Mr. Belin. How did you get in contact with Mrs. Paine?
Mrs. Gravitis. I gave two lessons to Mrs. Paine at the Berlitz School. This way I became acquainted and she said it was too expensive, and Mrs. Paine dropped out of school.
Mr. Mamantov. After she dropped out, Mrs. Paine called me at the office and asked me to teach, and I refused, but I suggested my mother-in-law would teach her at home.
Mr. Belin. At whose home?
Mrs. Gravitis. At our home. I mean it is a private lesson for $8 per hour, private lesson.
Mr. Belin. When Mrs. Paine was taking from you those two lessons at the Berlitz School, was there anyone else in the class with her?
Mrs. Gravitis. She was by herself and I gave her only two lessons.
Mr. Belin. What kind of student was Mrs. Paine?
Mrs. Gravitis. She was a good student, talented, serious.
Mr. Belin. Had she had any contact with any other Russian teachers, that you know of, in Russia?