ฉันรักการแปลA French Lesson
Sara enters the classroom for the first time the next morning, and everyone checks her out (including her shoes) because she's the new kid.
Some of her classmates include: Lavinia Herbert (who is almost 13) and Lottie Leigh (who is only 4).
Talk about multi-age classrooms.
All the girls have been gossiping about Sara: she has a French maid (named Mariette) and boxes full of ridiculously frilly clothes, canyouevenbelieveit?
Oh, and she's been telling tales about how she believes that dolls can talk and walk but only do it when people are out of the room. Who is this girl?
Miss Minchin introduces Sara to the rest of the class and tells her that she will be studying French.
Sara wants to say that she already knows French, but she doesn't know how to say so and ends up giving Miss Minchin the impression that she's being difficult and doesn't want to learn the language.
When the French master, Monsieur Dufarge comes in, Miss Minchin announces to him that Sara does not wish to learn French.
However, Sara stands up and begins to explain to Monsieur Dufarge—in perfect French, of course—that she totally does know French, merci beaucoup.
Miss Minchin has a secret: she doesn't speak French. So now she's ticked off that Sara didn't tell her, annoyed that she knows she's in the wrong, and also a little resentful of her new pupil.
Yeah, this is going to end well.
Ermengarde
Sara may be a weird kid, but Ermengarde St. John has a decidedly weird name. She's not super smart, poor thing, and is blown away by Sara's ability to learn French.
Miss Minchin isn't very nice to Ermengarde, and because of this, Sara feels the need to reach out to her.
After lessons, Sara introduces herself. Ermengarde goes on about how clever Sara must be because she can speak French.
Sara does what any child would upon making a friend (not)—she asks Ermengarde if she'd like to meet Emily, her doll.
When she starts to tell fantastical stories about Emily, Ermengarde is amazed at how she's able to just make things up on the fly.
Suddenly, Sara looks like she's in pain. Ermengarde asks her what is up with that, and Sara responds that she's in pain because she misses her father.
Then, Ermengarde asks Sara if she'd like to be her best friend. Which is not weird at all.
Sara agrees. Yay, BFF!
Lottie
Miss Minchin kisses up to Sara all the time and compliments her because she wants her to stay at the boarding school—on account of all that money, of course.
Whenever parents come, Sara is brought out to speak to them as evidence of how good the school is.
That's bananas, of course, since Sara hasn't learned a thing at the school.
Lavinia is super jealous of Sara, Mean Girls-style. She wants to stay the queen bee and thinks that Sara's habit of playing pretend and making up stories is completely silly.
However, Sara is super friendly and kind to all the students so obviously they like her more. She even has tea parties for them in her room.
One little girl, Lottie Leigh, is prone to tantrums and constantly uses the fact that her mother is dead as a bargaining chip.
One day when she's having a tantrum that Miss Amelia and Miss Minchin can't deal with, Sara volunteers to to calm her down.
Sara lets her cry and then calmly informs Lottie that she doesn't have a mother either. Both their mothers are in heaven and that it is an absolutely beautiful and angelic place.
Sara says that she will be Lottie's mama at the school, and takes her to go wash her face and brush her hair.
Becky
Sara's been at the school for two years now (which makes her eleven, for those keeping track.)
As she's getting out of the carriage one day, she sees a little dingy figure standing on the stairs and watching her. Sara smiles at the person, who runs away.
Later that day, she sees the same girl enter the room as she's telling stories to the other pupils about mermaids.
Lavinia points out snottily that the girl has been listening, and the girl runs away. When Sara is annoyed, Lavinia says that it's unseemly to tell stories to servant girls.
(Because why, exactly?)
When Sara gets back to her room, she asks Mariette who the girl is. It turns out she's a scullery maid who does all sorts of nasty chores for the household.
A few weeks later, Sara comes into her room to see Becky asleep on the chair. She lets her sleep for a while, but Becky wakes up and is totally horrified.
Sara assures her that it's okay and even invites her to sit down and have a slice of cake.
Then she says that Becky can listen to her stories any time she wants to.
Is your heart warmed yet?
ฉันรักการแปลA French LessonSara enters the classroom for the first time the next morning, and everyone checks her out (including her shoes) because she's the new kid.Some of her classmates include: Lavinia Herbert (who is almost 13) and Lottie Leigh (who is only 4).Talk about multi-age classrooms.All the girls have been gossiping about Sara: she has a French maid (named Mariette) and boxes full of ridiculously frilly clothes, canyouevenbelieveit?Oh, and she's been telling tales about how she believes that dolls can talk and walk but only do it when people are out of the room. Who is this girl?Miss Minchin introduces Sara to the rest of the class and tells her that she will be studying French.Sara wants to say that she already knows French, but she doesn't know how to say so and ends up giving Miss Minchin the impression that she's being difficult and doesn't want to learn the language.When the French master, Monsieur Dufarge comes in, Miss Minchin announces to him that Sara does not wish to learn French.However, Sara stands up and begins to explain to Monsieur Dufarge—in perfect French, of course—that she totally does know French, merci beaucoup.Miss Minchin has a secret: she doesn't speak French. So now she's ticked off that Sara didn't tell her, annoyed that she knows she's in the wrong, and also a little resentful of her new pupil.Yeah, this is going to end well.ErmengardeSara may be a weird kid, but Ermengarde St. John has a decidedly weird name. She's not super smart, poor thing, and is blown away by Sara's ability to learn French.Miss Minchin isn't very nice to Ermengarde, and because of this, Sara feels the need to reach out to her.After lessons, Sara introduces herself. Ermengarde goes on about how clever Sara must be because she can speak French.Sara does what any child would upon making a friend (not)—she asks Ermengarde if she'd like to meet Emily, her doll.When she starts to tell fantastical stories about Emily, Ermengarde is amazed at how she's able to just make things up on the fly.Suddenly, Sara looks like she's in pain. Ermengarde asks her what is up with that, and Sara responds that she's in pain because she misses her father.Then, Ermengarde asks Sara if she'd like to be her best friend. Which is not weird at all.Sara agrees. Yay, BFF!LottieMiss Minchin kisses up to Sara all the time and compliments her because she wants her to stay at the boarding school—on account of all that money, of course.Whenever parents come, Sara is brought out to speak to them as evidence of how good the school is.That's bananas, of course, since Sara hasn't learned a thing at the school.Lavinia is super jealous of Sara, Mean Girls-style. She wants to stay the queen bee and thinks that Sara's habit of playing pretend and making up stories is completely silly.However, Sara is super friendly and kind to all the students so obviously they like her more. She even has tea parties for them in her room.One little girl, Lottie Leigh, is prone to tantrums and constantly uses the fact that her mother is dead as a bargaining chip.One day when she's having a tantrum that Miss Amelia and Miss Minchin can't deal with, Sara volunteers to to calm her down.Sara lets her cry and then calmly informs Lottie that she doesn't have a mother either. Both their mothers are in heaven and that it is an absolutely beautiful and angelic place.Sara says that she will be Lottie's mama at the school, and takes her to go wash her face and brush her hair.BeckySara's been at the school for two years now (which makes her eleven, for those keeping track.)As she's getting out of the carriage one day, she sees a little dingy figure standing on the stairs and watching her. Sara smiles at the person, who runs away.Later that day, she sees the same girl enter the room as she's telling stories to the other pupils about mermaids.Lavinia points out snottily that the girl has been listening, and the girl runs away. When Sara is annoyed, Lavinia says that it's unseemly to tell stories to servant girls.(Because why, exactly?)When Sara gets back to her room, she asks Mariette who the girl is. It turns out she's a scullery maid who does all sorts of nasty chores for the household.A few weeks later, Sara comes into her room to see Becky asleep on the chair. She lets her sleep for a while, but Becky wakes up and is totally horrified.Sara assures her that it's okay and even invites her to sit down and have a slice of cake.Then she says that Becky can listen to her stories any time she wants to.Is your heart warmed yet?
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