""Monsieur Maurice"" is a novel written by Amelia B. Edwards. The story revolves around a young English woman named Hester who travels to France to work as a governess. She meets Monsieur Maurice, a wealthy and charming Frenchman, who becomes her employer and mentor. As Hester becomes more involved in Monsieur Maurice's life, she learns about his past and the secrets that he keeps hidden from the world. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, and the consequences of one's actions. It is a gripping tale of passion and intrigue set against the backdrop of 19th century France.My first words on waking, were to ask if he had yet come. All day long I was waiting, and watching, and listening for him, starting up at every sound, and continually running to the window. Would he be young and handsome? Or would he be old, and white-haired, and world-forgotten, like some of those Bastille prisoners I had heard my father speak of? Would his chains rattle when he walked about? I asked myself these questions, and answered them as my childish imagination prompted, a hundred times a day; and still he came not.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.