19/40 I suppose you promised and vowed a great many things--like one's godmothers and godfathers ?" "No, I didn't promise anything--except that I would go out with you, make myself useful to you, if I could--and help you with foreign languages." "Goody," said Helena. "Do you _really_ know French--and German ?" The tone was incredulous. "I wish I did." "Well, I was two years in France, and a year and a half in Germany when I was a girl. My parents wanted me to be a governess." "And then you married ?" "Yes--just the year before the war." "And your husband was killed ?" The tone was low and soft. |