\"YoureallylikemysweetLena？\"shesaid。\"Iamsoglad。Whatwereyoutalkingabout，withher？Shemadeyouexertallyourpowersofconversation，andsheseemedtobedeeplyinterested。\"
Moreover-acting！Anothermistake！AndIcouldseethroughit！WithnoEnglishsubjectwhichwecoulddiscussincommon，LadyLena’sreadytactalludedtomypastlife。Mrs。RoylakehadtoldherthatIwaseducatedataGermanUniversity。Shehadheardvaguelyofstudentswithlonghair，whoworeHessianboots，andfoughtduels;andsheappealedtomyexperiencetotellhersomethingmore。Ididmybesttointeresther，withveryindifferentsuccess，andwasundeservedlyrewardedbyapatientattention，whichpresentedtheunselfishrefinementsofcourtesyundertheirmostperfectform。
Butletmedomystep-motherjustice。Shecontrivedtobendmetoherwill，beforesheleftthesmoking-room——IamsureIdon’tknowhow。
\"Youhaveentertainedthecharmingdaughtersatdinner，\"sheremindedme;
\"andtheleastyoucando，afterthat，istopayyourrespectstotheirnoblefather。Inyourposition，mydearboy，youcannotneglectourEnglishcustomswithoutproducingtheworstpossibleimpression。\"