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'No, my dear, he looks very well for his time of life; but why is Doctor
What's-his-name here? Is he a physician, or a divine, or a horse-doctor?
and why is his leave asked?'
'I--I really don't understand.'
'Is he a what d'ye call'em--a Swedenborgian?'
'I believe so.'
'Oh, I see; ha, ha, ha! And so poor Austin must ask leave to go up to town.
Well, go he shall, whether his doctor likes it or not, for it would not do
to send you there in charge of your Frenchwoman, my dear. What's her name?'
'Madame de la Rougierre.'


CHAPTER X
_LADY KNOLLYS REMOVES A COVERLET_

Lady Knollys pursued her enquiries.
'And why does not Madame make your dresses, my dear? I wager a guinea the
woman's a milliner. Did not she engage to make your dresses?'
'I--I really don't know; I rather think not. She is my governess--a
finishing governess, Mrs. Rusk says.'
'Finishing fiddle! Hoity-toity! and my lady's too grand to cut out your
dresses and help to sew them? And what _does_ she do? I venture to say
she's fit to teach nothing but devilment--not that she has taught _you_
much, my dear--_yet_ at least.


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