You do not need to have such disturbing thoughts about your daughter's education.

No time has yet been lost, for these small beings do not need the best of care at the start.

They require that only when they are ripe enough for mental influences.

Such small creatures merely vegetate, and I am quite sure Miss Mina was the right person to look after the child's well-being and proper nourishment.

Esther, who you say is very reliable, too, has probably helped in taking care of the child as much as was necessary.