I did try, but was presently swept off the stool and denominated "a little bungler." Being pushed unceremoniously to one side--which was precisely what I wished--he usurped my place, and proceeded to accompany himself: for he could play as well as sing.
J'essayai en effet, mais bientôt je fus chassée du tabouret et appelée petite maladroite; il me poussa de côté sans cérémonie: c'était justement ce que je désirais. Il prit ma place et s'accompagna lui-même; car il jouait aussi bien qu'il chantait.