I was greatly delighted with him, and made it my business to teach him everything that was proper to make him useful, handy, and helpful; but especially to make him speak, and understand me when I spoke; and he was the aptest scholar that ever was; and particularly was so merry, so constantly diligent, and so pleased when he could but understand me, or make me understand him, that it was very pleasant for me to talk to him.
J'étais enchanté de lui, et je m'appliquais à lui enseigner à faire tout ce qui était propre à le rendre utile, adroit, entendu, mais surtout à me parler et à me comprendre, et je le trouvai le meilleur écolier qui fût jamais. Il était si gai, si constamment assidu et si content quand il pouvait m'entendre ou se faire entendre de moi, qu'il m'était vraiment agréable de causer avec lui.