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"A pencil," said I, holding out my hand without looking at her. (I am now about to sketch a brief report of the first of these conferences.) She gave me one, and while I underlined some errors in a grammatical exercise she had written, I observed—
"You are not a native of Belgium?"
"No."
"Nor of France?"
"No."
"Where then is your birth-place?"
"I was born at Geneva."
"You don't call Frances and Evans Swiss names, I presume?"
"No, sir; they are English names."
"Just so; and is it the custom of the Genevese to give their children English appellatives?"
"Non, monsieur; mais—"
"Speak English, if you please."
"Mais—"
"English—"
