Fortunately I had had the advantage of being taught French by a French lady; and as I had always made a point of conversing with Madame Pierrot as often as I could, and had besides, during the last seven years, learnt a portion of French by heart daily--applying myself to take pains with my accent, and imitating as closely as possible the pronunciation of my teacher, I had acquired a certain degree of readiness and correctness in the language, and was not likely to be much at a loss with Mademoiselle Adela.
Afortunadamente, yo había practicado mucho el francés con Madame Pierrot, con quien todas las veces que me era posible conversaba en su idioma. Durante aquellos siete años, procuré aprender cuanto pude y me esforcé en imitar el acento y la pronunciación de mi profesora.