—And what have they done?
—Ah, it is very simple, Lord Jesus!
—Let us see.
—I hardly know if I ought to tell you that, I am quite ashamed of it.
—Come, let us see, speak … you have nothing to be afraid of before me … speak, Veronica, speak.
—Where must I begin?
—Where you like; at the beginning, I suppose.
—There are several of them.
—Several beginnings?
—Yes; I have had three masters, you know.