From school duties she was exonerated: Mrs. Fairfax had pressed me into her service, and I was all day in the storeroom, helping (or hindering) her and the cook; learning to make custards and cheese-cakes and French pastry, to truss game and garnish desert-dishes.
Le dimos vacaciones, porque Mrs. Fairfax había requerido mi ayuda y yo pasaba el día en la despensa con ella y con la cocinera, aprendiendo a hacer flanes y natillas, a preparar empanadillas de queso y dulces a la francesa, a mechar carne y a guarnecer platos de postre.