"No," I said.
"A governess is a very nice thing," said the doctor, taking off his hat and leaning back against the iron railing, "if she knows properly how to set people to play."
"To play!" I echoed. "I don't know whether Miss Pinshon approves of play."
"Oh! She approves of work then, does she?"
"She likes work," I answered.
"Keeps you busy?"
"Most of the day, sir."
"The evenings you have to yourself?"
"Sometimes. Not always. Sometimes I cannot get through with my lessons, and they stretch on into the evening."
"How many lessons does this lady think a person of your