Adele, indeed, no sooner saw Mrs. Fairfax, than she summoned her to her sofa, and there quickly filled her lap with the porcelain, the ivory, the waxen contents of her "boite;" pouring out, meantime, explanations and raptures in such broken English as she was mistress of.
Infatti Adele appena ebbe veduto la vedova, la chiamò e le mise in grembo l'avorio, la porcellana e tutto ciò che conteneva la scatola, esprimendo la sua gioia con frasi monche, perché parlava male inglese.