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Chapter XI

           WhenshefirstcamehereshecouldspeaknoEnglish;nowshecanmakeshifttotalkitalittle:Idon’tunderstandher,shemixesitsowithFrench;butyouwillmakeouthermeaningverywell,Idaresay." 

           FortunatelyIhadhadtheadvantageofbeingtaughtFrenchbyaFrenchlady;andasIhadalwaysmadeapointofconversingwithMadamePierrotasoftenasIcould,andhadbesides,duringthelastsevenyears,learntaportionofFrenchbyheartdailyapplyingmyselftotakepainswithmyaccent,andimitatingascloselyaspossiblethepronunciationofmyteacher,Ihadacquiredacertaindegreeofreadinessandcorrectnessinthelanguage,andwasnotlikelytobemuchatalosswithMademoiselleAdela.ShecameandshookhandwithmewhensheheardthatIwashergoverness;andasIledherintobreakfast,Iaddressedsomephrasestoherinherowntongue:sherepliedbrieflyatfirst,butafterwewereseatedatthetable,andshehadexaminedmesometenminuteswithherlargehazeleyes,shesuddenlycommencedchatteringfluently. 

           "Ah!"criedshe,inFrench,"youspeakmylanguageaswellasMr.Rochesterdoes:IcantalktoyouasIcantohim,andsocanSophie.Shewillbeglad:nobodyhereunderstandsher:MadameFairfaxisallEnglish.Sophieismynurse;shecamewithmeovertheseainagreatshipwithachimneythatsmokedhowitdidsmoke!andIwassick,andsowasSophie,andsowasMr.Rochester.Mr.Rochesterlaydownonasofainaprettyroomcalledthesalon,andSophieandIhadlittlebedsinanotherplace.Inearlyfelloutofmine;itwaslikeashelf.AndMademoisellewhatisyourname?" 

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