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Fortunately I had had the advantage of being taught French by a

French lady; and as I had alwayswith

Mada the last

seven years, learnt a portion of French by heart daily--applying

as closely as

possible the pronunciation of ree of readiness and correctness in the language, and was not

likely to be much at a loss with Mademoiselle Adela She caoverness; and as I

led her in to breakfast, I addressed soue: she replied briefly at first, but after ere seated at

the table, and she had exae

hazel eyes, she suddenly co fluently

"Ah!" cried she, in French, "you speak e as well as Mr

Rochester does: I can talk to you as I can to hilad: nobody here understands her: Madalish Sophie is reat ship with a chimney that smoked--how it did

smoke!--and I was sick, and so was Sophie, and so was Mr Rochester

Mr Rochester lay down on a sofa in a pretty room called the salon,

and Sophie and I had little beds in another place I nearly fell

out of mine; it was like a shelf And Mademoiselle--what is your