I was, however, good, clever, composed, and firm, like him. I was a _lusus naturae_, she affirmed, as a village schoolmistress: she was sure my previous history, if known, would make a delightful romance.
Agregaba que yo, como maestra de escuela de aldea, era un lussus naturae y que estaba segura de que mi vida anterior debía de constituir una sugestiva novela.