It seems the mistress of the house was not so great a stranger to such cases as mine was as I thought at first she had been, as will appear presently, and she sent for a midwife of the right sort--that is to say, the right sort for me.
Cette femme paraissait avoir quelque expérience dans son métier, j'entends de sage-femme, mais elle avait aussi une autre profession où elle était experte autant que femme du monde, sinon davantage.