students are smart enough, which also comforts her uneven heart, and teaches her only student to be more and more attentive.

Because of Mrs. Smith's arrival, Maria was caught in a busy period like never before. The more time she spent studying with Mrs. Smith, the better Maria's English writing skills became. During this period, she wrote several medium-length novels in succession, and the response was not bad, at least a few small waves in London. She finally didn't rely on the back door, and relied on her real skills to be at ease with the generous treatment of the newspaper.

Maria spends most of the day learning new things, and her older siblings have their own things going their own way, which makes their relationship less intimate with each other, but it all unexpectedly improves one day.

As Maria's pen name "Miss Ghost" became more and more famous, so did the number of letters sent home.

On this day, Charlotte brought a stack of letters to Maria's room, and Maria looked at a box of letters that had not yet had time to open, and her heart wailed, but she couldn't ignore it, after all, these were from the deep love of the readers.

Charlotte amusedly watched her little sister roll on the bed, and kindly proposed, "Maria, don't you mind if I help you open the letter?" ”

"Oh, dear Charlotte, thank you so much." After saying that, Maria happily pushed all the letters to the ground, sat cross-legged on the ground, and beckoned Charlotte to sit with her.

Charlotte was first shocked by Maria's unladylike behavior, and then reacted and sat cross-legged on the ground, feeling the soft touch under her, and couldn't help but sigh: "The Italian carpet is really soft, and it is worthy of its high price." ”

Maria was amused by Charlotte's words, and it was the first time she had discovered that her dignified and generous eldest sister had such a funny side.

Charlotte teased at Maria while opening the letter: "Maria, I have a hunch that you will be able to surpass Shakespeare in the future, and the Lucas family may have a great writer." ”

Maria's face was blushing at Charlotte's teasing and she scratched her head in embarrassment. She knew in her heart that a large part of the reason why her novels were so popular was that she borrowed some of the writing techniques of later generations. She always felt that she was writing on the shoulders of giants, and she deserved such praise from Charlotte.

Charlotte's face remained the same, but she smiled in her heart, and she noticed that Maria would often suddenly be shy because of small things, and then make small gestures that made people laugh, like casually touching her hair now, which was really cute.

However, Charlotte, as a caring and good sister, naturally did not let her little sister stay shy, and she quietly changed the subject: "Maria, why do you like to write ghost stories?" People who like this kind of story will like it very much, but most ladies don't dare to read this kind of story, you may want to consider writing in a different style. ”

Maria nodded, her ghost story has a certain limit in terms of audience due to the subject matter, maybe she should really consider a different theme: "Charlotte, what theme do you think will be more popular?" ”

Charlotte suddenly came to her senses: "Gothic novels and sentimental novels are popular nowadays, and you may be able to learn from these kinds of novels. ”

Hearing this, Maria's delicate eyebrows suddenly twisted together: "I have read this kind of novel, and the book is full of a lot of curious, deviant, and terrifying factors, which makes people feel a little tired, and with the increase in the popularity of this type of novel, many books are becoming more and more shoddy, which is really unbearable." At least she herself couldn't stand to read through a shoddy book.

Charlotte agrees: "But your ghost story is also a gothic horror novel in some ways. ”