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. Saki\u2019s humorous handling of the events and characters in \u201cThe Schartz-Metterklume Method\u201d make it an endearing favorite for his readers.