At a railway station an arrogant and overbearing woman, Mrs Quabarl, mistakes the mischievous Lady Carlotta, who has been inadvertently left behind by a train, for the governess, Miss Hope, whom she has been expecting, Miss Hope having erred about the date of her arrival.\xa0Saki\u2019s humorous handling of the events and characters in \u201cThe Schartz-Metterklume Method\u201d make it an endearing favorite for his readers.