I had a little girl with me, which was my governess's grandchild, as she called her; and I bade her open the door, and there sat I at work with a great litter of things about me, as if I had been at work all day, being myself quite undressed, with only night-clothes on my head, and a loose morning-gown wrapped about me.
--Ma cousine, je vous prie d'ouvrir votre porte; ce sont des messieurs qui sont obligés d'entrer afin d'examiner votre chambre.