“How is it that you know several phrases in other languages?” she asked.
Anne looked at her somewhat condescendingly and answered, “My dear, I went to finishing school. And when my mother’s plans for my…future…fell through, instead of a Season in London, she and I traveled abroad. I have been to Paris, Rome, and a number of other cities. I did study French and Latin at school, but I picked up the Italian language from mingling with Italian society. I found it was much easier to learn that way rather than from books.”
“You must have found that, that stylish traveling ensemble on your travels, then,” Elizabeth said.
“Oh, yes! That fabulous attire!” Anne gushed. “I purchased that in Paris just three months ago. It is the very latest fashion.”
“It is—lovely,” Elizabeth managed.
“If you like, I will teach you some of the common French phrases,” Anne offered. “I just love the French language. It is so romantic, I think. The Italian is more robust and fun-loving, and the Latin is proper and stuffy. But French, ah, it just rolls off the tongue with such gentility.”
“Perhaps,” Elizabeth said. “Perhaps.”
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