You are not to suppose, reader, that Adele has all this time been sitting motionless on the stool at my feet: no; when the ladies entered, she rose, advanced to meet them, made a stately reverence, and said with gravity-- "Bon jour, mesdames."
Appena le signore furono entrate, Adele andò loro incontro, e, salutandole con cerimonia, aveva detto: — Buon giorno, signore.