Her gestures they understood perfectly.
She had voluntarily followed the doctor's father, yet she could not forgive the dead man, for having brought her out of the warm South into this horrible country.

Having been her present master's nurse, she took many liberties with him, insisting upon knowing everything that went on in the household, of which she felt herself the oldest, and therefore the most distinguished member; and it was strange how quickly she could hear when she chose, spite of her muffled ears! To-day she had been listening again, and as her master was preparing to take his seat at the table and sharpen his goose-quill, she glanced around to see that they were entirely alone; then approached, saying in Portuguese: "Don't begin that, Lopez.

You must listen to me first." "Must I ?" he asked, kindly.
"If you don't choose to do it, I can go!" she answered, angrily.

"To be sure, sitting still is more comfortable than running." "What do you mean by that ?" "Do you suppose yonder books are the walls of Zion?
Do you feel inclined to make the monks' acquaintance once more ?" "Fie, fie, Rahel, listening again?
Go into the kitchen!" "Directly! Directly! But I will speak first.

You pretend, that you are only staying here to please your wife, but it's no such thing.