Fortunately I had had the advantage of being taught French by a French lady; and as I had always made a point of conversing with Madame Pierrot as often as I could, and had besides, during the last seven years, learnt a portion of French by heart daily--applying myself to take pains with my accent, and imitating as closely as possible the pronunciation of my teacher, I had acquired a certain degree of readiness and correctness in the language, and was not likely to be much at a loss with Mademoiselle Adela.
Per fortuna io aveva avuto una maestra francese e aveva cercato sempre di far pratica con la signora Pierrot, così era sicura di cavarmela con la signorina Adele. La quale si avvicinò a me e mi dette la mano.