“Good morning, Miss Adela,” said Mrs. Fairfax. “Come and speak to the lady who is to teach you, and to make you a clever woman some day.” She approached.

“ C’est là ma gouvernante? ” 1 said she, pointing to me, and addressing her nurse; who answered⁠—

“ Mais oui, certainement. ” 2

“Are they foreigners?” I inquired, amazed at hearing the French language.