With French exaggeration she at once began talking to him, admiring him for having such a delightful daughter, and in Kitty's presence praised her up to the skies, calling her a treasure, a pearl, and a ministering angel.
Ella subito si mise a parlar con lui, con quell’eccessiva cortesia francese, felicitandosi per la figliola così straordinaria e innalzando al cielo Kitty che chiamava tesoro, perla, angelo consolatore.