Some years afterwards, the XIXme. StecZe says, the opposition of the clerical party increased to such a POInt that a new minister removed Madame Pape-Carpentier trom office. In his ignorance of public affairs, he knew nothing of her work or reputation and was quite unaware that the lady whom he was so coolly dismissing was celebrated all over Europe, and represented in the eyes of foreign nations the whole French system of primary instruction. He was astonished at the storm of indignation which her dismissal called forth, made many apologies. and offered every compensation he could think of, short of l·estoring her office.