a short
skirt of a
tartan
pattern
with a
deal of
red in
it,and
like a
small
princess
attended
by the
women of
her own
household:the
head
gourvernante,our
dear,corpulent
Francesca
(who had
been for
thirty
years in
the
service of
the
B.family),the
former
nurse,now
outdoor
attendant,a
handsome
peasant
face
wearing a
compassionate
expression,and
the
good,ugly
Mlle.Durand,the
governess,with
her black
eyebrows
meeting
over a
short
thick nose
and a
complexion
