“Say both, instead of ‘all the two,’ mademoiselle.”
“Not both Swiss: my mother was English.”
“Ah! and of English extraction?”
“Yes—her ancestors were all English.”
“And your father?”
“He was Swiss.”
“What besides? What was his profession?”
“Ecclesiastic—pastor—he had a church.”
“Since your mother is an Englishwoman, why do you not speak English with more facility?”
“Maman est morte, il y a dix ans.”