The other members of the household, viz., John and his wife, Leah the housemaid, and Sophie the French nurse, were decent people; but in no respect remarkable; with Sophie I used to talk French, and sometimes I asked her questions about her native country; but she was not of a descriptive or narrative turn, and generally gave such vapid and confused answers as were calculated rather to check than encourage inquiry.
Le altre persone di servizio, John e sua moglie Leah e Sofia erano buona gente, ma insignificante. Con quest'ultima parlavo spesso francese e le facevo domande sul suo paese, ma ella mi rispondeva confusamente come chi desidera di far cessare l'interrogatorio.