"Was her mind in this state when she came to you?"
"She was even a little wilder than she is now. The girls have been a benefit to her."
"They were not afraid of her?"
"Who could be afraid of the dear child? She is a lady—that's plain. Ah, M's'r Williams, what she must have gone through!"
"Yet see how happy she looks!"
"She always seemed happy enough. She would come to this house. So when the Jordans went to Canada, Pierre and I both said, 'Let her stay.'"
"Who were the Jordans?"
"The only family that escaped with their lives from the massacre when she lost her family. Madame Jordan told me the whole story. They had friends among the Winnebagoes who protected them."
"Did they give her their name?"
"No, the people in La Baye did that. We knew she had another name. But I think it very likely her title was not used in the settlement where they lived. Titles are no help in pioneering."