She was not even annoyed by their carelessness of etiquette in not waiting to be spoken to before they asked a question.

Indeed she enjoyed answering their questions very much, for it was seldom that any one displayed such a genuine interest in her; it was seldom, indeed, that she found herself on intimate human terms with any of her fellow creatures.

She had neither brothers nor sisters; and she had never had any really sympathetic playmates.

The children of Cassel-Nassau were always awed and stiff in her society; their minds were harassed by the fear lest they should be guilty of some appalling breach of etiquette.

The manner of the Twins, therefore, was a pleasant change for her.